Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 136: Regaining the Light

The scream of young Haitao made Boss Zhou nervous. He knew that Xu Xiangbei was treating his grandson’s eyes, and he could not interrupt, so he could only watch from a distance.

Xu Xiangbei’s fingers held the needle, and a flow of Inner Strength surged through his fingertips, heavily pressing on young Haitao’s Chengqi Acupoint.

Haitao felt a surge of scorching air stream into his eyes, sending sharp pains into his brain, and he screamed again, "Uncle, what did you poke in my brain? It hurts, it hurts so much."

Xu Xiangbei was worried that young Haitao might cry from the pain, as tears at this moment could affect the acupuncture, so he quickly persuaded, "Endure it, don’t cry."

Young Haitao was much stronger than he imagined, clenching his small fists, closing his eyes, nodding and saying, "I won’t cry, Grandpa taught me, I have to be strong."

Seeing his grandson so sensible, Boss Zhou’s eyes became moist again, and even Zhang Xuesong had a few tears.

A year ago, his son’s family of three went on vacation but encountered a ruthless car accident, his son and daughter-in-law leaving the world, leaving behind only his little grandson, young Haitao.

He originally thought his grandson was unharmed, which was like a lifeline from heaven, but later discovered that the little grandson had actually suffered a brain injury, damaging his visual nerves, rendering him blind.

Boss Zhou always urged his grandson to live strongly, never expecting young Haitao to remember it all and to be even stronger than his grandfather.

When he saw young Haitao shouting that something was poking his eyes, Boss Zhou was first puzzled because Xu Xiangbei was empty-handed, making it impossible for him to use a needle on his grandson’s eyes.

Zhang Xuesong smiled and mimicked in the air Xu Xiangbei’s action of condensing a needle with energy, which made Boss Zhou suddenly understand, his mouth opened wide in surprise, big enough to fit an egg.

He exclaimed in surprise, "I know now, could it be the legendary Heaven-defying Eight Needles, condensing needles with energy?"

Zhang Xuesong nodded and smiled, "Boss Zhou, although you are not a doctor, you understand more than some doctors."

Finding out that Xu Xiangbei was using the Heaven-defying Eight Needles, Boss Zhou felt much more at ease, the wrinkles on his face relaxed, feeling that this time they truly met a savior, and that heaven was finally watching.

Xu Xiangbei’s expression was serious, as this was a crucial moment in the treatment, with success or failure hinging on this single move.

He massaged the acupoints around young Haitao’s eyes with energy needles while instructing, "You can open your eyes now, don’t open them wide at first, just a slit, then slowly wider."

"It’s so bright, is the sun rising?"

Young Haitao squinted, sensing the light. The excess light flooding into his eyes made him a bit scared; he feared the light would irritate his eyes and was more afraid that this light would suddenly disappear.

Hearing young Haitao saying he saw light, Boss Zhou’s heart raced. He clasped his hands together, praying devoutly, "Heavens bless, bless my young Haitao so that he can see the light again."

Young Haitao’s little face was lit up with a delighted smile, "Wow, so bright, uncle am I opening my eyes right?"

Confirming that young Haitao could truly see the light meant the visual nerves were functioning again, Xu Xiangbei felt a lot more comforted, knowing this child could see the light again. He gently encouraged, "You’re doing great, just like that, open your eyes a bit wider."

Following Xu Xiangbei’s instruction, young Haitao slowly opened his eyes wider, his pupils filled with a child’s Spiritual Qi. He broke into a grin, revealing a gap-toothed smile, "Uncle, I can see you, you’re so tall."

"Young Haitao, look, who is that?"

Xu Xiangbei pointed to the excited Boss Zhou standing nearby. Young Haitao, who just regained his sight, saw his grandfather a bit blurry from a distance, but soon his vision returned to normal, and he saw his grandfather clearly.

Young Haitao jumped up in joy, rushing to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I can see you again, Grandpa, I can see you again!"

Boss Zhou, tears streaming down his face, held young Haitao tightly, speaking earnestly, "Child, Grandpa has always been worried about you. Now that Grandpa can take care of you, you have no worries about food and clothing, but one day when Grandpa is not around, you must rely on yourself. Now that you can see, Grandpa is at ease, and this large pharmacy will be yours in the future."

Young Haitao still couldn’t comprehend the sorrows of the adult world. He happily jumped around, "Grandpa, I want to go out and play, I haven’t been out in a long time."

Worried that his grandson might encounter another incident, Boss Zhou asked the young assistant Zhao Liu to watch young Haitao, "Zhao Liu, go watch young Haitao, keep a close eye on him."

Upon hearing that young Haitao could see again, Zhao Liu was happy for Boss Zhou and chased after young Haitao, "Boss Zhou, with me watching him, you can rest assured."

Boss Zhou wiped away his tears, his face flushed, tightly holding Xu Xiangbei’s hand, "Young brother, just now I doubted your medical skills. I really should be ashamed, leaving a divine physician in front of me unconsulted, yet going to beg that liar Zhao Changgui. Young brother, I am sorry, please accept my apology."

Boss Zhou trembled as he was about to kneel to Xu Xiangbei, only to be held up by Xu Xiangbei’s hands, unable to move.

"You’re at such an old age, kneeling to me, are you trying to kneel me to death? You’re not trying to back out of your promise of the millennium Ginseng, my herbal medicine, are you? You can’t kneel, you absolutely can’t kneel."

Boss Zhou, being pressed by Xu Xiangbei, only felt a strong force causing his arm to ache, and smiled bitterly, "Alright, I won’t kneel, could you let me go? My old bones are about to be crushed by you, you know."

Only then did Xu Xiangbei realize he was using too much force. With Boss Zhou’s thin body, if he used any more force, he might end up in the hospital. He quickly released Boss Zhou, "Don’t kneel, and don’t think about backing out."

Zhang Xuesong laughed silently on the side. Boss Zhou, nicknamed Zhou Bapi, became so obedient in front of Xu Xiangbei.

Boss Zhou led Xu Xiangbei and Zhang Xuesong to the warehouse, where he kept his precious herbs. The large iron door had a fingerprint lock. Pressing his thumb, the iron door clicked open.

Zhang Xuesong laughed, "Boss Zhou, I didn’t expect you to use high-tech."

"To be honest, our medicinal market may seem peaceful and prosperous on the surface, but there are some shady dealings behind the scenes; thieves and robbers often pay visits, especially targeting those from out of town. There are many assistants here and tight precautions, so thieves dare not come. Just the other day, a pharmacy was robbed, and all the hard-earned money from several years of labor was stolen away."

Xu Xiangbei asked with doubt, "Is the security here so chaotic, and no one manages it?"

"This place is far from Jiangcheng and doesn’t belong to Jiangxin County, it’s a no man’s land. Only the market security office manages it, but they are all extremely lazy; when they encounter thieves, they are more afraid than we are; they don’t manage anything at all."

The warehouse had many shelves, all filled with medicinal materials. Boss Zhou walked to the innermost Zitan wood cabinet and opened it, revealing a heavy and sturdy safe inside.

After entering the password to open the safe, Boss Zhou pulled out an intricately carved rosewood box from inside. Just by the look of the box, you could tell it wasn’t an ordinary item, with exquisite patterns, an antique hue, and a faint pine scent emanating from it.

The box seemed to be made of pure pine wood, having good sealing properties, suitable for storing medicinal materials without rotting for a century.