The World's Number One Medical Hall

Chapter Sixty-Seven Meeting

The two men were frightened away, and Tie Xiong frowned as he returned to the entrance of the small courtyard.

Instead of knocking on the door immediately, he glanced around at the surrounding houses again.

The alley was not deserted, and not all the doors of the houses were tightly closed. In fact, when Tie Xiong chased away the two men and stood in front of the door again, he immediately noticed that there were many pairs of eyes around him, looking him over.

When he turned around, the people immediately lowered their heads and avoided looking at him, as if even glancing at him would cause trouble. There was even a child who was running towards him, but a woman picked him up without saying a word and carried him home, slapping the child's bottom a few times, making the child cry loudly.

Tie Xiong was a seasoned figure in the martial world, and upon seeing this situation, he immediately knew that his fellow disciples must have gotten into trouble, and these people were avoiding him for fear of getting into trouble themselves.

"Knock knock!" Standing at the door, Tie Xiong glanced again at the spot where the two people who had been spying on him were standing. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but he still held his breath and knocked on the door.

In fact, he understood that the best course of action in such a situation was to avoid contact for the time being, regardless of the circumstances, as trouble was foreseeable.

Now that he's involved with Sixth Master, if something happens, it could implicate Sixth Master. But he has no choice. No matter what, Ning'er and his fellow disciples are the people he's most worried about.

"Who is it?" A short shout came from inside the door shortly after.

One sound was enough to tell that the voice was not peaceful; it was filled with irritation and anger. Tie Xiong said with a stern face, "Senior Brother Lu, it's me!"

"Hmm?" There seemed to be a sudden pause inside the door, followed by a louder commotion, clearly the sound of quickening footsteps.

The door opened, and a young man who looked slightly older than Tie Xiong appeared in front of it. Looking at Tie Xiong, he had obvious excitement on his face: "Junior Brother Tie, you..."

"Let's go inside and talk!" At this moment, Tie Xiong, who was full of doubts, naturally had no intention of making peace with his senior brother. He nodded, interrupted his senior brother, and walked directly into the house.

"Okay, okay, wait a minute..." Senior Brother Lu nodded repeatedly, but then suddenly paused, his eyes turned cold, and he stepped out of the room, looking towards the alley entrance.

"I chased him away!" Tie Xiong said in a deep voice upon seeing this.

"Hmph, these damned flies..." Senior Brother Lu nodded upon hearing this, his expression turning slightly grim. He closed the door and led Tie Xiong into the house, saying, "More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and you still haven't come. We were worried that something had happened to you. We were planning to send someone to look for you, but then something came up... Come on, let's go inside and talk. You go and check on Ning'er first."

Senior Brother Lu stopped talking halfway through his sentence, realizing that the matter couldn't be explained in just a few words.

"Hmm, Ning'er's injury..." Seeing his senior brother's demeanor, Tie Xiong didn't press the matter further, and upon hearing Ning'er mentioned.

"She's much better now!" Senior Brother Lu, knowing his worry, quickly nodded and said, "It's just that the girl was anxious because you hadn't come back yet..."

"Brother Tie!" Before Senior Brother Lu could finish speaking, a figure suddenly rushed out of the main room and shouted excitedly.

Tie Xiong raised his eyes and saw a young man in a hemp shirt holding a washbasin, looking at him with a face full of surprise.

"Ah Jiu!" Tie Xiong's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Brother Tie, you're finally back! Where's Sixth Master...?" That's right, this young man was Ajiu. He put down the basin in his hand and ran towards Tie Xiong.

However, before Tie Xiong could answer him, several figures rushed out of the house.

"Senior Brother Tie!"

"Junior Brother Tie!"

Tie Xiong looked over and saw several of his fellow disciples, all of whom were looking at him with slightly flushed eyes.

He knew the heavy burden his fellow disciples had carried after they parted ways that day. Now, looking at their hesitant figures standing in front of him, Tie Xiong smiled, nodded heavily, and clasped his hands, saying, "Don't worry, everyone, I'm fine. I'm back safely!"

They are both straightforward and generous men, and their bond, forged since childhood, needs no further explanation.

Although we parted ways that day, we were never strangers; it was just the helplessness of those in the martial world.

Tie Xiong had his own principles, which his fellow disciples did not agree with, but they could not stop him. In the end, he was the only one left to go, not because he was afraid of death.

But he still has a family feud to settle and younger siblings to support!

Everyone felt relieved to see him return.

After exchanging pleasantries, there was no need for any childish formalities or further explanations; their life-or-death friendship remained in their hearts.

Without much conversation, the group, knowing that Tie Xiong was in a hurry, went together to the room with the best orientation.

That's Ning'er's bedroom.

"Brother Tie, Ning'er is much better now. She was just talking to me about you. She'll definitely jump for joy when she sees you later..." Ajiu said excitedly next to Tie Xiong.

As the door opened, Tie Xiong couldn't contain himself and stepped inside. Looking around, he saw a little girl sitting in front of a table next to the bed, holding a pen and seemingly drawing.

Hearing the sound, he looked up towards the door, paused slightly, and then instinctively said, "Big Brother!"

"Ning'er!" Tie Xiong immediately rushed over to Ning'er's side, put his hand on her shoulder, and said with tears welling up in his eyes, "Ning'er, your big brother is back. I won't let anyone bully you anymore!"

"Wah..." Ning'er was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped into Tie Xiong's arms and burst into tears, crying, "Big brother, Sister Huan'er said I stole something, she had people beat me, whipping me hard... I told her I didn't steal anything, I was going to find Sixth Master..."

Tie Xiong hugged Ning'er tightly, his body trembling slightly, and closed his eyes: "Ning'er, be good. You didn't steal anything. Big Brother knows, and Sixth Master knows too."

Behind them, several fellow disciples watched this scene, each recalling the day they first met Ning'er. Although many days had passed, they couldn't help but clench their fists and grit their teeth.

In the end, the group exchanged glances and left the room, leaving only the brother and sister behind.

……

a long time.

With red-rimmed eyes, Tie Xiong placed the sleeping Ning'er on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

His gaze, however, remained fixed on the whip marks on Ning'er's arm that had not yet completely faded, and he remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he stood up, let out a long breath, and turned to walk out of the room.

"Brother Tie!" The other disciples were not at the door, leaving only Ajiu sitting on the ground by the door. When he saw him come out, he quickly stood up.

"Keep your voice down, Ning'er is asleep!" Tie Xiong nodded and said softly.

"Oh." Ajiu glanced into the room, quickly fell silent, and after Tie Xiong closed the door, she leaned closer and asked urgently in a low voice, "Brother Tie, Sixth Master, he..."

It was obvious that he had been waiting here for a long time, just to ask about Mo Bai.

Ever since the day she set off with everyone to Linhai and heard them say that Sixth Master was dying, Ajiu had been at a loss.

He didn't grow up with Tie Xiong and the others. He was a refugee and an orphan. He became friends with Ning'er in the slums, which led to him being with Tie Xiong and the others.

Later, when Ning'er entered the Ming Prince's Mansion, she wanted to take him with her. In fact, he had spent much more time in the Ming Prince's Mansion than with his fellow disciples, such as Tie Xiong. Therefore, he was more likely to rely on the Ming Prince.

Seeing the worry on his face, Tie Xiong nodded gently and said, "Sixth Master is alright!"

"Really? Brother Chen and the others said..." Ajiu's eyes lit up immediately.

"Yes, it's alright!" Tie Xiong nodded emphatically, but he didn't mention Mo Bai's current situation. He only said, "Don't worry, it won't be long before you're back by Sixth Master's side."

Ajiu immediately knelt on the ground and began to pray to all the gods in the sky, thanking them for their favor...

Tie Xiong, however, lifted his foot and walked towards the front yard; it was time to find out what had happened.