As Feng Engui spoke, tears streamed down his face:
"My Feng family was once a renowned family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the capital!"
Now, in my generation, the family business has declined...
And I, too, was blinded by greed…
He covered his face, tears streaming down his face, unable to continue speaking.
Su Ruyi frowned and said, "At your age, asking me to take you as my disciple would shorten my lifespan, wouldn't it?"
Feng Engui wiped away his tears: "But I still want to practice medicine, I still want to save people! I've done too many bad things, I want to pay them back, I want to make amends!"
Su Ruyi sighed and said:
"Don't you just want to learn my incantation technique and continue practicing medicine?"
Dr. Feng, there's no such thing as a free lunch!
Imagine what kind of situation you would have put me in if I hadn't saved Mr. Ba today.
What you want is the secret technique of my Su family!
If I give this to you, how will I face my ancestors?
Upon hearing this, Feng Engui realized just how aggressive he had been before.
Indeed, this calculating mind can never be washed away!
He then realized how incredibly foolish he had been.
So he reached out to his apprentice, who pulled him to his feet.
He bowed to Su Ruyi again: "I admit defeat because of my inferior skills. I will honor the bet!"
After saying this, he walked away with his back hunched, supported by his apprentice.
At this moment, a "thump" sound came from behind Su Ruyi as she knelt down!
Su Ruyi turned around and saw Ba Yuchi kneeling at her feet: "Dr. Su! I understand now! I... I clearly went to the Yellow Springs, but you pulled me back! I can never repay your life-saving grace..."
Su Ruyi hurriedly helped Ba Yuchi up: "Old Ba, what are you doing? You're really shortening my lifespan!"
Ba Yuchi wept uncontrollably.
"I'm not greedy, and I don't want another ten or twenty years, I just want three years!"
My research will definitely yield results in three years!
Ya Sheng, go!
Let's gather them back together!
Our research project can continue!
Qi Yasheng's eyes suddenly lit up with a light that Su Ruyi had never seen before: "Hey! Teacher! I'll go tonight."
Su Ruyi gave Ba Yuchi some more instructions and some points to note.
He also made sure to take his medication on time.
After saying that, he prepared to leave.
Ba Yuchi grabbed her arm and said, "Dr. Su, I am deeply grateful! But I will definitely give you a good gift. Just wait and see."
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "Practicing medicine and saving lives, how could it be for reward?"
She didn't pay any attention to Ba Yuchi's words, comforted the old man for a while, and then left with Qi Yasheng.
That evening, when Su Ruyi entered the space, the dazzling golden light emanating from the room where the merit book was kept had already drawn Su Qiu's attention for quite some time.
Su Qiushi shook his head and said, "Ruyi, you must have accumulated a lot of merit again."
These days, Su Qiushi has learned more about Huichuntang and has vaguely sensed the existence of merit. Su Ruyi then told him the truth.
At this moment, Su Ruyi looked at the golden light and her heart was filled with excitement.
She opened the door, and Su Qiushi watched as she disappeared into the golden light.
Su Ruyi opened the merit book on the table, and saw that it read: "You saved a person of great virtue, so the chance to bring you back to life that you sacrificed has already been repaid many times over!"
This passage means that because you saved someone who had performed great deeds, the chance to bring someone back from the brink of death that you used has been returned to you twofold!
Su Ruyi was still a little confused about the meaning of "double". She turned the page and saw that, apart from the first page being cut off by a third, there were two more pages afterward!
Su Ruyi's fingers trembled—meaning that in addition to the two remaining spots, she now had six more spots for a miraculous comeback!
She can save a total of eight people!
Su Ruyi's heart was surging with emotion at this moment!
The surprise the Book of Merit gave her was a delightful surprise.
After Su Ruyi had read through all the contents, the golden light emitted by the Book of Merit gradually disappeared...
Three days have passed.
For the past three days, Su Ruyi has been traveling to various villages on the outskirts of Beijing.
With the letter of introduction from Qi Yasheng, she disguised herself as an investigator looking into the living conditions of local educated youth—in other words, someone from "above," looking for trouble.
Wherever they went, they were warmly received by local village officials and brigade cadres.
Her official public statement was that while investigating the living conditions of educated youth, she also had a secret mission to help a relative find out about the current situation of a baby girl who went missing years ago.
The brigade cadres were very cooperative, bringing her the villagers' information one by one to review.
In three days, she had visited four villages, but to no avail.
In the news and briefings of her previous life, she remembered a very important point, which was also very easy to remember: before the real Qiao Tianyue returned to the Qiao family in Beijing, her name was Zhang Ruyi!
Yes, it's also called "Ruyi"!
Therefore, Su Ruyi remembered this very easily.
She plans to conduct a thorough, door-to-door investigation of more than 300 villages in the suburbs of Beijing.
There was no other way but to try this.
That evening, as she returned to the cadre guesthouse exhausted, she saw two people sitting next to the reception desk on the first floor: Ba Yuchi and Qi Yasheng.
The two men immediately stood up upon seeing her, beaming with smiles, and said, "Dr. Su, you're finally back!"
The two followed her into her room.
Without saying a word, Ba Yuchi started taking things out of his bag.
Su Ruyi watched in disbelief as he pulled out a house deed.
Ba Yuchi held the house deed in both hands and solemnly handed it to Su Ruyi: "Little Doctor Su! Divine Physician Su! Don't refuse! If you refuse, then you're being disrespectful to me, Old Ba!"
The property deed was shoved into Su Ruyi's hands without any explanation.
Su Ruyi looked over and saw that it was clearly a large courtyard house in a prime location in Beijing!
She was speechless: "This is..."
Ba Yuchi said, “This is an inheritance left to me by an elder in my family. This courtyard has been empty and gathering dust, but Ya Sheng has asked her students to help clean it up these past two days. I’m giving the courtyard to you, Doctor Su! This way you’ll have a place to stay when you come to the capital.”
"No, no, no, this is too valuable, I absolutely cannot accept it!" Su Ruyi hurriedly tried to push the deed back.
Ba Yuchi became anxious: "Dr. Su, if you don't accept this, then you're looking down on me, old Ba!"
Qi Yasheng quickly interjected, "Dr. Su, please accept it! My teacher has many houses, one more won't make a difference!"
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