The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 36 Black Cicada
People are coming and going on the street.

Before I even stepped into the clinic, I heard Doctor Bai coughing slightly.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Doctor Bai drinking medicine. Xiuxiu was staring at him with her big eyes, as if she was supervising him.

"I will be the one seeing patients today. Mr. Bai, please go to the back hall to rest." Lin Bai stepped forward.

"No problem." Doctor Bai waved his hand.

Lin Bai had sharp ears and eyes, and he noticed that Doctor Bai's breath was weaker than usual.

"Grandpa, please rest for a while. We are here for you!" Xiuxiu took the empty medicine bowl and walked to the back hall holding Doctor Bai's hand.

Lin Bai followed and gave a few more words of advice, which made Doctor Bai stop.

Coming out from the back hall, Xiuxiu tilted her head and looked at Lin Bai very carefully.

Lin Bai ignored her, just picked up a medical book and read, waiting for patients to come.

"Why are you late today?" Xiuxiu asked.

"I got up late." Lin Bai said casually.

"Lazy guy." Xiuxiu ground the ink and began to copy the medical book.

After writing for a while, she rubbed her wrist, and seeing Lin Bai looking down at a medical book, she muttered something to herself.

Lin Bai raised his head and looked at her.

Xiuxiu looked at Lin Bai with a smile but didn't say anything.

"Is there something wrong?" Lin Bai asked seriously.

"Are you in a bad mood today? Did you lose your money? Why do you look like your wife has run away?" Xiuxiu stared at the purse on Lin Bai's waist.

"How did you know that?" Lin Bai was helpless.

"It feels like that." Xiuxiu tilted her head, looked at Lin Bai and smiled, then asked, "You seem to look better today."

Although he didn’t look in the mirror when he went out today, Lin Bai could feel that he had undergone a qualitative change from the inside out.

It’s not that the appearance has changed, but the spirit has reached a higher level.

Lin Bai guessed that it was because of Mu Zhen's elixir.

The superficial changes should be minimal. It's just that because she spends so much time with Xiuxiu and she likes to stare at her, she probably noticed a little.

"When am I not good-looking?" Lin Bai asked back.

"Of course you look good every day. I'll put a flower on your head someday." Xiuxiu smiled.

Lin Bai glared at her and ignored her.

"Let me touch your hand." Xiuxiu spoke again.

"How old are you?" Lin Bai raised his eyebrows, thinking that this girl needed to be disciplined.

"What? Even if I'm not as old as you, I can still take your pulse longer than you!" Xiuxiu said seriously.

"Feel my pulse..." Lin Bai stretched out his hand, took a few breaths, and adjusted his pulse.

Xiuxiu touched it quietly for a long time and said, "It's okay, it's fine. You touch mine."

As she spoke, she stretched out her arms.

Lin Bai took the patient's pulse and closed his eyes to listen.

"You are in very good health. If you think less, talk less, and eat less in the future, you will be peaceful and happy, and live a long life." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"You only like to pick people who sound nice." Xiuxiu smiled foolishly.

"Take my pulse too." At this time, the curtain at the door was lifted, and it was Pei Ning.

She did not have any murderous aura, nor was she wearing black, but only a light green skirt. With a sword in her hand, she looked more carefree and calm like a woman of the world.

Lin Bai felt a headache. Xiuxiu had noticed that he was a little different today, and wondered if Pei Ning would notice it.

Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Lin Bai stood up quickly, bowed, and asked curiously, "Why is Miss Pei here?"

"Sister Pei..." Xiuxiu was disciplined by Doctor Bai and was not allowed to get too close to Pei Ning, so she was quite unfamiliar with her and had seen her less often than Lin Bai.

"I heard that Mr. Bai was ill, so I came to see him." Pei Ning walked forward, looked at Xiuxiu, and said, "I am your uncle, not your sister."

Her voice was usually very cold, but this time when she spoke to Xiuxiu, it was soft and there was a hint of doting in her smile.

Xiuxiu rubbed her hands together and whispered back, "I don't have an uncle."

"Mr. Bai, are you resting?" Pei Ning asked again.

"I just took the medicine and have gone to bed." Lin Bai said. "Then I'll disappear." Pei Ning held the sword in one hand and put the gift box in Xiuxiu's arms with the other hand, "It's just a small gift, don't refuse it."

Xiuxiu took it in a panic, not daring to say no. She just looked at Lin Bai, waiting for Lin Bai to make a decision.

"I appreciate your kindness." Lin Bai gestured to Xiuxiu to put it away.

Pei Ning nodded, sat down, stretched out his arm, put it on the table, and said, "Take my pulse too." At the same time, he stared at Lin Bai, still smiling.

Her wrists are very white, her fingers are very long, and there are calluses on her knuckles.

"Your Excellency is in good health, there is no need to take your pulse," said Lin Bai.

Pei Ning said nothing, just looked at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai gritted his teeth, sat down, and pressed his pulse with two fingers.

People with profound internal strength usually have a very slow pulse, and Pei Ning is the same.

"I have the pulse in my hand, should I take this opportunity to subdue her?" Lin Bai thought for a while and decided to forget it.

The other party might have become suspicious, but since he dared to hand over his pulse, he must have something to rely on.

"Miss Pei is in great health, much better than ordinary people." Lin Bai retracted his finger.

"No other questions?" Pei Ning asked.

"Another question..." Lin Bai thought for a moment and asked, "Is Miss Pei's menstrual cycle not very accurate?"

Pei Ning slammed the sword on the table, his face turning unnaturally red.

Lin Bai immediately made a judgment that no one had ever said dirty words to Sister Pei in the past, and she didn't even have any suitors.

"What are you doing? If you don't want to change doctors, just do it. I won't charge you any money. Why are you scaring people?" Xiuxiu stood beside Lin Bai and glared at Pei Ning.

Pei Ning looked at Xiuxiu, smiling again, and said, "I'm not trying to scare you. What I mean is that I've been practicing martial arts for many years, so my menstrual cycle is indeed not very accurate." When she said this, she reached out and touched Xiuxiu's face, and smiled again, "I'm your uncle, not an outsider. You should get close to me. I like you, too."

Does this mean that I am an outsider? Lin Bai did not say anything, but just kept on guard.

Xiuxiu took two steps back, shook her head and said nothing.

For a moment, the three people in the clinic were silent.

After a long while, Pei Ning picked up the sword, stood up, and said, "I'm leaving first." After taking two steps, he turned back to look at Lin Bai and asked, "Is there a prescription that can cure it?"

Lin Bai shook his head and said, "Generally speaking, it's fine once you get married."

Pei Ning nodded, picked up his sword and left.

"Don't learn from her in the future and attack people with a sword." Xiuxiu warned Lin Bai.

"I'd never be mean to anyone but you." Lin Bai pinched her cheek and found that Xiuxiu seemed to kiss him instead of Pei Ning.

"You always pinch my face, what a shame." Xiuxiu pried Lin Bai's hands apart, giggled foolishly, and asked in a low voice: "Is the pig's trotter expensive?"

I'm greedy again.

When it got dark, Lin Bai left the clinic.

I was careful and attentive along the way and didn't notice anything unusual.

"No one is following me. Pei Ning didn't notice anything unusual about me? Or does he have other plans?"

Lin Bai was thinking about it all the way, and before he got home, he saw a fire in Mu Zhen's bun shop.

Many neighbors carried buckets of water to put out the fire, and the whole place was in chaos.

He left, and left very decisively.

Lin Bai looked for a while and went back home.

When I arrived at the door, I took out the key and listened quietly to the noise in the yard.

There's nothing wrong with just the cicadas chirping.

After opening the door, Lin Bai took a quick look and found the yard was the same as usual.

Look at the jujube tree again. There is a black cicada lying on it, chirping non-stop.

After taking two steps forward, the black cicada fluttered and flew over. Lin Bai stretched out his hand and the black cicada fell into his palm.

Soon, the cicada wing fell off, and there were tiny words on it: May save your life.

The black cicada slowly turned into a black hairpin. It felt warm to the touch and its material was unknown. It seemed to be some kind of tree branch or something.

(End of this chapter)