Let the true energy circulate for a while

……

Xincheng, the Sixth People's Hospital.

In the ward.

Huang Hongxiong peeled an apple and handed it to his wife.

"Cui'er, have an apple."

"Hey, if you don't want to play, then don't play. What's with this crazy act?" The old woman breathed a sigh of relief, but still complained.

Huang Hongxiong sighed, "I signed a contract with them. If I don't pretend to be crazy, I'll have to pay a penalty for breach of contract."

After Wu Tianming and Tang Long left, Huang Hongxiong calmly confessed to his wife that he had been faking his madness.

His sister-in-law also noticed that he was logical and didn't make a fuss, but the doctor had already diagnosed him with delusions. Could it be that the hospital was trying to scam them?

"Family member of bed 38, the medication is ready." At that moment, the nurse entered and brought the medication.

The older woman got up, accepted the gift, and expressed her gratitude.

"Take the medication according to the dosage written on this sheet. If you have any questions, contact me."

After the nurse finished speaking, she observed Huang Hongxiong for a while. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, she gave her sister-in-law a wink.

The older woman went out with the nurse and stood in the corridor.

The nurse kindly reminded him, "Family member of bed 38, your husband has delusions. He has his own logic and firmly believes that what he imagines is real, which may lead him to refuse to take his medication."

The older woman nodded in agreement, "Okay, okay, thank you."

"At this time, don't force him to take the medicine. Try to mix it into his food or honey water. We provide these for free at the nurses' station. You need to learn to coax and cajole him, treat him like a child, understand?"

"Mmm, thank you, nurse."

"It's what we should do. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or Dr. Wang." After saying that, the nurse walked away.

The elderly woman returned to the ward.

"What did the nurse say to you?" Huang Hongxiong asked.

"Hey, the nurses here are quite responsible, explaining how to take the medicine to me. It's just that the doctor made a diagnosis so quickly, which makes me a little uncomfortable."

Since my husband isn't crazy, he definitely can't take this medicine.

Huang Hongxiong said, "I can understand. After all, I made a big fuss and even went to the police station. I guess the doctor was confused too."

"We can't pay for the hospital stay and the medicine ourselves! Hongxiong, since you're alright, let's just stay in the hospital for a couple more days and then get discharged as soon as possible," the old woman said.

"Forget it, it won't cost much, and we don't need to wait two days. We can be discharged this afternoon! Don't tell our son about this. I've made up my mind. Once it gets warmer, you can take some time off, and we'll go on a trip to Kaifeng and have some fun."

The older woman was touched and said, "Oh, the last time I went to Kaifeng was when I got married. Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Huang Hongxiong: "Yes, this year marks exactly twenty years."

"You really scared me before, I thought you had really gone crazy... Waaah..." Thinking of this, the old woman choked up.

Huang Hongxiong looked serious and said in a low voice:

"Cui'er, I'm fine, I'm in great spirits! Let me tell you, I really saw some strange people last night. They had wolf-like ears, or maybe they were just decorations! There were two of them, one on the bridge pier and one along the river!"

"One of them unleashed a palm strike, creating a wave! Whoosh, the water surface exploded!"

As Huang Hongxiong spoke, he gestured wildly, his face beaming with excitement. He desperately needed to gain approval, especially from his wife!

Seeing his wife's blank expression, Huang Hongxiong added:

"They must be hermit cultivators living in the mountains. Judging from their tone, they don't seem to be from our time. They address each other as fellow disciples, so they might be time travelers! Or perhaps cultivators!"

"Cui'er, what's with that expression? You don't believe me? You really can unleash a powerful attack, Adogen! Bang!"

An old man in a hospital gown on the next bed said, "Brother, that's not called 'wave release,' that's called 'true qi.'"

"Oh? You've met him before, buddy?"

The old man looked to be about seventy or eighty years old, with completely white hair and a long white beard. He chuckled and said:

"Brother, back in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, Bai Laosan was killed by that kind of true energy you're talking about!"

Huang Hongxiong's eyelids twitched, he gave an awkward laugh, and muttered under his breath: "Crazy."

The older woman stared at her husband for more than ten seconds with a stiff expression, then picked up the medicine the nurse gave her and frowned as she looked at it.

"I'll make you some honey water; they have it for free at the nurses' station!"

"OK."

She quietly put the medicine box into her pocket, took her thermos, and went out.

In the corridor, I ran into an acquaintance, Chen Jianbin.

"Officer Chen? What brings you here?" The old woman put the pills into the honey water and was shaking the cup.

Chen Jianbin brought a basket of fruit to the hospital to visit Huang Hongxiong, feeling somewhat guilty.

"I've come to see Master Huang."

The old woman sighed, "I originally thought he was faking it, but I never thought he really went crazy, sob sob sob." As she spoke, she cried again.

Chen Jianbin felt even more guilty. He felt like a sinner, that he shouldn't have let his son unleash his true energy to intimidate them! It was too hasty!

In fact, what Chen Jianbin was thinking at the time was that when his son struck out with his palm, two dragon heads formed from true energy flew out, causing the earth to shake and the three hotheads to run away in fear. The best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting!

Fortunately, the son's internal energy only caused the water surface to explode, creating a wave more than a meter high. Even so, it scared one person crazy. Sigh, humans are really too fragile.

Perhaps everyone's psychological capacity to cope is different.

I used to visit Tanglong and met Huang Hongxiong a few times. We weren't particularly close, but we knew each other. If either of us had a wedding or funeral, we would go and support each other.

Last year, Huang Hongxiong's son scored a total of over 260 points in the seven subjects of the college entrance examination, enough to get into a pretty good but unaccredited university. The celebration was held at the Zhuangyuanlou Hotel, and Chen Jianbin and his wife even attended as guests.

Chen Jianbin followed his sister-in-law into the ward.

Seeing that Huang Hongxiong looked well and there was nothing wrong with him, he put the fruit basket aside and asked with concern, "Master Huang, are you alright?"

Huang Hongxiong sat up and said warmly, "Sit down! Cui'er, pour Brother Chen a glass of water."

"I heard you went to our workplace last night?" Chen Jianbin asked.

Huang Hongxiong asked, "Have you found them? Those two?"

Chen Jianbin casually said, "This matter is not under my jurisdiction, nor does it fall within my jurisdiction."

Huang Hongxiong thought for a moment, then spoke bluntly: "Brother Chen, you know President Tang, and things here are too complicated. If President Tang sent you, please pass on a message for me: I believe him, and I believe you too. I was just pretending to be crazy! But I don't trust Wu Tianming!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Anyway, I'm not going to play in the competition. If that guy surnamed Wu wants me to pay the breach of contract penalty, let him sue me."

Chen Jianbin laughed and said, "I don't know about your business. I just came to see you. It has nothing to do with Lao Tang. He's a businessman, and so are you. It's inevitable that conflicts will arise when you cooperate to make money. I'm quite happy that you can say these things."

At this moment, Chen Jianbin felt no guilt.

The old man with a large white beard on the hospital bed next to me slowly spoke:

"Alas, the world is bustling with activity, all for profit; the world is in turmoil, all for gain. No matter the era, it's all the same; people haven't changed. Just like those black-hearted, corrupt scholars from White Crane Academy back then! That little bastard surnamed Chen was much more astute; that fire was a good thing!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianbin recalled his son mentioning that he had set fire to Baihe Academy, and his expression changed drastically.

Huang Hongxiong said in a low voice, "Don't be offended, this is a mental hospital."

Chen Jianbin tilted his head and asked, "Grandpa, what kind of place is Baihe Academy?"

The white-bearded old man took a sip of cola, a look of enjoyment on his face.

"Young man, you wouldn't understand the tales of the martial world. Alas, it's a pity that this old man has lost all his martial arts skills, reduced to a cripple, imprisoned in this godforsaken place forever!"

Chen Jianbin said earnestly, "Senior, please tell me, I enjoy listening to the older generation tell stories."

The white-bearded old man paused, seemingly intrigued. He took another sip of his cola, drinking slowly and savoring it carefully, before bursting into hearty laughter: "This story begins with that swordsman named Chen Ye..."

Chen Jianbin was shocked, his eyes wide, and he interrupted:

"Are you and Chen Ye very familiar?"

The white-bearded old man said in a deep voice:

"He seems familiar. Chen Ye, that rascal, is quite skilled in martial arts and handsome, but he's too fond of flirting and has formed romantic relationships with many women in the martial arts world."

"Please explain yourself clearly!"

Chen Jianbin picked up his water glass, took a sip, and suppressed the shock in his heart.

The white-bearded old man clicked his tongue a few times and said, "He has quite a few women. As far as I know, there are at least seven!"

*Pfft*—Chen Jianbin spat out a mouthful of tea.

"Taking away the young master?!"

The old man couldn't dodge it and got sprayed all over his face.

"presumptuous!"