The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#146 - Good question

Lu Jing was now purely treating a dead horse as if it were still alive, using his true energy to make one last attempt.

However, he wasn't sure what the specific consequences would be. Anyway, looking at Ayub's current state, things probably couldn't get any worse.

As the true energy slowly completed a cycle in the Ren and Du meridians, the registrar's gaze was still dull, but the wrinkles on his face seemed to ease a bit.

Seeing this, Lu Jing continued his efforts, sending true energy into his twelve main meridians, carefully circulating it through his meridians.

Perhaps it was the peaceful nature of the Lesser Diamond Force that was working again, as Ayub's complexion gradually began to turn rosy.

Nada, who was beside them, saw this very clearly.

She couldn't help but exclaim in amazement in her heart.

Was this the mystical Eastern Qigong?

Lu Jing clearly hadn't used any medicine or stones, nor had he used massage or other means to relax and treat Ayub. He had only placed a palm on Ayub's body.

The latter's health was immediately improved. This could perhaps be called witchcraft.

However, such heaven-defying methods must also consume a lot of the user's energy.

Nada thought to herself, then looked at Lu Jing with concern, only to find that he didn't even have a drop of sweat on his head.

In reality, Lu Jing was mainly controlling the amount of true energy he was channeling and the speed at which it flowed through the meridians, worried that he might accidentally overwhelm the old man.

As for consumption… this bit of internal energy was completely negligible to him, far less than the rate at which internal energy was generated in the Ren and Du meridians.

However, Lu Jing also noticed the registrar's changes, especially seeing a hint of clarity beginning to appear in Ayub's cloudy old eyes.

So Lu Jing also slightly increased the speed of his internal energy circulation.

After a while, he finally saw the registrar open his mouth.

With a trembling voice, he squeezed out a somewhat slurred word from his throat.

"What is he saying?" Lu Jing asked Nada.

The female shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, until the registrar shouted it again, and she finally understood the old man's words.

"He's calling his wife's name."

"His wife?" Lu Jing's expression shifted, and he said, "Ask him why he's calling his wife."

So Nada translated this question to Ayub, and this time, the registrar strained his neck, his face flushed red, the blood vessels under his skin bulging, seeming to use all his strength to spit out another word.

Then he coughed violently, while his body trembled constantly, and he stretched out a hand, pointing to the door.

Lu Jing asked Nada, who looked embarrassed, "What did he say this time?"

"He said… get out."

Lu Jing wasn't too surprised to hear this, and simply said, "Tell him that as long as he can answer one question for us, we'll immediately get out of his house."

As a result, Ayub ignored Nada again, and just kept shouting his wife's name.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and the registrar's wife rushed in from outside in a hurry, hugging her man tightly.

Under her constant comfort, Ayub's agitated expression gradually calmed down, and tears flowed in his wife's arms.

The registrar's wife also cried along with him, but she quickly stopped her tears, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said to Lu Jing and Nada, "Thank you both for visiting my home, but now it's about time for you to leave."

Although her statement was more euphemistic than her husband's, the essence was still to ask Lu Jing and Nada to get out of this house.

Nada looked at Lu Jing, and saw that the latter had already retracted his palm from Ayub's back.

He stood up and said to Nada, "Tell her that her husband's recovery is only temporary. After this, she should still try to avoid emotional fluctuations and increased intracranial pressure, otherwise the situation may become even more serious."

Although the female shopkeeper didn't quite understand what the last half of the sentence meant, she honestly translated Lu Jing's words to the registrar and his wife.

Then the two left Ayub's residence.

After going out, Nada seemed a little unwilling. She quickly caught up with Lu Jing in front and said, "Are we really just leaving like this? Looking at Ayub's appearance, I'm sure he's heard of this surname. I just don't understand why he's unwilling to tell us. We're clearly saving Marasar Khan now, and also saving him and his family."

"That woman stood outside the door the whole time we were talking to Ayub. Maybe Ayub calling her name wasn't to let her in, but to tell us that there was something wrong with his wife. The last sentence, 'Get out,' wasn't for us."

Lu Jing finally stopped when he heard this, turned around and said to Nada, "I checked Ayub's entire body's meridians. He did indeed become like this because of a cerebral hemorrhage… oh, that is, intracranial bleeding, so I find it difficult to agree with you saying that his wife harmed him.

"As for his wife standing outside the door, this is also human nature. After all, her man's appearance at the time was almost defenseless. If we had malicious intentions, he wouldn't be able to resist. It's only natural for a wife to worry.

"And Ayub's first reaction after waking up was to call his wife's name, which is enough to show his trust in his wife, so it goes without saying who the last sentence, 'Get out,' was for."

Nada couldn't help but feel deflated when she heard this, "Then why is Ayub unwilling to help us? Did the Vulture send someone to threaten him?"

"Good question," Lu Jing said, but he didn't answer. Instead, he pointed to a winery not far away that sold wine and said, "Let's go sit there for a while."

"Do you want to drink alcohol?" Nada saw that Lu Jing always carried a wine gourd with him, so she naturally thought that he was a person who loved wine like his life, so she paused and said again.

"Actually, I also have good wine hidden in my shop, and it should be better than the wine in this store. If you want to drink, why don't we go back and drink?"

"No, let's just stay here. We can drink wine and wait for someone at the same time," Lu Jing said.