Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
“Ding~”
Gu Fei threw the spoon in her hand into the coffee cup, and the sudden sound startled the Ancient Sorcerer.
“What’s wrong?”
The Ancient Sorcerer looked up at Gu Fei and found her examining him from head to toe with a very strange expression. Just a moment ago, Lu Zhi had left after sitting for a while, eager to return to the hospital to accompany his grandson, and then Gu Fei arrived.
“Stop pretending. Be honest and tell me what just happened.”
The Ancient Sorcerer knew that Gu Fei was referring to how he had cured Lu Tongfang. If it were someone else, he could easily come up with some excuse, but not Gu Fei. She had executed missions with him and pretended to be a couple; she understood him well and knew he had no medical skills.
“After leaving the army, I once worked as a bodyguard deep in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. I learned some witchcraft there, and I just used that witchcraft to cure Lu Tongfang.”
The witchcraft was inherited from the Stone People, but he couldn’t say that, so the Ancient Sorcerer simply used this explanation. The important thing was that it made sense; anything happening in a place like the Ten Thousand Great Mountains could be understood and accepted—witchcraft was certainly not surprising.
“Witchcraft? Isn’t it just singing a nursery rhyme? Is that also witchcraft?”
Gu Fei was taken aback; the Ancient Sorcerer's response completely caught her off guard.
“If it were just an ordinary nursery rhyme or folk song, how could people possibly believe it could cure a child’s night crying? In fact, it is a spell within witchcraft; it’s just that because it has been widely circulated, people have gradually forgotten that it is a spell.”
“Even if you’re right, that doesn’t explain why after you sang it, Lu Tongfang was able to fall asleep peacefully— I can sing something like that too, but I believe if I sang it, it wouldn’t have the same effect.”
When the Ancient Sorcerer sang “Heavenly Dreadful” earlier, the melody was no different from the popular version; it was just a bit faster later on. Gu Fei would never believe that such a change could make a difference.
Taking out the Tortoise Shell from his pocket and placing it on the table, the Ancient Sorcerer said, “This Tortoise Shell is key. I activated the True Spirit within the Tortoise Shell using a spell and eliminated the malevolent energy cluster on Lu Tongfang's hand. Moreover, the spell itself has calming effects, which is why Lu Tongfang fell asleep.”
"True Spirit? What is that? Forget it... the more I talk about it, the more complicated it gets."
Gu Fei shook her head, deciding not to ask any further. For her, witchcraft was a completely unfamiliar field, and even if Ancient Sorcerer was willing to explain, she wouldn't understand it right away.
"Sis, I need you to do me a favor."
She shot a glare at Ancient Sorcerer and jokingly said, "Hmph, what is it? With that grin on your face, it must be something bad."
"Well, how about if you introduce me to patients that can't be cured in the future?"
"Oh, so you're targeting me now."
Ancient Sorcerer indeed had his sights set on Gu Fei. Being a bodyguard wasn't a long-term solution. Without the inheritance of witchcraft, he had no other choice. But now things were different; both Jiang Tiesheng and Lu Tongfang had proven that the witchcraft in his mind was incredibly effective. Since that's the case, why not simply become a doctor?
However, becoming a doctor posed a problem: he wasn't trained in medicine and didn't have a medical license, so he couldn't work in a hospital. The only option left was to become a "folk doctor." The biggest challenge for a folk doctor was how to attract patients and gain their trust. Generally speaking, this was quite difficult, but if Gu Fei helped him with introductions, it would be entirely different.
"Hey, who are we to each other? I won't hold back with you."
Ancient Sorcerer took advantage of the situation and was indeed not holding back with Gu Fei at all.
"That's not out of the question."
In fact, there were many patients that hospitals couldn't cure. Introducing these patients to Ancient Sorcerer didn't seem like a problem to Gu Fei. Doing so would also give those patients another chance at life.
As for the ability, the Ancient Sorcerer healed Lu Tongfang right in front of him, which was more convincing than anything else.
Upon hearing this, the Ancient Sorcerer was overjoyed and said, "Sister, I can't thank you enough. I will never forget your great kindness. Just tell me how you want me to repay you. No matter what it is, even if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, I will go through it."
"Enough, don't say it so nicely. You don't have anything I want."
Back when he was still in the army, the Ancient Sorcerer had vaguely known that Gu Fei came from an extremely distinguished background and really didn't need to do anything himself.
"Sister, I just said you have an illness. Do you want me to check it for you?"
Gu Fei's face turned red. Previously, she thought the Ancient Sorcerer was flirting with her, but after what happened with Lu Tongfang, she realized she had been overthinking.
"Hmph, I'm a doctor. How could I not know if I'm sick?"
Looking at Gu Fei, the Ancient Sorcerer said seriously:
"Sister, this illness of yours is something that ordinary people can't treat."
A swirl of black energy was coiling between Gu Fei's legs, but because the area was very sensitive, the Ancient Sorcerer couldn't keep staring at it. Naturally, he couldn't see the full extent of it, but he knew it was definitely not something simple.
Gu Fei couldn't help but squeeze her legs together. Although they were both sitting and the table blocked their view, she still felt that the Ancient Sorcerer's gaze was focused right in the center between her legs.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. You came to see me today for something important, right?"
Seeing Gu Fei change the subject, the Ancient Sorcerer sighed inwardly. This matter could only be set aside for now and discussed later.
"It’s like this, I found something good while out with Fang Ru this time. Sister, can you help me find a buyer?
Ancient Sorcerer pulled out the ginseng from his backpack. He came to find Gu Fei tonight to ask her to help him find a buyer, but first he bought a Tortoise Shell and then saved someone, only remembering this matter at this moment.
"By the way, did anything happen while you were out with Fang Ru? Fang Ru is a real beauty, and you’re not bad looking either. It’s normal for sparks to fly..."
As Gu Fei spoke, she picked up the ginseng. At first, she didn’t pay much attention, but her eyes widened in shock, and she could no longer tease Ancient Sorcerer. Instead, she exclaimed loudly, "Where did this come from?"
The café was so quiet in the early morning that even the sound of a mosquito could be heard clearly. Gu Fei's shout was like thunder, waking up the waiter who had been dozing off at the other end.
"Sister, be a little more discreet. People might think we’re doing something we shouldn’t be."
Gu Fei had no time to joke with Ancient Sorcerer anymore; her right hand holding the ginseng began to tremble.
"This ginseng... where did you get it?"
Seeing Gu Fei's murderous gaze, Ancient Sorcerer raised his hands in surrender and said, "I already mentioned it; I picked it up by chance while out with Fang Ru."
"How much did you spend?"
"5000. Not too expensive, right?"
Staring fiercely at Ancient Sorcerer, Gu Fei felt like throwing her coffee cup at him. This was typical of someone who took advantage and then acted innocent!
"That idiot sold this to you?"
Ancient Sorcerer briefly recounted what had happened at the train station. After listening, Gu Fei shook his head and said, "There really are fools everywhere."
The term "fool" has two meanings: one refers to ginseng, and the other refers to a silly person, making Gu Fei's comment a pun.
"Good luck, sis. How do you recognize this? I remember you studied Western medicine."
Ancient Sorcerer also laughed. Ginseng is something rare and hard to come by. Thinking of the two people who sold ginseng to him made him chuckle—they would surely regret it and go crazy if they knew the truth. However, he didn't expect Gu Fei to recognize the ginseng at first glance.
"I have a god-grandfather who is the Headman of Mountain Ginseng. Do you think I don't understand? This is authentic Wild Ginseng, hundreds of years old!"
Mountain Ginseng refers to those who venture into the mountains in Northeast China to dig for Wild Ginseng. Generally, each trip can last from several dozen days to several months. The Headman is the leader of the group, often the most experienced in ginseng harvesting.
"I see."
Only then did Ancient Sorcerer understand why Gu Fei had such keen insight to immediately recognize that the ginseng he brought was of good quality.
"This isn't something just anyone can afford. How about this: I'll find two people for you, and you can negotiate the price with them."
"Sounds good!"
As Gu Fei mentioned, this piece of ginseng is not affordable for an average person; it must be sold to a big client. He was now very curious about how much this ginseng could actually sell for, knowing it could attract attention from Luo Tian.
Comment 0 Comment Count