“Yes.” The young man’s face flickered with sorrow as he recounted his mother’s general situation. It turned out that his mother’s death was due to his father’s drunk driving, which caused a car accident. It was in that accident that his mother, after failing to be rescued, passed away.
After that incident, the young man’s father never dared to drink again, but he often blamed himself. In the early years, it was manageable, but as he grew older, the guilt intensified, and he would often claim to see his wife.
Li Se remained silent for a moment, glancing at the old man’s back.
The young man’s father was hunched over, as if carrying a heavy burden on his back, unable to straighten up.
“Old sir, your wife is dead. You should pull yourself together. I imagine your wife wouldn’t want to see you like this?” Li Se spoke softly, his finger touching the young man’s father’s shoulder, channeling spiritual energy into him, permeating his body.
Actually, according to superstition, it was the wife who had returned to take the old man away. However, the old man’s condition was not like that; it was merely his own mental block. He just felt that his wife had returned and was now on his back, wanting to take him with her.
As the spiritual energy flowed in, the old man’s eyes became noticeably clearer. He murmured, “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have drunk. I shouldn’t have drunk…”
As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears.
“That matter is in the past. You should live well, and live for her too…” Li Se said, while taking out a silver needle and inserting it into the old man’s forehead.
“Yes, you’re right…” The old man seemed to have come to a realization and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Dad!” the young man cried out anxiously.
Li Se smiled faintly, “He’s alright now. His mental block has been resolved. I’ll write a prescription, and after you take him home, have him take it diligently.”
“Thank you, Doctor!” the young man expressed his gratitude profusely.
His father stood up, his posture no longer stooped. His spirits were clearly much better than before, and he also expressed his gratitude to Li Se.
The father and son soon departed. Old Huang walked over, smiling, “If we were to treat this illness, we would likely need slow conditioning. Only you can cure it so effortlessly.”
“Old Huang, this is a mental block. In fact, as long as the mental block is opened, he can be fully recovered. My acupuncture just now was merely auxiliary,” Li Se said modestly.
“You’ve been quite tired these past few days. Go back and rest for a while,” Old Huang glanced at his granddaughter, who was dispensing medicine nearby, “And keep my granddaughter company.”
Huang Shanshan’s medical skills were very advanced. In an ordinary clinic, she would be a chief physician, but here, she could only dispense medicine, as everyone present were old Chinese medicine practitioners.
“This…” Li Se hesitated.
Old Huang immediately put on a stern face, “What? Do you think we old fellows can’t cure it?”
“Old Huang, that’s not it. I am the president. If I don’t attend to my duties, people will gossip. However, since Old Huang has spoken, then I will rest for a few days.” Li Se stretched, and indeed, he actually quite enjoyed this kind of clinic work.
“If there are any difficult and complex cases that we cannot resolve, we will call you,” Old Huang said.
Li Se nodded, just as he was about to invite Huang Shanshan to go out and have some fun, his phone rang. Seeing it was Fang Xiuxiu calling, he answered. As soon as he connected, he heard Fang Xiuxiu anxiously say, “Help me…”
With just two words, the call was cut off.
Li Se’s expression changed drastically.
“Did something happen?” Old Huang noticed Li Se’s unusual expression.
“It’s nothing. I have to leave now. I’ll leave this place to Old Huang,” Li Se said, and then quickly left the Jisheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.
Driving to Fang Xiuxiu’s home, the door was wide open. When he entered, the place was in disarray. Even Fang Xiuxiu’s phone had fallen to the ground and was smashed into pieces.
Li Se was almost certain that Fang Xiuxiu had met with trouble. He took out a yellow paper, bit his finger until it bled, and drew a string of talismans on the paper. Soon, golden light flashed, and an image appeared in his mind.
“It’s Fang Tiancheng!” Li Se’s face turned grim. This was a tracking technique from Xuan術, but there were conditions for using it. One had to be intertwined, with “you in me and me in you.” If he didn’t have Fang Xiuxiu in his heart, or if Fang Xiuxiu didn’t have him in her heart, then this tracking technique could not be employed.
Without further hesitation, Li Se drove away from Fang Xiuxiu’s house.
Meanwhile, at a club.
“Fang Tiancheng, is this your daughter?” A young man with dyed yellow hair stared at Fang Xiuxiu with fervent eyes.
Fang Tiancheng chuckled and said, “Young Master Sima, yes. Isn’t my daughter beautiful? For one million, I’ll sell her to you.”
Fang Xiuxiu was crying buckets of tears, “Dad, I’m your daughter…”
“It’s precisely because you’re my daughter that I’m selling you to Young Master Sima. Following him, you’ll be able to eat well and dress warmly,” Fang Tiancheng said righteously, as if he was doing it all for Fang Xiuxiu’s own good.
Fang Xiuxiu’s face was filled with despair, and tears flowed unceasingly.
“Fang Tiancheng, you truly are a good father. Even I find someone like you to be too wicked.” Sima Liang often committed acts of kidnapping women, but even someone like him felt that compared to Fang Tiancheng, he was a better person.
Even a tiger wouldn’t eat its cubs.
Fang Tiancheng’s face was covered in smiles, “Young Master Sima, this one million…”
“All the past debts are settled. Given how beautiful your daughter is, I’ll give you another million.” Sima Liang tossed over a bank note.
“Get lost. Don’t appear in my sight again. I can’t stand scum like you!”
“Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Sima. I’ll leave Qingyun City immediately.” Fang Tiancheng, holding the check, didn’t even glance at Fang Xiuxiu before turning and leaving the room.
“Dad…” Fang Xiuxiu’s voice trembled.
“From now on, you’ll be with me. What’s the use of having a father like this?” Sima Liang burst into laughter, then he ordered everyone in the room to leave.
Soon, only Sima Liang and Fang Xiuxiu were left in the room.
“Don’t worry, I’ll treat you well.” Sima Liang quickly took off his clothes and walked towards Fang Xiuxiu with a burning desire. He had been with many women, but he had never encountered someone as pure and beautiful as Fang Xiuxiu.
Bang!
But at this moment, the room door was kicked open, and two of his subordinates flew in from outside.
A person slowly walked in, carrying someone in his hand. That person was none other than Fang Tiancheng.