Ultimate Village Doctor

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The number of people had halved.

Before Gu Jingheng could transfer new people over, all the tasks fell onto the remaining staff.

Especially since people had just left, the mess they left behind wasn't easy to clean up.

Even Long Xiaoshan had to stay at the company to work, trying to get everything back in order.

As the president, it was the first time he was seriously working in the company, handling one matter after another. It had to be said, the cultivated Long Xiaoshan possessed a powerful ability to react.

With an ample reserve of knowledge, he quickly got the hang of handling affairs.

He dealt with them one by one until the sky turned pitch-black.

He was full of energy and not afraid of staying up late. He sent Chun Tao to rest and continued working on his own.

The night grew deep.

It was the small hours of the morning.

Finally, Long Xiaoshan had finished all his work. As he descended from the second floor, he saw that lights were still on in the finance room on the first floor. He hurried in and was surprised, "Jin Lian, why are you still here?"

Jin Lian sat in front of the computer, typing away.

Seeing Long Xiaoshan come down, she immediately stood up and said, "President Long."

"We're off work now, just call me by my name." Long Xiaoshan walked over and saw many documents on the desk.

"Xiaoshan, I want to reorganize everything Manager Zhou left behind. I found some discrepancies," said Jin Lian.

"Really?" Long Xiaoshan leaned over to look.

Jin Lian pointed at some figures on the computer, explaining the situation.

After Jin Lian's explanation, Long Xiaoshan indeed noticed some slight differences in the data.

These discrepancies weren't big, only a few tens or hundreds of yuan per item, but due to the wide variety, even a little skimming each day added up to a significant amount.

A rough estimate revealed a discrepancy amounting to several hundred thousand yuan.

"That guy, actually pocketing the money. I should have caught him and sent him to prison today," Long Xiaoshan snorted coldly.

"You did well, finding these out from so much data," Long Xiaoshan praised.

Jin Lian's face turned red, "It's nothing, I just used a simple method, calculated them one by one."

"Tomorrow, organize these pieces of evidence. I'll hand them over to Gu Jingheng. Let this guy do a decade or so in prison," Long Xiaoshan said.

"Alright, then I'll calculate them again."

"Stop calculating, it's too late. Look at your complexion, it's not good; go back and rest," Long Xiaoshan said.

"It's fine, I'll just calculate a bit more; it's almost done," she replied.

"No, go home. This can wait, your complexion really isn't good," Long Xiaoshan said, his voice growing stern as he observed the paleness of Jin Lian's lips.

"Okay then," Jin Lian complied somewhat submissively. She quite liked it when Long Xiaoshan cared for her with such a domineering tone.

She stood up.

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness struck, and she stumbled, falling toward the ground.

Long Xiaoshan quickly caught her, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, nothing, just a bit of hypoglycemia. I'll be fine after eating something. I have some cookies in my bag; Xiaoshan, could you get them for me?" Jin Lian spoke weakly.

Long Xiaoshan didn't reply. Instead, he helped Jin Lian sit in a chair and took her hand to check her pulse. After a while, he frowned and said, "It's not just hypoglycemia. You've got quite a few internal injuries, from being beaten in the past, haven't you?"

A pitiable sorrow flowed through Jin Lian's expression.

"It was Long Fakui's doing, wasn't it?" Long Xiaoshan said.

Jin Lian gave a low hum in affirmation.

"That bastard, sending him to prison is letting him off too easy," Long Xiaoshan said indignantly.

"Xiaoshan, let's not talk about him. I'll be fine after I rest, really," Jin Lian said.

"I'll carry you back first, then I'll treat you. Your injuries might not be visible now, but they become very dangerous once they worsen," Long Xiaoshan said as he crouched down, his back toward Jin Lian.

"This... I can walk on my own. It's not good to be seen by others," Jin Lian said softly.

"Get on now," Long Xiaoshan commanded.

Jin Lian bit her lip and lay on Long Xiaoshan's shoulder.

The road in the village was uneven.

A few minutes later, Long Xiaoshan carried Jin Lian back to her house.

As it was the middle of the night, Long Shiyu had already fallen asleep.

"I'll treat you now," Long Xiaoshan said.

"How will you treat me?" Jin Lian asked.

Long Xiaoshan took out an acupuncture needle and said, "I need to give you an acupuncture treatment to heal the internal injuries in your body."

"Where do you need to stick them?"

"On your body. You'll need to take off your outer clothing," said Long Xiaoshan.

Jin Lian's face turned slightly red, but being a woman who had been through much, she did not have any inhibitions around Long Xiaoshan. Without any hesitation, she took off her outer clothes and trousers.

"Do I need to take off what's underneath as well?" Jin Lian said, reaching to unhook her bra.

"No, no," Long Xiaoshan quickly stopped her.

He chuckled bitterly to himself. Jin Lian really had no reservations around him.

"Lie down on the couch, and I'll begin," said Long Xiaoshan.

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Jin Lian made a sound of acknowledgment and lay flat on the sofa.

Long Xiaoshan dared not look more and kept inserting the Golden Needle into Jin Lian's acupoints, beginning to clear the bruises within her body. The Longevity Art True Qi was overwhelmingly powerful, and under Long Xiaoshan's treatment, those bruises were continuously dissolving.

About a few minutes later, the injuries were completely resolved.

However, Long Xiaoshan did not stop.

He continued to exert True Qi, starting the marrow-washing process for Jin Lian. He found that Jin Lian's body was in poor condition, and using True Qi to cleanse the marrow could solidify her physique and also purge the impurities within her body, akin to the Sinew-Transforming Marrow-Washing in the Martial Dao.

But such external marrow-washing required very high standards.

It was only because Long Xiaoshan practiced Longevity Art True Qi, which was different from ordinary Inner Strength.

Only then could he achieve it.

Nevertheless, even so, vast amounts of True Qi were surging out, all turning into the supreme medicine for repairing Jin Lian's body. The treatment took only a few minutes, but the marrow-washing took Long Xiaoshan an hour.

Jin Lian felt her body warm and toasty as if she were soaking in a hot spring, completely losing track of time.

As a large amount of True Qi was expended, Long Xiaoshan's body was covered in sweat, even drenching the edge of the sofa.

Jin Lian's body, too, was undergoing earth-shattering changes.

A large amount of impurities and residual bruising were forced out of her body by the Golden Needle.

Her body's meridians were also repaired, improved, and fortified by the True Qi.

Jin Lian was completely groggy.

Under the effect of the Golden Needle, she was in a state of semi-sleep.

An hour later, Long Xiaoshan pulled out the Golden Needle, his body feeling weak. His cultivation at the Qi-Refining First Layer was still too low and performing the marrow-washing was somewhat forced.

However, he was very satisfied with the effects of the marrow-washing.

He nudged Jin Lian and said, "Wake up."

Jin Lian opened her eyes groggily as if she had enjoyed a comfortable sleep, feeling an indescribable lightness throughout her body.

She opened her eyes and asked, "Xiaoshan, is it done?"

"It's done, you should go wash up now."

"Wash what..."

Jin Lian looked at herself instinctively and suddenly let out a startled cry. She was covered in a layer of black and red greasiness and there was also a very strong weird smell.

Jin Lian quickly jumped up from the sofa and ran into the upstairs bathroom.

Long Xiaoshan sat to one side, regulating his breathing.

A few minutes later, Long Xiaoshan heard a suppressed exclamation coming from the bathroom. He didn't move but merely smiled slightly, knowing that Jin Lian must be in shock from the drastic changes her body had undergone after the marrow-washing.

Another ten minutes passed.

Footsteps came from upstairs.

Long Xiaoshan turned his head and saw a beautiful woman wearing a white nightgown, with long hair fluttering, walking down the stairs.

He was momentarily stunned.

After a moment, not until the beautiful woman approached him, did he speak in surprise, "Jin Lian?"

"Little Xiaoshan!" The beautiful woman parted her red lips and spoke.

"Is it really you..." Long Xiaoshan was also stunned. He knew that the marrow-washing would have a great effect, but he hadn't expected it to be so enormous.

It was as if Jin Lian had become another person.

Or rather, as if she had become twenty years younger.

If someone said she was Long Shiyu's sister now, no one would doubt it.

"Manager Jin, you've changed so much..." Long Xiaoshan didn't know what else to say.

"Xiaoshan, I should be asking you. What kind of needles did you use? Is there something wrong with my body?" Jin Lian was both joyful and frantic.

"There shouldn't be a problem, but let me take your pulse again," Long Xiaoshan said.

Because it was his first time performing marrow-washing, he was also unclear.

Could the transformation from marrow-washing be so impressive?

"Mmh, okay!"

Jin Lian agreed and sat beside Long Xiaoshan, leaning forward and extending her hand toward him.

"Oh!"

Long Xiaoshan's expression betrayed surprise.

Upon checking, he indeed discovered some special characteristics.

"What's the matter?" Jin Lian, seeing Long Xiaoshan's frown, asked with a hint of panic, "Is there something wrong with my body?"

"No," Long Xiaoshan shook his head, "Your physique is like little Yu's, a Pure Yin Body, but it was hidden. It might have been revealed after the marrow-washing. I suppose the changes in your body have something to do with the Pure Yin Body. But your body is in great shape now, don't worry."

"That's good then."

Jin Lian spoke softly.

Following that, there was a silence.

In the late-night living room, it was very quiet as long as they weren't speaking.

The faint scent coming from beside him made it increasingly difficult for Long Xiaoshan to stay seated. He let go of her hand and said, "Then I... I should head back now."

At that moment, however, Jin Lian abruptly grasped his hand.