Hearing Mei Xueyun’s scream, Cheng Xiaofan was startled. The Sky-Breaking Eagle had already flown high into the sky. If she fell, it would be a fatal accident.
He quickly reached out and hugged her, then said, “I’m sorry, Xueyun, for taking liberties. You won’t be angry about this, will you?”
Mei Xueyun was terrified, her beautiful eyes tightly shut, afraid to look down. She said, “Xiaofan, you did it for my own good, how could I be angry?”
“I was just so eager to see my teacher as quickly as possible. I didn’t think about being scared while sitting on the Sky-Breaking Eagle.”
Cheng Xiaofan said, “This shows your deep affection for your teacher. It’s a very normal thing.”
Mei Xueyun said again, “Xiaofan, I feel like my heart is about to leap out of my chest. Could you hold me a little tighter?”
Cheng Xiaofan said, “Okay, I’ll hold you tighter then!”
Holding soft and fragrant jade in his arms was a pleasure for any man, making him wish the time could last even longer.
However, Cheng Xiaofan did not have such thoughts.
Wanling District, where Mei Xueyun lived, was located within Wangjiang City. It would normally take about an hour to drive there.
Now, with the Sky-Breaking Eagle, it was a different story.
In the blink of an eye, the Sky-Breaking Eagle had carried Cheng Xiaofan and Mei Xueyun over the sky of Wangjiang City.
“Xueyun, we’re already in the city!” Cheng Xiaofan first had the Sky-Breaking Eagle land in a dense forest within a park, then said to Mei Xueyun.
Mei Xueyun immediately opened her eyes and saw trees all around. She asked in confusion, “Xiaofan, where is this place?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “This is a park in Wangjiang City!”
Mei Xueyun said in shock, “What? I feel like we just got on the Sky-Breaking Eagle. We’re already here so quickly?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “Yes, this is the speed of the Sky-Breaking Eagle!”
He didn’t dare tell Mei Xueyun that he had flown back from America on the Sky-Breaking Eagle last night in less than ten minutes, fearing he would frighten her.
Mei Xueyun exclaimed, “No wonder you asked me to fly over with you on the Sky-Breaking Eagle. This speed is truly incredible!”
Cheng Xiaofan said, “Alright, let’s leave the park and take a taxi to your teacher’s house!”
Mei Xueyun asked, “What about the Sky-Breaking Eagle?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “Let the Sky-Breaking Eagle rest here for a while. It can find us anytime when we’re heading back!”
Only then did Mei Xueyun feel relieved.
Leaving the park, she quickly hailed a taxi on the street.
Mei Xueyun told the driver the destination, and they both got in. The driver immediately drove towards the address she gave.
Along the way, Mei Xueyun introduced her teacher to Cheng Xiaofan.
Her teacher’s name was Tian Jing, and she was Mei Xueyun’s homeroom teacher in high school.
At that time, Mei Xueyun’s parents were low-ranking civil servants with little income, and they often traveled for work. Mei Xueyun often didn’t have enough to eat.
Out of sympathy, Tian Jing let Mei Xueyun live at her home and eat all three meals there.
Because of this, over time, Mei Xueyun and Tian Jing grew to be like mother and daughter, sharing a very deep bond.
Over the years, whether Mei Xueyun was studying at university or living in Zhuxi Village, every time she returned to the city, she would visit her teacher Tian Jing first, even if she didn’t go home.
Hearing Mei Xueyun’s explanation, Cheng Xiaofan finally understood why she was so anxious.
“Xueyun, there is no illness in this world that I cannot cure. Even if your teacher is dragged to the gates of hell, I will snatch her back from King Yama!” Cheng Xiaofan comforted Mei Xueyun.
“Tsk!”
Unexpectedly, the taxi driver, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but scoff, “People who brag these days are as thick-skinned as city walls. Why are they everywhere!”
“There’s no illness you can’t cure? Do you think you’re some kind of immortal!”
Cheng Xiaofan was not angry at all by the driver’s mockery.
The driver’s sarcasm was a very normal reaction. If Cheng Xiaofan were in his shoes, he would also think it was bragging if he heard someone say that.
Were there truly such powerful divine doctors in the world?
However!
As a descendant of Shennong, Cheng Xiaofan did indeed possess such abilities.
He wouldn’t speak so casually if he didn’t.
“Driver, whether you believe me or not, I know you are ill!” Cheng Xiaofan said with a chuckle.
This driver was also unusual. He said, “Everyone eats grains and lives on this earth, and everyone has some minor ailment. Don’t try to scare me with your charlatan tricks!”
Cheng Xiaofan heard this and chuckled, “Driver, you are absolutely right, but what I mean is that your lumbar spine condition is quite serious.”
The driver heard this and said, “Little charlatan, let me tell you, most drivers, due to years of driving and sitting still, have some issue with their lumbar spine. It’s an occupational hazard.”
“This is common knowledge. Trying to fool me with this is like showing off in front of a master craftsman.”
Cheng Xiaofan was not angry at all by the driver’s words.
He smiled and said, “Driver, you are right, completely right. However, if I’m not mistaken, you discovered your lumbar spine problem the morning before last year. Later, it became so painful that you went to the hospital for an examination and found a bone spur in your lumbar spine!”
“This bone spur has caused you great suffering. You’ve had two surgeries, but neither worked.”
“Two days ago, your lumbar spine condition flared up again. But for the sake of making a living, you had to grit your teeth and continue driving.”
“I know you’re enduring the pain to drive, which is why your temper is short and your words are sharp. It’s understandable!”
With a screech, the car stopped.
The driver turned his head back, looking at Cheng Xiaofan with utter shock, and said, “You… you’re like a living immortal! You can see all this?”
In an instant, Cheng Xiaofan transformed from a street charlatan into a living immortal.
The driver, still bewildered, asked, “By the way, living immortal, how did you see all this?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “When we first met, I could see it from your complexion!” He didn’t mention qi flow.
If he had mentioned qi flow, the other party wouldn’t understand, and it would lead to a lengthy explanation.
The driver was amazed, saying, “Good heavens, you can tell from my complexion when I discovered my lumbar spine problem, how many surgeries I’ve had, and that my old ailment flared up two days ago? What else could you be if not a living immortal!”
Cheng Xiaofan said, “Driver, please drive quickly. Don’t delay my time to treat the patient!”
The driver quickly said, “Yes, yes, yes, I’ll drive. I can’t delay the living immortal’s time to treat and save people!”
The car started again.
Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of the residential area where Mei Xueyun’s teacher lived.
Cheng Xiaofan and Mei Xueyun got out of the car. Mei Xueyun offered to pay the fare, but the driver refused, saying, “Miss, I don’t want the fare. I can see that your relationship with the living immortal is very extraordinary.”