“Ko Yang dare not lie to his master!”
Ko Yang seemed to be telling the truth. Old Master Ning frowned,“But if they are in town, why was it that my people failed to locate them aftera month’s search?”
“Master, I could tell they weren’t from this town. They arevillagers. I ran into them just outside of town with the town doctor from theclinic. I think they have a patient at home!” Speculated Ko Yang.
Old Master Ning nodded, “As long as they visit this townfrequently. Ko Yang, get some rest. Starting tomorrow, I want you to pay moreattention to this mother and daughter. Let’s find out whether they are raisingthese mythical animals by themselves or what their source is. We will need tofigure this out.”
“Ko Yang understands!”
Cheng’s resident, everybody body was inside the house, surroundingthe bed and waiting for the diagnosis from the doctor!
After a long while, the doctor stroked his beard and said, “Mr.Cheng’s internal injuries were mostly recovered. Now all we have left was thesevered tendons and crushed bone that are trickier. After my medicines fromlast time, the severed tendons are healing quite well. All we have left was thecrushed bones. It’d be quite difficult for him to stand again….”
The doctor’s word weighted down on everyone. The light in ChengBiyuan’s eyes dimmed, but he recovered quickly, “We will be happy with theprogress so far. Thank you, doctor!”
“Don’t be too worried, Mr. Cheng. Your base is better than most.If you continue with the medicine, it is possible that you will be able tostand in another two to three months!”
“Is that true, doctor?” asked Mrs. Cheng, a little frantic in her voice.Her biggest fear was that her husband would never be able to stand again.
The doctor smiled and nodded, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Cheng. I feelhopeful mostly because your husband’s base is strong. I will stabilize thefractures for him. Just keep up with the medications and he will continue toget better.”
“Thank you, doctor, thank you so much!” Mrs. Cheng was emotionaland closed to tears. This was the answer she was hoping for.
Cheng Xiao Xiao sighed with relief. Even the three young ones havebright smiles on their faces.
The Cheng’s invited the doctor and his apprentice to stay forlunch. After lunch, they collected their house visit fees and departed afterthe Mrs. Cheng had, once again, thanked them profusely.
Cheng Biyuan had a gloomy look after finding out that their goodsfetched 100 taels of silver. He let out a long sigh, “I’m afraid the peacefullife that we are having notice won’t last much longer!”
“Dad, it will be alright. There’s not much others can do as longas we don’t tell them anything. After all, n.o.body but us can find the truesource of the mythical animals.” Cheng Xiao Xiao was a little worried, but nottoo much. After all, the others were the ones seeking answers, not them.
Cheng Biyuan understood this as well. Helplessly he nodded andinstructed his daughter, “Just be very careful and not to let out any holes inour stories. Be careful what we tell people when they come and ask!”
“Don’t worry, dad. Xiao Xiao knows how to handle them!” repliedCheng Xiao Xiao confidently.
Mrs. Cheng was still worried, she sighed, “If only my husbands notinjured, there will be nothing to worry about, except for---”
“Mom, except for what?” Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at her hesitantmother and couldn’t help but to ask.
Mrs. Cheng looked briefly at her daughter, them at her husbandlying in bed, shook her head gently and said, “Nothing, Xiao Xiao, go rest!”
“Okay!” replied Cheng Xiao Xiao, knowing full well that her motherwas not going to divulge that.
After she left, Cheng Biyuan looked at his wife and asked, “Yuqin,what’s the matter?”
“Ye, I am afraid if wecause any ruckus here, what if those people find out? We won’t be able tohandle---”
“….” Cheng Biyuan lookeddown wordlessly.
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