Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 277: Heart Disease is Hard to Cure

Xu Xiangbei couldn’t help but take a few more glances. Being stared at by Xu Xiangbei, Lu Xiaomei shyly lowered her head, a blush spreading across her face like ink on paper.

Her voice, however, made Xu Xiangbei frown slightly, buzzing with dialect: "Dr. Xu, why are you staring at me? Go check on my dad; I don’t need your check-up. It’s my dad who wants you to see him."

Prompted by Lu Xiaomei, Xu Xiangbei finally looked at the bed.

A tall, over-fifty-year-old man lay there. Though his hair was completely white, his complexion sallow, and his face quite wrinkled, his eyes were bright and his expression stern.

His face was exactly like the Lu siblings’, clearly making him the current sect leader of the Lu Family Fist, Lu Zhigang.

Seeing Lu Zhigang looking at him with suspicion, Xu Xiangbei was displeased; if not for your son and daughter’s persistent requests, I wouldn’t even bother with you.

The important thing is the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Since Lu Zhigang’s leg was crippled by Chen Baichuan, whom I dislike from the Chen Family, if I can heal Lu Zhigang, it would be helping a friend too.

"Uncle, don’t just stare at me. Where does it hurt?"

Xu Xiangbei massaged Lu Zhigang’s leg while observing his expression.

Although Lu Zhigang couldn’t stand, his leg still had feeling. When he touched a painful spot, he gritted his teeth, his forehead veins bulging, cold sweat dripping down, but he didn’t cry out, silently enduring like a man of steel.

"Turn your father over so I can check his waist."

Lifting the clothing on his waist, a noticeable purple bruise revealed itself, indicating the injury’s location.

It seemed that Lu Zhigang had been sealed by Xu Baichuan.

A very insidious method, but fortunately, Lu Zhigang was strong-bodied, his inner strength protecting his heart vein, only two of the six leg meridians were sealed.

Ordinary surgeons cannot detect the cause of this sealing, and even experienced traditional doctors who discern it can’t help much without sufficient inner strength to unblock the Foot Taiyang Bladder and Foot Yangming Stomach meridians.

But what puzzled Xu Xiangbei was the relatively light bruise. With the inner strength of Lu Zhigang, sect leader of the Lu Family Fist, he shouldn’t be bedridden.

He boasted, "Uncle, I can treat your leg and guarantee you’ll be able to stand soon."

Lu Zhigang’s tiger-like eyes slowly closed, his face still showing a pained expression without any hint of joy.

Strange. No matter who has been bedridden for over half a year, they would definitely be overjoyed if told they could walk again. So why is this uncle so downhearted?

Seeing Lu Xiaomei and Lu Daan standing by the bed, both with anxious and expectant faces, and Lu Zhigang with eyes shut, a gloomy expression, and an unwilling look, Xu Xiangbei guessed several reasons.

He jokingly patted Lu Zhigang’s shoulder and said, "Uncle Lu, winning and losing are common in the martial world. If you lose, don’t get yourself sick with anger. Your opponent would be happier. Chen Baichuan is just a paper tiger. With just a few techniques like the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation and Beheading Saber, I’ll teach you a few moves then, guaranteeing you’ll take him down."

As soon as Xu Xiangbei spoke, Lu Zhigang reacted as if shocked, suddenly opening his eyes, shaking off Xu Xiangbei’s hand with disdain and contempt.

"Young man, you’re being ridiculous, aren’t you? You’re just pretending to examine me to swindle some money, yet you claim Chen Baichuan is a paper tiger. From your tone, you know him and even know about his Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation. Could the Chen Family have sent you to insult this crippled old man?"

Indeed, Xu Xiangbei had guessed Lu Zhigang’s thoughts correctly.

No wonder Lu Xiaomei kept saying what mom wanted her to do but not what her dad wanted because Lu Zhigang had already given up on treatment, letting his legs worsen until he became bedridden.

What people fear most isn’t being knocked down by illness but feeling hopeless, succumbing to their dispirited thoughts.

Defeated by Chen Baichuan, Lu Zhigang was deeply ashamed, losing hope and, failing to see clearly for a moment, felt that even if he could walk, it would be useless if he couldn’t beat his opponent.

If it weren’t for Auntie Lu urging Lu Daan and Lu Xiaomei to bring their father Lu Zhigang to Earth Sea to see Xu Xiangbei, Lu Zhigang wouldn’t even want treatment.

Seeing how rude their father was to Xu Xiangbei and worried he might just leave in anger without treating their father’s legs, the Lu siblings were terrified.

Lu Zhigang’s strong reaction only made Xu Xiangbei prouder, confirming he’d identified the real issue; it wasn’t just the bedridden legs but an emotional problem needing an emotional cure.

Xu Xiangbei disdainfully said, "I do know Chen Baichuan, but that old guy isn’t my friend; he’s someone I beat, and I hit him so hard he was knocked out. I injured five of his disciples at the parking lot, and your son Lu Daan saw it with his own eyes. Didn’t he tell you?"

Lu Zhigang gaped at Xu Xiangbei in disbelief. He had heard from his son about Xu Xiangbei defeating the Chen Family’s Five Tigers but thought it was a story made up to get his leg treated.

Seeing Xu Xiangbei, who looked even younger than his son, how could he believe this young man defeated the Chen Family’s Five Tigers knowing Xu Xiangbei wasn’t lying about it?

"He did tell me, but I didn’t believe it. You look barely over twenty; what ability do you have to say you can defeat Chen Baichuan? You probably can’t even take a single blow from his Beheading Saber."

Xu Xiangbei shook his head, thinking there’s something pathetic about someone like Lu Zhigang being so stubborn. He sneered, spreading both hands, letting four shiny Iron Galls slide into his palms.

While visiting the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Yude had not only taught Xu Xiangbei the Four Flying Iron Gall technique but also gifted him a pair, so Xu Xiangbei now had four.

With a slight wrist movement, the four Iron Galls traced beautiful arcs in the air, clinking together with crisp, melodious sounds like pearls dropping onto a jade plate.

Not only was Lu Zhigang stunned, but the Lu siblings were also left speechless, with Lu Daan looking envious, glad he’d chosen to be friends with Xu Xiangbei rather than enemies.

Watching Xu Xiangbei skillfully retrieve the Iron Galls, Lu Zhigang’s facial muscles suddenly twitched, his lips trembled, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Young man, how did you defeat Chen Baichuan?"

Xu Xiangbei smiled, gesturing animatedly as he reenacted the scene: "That happened last month when he came to cause trouble at the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall. At that time, I could only do the Double Flying Iron Gall. I used the Iron Galls to bypass his Beheading Saber, hitting him square on the forehead, knocking him out instantly, nearly making him a vegetable."

Uncle Lu struggled up from the bed, listening intently to Xu Xiangbei’s story, relishing it as if he were experiencing it himself.