Chapter 16
Shi Xuan paused, then said, “…Not yet.”
Hearing this, Wu Heng grabbed Xi Xi, who was swimming around in the well water, wrapped the little gray snake around his left arm, braced his feet against the mossy, slippery well wall, and nimbly climbed out.
Ignoring his dripping hair, Wu Heng stared intently at the owner of this dilapidated courtyard.
Grim Reapers might mistakenly take the wrong person, but he, the greatest shaman doctor, never misjudged. He had never been wrong about a person’s death date.
He had seen the heavy deathly aura around this young man before, figuring he only had a day or two left to live, so he didn’t bother explaining and directly jumped back into the well. But now, this person was still alive! Like a phone clinging to 1% battery, and the family hadn’t even started funeral arrangements yet.
Wu Heng belatedly realized he might have scared this young man. He wasn’t sure if his mental state was still healthy after these past two days. “Give me your left hand, if you don’t mind.”
Shi Xuan’s eyes flickered. At school, when people greeted each other, they extended their right hands for a handshake. He didn’t quite understand, but he extended his left hand as instructed.
Wu Heng accurately found Shi Xuan’s pulse. The skin beneath his fingertips was ice-cold. If it weren’t for the strong pulse, Wu Heng would have thought he was already dead.
What a strange person.
Wu Heng took a closer look. He couldn’t see through this person, as if shrouded in a cold mist. Perhaps it was because he had just arrived in this world and his abilities weren’t fully recovered.
Wu Heng didn’t like interacting with people he couldn’t understand, so he withdrew his hand and said, “You’re quite healthy, no major problems. Get some more sunlight. I have urgent matters to attend to, I’ll take my leave now.”
With that, Wu Heng, clutching the little gray snake, quickly darted out of the courtyard’s back gate and hurried towards the He family’s house.
Xi Xi on his arm hissed. Wu Heng frowned. “Did you smell the bells? Forget it, let’s not bother.”
He had initially thought this ancient well in the dilapidated courtyard was a good find, but now it seemed he would have to use other wells in the future.
Shi Xuan stared at Wu Heng’s retreating figure, then looked down at his left hand, the warmth of Wu Heng’s touch seemingly lingering on his wrist.
Sunlight?
It was too hot during this summer vacation. He Yunxiao had been lying around at home, “convalescing,” enjoying fruits and ice cream.
The butler hurried in. “Young Master, Doctor Wu Heng is here. He seems to be in a hurry, like he has urgent matters.”
He Yunxiao sat up abruptly, secretly delighted. Doctor Wu Heng’s first thought in times of urgency was to seek help from the He family, what did this mean?
Their relationship had become closer! Those bastards Li Hao and his friends would be so envious, hehe.
As soon as Wu Heng entered, he tossed Xi Xi to He Yunxiao and asked, “Can you arrange a car for me? Quick, quick, quick!”
He Yunxiao, juggling his baby snake daughter, rushed to Wu Heng and saluted. “No problem! Doctor Wu, what’s the urgent matter? I’ll go through fire and water for you.”
He Yunxiao looked at Wu Heng, then at his snake daughter, gritted his teeth, and pulled Wu Heng into a Maybach parked at the door.
Along the way, He Yunxiao noticed Wu Heng frequently looking out the window, feeling apprehensive. Was Doctor Wu Heng going on an offline consultation? Would they encounter some supernatural event?
Wu Heng suddenly saw a large sign and said, “Stop.”
The He family driver slammed on the brakes, confused. Wu Heng immediately got out of the car. Just as He Yunxiao hesitated whether to follow, he saw Wu Heng walk straight into a KFC.
He Yunxiao: “?”
KFC?
He Yunxiao was dumbfounded, quickly chasing after him. “Doctor Wu, your urgent matter isn’t eating KFC, is it? Or is the patient waiting for us at KFC?”
Wu Heng nodded. “Yes, my friend said KFC is crazy on Thursdays, so I came to see how crazy it is.”
He specifically came to eat chicken.
“…” He Yunxiao was speechless. He was the one going crazy!
Fine, eating KFC was better than encountering ghosts.
He Yunxiao found a corner seat for Wu Heng and went to the counter to order, even adding a kids’ meal.
When he returned with a tray full of fast food, he found another tall figure at his table. Just a glance, and He Yunxiao recognized him as his neighbor, Shi Xuan.
What a coincidence!
They had been neighbors for so many years, rarely bumping into each other, and now this?
Shi Xuan said, “Came out for some sunlight, what a coincidence.”
Wu Heng felt troubled. He had initially borrowed Shi Xuan’s well to avoid the surveillance cameras that might be present at other ancient wells in Beijing, who knew this young man looked like he was dying but wouldn’t actually die.
He Yunxiao, with an “I knew you two were a thing” expression, put the tray on the table. The smell of fast food quickly brought Wu Heng back to his senses.
Wu Heng took a chicken leg, dipped it in chili powder, and his eyes lit up, exclaiming, “Who invented fried chicken legs?”
Wu Heng munched happily, marveling, “So delicious.”
What a hard life he had lived in ancient times! Wu Heng even felt like he could give free consultations just to eat this!
The little gray snake, just like Wu Heng, had never seen the world. Seeing chicken, its eyes lit up, and it started gnawing on an Orleans chicken wing. He Yunxiao thought his snake daughter was quite cute.
Shi Xuan stared intently at Wu Heng. He seemed to really enjoy eating chicken, his fair cheeks bulging like a hamster hoarding food. Just as vibrant as during that night’s shamanic dance, Shi Xuan had never met someone so full of life.
He Yunxiao would never have imagined that he would one day be sitting at the same table with Shi Xuan! He didn’t seem so intimidating after all.
“There’s 5G here, quick, connect to it and help me start a live stream for today’s check-in,” Wu Heng said, wiping his fingers and reaching for another chicken wing, casually ordering He Yunxiao around.
Li Hao and his friends almost vomited. Taking a private jet to C Province was easy, the difficult part was the winding mountain roads. In the end, because the road was blocked, they had to hire local men to carry them in sedan chairs, traveling from early morning till evening.
As they entered Nan Nuo village, dusk was settling. They grabbed a random villager and asked for directions to Chengde Medical Clinic.
Li Hao and his friends squinted at the clinic’s signboard. “To show our sincerity, we’ll get off twenty meters away from the clinic.”
So, when You Jin came out for some fresh air, he saw three young men crying and shouting, crawling on the ground towards Chengde Medical Clinic, wailing, “Divine Doctor! Save our lives!”
When You Jin came closer, he saw four or five young men from the capital city kneeling on the ground, begging him to save them. You Jin looked at his slightly trembling hands, murmuring in disbelief, “Could it be… could it be that my medical skills have improved so much?!”
You Jin’s eyes reddened with excitement. He knew it, he was a medical genius!
Seeing them crawling around unable to stand, his medical enthusiasm ignited, and he asked eagerly, “How about I give you some acupuncture?”
Li Hao and his friends had been wailing for a long time without seeing Wu Heng. They wouldn’t dare let an apprentice give them acupuncture, so they stayed put at the clinic, refusing to leave. After confirming with You Jin that Wu Heng was the old doctor’s grandson, they felt reassured. Wu Heng would eventually return to the village, right?
Until Wang Dong tugged at their sleeves. “Something’s not right, Haozi, A-Fei, how is Wu Heng’s IP address on Shark platform…in Beijing?”
The apprentice had just said that Wu Heng had left to get some food!
Seeing He Yunxiao’s group photo on his WeChat Moments, Li Hao and Wang Dong’s worlds crumbled. They had spent an entire day traveling to Nan Nuo village, and Wu Heng was actually in Beijing!
He Yunxiao, munching on fries, saw the short video Li Hao sent him on WeChat. The group was crying, snot and tears streaming down their faces, slapping each other, competing to see who could hit harder, while apologizing profusely.
He Yunxiao silently watched as Shi Xuan went to the counter and bought another bucket of fried chicken, placing it in front of Wu Heng. He was now certain that Wu Heng was tormenting Li Hao and his friends to avenge Shi Xuan!
If these two weren’t a thing, he would give birth to 108 snake babies!
“Does Doctor Wu Heng prefer another kind of chicken? I’m really good at playing Chicken (the game), I can play with you!”
Li Hao cried as he recorded a video and sent it to He Yunxiao. “The internet here is terrible, I can’t access the live stream. I’ll discuss with the village chief and immediately have them build a 5G base station, guaranteed to be done within a month!”
Wu Heng couldn’t imagine how overjoyed Village Chief Zhou Dagui would be upon hearing this. Seeing that these guys had suffered enough, he chuckled. “Tell them to wait for me at my clinic.”
As You Jin poured tea for these young masters from the capital, he turned around and saw them hugging each other, tears of joy streaming down their faces. “We finally heard those words! We’ll wait for you, even if it takes forever!”
You Jin hesitantly pointed at his head and asked, “Do you… really not need acupuncture here?”
Li Hao and his friends: “…”
Hmph, if you knew the whole story, you would also think they were incredibly lucky, not mentally ill!
[The streamer is live~ Not connecting with patients today? Is this at KFC?]
[The one next to him is the snake fetus patient, who’s the other one? Holy crap, he’s so handsome!]
[I’m still skeptical. The metaphysics blogger I follow said that Huang Qiang’s incident was actually caused by a weasel spirit in the mountains avenging the porcupine, and it had nothing to do with the streamer.]
[The streamer is at KFC too? Aaaaa I almost forgot it’s Crazy Thursday! I’m going too!]
Since there were no connected netizens, all the fans in the barrage comments were discussing Wu Heng being at KFC, until another group of people flooded in.
[Hello, Doctor Wu Heng, could you connect with Tutu? Urgent!]
[+1. Tutu just asked in our fan group how to connect with you, it seems like something serious is happening.]
…
This group were all Fan Tutu’s fans, seemingly genuinely worried. Wu Heng, thinking that the internet connection here was indeed good, accepted Fan Tutu’s connection request.
The moment the camera turned on, all the netizens in the live stream were stunned!
He Yunxiao’s large belly and Huang Zhigang’s swollen throat were visible symptoms, but they weren’t particularly shocking. But now, they thought they were seeing things!
The girl, famous for her beautiful, smooth hair, now had flowers blooming from her head.
Literally blooming.
Thanks for the chapter 🌻✨