The Qiu family in Wudu has been thriving after cooperating with Yaoxingzhai. The family has a profound foundation and is worthy of being called the number one family of immortal cultivation.
Yu Sheng discussed it with the owner of the family, Qiu Shuang, who agreed easily. "Isn't it just opening a store? It's a piece of cake. I don't even need you to come here in person. Just make a phone call."
"Because I manage it myself!" Yu Sheng said calmly, "And I also want to come and see Zi Ling, how is she doing recently?"
"This..." Qiu Shuang's face looked a little ugly, his words were hesitant, and his expression was a little unnatural.
Yu Sheng already felt something was wrong, so he said goodbye to Qiu Shuang and left.
In the back hill of the manor, a little girl was chasing butterflies on tiptoe. Her prosthetic limb seemed to be a little damaged and had not been repaired. On an open space, Qiu Xiongyi was holding a hoe. His temples had turned a little gray, but his cultivation had been abolished. He was only in his early fifties, but he looked like an old man.
"Zi Ling!" Yu Sheng looked at Qiu Zi Ling and greeted her, but Qiu Zi Ling just stared at him with her big eyes, feeling very unfamiliar, as if she didn't know Yu Sheng at all.
"Ah..." Qiu Ziling tried to make a sound, but it didn't sound like it came from her throat, which was very strange. Qiu Xiongyi then discovered Yu Sheng and hurried over.
She couldn't even make a sound. In fact, after a closer look, Yu Sheng discovered that Qiu Ziling probably didn't even have the ability to hear.
"Yu Sheng, it's you!" At this time, Qiu Xiongyi came over with his arms around his body, looking tired. He was no longer the head of the family, but an ordinary person who wanted to spend the rest of his life in this forest.
Nodding silently, Yu Sheng asked in confusion: "What's going on?"
"Come in and do it first!" Qiu Xiongyi led Yu Sheng to a wooden table outside the house and poured two cups of tea.
Although there was no light and no convenience, the surroundings seemed very quiet. Qiu Ziling was like a frightened person, constantly comforting Qiu Xiongyi in his arms, as if she had turned into a child of a few years old.
Sighing, Qiu Xiongyi didn't seem to know where to start. After organizing his words, he said, "Three years ago, Qiu Lingfei, the future of the Qiu family, was attacked and seriously injured. Zi Ling negotiated with the family for treatment in exchange for releasing me. The result is now. This silly child, I harmed her..."
Yu Sheng nodded silently, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked: "System, can it be treated?"
The system hesitated for a moment before saying, "Most of her memory can be restored, after all, her brain damage is not serious. But the rest is a bit difficult. Her symptoms are not simply physical damage, but her soul is also damaged. Now it's like the soul of an ant is controlling the body of an elephant."
With a general idea in mind, Yu Sheng looked at Qiu Ziling who was frightened by him and sighed, "Uncle, are you planning to spend the rest of your days here?!"
Qiu Xiongyi was very helpless. He looked at his daughter in his arms, shook his head and said, "I am already a useless person. My Dantian was destroyed by someone in prison. What else can I do? But I hope you can find a way to save this silly child. I don't know how I can repay you..."
Qiu Xiongyi naturally knew Yu Sheng very well. Although he was capable, he was definitely a person who would not do anything without benefits.
After thinking for a few seconds and looking at Qiu Ziling, the system reminded him in his mind: "This is not the time to be soft-hearted. She is useless now. It is not worth it. It is very common among alchemists to make an unbearable price. Overestimating one's own abilities is nothing but a fool."
"It's not that she doesn't know the price, she decides to do it even though she knows the price!" Yu Sheng sighed.
He stretched out his hand, and a hint of murderous intent appeared on his face. Qiu Ziling in front of him was like a blind bird with broken wings. Her future was extremely bleak.
Seeing Yu Sheng about to take action, Qiu Xiongyi instinctively wanted to stop him and moved forward, but then stopped again. It was obvious that he approved of Yu Sheng's behavior. Qiu Ziling no longer had a future. Her future would be spent in confusion, and she didn't know how much pain she would have to endure.
Even the arrival of an ordinary outsider could give her an unprecedented fright.
The finger pointed at her forehead, and the system encouraged: "This is the best result! Do it!"
With Yu Sheng's strength, Qiu Ziling's head would explode with just a slight effort.
He looked at Qiu Xiongyi, who was in tears, and then looked at Qiu Ziling, "...Master husband..."
Everything about her flashed through his mind for a long time, and Yu Sheng asked, "If you kill her, you will live well, right, uncle?"
Silence, silence, silence!
After an unknown number of minutes, Qiu Xiongyi gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"
He picked up Qiu Ziling, who struggled for a while, but was no match for Yu Sheng. Besides, she didn't have much strength to begin with, and she was frightened. She was left with no strength at all, and fainted after struggling for a few times.
Seeing Yu Sheng holding Qiu Ziling, Qiu Xiongyi's heart was trembling. He knew that perhaps for Qiu Ziling, the end was the best beginning.
After all, her current appearance was definitely not acceptable to the former young lady. The little bit of supremacy in her heart would never allow her to become what she is now. If she still had a little bit of thought, she would probably end it herself, and it would not be her turn to make a decision for the rest of her life.
Even if Yu Sheng recovered her memory, she would most likely take her own life when Yu Sheng was not paying attention.
Unconsciously, Yu Sheng had learned so much about Qiu Ziling without knowing why.
"Where are you taking her?" Qiu Xiongyi asked repeatedly.
Seeing Yu Sheng turn around and leave, Qiu Xiongyi couldn't bear it anymore. Even if he died, he wanted his daughter to die in front of him, and then he would follow in his footsteps. Yu Sheng might just have seen his thoughts, so he didn't want to kill Qiu Ziling in front of him, so as to leave him with a thought.
Sighing, Yu Sheng gently stroked Qiu Ziling's forehead, shook his head and said, "I won't kill her. Because if you die, she will be very sad. After all, this proves that what she did is meaningless. Take her to me for the time being. I hope she can be cured, but don't hold out too much hope."
"Can it be cured?" Qiu Xiongyi said as if he had grasped hope.
Yu Sheng nodded and said, "Maybe. You don't have to live here anymore, otherwise she won't be happy even if she recovers. Go back to your normal life! When you came here, Qiu Shuang said that he hoped you would continue to participate in the management of the family instead of just hanging around here."
"..." Qiu Xiongyi stared at Yu Sheng blankly, tears streaming down his face. He didn't know how to thank him, so he could only say blankly, "... Thank you... Thank you..."
Holding Qiu Ziling, Yu Sheng shook his head and said, "Don't thank me. She is my disciple after all. I am also responsible for what happened today. This is probably retribution. I didn't expect that someone like me who doesn't believe in cause and effect would suffer retribution. It's ridiculous!"
(End of this chapter)