Chapter 4

With a loud thud, Guo Shaocong was left with a bloody head.

It turned out that the chandelier hanging from the ceiling had suddenly fallen, and it landed right on Guo Shaocong's head without any deviation.

Fortunately, the chandelier was not very large; otherwise, Guo Shaocong would not have just been left with a bloody head. He might have been killed.

Guo Shaocong, holding his head, knelt on the ground and cried out in pain, "Ah..."

"Shaocong, what happened?" Zhang Lili asked urgently.

"Are you blind? Can't you see I've been hit?" Guo Shaocong roared.

In front of so many people, Zhang Lili felt extremely wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu sneered, "Serves you right!"

"What did you say!" Zhang Lili glared at Ye Qiu and shouted, "Did you do this?"

"Which eye did you see me do it with?"

"If it wasn't you, why would the chandelier fall?"

"As the saying goes, there are gods three feet above our heads. Guo Shaocong is a liar, and this is heaven's punishment for him."

"Heaven my ass! Stop pretending to be a god here." Guo Shaocong, after saying this, shouted at Zhang Lili, "Hurry up and help me up."

"Okay." Zhang Lili hurried to help Guo Shaocong up.

At that moment, a nurse passing by suddenly slipped and stumbled forward, causing the two bottles of alcohol in her hands to fly out.

Bang—

The two bottles of alcohol made intimate contact with Guo Shaocong's head.

Crash—

The glass bottles shattered, and the alcohol splashed all over Guo Shaocong's head.

Guo Shaocong, who had just been hit by the chandelier and had a wound on his head, felt an excruciating pain as the alcohol entered the wound.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts..." Guo Shaocong clutched his head and rolled on the ground.

Zhang Lili was also panicked and shouted at the nurse, "What are you doing? Can't you see where you're going?"

"Sorry, sorry..."

"If anything happens to Shaocong, I won't let you off." Zhang Lili shouted at the nurse and then called to the nurse at the reception desk, "Get two people to help."

Two nurses quickly ran over.

"Lili, what do you need us to do?" one nurse asked.

"What do you need to do? Are you blind? Can't you see Shaocong is injured? Hurry, help me take him to get his wound bandaged."

The two nurses were somewhat displeased but did not dare to defy Zhang Lili, as doctors were always considered superior to nurses in the hospital.

Zhang Lili and the two nurses hurriedly helped Guo Shaocong into the elevator.

Unexpectedly, another unfortunate incident occurred.

Guo Shaocong was caught by the elevator door!

Originally, he was being supported by the two nurses, and the elevator should not have been able to catch him. However, just as they were entering the elevator, the two nurses let go of Guo Shaocong, and one of them said to Zhang Lili, "Lili, we have work to do and can't leave our posts, so we won't be able to take Dr. Guo up."

"Get lost!"

Just as the two nurses turned around, Guo Shaocong was caught by the elevator door.

"Ah, it hurts... it hurts..."

Guo Shaocong screamed.

This commotion attracted the attention of many people, including the security guards, who rushed over to pry open the elevator door to rescue Guo Shaocong. Suddenly—

The power went out!

How coincidental.

Guo Shaocong was so frustrated that he wanted to die. It seemed that heaven was deliberately against him today, and he couldn't help but wonder if there was really divine retribution.

What he didn't know was that all of this was just a small trick by Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu, following the methods recorded in the "Mao Mountain Talisman Manual" in his mind, secretly drew a bad luck talisman.

It turned out to be quite effective.

"Awesome!"

With his frustration swept away, Ye Qiu left the hospital.

...

Mirror Lake was a must-pass route for Ye Qiu on his way home.

Every evening, the lake was bustling with people: square dance aunties, chess-playing grandpas, playing children, and fishing enthusiasts...

They would all gather here.

As Ye Qiu was walking along the lake, he suddenly heard a scream:

"Help, someone has fallen into the lake!"

Ye Qiu quickly turned to look and saw a five or six-year-old boy struggling in the water, in grave danger.

The elderly people on the shore were very anxious.

"Whose child is this? Where are the parents?"

"Call 120!"

"It's too late, the child is going to die!"

"..."

The situation was extremely urgent.

Without any hesitation, Ye Qiu "splash" jumped into the lake.

He swam swiftly like a flying fish, quickly reaching the boy, grabbed him by the waist, and swam back to the shore.

Only after Ye Qiu carried the boy to the shore did everyone gather around.

The boy had swallowed a lot of water and was unconscious, with a pale face and slightly blue lips, looking as if he was about to die.

"This child is in critical condition and must be taken to the hospital immediately," someone said.

Ye Qiu didn't speak but lifted the boy and gave him two hard slaps on the back. "Ah," the boy started to vomit water.

After about half a minute, the boy opened his eyes.

"He's awake, he's awake!"

Seeing the boy saved, the onlookers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle, thank you," the boy said in a childish voice.

Ye Qiu smiled and asked, "Where are your family?"

"Grandpa and Uncle Zhao don't know where they went." Just as the boy finished speaking, an old man and a middle-aged man ran over.

"Xiaohu, are you okay?" The old man held the boy in his arms and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, Grandpa. I accidentally fell into the lake, and this uncle saved me," the boy pointed at Ye Qiu.

The old man hurriedly said to Ye Qiu, "Young man, thank you."

"Old man, I must say, you're quite careless for your age. If anything happens to the child, not only will the family blame you, but you'll also feel guilty for the rest of your life," Ye Qiu scolded the old man sternly.

Before the old man could speak, the middle-aged man behind him said, "Boy, do you know who you're talking to? I'll tell you..."

"Zhao Yun!" The old man turned and glared at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man quickly shut his mouth.

The old man smiled at Ye Qiu, "Young man, I will be more careful in the future. Thank you very much today."

"It was nothing, no need to be so polite."

Only then did Ye Qiu take a closer look at the old man.

The old man was dressed in a traditional Chinese robe, with neatly combed hair and a jade ring on his left thumb, exuding an extraordinary aura.

As for the middle-aged man with the old man, he had a determined face and fierce eyes, not like an ordinary person.

"Young man, what's your name?" the old man asked kindly.

"Ye Qiu," Ye Qiu replied.

"Looks like you're working already?"

"What, are you investigating my background?" Ye Qiu laughed, "It's getting late, I should go. Goodbye."

With that, he turned and left.

"Please wait a moment." The old man quickly spoke, took out a bank card, and handed it to Ye Qiu.

"What do you mean?" Ye Qiu frowned.

The old man smiled, "Young man, thank you for saving my grandson. There are 500,000 yuan in the card. I hope you don't think it's too little, please accept it."

Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised. The old man offering 500,000 yuan showed that he was quite wealthy, but Ye Qiu was not tempted.

"I save people not for money." Ye Qiu said and suddenly took a step forward.

Seeing his action, the middle-aged man sneered, "Not for money, huh..."

However, Ye Qiu did not reach out to take the bank card from the old man. Instead, he stared at the old man's face for a full half a minute before asking, "Are you sick?"

"I'm not sick! I had a health check a few days ago, and I'm in good health," the old man smiled.

"That's strange." Ye Qiu furrowed his brow.

"What's strange?" the old man asked.

"I feel that you are sick, and it seems quite serious, but I can't pinpoint it right now." Ye Qiu said apologetically, "Maybe my intuition is wrong. I hope you don't mind."

"I don't mind." The old man smiled.

"Then I'll take my leave. Goodbye." Ye Qiu waved and quickly left.

As soon as he left, the old man's aura completely changed.

If he had been like a friendly neighbor before Ye Qiu, now he seemed more like a powerful ruler with a stern face.

"These past years, I have visited many famous doctors, but none of them could diagnose my serious illness. This young man, however, saw it. Could it be that heaven has opened its eyes and is preparing to let me, a dying man, live a few more years?" The old man instructed, "Zhao Yun!"

"Zhao Yun is here." The middle-aged man asked respectfully, "Lord Dragon, what are your instructions?"

"Investigate Ye Qiu immediately. I want to know everything about him."

"Yes, sir!"