Chapter 145: Xia Lin Practices Martial Arts

  My words left Dongfang Yonghao in a daze for a while, and I took the opportunity to leave him quickly and came to Dr. Li's office, who was Xia Lin's attending physician.

  When Dr. Li saw me, his first words were: "What's wrong with you?"

  I sat down with a smile and said: "I'm here to find you, it has nothing to do with the patient."

  "What brings you here?" Dr. Li's eyes flickered with a hint of curiosity.

  I thought for a moment and then said: "Excuse me, where are you from? I can tell by your accent that you're not a local."

  Dr. Li smiled: "You have a girlfriend, why are you still inquiring about me? Have you two had a falling out?"

  I also laughed: "Actually, I just wanted to ask you for something, so I asked those questions just to get a little closer to you."

  Dr. Li smiled slightly: "I see, so what do you want to borrow from me?"

  I took a glance outside the door and saw no one paying attention: "I was wondering if I could borrow your car for a bit, would that be convenient for you?"

  "Dr. Li's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: 'My car? What do you mean? Don't you know I don't have a car yet?'"

  I sighed secretly and stood up, saying very seriously: "Then tell me, whose is the military vehicle in the courtyard below?"

  Dr. Li suddenly took a step forward and then smiled very strangely: "When did you find out I was a soldier?"

  I frowned and said: "When you were having surgery, I saw that on the edge of your left palm, there was an obvious callus left from holding a gun."

  "Doctor Li was even more surprised: 'I'm wearing gloves, how did you see that? Can your eyes see through things now?'"

  I shook my head and said seriously: "Now tell me, who sent you to follow me? Is it someone from the military department?"

  Dr. Li smiled: "No wonder you're Jin Cang, you've discovered my identity so quickly." She stood at attention and saluted: "To be honest with you, I am a soldier, and I'm the new military doctor of the Dragon Protection Squad. My name is Li Yingying, and this time I was ordered by Old Chen to assist and protect you along the way. Sir, my words are finished, please instruct me!"

  I waved my hand and said somewhat strangely: "Why did Old Chen do this? Is it that he doesn't trust me?"

  Li Yingying immediately said: "No, it's not like that, according to what I know, Old Chen was forced to send me to follow you."

  I was even more surprised: "What do you mean? I couldn't think of anyone among us who could give orders to Old Chen."

  Li Yingying smiled and said: "Listen to me, it was a girl named Chen Jing who gave the order to Old Man Chen. As for the specific reason, I think you should be much clearer than me."

  I was suddenly speechless, looking at Dr. Li and unable to utter a word.

  Li Yingying smiled again: "There's another thing, Chen Jing said, let you call her now."

  I frowned and said: "Make a phone call? What's going on?"

  Li Ying shook her head: "Then I don't know, you'd better ask Chen Jing yourself, I think she must be waiting for your call now."

  I wasn't in a hurry, instead I asked: "How did you know we would come to this hospital?"

  Li Yingying smiled and said, "It's very simple. When you were attacked, I saw that some of you were injured. The hospital closest to the location where you were attacked is this one. So I drove over first and showed my ID, letting the hospital staff arrange for me to be on duty."

  I suddenly realized: "So that's it, fortunately you were there, otherwise if I had changed my tone of voice, I wouldn't have known whether I could still save Xiaolin's life or not."

  Li Yingying said seriously, "If it weren't for the fact that you like that enemy named Xia Lin, I wouldn't have personally taken action to save her. If Chen Jing finds out about this, who knows how she'll scold me?"

  My heart skipped a beat, and I finally couldn't help but ask: "You always mention Chen Jing, what's your relationship with Chen Jing?"

  Li Yingying's eyes flashed with a smile: "She is my cousin, I am her younger female cousin. Our mothers are sisters."

  I let out an "oh": "So you're sisters! That makes you my sister-in-law! Great, now as your brother-in-law, I'll give you your first order..."

  "What's going on? When did you become my sister's husband? I don't recognize it. With your philandering ways, wanting to be my brother-in-law, forget about it in this lifetime!"

  I forced a smile and said with a laugh, "Then let's discuss it, can I borrow your car? You don't know that just now I almost went to the airport to take a plane back to Beijing to see your cousin. I was worried she would misunderstand..."

  Li Yingying snorted: "I'd believe you if I were crazy, don't think I didn't see that when you came to the hospital, you held onto Xia Lin's hand and wouldn't let go. Even a fool could tell there's something going on between you two. I've already talked to my cousin about it, she told me to have you call her, probably because of this very thing. By the way, why haven't you called my cousin yet? Do you want her to be angry and ignore you?"

  I secretly sighed, knowing I had met my match. Just now I was still carefree and teasing Dongfang Yonghao and Xia Lin, but in the blink of an eye I was taken down by this suddenly appearing cousin, it's really karma.

  I reluctantly took out my phone and dialed Chen Jing's number. Chen Jing seemed to have no intention of scolding me, but instead asked with concern: "Are you okay? I heard that you were ambushed."

  I smiled and said: "I'm fine, it's just Xia Lin who got hurt. Fortunately, my cousin is here, and now she's okay."

  Chen Jing smiled and said, "That's good, you have to take care of her. By the way, you are now wanted by many people, so be careful. My cousin knows disguise techniques, let her teach you, in case you are recognized by others and cause unnecessary trouble."

  I was taken aback and looked at Li Yingying, who was smiling slyly beside me, and asked Chen Jing: "Can she change her appearance? Why does she look just like someone I know?"

  Chen Jing said, "She is the master's eldest disciple of the Qianbian Gate and will be the future master of the Qianbian Gate. Be careful not to offend her, otherwise, I won't help you plead for mercy when the time comes."

  I let out an "ah" and felt a bit embarrassed. After all, Li Yingying was not only the future leader of the Qianbian Gate, but also Chen Jing's cousin, so how could I not be more careful?

  "Anyway, don't dump my cousin. She's Chen Lao... our grandfather sent her to help you, you can't just dump her and run off alone."

  I smiled wryly: "But she won't listen to my orders at all, how can I complete the mission with her?"

  Chen Jing smiled and said, "This depends on your skills. I didn't dislike you that much before, but now... anyway, as long as you protect her well, the rest of the things, I won't interfere."

  I just felt a bitter taste in my mouth and after a long while I said: "Yes, wife!"

  Chen Jing fell silent on the other end of the phone for a moment before saying: "Take good care of yourself, you must survive, we are all waiting for your return."

  I said carefully: "I will be back, very soon."

  Chen Jing hung up the phone, seemingly not as reassured about me as she was when talking to her.

  I turned around and smiled at Li Yingying, who was eavesdropping on the side: "Very disappointed? Your cousin is not you, she won't be indiscriminate about right and wrong."

  Li Yingying suddenly got angry and hastily said: "You mean to say that I don't distinguish between right and wrong, black and white? Humph, wait till I see my cousin, I'll tell her how you're flirting with girls here, let's see if my cousin won't skin you alive."

  I forced a smile and said hastily: "No more joking, now you quickly think of a way to cure Xia Lin, we're still waiting for her to help us complete the task."

  Li Yingying said seriously: "Xia Lin's surgery was very successful, and the rest is just recovery. You know that recovery takes time, so this matter can't be rushed, at least it will take half a month."

  I actually knew this all along, I was just anxious to complete the task, so I said it like that.

  Li Yingying saw that I wasn't speaking and said: "I'll pay attention to this for the next half month, so you can rest assured, your new girlfriend won't have any problems."

  I forced a smile: "She's not my girlfriend, at most she can be considered as my friend."

  Li Yingying smiled: "What's the difference? Forget it, I'll go take a look at my future sister-in-law now. If I don't get along with her well now, when I see her later and she doesn't give me a good face, that would be terrible."

  I watched Li Yingying leave the office with a wry smile, completely at a loss for what to do next. I had originally planned to give up trying to find their base through Xia Lin and Dongfang Yonghao, after all they now knew my purpose and it was impossible for them to easily take me to their base.

  But now Chen Jing's cousin has also come over, if I give up, she will definitely take on this burden. To be honest, handing this matter over to a girl, I really have some misgivings.

  So I quickly adjusted my plan and reappeared in Xia Lin's ward again.

  At this time, Li Yingying had just finished checking Xia Lin's injuries and saw me coming. She immediately turned around and left without saying a word.

  Xia Lin looked at me with some excitement, her voice filled with a hint of surprise and astonishment: "How did you come back? Weren't you supposed to have left already?"

  "This is the second person who has asked me this, so I calmly said: 'There are police at the airport and wanted posters of me.'"

  Xia Lin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's great..." Suddenly realizing she had misspoken, she quickly corrected herself: "My master says that you can't leave now, so I can learn Wudang kung fu from you."

  I smiled: "You're still thinking about this? Well, I don't have anything to do right now, and you need to rest for a while too. We both have time. Now, I'll teach you the first chapter of Wudang Heart Method. If you can understand it, I'll formally accept you as my disciple and make you a Wudang apprentice."

  Xia Lin was overjoyed and, ignoring the pain in her body, struggled to sit up and said urgently: "Then teach me now, I'm getting a bit impatient."

  I smiled secretly and prayed silently, then looked at Xia Lin and said seriously: "The first chapter of Wudang Heart Method, the heart method..."

  I told Xia Lin the first complete chapter of Xin Fa, and then explained it again on my own initiative before letting her slowly comprehend and understand it.

  Practicing martial arts can't be rushed, so I didn't say anything about how long it would take to achieve results. Instead, I was very relaxed and let her slowly come to understand on her own.

  Xia Lin was still obsessed with practicing martial arts, and after I finished teaching her the heart method, she entered a silent state of practice, completely like a diligent student.

  I sat beside her bed, quietly closed my eyes and started to cultivate. This sickroom was a single room, which was quite spacious, I could guard her while cultivating here without any problem.

  Dongfang Yonghao came in at the beginning of my cultivation, but he didn't say a word and instead sat down silently to start his own cultivation.

  For a time, the three people in the room all entered into meditation, and the entire room was extremely quiet.

  My current mental state has reached a high level, and I can start practicing at any time without fear of disturbance. However, I also feel a kind of constraint, that is, if I want to further practice, I often feel powerless and find it difficult to make progress.

  This is the inevitable result of the heart method reaching its final stage, and it also explains one thing: that there may still be a sequel, but my master Kongming didn't teach me, or maybe he doesn't know either.

  I had been cultivating for a while, and I felt that the true energy in my body was already sufficient. Continuing to cultivate would be pointless, so I stopped. When I opened my eyes, I saw Xia Lin staring at me with a puzzled expression.

  I smiled: "Is there something you don't understand? Tell me, I can help explain it to you."

  Xia Lin smiled and said: "I just find it strange, why when cultivating, there is no breathing, as if already..."

  I smiled and said, "This is normal. Anyone who cultivates this heart method to the final great achievement will be like this. Our Wudang heart method is divided into three chapters: entry, small achievement, and great achievement. What I taught you before was just the entry chapter. When you really start cultivating, you'll understand what I mean by the entry chapter."

  Xia Lin almost immediately asked: "How long does it take to get started?"

  I thought to myself and smiled wryly: "If it were like when I first started, it would probably take about a year. However, one of my friends entered the gate in just over three months while cultivating. This varies from person to person and isn't fixed. You should work harder, and I believe you'll be able to enter the gate soon."

  Xia Lin smiled slightly: "I used to learn Eastern martial arts, but I couldn't find a way in. Now learning Wudang's heart method, hoping for some change."

  I smiled slightly, just about to comfort her a few words, when Dongfang Yonghao said: "My heart method is not inferior to the Wudang heart method, and it's very suitable for girls to cultivate. Previously, Miss, you didn't have any achievements, I think it was because of distractions. Now this period of time, you can just focus on cultivating, maybe you'll succeed. As for the Wudang heart method, I think it's better not to practice it for now."

  Xia Lin hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said: "I still want to try this Wudang Heart Method. I've heard it's very powerful, I want to give it a shot."

  Dongfang Yonghao's face flashed a hint of disappointment, but he still said: "Fine, whatever you say, miss."

  Xia Lin glanced at Dongfang Yonghao and stopped talking, instead starting her cultivation.

  I smiled and glanced at Dongfang Yonghao, who was eating vinegar, then whispered: "Have you ever heard of the true energy pouring into the top?"

  Dongfang Yonghao was taken aback, then excitedly said: "You know the method of True Qi Infusion? That's great, I can infuse Miss with true qi and let her cultivate too. Can...can you teach me?"

  I smiled: "Worship me as your master and I'll teach you."

  Dongfang Yonghao's face turned red with anger: "I knew you weren't being so kind-hearted, I'd rather ask someone else, and I won't acknowledge you as my master."

  I let out a quiet sigh, then said: "The reason I want you to acknowledge me as your master is that you have a huge prejudice against me in your heart, and even think about killing me. I don't want to teach my disciple only to be killed by them afterwards. You acknowledging me as your master and I teaching you the true energy infusion technique is also a fair deal. If you're not willing, then forget it."

  Dongfang Yonghao's face was full of reluctance, and in the end, he didn't say anything about being willing to acknowledge me as his master. I had no choice but to give up, turn around and leave, planning to take a walk around.

  Dongfang Yonghao followed me out and said behind me: "Why didn't you ask me what happened to those enemies in the end?"

  I turned back and glanced at him, smiling: "With your skills, as long as you get close to them, they won't be a match for you."

  "You're wrong."

  "I was puzzled: 'What do you mean?'"

  Dongfang Yonghao smiled wryly and said: "The enemy this time has a master, the wound on my face was left by that master."

  "What kind of person can hurt you?"

  Dongfang Yonghao furrowed his brow and smiled wryly again, "If I said I didn't get a clear look at his appearance, would you think I'm lying?"

  I thought for a moment: "No way, after all, as the saying goes, there's always someone better out there, and who knows when someone will pop up that we can't beat even if we join forces."

  Dongfang Yonghao nodded slightly: "There really are such people. The one who hurt me only made a move once. I... didn't even know how he made his move, and then I was injured. If that person hadn't shown mercy, I might have already gone to see King Yama."

  I couldn't help but feel a little worried: "With such an expert coming to kill Xia Lin, it seems that our next few days won't be easy."

  "So when I saw you come back, I wasn't angry at all. On the contrary, I was a bit happy. I have to admit, alone, I'm not an opponent for the enemy."

  I nodded slightly: "Then how did you escape at that time?"

  Dongfang Yonghao's face showed a hint of embarrassment: "I escaped from underwater. I've been a good swimmer since I was young, so when I couldn't beat the enemy, I saw the lake by the road and jumped in without hesitation."

  I nodded and said: "If you can't beat them, run away, it's also a way of survival, don't lose face, and you don't have to worry about it."

  Dongfang Yonghao smiled wryly: "I wouldn't have taken it to heart, but after Miss found out, she thought I was unreliable."

  I laughed: "You... I have nothing to say. Now what I want to know is, what are your plans? Have you thought about it, during Xia Lin's hospitalization, if an enemy comes again, what will happen?"

  Dongfang Yonghao's eyes turned cold: "If the enemy dares to come over again, I will definitely make them pay a price they cannot afford."

  I frowned and said: "What's the use of just staying in the hospital? You have to come up with a useful plan."

  Dongfang Yonghao nodded slightly: "I plan to have my family come over tomorrow to take Miss back home to rest, as for tonight, I will be by Miss's side every step of the way and not let the enemy have any chance."

  I nodded secretly and smiled: "Then I'll go rest, just call me when you need me."

  Dongfang Yonghao still had something to say, but I hastily left this place...