Li Xiaobao's face darkened upon hearing this and said, "What, you don't believe me? If I say it's good, it's good. Your leg is in much worse shape than my dad's, so you'll have to come back weekly. It should take about one and a half months to see major improvement, and I'll also need to prepare some medicine for you."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jianjun finally felt some reassurance. So it wasn't going to be cured in one go, and there was medicine involved.
"What did you think? Let me tell you straight, all those renowned doctors from the Provincial City and even Old Loyal from the capital city are no match for me!" Li Xiaobao said with utmost arrogance.
Wang Jianjun looked at Li Xiaobao's charlatan-like demeanor and felt some doubt.
"Alright, come back in a week!" Li Xiaobao didn't plan to have Wang Jianjun stay for a meal.
"Ah, okay!" Wang Jianjun said as Zheng Jiaojiao helped him up to leave. When leaving, Zheng Jiaojiao did not forget to throw a flirtatious glance at Li Xiaobao.
However, this time, Li Detian noticed it.
"Divine Brother Detian, you get on with what you're doing; we'll be heading off!" Aunt Wang said cheerfully as she left the Li family's courtyard with Wang Jianjun.
"Sis, why do I feel like this kid is somewhat unreliable?" As Wang Jianjun tried to say more, he saw Aunt Wang's face turn dark as she coldly said, "I think you're the one becoming less reliable. If it weren't for my relationship with the Li family, you'd just wait and see!"
After speaking, Aunt Wang didn't pay any more attention to Wang Jianjun and went straight home.
"Tell me, what was that about just now with that little monster by Wang Jianjun's side?" As soon as Wang Jianjun had left the house, Li Detian snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, slipped off his shoes, and was about to give Li Xiaobao a taste of the shoe.
"Dad, come on!" Zhou Cuihua quickly stepped in to stop him. She had seen the exchange of looks between Zheng Jiaojiao and Li Xiaobao just now, and she knew Li Xiaobao was at that age.
"Ah! You always spoil him!" Li Detian sighed helplessly, pointing to the money on the table, "What should we do with this?"
"What can we do? Just keep it. After all, it's not like it's stolen or robbed!" Li Xiaobao said before he headed out the door, slung a basket on his back, and walked toward the door.
"Xiaobao, where are you going?" Zhou Cuihua ran out anxiously to look at Li Xiaobao.
"Sister-in-law, I'm heading up the mountain to look for some herbs!" For some reason, when he saw Zhou Jianjun's leg, Li Xiaobao just knew his condition was different from that of his old man. Moreover, various names of herbs and treatment methods had suddenly appeared in his mind.
Could this be the wonderful use of the Five Elemental Space? Li Xiaobao muttered to himself as he headed off towards the big mountain behind the village.
At this time, the weather wasn't too hot yet, the entire mountain was lush and green, and Li Xiaobao wasn't worried about being hungry—the wild fruits on the mountain were more than enough to fill his stomach.
Little Erhei?
Li Xiaobao had just reached the back of the village when he saw a sneaky figure dashing out from the mountain.
"Hehe, good, Little Erhei, so you were hiding in the mountain. No wonder I couldn't find you these past few days!"
That day, Little Erhei had harassed Zhang Ling, attempting to force her against her will until Li Xiaobao stopped him. Little Erhei pushed Li Xiaobao into the river, then disappeared without a trace.
It was also because of this incident that Li Xiaobao obtained the Five Elemental Space.
But speaking of which, Li Xiaobao still distinguished between gratitude and grudges. After all, he had almost been killed by Little Erhei. How could he not seek revenge? Thinking this, Li Xiaobao picked up a brick from the ground.
"Little Erhei, stop right there!" Li Xiaobao let out a roaring shout and walked toward Little Erhei.
Little Erhei, hearing the roar behind him, shuddered and turned his head, grinning when he saw Li Xiaobao. Then he revealed a ferocious look and said, "Well, look at that, Li Xiaobao, you're actually still alive. You've made me hide in the mountains for quite a bitter time!"
It turned out that after Little Erhei had pushed Li Xiaobao into the river that day, he immediately panicked. According to the experience of the people from Kao Mountain Village, if one fell into the turbulent great river, they were generally considered done for.
Scared out of his wits, Little Erhei discussed with a few of his lackeys after returning and decided to hide for a few days. So, Little Erhei went directly into the mountains to hide.
After several unbearable days in the mountains, Little Erhei decided to come out and take a look, only to run into Li Xiaobao as soon as he emerged.
"Humph, dead? Why weren't you carried off by wolves in the mountains? That would have also rid Kao Mountain Village of one less pest!" Li Xiaobao coldly weighed the brick in his hand.
Seeing the brick in Li Xiaobao's hand, Little Erhei understood what he intended and sneered coldly, "What? Still want to seek revenge? Let me tell you, you were lucky not to die that day. Now that you've met me, I'll make sure even if you don't die, I'll skin you alive!"
Hearing Little Erhei's words, Li Xiaobao was instantly enflamed with anger, and he hurled the brick in his hand right at him.
Little Erhei, seeing the brick flying towards him instantaneously, let out a cold laugh and agilely dodged it.
"Not good!" But just as Little Erhei had dodged the brick, he saw Li Xiaobao already in front of him, and Li Xiaobao's basket was already coming down over his head.
"I... ah... damn..." Little Erhei's vision darkened as the basket knocked over his head, and before he could finish cursing, Li Xiaobao's fist had already hit him in the stomach.
"Li Xiaobao... you..." Little Erhei instantly felt a piercing pain in his stomach, as if he had been set on fire.
"Me? What about me? You actually dared to push me into the river; I'll see to it that I beat you to death!" Li Xiaobao was not polite at all, his Five Elements Gold Qi gathered in his fist, hammering fiercely at Little Erhei's waist.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Little Erhei screamed miserably, dodging Li Xiaobao's punches, but with his head trapped by the basket, he couldn't escape.
"Ah!" Finally, with a cry of agony, Little Erhei fell to the ground, and the basket flew off his head.
"Li Xiaobao, I'm going to kill you!" At this moment, Little Erhei was completely furious from Li Xiaobao's beating and started to rampage.
"You want to kill me? I'll beat you to death first!" Li Xiaobao straddled over Little Erhei and punched him right in the head.
Little Erhei let out a misery, his cheek caving in, followed by another cry as his nasal bones were smashed by Li Xiaobao's fist, blood streaming out.
"That'll teach you to act tough, to act tough against me..." Li Xiaobao muttered as he kept swinging his fists, pounding them down on Little Erhei's head like raindrops.
"No... no more beating, he'll die if you keep going!" Eventually, Little Erhei's face was completely disfigured, and he curled up on the ground, begging for mercy continuously.
"You scum, every time I see you, I'll beat you!" Li Xiaobao spit on Little Erhei, who was curled up on the ground, picked up the basket from the ground, and went straight into the mountains.