Ultimate Village Doctor

Chapter Two Hundred and Forty-Five

"I didn't know about the engagement between Song Yi and your father, if I had known, I definitely wouldn't have accepted your father's pursuit, because Song Yi and I were the best of friends at that time. When I found out about this, it caused me great pain, so I proposed a breakup with your father and left without meeting him again. Maybe because of this, it affected his emotions; he was in the military academy and eventually volunteered to join a border operation against drug offenders, where he ended up sacrificing his life at the border. Following that, Song Yi always hated me, believing that if it weren't for me, your father wouldn't have died."

Bai Susu said all this in one breath, her eyes slightly reddening.

She had kept these things hidden in her heart for almost twenty years, and it was the first time today that she shared them with anyone else.

Bai Xuehen took Bai Susu's hand and said, "Mom, how can you blame yourself for this? What era is this to still cling to engagements."

Bai Susu sighed and said, "Your dad came from a military family, and your grandfather was very stubborn too, overall, the situation was a mix of errors and misfortune."

Long Xiaoshan hadn't expected there to be such complications, it truly was quite melodramatic.

It was difficult to say who was right or wrong in these matters.

However, that Song Yi actually never married after that.

Probably obsessed over it too much.

And now she's become an old maid; surely, her psyche must be even more twisted now.

As a doctor, Long Xiaoshan had some insight into psychology.

He consoled her, "Auntie Su, it's been so many years, let the past be the past. When I have time, I'll talk to Song Yi. She's just stuck in her ways."

"You might as well not bother, I'm afraid you two might end up fighting," Bai Susu said with a wry smile.

She knew that Long Xiaoshan had a hot temper.

So did Song Yi.

When these two hot tempers come together, it would be like Mars colliding with Earth.

"Auntie Su, don't you trust me? I'm the best barefoot doctor in the village," Long Xiaoshan said, rather conceitedly.

Bai Susu covered her mouth and laughed, the heavy feeling from bringing up the past faded somewhat.

They walked back to the entrance of the house.

Bai Xuehen said, "Why is this Ferrari still parked outside our house?"

"Didn't I tell you, it's mine," Long Xiaoshan replied.

"Pfft," Bai Xuehen sneered.

Long Xiaoshan felt quite frustrated, it seemed nobody believed him when he told the truth.

The three of them entered the house, Bai Yizhan was practicing Taiji for health in the courtyard. Upon seeing the three enter, he ceased his movements and greeted them with a smile, "You're back."

"Back, Dad."

"Back, Grandpa."

"Elder Bai."

All three greeted him, Bai Yizhan then said, "Xiaoshan, come with me for a moment."

Long Xiaoshan replied and followed Bai Yizhan into the house, where Bai Yizhan led him to a study, pointed to a chair, and said, "Have a seat, Xiaoshan."

After Long Xiaoshan sat down.

Bai Yizhan said, "Xiaoshan, that two-hundred-year-old ginseng must have cost you a lot of money; it really has great uses. Yet, you used it on an old man like me who is on his way out, it really wasn't worth it."

"What's money? I think it's very worthwhile if a ginseng can exchange for a life," Long Xiaoshan said nonchalantly.

"You really don't regret it? I heard from Su Su that she originally wanted to give Bai's Medicinal Materials to you, but you firmly refused to accept it."

"Auntie Su is my friend. If I were to take away all her possessions for helping her, then she definitely wouldn't be my friend."

Bai Yizhan's eyes slightly brightened.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

In his life, he had seen many people and could discern the hearts of many.

From Long Xiaoshan's expressions and demeanor, he could tell that Long Xiaoshan truly did not care about the ginseng.

How many people in this world would use a two-hundred-year-old ginseng to save someone?

Even among close relatives, there are few who would be willing to do this.

Such an extraordinary young man.

He made up his mind, stood up, walked over to the bookshelf in the study, and turned something in a certain spot. Suddenly, the bookshelf made a clicking noise and moved to both sides, revealing a safe.

Long Xiaoshan showed a hint of curiosity, not expecting there to be a mechanism here.

Bai Yizhan opened the safe's door, took out a box from inside, walked up to Long Xiaoshan, and said, "Although you say so, I cannot simply accept your ginseng for free. However, I don't have that much money to give you. This is something I came across by chance in the past. I have never been able to figure out what it is, but I feel that it must be extraordinary. Therefore, I want to give it to you. Maybe you can unravel its mystery."

After saying this, he opened the box, revealing the item inside: a ring.

Long Xiaoshan's face slightly changed as he saw the ring.

He reached out and picked up the ring.

He felt the fluctuations of Spiritual Power from the ring; it was clearly a Magic Artifact.

"Be careful, it seems to absorb your spirit. Every time I looked at it, it felt like it was drawing in my whole spirit, and I even passed out once," Bai Yizhan said swiftly as he saw Long Xiaoshan taking the ring, offering a word of caution.

"No problem, Grandpa Bai."

Long Xiaoshan frowned as he examined the ring. Its patterns were intricate, and upon closer inspection, they seemed to move, as if they were about to absorb his spirit, making him slightly dizzy. But soon he activated his Heavenly Eye.

Golden flames faintly emerged from his eyes.

A powerful Spiritual Force surged towards the ring.

It seemed as though a cracking sound came from the void.

Only Long Xiaoshan's spiritual senses could detect it; immediately afterward, his spirit entered a dimly lit space that was about five meters square.

Inside, there were quite a few items, much like a room.

He had never seen a pig climb a tree, but he had seen pigs run.

In this age of information explosion, Long Xiaoshan had read plenty of novels.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Space Ring."

This was eerily similar to the Space Rings described in many online novels. He never imagined such legendary objects truly existed, but upon reflection, he didn't find it strange. Wasn't he a Spirit Practitioner?

And he even had the Virtuous Jade Spiritual Purification Bottle, which was a million times more magical than the Space Ring.

Still, an intense excitement surged within him.

This object was incredibly practical, the perfect tool for travel, committing murders, robbery, and burglary. Seeing Long Xiaoshan's excitement, Elder Bai asked, "Xiaoshan, do you know what this is?"

"Yes, but Grandpa Bai, where did you get this from?" Long Xiaoshan inquired.

"That's a long story. It was back when I was young, before I was married, just an ordinary herb gatherer. I was young and fearless, and once, I entered Shennongjia and got sucked into Ghost Cave. There, I discovered an ancient corpse dressed like someone from ancient times. Despite being dead for so long, the body was not decayed. I found this ring on his body, as well as several talismans. I used those talismans to make it out of Ghost Cave, but inexplicably, they turned to ash, leaving only this ring which I brought out with me."

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