Chapter 75: Chapter 391 I must go find your mother
“Dad…”
Lu Yao’s eyes widened in horror, and then she cried out desperately, without even having time to digest what the doctor had just said.
Qi Huang’s soul trembled when she saw this. She didn’t expect heaven to not let this family go. Three out of five family members contracted terminal illnesses one after another. What kind of punishment was this?
Doctor Kong was also startled, so he quickly came to check. After a moment, his eyes widened in shock, and his hand taking her pulse trembled slightly.
“Doctor! Doctor! What’s wrong with my father?”
Lu Yao asked tearfully.
Doctor Kong’s cheeks twitched, and he showed a look of pity on his face. After a long while, he said with difficulty, “Child, your father just fainted from anger, and he will wake up soon, but… but I must tell you, he also has a tumor!”
“What?”
Lu Yao’s eyes widened in horror, forgetting even her sadness, only tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably.
‘How is this possible?’
Even in her dream, Qi Huang felt a chill down her spine. Four! Now it’s four! Four out of a family of five contracted terminal illnesses one after another, and the same one. Who would believe it was a coincidence? This is either divine punishment or a curse!
“Doctor… Doctor… Woo woo woo… I beg you… You must save my father!”
After a moment, the little Lu Yao finally recovered from her shock, then knelt down and begged desperately.
“Child! Get up quickly!”
Doctor Kong showed a look of pity on his face and quickly helped Lu Yao up.
“Woo… Please, you must save my father! Woo woo woo… I only have him as my family now.”
Lu Yao kept bowing after standing up.
“You only have him as your family?”
The pity on Doctor Kong’s face became more obvious.
“Yes… woo woo… my grandparents both died of the tumor… tumor, and my mother… Mother ran away from home two months ago, and her whereabouts are unknown now. Now it’s just me and Dad… Dad and I relying on each other!”
Lu Yao choked and explained.
“What? They all contracted the tumor?”
Doctor Kong’s face showed horror, and then he muttered to himself, “This is not right! Although the tumor your parents contracted is a terminal illness, it is not contagious. How could they all get it one after another?”
“Woo woo… I… I don’t know!”
Yao Yao sobbed, her fair cheeks already crying like a little cat.
“Could it be hereditary? That’s not right either, your mother and grandmother married into the family from outside!”
Doctor Kong paced back and forth.
Yao Yao stared blankly. She dared not interrupt, she could only hold back her tears as much as possible. When she couldn’t hold back anymore, she would cover her small mouth tightly with her little hand.
“Could it be divine retribution?”
When Doctor Kong thought of this, a trace of fear appeared on his face.
After a moment, Doctor Kong looked at Lu Yao and said helplessly, “Child, I really want to help you, but the tumor is a terminal illness. Let alone me, even the imperial physicians in the palace can’t do anything, so…”
“Doctor… Doctor… can you tell me why? Why did my grandfather, grandmother, father, and mother all suffer from terminal illnesses?”
Lu Yao asked with a sob, her young face full of unwillingness, her bright eyes twinkling, as if anger was spreading.
Doctor Kong was stunned for a moment, then patiently explained, “Child, the tumor your parents contracted is not contagious, so we can rule out the possibility of mutual transmission. Also, your grandmother and mother both married into the family, so it’s unlikely to be hereditary. After thinking about it, the only possible problem is with the diet.”
“Diet?”
Lu Yao wiped away her tears, pondered for a moment, and then hesitated to speak. She was only a twelve-year-old little girl and didn’t understand medicine. Even if there was a problem with some aspect of their diet, she wouldn’t be able to find it.
“Child, a doctor’s heart is benevolent. How about this, I’ll find time to visit your home another day.”
Doctor Kong knew what Lu Yao wanted to say, so he sighed.
“Thank you, Doctor! Thank you, Doctor!”
Lu Yao was overjoyed and then bowed desperately.
“No need to bow to me. As a doctor, I am ashamed to be unable to help you!”
Doctor Kong repeatedly stopped her, showing a look of guilt on his face.
“Doctor, can I ask you for one thing? Please don’t tell my father that he has a terminal illness!”
Lu Yao said, wiping the tears from her face.
Doctor Kong agreed without hesitation. Although this violated the code of conduct for doctors, people’s hearts are made of flesh and blood, and he could not refuse the request of this pitiful child.
Half an hour later, Lu Hua woke up, becoming even more dejected. He did not get any medicine and left the county town with his daughter.
“Yaoyao, when we get back, you stay at home obediently. I must go find your mother.”
Along the way, Lu Hua suddenly instructed.
“But… but Dad… Dad… didn’t you say you weren’t feeling well?”
Lu Yao reminded him haltingly.
“It’s okay, Dad is in good spirits. Your mother is sick and has been away for two months. I don’t know how she is now!”
Lu Hua’s eyes were slightly red, and then he cautioned, “After I leave, you must take good care of yourself. Don’t open the door to strangers when I’m not home.”
Lu Hua gently stroked his daughter’s little head. To be honest, he was really worried about leaving such a young daughter alone, but now he was even more worried about his wife who had a terminal illness.
“But… but you…”
Lu Yao wanted to say something, but eventually held back, only tears welling up in her eyes.
“Oh, and Yaoyao, ever since your mother ran away from home, there have been rumors in the village, and people have been slandering her, saying she was vain and abandoned her husband and daughter. When you go back, if anyone says that, tell them the truth. We cannot let your mother be wronged; she is a good woman!”
Lu Hua instructed again.
“I know… woo woo…”
Yao Yao started sobbing again. Although she wasn’t very sensible yet, she already realized how difficult her future would be.
“Alas! Don’t cry! It’s my fault!”
Lu Hua closed his eyes painfully, then pulled his daughter into his arms.
The father and daughter returned home, and Lu Hua began to pack his luggage. The next morning, he left the village. Before that, he asked a neighbor to take care of his daughter.
Lu Yao quietly followed her father. The little girl stumbled out for two miles, and only when she could no longer see her father’s back did she squat under a tree and cry uncontrollably.
Two days later, Doctor Kong fulfilled his promise and personally came to Lu’s house to check the cause. Unfortunately, he wandered around the house and the yard for most of the day but still couldn’t find the root cause.
“I’m sorry, daughter, I couldn’t find the reason, but just in case, I suggest you move to another place.”
Doctor Kong kindly reminded her.
“…”
Yao Yao wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, she could only look at Doctor Kong expectantly. How could a twelve-year-old girl have the ability to move? And where could she move to?
“Alas!”
Doctor Kong sighed, and then left, looking back three times.
After Lu Hua embarked on his journey to find his wife, he would return once every ten days or so, just to sell chickens and ducks to earn travel expenses.
Lu Yao gradually realized that she could help her father at home, so she worked from dawn till dusk, raising the livestock and poultry fat and healthy, in order to sell for a little more money. And with her efforts, the entire village knew the real reason why Gu Yuan ran away from home, so no one slandered her mother anymore.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. Soon, another rumor spread in the village that three out of the five members of the Lu family had contracted terminal illnesses because they had done something wrong and were punished by heaven.
Because this rumor fit the saying of “karma” very well, it was quickly accepted by the villagers.
Thus, Lu Yao and her father were isolated, and no one dared to interact with them.
…
Cheng Ling woke up from her dream, and the “person” could not recover for a long time. The red mark on her face had spread another circle, and it was already as big as an egg, and the color had faded a bit more.
Qi Huang’s heart was also twisted with pain. She prayed that it was just a dream, otherwise, how dark would the future be for a twelve-year-old girl to encounter such a disaster?
When Qi Huang woke up, it was already well past sunrise. She heard her Master Xu Mei’s voice from the courtyard outside and quickly got up.
When Qi Huang went out to wash up, she realized that the whole family was in the courtyard accompanying Xu Mei, and only she had overslept, making her face blush.
“You lazy pig, if you’re like this when you get married, then your in-laws will scold us to death!”
Her mother, Jiang Liniang, couldn’t help but laugh and scold.
Cheng Hong Ling’s face changed slightly when she heard this.
“Mother, don’t worry, I won’t get married, so no one will scold you.”
Qi Huang said cheekily.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression quickly turned cheerful when she heard this.
“Yes, Junior Sister, with her talent, she should focus on achieving immortality. Getting married would be such a waste.”
Xu Mei also agreed from the side.
“Senior Sister, cultivation can lead to immortality. Sleeping in will only make you a lazy pig.”
Jiang Liniang continued to tease.
Everyone couldn’t help but laugh when they heard this.
“Hong Ling, Qi Huang, Master actually has something important to discuss with you this time.”
Xu Mei said seriously, “Actually, I think the Immortal Alliance changing the rules is not necessarily a bad thing for you. Since the clone can participate in the Evergreen Convention independently, why can’t we use this rule?”
“Master, you mean…”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression changed.
“Yes, since the Immortal Alliance is trying its best to make things difficult for you, why not let Qi Huang temporarily participate in the Evergreen Convention in another sect? This way, it’s equivalent to bypassing the Immortal Alliance’s obstruction.”
Xu Mei slightly raised the corner of her mouth.
“This is a good idea. The Immortal Alliance doesn’t know Huang’er’s strength, so they definitely won’t focus their attention on her.”
Cheng Yuan immediately agreed.
Cheng Hong Ling also nodded unconsciously. If Qi Huang could be sent away, it would not only open up another path but also prevent this guy from interfering midway.
“I think Master’s suggestion is very good, what do you think?”
Cheng Hong Ling then asked for Qi Huang’s opinion.
