However, Zhang Fan was, after all, a cultivator who had experienced thousands of years. The beauties from various races in the vast starry sky were like carp crossing the river; he had long been weary of them. Instead, he valued a person's soul more than their appearance.
A radiant soul would always touch people's hearts more than a beautiful face, and Qin Luoshui possessed such a soul.
"His name is Zhang Fan, and he is indeed my friend. I invited him to heal my father's injuries," Lin Yueru said with a smile, seemingly accustomed to the white-clothed girl's way of speaking.
"This is Xu Youran, my Uncle Xu's daughter, and also my good sister," Lin Yueru introduced to Zhang Fan.
"Healing? This kid is a doctor?" Xu Youran stared at Zhang Fan with surprise, then continued, "Yueru, you weren't deceived by this kid, were you? He looks like he hasn't even graduated from high school. How can he be a doctor?"
"I am not a doctor," Zhang Fan retorted, "I am an alchemist."
"Bah, the more you talk, the more outrageous it gets. What kind of existence are alchemists! Do you even know what alchemy is, and you dare to call yourself an alchemist?" Xu Youran was now convinced that Zhang Fan was a swindler who had somehow tricked Lin Yueru.
"Yueru, you didn't agree to any conditions with this little骗子, did you?" Xu Youran asked.
"Well, Zhang Fan is probably not a骗子. I promised him that if he could heal my father's injuries, I would give him the Wood Lingzhi I found," Lin Yueru nodded.
"Wood Lingzhi? You really found a spiritual medicine, which means Uncle Lin can be saved!" Xu Youran's eyes lit up at this. She grabbed Lin Yueru and walked into the villa, saying as they walked, "My father invited Master Qian to heal Uncle Lin. If we give him this Wood Lingzhi, perhaps Uncle Lin's injuries can be cured."
Lin Yueru couldn't break free from Xu Youran's pull, so she could only look back at Zhang Fan with a helpless glance, signaling him to follow.
Zhang Fan could only follow, thinking about this Master Qian who appeared out of nowhere and hoping he wouldn't ruin his plans. Otherwise, he would have to resort to brute force to solve the problem.
In a rather spacious room in the villa, a middle-aged man lay on a white hospital bed, his face flushed, coughing intermittently. With each cough, specks of blood emerged from his mouth.
A professional nurse stood by the bedside, diligently taking care of him.
"Master Qian, I wonder if my brother's injuries can still be healed?" A middle-aged man in a black suit stood by the bedside, looking at the black-robed elder seated by the bed with a hint of nervousness.
The black-robed elder placed a hand on the patient's pulse, closed his eyes, and after sensing for a while, opened them. He shook his head and sighed, "A wisp of innate true qi has been injected into his lungs. Although it is extremely weak, it is still innate true qi, and I am powerless. To save him, unless a innate master intervenes, no one can save him."
"Innate master!" The middle-aged man was stunned. He, Xu Tianlei, was considered a prominent figure in Donghai City, influential in both the underworld and legitimate circles. However, even he found it difficult to meet beings like innate masters. Moreover, he didn't know any innate masters.
"Can Master Qian invite an innate master to heal my brother's injuries?" Xu Tianlei asked anxiously.
"Innate masters are mostly elusive, like dragons seen without their heads. I do know an innate master, but I have no way to contact him," Master Qian shook his head again. While this was an opportunity to extort Xu Tianlei, he lacked the ability to do so.
"Alas, I have harmed you, my brother," Xu Tianlei could only sigh powerlessly at this, looking at the man lying on the sickbed with deep regret.
If it weren't for him standing up for himself, Lin Dahai wouldn't have ended up in this state.
"Father, Yueru is back," Xu Youran said, pulling Lin Yueru into the ward, sounding a bit excited.
"Yueru, you're back," Xu Tianlei nodded at Lin Yueru, a hint of guilt in his expression.
"Father, Yueru has really found a spiritual medicine, and Uncle Lin's injuries can be saved," Xu Youran said, then quickly pulled Lin Yueru, "Hurry and show us the spiritual medicine you found."
"Mm," Lin Yueru nodded gently, taking out a wooden box from her pocket. When the box was opened, a palm-sized green lingzhi was revealed to everyone.
"Wood Lingzhi! And it's a seventy-year-old Wood Lingzhi!" Master Qian exclaimed, a hint of heat in his eyes.
He knew how rare a seventy-year-old medicinal herb was in today's world, where the ecological environment had been severely damaged. It was extremely precious even to innate masters.
"Master Qian, can this Wood Lingzhi cure my brother's injuries?" Xu Tianlei asked, seeing Master Qian's excited expression.
"No," Master Qian shook his head. "However, if one Wood Lingzhi is used to solicit the help of an innate master to treat Brother Dahai's injuries, I believe many innate masters would be willing to help proactively."
"That's great!" Xu Tianlei exclaimed, "Then I'll trouble Master Qian with this matter. Xu will surely reward you handsomely once it's done."
"Yueru, give this Wood Lingzhi to Master Qian. I believe he can handle this matter well," Xu Tianlei said.
Lin Yueru, however, hesitated. She looked back at Zhang Fan behind her, feeling a bit conflicted because she had promised Zhang Fan, even though she wasn't entirely sure if Zhang Fan could heal her father's injuries.
"No need for such trouble. If I heal his injuries, you can just give me this Wood Lingzhi directly," Zhang Fan said, seeing Lin Yueru's dilemma.
"Kid, don't boast here! You don't even know the patient's injuries, and you dare say you can heal them?" Master Qian shouted, almost jumping with rage.
He was on the verge of obtaining a spiritual medicine, which would bring him great benefits, only to be interrupted by a brat who appeared out of nowhere. How could Master Qian not be angry!
Xu Tianlei also frowned and asked, "Youran, who is this young brother?"
"Yueru invited him to treat Uncle Lin's injuries. He claims to be an alchemist, but I think he's most likely a骗子," Xu Youran said.
"Alchemist? Haha, what kind of riff-raff dares to call themselves an alchemist! Since when did alchemists become so cheap?" Master Qian burst into laughter upon hearing this, his gaze full of disdain towards Zhang Fan.
"Truly, a summer insect cannot speak of ice." Zhang Fan shook his head helplessly, looking at Master Qian's demeanor. He didn't bother to save such ignorant people.
"Young brother, you must be responsible for what you say. Are you sure you have the ability to heal his injuries? If you fail, you will have to bear the consequences," Xu Tianlei said to Zhang Fan, his gaze sharp and his tone stern.
"I will naturally be responsible for what I say, but then this Wood Lingzhi will belong to me," Zhang Fan nodded.
"Alright, then you can start," Xu Tianlei nodded, then paused, "You can still back out now. Once you start, there's no turning back."
"For me, there is no need for a retreat," Zhang Fan said with a light smile.
"If this kid can heal him, I'll start saying my name backward," Master Qian said indignantly, not believing this kid could be an innate master.
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