Chapter 117 Sick

The old white man’s house.

The light was dim, and Zheng Fa and the other two were sitting in the living room.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing.

"Your mother doesn't allow you to come here?" the old white man asked softly.

Tang Lingwu nodded slightly, then shook her head.

She sniffed, as if not wanting to worry them, and she pursed her lips into an unnatural smile: "My mother's condition has been a little bad recently, and I want to spend more time with her."

Zheng Fa stared at Tang Lingwu's eyes closely.

Tang Lingwu seemed unwilling to meet Zheng Fa's gaze. She lowered her head, and her hair fell on the side of her face, forming a shadow on her face, hiding her fatigue and helplessness.

"Why exactly?" Zheng Fa asked.

"Because of me." After a long silence, Tang Lingwu replied softly: "I stayed here too late before, and my mother was a little angry..."

Zheng Fa recalled that they were all quite excited about the search for the Five Elements Talisman and returned home later than usual during those days.

Tang Lingwu's cell phone always rang several times at that time.

"Later, my mother found out that I was staying up late. She suffered from insomnia and couldn't sleep all night."

The notebook full of talismans appeared in Zheng Fa’s mind - the Jin Xingzi talisman was discovered by Tang Lingwu after staying up late.

It seems to be related to him.

"That doesn't mean you can't come here, right?" The old man frowned slightly. "Is your mother's condition getting worse again?"

"No... I had an argument with her these past two days and she couldn't stand it, so she didn't let me come." There was some regret in Tang Lingwu's tone.

"Why are you arguing?"

"I told her... that I was not going to minor in management at university, but in computer science. She thought I was not listening to her and would not let me go out."

The old man glanced at Zheng Fa, then asked Tang Lingwu in confusion: "Wait, why did you choose to minor in management?"

Tang Lingwu explained to the two of them: "My mother said that after I graduate from college, I can go abroad to study business... and come back to take over my father's company."

"The computer..."

Zheng Fa saw Tang Lingwu's head tilted slightly towards him, as if she wanted to look at him, but she stopped immediately.

“I recently discovered that I love computers!”

Zheng Fa heard Tang Lingwu speak a little loudly, as if he thought that if he spoke louder, the other two would believe him.

He was in a mixed mood.

This girl probably thought that computers would be very useful in studying talismans, and she also knew that Zheng Fa was not comfortable with outsiders knowing about his cultivation, so she came up with the idea of ​​majoring in computer science.

Tang Lingwu raised her head, and seemed to find that the two did not believe her words, and added: "Actually, I just don't want to study computer science, and I don't want to study business, but I didn't tell my mother before!"

"Why not?"

"My mom never let boys get close to me since I was a kid, which is fine, but she follows me around like this every day, and I don't even have a close friend since I was a kid. I have no interpersonal skills at all."

"I can still feel comfortable with two or three acquaintances like us."

"I just don't like it when there are too many people around. I just can't bear to talk. I'm not suitable for doing business, let alone managing a company."

Tang Lingwu also looked helpless. She explained to the two of them, "I originally wanted to study mathematics and do research in the future. If I really don't have talent, I can learn from L'Hôpital and still make it in the mathematics world."

The old man was stunned for a moment, and the heartache on his face suddenly disappeared.

Zheng Fa understood him very well - he immediately compared himself to the rich man named L'Obida who had written a paper and went down in history, why should you feel sorry for him! Seeing the two of them looking speechless, Tang Lingwu showed a sly smile on her face, stood up and said, "Now that my mother doesn't agree, I can only go back and inherit my father's fortune! You don't have to worry, my mother is still waiting for me, I'm leaving first."

"I learned a spell before."

Zheng Fa suddenly spoke behind her.

"Um?"

Tang Lingwu paused and slowly turned her head.

"It's called the Yang Shen Fu."

"Nurturing... God... Talisman?"

Tang Lingwu chewed on these three words and asked with a trembling voice:

"You mean?"

"...I'm not sure if it works," Zheng Fa said cautiously. "I can only say that it can strengthen one's spirit and nourish one's soul, and the effect is mild - it's useless and won't cause any harm."

This was one of the main reasons why he chose the Soul-Nourishing Talisman - although this talisman was not the most effective in healing the soul, it was the safest.

Although the Xuanwei world's research on the soul far exceeds that of modern times, the two worlds are different after all, so Zheng Fa still made a relatively conservative choice.

Tang Lingwu nodded slowly. The unnatural smile on her face disappeared, but her eyes became much brighter.

"If you're worried, we can try it first." Zheng Fa said.

"Try?" The old man was stunned and asked, "Try it on whom?"

Zheng Fa looked at him.

"I don't!" The old man waved his hands quickly: "My brain is fine, there's nothing wrong with me!"

"Let me do it." Tang Lingwu said gritting her teeth.

Zheng Fa pointed his finger, and the spirit-nourishing talisman in his dantian trembled slightly.

A spiritual power burst out from his fingertips, forming a golden rune in the air and flying to Tang Lingwu's forehead.

Tang Lingwu seemed a little nervous. She closed her eyes subconsciously, her eyelashes trembling constantly. The talisman sank into her forehead and she fell limply to the ground. Zheng Fa hurriedly supported her and put her on the sofa.

"What's wrong!"

Old Man Bai was also shocked and thought that something really happened to Tang Lingwu.

After another look, they both felt relieved.

The girl was sleeping soundly—she was even humming slightly because her nose was a little blocked.

Tang Lingwu slept for only a quarter of an hour before waking up.

The change in her is very obvious.

When she arrived at Old Man Bai's house, Tang Lingwu looked tired and listless, with dark circles under her eyes. It was obvious at a glance that she was not in good condition.

Now she seemed like a different person - her face was rosy, her eyes were clear, and she was full of energy.

The old man leaned his head over and looked around curiously, asking Tang Lingwu, "Such a big change? How does it feel?"

"Feeling?" Tang Lingwu grinned.

Zheng Fa felt that there was a bubble of happiness and silliness coming from this girl.

He heard Tang Lingwu say in a dreamy voice: "It feels like my head is soaking in a hot spring, and my soul is basking in the sun..."

"I want to try! I want to try!"

As the old man listened, he seemed to be really greedy and shouted to Zheng Fa.

"Isn't your brain healthy?"

"...How many people who study mathematics are not crazy?" The white old man answered confidently: "Let me play!"

…

"My mother doesn't believe it."

Putting down the phone, Tang Lingwu said helplessly to the two of them.

Zheng Fa was not surprised.

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I am just a classmate of Tang Lingwu, so it is normal that Tang Lingwu's mother doesn't believe me.

"I'll do it!"

The old man stretched out his hand, and Tang Lingwu put the phone in his hand hesitantly.

"Hello? Hey, it's me, it's me."

The old man greeted the other party familiarly.

"Yes, yes, I'm here to tell you about this child."

"He really has this ability, it's amazing!"

"Don't disbelieve me! I've tried it!" The white old man swore, "Yes, I'm sick too! I've been taking medicine!"

The person on the other side seemed to really believe it and listened to the old white man's nonsense.

"Think about it, I only tutored Xiao Tang because I took your money, but I didn't even charge the child!"

"Yes! That's why!"

"Is it possible today?"

The old man looked at Zheng Fa, who shook his head slightly.

He has tried it twice today on Tang Lingwu and Old Man Bai.

If it happens again, the spirit-nourishing talisman in his dantian will dissipate.

"Tomorrow! After school tomorrow, shall we go to your house? Sure!"

Putting down his phone, the old man gave the two of them a look that said, "It's a done deal."

"...Teacher, why are you..."

Tang Lingwu showed an expression of admiration.

"A sick person will think everyone is sick." The old white man shook his head: "Do you really think I was joking when I said that there are crazy people in the mathematics department?"

“…”

"I've seen a lot, I have experience!"

The old man's tone sounded distressing and experienced.

…

As soon as the school bell rang the next day, Tang Lingwu trotted to Zheng Fa's seat and looked at him with sharp eyes, as if she was afraid that he would go back on his word.

Zheng Fa shook his head helplessly, and without even having time to put away the paper and pen on the table, he stood up and followed her out.

"My mother sent a driver to pick us up. It only takes 20 minutes to get from school to my home." Tang Lingwu said cheerfully, "I'll ask my mother to take you back later."

The two walked out of the classroom side by side.

Wang Chen, who was sitting behind Zheng Fa, watched them leave the classroom together. He turned around blankly and looked at his deskmate. His tone was a little inexplicably unconfident, as if he was doubting his ears: "Did you hear that?"

“Yes.”

His deskmate also looked as if he suspected he was dreaming.

"If I heard correctly, Zheng Fa is going to Tang Lingwu's house?"

"Um……"

"Or did Tang Lingwu's mother send someone to pick her up?"

"Um……"

"Is this meeting the parents?"

"...I think so."

"I can't understand!" Wang Chen said in a sad and angry tone: "Why?"

His deskmate nodded slowly, pointed to the door and said, "Look at Lao Chen, he seems to be even more confused than you."

Wang Chen turned around and saw Lao Chen standing in the corridor, looking downstairs, smoking a cigarette and scratching his bald scalp frantically.

There was a look of confusion on his face, as if he had seen an alien.

…

Zheng Fa did not go to Tang Lingwu's house alone.

As his introducer and guarantor, the old man had already been waiting for the two of them in the back seat of the car.

The driver of Tang Lingwu's family was dressed very casually, in shorts and a T-shirt, not in a suit and tie like the rich drivers in TV dramas.

The driver didn't say a word along the way, but Zheng Fa keenly felt that while driving, he was looking at him through the rearview mirror from time to time, and was obviously full of curiosity about him.

A twenty-minute drive is not considered short in this prefecture-level city. Zheng Fa saw the car slowly drive into a villa area.

This place is not as luxurious as it is on TV shows. There are no manors or big iron gates.

There are only three-story villas separated from each other. It seems that the buildings here are not very new, at least ten years old.

Probably because it was built quite early, it is actually right in the city center, occupying a good location, with a small hill behind it.

(End of this chapter)