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"Ah, father, are you really not in pain This... this young godly doctor's medical skills are too amazing." The old man's son excitedly called out. He wanted to call Xianyao by his name but couldn't find an appropriate term and could only refer to him as a young godly doctor.
"Young godly doctor" The old man felt puzzled.
"It’s like this, father. Just now you were almost dead, Doctor Sun was helpless, and then a young godly doctor suddenly appeared and saved you!" The old man's son tried to arrange his words, although unclear, it could still make sense.
"And where is the young godly doctor" The old man immediately asked. Even though he didn't know why there was such a young godly doctor who would save him, he still wanted to thank this person for saving his life.
"He’s right there. I want to go over and kneel down in gratitude for saving you." The son of the old man pointed at Xianyao and intended to continue with what he had left off before.
"Come back first, help me over there, let's both thank him together." The old man stopped his son. While his injuries were gone, his body was still weak and couldn't move freely.
"Yes, yes, I’ll support you right away!" The son of the old man scratched his head, scolding himself for being too hasty. This matter couldn’t be left out; otherwise, his father would nag about it day and night if he hadn’t thanked someone else.
"Young godly doctor, I’m going to kneel down in gratitude!"
"No, such formalities are really beyond my acceptance. It will shorten my lifespan! You don't want to repay good with evil, do you" Xianyao stopped him again.
"This... heh heh, I’m just a coarse person. Other than this, I don’t know how to express my gratitude." The son of the old man smiled foolishly; indeed, he didn't know how to express it now.
"I can sense your feelings and there's no need for any actions to demonstrate them. As for you, old sir, please do not make any actions that would shorten my lifespan either! Your intentions I have received wholeheartedly!" Xianyao also gave the old man a heads-up; he knew this old man might make similar gestures since his son was like him.
The old man seemed to see that Xianyao didn't like these things, so he followed Xianyao's intention and said: "In that case, I won’t greet the young godly doctor either. But a token of gratitude is necessary; we don’t have much, hope you won’t mind."
"Old sir, your son hasn’t told you yet I treated both of you for free because I want to ask some questions from you, and this can also be considered as your gratitude." Xianyao smiled.
"What is it As long as I know, I will definitely tell you." The old man was a bit puzzled. What could such a young godly doctor possibly want to ask him
"Do you still remember if there were any special people who came to your village twenty years ago and anything extraordinary that happened" Xianyao asked.
"Twenty years ago I have to think about it..." The old man frowned; his memory wasn't very good, even if he had a good memory, events from twenty years ago would be hard to recall immediately.
"Take your time. Whatever extraordinary things you remember can tell me, the smallest details are okay too." Xianyao said; often small overlooked details could be key issues, this was Xianyao's experience and he frequently found something from minor details.
"People coming to our small village aren't many. I recall most clearly a young couple who came in the past, but whether it was twenty years ago or earlier, I only remember that my son got married at that time." The old man thought first of what he remembered best.
"Son, how long have you been married"
"Probably more than twenty years. Your grandson is already 21 and about to get married; soon I’ll also be a grandfather." His father answered his son.
At the age of 21, even if he got pregnant on their wedding night, it would still require at least two years.
"So that was over twenty years ago. I remember them being quite strange; their accent and habits were somewhat different from others." The old man recalled.
"They came from outside, naturally they speak differently than us. Like the young godly doctor here, his speech is a bit different too." The son of the old man thought it normal.
"That’s true; actually, I don’t remember them because of this. What I recall was that they attended your wedding back then. Why exactly for that, I forgot. Other than that, I’m not quite clear either," the old man said as far as he could remember now.
The son of the old man spoke up at this moment: "I know a bit about it; they helped when my wife was bullied by someone and then she wanted to repay them. She invited them to stay in our village, coincidentally right around our wedding date. They seemed interested in this and stayed!
The old man's son continued, "I still remember that they didn’t seem to like interacting with people. Only my wife spoke with them, not even me had a chance to talk much. After they left, I never saw them again. But my wife might have seen them once or twice after a few years."
“Possibly” wondered Free-and-Easy, although he didn’t think there was necessarily anything wrong with this couple. However, the statement seemed to hint at an inside scoop as to why the old man's son used "possibly" instead of a definite assertion.
This implied two possibilities: either they hadn’t clearly communicated it within their marriage or the matter wasn't something that could be discussed openly.
The former was understandable, for sometimes spouses don’t discuss everything. Even if the wife wanted to talk about it, her husband might not listen, or he’d just brush off what she said.
However, if it were the latter case, then there would be a secret behind this matter. This could potentially be a good lead for Free-and-Easy. The first person he asked provided him with an important clue, which was a fortunate thing.
In fact, as proven later on, Free-and-Easy did indeed experience both fortune and misfortune at the same time!
Luckily, this matter really did involve a secret... “My wife only mentioned it by accident. When I asked her about it, she said she didn’t know anything. I didn’t think to pry further as there wasn't much point,” replied the old man's son. It was clear that he was not someone who liked to delve into other people’s affairs; since this matter had nothing to do with him, he did not care to investigate it deeply.
“Has your esteemed wife always stayed in the village and never left” asked Free-and-Easy as he frowned. Typically, women living in villages like these would remain at home year-round.
"No, she’s originally from here and only went back to her father's place within the village boundaries. During those years when their child was just born, she couldn’t wander around anyway so she mostly stayed nearby," replied the old man's son with a shake of his head.
“Staying nearby… The timing seems to match up; these people could be a potential lead,” Free-and-Easy mused. Now this piece of information suggested that there might actually be some leads to follow. He had initially thought it would be like looking for a needle in the haystack, but things were turning out more favorable than expected.
“May I ask where your esteemed wife is now Could I speak with her” Free-and-Easy was eager to talk to this woman since she could have critical information about the matter at hand.
"..." The old man's son paused, then said with a bitter smile, "Little Divine Physician, it’s not that I don’t want my wife to talk to you. But she isn’t here, and we don’t even know if she is alive or dead."
“” Free-and-Easy was momentarily puzzled but quickly understood the meaning behind the words.
The small village had just been ravaged by bandits who killed some people, kidnapped others, and left many more to flee. It was chaotic enough that no one knew what had become of them once they separated from each other.
Moreover, several years later, if she had escaped then they would have heard news about her now. Therefore, the remaining possibilities were either that she is dead or taken by bandits.
The situation turned out exactly as Free-and-Easy suspected; the old man’s son soon provided an answer:
“She disappeared along with my child during the raid on our village. We haven’t heard anything about them since, and officials have said they’ll look into it but there has been no result. I have to take care of my father, or I would’ve looked for her myself by now,” said the old man’s son somewhat helplessly and angrily, feeling that the officials were utterly ineffective. They neither resettled those affected nor investigated the matter properly; their intention seemed to be to let things slide.
Indeed, the residents of this small village were common folk who were even quite poor. The government officials usually ignored cases involving such disadvantaged victims and simply gave up on investigating them after a cursory look.
This time’s bandits appeared to be especially vicious; the government was unwilling to send troops here due to both danger and lack of reward.
Yet it seemed rather strange that this small village had been targeted by these ruthless bandits, which made the situation even more peculiar.
"…What kind of people are those bandits Do you have any leads" Free-and-Easy thought he might as well try to find those bandits since that was his only lead now. Finding them could tell him whether or not this old man’s son's wife was still in their hands.
"Yes, they called themselves members of Black Wind Fort; it is a very vicious gang around here who have committed countless atrocities," answered the old man’s son.
“Black Wind Fort Then why hasn’t there been any official response” Free-and-Easy was somewhat puzzled. Even if they did nothing, knowing what group was involved should prompt action to apprehend them.
"They don't even know where Black Wind Fort is located, so how could they respond" said the old man’s son helplessly as he shook his head.
“Don’t know” Free-and-Easy asked in confusion. What did this mean Did it imply that officials had never investigated Black Wind Fort or that Black Wind Fort was so secretive that no one knew its whereabouts
If the former were true, then it would be quite astonishing to hear such a thing. If the latter were true, at least there would be an explanation—although not a good one—since in this remote area there wouldn’t likely be any powerful organization worth hiding.icked away by the two Miss Big Sisters as soon as his thoughts ended, one foot from each!“Heh…”The Nan Gong family’s residence. This was the first time Xianyao had come here but he had already studied...