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Tang Yue was speechless about her current height, but Li Mingxuan was quite respectful of her, always squatting down to talk to her.
"Big brother, thank you."
Li Mingxuan smiled and patted her head, "Little girl, no need to thank me, it's nothing."
"Big brother, my name is Tang Yue. If you ever need any help in the future, you can come to me."
"Pfft!" Li Mingxuan couldn't help but burst out laughing. This little girl was just too cute.
"Okay, Tang Yue. I'll definitely contact you first if I need any help in the future."
Tang Yue knew Li Mingxuan didn't take it seriously, but she was. It's just that she's too young now, so people don't pay her any attention. Tang Yue wasn't discouraged. She still had something she wanted Li Mingxuan to help her with.
"Big brother, there's something I want to ask you."
"Okay, go ahead."
Without thinking, Tang Yue asked directly, "Big brother, does your hospital buy medicinal herbs?"
Something flickered across Li Mingxuan's smiling face before his expression turned serious. "What, little girl, you want to sell medicinal herbs?"
Tang Yue nodded. This was indeed what she wanted to do, and there was nothing to hide.
"Tang Yue, medicinal herbs are not a trivial matter; it's not something a child should be involved in."
Tang Yue knew that any explanation would be futile, so she asked directly, "Big brother, if we have any medicinal herbs, could we bring them over for you to see? If not, the hospital won't accept us."
Tang Yue's question left Li Mingxuan with no room to refuse, so he could only nod.
Tang Yue went back happily, waving goodbye to Li Mingxuan as she left. Li Mingxuan shook his head and chuckled helplessly. Oh well, if the little girl really comes, he'll just take her in.
After walking quite a distance, Li Mingxuan raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead. What was wrong with him? Why did he feel pity for that little girl the moment he saw her?
Old Li kept his promise and arrived before noon. Lin Cuicui had already completed the discharge procedures. She helped Tang Shengkai, the three boys carried their things, and Old Li helped carry a few blankets as they left the hospital.
Tang Yue was very excited; she wanted to go home. That was her home.
Not far from the hospital, I saw a long line of young men waiting for something.
"Grandpa Li, what are you doing?"
Tang Yue genuinely didn't know, so she simply asked.
"The county issued a notice a few days ago to start conscription. Sigh, it's not easy to live a peaceful life these days."
What is conscription?
Tang Shengkai patted his daughter's head and said, "Recruiting means joining the army. When there is foreign invasion, they will go to the battlefield to fight the enemy."
Tang Yue's eyes lit up; this place sounded really nice.
"Grandpa Li, what are the requirements for recruiting soldiers?"
Old Li turned around and looked at her, grinning, "What's wrong, little girl? You want to join the army?"
Tang Yue looked at Old Li with her big, round eyes, neither saying she would go nor saying she wouldn't.
Anyway, there's not much point in traveling, so Old Li was happy to chat with the kids. "There are no requirements. Anyone who wants to go should be able to. Just make sure your family doesn't have any spies or lackeys of foreign devils."
Tang Yue didn't quite understand what the people here were saying, but she understood what Old Li meant. Old Li continued, "But little girl, you're too young to join the army. And your health..."
Old Li shook his head. Tang Yue didn't say anything. She was better, and these people would find out on their own. She didn't need to tell them.
She's now just waiting to reach the first level of Qi Refining, so she'll have more strength. Once she reaches the second level, she'll be able to condense fine threads of spiritual energy and try to remove the bullet from her father's leg bone.
No rush, take your time.
They reached the foot of the mountain again. This area was closer to the deep mountains, and the spiritual energy here was much denser than in other places. Tang Yue pretended to sleep, closing her eyes and beginning to absorb the spiritual energy. As she neared the foot of the mountain, Tang Yue felt a slight clicking sound within her body, after which the spiritual energy began to circulate smoothly within her.
Tang Yue's lips curled slightly. She had succeeded. She had reached the first level of Qi Refining, and she now had the ability to protect her family.
However, this place is different from where she lived before, and she has never known what a bullet is. She wants to find out as soon as possible.
The people here all look so weak, so how do they manage to shoot something hard into their bodies from such a distance? Tang Yue was very curious.
Upon entering the village, it was midday, and although it was cold, some people were still sunbathing outside.
"Hey, third brother's back! How are you? Feeling better?"
Tang Shengkai greeted people with a smile, "Yeah, I was in the hospital for a few days, but I'm much better now."
"Yes, that's good. It's cold, you should go home and rest."
The donkey cart continued its journey home. As they got closer, Tang Yue suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and this feeling intensified the closer they got to home.
Because Tang Shengkai had difficulty walking, Old Li was going to take him to his doorstep. When they were about 30 meters away from the door, Tang Yue suddenly felt her hair stand on end, and the discomfort turned into palpitations.
She stood up and looked around the house. Even though there was a wall between them, she could feel that there was someone behind the wall at the front door, and that something was pointing at them.
Tang Yue sensed something was wrong and shouted, "Get down on your stomach!"
Just as Tang Yue opened her mouth, a gunshot rang out, shattering the tranquility of Qiligou.
Before Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui could react, Tang Yue reached out and pushed them both down, then pulled Old Li up.
For some reason, the three Tang brothers listened to their sister and immediately lay down on the donkey cart.
The donkey pulling the cart was startled by the gunshot, brayed twice, and ran away.
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