Jiang Xinghai's expression grew serious. "Uncle, am I really that charming?"
"Of course you are, extrely so. You're a real talent."
Shen Zhengye slung an arm around Jiang Xinghai's shoulder as they walked out. "Never mind my two daughters. There are also those two from Jishan Hall, not to ntion Ye Zhiqiu and Mi Hong who just left. The way they all look at you… their eyes are brimming with affection."
"Well, I can't just take them all, can I?" Jiang Xinghai scratched his head.
"You're actually considering it?" Shen Zhengye looked astonished.
"I'm just lanting that being too charming isn't always a good thing. It can lead to misunderstandings," Jiang Xinghai explained.
"You worry too much."
Shen Zhengye nodded, relieved. "Still, I've always felt my two daughters are the best match for you."
"Are you suggesting I marry both sisters, Uncle?" Jiang Xinghai was taken aback.
"You should prioritize Lingxue. As for Lingyin, she's still young," Shen Zhengye hurriedly corrected himself.
Jiang Xinghai gazed toward the door. "Uncle, to be honest, I haven't given any thought to settling down. I have too much on my plate right now. As for love… I'm really in no rush."
"I understand. You're a man with important things to do." Shen Zhengye felt he couldn't press the matter.
Outside the hotel.
Qiao Huimin had already left with her two daughters.
"You should head ho too, Uncle. I'm going to Jishan Hall." Jiang Xinghai parted ways with Shen Zhengye and drove off.
Shen Zhengye stood at the hotel entrance for a full ten minutes.
'Jiang, I think I understand what you're thinking.'
Shen Zhengye figured that in his search for the mysterious, black-cloaked figure who had murdered his parents, Jiang Xinghai would certainly not stay in Jizhou for long.
「At the sa ti.」
Jiang Xinghai arrived at Jishan Hall.
Due to ti constraints, he only saw ten patients a day.
As evening approached, he finished his consultations for the day.
"Elder Lin, I'm planning to make a trip to the Feng Family in the Provincial City in the next day or two."
With no one else around, Jiang Xinghai started discussing it with Lin Qingyuan.
"You feel like sothing's wrong, too?" Lin Qingyuan frowned.
Jiang Xinghai nodded. "Lulu is a free spirit, a lot like Shen Lingyin. It's hard for her to ever be quiet. But the last ti we talked, I noticed she was hesitant and evasive. It just felt off."
"When are you going? I'll go with you." Lin Qingyuan now had only two relatives left: his daughter, Lin Liping, and his granddaughter, Feng Lulu. Of course he wanted to handle this himself.
"Elder, you should just stay here in Jizhou and rest easy." Jiang Xinghai shook his head decisively.
For one thing, the long journey would be hard on Lin Qingyuan.
For another, it would be much more convenient for him to go alone.
"You're right. I understand."
Lin Qingyuan was a reasonable man. He looked up and asked, "Jiang, when do you plan to leave?"
"The sooner the better. Tomorrow night at the latest." Jiang Xinghai had a few things he needed to take care of first.
First, gather the dicinal ingredients and refine the Gathering Essence Pills.
Then, he would give so to Shen Zhengye and Du Jinsong to increase their strength and solidify the power base in Jizhou. Only then could he leave without worry.
After that, he would give a Gathering Essence Pill to Chuchu as part of their deal.
The night before, that woman, Chuchu, had tried to kill him, but he had ended up subduing her by the lake.
Before they parted ways, they had made an agreent: once Jiang Xinghai refined the Gathering Essence Pills, she would tell him everything she knew.
After all, that Dark Moon Dagger was identical to the dagger fragnts his senior sister, Zhao Linglong, had mailed to him!
He had every reason to believe that the person behind Chuchu was connected to the Black Cloak!
A short while later, Jiang Xinghai and Lin Qingyuan parted ways.
Just as he was about to walk out of Jishan Hall, a woman carrying a three or four-year-old girl suddenly rushed in.
"Elder Lin, please watch my child for ! I'll be back for her tomorrow morning, thank you!"
The woman's eyes landed on Jiang Xinghai. She put the child down on the floor. "Divine Doctor Jiang, you're here too! That's great!"
There was an indescribable look in her eyes as she turned and rushed toward a nearby taxi.
"Mama…"
The little girl, who wore her hair in pigtails, started to cry and tried to chase after her.
But the taxi was already pulling away.
This was already giving Jiang Xinghai a headache. He quickly scooped Nini up in his arms.
"SOB SOB SOB…"
The little girl in pigtails cried even harder. "I want my mama! I want my mama…"
"Elder Lin, do you know that woman?" Jiang Xinghai asked, turning back to look at Lin Qingyuan.
"Her na is ng Lihua. She just moved into the neighborhood recently. She's divorced… a poor woman with a hard life. It's not easy for her."
Lin Qingyuan walked over, a few pieces of candy in his hand. "We're neighbors. We should help her out."
"I see." Jiang Xinghai nodded, looking at the little girl. 'This is bad,' he thought to himself.
His quick examination revealed that the little girl had a congenital heart defect!
"Nini, call Grandpa, and I'll give you so candy," Lin Qingyuan said, trying to cheer her up.
Nini recognized Lin Qingyuan. Blinking her big, watery eyes, she held out her arms. "Grandpa, hold …"
Lin Qingyuan took Nini into his arms. "Nini, what was your mama going to do that she was in such a hurry?"
"Mama went to take a bath… she doesn't want Nini anymore…" Nini started crying again.
"Damn it! I told her I wouldn't charge her, but she still went for the money!"
Hearing this, Lin Qingyuan let out a deep sigh. "Jiang, hurry to Dongguan Bath City and save her! If you're even a mont too late, her mother will have crossed a line she can never co back from…"
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