There's no good solution to the Gu family's problem for now, and they're forced into this situation. Song Zhi can understand Gu Hanting's thoughts.
"Your grandfather hasn't come back yet?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head, examined Song Zhi's leg, and then took out silver needles. "Third Uncle, let me try inserting two needles. See if it still hurts."
She has been practicing her internal energy these past two days. With her previous skills, she has been able to feel the energy within her body. So she wants to try to see if this method can help the patient recover faster and make the patient feel better.
Song Zhi didn't care. Since his leg was already like this, and this girl still knew how to prick it, he might as well give it a try.
While giving him acupuncture, Jiang Qiao asked about the interrogation. "That person also received a message to get rid of me, but as for who gave him the order and who the other party is, that person doesn't know."
Jiang Qiao nodded, her expression focused as she inserted the needle. Song Zhi initially felt nothing, but as time went on, he felt his legs were warm and comfortable, without the pain he had felt before.
"Wow, girl, your needlework is amazing! I feel all warm and cozy."
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It would be even better if it could be of any use, so you wouldn't be lying in your hospital bed thinking about this all the time."
This is the first time I've ever done this, and I didn't expect it to be so effective. From now on, I'll do this for you every day until you're discharged from the hospital.
By the way, how did that person contact his superiors? Did he have anything to do with what happened in the detention center?
"We tried the radio today, but there was no response at all. Maybe the other side already knows he's been arrested. He doesn't know who did it in the detention center. As for his accomplices, they only communicate through one-way channels and don't know each other."
Jiang Qiao nodded. "So that means there must be other enemy agents in this county. How could such a small county have so many enemy agents? It's not normal. Does this person live here, or is he just here temporarily? Could the reason he wants to kill you be because of revenge for what happened in the north?"
Song Zhi nodded. "That's right. As for this person, you guessed right. He was ordered to come and do something else, but his superiors didn't say what it was. Killing me was also a temporary order."
I just don't understand, what exactly does this person want here?
Jiang Qiao shrugged. "Who knows? Only they themselves know the truth."
Song Zhi chuckled comfortably, "My dear niece, remember to come over tomorrow. I feel so much better after this treatment. I never expected you to have mastered it so well. What will you be like when you grow up?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's accepted or not. You're my third uncle. If anything happens in the future, just let me know. By the way, have you taken care of my sister and brother's schooling? School is about to start, so we can't delay any longer."
Song Zhi waved his hand and said, "It's already been taken care of. You can keep your sister company later. But she's a year younger than you. You're younger than her, and you're already in the third year of junior high school. There's no way you can reason with her."
Jiang Qiao laughed, "There's no need to reason with this. Let my sister and brother study hard and try to skip a grade in the future. I was delayed in the middle, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to be so determined to skip grades."
Jiang Qiao stayed until Song Yuan and the others brought her food before she left, as Chunming still needed to come and get some things.
However, Jiang Qiao ultimately helped deliver the items. With Chunming's two arms, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't carry that many. Having a bicycle would have been much more convenient.
When Hou Diankui saw Jiang Qiao arrive, the old man was overjoyed. "Girl, you're here! Come in and sit down. Have you eaten?"
Even Jiang Qiao was flattered by Hou Diankui's attitude. Could this old man be up to something?
Seeing the little girl's timid appearance, Hou Diankui was overjoyed. It was good that the little girl was a little afraid of him; she had no fear at all. How could he make fun of this girl in the future?
However, Jiang Qiao quickly calmed down. No matter what bad things the old man was up to, as long as she didn't fall for it, it would all be for nothing.
"Master Hou, you should smile more often, otherwise I really can't get used to it. How are you? Have you recovered?"
The old man nodded happily, "Alright, alright, you've already done it, how could I not get better? Otherwise, I would feel bad for letting you come over so late at night to give me acupuncture."
Hou Zhankui cooked rice porridge and made flatbread for dinner. This flatbread wasn't made with ordinary cornmeal; it was the finest kind. Jiang Qiao took a sniff and could faintly smell the fragrance of chestnuts, so it was probably mixed with chestnut flour.
"Aren't you going to eat something?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and waved her hand, "You guys eat, I've already eaten."
Chunming happily took out a jar of pickled vegetables from the things they brought. "Master, this is what Qiao'er gave you to eat. Let's eat this with our food."
"Sorry, Qiao'er, I'm taking advantage of you again."
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "As long as you teach my brother Chunming well, it's fine whether you take advantage of him or not. You guys eat first, I have to go back to study."
"No, wait until I finish eating, then I'll take you home."
"Don't you practice your martial arts at night?"
Hou Zhankui smiled and said, "Why do we have to practice kung fu at night? We can do it during the day. Chunming, eat quickly. Go back with Jiang Qiao later and don't let your parents worry."
While eating, Hou Zhankui asked Jiang Qiao, "Little girl, have you read the medical books? Did you learn anything?"
Jiang Qiao nodded. "It's so useful. I never knew there were so many intricacies to acupuncture. This has broadened my horizons."
"It's good if you can understand it, otherwise it's a waste."
The old man calmly tossed Jiang Qiao a jade pendant. "Keep this with you. You should hurry up and practice the medical skills written in the book. Later, you can help me see a patient. How long will it take you to learn it?"
Jiang Qiao was taken aback. "You mean you want me to treat other people's illnesses? What kind of illnesses? And do I have to learn the acupuncture techniques mentioned above?"
Master Hou, I don't know if you've read that book, but it's not something you can learn in a day or two.
Hou Diankui smiled and said, "Others may not be able to learn it in a short time, but you are Jiang Qiao, girl. You have skills. What you need now is to improve your internal strength. With my jade token to help you, you will achieve twice the result with half the effort. So you need to learn quickly because the patient may not be able to wait."
Jiang Qiao glanced at Hou Diankui and said, "Master Hou, who do you want me to treat? You may not know my principles, but I absolutely will not treat the most wicked and evil people."
Hou Diankui nodded. "I know. That's my junior brother. He's not a bad person. In fact, he's even kinder than me. So, you can heal him. I've tried everything I can think of, but nothing worked. So, I'd like to ask you to give it a try. Girl, I'm counting on you for this."
Jiang Qiao sighed, picked up the jade pendant and put it in her pocket. In that instant, she immediately felt something was different.
"Master Hou?"
Hou Diankui smiled and said, "It's nothing. I engraved an array on the jade tablet, so you can take this opportunity to quickly improve your internal strength. Jiang Qiao, you must master the contents of the book as soon as possible within a month. Saving lives is as urgent as putting out a fire."
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