The old man slapped Zhang Xiaoer on the head, "You unfilial son, how dare you curse your old man to die?"
After the slap, the old man looked at his hand in surprise. "How come my hand is so strong?"
“Father, listen to me, this is because…” Zhang Xiaoer truthfully told the old man that he had just stopped breathing and was confirmed dead, and then told the old man that Gu Liyan had been brought back to life, pointing to Gu Liyan.
The old man then noticed Gu Liyan standing to the side and hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, saying, "I am Zhang Chenggong. Thank you for your help today, young friend! If you don't mind, please come to my humble abode to rest."
Gu Liyan waved his hand, "It's nothing, not worth mentioning!"
Li Hao, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed in shock: This was one thing—rejuvenation, but bringing the dead back to life? If that was a minor matter, what was a major one?
“Since Mr. Zhang is unharmed, then this matter has nothing to do with this young man.” Gu Liyan pointed at Li Hao and said, “I will take him away!”
"Stop! Don't go!" Gu Liyan was about to leave with Li Hao when Li Wang stepped forward and blocked their way.
"Dr. Li, is there anything else?" Gu Liyan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You, you explain yourself to everyone, what kind of evil magic did you just use? It's impossible for people to turn back the clock!" Li Wang gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Liyan. From the moment Zhang Chenggong woke up, he knew that he couldn't escape being blamed for the misdiagnosis today!
Gu Liyan's misdiagnosis will undoubtedly lead to him being scorned by many. Once his medical skills are questioned, he will no longer be able to practice medicine! Even Li Jin's prized student would no longer keep someone like him at the Li family clinic.
"You can't, but that doesn't mean I can't!" Gu Liyan said with a sneer, his eyes narrowed.
"Impossible! My master is Li Jin, the head of the Li family. From the day I entered the sect, he told me that the life and death of the living are preordained and cannot be defied. If such a method exists, it is definitely an evil art! It will surely bring divine retribution upon the person!" Li Wang said coldly, "You must be a heretic, using evil magic to save people. In a few days, you will surely bring divine retribution upon this patient!"
The people around immediately panicked:
"What Patriarch Li said must be true, right? Could this really be an evil spell?"
"I knew it! How could there possibly be such amazing medical skills in the world!"
"We can't let him leave, he's definitely a heretic!"
Hearing what the people around him said, Zhang Chenggong was also stunned. If this was divine retribution, wouldn't it be the punishment that fell on his head?
His expression immediately changed, and he said with a serious face, "Young friend, you'd better explain yourself."
Gu Liyan squinted at the crowd, their unfriendly and suspicious gazes disgusting him.
"Possessing a treasure is a crime, and if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext! Am I wrong to let you live? Does that prove that you deserve to die?" Gu Liyan said coldly. With his current status, he didn't need to give anyone a friendly look.
"You brat, what did you say? Do you know who my father is? Believe me or not, we'll arrest you!" Zhang Xiaoer flew into a rage upon hearing this, pointing at Gu Liyan and cursing.
Zhang Chenggong's expression was also unpleasant, but Gu Liyan had saved him, and with the intervention of the people around him, he had no choice but to get to the bottom of things, since it also concerned the safety of the Weilong Kingdom.
Zhang Chenggong cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Young friend, to be honest, I am the military advisor of the Weilong Kingdom's security force. In order to ensure the safety of the people, you must come with me to the security camp for investigation."
"Heh, what if I say no?" Gu Liyan's face turned cold.
"Hmph, then I have no choice but to issue an arrest warrant and ask you to investigate." Zhang Chenggong's face turned cold, and he snorted.
"Ha, how ridiculous! I saved you, and you don't even have the slightest intention to thank me. Now, because of a slanderous remark, you say I pose a threat to the people, and you even call my life-saving technique an evil art. In the end, you even want to put me on the wanted list. What a trumped-up charge!" Gu Liyan was furious. She never expected to encounter such an unreasonable person.
"Brother Mo Han, I don't know how I got wronged by them! I was just walking behind him when he fainted, almost tripping me. And when he died, they blamed me and insisted on making me pay with my life! I think these people are a bunch of unreasonable scoundrels, and we don't need to get entangled with them anymore!" Li Hao was furious and couldn't take it anymore. He had never seen such "repaying kindness" people before!
"Who are you calling a villain! You're the villain, aren't you? The murderer!"
"How can this person be like this? He can't possibly say anything nice!"
The crowd turned their guns on Li Hao again. Shrinking his neck, Li Hao subconsciously gripped his sword tighter, feeling an urge to draw it.
Gu Liyan quickly pulled him behind her and said, "Calm down."
Li Hao's eyes cleared, and the anger in his heart was inexplicably amplified in a moment, to the point that he had the urge to kill everyone in front of him. Fortunately, Gu Liyan quickly pulled him back.
Gu Liyan coldly looked at Zhang Chenggong and said, "You say you want to investigate me? Fine, I accept your investigation, but your status is not qualified to investigate me. You need to meet with Princess Qingge and obtain her permission before you can investigate my background!"
"Did I hear that right? He said Princess Qingge?"
"What is Princess Qingge's identity? How could she possibly know you?"
"that is!"
The surrounding crowd murmured amongst themselves, while Zhang Xiao'er sneered, "How could Her Highness Princess Qingge possibly know a heretic like you..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Chenggong suddenly shouted at Zhang Xiaoer.
Zhang Xiaoer looked at Zhang Chenggong with a blank expression. "Father?"
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