Chapter 57: Fuxi Nine Needles
"Haha, perhaps it’s time for it to return to the martial world. It’s a good horse, and you are its connoisseur." After Tan Tian finished his instructions, he smiled slightly, turned around, and started walking toward a nearby medicine cabinet.
In no time, Tan Tian took out three types of herbs from three small drawers, placing each in three separate bags. Then he said with a grin, "Apprentice, here are your herbs. Also, if that patient needs any more assistance, let me know, and I’ll go check on them."
Tan Tian is a Divine Doctor, so even a severe illness isn’t uncommon for him. If Chen Tianlong can’t handle it, he can give it a try.
"Hehe, alright, but I have some confidence. If it’s beyond me, I’ll ask Master to intervene." Chen Tianlong chuckled. He couldn’t be too certain; it would be embarrassing if he couldn’t handle it later.
The two exchanged smiles and walked out of the secret room.
At this time, Wu Mengting, noting the silence in the room for a while, returned to the room. Seeing her grandfather and Chen Tianlong come out, she smiled slightly and walked over.
"Grandpa, how did Chen Tianlong do? Did he pass?"
Wu Mengting knew her grandfather was strict in accepting apprentices. Having been in there for so long meant it must have been a test. Seeing that Chen Tianlong seemed fine now, he had obviously passed.
"Haha, granddaughter, congratulate me for taking in a good apprentice."
Tan Tian laughed so hard he couldn’t close his mouth.
"Hehe, congratulations to Grandpa for finally finding a successor."
Wu Mengting was genuinely happy. After all, since Chen Tianlong is her grandfather’s apprentice, wouldn’t that mean they have more chances to meet frequently?
Just thinking about it made Wu Mengting blush involuntarily.
Chen Tianlong didn’t notice Wu Mengting’s expression. He looked up at the window, noticing the time wasn’t early anymore. He said somewhat embarrassedly, "Master, Mengting, it’s getting late. I’ll visit again another day."
"Alright, make sure to visit often. Next time, let Mengting cook for you; she’s a little chef," Tan Tian teased deliberately.
"Oh, come on, Grandpa, don’t say that. If Chen Tianlong eats my cooking, he might not dare to come back." Wu Mengting stomped her foot, pouting and chiding him.
Chen Tianlong grinned widely, smiling without saying anything; it was a happy scene.
Leaving Tan Tian’s house, Chen Tianlong drove all the way back to the Li Family Mansion. By this time, it was already past eleven at night. Upon returning, Lin Wushuang’s room was already dark; she was clearly asleep.
Chen Tianlong returned to his room, as usual, starting to practice his Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique. He had been experiencing some loss of Primordial Qi recently, so he needed to replenish it.
Around one o’clock in the morning, he finally lay down to sleep.
However, at this moment, his phone suddenly buzzed with a text message. Chen Tianlong was taken aback at first, then picked up his phone to see it was from an unknown number.
Curiously, Chen Tianlong opened the message and was stunned instantly.
It turns out to be a message from his class teacher. As for how his number ended up with Shen Yan, it was obvious. If a teacher wanted your number, they could easily find it by flipping through some files.
The message roughly said: "Is it really you, Chen Tianlong? If it is, I want to ask you for a favor."
Chen Tianlong let out a wry smile. The beautiful class teacher asking for a favor was hardly something to refuse. He quickly typed and sent back a reply: "Teacher, this is Chen Tianlong. What help do you need? Just say it, and if I can help, I will."
Seeing Chen Tianlong being so generous, Shen Yan didn’t hold back and replied directly: "It’s like this, I have a bed that I can’t move on my own, and I need your help. Can you do it?"
"No problem, of course!"
"Haha, thank you! I’ll call you after work tomorrow afternoon."
"OK!"
After chatting for a while, the two wished each other goodnight. Even though Chen Tianlong often chatted with Shen Yan on QQ, moving to the real world made him a bit excited.
Shen Yan felt the same way. Sometimes she would confuse Chen Tianlong with the guy online she had a great chat with. But just considering their identities didn’t quite match, she didn’t doubt it further.
Putting away his phone, Chen Tianlong went to sleep...
The next day, as usual, Chen Tianlong drove the two girls to South Sea No.1 Middle School and went to class with them. The only difference was that Mo Shaoyun seemed fully recovered, boasting with his buddies in the classroom and continuously flirting with the girls around him.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong shook his head. The guy’s a playboy. As long as it didn’t concern Lin Wushuang and Lu Xiaoyu, he couldn’t be bothered to care.
After sitting for a while, before the morning reading session began, Chen Tianlong felt a bit of urgency and went to the restroom.
After having a smoke in the corridor, he returned to the classroom, but instead of the morning reading session, there were girls gathered in groups discussing something.
Curious, Chen Tianlong went to his seat and sat down.
After the girls dispersed, Chen Tianlong tapped Lin Wushuang on the back and softly asked, "Wushuang, what were you all talking about just now? Seemed interesting."
"Oh...um, a thief broke into the girls’ dormitory...and stole two of my intimate garments!" Lin Wushuang tried to keep her voice low, fearing her male classmates nearby would hear, which would be embarrassing.
Lately, her father Lin Batian mentioned he and Mr. Hu were busy with company affairs and couldn’t look after them, so Lin Wushuang had to stay at school on weekdays and return to the villa over the weekend.
"No way, even underwear?" Chen Tianlong spoke with quite a loud voice, causing nearby male and female classmates to look over.
Seeing this, Lin Wushuang’s face instantly turned crimson. She glared at Chen Tianlong and turned her head back, pretending to read without daring to look back again.
Chen Tianlong chuckled bitterly and, after some thought, leaned over again and whispered, "Need my help to catch the thief?"
"Oh... I’ve already reported it to the dorm auntie, waiting for a response." Lin Wushuang knew of Chen Tianlong’s capabilities. If he got involved, he would likely outperform the campus police.
But then again, asking a guy to handle such things was genuinely embarrassing.
"Alright."
Chen Tianlong didn’t dwell on it further, sitting in his seat and glancing through his books while listening to the creaking ceiling fan above, feeling as if he could fall asleep instantly.
"Chen Tianlong, come out for a moment."
Suddenly, from the doorway, a woman’s voice called out. Everyone looked up, and it turned out to be the class teacher, Shen Yan.
Upon hearing the voice, Chen Tianlong lazily opened his eyes, looking indifferent. At this moment, Lin Wushuang beside him became anxious, quickly tapping on Chen Tianlong’s foot.
"Ouch..."
"Chen Tianlong, the teacher is calling you. Didn’t you hear?" Lin Wushuang shot a glare at Chen Tianlong and said angrily.
"Hey, I heard, I’m going now."
He might ignore others, but when it came to Lin Wushuang, he dared not disregard her. So he quickly stood up and walked towards the door.