I’m Still Practicing Martial Arts, But How Did My Daughter Become an Immortal? – Chapter 3

Ch 3: Taking Nannan to See a Doctor

The noodles quickly arrived, and Lin Tian ate them in large mouthfuls.

The boss lady glanced at Lin Tian intentionally or unintentionally. Lin Tian’s torn clothes revealed two pectoral muscles. To receive such an injury and not change face, truly a real man.

Why are this man’s pectorals so large? The boss lady’s eyes sparkled, her heart filled with spring.

“Mom~ Mom,” at this moment, a child of about ten years old ran over, holding a large fish in his hand.

The boss lady’s expression darkened: “Didn’t I tell you not to go to the riverside? Why are you so disobedient?”

Saying that, she took out a tree branch and lashed it towards the boy.

“Hey, hey, hey! Don’t hit me, Mom. Uncle Wang gave this to me. He caught five or six fish today.”

The boy darted east and west, dodging the loving mother’s stick. When the boss lady heard it was from Uncle Wang, she also put down the stick in her hand.

“Uncle Wang gave it to you? Don’t you try to fool me, boy. In this past month, your Uncle Wang hasn’t caught more than the number you can count on two palms. How could he suddenly catch five or six? I think you’re deliberately trying to deceive me. Take this!”

“Really, Mom, many people caught them. Some even caught ten at once. If you don’t believe me, go ask around.”

The boss lady coldly snorted: “I’ll believe you for now. If you dare to lie to me, I’ll definitely beat you so you can’t get out of bed for three days.”

Lin Tian chuckled, secretly analyzing the meaning of these words in his heart.

It seems that heaven has truly opened its eyes. First, it rains, and then there are fish to catch. Could it be that the Great Liang Emperor immolated himself to offer a sacrifice to heaven?

After scolding her son, the boss lady then looked at Lin Tian with a smile.

“Esteemed guest, you’re not from Qingshui County, are you? I wonder where you’re from and where you’re going. This weather makes it impossible to travel.”

The boss lady saw that Lin Tian’s clothes were disheveled and he was injured. Perhaps he had a duel with someone or fought with fierce beasts. She couldn’t afford to offend him.

Lin Tian also raised his head and looked at the boss lady. He saw that ripples were stirring in the boss lady’s eyes, enough to row a boat.

This woman doesn’t look like a good person. What’s with that look?

Lin Tian: “I’m here to take my daughter to see a doctor.”

The boss lady: “Oh~ Then you’ve come to the right place. The sir across from Listening Wind Pavilion is most skilled at treating illnesses and saving people. I heard he used to be an Imperial Physician, but I don’t know why he ended up here. If you want treatment, going to him is guaranteed to be right.”

The boss lady: “Your daughter is so cute.”

The boss lady happily touched Nannan’s head, but Nannan ignored her, eating the noodles in her bowl by herself.

Lin Tian continued to speak: “Boss lady, do you know where the inn is located? I’m new here and not familiar with the area. I’m thinking of staying there for one night, then seeing how things are tomorrow and renting a house to live in.”

“Looking for a place to live?”

“The small courtyard where my parents used to live is empty.”

Lin Tian: “That’s great. How about renting it to me first?”

The boss lady was a little suspicious: “I can rent it to you, but the rent will be one tael a month.”

Good heavens, Lin Tian thought. One tael of silver can be exchanged for about a thousand copper coins. Five copper coins can buy a steamed cake, so that’s two hundred steamed cakes a month.

Not bad. He doesn’t know if it’s expensive or not. He also doesn’t know how much the prices are in Qingshui County. As long as it’s within his reasonable range of acceptance, it’s fine.

“Okay, take me to see the place. I’ll rent it for two months first.”

Lin Tian had a relatively abundant amount of money in his hands. He searched out fifteen taels of silver from the bandits. Just buying steamed cakes would last him a long time. One bowl of noodles only costs two copper coins. As expected, robbing bandits is the fastest way to get money. He just doesn’t know if there will be any more bandits delivering themselves to his door.

After eating his fill, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the rain was still falling. The boss lady also closed the door. It was likely that no one would come today.

The small courtyard was very simple. In the courtyard, there was a stone table, four stone stools, and a half-dead tree. Lin Tian was very satisfied.

It’s good to have a place to live. However, the rent is indeed a bit expensive. It seems he has to find a way to earn silver.

Lin Tian stayed in the house. Nannan had already fallen into a deep sleep. He opened the window, and the candlelight flickered in the wind, reflecting his contemplative silhouette.

Outside the window, the torrential rain poured down, thunder rumbled, and the raindrops fiercely beat against the window lattice.

Listening to the wind and rain in the small building last night…

Pouring himself a drink of Erguotou, he recalled every bit of the past three years. He had farmed, worked, and been a humble servant. Now, he was a Second Rank martial artist. He had only endured hardship, and hadn’t tasted any sweetness.

………………

The night passed by in a hurry.

A rooster’s crow sounded the horn of dawn.

The rain had stopped, and the weather was slightly cool—a good autumn day, very cool and refreshing.

Lin Tian changed his clothes and got up early, washing Nannan’s face.

“Let’s go, Daddy will take you to find a physician.”

Lin Tian came to the noodle shop. “Boss lady, two bowls of noodles. You got up really early, boss lady.”

“Of course. There’s a big river nearby. Some people who live downstream will come here to eat something. If I don’t open early, I won’t be able to earn money. If I don’t earn money, my daughter and I will starve to death.”

After Lin Tian finished eating, he took Nannan to wander around casually. The streets were crowded with people, each with a happy expression. Lin Tian saw an old man sitting on a stone bench, resting with his eyes closed.

“Old man, what’s going on today? Is someone getting married? Why is everyone so happy?”

The old man glared at him unhappily: “I see you have an unfamiliar face. You’re not from our Qingshui County, are you? Heaven has opened its eyes. We can finally catch fish in this big river.”

After chatting for a while, Lin Tian walked south.

Suddenly!

Lin Tian’s right hand suddenly grabbed, and a small hand was firmly restrained by him. Lin Tian fiercely turned his head to look, only to see a sloppy child, the child’s body tattered, like a little beggar.

Lin Tian’s tone was stern: “You dare to steal from me? You’re quite bold.”

The little beggar’s muddy face was full of fear, and one hand protected his face.

“Don’t hit me, don’t hit me~” His voice was filled with crying.

Seeing this scene, Lin Tian’s heart wasn’t feeling well. When he first transmigrated, wasn’t he like this too?

Lin Tian coldly snorted, took out a few copper coins from his pocket, and handed them to him.

“Take these~ Buy something to eat.”

The little beggar’s eyes lit up when he saw the copper coins. He gratefully accepted the coins, and directly knelt on the ground.

“Thank you, sir~ Thank you, sir.”

……………………

This should be the place the boss lady was talking about.

Opposite is Listening Wind Pavilion, which is basically a teahouse. A storyteller is spitting and spattering as he tells stories of human interest.

Lin Tian strode into the clinic. A smell of Chinese medicine wafted over him: “That’s right, this is the smell.”

“Looking for a doctor?” A small child tilted his head and looked at Lin Tian.

“Yes!”

“Master, someone is looking for a doctor,” the small child shouted inside.

After a while, an elderly old man walked out and looked up at Lin Tian: “Tell me, what’s the matter?”

Lin Tian pulled Nannan over: “This daughter of mine has seizures every now and then, talks nonsense. Once she has a seizure, she sleeps for several days, not eating or drinking for several days, and then she’s fine again as if nothing happened…”

The old man looked up at Nannan, took her pulse, and frowned.

“Strange, what kind of pulse is this? Never seen before.”

Lin Tian’s heart tightened, and he quickly asked: “She doesn’t have some incurable disease, does she?”

The old man closed his eyes and didn’t speak for a long time before saying: “There’s no major problem. I’ll prescribe some prescriptions to calm her Qi and focus her mind. Go back and try them.”

“Try them? What… you can try treatments?”

Lin Tian didn’t understand. The medicine boy wrapped up the medicine, and Lin Tian asked about the price.

The medicine boy directly said: “Ten taels of silver.”

Lin Tian looked incredulous: “What, ten taels? Why don’t you just rob me?”

Lin Tian completely exploded, rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed the old man’s collar: “Are you bullying me for being honest? You just grab some medicine and it’s ten taels. My daughter is so seriously ill, and you say she’s fine. Do you really think I’m easy to bully?”

Lin Tian knew Nannan’s condition very well. Not only does she sleep for several days, but she also often has seizures.

How could she be fine?