Chapter 151: Heaven

Lu Qiaoge patted its turtle shell and said gently: "Actually, what you said that day made sense, and I'm already very grateful that you could cure Xiao Si. Besides, it's already heaven-defying that there can be white water bamboo at the bottom of Red Star Lake; I can't ask for more."

The old turtle looked at Lu Qiaoge eagerly.

Lu Qiaoge asked it: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

The old turtle said: 【I heard from Huahua that your fourth aunt is paralyzed in bed, is that right?】

Lu Qiaoge was stunned for a moment.

The research institute was going all out to tackle the key problems, and she hadn't even used the temporary pass that Director He had arranged for her, because the security level there had now been adjusted to the highest.

In order not to add trouble to her fourth uncle, she hadn't gone there either.

As for her fourth uncle's family, although they were in the same compound, she hadn't been there either.

But her fourth uncle came to see Old Grandma Lu whenever he had time, and he never came empty-handed, always bringing rice, flour, or other food.

He was very filial to her grandmother.

Her grandmother and the others had been to her fourth uncle's house a few times; it was said that her fourth aunt had now opened her heart and her state was much better than before.

Lu Qiaoge nodded: "That's right."

Lu Qiaoge didn't ask if it had a way. In fact, even if the old turtle had lived for hundreds of years, compared to complex humans, it was simple, without human cunning and craftiness, and without so many twists and turns.

The old turtle hesitated for a moment and said: 【There are no magical medicinal herbs; such a condition cannot be cured just by taking medicine. But I know a doctor who can use acupuncture and massage for treatment, combined with two medicinal herbs from Yuanbao Mountain. As long as it's not complete paralysis, generally speaking, the patient can stand up again in a year. Although they can't do heavy work or run, they will have self-care ability. And that old doctor is very amazing, skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine. Huahua also told me about Old Gu from the research institute; perhaps that doctor can also cure him with acupuncture.】

The old turtle said so much in one breath, and Lu Qiaoge listened carefully.

After the old turtle finished speaking, Lu Qiaoge blinked and asked patiently: "So who is this doctor, and where is he?"

The old turtle: 【His name is Sun Ziliang. If he is still alive, he is sixty-five years old this year. He lives in Beidu and once traveled all over the country with his master. By the way, his master and the old Daoist were good friends. The last time he came was forty years ago; Sun Ziliang was twenty-five then and could already see patients independently. His medical skills were very good.】

A doctor recognized by some Lingxu old Daoist must have extraordinary medical skills.

Because Daoists in Daoism basically all knew medical skills.

Lu Qiaoge asked curiously: "What about the Lingxu old Daoist who raised you?"

The old turtle: 【He left me here and left. It was not long after Sun Ziliang and his master had visited. Since then, he has never come back.】

Lu Qiaoge asked half-truthfully: "He didn't attain the Dao and become an immortal, did he?"

The old turtle shook its head: 【Impossible. The old Daoist said there is no spiritual energy here; just cultivate your heart, don't think too much about other things.】

Lu Qiaoge:...

She had initially seen the old turtle's unfathomable appearance and really thought the old Daoist had become an immortal.

After all, she could travel through time and hear the inner voices of living things; what else was impossible?

Suddenly, the old turtle lying on the stone looked at Lu Qiaoge without moving: 【It's not necessarily so. Look, little fairy, you can understand our inner voices; maybe the old Daoist really did ascend and become an immortal.】

Then it sighed: 【After becoming an immortal, he is no longer in the same world as us; otherwise, he wouldn't have not come to see me for so many years.】

Is there a possibility that he has already forgotten you?

After all, it had been forty years; not everyone could remember the little cat, little dog, or little turtle they had raised forty years ago.

Of course, Lu Qiaoge wouldn't say such a blow to the old turtle.

Then the old turtle told Lu Qiaoge about Sun Ziliang's facial features.

As for what kind of family he had, the old turtle didn't know either.

It only knew he lived in Beidu and was a native Beidu person.

It didn't know the name of Sun Ziliang's master either, but the old Daoist called him Brother Jiang.

He was a famous divine doctor in the Jiangbei area.

Lu Qiaoge thanked the old turtle.

The old turtle finally let out a sigh of relief. It said to Lu Qiaoge: 【When you have time, you can go to Yuanbao Mountain. It's best to go in the autumn, because there is a hot spring in Yuanbao Mountain. Near the hot spring, there is a cave. Walking out of the cave, there is a small valley. Those two medicinal herbs are in the valley; one is called Bone-Mending Herb and the other is Bone-Growing Grass. Autumn is just the harvest season.】

Lu Qiaoge noted it down and turned it over in her mind. She seemed to have heard of Bone-Growing Grass, but she hadn't heard of Bone-Mending Herb. She looked at the old turtle with gentle eyes and placed her hand on its turtle shell: "I really have to thank you."

A kind of indescribable energy that made the old turtle feel comfortable all over slowly passed from Lu Qiaoge's palm to its body.

The old turtle was most sensitive to these things.

Although the old Daoist was mysterious, he did indeed have real skills.

Before he was ready to leave that year, he said that although the world was chaotic, vitality had appeared in the chaos.

He wanted to go out for a walk, but it wasn't convenient to take it with him, so the old Daoist went to several cities and then found this Red Star Lake, which was called Immortal Lake at the time.

This place was indeed different from other lakes and rivers.

It had also safely lived until now.

It was just that the speed of human territory expansion was truly too fast.

Red Star Lake used to be in the middle of nowhere.

Now Red Star Lake had been surrounded by humans.

They built dams and military factories. Fortunately, it was a military factory; if it had been another factory, it would have been made into soup long ago.

It was also fortunate that it met Lu Qiaoge, this mysterious human. Red Star Lake would be safe for five years.

As for the future, take it one step at a time.

The old turtle said with some regret: 【It's a pity that I don't know where the hot spring is, but I know it's in Yuanbao Mountain, and there is a cave where the hot spring is.】

Lu Qiaoge didn't hide it from the old turtle and said with a smile: "Maybe this is heaven's will in the dark. A few days ago, I learned from Xiao Cangcang that there is a hot spring in Yuanbao Mountain. The place you mentioned should be the same place where Xiao Cangcang prepares for winter."

The old turtle was happy now.

【Those two medicines must still be there; they are not as precious as white water bamboo.】

Lu Qiaoge thanked the old turtle again.

The old turtle thanked her for her spiritual energy in return. Thanking back and forth, Huahua was annoyed.

【Old turtle, didn't you say there was something else? My little master has to go to work in a while.】

Huahua meowed impatiently.

Only then did the old turtle say: 【Last night, the dogfish told me that because the two iron boxes have large iron locks that can't be opened, they can't give you the things inside, but we will find a way to get the boxes out for you.】

The old turtle and the others sincerely wanted to give the gold, silver, and jewelry to Lu Qiaoge.

Lu Qiaoge wasn't pretentious either; she would accept what she should.

It was a pity that she couldn't dive, and it was in the middle of the lake, unless she joined forces with Qin Hengzhi.

But for now, she didn't want him to know too much. ===== CHAPTER 152 =====