Fourth Brother is Chen Qian, who studied the art of war and tactics, and surprisingly he has applied them to business.

Fifth Brother, the youngest, is none other than Little Sister Lu Huanong, who is proficient in divination and painting. However, she has suffered divine retribution for revealing too much of heaven's secrets, and her days are hence numbered.

Among the five, only Chen Qian and Lu Huanong have a good relationship. Knowing that Ling Zhenfei's medical arts are exceptional, Chen Qian sought ways for Ling Zhenfei to help treat Lu Huanong's illness.

As for their other fellow disciples, Ling Zhenfei had never heard Chen Qian mention them. Had it not been for their conversation today, Ling Zhenfei wouldn't even have dreamt of hearing the name Lu Yunshang from Chen Qian's lips.

Although he knew that Lu Yunshang must have had her reasons for leaving, since Chen Qian was reluctant to discuss it, Ling Zhenfei felt it inappropriate to inquire further. However, he found out that Chen Qian was fond of a woman, and this woman's name was Lu Yunshang.

As they talked about Lu Yunshang, the atmosphere suddenly turned melancholic, and the meal proceeded in that mood. After a few more casual exchanges, they ended their conversation.

Chu He and Chen Qian went to rest together, while Li Ru had agreed to rest at Ling Zhenfei's house. Zhou Yun could share a room with Chunyu, freeing up one of the rooms for Li Ru.

Ling Zhenfei and Li Ru walked together towards the village. There was a distance from the manor to the village, and because there were no streetlights, darkness enveloped everything, with only the stars and the moon above illuminating the path.

Currently, the land of the entire manor was being leveled. Several large machines were parked on the rural land, appearing from a distance like monstrous silhouettes.

Not too far away was a greenhouse that was half-built. Its main structure was already erected, with only the plastic cover on top remaining. It would probably not be long before the greenhouse could be put to use.

Although the two were walking side by side, Ling Zhenfei suddenly felt a bit awkward and wasn't sure what to say.

"Dr. Ling, why are you silent?" Li Ru was the first to speak at that moment.

Ling Zhenfei was momentarily taken aback and spoke his mind, "Sister Ru, I suddenly don't know what to say."

Li Ru laughed and said, "Then let me remind you, you are a doctor. My condition improved a lot after your treatment last time. Do you remember what my illness was?"

"Are you saying that there's something wrong with your health again, Sister Ru?"

Feigning discomfort, Li Ru said, "Yes, I wonder if Dr. Ling can cure it?"

If Ling Zhenfei continued to feign ignorance at this point, it would be rather insincere. He immediately took hold of Li Ru's hand.

"How about I take your pulse first, Sister Ru?"

Smiling, Li Ru said, "Oh yes, my illness is severe. I'm counting on Divine Doctor Ling to save my life."

Pretending to be serious, Ling Zhenfei held Li Ru's wrist and felt for her pulse, saying, "Ma'am, judging from your pulse, your condition is extremely serious and requires immediate treatment."

"Then Divine Doctor, what do you suggest for treating this young lady?" Li Ru said with feigned panic.

Ling Zhenfei replied, "This treatment is quite troublesome, somewhat painful, and very exhausting. Are you willing to start right now?"

Li Ru said, "Divine Doctor, my illness is getting worse by the minute. You must treat me quickly."

"Then what else is there to talk about? Let's get to the consulting room quickly."

While speaking, Ling Zhenfei carried Li Ru into the nearly completed greenhouse. The soil inside was very flat, and the walls on all sides ensured they would not be discovered.

Li Ru walked into the courtyard. To her surprise, as soon as she entered, she was stunned to see Ling Chunyu standing quietly in the yard, looking at her.

Taken aback, Li Ru just then heard Ling Chunyu speak, "What were you doing out so late?"

Li Ru paused for a moment before saying, "I couldn't sleep in a different place, so I went out for a run."

Chunyu clearly didn't believe Li Ru's words; she said with a smile, "Dressed like that, could you even run properly?"

"I'm already used to it." After saying that, Li Ru headed to her own room.

At that moment, Chunyu added, "Weren't you unable to sleep? How about we just chat casually?"

Li Ru was startled inwardly; she was exhausted both mentally and physically, how could she possibly chat with Chunyu?

"Sorry, I've walked around outside, and now I really want to sleep, I'm truly sorry." Having said that, Li Ru tried to walk into her room.

"You definitely weren't out running just now, you know that very well yourself," Chunyu suddenly said, causing Li Ru to freeze on the spot.

Li Ru was extremely shocked in her heart, worried that Chunyu might already know about what had happened between herself and Ling Zhenfei, so she stopped in her tracks, not daring to speak.

The atmosphere in the air suddenly became very awkward, and for a moment Li Ru didn't know what to say.

Just then, Ling Zhenfei pushed open the bedroom door and came out, his face sleepy as he said, "What are you two doing in the yard?"

Seeing Ling Zhenfei come out, Li Ru felt as though she had grabbed a lifeline, but Chunyu looked somewhat surprised and said, "Brother, how did you end up in the room?"

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Where else would I be if not in my room? Okay, it's getting late, you should go back to rest."

"But brother, I clearly didn't sense your presence in your room just now," Chunyu said, a puzzled expression on her face.

Ling Zhenfei laughed again, "Really, you think when brother is in his room cultivating, you can hear my breathing? Listening to breaths is all very simple stuff, it only works on ordinary people."

"Oh, is that so? I thought you went out together. Well then, I'm off to sleep," Chunyu said before turning around and entering her own room.

Seeing Chunyu leave, both Ling Zhenfei and Li Ru breathed a long sigh of relief; they exchanged glances and then each returned to their own rooms.

The next morning, Ling Zhenfei got up early, and so did Chunyu. Zhou Yun was in the kitchen cooking, and as for Li Ru, she wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.

Chunyu was still in the yard, looking up at a peculiar tree in the corner. By then, the tree had grown to ten meters tall, still bearing a very large canopy, which looked quite strange.

"Chunyu, what are you looking at?"

Seeing that it was Ling Zhenfei, Chunyu said with great joy, "I'm looking at this tree, wondering how tall it can grow."

Ling Zhenfei also didn't know what the tree was called, but he figured not knowing was fine; as long as it looked good in the yard.

After eating, Zhou Yun and Chunyu left, and only Ling Zhenfei and Li Ru remained in the house. He went to the room to check, and sure enough, Li Ru hadn't gotten out of bed.

"Ling Zhenfei, I can't do this; had I known I wouldn't have joined you for the second round last night, it hurts so much now," Li Ru said as she opened her eyes, her voice full of grievance.

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "You brought this upon yourself; I'm not to blame. How much longer until you get up? I need to go to the estate."

"Go on, go on, I want to sleep a bit more," Li Ru said, her tone listless.

Ling Zhenfei had no choice but to go to the estate alone; today there were still many things waiting for him there. As soon as he reached the village, he saw Sun Liqing and Zhang Duo waiting for him at the entrance.

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