SFS Chapter 36 The Healer of the Wan Family
Chapter 36 The Healer of the Wan Family
"Brother Xiao, you're quite something! Lei Yun has quite a temper; not just anyone can tame him!"
Outside Fuzhou city, Qian Xiaoyou and Xiao Xuan galloped on their horses along the main road.
Although Qian Xiaoyou had pulled ahead of Xiao Xuan in the city, Xiao Xuan quickly caught up after getting used to Lei Yun's temperament.
"Just like making friends, Lei Yun and I hit it off immediately."
"You're really something, you even managed to handle my dad."
Xiao Xuan didn't think Qian Dafa's restrictive protection was right, but he always felt that there were some things he and his father couldn't talk about.
"Brother Qian, your uncle seems to be unwell."
"Pah! How can someone with poor health take in over a dozen concubines?"
"In my opinion, it seems that my uncle's foundation was damaged by internal injuries."
"What?!"
Qian Xiaoyou immediately reined in his horse and looked at Xiao Xuan in horror.
As a martial artist, Qian Xiaoyou naturally understood what it meant to have his foundation damaged.
In mild cases, it can lead to physical weakness and a short lifespan; in severe cases, it can be life-threatening.
"Are you serious?"
Seeing Qian Xiaoyou's serious expression, Xiao Xuan realized that the other party didn't even know such a big thing.
"I observed this using my internal energy, but I don't know if it's true or not. Why don't you go back and ask?"
"I'll try asking when I get home today."
Hearing that Qian Xiaoyou was genuinely worried about his father, Xiao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the Qian family father and son have a rigid and traditional father-son relationship, and I probably won't get involved in any drama of fighting for assets.
"drive!"
The two continued their journey. Wan Qian's manor was located ten miles north of Fuzhou City. The two fast horses soon arrived at "Wan Family Manor".
Although Wan Qian's manor was also large in scale, it was still incomparable to the Qian family's manor located in Fuzhou City.
After all, Wan Qian was just a member of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce, while Qian Dafa was the president.
"Brother Xiao, let's go through the back door."
"OK."
Qian Xiaoyou seemed very familiar with the Wan family manor, and soon led Xiao Xuan around to the back gate of the manor.
The servants who had been lazing around and dozing near the back gate got up after hearing the sound of horses' hooves. They rubbed their eyes and, before they could even see who it was, spoke up indignantly:
"Don't you know where this is? Go to the front gate and send a visiting card!"
"What did you say?"
Qian Xiaoyou asked in return, and the servant stepped forward, took a closer look, and immediately his legs went weak.
"Yes...Young Master Qian, I was blind and ignorant. Please forgive me."
"Take good care of the horse."
"Yes, yes, definitely, I'll give them all my food today."
"Tch, where's Wan Fu?"
"Young Master...is at his house."
Qian Xiaoyou dismounted in response, and Xiao Xuan left his sword behind and followed closely behind. The two entered Wan Family Village through the back gate and easily bypassed a small pond.
"These wealthy families have too many rules. You have to send a formal invitation and announce your arrival just to enter through the main gate. It's incredibly troublesome."
"That's quite a rare kind of trouble."
As he walked along the road, the servants he encountered were not at all surprised by Qian Xiaoyou's appearance and were very polite to him.
After all, to put it bluntly, Qian Xiaoyou is not only a good friend of the young master of the Wan family, but also the son of the master's backer.
A moment later, the two arrived at the main house of a courtyard, and Qian Xiaoyou pushed the door open and entered without any hesitation.
On the bed, a chubby boy with a round belly was fast asleep.
"Wan Fu! Still sleeping! Your father is here!"
Qian Xiaoyou shouted a few times in his ear, and Wan Fu slowly opened his eyes. The moment he saw Qian Xiaoyou, he immediately sat up in shock.
"Money...money..."
"Money what?"
"I...don't have any money yet."
"I'm not asking you for money! The adults all know about what happened between us, and that jade horse has already gone back to my house."
It turns out that Qian Xiaoyou often stole antique items from home, which he would either sell at a pawn shop or have his cronies dispose of.
Wan Fu was one of his receivers of stolen goods, but these tricks couldn't fool a shrewd businessman.
Ever since he saw the jade horse he had stolen return to Qian Dafu's hands, Qian Xiaoyou no longer trusted the sons of these chamber of commerce members.
"I've come to see your father. How is he?"
"No...no good, none of those doctors can...can cure him."
"Didn't you ask them to fix your stutter?"
"Go to hell... go to hell."
After chatting for a few minutes, Wan Fu called over a few people to help him dress and wash, while Xiao Xuan and the other waited in the outer room.
After a while, a fat man dressed in fine clothes swayed out and walked out. He was obviously a child from a wealthy family.
"Who...who is this?"
"Xiao Xuan, my friend, a great hero!"
"Your family is full of...heroes."
"He wants to see the doctors your father found, so just lead us there."
Wan Fu shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, but he couldn't utter a single word, which made the two of them very anxious.
"Go ahead and say it!"
"It seems there are no doctors left! Those people couldn't cure my father's illness, and they were just staying at the mansion... freeloading off people, so they were... kicked out."
"Is your father's illness really that difficult to treat?"
"There is a doctor who said he could... he could cure it, but he would have to... he would have to operate to pull that thing out."
Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaoyou burst into laughter, Xiao Xuan chuckled to himself, and even his own son, Wan Fu, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"My mom said it's fine, just like this... it'll be fine, anyway it won't interfere with eating and drinking, and it'll save... save my dad from running around aimlessly."
"Auntie is absolutely right, hahaha!"
Qian Xiaoyou smiled, but then suddenly remembered Xiao Xuan's matter and immediately swallowed his laughter.
"What should I do about my friend? Do you have any other doctors in your family?"
"I heard from the maid that a few more have arrived today, and they're just about to start."
"Let's go, what are you standing here for?"
Qian Xiaoyou grabbed Wan Fu and ran, all the way to the front yard, to the largest living room in the Wan family.
Upon entering, they saw a plump, elegant woman with a kind and benevolent expression looking at the three of them.
"Isn't this my young friend? Why aren't you out doing your chivalrous deeds today?"
"He's doing his part now," Qian Xiaoyou said, pointing to Xiao Xuan. "Auntie, my friend here is also sick. If you happen to find a famous doctor, please take a look at him. Don't worry, you don't need to pay for it."
"Greetings, Madam Wan."
Madam Wan merely glanced at Xiao Xuan before speaking directly:
"What are you saying? There's no way you'd spend money in our house. We won't treat Lao Wan's illness later; we'll treat you first."
"No, no, Madam Wan, you're too kind."
Anyone with eyes could see that Madam Wan was furious that her husband had fallen into this trap because of something like this.
Right now, there are countless mouths in Fuzhou criticizing her.
"Ugh."
Madam Wan sighed and went into the inner room. Immediately afterwards, several indistinct arguments came from inside.
After a short while, a servant was seen in the distance, bringing a gray-haired doctor carrying a wooden box.
The doctor went into the inner room, and half an hour later, he came out looking ashen-faced.
"The master's illness is too strange; I have never seen it before, so I will not bother you any longer."
Seeing the doctor turn to leave, Xiao Xuan and the others rushed forward to stop him and asked him to examine Xiao Xuan.
After taking Xiao Xuan's pulse, the doctor found no trace of the Gu worms in his body and instead thought that the others were playing a trick on him.
Left with no other choice, the group could only continue to wait.
Then another man arrived. He didn't look like a doctor. He was talking nonsense and kept muttering something about blazing flames.
He had barely entered the inner room when Madam Wan hurriedly came out.
"Son, this man says there's a kind of Mysterious Yang Elixir that can regenerate flesh from bones. Is it true? Your father must believe it!"
Upon hearing about the Xuan Yang Divine Pill, Xiao Xuan immediately became alert and exchanged a glance with Qian Xiaoyou.
The latter, who was also well-versed in the martial arts world and had heard of the Xuan Yang Sect's reputation, repeatedly tried to dissuade them:
"No, Auntie! The Xuan Yang Sect is an evil cult, and contact with it is strictly forbidden."
"What should we do then?"
"Detain this person first, then report to the authorities and find McDonald's."
Madam Wan nodded and immediately went to make the arrangements.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Xuan lost all hope for the Wan family.
The monthly magazine published by Rumor Station attracted mostly scoundrels who would cheat and swindle for a few coins.
True miracle doctors are reclusive hermits; they wouldn't swagger around here to treat patients.
"Instead of trying your luck here, you might as well take the initiative to look for it."
Just as Xiao Xuan was about to leave after today, a delicate fragrance wafted into the room.
Qian Xiaoyou and Wan Qian stood up in surprise, and even Xiao Xuan's heart started racing.
A young woman entered the house. She was dressed in red and wore two silver hairpins in her hair.
The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She had fair skin, a graceful figure, a lively face, and bright eyes. There was also a red spot the size of a peach petal next to her left eye.
The three boys inside the house were immediately attracted by the woman's appearance.
Xiao Xuan's consciousness began to wander, his gaze fixed on the woman. Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong and immediately held his breath and focused his mind.
"Is there something wrong with this woman's sachet?"
"Oh?"
The woman noticed that Xiao Xuan had broken her "gentle fragrance" and immediately looked her up and down with curious eyes.
You smell very nice.