Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sun Zhengrong left in the afternoon. Before he left, he talked with Uncle Lin for a long time. While their conversation was enjoyable, he was still worried about his son.
âYou donât have to worry,â Uncle Lin said. âAs long as Iâm here, the child wonât get hurt.â
âIâll leave it to you,â Sun Zhengrong said.
âUncle Lin, please tell me truth. Is it dangerous for my father to go back to Dao?â Sun Yunsheng felt that his fatherâs mood had been strange the past few days.
âHe does have some things to deal with, but itâs not his first time tackling such a problem,â Uncle Lin replied. âItâs been like this for so many years, you know. Donât worry. Your focus needs to be on curing your disease.â
Sun Yunsheng was still worried about his father, but he also knew that his worries could not make any difference.
If only I could help. Sun Yunsheng knew his father worked hard for him. He had gone to countless places and asked numerous doctors for medication. He knew who his father was. His dignity was important. He didnât like to ask for help. Yet, had bowed many times for his son.
Sun Yunsheng always wanted to do something to help his father, but what could he do? Trading? He only knew a little. Plotting? He was rather inexperienced. Martial arts? His body was in no shape. Even when he recovered, his body wouldnât be strong enough. He felt useless.
If only I could be like Doctor Wang. I should take him as my teacher!
It was not the first time that this idea came to mind. But, it had never been as strong as now. Iâll beg him tomorrow!
The next morning was a bit cloudy and really windy.
Sun Yunsheng brought up his idea to Uncle Lin.
âI want Wang Yao to be my teacher,â he said.
âWhat do you want to learn from him, martial arts?â Uncle Lin asked.
âYes. I want to learn martial arts for now,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âIt would be a great opportunity if he took you as his apprentice, no matter what you learn,â Uncle Lin said. âBut, like what he said last time, he might not take you for now.â
âI want to try my luck,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âIâll support you.â The old man clapped his shoulder.
As he came down from the hill, Wang Yao saw Sun Yunsheng waiting outside the clinic.
âWhatâs up? Do you feel uncomfortable?â he asked.
âNo,â Sun Yunsheng replied as he knelt to the ground in front of him.
âWhatâs going on?â Wang Yao was shocked. âWhat do you mean by this?â
âPlease, take me as your apprentice,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âYou want to be my apprentice?â Wang Yao had not expected him to make this request.
âYes,â Sun Yunsheng seriously replied.
âWhat do you want to learn?â Wang Yao asked.
âMartial arts,â Sun Yunsheng replied.
Wang Yao was silent a while after hearing his words. âBut, why?â
âI want to help my father,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âHa-ha... Uncle Lin also knows martial arts. Why not learn from him?â Wang Yao assumed that the old man also mastered martial arts.
âHe said heâs less skillful than you,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âSorry, I donât plan on taking an apprentice right now.â Wang Yao refused him again.
âThen, I will keep kneeling here,â Sun Yunsheng said.
Wang Yao was embarrassed. It was like a movie or TV plot was happening to him in real life.
âDo you think it will work?â Wang Yao smiled as he looked at Sun Yunsheng.
Sun Yunsheng did not know what to say. He had thought of that before he came to the clinic. He had no better way to beg Wang Yao to take him as an apprentice. Additionally, his disease was in Wang Yaoâs hand to be cured. He could only try the routine commonly found in tales.
âBack.â Wang Yao raised his hand. Sun Yunsheng felt that an intangible force raised him up.
Itâs? Sun Yunsheng lost consciousness. His Qi and been released from the inside out. He did not regain his consciousness until Wang Yao opened the door and went into the clinic.
âDoes it really exist?â Sun Yunsheng was in shock. Now more than ever he wanted Wang Yao to be his teacher. He decided to try one more time and knelt outside the door. The chilling wind roared and blew by him.
Most of the villagers had stayed at home and crouched on the heated stone bed chatting, watching TV or making a group to play poker. A few people liked to wander around outside. When they saw a person kneeling outside Wang Yaoâs clinic, they were shocked.
What happened? Did he do something wrong? Did he have to kneel down to see doctor?
The village went closer to have a look. He saw it was the young man who had just moved to the village and built a new house. It was said that his family was rather wealthy. The car they drove was a Benz or Land Rover. He knew they often saw Wang Yao for treatment. Why does he kneel tonight?
âLad, why are you kneeling here?â he asked.
âI...I want to take him as teacher,â the young man replied.
âTeacher? Who, Wang Yao?â the villager asked.
âYes,â the young man replied.
âWhat for?â the villager asked.
Sun Yunsheng wanted to say martial arts but swallowed the words back. He shouldnât speak it out. Instead, he replied, âTo learn some skills.â
âMedical skills?â the villager asked.
Sun Yunsheng was silent.
âAh, I only watched it on TV,â the villager said âIt opened up my eyes today. How skillful is Fenghuaâs boy?â
A slightly fat man walked toward them.
âOut for a walk?â The villager had met this man a few times. He knew he was a family member of the young man kneeling to the ground. âAh, go have a look.â
âYunsheng, come back home,â Uncle Lin said.
âUncle Lin, I...â Sun Yunshengâs words were immediately interrupted.
âBack.â Uncle Lin approached him, lifted him up and took him back home.
âUncle Lin, I really want him as my teacher and to learn skills from him,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âDo you think this method might make Doctor Wang not like you?â Uncle Lin asked.
âBut, I donât have other way,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âThen, let things remain like what they are now until he change his mind,â Uncle Lin said.
âI...â Sun Yunsheng again was silenced.
âEnough of that,â Uncle Lin said. âI can teach you if you want to learn martial arts. Though I donât know as much as Doctor Wang, itâs still enough to teach you. You might not want to listen to this, but if you want him as your teacher, you at least need to practice and get to my level. It can only be like this.â
Sun Yunsheng sighed. Again, he felt he was rather useless. âUncle Lin, do you think Iâm a troublemaker?â
âWhy do you ask something like that?â The old man was shocked a little by the question.
âI was helpless even I wasnât ill and my father was trapped in trouble,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âYouâre wrong if you really think that.â Uncle Lin laughed. He then looked seriously at Sun Yunsheng and said, âYou are pretty good, compared to your peers. Your fatherâs biggest expectation for you is to be happy and healthy. As for whether you could develop or expand his career, he does not think about such matters so much.â
âBut, I will,â the young man solemnly replied.
The old man clapped his shoulder and laughed.
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In Jing...
âProfessor Su, can you check me again?â Lv Xian asked.
âLike what Iâve said before, you have completely recovered,â Su Changhe said with a smile. âYou can take this report to other hospitals if you donât trust me.â
He knew that Lv Xian had suffered from an odd disease and had found Wang Yao in the village because of his reference. He came again for a careful check after Wang Yaoâs treatment. He was totally healthy now, completely recovered. Lv Xian apparently did not believe it.
âThatâs not what I mean,â Lv Xian said.
âWhat did Doctor Wang say?â Su Changhe asked.
âHe said I am healed,â Lv Xian replied. âAll the poisonous insects were killed.â
âThen, itâs settled,â Su Changhe said. He remembered Wei Hai, who had the same symptoms but even more severe.
âOK. Thanks,â Lv Xian said.
âYouâre welcome, and you should also thank Doctor Wang,â Su Changhe said.
Lv Xian was rather happy. He could not help jumping in the air when he left Su Changheâs office.
The surrounding people who saw him gave him a weird look. Is he mad?
Lv Xian didnât care about othersâ thoughts and ideas. He was healed, which made him really happy. He needed to express his excitement. He returned home and told his wife. She was also happy, so she reserved a table to celebrate. It indeed deserved a great celebration!