The five-and-a-half-year-old baby doctor comes to the city to cure those who refuse to listen.

Lin Jianguo looked at his daughter, who was breathing steadily in the hospital bed, with tears still on his face, and he was stunned.

His mind was a jumble of thoughts, one moment a burst of golden light shooting into the sky, the next black smoke billowing from a well, and finally all of them settled on Chu Chen's pale yet serious little face.

"Chen'er...you..."

Lin Jianguo wanted to say something, but found his throat dry and he couldn't utter a single word.

In his sixty-plus years of life, he had seen far more storms than anything else, and that one night had been as thrilling as any of them.

"Grandpa, I'm hungry."

Chu Chen leaned against the cold CT scanner, weakly shaking the small white jade bottle in his hand.

Inside the bottle, two crystal-like pills gently collided, producing a crisp sound.

"This thing is too expensive to make." He frowned and sighed like an adult. "We have to sell it for a good price, otherwise what will we use to buy Mommy something delicious when she wakes up?"

Lin Jianguo listened, completely stunned.

The elixir, sold for money, used to buy delicious food.

These events, when put together, sound surreal.

"This...this can be sold for money?" Lin Jianguo squatted down, his voice trembling.

"Of course." Chu Chen put the jade bottle back in his pocket, patted Lin Jianguo on the shoulder, and said, "Grandpa, broaden your horizons. We'll never be short of money in the future."

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Wang Dequan stumbled and crawled in, his face a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

"Old Master! Young Master! Commander Zhou... Commander Zhou is here!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chief Zhou, dressed in civilian clothes but still exuding authority, strode in.

Behind him followed Li Weiguo, a staff officer in charge of security, both of them wearing expressions of barely concealed urgency and surprise.

"Brother Lin!" As soon as Chief Zhou entered the room, his gaze swept over Lin Xiu's face on the hospital bed. He visibly relaxed when he saw her rosy complexion.

Then, his gaze was fixed on the pale-faced child leaning against the machine.

"Little miracle doctor, are you alright?"

The golden light that pierced the heavens and the earth last night shook the entire upper echelons of the capital.

After a night of intensive investigation, all clues pointed to Jishetang.

Chief Zhou knew perfectly well that this commotion was most likely caused by the young miracle doctor in front of him.

"I won't die." Chu Chen lazily raised his eyelids. "Grandpa Zhou, has your grandson finished chopping firewood?"

Chief Zhou's lips twitched.

He was in dire straits, yet this little devil was still thinking about his good-for-nothing grandson.

"I was just thinking of going to take a look," Chief Zhou forced a smile. "Would the young miracle doctor like to come along?"

In the backyard.

Zhou Tian was shirtless, revealing a muscular physique that was completely at odds with his playboy image.

He mechanically swung the axe, chopping firewood with a "crunching" sound.

Beside him, the old man in black, stripped naked except for a pair of shorts, was weakly stacking the chopped firewood into a pile.

A top-ranking official from the capital and a reclusive sect master have both become woodcutters at Jishetang, creating an indescribably harmonious scene.

When Chief Zhou saw his grandson looking like this, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Not bad! Not bad!" He nodded in satisfaction, walked over and patted Zhou Tian's sweaty shoulder. "That's more like a man! Much better than that pretty boy you used to be!"

Zhou Tian froze, almost bursting into tears.

man?

All he wants now is to be a woman; he'll do anything to get away from this living devil.

"Grandpa..." Zhou Tian was about to complain when he looked up and met Chu Chen's eyes as he walked out of the house.

His gaze was indifferent, as if he were looking at a piece of wood.

Zhou Tian shuddered instantly, swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and forced out a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Grandpa, I'm fine! I love chopping wood; it makes me happy!"

Seeing his grandson's "complete transformation," Chief Zhou's awe of Chu Chen deepened even further.

This little miracle doctor is not only a medical genius, but he also has a knack for disciplining children!

Inside the main hall.

The servants served tea again.

Chief Zhou didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Little miracle doctor, I've come here to beg for medicine." His face was filled with sorrow. "An old comrade of mine, the one who saved my life by taking a bullet for me on the battlefield, is now dying."

"The hospital has issued three critical condition notices, saying that multiple organs are failing and that we should prepare for the worst..."

As Chief Zhou spoke, his eyes reddened.

Lin Jianguo listened from the side and felt the same way.

Chu Chen sipped his tea without saying a word, but took out the small white jade bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table.

When Chief Zhou saw the bottle, he immediately held his breath.

He knew that the hope of being saved lay within this.

"Little miracle doctor, I'll agree to any condition as long as you're willing to help!" Chief Zhou stood up and bowed solemnly to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen ignored him, just shook the bottle, tilted his little head, and asked in a childish voice.

"Grandpa Zhou, what's the best place to visit in Beijing?"

Chief Zhou was taken aback and didn't follow his train of thought.

"The most fun?"

"Hmm, it needs to be a big place with lots of houses, lots of flowers, trees and plants, and preferably with mountains and water, the kind where you can ride horses and play hide-and-seek." Chu Chen counted on his fingers, looking longing.

Lin Jianguo, who was listening nearby, was terrified.

This description sounds more like a royal garden.

After a moment's hesitation, Chief Zhou tentatively asked, "The Summer Palace?"

Chu Chen shook his head: "Too many people, it's not fun."

He thought for a moment, then asked, "What about... the area in the western suburbs?"

"Yes!" Chu Chen's eyes lit up, and he slammed his hand on the table. "That's it!"

He pointed with his small hand, his determination unwavering.

"I don't want money, I just want that abandoned royal garden in the western suburbs of Beijing!"

"puff--"

Lin Jianguo spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken a sip of.

He stared at Chu Chen in shock, thinking he had misheard.

Chief Zhou suddenly opened his eyes wide and froze on the spot.

An abandoned royal garden in the western suburbs of Beijing?

That place has been a forbidden area for decades! Not to mention a garden, even a single brick or blade of grass in it is involved in enormous karma.

This little brat, he just asks for a forbidden area?

"Little miracle doctor, this... this is no joke." Chief Zhou's voice was a little hoarse. "That place... is not something anyone can touch."

"Why can't I touch it?" Chu Chen asked innocently. "Isn't that area useless? It's just sitting there empty anyway, so I can use it as a playground. Perfect!"

He said matter-of-factly, "My mother needs to recuperate after waking up. That place has beautiful scenery and good feng shui, making it suitable for recuperation."

recuperate?

You call that place where dragon veins converge suitable for recuperation?

Chief Zhou felt completely bewildered.

Looking into Chu Chen's clear, untainted eyes, he couldn't tell for a moment whether the child was genuinely innocent or just playing tricks on him.

"Little miracle doctor, can we change to another one? Which courtyard house in Beijing do you like? I'll give you ten!" Chief Zhou gritted his teeth.

Chu Chen took the small bottle back and put it back in his pocket.

"Never mind then." He jumped off the chair. "Grandpa Zhou, you should go back now. Let your comrade rest in peace."

After saying that, he pulled Lin Jianguo away.

"No!" Chief Zhou exclaimed anxiously, grabbing him tightly.

He looked at Chu Chen's youthful yet undeniable face, and then thought of his old comrade-in-arms who was barely clinging to life in the hospital bed. He was torn between his own thoughts and his own mind.

On one side is a hot potato, and on the other is a life-saving favor.

After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"good!"

"I promise you!"

"I'll think of something!"

After saying those words, Chief Zhou seemed to have all his strength drained away, and slumped back into his chair.

Chu Chen smiled with satisfaction, took out the jade bottle again, poured out a small elixir, and handed it over.

They saw off the distraught Chief Zhou.

In the corner of the woodshed in the backyard.

The bound old man in black had a glint of ruthlessness and greed in his eyes.

A forbidden area, in exchange for a single elixir!

If this news gets back to the sect, the entire sect will go crazy!

He quietly shifted his body and used his shoulder to pry open a loose brick in the wall.

He opened his mouth and coughed out a black beetle, the size of a fingernail, from deep in his throat.

As soon as the beetle landed, it flapped its wings and silently burrowed into a crack in the wall, disappearing from sight.

Having done all this, the old man in black seemed to have exhausted all his strength and collapsed to the ground, but his eyes gleamed with the satisfaction of revenge.

You little beast, you just wait!

When the sect's experts arrive, your pills and your secrets will all be mine!

He was feeling quite pleased with himself.

A faint voice suddenly came from the door of the woodshed.

"Hey husky, it's getting cold, time to start a fire and cook."

Zhou Tian yawned, picked up his axe, and walked in, impatiently kicking the old man in black.

"Old man, stop playing dead! Hurry up and chop some wood!"

Standing at the entrance of the main hall, Chu Chen turned his head and glanced in the direction of the woodshed.

He stretched and yawned.

"Grandpa, there seem to be cockroaches in the yard, and they smell awful."

"Tell Grandpa Wang to buy more cockroach bait tonight and kill them all off properly."