"Xu Fan, these days, thank you for your help."

By now, the dishes the three of them ordered were all served, and watching Xu Fan feed his daughter, Mu Qingyan said with a smile.

Xu Fan carefully wiped the grease from the corner of Mu Xiaoduo's mouth and laughed, "Qingyan sis, we don't need to be so formal with each other."

Xu Fan obviously didn't think much of the help he had offered. Mu Qingyan was about to say something with a bitter smile when suddenly her phone in her bag began to ring.

"Xu Fan, excuse me, I need to take a call."

Pulling out her phone and seeing who was calling, Mu Qingyan's expression turned serious. She explained to Xu Fan and then walked away with her phone to a quiet spot.

After speaking on the phone for a few minutes, Mu Qingyan returned, her expression one of excitement, as if she had encountered some good news.

"Qingyan sis, what's up? The phone call just now?"

Xu Fan asked curiously. Mu Qingyan trusted him a lot and didn't keep secrets from him.

"Yes, it's about Xiaoduo's condition."

"For years, I've been looking for doctors to cure Xiaoduo's deaf-muteness, to let her lead a normal life."

"Recently, a friend told me that a foreign professor who specializes in deaf-mute patients came to Jinling for an exchange. I tried to contact him, and his assistant just called me back!"

"Hmm? This?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan raised an eyebrow. Logically speaking, congenital deaf-muteness is incurable. Even he could only possibly treat it once he reached the Innate Realm.

He immediately became skeptical of the expert Mu Qingyan mentioned.

"Qingyan sis, is this person reliable? As far as I know, congenital deaf-muteness..."

Seeing the worried look on Xu Fan's face, Mu Qingyan shook her head with a smile and explained, "Xu Fan, don't worry. Professor Meng Feis is very famous abroad, and there are many successful cases under his care. He's not a scammer."

"Moreover, Xiaoduo's deaf-muteness is not congenital but acquired."

Mu Xiaoduo had a high fever at the age of four, and during that fever, her auditory nerve was damaged, which gradually led to her deaf-muteness.

Listening to Mu Qingyan's explanation, Xu Fan frowned.

At first, he thought Mu Xiaoduo was congenitally deaf-mute, so he never brought it up. With his current strength, he couldn't cure her either.

But now that he knew Mu Xiaoduo's condition was acquired, there was no need to seek out Professor Meng Feis for treatment.

He could use acupuncture to treat her, and the treatment would likely be completed in about a month.

However, during the treatment period, it couldn't be interrupted...

Soon, Bingdilian might plan to target the Xia Family again, and at that time, he might not be able to get away.

According to Mu Qingyan's explanation, Professor Meng Feis is quite reliable in his research on deaf-muteness.

Since he wouldn't be available during this time, it might be better to let Professor Meng Feis treat her.

"Qingyan sis, about the medical expenses, how much are we looking at?"

When Xu Fan asked about this, Mu Qingyan couldn't help but laugh.

"Xu Fan, don't trouble yourself about the medical expenses."

"Just now, Meng Feis's assistant told me that after Professor Meng Feis reviewed Xiaoduo's information, he felt very sorry for her. He's willing to treat Xiaoduo for free!"

"I see..."

Xu Fan nodded his head, no wonder Mu Qingyan was so excited after she had returned from the phone call.

The cost of treatment for deaf-mute illness was high, and since Professor Meng Feis was willing to treat her for free, it seemed that this foreigner was quite decent.

Xu Fan immediately took a liking to Professor Meng Feis, nodded again, and said, "That's great, Qingyan Sister, if you encounter any difficulties, remember to call me."

"Mhm, I will!"

Thinking that her daughter would soon be well, Mu Qingyan was brimming with excitement; she lifted her cup and said, "Xu Fan, come on, let's drink to this! For Xiaoduo's health in the future!"

...

Compared to Xu Fan and Mu Qingyan's happiness at the moment, Xia Yanyu was not feeling very ideal.

Since she had taken charge of the various affairs of the Xia Family, she had endured countless storms and had survived through various hardships.

But this time, she felt that the situation she was facing was probably not something she could easily endure.

Until three in the morning last night, she was reviewing the information about the assassin Bingdilian that her subordinates had collected from various channels.

After going through the data, she spent the whole night tossing and turning due to the fear and anxiety in her heart.

Even at the moment, the dreadful condition of the people killed by Bingdilian continued to flicker through her mind like a slideshow.

An assassin ranked in the top hundred of the Murder Stars List, an extremely cruel way of killing, a mission completion rate as high as ninety-five percent...

About this assassin, one terrifying label after another echoed in her ears, to the extent that even in the hot noon, she couldn't help but shudder...

She really didn't understand who would want to take her life like this...

Was it the uncles and elder relatives who have been dissatisfied with her taking the position of the Family Head to this day? Or the business rivals who fell at her feet in the past?

Xia Yanyu was eager to start an investigation right away, to pull out the person targeting her, but right now, she simply had no time to investigate the matter.

What she needed to do now was to think about how to survive this life-and-death situation.

She wasn't afraid of dying, but she didn't want to involve her sister...

"Miss, Zen Master Wuming is now available to see guests," said a surface disciple.

At the moment, accompanied by her subordinates, Xia Yanyu was standing in front of the great hall of Qixia Temple, waiting, when a monk in a yellow robe came forward to inform her.

Xia Yanyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, smiled faintly at the news, and nodded to the other party, "Then please lead the way, young monk."

Coming up to Qixia Mountain today was Xia Yanyu's strategy.

Jinling was an ancient capital of six dynasties, with families scattered throughout, among which were martial cultivation heritages.

Zhou Fujun of the Zhou Family, Huang Shanhe of the Huang Family, and Xiao Nongying of the Xiao Family - these martial arts masters were not only prominent in Jinling, but even in the entirety of Huaxia, they all deserved the title of Grandmaster.

Should Xia Yanyu seek their protection for herself and her sister against Bingdilian, it was believed she would have a good chance of success.

However, Xia Yanyu did not do so but instead, she had come to Qixia Mountain today.

Because she knew very well that these three families were only capable of protecting her.

If one were to say, with absolute certainty, that one could protect her and her sister while apprehending Bingdilian and finding out the person behind the instruction...

Xia Yanyu felt that only the old monk of Qixia Temple, Zen Master Wuming, could achieve this.

Now, led by the temple monks, Xia Yanyu and her subordinates arrived at the door of the Zen room.

With the permission from Zen Master Wuming, she pushed the door and entered, then said, "Zen Master Wuming, it's said that Buddha's disciples universally save all beings, is this saying true?"

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