General Yan’s gaze lingered on Zhu Yanyi for a long moment before she turned to Zhang Haifeng. "But she cannot ignore those old masters. They are not people one can offend lightly. Your Zhang family does not yet have the courage to anger them."
Zhang Haifeng nodded, agreeing with General Yan. Although he wanted to defend his family, he knew the general spoke the truth. Even if he argued, it would be useless. General Yan knew the families of the capital better than anyone. Shrugging, Zhang Haifeng said, "Yes. Knowing the Miracle Girl is connected to those old masters, if my eldest brother were here, he would certainly find a way to curry favor with them."
General Yan asked, "Why don’t you try to curry favor?"
Zhang Haifeng chuckled, looking a bit casual and careless. "I just need to be friends with you. From the moment you saved me, I swore to follow you." Though his expression was playful, his eyes revealed his persistence and seriousness.
General Yan glanced at Zhang Haifeng. "Stop with this sentimental nonsense."
"General Yan, don’t be shy. I’m not offering myself to you," Zhang Haifeng laughed, his smile particularly strange.
General Yan decided to ignore this frivolous and unserious man. She looked at Zhu Yanyi once more, then said, "Let’s go. We should go see those old masters and pay our respects."
Zhang Haifeng nodded and followed General Yan, leaving the place first.
The news that Zhu Yanyi was the Medical Buddha Girl spread very quickly. Soon, the entire Four Towns knew about it. The people of Four Towns were in an uproar. For many of them, life had been dull and confused for years. Now, with the sudden appearance of such a divine representative, they were naturally full of curiosity. In an instant, the Xie family home became crowded with visitors. Zhu Yanyi simply hid away with her masters, leaving Xie Zhong to handle the guests at the Xie residence.
"Brother Xie, you are really dishonest. You kept the secret that your Ani is the Medical Buddha Girl so tightly," a neighbor who came to visit said.
Xie Zhong smiled broadly. "Ani being the Medical Buddha Girl is her blessing and her destiny. Besides, it is something she must strive for in the future. She has much to learn. As elders, seeing this only makes our hearts ache. We wouldn’t look at anything else." His words implied that he valued his granddaughter’s health more than her status.
Xie Zhong’s words made everyone at the Xie home pause. Yes, the girl had luck, but for the family, this luck might not be a good thing. Look, all these people coming to make a fuss—wasn’t that disturbing their peace? For a moment, they didn’t know what to say.
Xie Zhong scanned the crowd and smiled again. "However, my Ani said she wants to study medicine in the future. The purpose of studying medicine is to heal sick people everywhere. So rest assured, our Ani will always protect our Four Towns. Of course, if you feel uneasy, you can visit the Guanyin Temple more often and donate some incense money."
"Brother Xie is right. We should go to the Guanyin Temple. Since Guanyin Bodhisattva chose Ani, she will naturally bless us all. We should better protect Ani so she doesn’t suffer. That is the right thing to do," someone seemed to realize.
"Yes, yes. Let’s hurry to the Guanyin Temple to pay our respects," someone suggested.