NCCnovel Chapter 142 Hit by a Car
Chapter 142 Hit by a Car
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, young lady! Are you hurt anywhere? It's all my fault for running too fast, I'm so pissed off!"
The person who fell to the ground hurriedly got up.
He bowed repeatedly to Su Yue with a face full of apology, while anxiously looking her up and down, afraid that she might be injured.
At this moment, Su Yue, who was hiding behind the hat brim, glimpsed through the gap that the person who bumped into her looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Where exactly was it? The more she thought about it, the more curious she became. So, Su Yue reached out and pulled back her hat brim, blurting out, "Hey sir, haven't we met somewhere before?"
Just then, Lin Cheng finally raised his head. When he saw Su Yue clearly, his mouth gaped open, his face full of astonishment, and he stammered, "So...it was you, the girl who sold wine!"
Upon hearing the words "selling wine," a flood of memories rushed into Su Yue's mind.
Indeed! Isn't this the young man in the gray clothes who was the first to buy wine from me?
I recall the scene when he hurriedly bought the wine and left as fast as he could.
Su Yue couldn't help but smile and teased, "Hey buddy, why are you always so rushed and flustered? I remember you ran just as fast last time you bought wine!"
When Su Yue asked Lin Cheng that question, his previously excited expression immediately fell, and he wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.
He lowered his head slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly raised his head to look at Su Yue, who was standing in front of him, once again.
Taking a deep breath, he replied, "Well, I ran into some urgent business! But thankfully, it's a blessing in disguise to meet you here today!"
As he spoke, a barely perceptible glint of joy flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen a lifeline.
Because he suddenly realized that the person his master had been searching for for many days was standing right in front of him!
Now, Master is finally saved!
"Young lady, I have a favor to ask you!" Lin Cheng asked directly.
Huh? I was just walking down the street and someone bumped into me. Could something have happened?
Su Yue muttered to herself.
However, when she saw the person in front of her looking sincere and somewhat pleading, she finally decided to listen to what he had to say.
After all, this person was the first customer to approach her and buy something today, so she had to give him that much face.
So, Su Yue composed herself and said, "Tell me what it is first, but let me make it clear beforehand that I'm just a kid and my abilities are limited, so I might not be able to help."
The man took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and said directly, "My master is ill, and he really wants to see you. I wonder if you could come with me to see him!" After Lin Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Su Yue with anticipation.
"Your master wants to see me?" Upon hearing this, Su Yue was somewhat surprised, pointed to herself, and asked with a puzzled expression.
It seems I'm not familiar with this person named Lin Cheng in front of me; we've only met twice.
Then who is his master? And why did he specifically ask to see him?
Su Yue racked her brains for a while, but still couldn't come up with a solution.
But then I thought, since I'm free anyway, I might as well go and take a look.
So he nodded and replied, "Alright, I'll go take a look. Hey, to be honest, not to be nosy, but since your master is sick, why don't you go see a doctor? Why do you insist on seeing me? Do you think I know your master?"
It's no wonder Su Yue asked that question, considering she's quite famous in the Great An Kingdom now.
Especially in Kyoto, almost everyone knows her as soon as she leaves her house.
The person who specifically requested to see him was either an old friend he had known before, or someone from Kyoto who had seen him before, but his master had no recollection of him!
"My master once mentioned you, but he didn't explain how we met," Lin Cheng said as he led the way.
From the day he met Su Yue, he traveled day and night with Old Man Luo.
They endured wind and rain along the way, while Old Man Luo relied entirely on the trace of spiritual energy in the gourd of wine to stay alive.
He also remarked that, miraculously, on the day of the blessing ceremony, his master drank the divine water bestowed by the celestial messenger, which allowed him to survive for several more days.
He drank the divine water himself, and it was indeed a good thing. He had followed his master in practicing medicine for many years, but he had never been able to taste anything in it.
However, even with the help of the divine water, Old Man Luo's condition worsened day by day, and he remained in a dazed state all day long.
Moreover, he often muttered the term "little girl," but it was unclear who he was referring to.
The two remained silent the whole way, and soon arrived at a two-courtyard house located in the outer city.
Although the courtyard is not luxurious, it is quiet and elegant.
Lin Cheng led Su Yue around the front hall with practiced ease, heading straight for the door of a room in the backyard.
He first raised his hand and gently knocked on the door, then stood quietly waiting for a response.
A moment later, a soft footstep sound came from inside the house, and then the door slowly opened, revealing a man who looked to be in his thirties.
The man was dressed in a blue robe, with a fair complexion and a refined demeanor.
Upon seeing Lin Cheng and Su Yue, he was slightly taken aback at first, then said, "Junior brother, didn't you just leave? Why are you back so soon? Oh! And who is this young lady?"
His words revealed a hint of curiosity.
Lin Cheng immediately walked up to his senior brother and explained anxiously, "Senior brother, this really is the person Master specifically requested to see! I'm absolutely not mistaken! I wonder how Master is doing now, whether he's more lucid?"
As he spoke, he frowned deeply, his face full of worry and concern.
Upon hearing this, the person addressed as "senior brother" couldn't help but show a hint of doubt.
He said, "Ah~ Are you sure? We've been searching for so many days without any results, how could we suddenly find it? Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?"
Faced with his senior brother's doubts, Lin Cheng nodded without hesitation and replied, "Yes, senior brother, I'm absolutely sure!"
It turns out that this man named Zhao Rui was also one of Old Man Luo's many disciples.
Upon learning of his master's serious illness, he was extremely anxious and rushed over from afar.