The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 758: 706: Disappearance

Chapter 758: Chapter 706: Disappearance

Several people arrived in front of a somewhat dilapidated brick and tile house, and Liu Hun couldn’t help but be slightly startled.

“Grandpa Hu, is this your house?” Liu Hun looked at the house which seemed on the verge of collapse and asked with some confusion.

“Do you have a problem with that?” Hu Hansan glared at Liu Hun, his face full of annoyance.

“Grandpa Hu, I’m just curious, since you were once in the Red Army and fought against the Japanese invaders, why now do you still…” Liu Hun didn’t continue, but his meaning was clear to everyone.

Seeing a trace of pain flash across his father’s face, Hu Hansan forgot his resentment against Liu Hun because of anger and said loudly, “If it weren’t for that old scoundrel who took away everything that belonged to my dad, by now my dad would at least be an official at the Central level!”

“Little San, stop spouting nonsense; let’s go, Hun.” The old man’s face changed slightly upon hearing his son’s words and he shouted sternly.

Watching the old man slowly enter the house, Hu Hansan’s face was full of helplessness.

Liu Hun and Chu Mengyao exchanged glances, and then they entered the room in succession.

Just as they stepped into the room, a pleasant voice rang out, giggling like a silver bell, “Grandpa Hu, you’re back? Today I picked up a lot of scallops by the seaside.”

Following the sound, they saw a little girl about five or six years old holding a basin of scallops and giggling; however, when Liu Hun and Chu Mengyao saw the little girl’s face, their expressions changed slightly.

“How could this be?” Chu Mengyao’s face turned somewhat pale, she held back her disgust and exclaimed in shock.

The little girl’s face was covered in sores, looking extremely terrifying, and if it weren’t for her bright, expressive eyes, Chu Mengyao would have wanted to turn around and leave.

“This is my late comrade’s granddaughter. Their family was tragically massacred a while ago, and by the time I found her, she had become like this,” Hu Hansan’s father looked at the little girl’s appearance with pity.

Upon hearing the old Hu mention this incident, the little girl’s eyes immediately showed a trace of fear.

“Little sister, can you tell brother what exactly happened at that time?” Liu Hun squatted down, smiled at the little girl, and asked.

“They… they are demons, they killed daddy, mommy, and grandpa, don’t come… don’t come…” The little girl became somewhat mentally disarranged as she spoke.

“Liu Hun, are you still human, asking Lingling such things when she’s so young!” Hu Hansan stared fiercely at Liu Hun and rebuked him.

Ignoring Hu Hansan, Liu Hun continued to gently hold Lingling’s hand, a gentle power slowly transferred from his larger hand into Lingling’s body.

“Lingling, don’t be afraid, your daddy and mommy are just playing a game, and they will come back to get Lingling after not too long. Moreover, big brother is here to heal the wounds on your face, as your daddy and mommy asked. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Grandpa Hu,” Liu Hun kept a smile on his face.

But in the depths of his eyes, a cold light flickered.

“Really?” Lingling’s emotions gradually stabilized, then she opened her eyes wide, looking at Liu Hun excitedly and asked.

“Of course, it’s true. However, Lingling, you’ll need to take a little nap while big brother treats your body. After you wake up, Lingling will become pretty again.”

…

“Village Chief Chu, could you please step outside for a moment?” Chu Mengyao hesitated for a moment upon hearing old Hu’s words but eventually nodded.

She didn’t have the same mental fortitude as Liu Hun, and although she felt sympathy for Lingling, she really couldn’t stay any longer.

“You go out, too.” After Chu Mengyao left the room, old Hu continued to instruct Hu Hansan who was standing by.

“Dad, I…”

“Out!”

With no other choice, Hu Hansan reluctantly left the room as well.

“Now that we’re alone, you can speak freely,” old Hu glanced at Lingling, who had already fallen asleep, a sharp look crossing his eyes, then he turned to Liu Hun.

“I want to know about this little girl’s background. If she were merely from an ordinary family, even one with some officials, it’s unlikely they would have killed the entire family, much less be so cruel to such a small child,” Liu Hun looked up with serious eyes at old Hu and asked.

“A person from the Ling Family has some connections with the destitute scholars,” the elderly Hu looked at Liu Hun, his eyes unblinking as he replied.

Seeing a glint of ferocity flash across Liu Hun’s eyes, the elderly Hu’s heart trembled and he said, “Indeed, you also belong to their kind! I had some doubts when I saw how you just calmed Lingling down… Liu Hun, how on earth did you do it, having been foolish for three years and then suddenly waking up to amaze us all?”

“How I did it is something Grandfather Hu need not worry about. As long as I am a person from Shanghe Village, that’s all that matters; I can heal Lingling’s body, but I need you to mobilize all your strength to help me find information about the destitute scholars,” Liu Hun said calmly.

“I’ll give it a try, but I can’t make any guarantees. After all, you people have already transcended the bounds of us ordinary folks,” the elderly Hu said with a wry smile.

Liu Hun, holding the acupuncture needles he brought with him, slowly sat on the bed and looked at Lingling, who was lying peacefully on the bed. A hint of pity flashed in his eyes.

She was still just a child, to have experienced such a drastic change in her family’s fortune at such a young age, and to have her face altered in this way, if not for someone who absolutely detested the Ling Family, they definitely would not have gone to such extremes.

“Had she not met me this time, I am afraid her face would have had to wait until she was eighteen,” Liu Hun said somewhat emotionally.

“What about Lingling after she turns eighteen?” the elderly Hu asked, looking at Lingling on the bed.

“After she turns eighteen, her whole body would rot away and she would die. The culprit was so vicious and malicious, they probably didn’t kill Lingling outright for this very reason,” Liu Hun said, shaking his head.

Immediately after, Liu Hun’s expression stalled slightly. After sterilizing the silver needles, his ten fingers moved like flying, inserting the needles into Lingling’s face, chest, and abdomen and other places.

“What on earth is wrong with Lingling?” the elderly Hu asked, looking at Lingling covered with silver needles, somewhat concerned.

“This is not an illness, she has been afflicted with a type of Poisonous Insect, called a Rotten Gu. Once this Gu enters the body, it will gradually consume the person’s essence blood. And since the Gu is still in its larva stage, its consumption of essence blood is relatively slow,” Liu Hun said, his hands gently tapping on the needles, his expression grave.

“These people are too brazen, to commit such a heinous act on Huaxia’s soil; they really think Huaxia has no one left to stand up to them?!” the elderly Hu said angrily, slapping the table.

Hearing the elderly Hu’s words, Liu Hun turned his head, disdainfully saying, “Those people on top, which one of them didn’t get there by stepping on other’s shoulders? Moreover, if such a thing can happen in our country, I don’t believe you haven’t noticed any clues.”

“You… what do you mean by that?” the elderly Hu’s face turned ugly at Liu Hun’s counter-question.

“If no one was backing them in secret, would they dare to do this? Although I still don’t know who that person is, I believe it won’t be long before I find them out,” Liu Hun’s eyes flashed with a chill.

Now, as Liu Hun carefully recalled, his death in his past life was probably also greatly related to this mysterious person within the country. Otherwise, with his reputation within the country, even if he were framed, there wouldn’t be absolute silence about his death.

Seeing that the elderly Hu was not speaking anymore, Liu Hun did not say more. Considering the identity of the elderly Hu, it was clear he wouldn’t know much.

With the needles inserted, Liu Hun stood up, his expression carrying a hint of chilling coldness as he looked at Lingling before him.

“Swish!” Moments later, Lingling suddenly opened her mouth, and a worm flew straight out. Seeing this, Liu Hun quickly grabbed two bowls from the table beside him and instantly trapped the worm between them.

“What… what is this?” the worm only flashed by before Liu Hun trapped it with a bowl, so the elderly Hu did not get a clear look at what it was.

Holding the bowl, Liu Hun sent a surge of energy into his palm before opening it; seeing the dead worm inside, the elderly Hu’s face turned pale.

“This is the Gu Worm from inside Lingling’s body; now that I have forced the Gu Worm out, with some additional medicinal treatment, she should be fine,” Liu Hun nodded and said.

Having said that, Liu Hun immediately took out paper and pen, quickly wrote down a prescription, and handed it to the elderly Hu saying, “These herbs are just ordinary ones that can be bought in the city. Take them three times a day, and it should be fine after about a week of continuous use.”

“Hun, thank you; back on the battlefield, Lingling’s grandfather took a bullet for me, or else I would have long been dead…” As the elderly Hu gradually recounted, Liu Hun smiled and said, “The person Hu Hansan mentioned before must be Lingling’s grandfather, right?”

At this statement, the elderly Hu suddenly changed color. If this matter were exploited by someone with an agenda, it would be extremely detrimental for the Ling Family, and that’s why the elderly Hu hadn’t mentioned it to anyone over the years.

“Now that the man is dead, what does it matter so much for?” Liu Hun, seeing through the elderly Hu’s thoughts, chuckled lightly.

Hearing what Liu Hun had to say, the elderly Hu’s face showed a bitter smile: “I still hope you can keep this a secret for me. It’s what I owe him, and it’s also something I’m willing to do.”

“I’m not interested in your affairs. Alright, now that she’s no longer in trouble, the next thing is the matter concerning that piece of land by the sea,” Liu Hun shrugged indifferently.

At those words, the elderly Hu nodded and called out to Hu Hansan outside the house, but after calling several times, there was no response from outside.

“This little scoundrel, where has he run off to now!” the elderly Hu said, somewhat annoyed.

Speaking thus, the elderly Hu turned and walked towards the door. Since there was nothing more for Liu Hun to do here, he naturally followed and went out as well.