Li Ying glanced at Chi En and said to Chi Munian, "Mr. Chi, could you please leave for a moment?"
Chi Munian hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and left the room.
Old Mrs. Chi and Huanchun walked over.
"Old age, were those two people you mentioned Qian Lao's apprentices?"
"That's right, Mother." Chi Munian was very filial.
"With Mr. Qian's reputation so widespread, aren't you afraid that someone might use his name to swindle and deceive people?"
“Mother, this Li Ying is indeed quite capable. She cured the young master of the Hua family and the one from the Jing family.” Chi Munian cited some successful cases to prove Li Ying’s abilities.
Old Mrs. Chi glanced at her son and was about to push open the door when Chi Munian stopped her.
"Mother, Comrade Li Ying said we must not be disturbed!"
Old Mrs. Chi snorted and, ignoring her son's objections, suddenly pushed open the door.
Inside the room, Chi En was pinned down by Ye Jingchi, and Li Ying just happened to take out the needle.
"stop!"
Madam Chi scolded her, and Li Ying turned to look at her.
"You must be Madam Chi, right?"
Madam Chi nodded slightly, looked Li Ying up and down, but only glanced at her a few times before her gaze fell on Ye Jingchi.
Sure enough, the eyebrows and eyes are very similar; he is that woman's bastard child!
"Comrade Li Ying, my family has been doctors for generations, and my husband is a famous doctor, but he once said that there is no such thing as the Thirteen Ghost Needles in this world!"
Li Ying did not refute it. This acupuncture technique was just a folk legend, and very few people knew it. But that did not mean that the technique did not exist. At least her master, Master Qian, knew it, but he rarely used it.
This acupuncture technique tests physical strength and accuracy; a single misplaced needle can be fatal.
Even highly skilled acupuncturists would rule out this risk and be unwilling to use this acupuncture technique.
"Madam Chi, I have heard about your story and your husband's story, and I greatly admire your noble character!"
People always like to be admired. Hearing Li Ying say this, the old woman Chi's eyes softened a bit, but her tone was still very stiff.
"Young lady, I see you're quite young, you can do anything, why try to deceive people with something that doesn't exist? Our Chi En has just suffered a mental blow and can't get over it for a while. Do you really think your acupuncture skills can cure him?"
Li Ying still admired Madam Chi. She knew that her grandson had mental problems, and in the days before the concept of mental illness existed, her diagnosis was correct.
“The old lady is right. Young Master Chi does have mental problems that cannot be cured by ordinary medicine. What he needs is psychological counseling. I will first use acupuncture to open up his blocked meridians, and then provide psychological intervention. He will definitely get better,” Li Ying assured her.
She did not refute Madam Chi's words, but went along with it.
This pleased Old Madam Chi, but her mood soured again when she saw Ye Jingchi.
“Our Chi family isn’t unreasonable, but my grandson’s illness doesn’t require acupuncture or medicine. Comrade Li Ying, please go back!”
Chi Munian wanted to speak, but Huanchun held him tightly, signaling him not to anger his mother.
Li Ying packed up her tools, nodded slightly, said nothing more, and left with Ye Jingchi.
After leaving the Chi family home, Li Ying reached out and opened the note that Chi En had given her in her palm.
Chi Eun: Investigate my mother!
Li Ying looked at the note, wondering what Chi En was feeling when he wrote it. It was his mother, but it might also be Yu Pingping's real culprit.
It's already quite an achievement that Chi Eun isn't going crazy while caught in this emotional turmoil.
Ye Jingchi took the note and stuffed it into his pocket: "Let's go, we're on the right track."
It's also right to have doubts about Huanchun.
Once Huanchun's identity and purpose were clarified, the whole truth became clear.
As soon as the two arrived at the courtyard house, Lu Qingwan was already waiting in the living room.
"Sister Yingying, Brother Jingchi, something terrible has happened! Zhou Qi has gone missing!"
"Zhou Qi has disappeared?"
Li Ying sent Zhou Qi to investigate Director Yu's matter, and indeed, he hadn't returned for several days.
Zhou Qi is usually very efficient, but this time he was actually a bit slow.
How did you know?
Lu Qingwan clutched her clothes: "I suspected Zhou Qi's identity, so I sent two people to secretly follow him. The people I sent said that Zhou Qi had disappeared."
Li Ying and Ye Jingchi exchanged a glance, realizing that this matter was not simple.
“With Zhou Qi’s abilities, it’s impossible for him to disappear unless he’s encountered some serious trouble. But you don’t need to worry, he should be fine,” Ye Jingchi reassured the two.
“But he must be injured. The people I sent said there was a lot of blood on the ground at the guesthouse where Zhou Qi was staying. Do you think Zhou Qi might have been attacked?” Lu Qingwan was very worried.
Li Ying noticed Lu Qingwan's worry and patted Lu Qingwan's shoulder: "Don't make wild guesses, wait for news."
Lu Qingwan was still very anxious: "That person is so stubborn. What if he does something rash?"
She hadn't yet figured out Zhou Qi's identity, and she absolutely couldn't let him die like this.
"Qingwan, it's alright, Zhou Qi will be fine!" Li Ying comforted her, though she herself was also very anxious.
Back in her room, Li Ying sat down and reviewed the events that had occurred over the past few days. Almost all of them had happened around her. Besides Ye Wenchi from the Ye family, there must be other spies who were even more deeply hidden. But where exactly was this person hiding?
Ye Jingchi pushed open the door and placed a glass of fresh milk on the table: "I asked Aunt Yang to get this from the cattle farm. Drink it while it's hot."
Li Ying picked up the bowl, took two sips, but had no appetite.
"Ye Jingchi, I always feel that these things are very strange."
What's strange about it?
"It seems like someone deliberately dragged me into this situation." This is the best explanation Li Ying can think of.
Ye Jingchi pursed his lips: "If you were to write plays, you could probably create a stunning piece."
Li Ying glared at Ye Jingchi: "I'm being serious."
"I'm being serious with you. It wasn't someone else who dragged you into this situation; it was me who dragged you into it. Actually, they're targeting me."
Li Ying then realized why she was feeling so strange.
From the moment the agreement with Ye Jingchi was made, the story took one twist after another, and it was almost entirely related to Ye Jingchi rather than to herself.
"The situation is that you're already involved, and it's difficult to extricate yourself. But don't worry, I will guarantee with my own life that you and your child will be safe."
Ye Jingchi stated.
Li Ying certainly believed in Ye Jingchi's abilities, but if the poison in his body wasn't cleared, he wouldn't be able to protect them, mother and child, or even himself.
"Ye Jingchi, don't you believe me?" Li Ying asked earnestly.
Ye Jingchi stretched out his large hand and tightly grasped Li Ying's fair hand, gently stroking it. The thick calluses on his palm made one's heart itch.
"I trust you, otherwise I wouldn't have let you change my dressing!"
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