405: Chapter 405: Liu Shanshan Goes Missing 405: Chapter 405: Liu Shanshan Goes Missing Tangyu’s miraculous performance also led the people of Wanshan Village to sincerely admire and worship him, especially the children, who looked at Tangyu as if they were seeing a Heavenly God.
Deng Gaofa’s family was also looking at Tangyu with faces full of gratitude and excitement.
Tangyu’s stature had clearly risen in their eyes.
Even stripped of his aura, he still shone like an elder.
Saving a life is greater than heaven itself.
The entire process lasted half an hour before Deng Gaofa’s legs recovered, and the dark purple color on his body completely disappeared.
On the ground was a pool of foul-smelling thick liquid.
Deng Gaofa’s eyes also opened, and he gradually came to his senses.
Seeing this, a stone finally fell from everyone’s heart.
“Come, try standing up and see,” Tangyu said to Deng Gaofa.
Deng Gaofa exerted some effort and indeed, he stood up without much difficulty.
Having survived a calamity, it felt as if he had walked back from the Ghost Gate.
This feeling was indescribable.
Deng Gaofa’s face was filled with excitement, and he was full of gratitude towards Tangyu, “I’m okay, I’m not dead, it’s truly a blessing from above.
Benefactor, you’ve saved my life, I really don’t know how to thank you enough.”
“Gaofa, you’re okay, that’s really wonderful, wonderful,” Deng Gaofa’s wife cried with joy as she came over.
Deng Gaofa’s relatives also crowded around.
“Benefactor, you are our family’s great savior, please accept our deepest thanks,” Deng Gaofa’s wife was about to kneel before Tangyu.
Tangyu immediately helped her up and said, “Big sister, please don’t be so formal, it was just a helping hand.
With such a warm reception from you, if we ought to thank anyone, it should be you.
It’s good that everyone is okay now, no need to worry anymore.
I’ll write another prescription for Chinese medicine.
Here in the mountainous area, you should be able to find these herbs.
Take the medicine for a month to consolidate your recovery.
As for this thick liquid, have someone clean it up, be careful not to touch it since it could be toxic.
You should help him back to rest soon.”
“Thank you, thank you!”
“Divine Doctor, you are truly Hua Tuo reborn.”
“Benefactor, our family will always remember you.”
After a series of grateful acknowledgments from Deng Gaofa’s family, they finally helped Deng Gaofa back home.
Although Deng Gaofa’s family had left, the enthusiasm of Wanshan Village people did not diminish, and their attitude towards Tangyu was lifted even higher.
At this moment, Tangyu could completely be described as the center of attention.
Watching these warmly simple villagers of Wanshan Village, Tangyu felt a contented joy in his heart, finding joy in helping others, which indeed was a wonderful feeling.
Performing occasional good deeds was also a very happy matter.
“Ahah, Young Master Tang truly is a hero from his youth.
At such a young age, to achieve such proficiency in medicine to reach a perfected state, it’s truly unbelievable.
You’ve not only saved Deng Gaofa’s life but also our Wanshan Village’s benefactor.
We will all remember this act of kindness.
If you ever want to visit, Wanshan Village will always welcome you with the warmest hospitality.
Please allow me, on behalf of Wanshan Village, to formally thank you,” Deng Xianfeng spoke with a bit of an official tone.
Tangyu simply smiled and said, “Village chief, you are too kind.
It was just a helping hand, not worth mentioning.”
“Haha, it might be just a helping hand to you, but to us, it’s a favor larger than the sky.
If it were not for you, Deng Gaofa couldn’t have possibly survived.
You didn’t just do a good deed; you saved a family,” Deng Xianfeng said.
Tangyu smiled.
Being thanked and praised like this felt really good.
Old Uncle Yan also came over, his eyes intently focused on Tangyu: “Young man, forgive this old man’s boldness, may I ask what technique you used just now?
I too am quite knowledgeable in medical books, yet I have never seen such a technique in any medical text, it was indeed an eye-opener for me.”
“Grandpa, you flatter me, it’s a secret technique taught by my master, unique to us, which is why you haven’t seen it in medical texts.
In this world, only my master and I know this technique,” Tangyu explained, knowing that the Immortal Finger Healing Technique was indeed very rare.
It was not surprising that Old Uncle Yan didn’t know about it.
Old Uncle Yan finally nodded in understanding, “I see, in our Huaxia Country indeed there are many folk experts and secret techniques.
I see now, I am just an old man who’s out of touch.
But this technique, truly divine, matches what’s described as Divine Technique.
Even in the Hua Tuo medical classics, the treatment for Black Widow poison is noted as incurable.
If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have hardly believed that such a simple procedure could completely eliminate the Black Widow poison, it’s nothing short of a miracle.
Young man, you truly could be considered a Divine Doctor reborn.”
Tangyu had been called a Divine Doctor before and had been thanked and praised as such, but this time it was certainly the most gratifying.
Innumerable are the flatteries that fail, but this was not flattery.
Everyone genuinely likes to hear kind words.
“Well, it’s getting late, we should head back and clean up to sleep,” Tangyu said, knowing the queue for the bathroom would take hours, so they needed to go back early, otherwise, it would be very late.
“Hmm, let me take you back,” Deng Xianfeng said.
“Haha, Tang, I really didn’t expect you to be a Divine Doctor.
I used to admire Old Uncle Yan the most, as he could cure anyone who was sick, feeling almost like a deity from heaven.
Tang, I find that I am admiring you more and more,” Deng Li, who had been wanting to speak, finally joined the conversation, his laughter very sincere as he spoke to Tangyu.
Tangyu patted him and said, “There’s nothing to admire; if you had a master to teach you, you would learn well too.”
Deng Li scratched his head, “Forget it, I’m not smart and I can’t remember things.
I couldn’t even do well in school, let alone study medicine.
I’m not cut out for that.
Working in the fields, doing manual labor, and hunting are more my speed.
Intellectual tasks, I’m just not good at them.”
“Haha!” Everyone laughed.
“Hmm, where is Liu Shanshan?” Tangyu suddenly said, looking around, but couldn’t find her.
“Hmm, she was just here, how did she leave?” Fang Min also looked around with a puzzled expression.
“Eh, did Shanshan sister go back to sleep by herself?” Zhao Yaya blinked and wondered.
Deng Xianfeng was startled, “What happened, did someone get lost?”
Tangyu shook his head, “I don’t know, probably not, maybe she went somewhere else.” Tangyu used the Mind Stone to sense her location and discovered that Liu Shanshan had walked over a kilometer away, towards the direction of the reservoir.
This girl really has guts, running off so far alone at night.
“I’ll have everyone go out and look for her right away,” Deng Xianfeng immediately said.
Tangyu replied, “No need, Chief, I’ll go look for her myself.”
No need to be polite, many hands make light work; we all search together, and she’ll be found quickly.
Besides, you’re not familiar with this area, let us handle the search.
It may not be very safe in the mountains at night, we must quickly find the young lady,” Deng Xianfeng said.
Lin Feifei said, “Chief, don’t trouble yourselves, Tangyu can handle it.”
Hearing Lin Feifei say this, a hint of doubt flickered in Deng Xianfeng’s eyes, but he didn’t insist further.
They surely had their reasons for doing it this way.
“You all go back first,” Tangyu told Guo Momo and the others, then headed alone towards the reservoir.
The reservoir at nightfall was tranquil, with occasional cries of wild animals and birds emanating from the woods, sounding rather eerie.
From time to time, fish stirred in the water, making a splashing sound.
The cool night breeze rustled the trees and vegetation, creating an unsettling atmosphere, as if one were in a foreign land.
A figure aimlessly wandered near the reservoir, oblivious to her surroundings.
Liu Shanshan’s mind was filled with her recent conversation with Lin Feifei and her scattered thoughts about Tangyu.
Her heart was in turmoil, conflicted, and she was struggling intensely.
At that moment, she completely forgot everything; she didn’t even realize how she had arrived at that place.
“To love someone, you don’t necessarily need to possess him, but then what’s the point of loving him?
I don’t have such a noble sentiment.
I’m just an ordinary girl, nothing more.
I like Tangyu, and not being able to be with him is torture every minute.
Not seeing him for a day makes me feel like the world has lost its meaning.
Can I let him go?
Can I?
Leave Donglin City for a strange place and start anew?
Can I really let go?” Liu Shanshan was deeply troubled.
“There must be many who like Tangyu.
He never lacks female companions.
Perhaps, as Lin Feifei said, no woman can completely possess Tangyu alone.
So should I really take the initiative to pursue Tangyu?
Lin Feifei might accept me, but can Tangyu?
Can I?” The idea of breaking something always causes concern.
She had always harbored endless fantasies about love, always imagined her love life to be beautiful.
But now, she had to share a man with other women, which felt like being someone’s mistress.
Thus, Liu Shanshan was conflicted.
She couldn’t let go of her love for Tangyu.
She thought about giving up, but she couldn’t bear it.
Not giving up was driving her to the brink of collapse.
What should she do?
Should she follow Lin Feifei’s suggestion and share Tangyu, knowing that more women might become Tangyu’s women in the future?
Could she, Liu Shanshan, accept such a thing?
How could she overcome the barrier in her heart?
She wanted to muster the courage, but each time it was snuffed out.
“I never thought love could leave me so entangled.
Perhaps, this is fate,” Liu Shanshan sighed softly, finally coming to her senses and looking around.
She was momentarily stunned and after a while, she realized where she was: “How did I walk so far, all the way to the reservoir?”
Splash!
“Chirp!”
Suddenly, a burst of intense splashing came from the reservoir, accompanied by several bird calls from the woods.
Buffeted by the cold wind, Liu Shanshan immediately felt her hair stand on end, the atmosphere was chilling.
Being alone in the deep mountain wilderness at this late hour, listening to these frightening sounds naturally made Liu Shanshan scared, and a sense of fear emerged in her heart.
Although she didn’t believe in ghosts, her inherent fear was hard to overcome.
It always felt like something was watching her.