The Reunion

Hearing the man's words...

Su Qing felt as if she had seen this kind of plot somewhere before.

However, even though she felt like mocking it in her heart, she couldn't say it to his face. After all, she had to maintain at least a bit of a facade.

Su Qing looked at the man, a look of appropriate sympathy appearing on her face, and said, "I see... truly a pitiful elderly woman. I didn't expect that you, young master, would actually be a hero of the greenwood! I have been disrespectful."

Hearing Su Qing's words, the man felt slightly amused, thinking to himself that he was no hero.

He was merely a martial artist who would use any means necessary to achieve his goal.

He shook his head and said, "Calling me a hero is truly flattering me. I merely did something convenient. Besides, even if I hadn't saved her, someone else would have. There are many heroes in this world!"

Beside them, Li Yichou felt nothing but contempt upon hearing his words...

But on the surface, she maintained the proper posture of a shop assistant.

She stood obediently by Su Qing's side without making a move.

Su Qing chuckled and nodded. "That is true... there are many heroes in the world. However, since you have done such a good deed, young master, you naturally deserve the title of hero. By the way, I don't yet know how to address you?"

Hearing this, the man was silent for a moment before giving a bitter smile and saying, "The doctor can just call me Guo Yu."

Su Qing smiled and said, "That is a fine name!"

Su Qing offered a perfunctory compliment.

Meanwhile, Li Yichou sneered in her heart. This fellow didn't even dare to reveal his real name; he truly lacked courage.

Su Qing didn't care what Li Yichou was thinking and simply continued, "Then, Master Guo, please bring the person over! I will take her pulse and see how best to treat her. After all, this isn't something that can be solved simply by taking some tonic herbs."

Guo Yu nodded and brought the woman to Su Qing's side.

Then he pulled her up and placed her in front of Su Qing.

Seeing this, Su Qing's brow twitched slightly. She felt that the elderly woman before her was not just in a terrible state physically; her psychological issues were likely even greater.

Su Qing didn't know how much of what Guo Yu said was true or false...

But what was certain was that this elder had indeed endured much torture.

She briefly took the elder's pulse and then said:

"There are many internal injuries, her body is extremely weak, and there are some residual toxins in her system... Hmm, if an ordinary elder suffered such injuries, they would likely have succumbed long ago. However, she seems to be someone who practiced martial arts in the past. Although her strength might not have been great, her body was strong enough, which is why she has lasted until now."

"However, her body is still too depleted. If she doesn't receive treatment, I'm afraid it will be a struggle for her to survive the month."

Su Qing naturally didn't hide anything in this regard...

Furthermore, regardless of the other party's identity, with his strength, he would definitely be able to know the elderly woman's condition.

"This... can she be cured then?" Guo Yu naturally knew the elder's situation.

In fact, he hadn't thought about fully curing her this time.

As long as her life could be preserved and she could live until he found Li Anran... he didn't care about the rest.

Su Qing looked at Guo Yu, smiled slightly, and said, "Rest assured on that point! She can naturally be cured. After all, as you know, this is already the best medical hall in the city."

Having said that, Su Qing paused and then continued, "However, physical injuries and illnesses are easy to treat, but psychological issues won't be so easy to handle."

Hearing this, Guo Yu put on a show of looking relieved and said:

"Psychological issues can be slowly managed. As long as the physical problems can be cured, it's fine. After all, if her life is gone, there's no point in talking about psychological issues."

Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "That is well said."

"Then I will leave her in the doctor's care for now..." Guo Yu looked at Su Qing, then took out a money pouch and placed it in front of her, saying, "This is part of the medical fee. If it is not enough, the doctor can just ask me for more."

Su Qing looked at the money pouch and accepted it without hesitation...

It was only natural to earn money by treating illnesses and saving lives.

This was what she deserved.

"Very well... since I've taken Master Guo's money, I will naturally cure her." Su Qing smiled and said, "Then Master Guo should leave her here for now. Once the treatment is mostly finished, I will send her back to you."

Guo Yu shook his head and said, "I will just wait here! If it's inconvenient for her to stay overnight, I will take her to an inn to stay."

Guo Yu naturally couldn't leave the person here with Su Qing... after all, this person was still of great use to him.

If something went wrong here... it would be trouble for his side.

So, it was better to keep an eye on her as much as possible.

If he weren't worried about her dying, Guo Yu wouldn't have even brought the old woman for treatment.

Furthermore...

Guo Yu actually had other plans.

Originally, this kind of treatment should have been done quietly.

The reason he came for treatment so openly was naturally to draw out Li Anran...

Although he couldn't be sure Li Anran was in Linzhou City, even if it was just an idle move, it was still good.

What if...

What if it worked?

If it succeeded, then his mission would be considered complete.

However, an idle move was just an idle move; it was best if it worked, but it didn't matter if it didn't.

The most important priority now was to ensure this old thing didn't die...

If she died, then his mission would become even more troublesome.

When Su Qing heard Guo Yu say this, she was slightly surprised.

But she didn't show it.

She smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect Master Guo to be so concerned about this ma'am whom you met by chance."

Guo Yu chuckled, shook his head, and said, "Since I was the one who rescued her, I should naturally take responsibility... If I rescued her only to leave her there to fend for herself, my conscience would be troubled."

Su Qing offered a few casual words of praise.

Meanwhile, Li Yichou criticized him in her heart, thinking that this fellow was truly too good at putting on an act.

However, she still controlled her expression, not letting any sign of something being wrong show through.

Su Qing looked at Guo Yu and said with a smile, "Since Master Guo wants to wait here, then please sit for a while! I will take the elderly woman inside for treatment."

"Can I not go in with you?" Guo Yu was stunned for a moment and asked.

"The ma'am is so dirty; her body naturally needs to be cleaned first. Moreover, I need to check the wounds on her body. Is the young master sure he wants to follow?" Su Qing paused and turned to ask.

Hearing this, Guo Yu's mouth twitched slightly. He had actually forgotten about that.

Then he shook his head and said, "In that case, I won't follow. I'll just wait for the doctor here."

He wasn't worried that Su Qing would take the old woman away...

Firstly, Su Qing had nothing to do with that matter and didn't know who he or the old woman were, so there was naturally no need to take her away.

Secondly, the reason was even simpler...

Because in his eyes, Su Qing was just a very ordinary person.

With those slender arms and legs, let alone having practiced internal energy, she probably didn't even have much ordinary strength.

Seeing him answer like this, Su Qing also nodded slightly and said, "Yichou, come give me a hand."

Li Yichou quickly snapped out of it, nodded, and said, "Okay."

"What's wrong with you today, acting so dazed... Don't mess things up. The most taboo thing in studying medicine is being distracted."

"The Miss is right to scold me." Li Yichou had no intention of talking back.

Beside them, Guo Yu looked at Li Yichou, then gave her a slight smile and didn't pay much more attention.

Although he could see her temperament was slightly different, he couldn't tell that she was Li Anran. He only looked a few more times because she was good-looking.

After all, no one can help but look a few more times at a beautiful person.

Shaking his head, Guo Yu watched the two of them take the old woman into the back room.

As for himself, he found a place to sit down.

He waited for further news from Su Qing.

After Su Qing and Li Yichou brought the old woman into the back room...

Su Qing spoke up: "You should know this elderly woman, right? And you know that man as well. Correct?"

Facing Li Yichou, Su Qing directly got to the point.

Li Yichou nodded slightly, looking at the disheveled old woman, and said:

"Yes... she is a senior of our Yue-Nu Sect, an elder who watched me grow up. As for that man, his name isn't Guo Yu, but Guo Zhan... He is best at swordsmanship, but his most formidable skill is his poison arts. Several of the poisons I was hit with back then were his doing."

As she spoke, Li Yichou didn't mind the filth on the woman's body and reached out to move the old woman's messy hair aside.

And just then, after hearing Li Yichou's words, the old woman's eyes suddenly cleared up significantly.

She suddenly grabbed Li Yichou's hand and spoke with great urgency: "Run, run, child, run quickly! They are looking for disciples of the Yue-Nu Sect. Since you are a disciple of the Yue-Nu Sect, run quickly... whatever you do, don't let them catch you."

Looking at the old woman's state, Li Yichou's heart was filled with mixed emotions for a moment.

Besides heartache for the old woman, there was even more hatred for those people...

Because she knew that this old woman's situation was considered relatively good in the entire Yue-Nu Sect... because at least she was still alive.

Her other sisters likely met even more tragic ends.

She patted the old woman's hand and said, "It's okay... don't worry, they won't catch me. I am very strong. Don't worry... everything will be fine."

"Is it... is it really okay? So many children, so many children have died. You should run too! Go find Xiao Ran, she must still be alive. I... I will find a way to stall, to stall them," the old woman said, a glimmer of light appearing in her cloudy eyes.

"I am Xiao Ran..."

"No, you aren't." The old woman looked at Li Yichou and shook her head. "She doesn't look like you."

Li Yichou gave a helpless smile; her current appearance was unrecognizable even to herself.

Su Qing looked at Li Yichou, reached out to pat her shoulder, and said, "Alright, take her to clean her body quickly! I still have to perform the treatment next."

"Miss..." Li Yichou didn't nod but suddenly called out to Su Qing.

Su Qing was somewhat confused, turned to look at her, and asked, "What's wrong? You don't intend to treat her?"

"No... of course I do." Li Yichou pursed her lips and said, "It's just... Miss, I want to save her."

"I know... do whatever you need to do." Su Qing gave her a faint smile and said, "Don't worry about what comes after; consider this a bit of an employee benefit! Since you've become one of mine, I will naturally take care of your affairs. Go ahead and do it boldly! Among the martial artists of this world, there is no one who can be my match!"

Su Qing naturally had the courage to speak such arrogant words...

After all, no matter how strong the martial artists of the world were, they were still just mortals.

What ability did they have to fight a deity?

The great battles in the eyes of martial artists were nothing more than child's play in Su Qing's eyes.

Let alone her.

Even if her two daughters came, they could easily deal with those martial artists.

So, wasn't it a simple matter for Su Qing to protect one Li Yichou?

As for the subsequent trouble.

As long as no one could pass the news out alive.

Where would the subsequent trouble come from?

Even if there were.

That would be a matter for a long time later.

Hearing Su Qing's words, Li Yichou was stunned for a moment...

She looked at Su Qing, knowing that Su Qing was not joking.

And Su Qing truly did have confidence in herself.

Her heart couldn't help but feel even more grateful toward Su Qing...

But when the words of gratitude reached her lips.

She found that even though she thought of many flowery words, she couldn't say them at this moment.

In the end, all her words condensed into two simple words.

"Thank you..."

Hearing this, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "It's nothing, I already said... you are responsible for educating that little girl, and I will help you solve the remaining matters and protect you until you or I leave this place. So you have nothing to thank me for."

Su Qing continued with a chuckle, "Instead of that, you should take her to clean her body! Otherwise, I won't be able to treat her properly."

Li Yichou nodded slightly and said, "The Miss's kindness... I truly don't know how I should repay it."

"If you can't think of how to repay it, then do your work well for me." Su Qing waved her hand and said, "Get to work!"

Su Qing's tone became slightly stern as she said, "As a shop assistant, slacking off is not allowed!"

Hearing this, Li Yichou could only obediently take the old woman to clean her body.

Meanwhile, Su Qing sat there, thinking about what would happen next.

Well.

Rather than saying she was thinking about what would happen next.

It was more like she was spacing out.

With the matter handed over to Li Yichou, she had nothing to do.

And she didn't intend to leave the room to watch that Guo Yu person.

So, Su Qing's body here went back to spacing out, focusing more of her spirit on the other side.