Lu Zheng nodded and agreed, thinking to himself that he had cast a Nightmare Curse on Liu Yifan and planted a suggestion in his dream, curious to see how long he could last before coming back.
In the following days, Lu Zheng came in the morning to perform acupuncture on Lin Wan and returned in the afternoon to the past to discuss medical skills with Liu Qingyan.
As Liu Qingyan finished reading through several short medical books, Lu Zheng brought her two hefty volumes, "Thousand Gold Formula" and "Compendium of Materia Medica."
Liu Qingyan was overjoyed, bursting with a passion that even Lu Zheng could hardly imagine.
To Lu Zheng, it felt like a farm child eager to learn had suddenly stepped into the national library.
Moreover, a few days after Duan Changzai returned to Yizhou Prefecture, the Prefecture Government Office issued a decree to the County Government Office to hire craftsmen to build Taohua Temple in Peach Blossom Plain in Tonglin County, to offer to the Peach Blossom Fairy.
The overseer of the county was Chief Clerk Li, who, along with Chief Liu, came to Lu Zheng’s home to ask how the Taohua Temple should be constructed.
As prominent figures in the county, they were aware of some confidential information. Furthermore, Chief Liu had assisted in cleaning up after the Scorpion Demon’s execution that night.
They had seen Lu Zheng’s performance throughout, which, to be honest, was even more dazzling than Daoist Yuan Jing’s.
The decree from the Prefecture Government Office was clearly related to that day, so Chief Liu tactfully brought Chief Clerk Li to visit.
Lu Zheng nodded, went to the study, and took out a painting and a piece of calligraphy.
"The statue of the Peach Blossom Fairy in the Taohua Temple should be based on this painting, and erect a stele in front of the temple with this poem inscribed."
"Yes, yes, yes," Chief Clerk Li nodded repeatedly, taking the painting and calligraphy, and looked at Chief Liu, thinking they had come to the right place this time.
Acupuncture, learning medicine, cultivating during the day, traveling to the Peach Grove at midnight.
The days passed by, and Lu Zheng consumed seventeen more strands of the Light of Fortune, greatly enhancing his cultivation and foundation.
That day, Lu Zheng walked into Lin Wan’s house to find her moving around in the living room, fully recovered.
"Is today the last time?"
Lu Zheng nodded with a smile, "Actually, you were fully recovered three days ago. These past three days have been just reinforcement."
"Really?" Lin Wan was both surprised and delighted, yet somewhat incredulous, "I’m really healed?"
"Why, do you want more acupuncture?"
"If you’re the one doing it, I’m willing!" Lin Wan said firmly.
"Alright, lie down then."
Walking into the bedroom, Lin Wan turned her back to Lu Zheng, skillfully removed her shirt, and lay down on the bed.
Lu Zheng took out acupuncture needles and inserted them into Lin Wan’s spine and lumbar vertebrae one by one.
"Is your mother back yet?"
"No, it might take a few more days." Lin Wan shook her head.
A few days ago, Lin’s Mother had to rush back to handle some work-related affairs.
Actually, it wasn’t urgent. If Lin Wan had still been bedridden, Lin’s Mother wouldn’t have left.
However, already a week earlier, Lin Wan had recovered enough to move freely, allowing her mother to leave with peace of mind.
Lu Zheng and Lin Wan chatted casually, and an hour quickly flew by.
Lu Zheng removed the acupuncture needles one by one, gathering them into the trash box.
"All done, you can get up now."
Lu Zheng turned to see Lin Wan still lying on the bed.
"All healed?" Lin Wan asked.
"I can move around without any problems?" Lin Wan asked again.
Lu Zheng smirked, "If you’ve ever practiced dance, you could even bend backward without any issue now."
Lin Wan nodded, got up, and turned around.
"Whoa!" Lu Zheng was startled, "You didn’t..."
Lin Wan stepped forward, grabbed Lu Zheng by the collar, flipped him onto the bed, and straddled on top of him.
"Let me get up!" Lu Zheng attempted to rise.
"No!" Lin Wan pushed him back down.
Lu Zheng, "Continue."
Lin Wan, "Stop it, I can’t move anymore~"
"That assassin was right; you must have secrets," Lin Wan said softly.
Lu Zheng blinked and said nothing.
Lin Wan wasn’t foolish; she had long understood her injuries after discussions with the hospital.
Not to mention the fully severed nerves, just the fractured lumbar vertebrae alone weren’t something that could completely heal in just over a month.
Yet what was the reality? Two hours!
Could this be achieved by someone paralyzed in the lower body?
Could this be achieved by a self-taught young man in Chinese medicine?
No wonder Lu Zheng advised her not to tell others, his fear of failing was just a cover, he was truly worried about healing too fast.
Lin Wan understood that Lu Zheng could have extended the treatment to six months or even a year, making it less conspicuous, obviously to spare her suffering.
With such a significant hint, her previous claims that he feared death or was just messing around with martial arts seemed unfounded.
Lin Wan couldn’t help but punch Lu Zheng’s chest, "You scoundrel!"
"I probably have to hide at home for another two months before I can appear before them."
With that comment, Lin Wan made her stance clear.
Actually, as soon as Lin Wan entrusted herself to Lu Zheng and shared her suspicions, he had understood Lin Wan’s stance.
"Keep your secrets, I won’t ask anything," Lin Wan lay on Lu Zheng’s chest, listening to his heartbeat, "I trust you, you’re a good person."
It was too late, she had already committed herself to him, handing him a good person card.
"Don’t worry, I’m just a law-abiding citizen, what could I possibly do?" Lu Zheng laughed, confident that none of his methods were illegal.
Lu Zheng was very content, trusting Lin Wan as she trusted him, both protecting each other’s boundaries and respecting each other’s feelings.
This is the only way to make it lasting.
Then Lin Wan laughed, "Can I come to you in the future for unsolvable cases?"
She hadn’t forgotten how Lu Zheng had located the target hotel on the day of the incident.
"Wow, you’re paying in advance now and requesting the service later?"
Lin Wan twisted her waist, "Can I?"
"Hiss—Slow down, be careful not to break it," Lu Zheng held her bowl gently, "The thing is, I can’t really solve cases, I’m just good at finding people."
Lu Zheng replied casually, "As long as you have the item, I can locate whoever touched it."
Lin Wan blinked, "What does that mean?"
"Just what it sounds like."
"Only the item? No fingerprints, no blood, no sweat, no skin residue!"
"If you had those, would you need me?"
Lin Wan was amazed, "How is that possible? How do you do that? Is it through the Qi Sensitivity you’ve developed?"
Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, "You said you wouldn’t ask."
Lin Wan glared at him, bit his chest lightly, and stopped asking.
After a while of quiet.
Lin Wan suddenly raised her head, "Are you behind Liu Yifan’s situation?"
Lu Zheng immediately denied it, "It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it, don’t spread rumors!"
Lin Wan shot him a sidelong glance, and twisted her body, "Continue!"