Chapter 116: Chapter 110: Let’s Elope!
In terms of both quantity and quality, they were much stronger than the previous two, but to Xiao Lin, it was only two more punches, no difference at all. Two seconds later, the four burly men were lying flat on the ground, just as Fatty Wang’s car reached the corner. Fatty Wang was quite clever, he ran off as soon as he sent his men over, not giving Xiao Lin a chance to hit him.
"Running quite fast, this Fatty Wang is no saint, I need to find a way to deal with him. If what he says is true, and the number of people sent doubles every day, I’m not afraid, but the impact surely won’t be good!" Xiao Lin muttered to himself as he watched Fatty Wang disappear around the corner.
Xiao Lin looked at the burly men on the ground and said indifferently, "Pass a message to your master: a person’s patience is limited. If he dares to send more people tomorrow, then he should prepare for the downfall of the Wang Family!" After speaking, he turned and walked towards the teaching building without looking back.
Due to Xia Xue buying a lot of groceries the day she first came, enough for both of them to eat for a week, Xiao Lin didn’t need to buy groceries and leisurely returned to the faculty dormitory area.
Not far around the corner, Fatty Wang’s car was parked quietly on the side. After resting for five or six minutes, the four burly men got up and found Fatty Wang, relaying what Xiao Lin had said.
Fatty Wang’s expression grew increasingly colder. In Yanjing, even people from the Huaxia family didn’t dare speak to him like that, especially not with such harsh words. Wasn’t this small doctor from the campus hospital just relying on his decent skills?
"Have you contacted the Poison Dragon Gang?" Fatty Wang said with a gloomy face.
"We’ve already contacted them, young master!"
"Good, let’s meet at the Gathering Pavilion tonight!"
By this time, Xia Xue had mostly recovered. When Xiao Lin returned, she was busy in the kitchen, making Xiao Lin feel a sense of warmth. He stepped forward to hug Xia Xue, who felt sweet within, "Be good, go take a shower, dinner will be ready once you’re done!"
The warmth of home suddenly enveloped Xiao Lin, calm and peaceful. Coming home to a beautiful woman cooking for you and being able to comfortably enjoy her delicious meal.
After a busy day, he was indeed dirty, so Xiao Lin obediently went to take a shower first. When he came out, Xia Xue’s cooking was almost done. Xiao Lin considerately helped set the tableware, his movements more skilled, avoiding any embarrassing mistakes.
Xia Xue felt even more delighted. Helping her beloved man cook every day, waiting for him to return home, or going to and from work together with him, grocery shopping and cooking together—this little life was precisely what she wanted. Xia Xue greatly enjoyed and cherished her current life, never asked Xiao Lin to do chores. It was always Xiao Lin who offered to help, which felt much better than if she’d had to ask him.
"Oh, by the way, how was the meeting with the old headmaster this afternoon?" Xia Xue asked casually after they sat down to eat, as if they had been living like this a long time, sharing everything with Xiao Lin in an intimate, long-term companionship.
Xiao Lin smiled and said, "Elder Chen really was the old gentleman I helped this morning. He’s a very nice person, just as I imagined, without a trace of arrogance!" Xiao Lin had a good impression of Elder Chen, not only due to Xia Xue’s preconceived expectations but mainly because Elder Chen was unpretentious and amiable, having accomplished many admirable things, still on the frontlines of education at nearly eighty years old. Such a person was worthy of respect.
"Can you cure his heart disease?" Xia Xue had great confidence in Xiao Lin’s medical skills, especially his miraculous acupuncture, which seemed almost out of this world. She had never heard of acupuncture curing heart disease, but based on what Xiao Lin had said before, although Xia Xue hadn’t seen it herself, Elder Chen had come looking that afternoon, proving Xiao Lin’s ability.
Even if Yan University Affiliated Hospital was one of the top ten hospitals in Huaxia, and while heart diseases didn’t rank at the very top, they were among the top, and it boasted renowned cardiovascular experts. Even they couldn’t do much, yet Xiao Lin could make Elder Chen come back looking for him, proving Xiao Lin truly had skill.
"I should be able to. The main problem is his overexertion; at nearly eighty, he’s still running around, and this old headmaster has quite a temper, often getting angry at injustices, coupled with degenerating body functions—even with the best medications and advanced treatments, it’s impossible to stop his heart from failing!" Xiao Lin said leisurely, with a hint of pride in his tone, "Therefore, to treat Elder Chen’s heart condition, aside from paying attention to his daily routine and work intensity, the primary focus is to rejuvenate his physical functions. My Nine Dragons Acupuncture Technique perfectly suits this purpose, combined with some Western medicines and surgical treatments, in about three months, he can fully recover as if new!"
Of course, Xiao Lin knew his Nine Dragons Divine Needle was based on the foundation of the Nine Dragons True Qi. With the nourishment of the Nine Dragons True Qi, even someone close to death could be sustained for more than three months with his current ability. If he attained the Divine Travel state of unity, he could instantly employ nine needles and, using the Nine Dragons True Qi, sustain life for at least over a year.
"Is the Jiulong Divine Needle and Jiulong True Qi really that miraculous?" Xia Xue listened with a head full of clouds. Although she didn’t know what True Qi was, nor what the Jiulong Divine Needle was, she had read some martial arts novels that mentioned such things. But those are just novels. Now with Xiao Lin standing right in front of her, Xia Xue became extremely curious: "Xiao Lin, can you teach me?" Xia Xue’s eyes sparkled with little stars. If she could learn such a skill, how cool would that be?
"The Jiulong Divine Needle isn’t something you can learn just because you want to. Even if you learned the acupuncture technique, it would be useless without the Jiulong True Qi to nurture it. The acupuncture technique of the Jiulong Divine Needle is intended to pierce the major vital points of the body. If there’s no Jiulong True Qi to nurture those points, being struck could easily be fatal!" Xiao Lin quickly discouraged Xia Xue’s desire to learn the Jiulong Needle technique. It wasn’t that Xiao Lin didn’t want to teach, but if someone who hasn’t learned Jiulong True Qi practiced this technique, it could only be used to kill, not save lives.
"Then can I learn Jiulong True Qi?" Xia Xue asked, still unwilling to give up.
"Jiulong True Qi isn’t something you can learn just because you want to. The requirements are too strict. For three hundred years, I am the first to be able to learn Jiulong True Qi!" Xiao Lin said seriously.
Xia Xue wasn’t too disappointed. She just nodded and said, "Forget it. It makes sense. If this needle technique was really that easy to learn, it would probably be popular all over Huaxia by now!"
"However, if you want to train, I do have other Heart Methods I can teach you. They may not enable you to run up walls like in the novels, but they can certainly maintain a healthy physique and delay the aging of female appearance!" Xiao Lin said with a smile.
"Able to delay aging? I definitely want to learn that. When can you teach me?" Xia Xue was indifferent to maintaining a healthy physique since there are many ways to stay healthy. It’s just a matter of having time to exercise. But delaying aging is something all women dream of.
"You can learn it whenever you want. After we finish eating, I’ll teach you the Heart Method. If you have the talent, you’ll soon be able to feel it!" Xiao Lin said with a smile. He didn’t think Xia Xue could easily cultivate, so he planned to teach her some basic Heart Methods to maintain her health first before mentioning anything else.
"Alright, I’m really looking forward to it. Just how is this True Qi practice done?" Xia Xue was beaming with excitement. After all, Xiao Lin’s words were too incredible. She had never thought that such things existed in the world, only having read about them in books before.
"No problem!" Xiao Lin said with a smile. True Qi isn’t easy to practice, especially in the modern environment, where people’s minds are restless. How many can truly settle down for an hour or two and eliminate all distractions?
As they were almost finished eating, Xiao Lin recalled the four middle-aged men from when he got off work. It seemed Fatty Wang was serious. If this continued every day, it wasn’t going to work. Xiao Lin pondered and asked Xia Xue, "By the way, Xue Er, you should know Fatty Wang’s usual haunts, right? That guy really sent four people over when I got off work today. It’s pretty annoying if this happens every day. I want to have a good talk with Fatty Wang!"
At the mention of Fatty Wang, Xia Xue’s expression stiffened, especially when she heard Xiao Lin wanted to confront Fatty Wang. She became anxious and said, "Xiao Lin, even if you’re good at fighting, you can’t mess with Fatty Wang. I’ve heard he has connections with people from the underworld. Since you have such medical skills and martial arts, we might as well leave Yanjing and go somewhere else!"
Xia Xue was aware of the terrifying reputation of the Wang Family, especially Fatty Wang, who was known for being cold, cunning, and vengeful. Hearing that Xiao Lin had trouble again today made her consider leaving Yanjing.
"That’s not necessary. I’ll have a good talk with him!" Xiao Lin reassured.
Xia Xue was about to say something when her phone rang. Seeing it was a call from her father, her heart skipped a beat and she immediately had a bad feeling.
"Answer the phone, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Lin noticed Xia Xue’s expression change as she glanced at the phone on the table. The caller ID read "Dad," so it seemed Xia Xue’s father was calling. Xiao Lin smiled and said, "Your dad’s calling. He’s not going to scold me, is he?" In his heart, he secretly thought, the scolding had already happened.
Xia Xue reluctantly picked up the phone, her tone wasn’t pleasant: "Dad, what’s up?"
"Oh, okay, I got it. What? Dad, how could you do this, no way, I absolutely disagree!" Xia Xue’s voice suddenly rose several decibels, speaking angrily.