I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 816: Laying Bare

"My parents..."

Elder Liu blinked, "My parents seemed to have disappeared when I was very young... I have no memory of them..."

"That's quite normal!" Liu Qingyan said, "You said before that you were saved by Physician Liu, and later gradually awakened your intelligence, transforming into a human form. It's reasonable not to remember your childhood, isn't it?"

Elder Liu nodded, "That's right!"

Liu Qingyan looked at Lu Zheng, "Could they have made a mistake?"

"Not necessarily!" Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "Perhaps something unexpected happened to your branch of the family."

"Huh?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Otherwise, why would your branch separate from the main family?" Lu Zheng said, "Moreover, according to Uncle Liu, Physician Liu was actually just an ordinary physician, only possessing a basic Health Cultivation Technique."

Liu Qingyan nodded, "Exactly."

"Can an ordinary white fox so easily awaken intelligence?" Lu Zheng asked.

Elder Liu and Liu Qingyan's eyes flickered, remaining silent.

Du Yueyao blinked, "I can't help but want to ask those two... ladies."

Lu Zheng shook his head, looked at the mirror in his hand, then nodded slightly and looked at Liu Qingyan, "Those two seem to want to make contact with you first, not intending to clarify things immediately. You'll have to handle it yourself."

Liu Qingyan nodded, "I understand, no need to play dumb, I'll find an opportunity to clarify it tomorrow."

Du Yueyao couldn't help but hug Liu Qingyan while laughing, "I didn't expect Sister Liu to come from a wealthy family, and those two ladies just visiting relatives have such cultivation."

The two ladies were not weak in dao practice; the leading one wasn't even inferior to Lu Zheng.

Liu Qingyan shook her head and smiled, "What does their prowess have to do with us? We've been living well all these years without needing support from any rich family."

Elder Liu also shook his head. Compared to Liu Qingyan, he didn't even have memories of his childhood, let alone any curiosity. His ears twitched as he heard another patient arrive outside Renxin Hall, so he turned and went out.

Liu Qingyan also ignored the previous topic and instead asked Lu Zheng, "Will you be having dinner at home tonight, Lu Lang?"

"Sure!" Lu Zheng nodded, "Don't think too much, the pharmacy is quite idle, why not go to Yu Ling Garden to relax?"

Liu Qingyan smiled softly, "Alright!"

So the two of them brought along a third wheel, greeted Elder Liu, and proceeded to Yu Ling Garden to listen to opera.

...

The next day, Lu Zheng accompanied Liu Qingyan to Renxin Hall to see patients, preparing to wait for those two women and find an opportunity to clarify things.

Soon enough, they saw a young couple helping each other along, entering the clinic with a few other familiar patients.

"Doctor!" The husband said anxiously, "Yesterday, my wife suddenly had severe abdominal pain. Please have a look at her!"

Seeing the two enter, Elder Liu raised an eyebrow, while Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao couldn't help but exchange a smile.

Lu Zheng had accompanied them in the morning for consultations, and upon entering Renxin Hall, he used the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror and saw the two women transformed into this young couple, with the lively woman as the wife and the gentle woman as the husband.

Logically, the lively woman had the best acting skills and should play the husband, indicating that the gentle woman's dao practice was slightly weaker, worrying about concealing herself from Liu Qingyan.

The couple entered, the husband supporting the wife with a worried expression, the wife leaning on her husband, softly comforting, "It's nothing, just a stomach ache. Doctor Liu is a renowned physician. I will be fine."

The husband nodded repeatedly, carefully helping his wife to sit in front of Liu Qingyan, looking up with a strained smile.

The wife, pale-faced, with hands pressing her abdomen, her eyebrows twitching as if enduring pain, then slowly extending a hand, seemingly asking Liu Qingyan to take her pulse.

Elder Liu shook his head helplessly, Du Yueyao was amazed, and Liu Qingyan couldn't help but admire the acting skills of these two because upon taking the wife's pulse, she only felt a tight and rapid pulse, indicating a condition of Qi deficiency and uterine coldness, very realistic.

If she hadn't seen with her own eyes from the mirror the two women transformed into this couple coming out of an abandoned temple outside the city, she might have already started prescribing medicine for the wife.

"Doctor, how is it?" the husband asked nervously.

Liu Qingyan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, it's Qi deficiency and uterine coldness, probably due to cold exposure in earlier years, and recently not taking care leading to sudden onset. It's nothing serious; I will prescribe medicine for you to take continuously for seven days. It should alleviate significantly, and then you can come back for a follow-up."

"Alright, thank you, Doctor Liu!" The husband nodded continuously.

Liu Qingyan nodded, "Before prescribing, let me give your wife a massage to relieve it."

Liu Qingyan said to the couple, "Follow me to the back hall, where we won't be disturbed."

"Eh?" The husband was stunned, unsure how to respond.

But the wife quickly interjected, "Isn't it troubling Doctor Liu?"

"No trouble, as we don't have many patients recently." Liu Qingyan chuckled, stood up, and assisted the wife, slowly moving towards the back hall.

The husband hurried to follow, seeing Lu Zheng also rising from his seat, accompanying them.

"This gentleman... you..."

Liu Qingyan will perform a massage, which means the lady will need to undress a bit, how could a man be allowed in to watch?

Lu Zheng shook his head, smiling kindly, "Brother, don't misunderstand. I'm just going in to light some incense and burn some mugwort, which can help alleviate your wife's symptoms, and I will step out before Doctor Liu starts the massage."

"Oh, oh…" The husband nodded as if he understood, then watched Lu Zheng follow them into the back hall.

He lit incense made from calming and heart-settling herbs, prepared charcoal and mugwort, lastly exchanging a glance with Liu Qingyan before closing the curtain and exiting.

Seeing Lu Zheng leave, the husband breathed a sigh of relief, turning to see Liu Qingyan having helped the wife lie on the sickbed, lifting her clothes, then placing her jade-like hands on the wife's abdomen, gently massaging.

"Mmm..." The wife couldn't help but moan softly.

Liu Qingyan smiled slightly, "Does it hurt here? Feeling a bit better?"

The wife nodded, "Yes."

While massaging, Liu Qingyan asked, "What should I call you two?"

"Our surname is Wu." The husband replied.

"Both of you are Wu?" Liu Qingyan chuckled, "Quite a coincidence. Are you two locals? I detect a bit of a regional accent."

The wife nodded repeatedly, "We just moved here from Yu State."

"Really?" Liu Qingyan smiled, "I thought it might be somewhere further."

The husband and wife exchanged a glance, then listened to Liu Qingyan continue, "You came yesterday and today, what is your purpose in seeking Qingyan?"

Husband: ???

Wife: ???