Ling Chen waited until Lan Yuxi had walked away before taking out his phone and making a call.
Lan Yuxi emerged from a class and saw Ling Chen holding a large stack of documents outside her office door. She quickly pushed the door open.
"Just put them on my desk, I'll look through them quickly."
"Thank you!"
"No need to thank me, I don't even know if I can cure it yet."
"Even if you can't, thank you. I'm just a regular student of yours, yet you're willing to lend a helping hand."
"I am your teacher, but I am also a doctor. When I see a patient, I cannot ignore them."
"Then I'll trouble you." Ling Chen pointed to the phone number on the front page of the medical record. "This is my number. If it can be cured, please call me and I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."
Lan Yuxi nodded. "Alright, you can go back now. I'll get back to you by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Ling Chen gave her a look filled with complex emotions before turning and leaving.
As Lan Yuxi heard the door close, she looked up at the closed door and took out her phone to send a message to Ying.
When Lan Musi returned after class, he saw Lan Yuxi lying on her desk, looking at medical records. He frowned displeasantly. "You've just started feeling better, why are you looking at cases again?"
"Ling Chen's mother is sick. Lymphoma. Surgery is impossible, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy have had no effect." Lan Yuxi pushed a few examination reports to Lan Musi. "If it continues like this, she probably won't live much longer."
Lan Musi picked up the reports and glanced at them. "If she takes traditional Chinese medicine, she might be able to maintain it for a few more years… The patient isn't in the country. Can she come over? I can't prescribe medication without feeling her pulse."
"If I take on this patient, I'll have to go to R country."
"No, you have too many enemies with Nan Xiao. It's safer for you to stay in Hua country. If you insist on taking this patient, I'll go to R country."
"I've been walking the martial world freely for so many years. Which of those so-called enemies can harm me?" Lan Yuxi tapped her desk lightly, pondering for a moment. "I've come up with a prescription, would you like to take a look?"
Lan Musi glared at her irritably. "I'm not looking! He's surnamed Ling. You'd better investigate his background thoroughly before deciding whether to go see his mother."
"There are plenty of people surnamed Ling. My maternal grandmother is also surnamed Ling."
"Is your grandmother the same as them!"
Lan Yuxi pouted and took out her phone, opening WeChat and handing it to him.
After Lan Mu read it, a slight smile appeared on his face. "I knew you wouldn't be so reckless. Write down the prescription for me, and I'll help you look at it. And you are not allowed to go until Ying replies, do you hear me?"
Lan Yuxi nodded, picked up a pen, and wrote down a prescription, handing it to him.
Lan Musi looked at the last ingredient and frowned slightly. "This ingredient has such a strong medicinal property. Are you sure you want to use it?"
"It's absolutely necessary. Without this ingredient, I can't suppress the cancer cells in her body. But I will determine the dosage based on her specific physical condition."
"No wonder you can cure so many difficult diseases. You're much bolder than I am with medication."
Lan Yuxi curled her lips slightly. "It has to do with personality. You're more easy-going, and I'm more aggressive."
Lan Musi curved his lips and smiled. "You were indeed quite aggressive before, but after marrying Nan Xiao, I found you to be much gentler."
"Really? I also feel like I've become gentler."
"Ding—" A notification sound came from Lan Yuxi's phone.
Lan Musi glanced at the illuminated screen and quickly picked up his phone, opening WeChat.
"Ying replied?" Lan Yuxi leaned over.
Lan Musi gave a light "Mmm," "What did I tell you! This Ling Chen really is problematic. He's the only surviving direct descendant of the Ling family."
Lan Yuxi frowned slightly. "Father once said that a branch of the Ling family, who were not favored, never participated in the competition for the Blue Ling Golden Needle. So they were allowed to escape overseas. I didn't expect Ling Chen to be a descendant of that branch."
"The Lan and Ling families have been at odds for so many years. He suddenly comes to learn from you, and now he says his mother is sick. Who knows if there's something fishy going on."
"The illness is real. If there's something fishy, it's just to lure me over." Lan Yuxi narrowed her eyes slightly. "But if they do that, I don't mind making the Ling family extinct!"
Lan Musi said with a worried expression, "But they've been living in R country for many years. That's their territory. If you go there, you might not have the advantage."
Lan Yuxi chuckled lightly. "Who says that's their territory?"
Lan Musi paused for a moment. "How many people do you have? I feel like your people are all over the globe."
"Your feeling is correct!" Lan Yuxi smiled, "I must go to R country this time. If they don't have any ulterior motives, and I cure Ling Chen's mother's illness, it might even resolve the grievances between our two families. It's a win-win situation, why not?"
"If you must go, I'll go with you."
"No need, I'll go alone this time."
"If you insist on going alone, Mom and Dad definitely won't agree."
"They don't need to agree. I'll leave this afternoon."
Lan Musi immediately exploded. "Are you crazy!"
"I'm not crazy. The reason I'm going ahead of time is twofold: first, to catch them off guard, and second, to not delay tomorrow afternoon's class. For today's afternoon class, ask your assistant to teach it for me. I have no class tomorrow morning, and I'll definitely be back by noon."
"Don't mess around, this is not as simple as it seems."
Lan Yuxi smiled indifferently and picked up her phone, dialing.
"Ying, how are the personnel arrangements on your end?"
"They're all in place."
To reassure Lan Musi, Lan Yuxi pressed the speakerphone. "Are there any unusual movements from the Ling family?"
"No, the family is all at the hospital right now."
Lan Yuxi frowned slightly. "Has Ling Chen's mother's condition worsened?"
"Yes, she's only holding on by sheer will. The whole family is afraid that as soon as Ling Chen returns, their mother will pass away."
"Prepare the plane, take off from East Suburb Airport."
Ying paused slightly. "How many people will the plane carry?"
"Four-seater. You, Ying, and Nan Yi will come with me."
"Isn't that a bit few?"
"Not at all, there are hundreds of brothers over there... Tell the brothers over there, if there are no unforeseen circumstances after we land, do not appear."
"Yes!"
"I need a satellite phone and a computer."
"Okay."
"Go to the storeroom and get me some medicine. I'll send you the names of the herbs later. Remember, don't let Mom and Dad know."