The experts that the Doctor Chang had mentioned sounded somewhat related to the Old Man Ji. After all, experts were rare, and their tempers were even more strange.
Xie Jingxi thought that it was unlikely for the Old Man Ji to reveal his surname, and he did not really care about it. It was just for fun, with a lot of ways to tease people, she would encounter a few pious ones, just like the Doctor Chang, maybe she would truly worship them and use their surname for the rest of her life.
Originally, Xie Jingxi did not plan to continue, but after thinking about it for a bit, her Quadruple Town was a bit inexplicably strange and hard to predict. Maybe she could use it to build a relationship with, and so she asked the Doctor Chang in surprise, "So that's how you get your surname, I also said that I didn't meet her surname often, and coincidentally had the same surname as my ancestor's.
Doctor Chang was also curious, "Your maternal ancestor also has the surname Chang? That's such a coincidence, ever since I met that master, I have to say a few more words. May I know who your grandfather is? "
"My grandfather was originally a Jiangnan citizen, but he traveled the world all year round. His accent is a bit official, and coincidentally, he can be considered an expert in medicine. My eyesight is all learned from him."
Doctor Chang was overjoyed, "What a coincidence! The expert I met also said that he was from Jiangnan and was traveling all year round. His accent had changed to that of a man with an accent from the capital. He wasn't tall, and his white beard was especially energetic. "
Xie Jingxi exclaimed, "Then, you might be talking about my maternal ancestor. I wonder where he went all these years, and I haven't heard any news of him for a few years. I wonder which year you met him?"
The Doctor Chang was so excited that he almost grabbed Xie Jingxi and shouted for Xie Jingxi to be her aunt, "I, I, this will take seven or eight years. If you really are Old Master Chang's granddaughter, then this is truly a great fate.
"What heaven's will? What did Xi say that made you so happy? " Shen Huanzhi walked in and smiled at the two of them.
Xie Jingxi said: "You said it was unfortunate, but the acupuncture in Doctor Chang is very special, I just casually asked that question, but who would have thought that it was actually taught to him by my ancestor when he was travelling, even with his surname."
Shen Huanzhi's heart froze for a moment, before following her words, "If it's really like that, then it's really fate."
"That's right! I have always wanted to meet him one day, even if it means sending him off after his retirement, but now that I have received my wish, met his granddaughter, and even had the luck to save your life, I shall let this go. In the future, if you have anything that you need me for, just say it out loud, in Quadruple Town, my face will still be worth a bit. "
and Shen Huanzhi quietly looked at each other, and she thought that Doctor Chang was indeed not bad. Normally, he would always have a temper, and that was no wonder, because in the entire Quadruple Town, only he was able to use his medical skills. This was just like the main hall in the palace.
Xie Jingxi said: "Seeing you, I can tell that you are capable, if not for shopkeeper Ye's face, I'm afraid that we would not dare to come and invite you, I heard that seniors have to be courteous to you."
The Doctor Chang waved his hand, "Sigh, I've let you down. My abilities are only worth a few in this remote area, I can only rely on my skills to get some privileges, even if I'm satisfied, it's also shameful. To lower myself to others in order to live, it's not my wish, the two of you have also seen our Quadruple Town, it's like a small imperial court.
Shen Huanzhi asked: "It sounds scary, but I don't know what kind of origins it has. Could it be that there's really no king's law?"
Doctor Chang laughed, "That's why I say that you guys are people from the Great Earth Realm. Wang Fa is something that looks good when you say it's useful, but when you say it's useless, it's just a piece of paper. Who cares if it weighs more than a few kilograms, it's a heaven high and earth place, who would even bother looking at it, even if it were to die overnight. No one would question its origin, how many people do you think would care?"
Xie Jingxi finally understood that due to her medical skills, the Doctor Chang had more or less come into contact with some unknown information. But he was quite smart in living, and knew that she could pretend to be stupid for a long time so she advised them not to be too curious.
"If that is the case, then I have seen too many strange things." Shen Huanzhi exchanged some pleasantries with Doctor Chang before sending him out.
When she returned, Ye Ying followed her in. As usual, she asked Xie Jingxi a few questions and grudgingly came over to tease him a bit. Little An was still crying.
She straightened up and rested her chin on her hands in surprise. Did she look like such a bad person? This little thing cried at the sight of her.
Shen Huanzhi wanted to laugh out loud, but he recovered and resisted the urge.
Xie Jingxi laughed and said: "It's good that this child was born a bit older than me. I'm under the care of Ye Dong.
glanced at Shen Huanzhi, "I have a question, you two aren't husband and wife, right?"
Xie Jingxi picked up the little fellow and placed it in the crook of her arm to have a look, the smile didn't surprise him at all. Ye Ying looked at the little fellow who looked like a bandit, but was very cautious and bold, taking note of everything.
Shen Huanzhi said: "You really saw through it."
Ye Ying replied him with a gaze that said, "Since the two of you are temporarily staying with me, I will have to ensure your safety. So, there are some things that I have to say first."
However, Shopkeeper Ye can relax, I did not hide my identity from you, I will not go back on my word. We did run into some trouble, but it did not involve you, that's all I can say. "did not want her to say anything, and instead said:" Xi is my younger sister, and is out of the world.
Ye Ying nodded, "To be honest, you said that all of you were washed over by the water, I do not believe, and have my suspicions about your identities, because of that water, to be honest, I have not seen anyone come up alive, all of you came up alive, but you all might not have made it out alive. However, I have some confidence in my judgement towards people, since I have chosen to protect all of you, I plan on doing it until the end as a good person, but here, I am not completely safe."
Shen Huanzhi was serious, he had thought about this before, so he could only hope that the people outside would be able to receive the letter as soon as possible. However, there were always accidents, and it was not a long term solution here, "Ye Dong's family wants to say, have they already suspected it?"
Ye Ying did not deny, since he was not stupid, there were some things that could be said, "I can guarantee from Doctor Chang, I won't reveal anything about my place, but other people can't. The town is so big, and I have three people hiding here, I don't know when they will leak out news, especially that milk baby, who is crying and making trouble, and there are also people from poor fishing villages, they have all seen you people."
Quadruple Town, the so called great and powerful elder, who dared to openly establish a small imperial government, must have been on guard in all aspects. An inexplicable person who could not be simple came out of the town, no matter how foolish he was, he had to think about it more, if he thought about it slightly, he might get into trouble, he might ask about the fishing village, it was not that he could not be trusted with anything, but just like the Doctor Chang had said, it was all for the sake of living, he could not ask everyone to sacrifice their lives to hide it, so the news had to be spread sooner or later.
Xie Jingxi asked: "Ye Dong Clan, if we were to be discovered, what would the worst case scenario be?"
Ye Ying shook her head, "I don't know, but you've all seen the situation in the poor fishing village. Most of the young people have left, and many have come to the Quadruple Town to work, but have mysteriously disappeared in the end.
Before Xie Jingxi could think about it further, a noise suddenly came from outside, some clever little servant shouted loudly, "Aiyo, Master Fatty, what are you saying, didn't we just pay the rent, why do we have to barge into our courtyard?"
Ye Ying's expression changed, "They're here, quickly enter the secret cellar!"
These words were naturally said to Xie Jingxi. Just as she was about to carry An and leave, the little guy suddenly started crying uneasily. Her ability to sense danger was simply first-rate, but Ancestor An was, right now, not the time for him to make a sound!
Shen Huanzhi came over, "Xi, the child has to stay, she can't hide his wailing, so let's just accept it and spend more silver to send him away, but you have to hide it, if you are discovered, it will be hard to explain. Don't worry, leave Zhian to me, as long as I am around, everything will be fine."
Logic told her that Shen Huanzhi was right, but she didn't really want to care about being rational right now. Exposing An to the outside, she couldn't be ruthless.
"This is not the time for love!" Ye Ying became anxious, "If you don't want us all to die, then just listen to Shen Huanzhi. I promise with my life, I won't hurt a single hair on his head."
Xie Jingxi clenched her teeth, handing An over to Shen Huanzhi. Taking a breath in, she went into the secret cellar in Ye Ying's house without looking back. In this life or death situation, she had never lacked the decisiveness to look at the overall situation.
The moment the secret cellar door closed, Xie Jingxi leaned on it with that last breath of air. Faint sounds of An's crying and disorderly arguing came from outside, as though they were separated by a thousand miles, yet it was heard clearly. She slowly closed her eyes, not knowing when this endless turmoil would end.