Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

The Old Master Xiahou was a straightforward person, and he directly voiced his doubts: ”Young guest, are you really from the Medicine Farmer Star?”

Under the mask, Xu Xingguang slightly curled her lips. Instead of proving her identity immediately, she said, ”Sir, let’s talk in another place.”

The Old Master Xiahou hesitated slightly, then took Xu Xingguang to a small room inside the tea room.

Talking here, the Friendship Hall next door couldn’t hear a thing.

”Young guest, please sit.” The Old Master Xiahou personally poured tea for Xu Xingguang.

Xu Xingguang thanked him. Holding the teacup, she spoke calmly before the old man could start, ”When the young master falls ill, it’s usually between ten at night and two in the morning. The pain initially lasts about four hours, moving rapidly from the feet to the head, where it becomes most intense.”

”During an episode, the young master will have a reaction of fearing heat and craving cold, so he will undress and crawl naked on the ground. At the peak of the pain, strange soft objects like centipede legs will appear under the skin of his back.”

”Sir, am I right?”

After listening to Xu Xingguang, the Old Master Xiahou’s expression was utterly shocked.

Those renowned doctors only knew that Xiahou Huai Gui would suffer intense pain and crawl like a worm on the ground when ill. Yet, no one knew he crawled naked!

Even more, no one knew about the centipede-like legs appearing under his skin!

This last detail wasn’t even known to Xiahou Huai Gui himself, only he and his loved one had witnessed that horrifying scene. To preserve their son’s dignity, they had not told anyone about it.

Thus, even if Xu Xingguang had heard things through the grapevine, there was no source of that information.

”You...” The Old Master Xiahou’s manner of addressing Xu Xingguang instantly changed from ”young lady” to ”you,” showing how shocked he was.

Putting down the teapot, the Old Master Xiahou sighed, ”You got it all right. Young lady, do you know what illness my child truly has?”

”The young master’s condition isn’t an illness but a parasitic infestation.”

The Old Master immediately felt a chill on his scalp.

After a moment of silence, once he suppressed the absurd feeling in his heart, the Old Master finally spoke, ”Doctor Xiao Ye recently saw Huai Gui. His diagnosis was similar to yours, but he couldn’t identify the origin of the parasite or how to remove it.”

After speaking, the Old Master Xiahou looked at Xu Xingguang with eager anticipation and carefully asked, ”Do you know?”

Xu Xingguang nodded.

Seeing this, the Old Master Xiahou was overjoyed.

”Young lady!” The Old Master Xiahou suddenly stood up, overwhelmed with excitement. ”As long as you can cure Huai Gui, I will meet any request you make to the best of my ability!”

”Is that so?” Xu Xingguang looked at the emotionally charged old man and said, ”The information you posted in the bounty was all read by me, but I don’t care for those things myself. I have another request.”

Hearing this, the Old Master Xiahou’s expression was both perplexed and puzzled.

There were actually people who didn’t want money!

”Whatever request you have, just say it, and I’ll do everything in my power to fulfill it!” The Old Master Xiahou was filled with sincerity.

Xu Xingguang then made an unexpected request, ”What if I ask you to give one-tenth of the Xiahou Family estate to your granddaughter-in-law, Zhang Zhiyi, and to have her name written in your family genealogy, granting her the right to freely enter and leave the Xiahou Family. Master, do you agree?”

Few people know that, although the First Lady of Yujiang City, Zhang Zhiyi, and her husband Xiahou Shang are deeply in love and legally married, her name has never been included in the Xiahou Family’s genealogy.

Outsiders weren’t aware of this, but the members within the Xiahou Family knew well. A young mistress with no recognition from her mother-in-law and no background, how could she earn the family’s respect?

It was precisely because Zhang Zhiyi was so neglected within the Xiahou Family that Xiahou Shang decided to take her away to live independently.

Hearing Xu Xingguang’s request, Mr. Xiahou felt both surprised and absurd.

He was sure Xu Xingguang wasn’t joking, and he hesitantly said, ”Zhiyi is a good girl, but she hasn’t gained her mother-in-law’s approval, hence her name not being written in the family genealogy.”

”I can agree to your request, but I’m very curious about what your relationship with Zhiyi is. When my second daughter-in-law asks, I can also give her an explanation.”

Before Zhang Zhiyi married Xiahou Shang, the Xiahou Family conducted a thorough investigation on her.

Zhang Zhiyi was an orphan, with maternal relatives who only wanted to seize her parents’ inheritance, showing no family affection, just a bunch of useless fools.

When they learned Zhang Zhiyi married his elder grandson Xiahou Shang, her relatives’ attitude shifted to one of flattery, flocking around her.

The Old Master confirmed that the young lady before him didn’t match any of Zhang Zhiyi’s relatives on record.

What could their relationship be?

Xu Xingguang tapped her mask intermittently without explaining.

The Old Master noticed Xu Xingguang’s small action, realizing he had asked a stupid question. Since she wore a mask, it was clear she intended to hide her true identity, and he shouldn’t have asked!

As long as she could save Huai Gui, who she was in relation to Zhang Zhiyi, even if she were the resurrected old ancestor of the Zhang Family, it wouldn’t matter.