Life in Linzhou City was exceptionally peaceful.
There were no great waves or storms...
Even the Su family had been relatively quiet lately.
It seemed as if they weren't doing anything at all.
Since the Su family wasn't causing trouble, Su Qing naturally didn't bother with them, choosing instead to focus on her own daily affairs.
During this time, Su Qing spent most of her days practicing medicine at the clinic, diagnosing patients, and dispensing prescriptions. Simultaneously, she honed her medical skills and occasionally brought the little one along, teaching her to recognize simple medicinal herbs.
Although the child couldn't even speak clearly yet, Su Qing had already begun her education...
The results were not particularly obvious.
Well, in truth, Su Qing hadn't expected any significant results. Teaching the little one was mostly for fun and to pass the time.
However, while teaching the little tot yielded little progress, Su Qing's own medical skills improved at lightning speed. She had already thoroughly mastered most of the medical texts she had on hand.
If nothing else, in terms of traditional medicine alone, Su Qing was already one of the top practitioners in the city.
Of course, beyond traditional medicine, Su Qing was also a cultivator who knew spells and alchemy. Therefore, when it came to healing and saving lives, she clearly had no rivals in this city—nor could she possibly have any.
Yet, Su Qing possessed a certain persistence; since she was practicing medicine, she wanted to truly possess genuine medical expertise.
Thus, after mastering the current collection of medical books, Su Qing began searching for new ones, studying and researching other medical techniques...
Aside from her time at the clinic...
Su Qing would occasionally take walks through the streets.
If she happened to see poor people in need of medical attention, she was never stingy with her help, providing free diagnoses or giving them some medicine.
As for their gratitude...
Su Qing naturally just told them to go home and burn a few sticks of incense for her, and that would be the end of it.
Of course, few people believed she actually needed them to burn incense; they simply thought she didn't want anything in return and had found a casual excuse.
Nevertheless, over these few months, Su Qing did receive some Incense Power...
After all, aside from doing that, those people truly had no other way to thank her.
In short, over the past few months, Su Qing had gradually become famous in Linzhou City.
With her superb medical skills and kind heart, it would have been difficult for such a Goddess Doctor not to become famous.
However, Su Qing had no intention of being low-key...
Fame was exactly what she wanted.
Yet, her fame was currently limited to Linzhou City...
It had far from spread to the outside world.
So, it still hadn't achieved the effect Su Qing desired.
Fortunately, she wasn't in a hurry...
This was, after all, just an idle move in a larger game. No matter what level it reached, she would still benefit.
By now, the calendar had reached September...
Normally, by September, the weather should have started to cool down.
But this year's September remained intensely hot...
The sun hung high in the sky, relentlessly scorching the earth. Even those who hadn't been worried about a drought were gradually beginning to grow anxious.
On this day.
Su Qing sat in the clinic, yawning.
Although it was sweltering outside, the interior of the clinic was quite cool...
The coolness wasn't because of ice blocks, but simply because Su Qing had applied a small spell.
Since she knew magic, she naturally ought to use it reasonably.
With the weather so hot, using magic as an air conditioner was, of course, perfectly reasonable.
Ao Yiyi was also in the clinic today...
Sitting beside Su Qing and enjoying the cool air, she cast her gaze toward the people rushing back and forth outside the door.
"Sister Su... it hasn't rained for so long. I'm afraid it really will be a drought," Ao Yiyi said after a moment of silence, turning to look at Su Qing.
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "I know, of course..."
"Then what does Sister Su plan to do?" Ao Yiyi looked at Su Qing, knowing she wouldn't just watch the drought unfold, so she wanted to see how she would act.
Hearing this, Su Qing said calmly, "Don't worry, I will naturally solve the drought problem... but I just need to wait a little longer."
Ao Yiyi was stunned and said, "But if we wait any longer, won't the farmers' crops all be scorched to death? Many people might starve to death by then."
"It's only a few days; it won't be a problem," Su Qing said, putting down her medical book. "I will save them from the drought, but I will also collect my reward... I need to prepare a bit over these next few days."
"Huh?"
Ao Yiyi was taken aback, but then she remembered what Su Qing had said before. She nodded slightly and said:
"I understand... if Sister Su needs to use me, remember to tell me. I'm not from the Heavenly Court, so they can't control me if I make it rain here. At most, Master might come and scold me a few times..."
Since Ao Yiyi knew Su Qing's plan, she naturally wouldn't act on her own.
After all, she knew Su Qing wouldn't just watch people die.
Although she didn't quite understand why Su Qing was always so unhurried, she chose to trust her choice.
Seeing Ao Yiyi being so obedient, Su Qing smiled faintly and said, "Your Master won't scold you... I plan to follow the official procedures here. Although I intend to take the credit, the process will be strictly official."
These words made Ao Yiyi stare in confusion...
"Does Sister Su plan to notify the Heavenly Court?"
"Of course, I am a law-abiding person," Su Qing said with a smile. "Besides, the City God has already come to beg me for help. I have to help, don't I?"
"The City God came to see Sister Su?"
"If I say he came, he came," Su Qing said as if it were a matter of fact.
Ao Yiyi: "..."
She roughly understood... the City God hadn't come to find Su Qing at all.
Su Qing simply intended to use that as an excuse to ask the Heavenly Court for a rain order.
However, after hearing this, Ao Yiyi felt more at ease, as it was clear Su Qing had been prepared for a long time.
Seeing Ao Yiyi's relaxed expression, Su Qing couldn't help but reach out and pat her shoulder...
Then she said with a smile, "How is that little girl today? She hasn't caused any trouble, has she?"
Ao Yiyi was startled; the change in topic was a bit too fast...
She nodded and said, "She's having a lot of fun playing with Sister Lin'er..."
"That's good." Su Qing nodded and said no more.
She turned back to continue reading her medical book.
After they stopped chatting, time continued to flow slowly.
Su Qing appeared to be reading the medical book, but in reality, her mind had already returned to her main body.
After so much time, Su Qing's control over the Body Outside Body Technique was no longer what it used to be...
However, although she could now easily control both bodies, she would still focus more attention on one side when necessary.
After all, multitasking could still lead to errors.
Su Qing actually had quite a lot to do today...
Besides making a trip to the Heavenly Palace, she also needed to help resolve one of Tang Sanzang's tribulations.
This wasn't the tribulation she had promised Guanyin Bodhisattva, but simply one she wanted to interfere with personally.
Recently, Su Qing had calculated the experiences of Wukong and the others...
She found that they had already passed the tribulation of Wuji Kingdom and were about to encounter Red Boy. Thus, Su Qing intended to step in and intervene.
As for the reason, it was naturally to prevent Red Boy from being taken to work under Guanyin Bodhisattva.
That girl Red Boy had always been of a restless nature; if she went to Guanyin's place, she would likely be bored to death.
Furthermore, Su Qing didn't want Wukong and the Bull Demon King to have a falling out...
After all, once they fell out, the fates of the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan were not particularly good.
So, whether the affairs of Linzhou City or the matter of Red Boy would take priority today was hard to say.
On the Changbai Mountains...
Su Qing stood up and stretched, then said to Leng Xiang, "Leng Xiang, come out with me for a bit."
Hearing Su Qing's words, Leng Xiang was slightly stunned and asked, "Where is Master going?"
Leng Xiang knew that if Su Qing were only going to places like the Moon Palace, she usually wouldn't bring her along. The fact that she was being asked to come today suggested there was something else.
"Is there a problem with the avatar?" Leng Xiang thought for a moment and asked curiously.
Hearing this, Su Qing smiled and said, "There is indeed something going on with the avatar, but I'm not calling you out for that... We're going to the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove to meet Guanyin."
Leng Xiang tilted her head and asked, "Does Master miss her goddaughter?"
"Yes and no. I'm going for other business; seeing Morning Glory is just incidental," Su Qing shook her head and said. "In any case, just come with me."
After thinking for a moment, Leng Xiang asked no more.
Master was her heaven; she would do whatever she was told.
Why think so much?
So she nodded and followed Su Qing onto the Somersault Cloud, heading toward the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove.
The speed of the Somersault Cloud went without saying...
In just a short while, Su Qing and Leng Xiang arrived outside the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove.
As soon as Su Qing reached the grove, she saw a person who looked like a young boy waiting for her at the entrance.
Seeing him, Su Qing smiled slightly and said, "Brother Muzha, long time no see!"
Su Qing was a bit surprised to see him, but not overly so.
She knew Guanyin Bodhisattva's abilities; sending someone to meet her in advance wasn't that strange.
Hearing this, Muzha hurriedly shook his head and said, "The Sovereign flatters this junior. Master is already waiting for you, Senior. Please follow me."
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "I really didn't expect that every time I come here, Guanyin Bodhisattva knows I'm coming."
Muzha smiled and said, "Master said... she knew Senior would come for a certain someone, so she told me to wait."
Su Qing arched an eyebrow and then chuckled...
Well, it seemed Senior Guanyin had indeed anticipated this.
She just didn't know if she knew through calculation or if she simply knew Su Qing would meddle.
But Su Qing didn't care...
As long as Senior Guanyin didn't stop her from snatching away her future attendant girl.
Oh, speaking of which, according to the original development, Red Boy was supposed to be an attendant boy?
Su Qing and Leng Xiang followed Muzha deep into the Purple Bamboo Grove.
Just as Su Qing had walked in for a while, she saw a graceful figure in a blue dress lunging toward her...
There was no need to say who this girl was; besides Morning Glory, who else could it be?
"Godmother, why are you here?" Morning Glory asked with a look of surprise.
Clearly, Guanyin had only told Muzha about her arrival and hadn't mentioned it to Morning Glory.
Su Qing smiled and said, "I have some business with Senior Guanyin, and I also came to see if you've been working hard on your cultivation."
Hearing this, Morning Glory opened her mouth and couldn't help but say, "Of course I've been working hard... it's just that Master keeps a very close eye on me. I feel like the requirements are even stricter than before. Sigh, I barely have any time to go play with Godmother!"
Su Qing rubbed the girl's head and said, "Your Master does it for your own good. Your strength is still too weak; you must cultivate properly! Otherwise, you might not even be able to beat Yudie in the future."
"If I can't beat her, then I can't beat her! I wouldn't fight Yudie anyway," Morning Glory pouted.
Su Qing shook her head helplessly and asked, "By the way, where is your Master?"
"Master? She's at the lotus pond feeding the fish!" Morning Glory said with a smile. "I'll take Godmother over there!"
"Mm, that sounds good," Su Qing nodded slightly.
Seeing Su Qing nod, Morning Glory broke into a smile and pulled Su Qing along to find Senior Guanyin.
As Muzha watched his job being snatched away... he could only give a helpless smile.
"Why do I feel like... this new junior sister of mine is about to be abducted by the Sovereign?" Muzha scratched his head and muttered to himself. "No wonder Master is always talking about the Sovereign..."
After thinking for a while, Muzha shook his head...
He had no complaints about his job being taken; he was happy to have some leisure time!
Su Qing and the other two soon arrived by the lotus pond.
Guanyin was currently holding a basket full of fish food, scattering it handful by handful to feed the fish.
"You've come?" Guanyin asked without turning her head.
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "Didn't Senior already know I would come?"
Hearing this, Guanyin gave a cold snort and said, "Since you're here, come and feed the fish with me. Anyway, you didn't come for me. Wukong will probably take a while before he comes looking for me, so just stay and feed the fish with me for now."
Seeing her thoughts seen through, Su Qing wasn't embarrassed at all and walked generously to Guanyin's side.
"Senior knows everything?"
"Hmph, is it that hard to guess what's on your mind?" Guanyin glanced at the girl and said.
"Hahaha, it seems my thoughts really are quite easy to guess," Su Qing said with a smile. "But why are there so few fish in Senior's lotus pond?"
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