Fan Tong frowned and looked at Fan Hun, feeling extremely distressed. "Son, what were you doing yesterday? How did you end up like this?"
Fan Hun was pale and his voice was trembling with sobs. "Father, didn't I already tell you? During the day, I stay home playing with cats and dogs, walking birds and raising fish. At night, I have nothing to do, so I go to Zuixianglou to drink and find girls. I haven't done anything else!"
"Look at you, you're useless. You don't do anything productive, all you do is go after women all day. I've told you so many times, don't go to prostitutes all the time, they're not good places."
"Father, since you say brothels are no good places, why do you always go there?" Fan Hun curled his lip in disdain.
Fan Tong's eyebrows shot up in anger, looking at him with a disappointed expression. "Nonsense! Can you compare to your father? I went to those places to discuss business; it was out of necessity. But you..."
"Alright, sir, stop explaining." Madam Fan couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "It's all your fault. If you hadn't taken Hun'er to those brothels since he was little, he wouldn't be so reluctant to leave."
Fan Hun nodded in agreement, "Mother, you're right. This is all because my father taught me. If he hadn't taken me to places like that, I wouldn't have gotten addicted!"
Fan Tong stomped his feet in anger, "You really don't learn the good things, but you pick up the bad ones right away. Now look what's happened, you've ruined yourself. Now you've given up!"
"Mom, look at my dad, he's laughing at me." Fan Hun kicked and pawed, grinning widely as he howled, "Oh dear, it's so embarrassing, I'll never be able to go out like this again."
"Good son, don't worry, I've already sent someone to fetch a doctor." After saying that, Madam Fan glared at Fan Tong. "Your son is in such a state, and you're still mocking him. Can't you say something nice?"
"Oh, my wife, I wasn't making fun of our son, I was just worried!"
As they were talking, the servant led the doctor in hurriedly.
Doctor Li didn't say much. He sat by the bed and began to take the patient's pulse. He would furrow his brows and shake his head and sigh. He didn't utter a single word for a long time.
Fan Tong paced back and forth anxiously, "Doctor Li, what illness does my son have? Why has he become like this?"
Doctor Li slowly stood up, shook his head and sighed, "Master Fan, please forgive my poor medical skills, I really cannot diagnose the root cause of your son's illness, and I do not know how to treat him."
Fan Tong felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He swayed and almost fell over, but he steadied himself and pleaded, "Doctor Li, you are a famous doctor in Qingshui Town. Please save my son!"
"I have practiced medicine for many years and have never seen such a strange disease. I am truly powerless to help. Please, Master Fan, find someone more skilled."
After saying this, Doctor Li picked up his medicine box and hurriedly left.
Fan Hun was stunned for a long time, then suddenly remembered Chen Qingqing's words, "Father, Mother, quickly go and invite Miss Chen, she should have a way to cure my strange illness."
"Yes, yes, she can even cure my chronic illness, so she can definitely cure Hun'er's strange disease too." Fan Tong was so anxious that he could hardly speak, and shouted loudly, "Steward Shi, quickly go to Nanshan Village to invite Miss Chen."
A servant hurriedly stepped forward to report, "Master, Steward Shi and Miss Chen went to Wild Wolf Valley to find medicine for you yesterday, and they haven't returned yet."
Fan Tong was extremely anxious. He only had this one precious son. If anything happened to him, his vast family business would be left without an heir. How could he face his ancestors in the underworld after his death?
He slapped his forehead. "Oh dear, I was so flustered! Quickly, get the carriage ready, I'll go and fetch it myself."
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Shi Taishou and his two servants left Wolf Valley. If they returned to Clearwater Town, news of it would likely reach Fan Tong's ears, and they would certainly be punished.
The three of them discussed it and then drove their carriage straight to Anyang County, which was thirty miles away...
The three arrived in Anyang County, first finding a bathhouse for a comfortable soak, and then spending the night in a brothel. They hurriedly returned to Qingshui Town by carriage just before dawn.
Shi Taishou instructed two servants to go to Nanshan Village to pretend to keep an eye on Chen Qingqing, while he returned to the Fan residence to report the good news to Master Fan.
As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Fan Tong rushing out in a hurry. He quickly went up to him and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"You're back just in time, you stinky shit. Tell me, has Miss Chen found those poisonous creatures?"
"Reporting to your question, sir, we searched Wolf Valley with Miss Chen all night before finally gathering the necessary poisons. I'm back to put your mind at ease; Miss Chen has already begun refining the medicine."
Fan Tong nodded in satisfaction. "It's good that you found her. Don't worry about the medicine for me yet. Go and invite Miss Chen over again."
Shi Taishou was taken aback. "Master, has your illness worsened again?"
"Shut your stinking mouth, are you cursing me?" Fan Tong glared at him angrily.
Shi Taishou quickly raised his hand and gently patted his face twice. "Master, that's not what I meant. I was just concerned about your health."
"Alright, alright, it's not me, it's the young master who has contracted a strange illness. Go and invite Miss Chen here quickly, put the medicine-making aside for now."
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." Shi Taishou dared not delay, and got into the carriage, heading towards Nanshan Village...
Chen Qingqing got up early. She knew that the Fan family would definitely send people to monitor her again. In order to fool them, she took out a medicine-refining furnace from her space and some blood-activating and stasis-removing herbs, and put them in the furnace to boil.
Sure enough, just as she finished everything, two servants entered the courtyard. Seeing her brewing the medicine with great skill, they were relieved.
Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats was heard, followed by a carriage stopping at the gate.
Shi Taishou rushed in, looking flustered. "Miss Chen, something terrible has happened! You must come with me right now!"
Seeing this, Chen Qingqing had already guessed what was going on. She pretended to be surprised and asked, "What's wrong, Steward Shi? What happened? Did your master pass away?"
"No, no, no, it's not my master, it's my young master who's dying."
"Your young master? He seemed perfectly fine yesterday, how come he suddenly fell ill?"
"Yes, I don't know the specifics, but the illness seems quite serious. Miss Chen, you should go and see a doctor as soon as possible."
"Alright, then I'll go with you to take a look."
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