Chapter 1023: Chapter 633: Expert
When Liu Hun and Xue Lan returned to the room hand in hand, Zhang Fan, who was drinking water, spat it out in surprise, staring at Liu Hun in disbelief.
In the past few days, Zhang Fan was very aware of how dissatisfied Xue Lan was with Liu Hun, and they hadn’t spent more than ten minutes together. However, now Xue Lan seemed like a docile kitten, completely different from before.
“Boss is indeed the boss, no matter in what aspect, definitely much stronger than us who are just his subordinates!” Zhang Fan said, not forgetting to give Liu Hun a thumbs-up.
Liu Hun shot Zhang Fan a glance, then turned his attention to the somewhat nervous pair of grandfather and granddaughter in the room.
This pair of grandfather and granddaughter were the ones Liu Hun saved from Xu ShuoMin on the street earlier.
“Sir, are you alright?” Liu Hun gave a slight smile to the elderly man and spoke softly.
“We’re fine, thank you so much for what you did earlier, but we won’t bother you too much…” Before the old man could finish, Liu Hun shook his head.
Then he continued to ask the elderly man in front of him, “Sir, it’s not ideal for you to wander around with your granddaughter. Didn’t you say your granddaughter was ill earlier? Fortunately, I’m kind of a doctor. How about I help your granddaughter with her illness? Since we met by chance, it’s fate. Besides, I can’t stand bullying.”
“This…this is really not necessary, we…” The elderly man hesitated.
For what happened earlier, he was already very grateful to Liu Hun, and now Liu Hun even offered to treat his granddaughter, which was indeed a great kindness to the old man.
“It’s settled then, after all, you are at such an age, and you wouldn’t want to keep wandering with your granddaughter, especially since she’s still ill.” Liu Hun said, then slowly squatted beside the little girl.
Looking at the timid little girl in front of him, Liu Hun smiled gently and said, “Little sister, big brother is also a doctor, so don’t be afraid, maybe big brother can cure your illness, then you won’t have to worry about being tormented by the illness anymore.”
“Big…big brother can really cure my illness?” The little girl hesitated for a moment, gazed at Liu Hun’s kind face, and then timidly asked Liu Hun.
“Don’t worry, big brother’s medical skills aren’t bad, I’m sure I can cure your illness.” After speaking, Liu Hun gently took the little girl’s small hand and began to feel her pulse.
As he examined her pulse, Liu Hun’s face suddenly changed abruptly, looking somewhat shocked at the elderly man beside him.
“Big…big brother, is my illness hard to cure? Grandpa has taken me to see many doctors before, they all said it was incurable…” The little girl looked at Liu Hun’s expression, hesitated for a long time, and then asked Liu Hun, feeling a bit disappointed.
“No, big brother said he could cure you and he will cure you; after all, big brother is known as the Divine Doctor. However, right now, big brother wants big sister and big brother to go out and play with you for a while. Big brother has a few words to say to your grandpa, is that okay?” Liu Hun asked the little girl with a gentle smile.
Faced with Liu Hun’s sunny smile, the little girl relaxed her guard. Those doctors in the past never asked for her opinion, but Liu Hun sought her opinion with every word, a fact that the little girl clearly sensed in her heart.
Although she was young and didn’t understand the concept of respect, she felt good about Liu Hun.
Looking at her grandpa beside her, seeing her grandpa nod to her, the little girl laughed and walked outside.
Xue Lan and Zhang Fan looked deeply at Liu Hun, hesitated for a moment, and then took the little girl outside.
Liu Hun must have discovered something by doing this, but they were completely naive about medicine, so even if they stayed, they wouldn’t be able to help Liu Hun.
“Senior, who exactly are you?” As soon as Xue Lan and Zhang Fan left, Liu Hun’s face turned serious, asking the elderly man.
“I’m just an idle person, as you can see, an old man with no one left, wandering with his granddaughter,” the elderly man calmly replied to Liu Hun.
“Someone with a naturally blocked pulse, that’s not something anyone can have,” Liu Hun said with coldness in his voice to the elderly man, “And people with such constitutions usually die at birth. Although I’m not sure what methods you used to keep the girl alive, it must cost you your own Life Force to maintain her life; and you, senior, shouldn’t be more than forty years old!”
After Liu Hun finished speaking, a hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the elderly man facing him.
“And previously, even without my intervention, senior, you could have handled it; am I right?!” Liu Hun felt the coldness in the man’s eyes but remained unfazed, continuing to speak.
“You are indeed correct, and I suspect you are not just an ordinary doctor. In this world, few can immediately identify my daughter’s illness, apart from the Ghost Doctor Clan, and they’ve been gone for centuries!” The elderly man said in a deep voice as he gazed at Liu Hun.
“Whether or not I’m part of the Ghost Doctor Clan doesn’t matter; what matters is I can treat your daughter!” Liu Hun took a deep breath and didn’t engage in puzzles with the man in front of him; some things were clearly understood by both sides without needing to be spoken.
Upon hearing Liu Hun’s words, the elderly man trembled all over; over the years, he had taken the little girl almost everywhere in the country, searching for a doctor to treat her to no avail.
Now, Liu Hun claimed he could cure her, which naturally astonished the elderly man.
“What do you want?” The elderly man gently closed his eyes, exhaled heavily, and quietly asked Liu Hun.
“That depends on what you’re willing to give,” Liu Hun’s lips curled slightly as he enjoyed dealing with straightforward people.
Upon hearing Liu Hun’s words, the elderly man suddenly opened his eyes, stared intensely at Liu Hun, and asked, “How do you plan to save my daughter?”
“For those born with a blocked pulse, it’s considered an incurable condition by common thought because without meridians, a person is incomplete; yet I can help her form new meridians,” Liu Hun said earnestly.
“Create new meridians? That’s…that’s impossible!” The elderly man asked, staring at Liu Hun in astonishment.
“There’s nothing impossible, and when I was fifteen, I had already done it once, although it was only on an animal. But combined with another substance, success is possible!” Liu Hun said solemnly.
“What substance?” The elderly man asked without hesitation.
“Nine Nether Cold Ice!” Liu Hun replied directly with a glint in his eyes.
This time, however, the elderly man didn’t immediately respond to Liu Hun, staring at him in disbelief and somewhat shocked.
After a long time, the elderly man finally responded to Liu Hun, gritting his teeth, “You intend to use Nine Nether Cold Ice to forcibly improve my daughter’s constitution?”
“Wrong, I just want to use Nine Nether Cold Ice to suppress her body’s blocked pulse and then reshape her meridians with other rare materials,” Liu Hun replied.
“If you succeed, I would willingly give my life to you, but you must ensure my daughter’s future life, so she can live happily like an ordinary person,” this time, the elderly man seriously responded to Liu Hun after a moment.
Upon hearing the elderly man’s reply, Liu Hun’s lips slightly curled; from the little girl’s body earlier, he sensed that the reason she was alive must be because of the old man.
Even though this elderly man expended so much cultivation power and Life Force, Liu Hun still couldn’t see through the man’s power, which showed just how terrifying this guy’s strength must be.
“Later, I’ll help you formulate some medicine to gradually help your body recover, although it will take a long time,” Liu Hun nodded and answered the elderly man.
“I might know where to find the Nine Nether Cold Ice,” the elderly man took no notice of Liu Hun’s words.
But after thinking about it, Liu Hun felt relieved; for a father to spend his Life Force maintaining his daughter’s life, such a person surely wouldn’t care about their own life.
Although Liu Hun didn’t know the identity or origin of the elderly man by now, it didn’t matter to Liu Hun; what mattered was once the man pledged allegiance to him, many crucial roles could be played in the future.
Even one elderly man could be several times more powerful than the Dragon Sect that Liu Hun planned to establish.
“Other things are manageable, even if precious, money can take care of them. But this substance, once extracted, doesn’t last more than three days and is incredibly rare to find,” Liu Hun said slowly, looking at the elderly man with some surprise.
Regarding Nine Nether Cold Ice, even Liu Hun didn’t know where to find it, but the elderly man casually mentioned it, which indeed surprised Liu Hun.
“I have always been paying attention to various rare treasures in the world, so I know some information,” the elderly man seemed to notice the surprise in Liu Hun’s eyes and continued to explain, “Nine Nether Cold Ice is rumored recently to be in a place not far from the City of Death, albeit dangerous and eerie.”