"Nan Yu is indeed my younger sister!"
The words exploded into Li Xue’s ears, turning her tears into laughter immediately.
"Zhuo Yuan, after searching for so many years, we’ve finally found her. I’ll go find Nan Yu as soon as daylight breaks, not even waiting for your return, and bring her home to see our parents."
A smile filled Nan Zhuoyuan’s face too, but a flicker of hesitation still passed through his eyes.
"It’s better if we wait for my return. With Zheng Ling’s report, even if we don’t bring Nan Yu back, our parents will believe its authenticity."
"Besides, if Nan Luzhi notices something amiss and makes a move against Nan Yu, I won’t be in City A and you might not be able to stop it immediately," he added.
After a few seconds of silence, he continued, "Let’s do this, have Lichuan secretly protect her for now. When I get back, we’ll take her home ourselves and expose the whole thing, leaving them no room to maneuver."
Li Xue agreed, "Okay, I’ll do as you say."
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Nan Yu stayed in the old house for the night. The next morning, she happened to run into Li Chongbai who came to give Chi Ying a follow-up medical examination.
Seeing Nan Yu there, Li Chongbai greeted her proactively.
"Xiao Yu, how’s your recovery going?"
Nan Yu smiled and replied, "I’m almost better now; there’s no problem."
Li Chongbai was relieved, "That’s good to hear."
He added, "The old lady’s health has been improving under your treatment as well."
Chi Ying nodded in agreement, "Thanks to Xiao Yu, I don’t have headaches anymore, and it feels like a complete recovery isn’t far off."
Li Chongbai closed up his medicine box and nodded along.
Nan Yu chuckled softly, "Grandma, give it another two months and you’ll never have to suffer from headaches again."
Chi Ying believed in her completely, "Xiao Yu, you have worked hard."
Nan Yu’s eyes curved into a smile, "I haven’t worked hard."
Li Chongbai looked at Nan Yu and asked, "Xiao Yu, do you have some time recently?"
At these words, Nan Yu turned to him curiously, "Uncle Li, what is it?"
Li Chongbai explained, "The day after tomorrow, there’s a highly skilled practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine returning from abroad to join the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association and become the vice president. There will be a grand welcoming ceremony."
"That welcoming banquet also has another important purpose, to recommend some outstanding practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine to join the Association. I would like to recommend you," he said.
Upon hearing this, Nan Yu’s first instinct was to decline, then she remembered the words "from abroad" and pursed her lips thoughtfully.
Seeing her hesitate, Li Chongbai thought she was concerned about the rules set by her master, and he quickly said, "Xiao Yu, if it’s inconvenient for you to join the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, then don’t."
"But I hope you can attend the banquet. After all, many TCM greats will be there to exchange medical skills, and it could be beneficial for networking."
Nan Yu’s crisp voice rang out.
"Uncle Li, who is the vice president coming from abroad?"
Li Chongbai said, "I’m not clear on the specifics, but I know it is a TCM practitioner with the surname Gu. In the past two years overseas, she has healed countless terminal cases. People say her medical skills come from the same lineage as the Ghost Doctor. It’s a widely held belief both domestically and internationally that she is the Ghost Doctor who disappeared without a trace."
Nan Yu’s gaze sharpened instantly, "Uncle Li, I want to attend this banquet."
Li Chongbai was overjoyed and immediately took out the invitation, "Here you go. It’s the evening after tomorrow; I’ll come pick you up to go together."
Accepting the invitation, Nan Yu noted down the time and place.
"Uncle Li, I’ll go by myself. I don’t want to join the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association just yet; I just want to meet this ’Ghost Doctor.’"
Upon hearing this, Li Chongbai expressed surprise, "You want to meet the Ghost Doctor?"
Nan Yu nodded, "Yes, I want to meet her."