"Grandpa, how are you feeling?" Li Huiran asked, helping her grandfather sit up.
Elder Li let out a long breath. "I feel... much better."
For some reason, after this treatment, he felt his breathing was much smoother than before.
Looking up at Xue Tianxiang, he cupped his hands slightly. "Divine Doctor Xue, I truly have you to thank for this! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have passed on this time."
Xue Tianxiang scratched his head, smiling awkwardly. "Not at all, not at all. It's your own strong constitution, Brother Li. Otherwise, even I would have been powerless!"
Elder Li exchanged a few more pleasantries with him, then his gaze fell upon Chen Dong.
Though his clothes were tattered, his eyes were sharp as swords and bright as stars. He carried the aura of a dragon and a tiger and was clearly no ordinary person.
'Could he be Divine Doctor Xue's apprentice?'
"And who might this young friend be?"
Everyone froze, their eyes turning in unison to Chen Dong.
Chen Dong stepped forward with a casual air, grinning. "I am Chen Dong, student of Chen Tianyuan."
Elder Li was instantly stunned. His eyes locked onto him as he stammered, "You... you're Celestial Master Chen's disciple?"
Chen Dong nodded.
Elder Li excitedly grabbed his hands and pulled him close. "How has your master been lately?"
Chen Dong rolled his eyes. "That old coot is doing great. Spends his days carrying water for widows."
"Hahaha... That's good, that's good..."
Elder Li asked with a broad smile, "Xiaodong, you came down from the mountain specifically to marry Huiran, didn't you?"
Chen Dong nodded repeatedly. "That's right. My master told me that if I marry your granddaughter, I won't have to worry about food or drink for the rest of my life. Is that true?"
"But of course."
Elder Li puffed out his chest in assurance, then said to Li Huiran, "Huiran, you and Chen Dong should go and get your marriage certificate today."
"Huh?"
"Dad..."
"Grandpa..."
Li Huiran said with a look of reluctance, "Grandpa, this... this isn't right. I don't even know him!"
Elder Li said, "Ah, as they say, love grows over time. It's not too late to get married first and fall in love later."
Li Huiran blinked her large eyes, her voice full of grievance. "But isn't this too rushed? Why don't we wait until you've fully recovered to talk about this?"
Elder Li pleaded earnestly, "Huiran, being able to marry the disciple of Celestial Master Chen is a blessing! How many people in Jiangzhou wish for such an opportunity and never get it?"
"But..."
"No buts. This matter is settled," Elder Li said with a stern expression.
Li Huiran lowered her head helplessly.
She really couldn't bring herself to like this Chen Dong.
But she didn't dare make her grandfather angry.
Just then, Li Jianwen leaned in and whispered, "Dad, I don't think this is a good idea. The Nanhai Wu Family has been fond of Huiran for a long time, and last month they even invested five billion in the Li Family."
"Young Master Wu is a graduate of a prestigious university. He's better than this Chen Dong in every way. Why must you insist on Huiran marrying this kind of person?"
"Shut up... you bastard..."
Elder Li began to tremble with rage, cursing as he pointed at his son's nose. "What does that good-for-nothing from the Wu Family have to compare with Celestial Master Chen's beloved disciple? You short-sighted fool... You're... you're going to be the death of me...!"
Elder Li was so agitated that he accidentally knocked loose the Silver Needle on his Shenque Acupoint.
Overwhelmed by a surge of rage, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted dead away.
"Dad... what's wrong?" Li Jianwen's face turned pale with fear.
"Grandpa! Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
Li Huiran quickly looked to Xue Tianxiang. "Divine Doctor Xue, please, check on my grandfather!"
Xue Tianxiang slowly stepped forward and placed two fingers on the old master's wrist.
"Hiss... How could this be?"
Xue Tianxiang sucked in a sharp breath, his pupils widening.
"Elder Li... actually... has no pulse."
"What? How can that be?"
Tang Youfu was also completely baffled, feeling that none of this made any sense.
Li Jianwen said urgently, "Divine Doctor Xue, you have to find a way to save my father!"
"I can treat the living, but how am I supposed to treat the dead?"
Xue Tianxiang said with a helpless expression, inwardly cursing his luck. 'With Elder Li dead, my reputation is probably ruined.'
"This... This must be because his serious illness hadn't fully healed. The sudden surge of rage cut off his breath, and he died."
Hearing Xue Tianxiang's words, Li Huiran was overwhelmed with self-blame. 'If only I had agreed to the marriage right away, Grandpa probably wouldn't have been angered to death.'
She threw herself onto Elder Li's chest, sobbing uncontrollably. "Sob... Grandpa, I'll marry him! Can't I just marry him? I'll listen to you from now on..."
Xue Tianxiang gently patted Li Huiran's shoulder and comforted her, "Miss Li, death comes for us all. Please accept my condolences."
From the side, Chen Dong suddenly spoke up. "Who told you he's dead?"
"What do you mean?" Xue Tianxiang frowned, looking at Chen Dong.
"Elder Li's qi from the Shenque has scattered, putting him into a state of suspended animation. We just need to clear his blocked qi and blood to bring him back to life."
"You, shut your mouth."
Li Jianwen roared, pointing at Chen Dong's nose and cursing, "If it weren't for you, would my father have been angered to death?"
Chen Dong said nonchalantly, "If you really want Elder Li to die, you can kick me out right now."
Xue Tianxiang's eyes darted. "Seeing how confident you are, you must be a man of extraordinary talent. In that case, I'd quite like to see how you plan to revive Elder Li."
Elder Li no longer had a pulse, and he had no intention of getting involved.
'This kid is so arrogant. Let him be the one to treat him. It's the perfect way to protect my title as a Divine Doctor.'
Unfazed, Chen Dong slowly walked to the side of the bed and pulled out the silver needles from Elder Li's body.
He suddenly grabbed Elder Li by the collar, hoisted him up, and struck three major acupoints: Tiantu, Qimen, and Shenque.
"You bastard!" Li Huiran's eyes were crimson as she cursed in a rage.
'Grandpa's condition is already terrible, and he dares to hit him?'
In a fit of fury, Li Huiran lunged forward like a madwoman, trying to pull Chen Dong away.
But Chen Dong stood like a great mountain, unmoving.
"Damn it! Men, come here and break his arms and legs!"
Li Jianwen roared.
The Li Family's bodyguards immediately rushed in from outside.
Drawing their batons, they were about to seize Chen Dong.
Just then, Elder Li suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark, stagnant blood.
His entire being was once again filled with vitality.
He looked at the room full of bodyguards, each one looking fierce and menacing.
Master Li was displeased. "What do you all think you're doing?"
Everyone was dumbfounded, frozen in place.
'The old master... is actually alive?'
Xue Tianxiang shook his head in disbelief, his eyes fixed on Chen Dong in utter shock.
'How is this possible? How is this possible?'
'I checked his pulse myself. Elder Li had no signs of life, yet this kid just... beat him back to life? What kind of medical skill is this?'