When Ning Xingchen pushed open the door and came in, many people were surprised. They had thought Ning Xingchen had run away halfway, but he returned in no time.
Doctor Su's eyes flashed with a different color. Ning Xingchen's return indicated he had a treatment method, otherwise, he wouldn't be so confident and calm.
"Hehe, you still dare to come back? If I were you, I'd have taken this opportunity to slip away to avoid embarrassment!" Ma Hongyu sneered.
"Idiot, just wait to kneel and call me daddy!"
Ning Xingchen ignored Ma Hongyu and walked straight to the bedside.
"Could you please open Grandpa Zhou's mouth?" Ning Xingchen asked a nearby servant.
The maid nodded, puzzled, not understanding what Ning Xingchen intended to do.
Next, Ning Xingchen took out a delicate white jade bottle from his pocket like a magician. When he opened the stopper, a faint fragrance filled the air. Although the scent was subtle, many in the room smelled it and instantly felt refreshed!
"What are you doing?" Zhou Fei was stunned and grabbed Ning Xingchen's arm.
"Administering medicine!" Ning Xingchen spat out two words.
"No, who knows where this medicine comes from? What if it kills my father?" Zhou Fei didn't want to risk accelerating his father's death with Ning Xingchen's unknown medicine, even though the old master was barely hanging on.
"Move aside, I'll take responsibility if anything happens!" Ning Xingchen coldly replied, suddenly emitting a powerful aura.
Zhou Fei was startled and quickly let go of Ning Xingchen, his face turning pale. The young man's presence was overwhelming.
The room fell into a deathly silence, broken only by the sound of the green liquid flowing into Zhou Yuanda's mouth, clear and crisp like mountain spring water.
"Die, die, die!" Ma Hongyu kept muttering in his heart. If the old master died, Ning Xingchen would be completely humiliated.
Doctor Su watched coldly, full of disdain. When he checked the pulse earlier, Zhou Yuanda's heart had almost stopped.
The clock on the wall kept ticking, and no one had high hopes. The uncles and aunts present, if not for Zhou Sitong's sake, would have long kicked Ning Xingchen out.
Ning Xingchen was also unsure because despite the entire bottle of Rejuvenation Powder entering Zhou Yuanda's stomach, there was no reaction. Cold sweat broke out on Ning Xingchen's forehead, but he maintained a calm exterior, looking like a serene master.
Since he started this bluff, he had to keep it up!
Zhou Fei was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Butler Wu, start preparing for the funeral. Inform all the guests."
"Damn it, you unfilial son, planning my funeral already? Aren't you afraid of getting struck by lightning?"
Zhou Fei turned and suddenly heard a familiar scolding voice behind him.
Everyone in the room looked incredulous as the old master woke up.
Wow!
Zhou Yuanda vomited a large mouthful onto the floor, spitting out dark, sticky blood with a foul smell.
Ning Xingchen smiled confidently, knowing the Rejuvenation Powder had worked.
Everyone was dumbfounded, thinking they were dreaming. This kid had actually saved him? Who was Ning Xingchen, to have such superior medical skills compared to Su Tianding?
Those who had ridiculed Ning Xingchen for boasting were stunned, wanting to slap themselves for being the real fools.
Many looked at Ning Xingchen with admiration and awe.
"Dad, are you okay?" Zhou Fei asked, trembling with joy, rushing to the bedside.
"Of course, do you think I'd be happy if something happened to me?" Zhou Yuanda rolled his eyes.
"Dad, don't scare us. Are you sure you're not a zombie?" Zhou Weiying, Zhou Sitong's father, said, confused.
"Zhou Weiying, you bastard, I raised you for nothing. No conscience, spending my money on women," Zhou Yuanda scolded, picking up a slipper and throwing it at Zhou Weiying.
None of his sons had been trouble-free, all wastrels. If he had really died, the Zhou family would have fallen apart.
After scolding his sons, Zhou Yuanda got out of bed and hurried to Su Tianding, gratefully holding his hand, "Thank you, Doctor Su, for saving me. Without you, I'd be reporting to the King of Hell!"
Su Tianding coughed awkwardly, embarrassed as he hadn't been the one to save him.
"Grandpa, you're thanking the wrong person. It was Ning Xingchen who saved you," Zhou Sitong couldn't stand it and quickly corrected.
"Really? This young man saved me?" Zhou Yuanda was skeptical.
He looked around, and everyone nodded, confirming the truth.
Zhou Yuanda gave Ning Xingchen a meaningful look, then knelt in front of him, "Thank you, divine doctor, for saving my life!"
"Grandpa Zhou, no need for this. It was my duty, and it was a minor illness," Ning Xingchen smiled, helping Zhou Yuanda up.
Su Tianding's face turned ashen. Ning Xingchen's words made him wish he could disappear; his reputation was shattered by this young man.
"No, you're too humble. You've done a great service to me and my family. I declare that in Donghai, anyone who dares oppose you is an enemy of the Zhou family!" Zhou Yuanda's voice was loud and clear.
After saying this, Zhou Yuanda felt it wasn't enough and pulled Ning Xingchen's hand, "Xingchen, if you don't mind, let's become sworn brothers today."
"Grandpa, that won't work. Xingchen is my boyfriend. If he becomes your sworn brother, the generations will be messed up!" Zhou Sitong protested urgently.
"Right, I forgot about that," Zhou Yuanda chuckled awkwardly.
Seeing Zhou Yuanda's respect for Ning Xingchen, almost closer than to his own family, Ma Hongyu's face turned pale, and he could barely stand.
Ning Xingchen glared at Ma Hongyu, who immediately ran over like a servile dog.
"Young Master Ning, I didn't recognize your greatness before. Please forgive my previous disrespect," Ma Hongyu said obsequiously.
"Kneel, kowtow, and call me daddy!" Ning Xingchen ordered coldly, showing no mercy to the fool.