Nine Dragons Bone-Dissolving Water

Su Ziyang kept his appointment as scheduled over the weekend.

Su Ziyang asked Fairy Li to come along, but Fairy Li refused, saying that a bunch of old men just drink and it's no fun.

After Su Ziyang set off, Fairy Li went to play with Daoist Master Xiao Yang.

"Why have you lost weight?" Han Jinkai said, looking Su Ziyang up and down.

"Hehe, no, no."

Han Jinkai looked behind Su Ziyang and realized that Su Ziyang had come alone.

"Hey? Didn't you say you were coming with your sister-in-law? Why did you come alone? A lot of people are here to see what kind of beauty is worthy of a talented man like you."

Su Ziyang smiled and said, "Hey, the little girl is shy. I asked her to come, but she wouldn't come no matter what I said."

"I'll definitely bring it next time, so your older brothers can all see it."

Song Li was inside, also greeting people.

"Hey brothers, I brought five catties of mulberry wine with me. Have a taste!"

Everyone was busy, some stewing goose, others grilling lamb skewers. When they saw Su Ziyang coming over, they all greeted him, and Su Ziyang put down the jar he was carrying.

Su Ziyang washed his hands and then joined in, helping to wash the vegetables and do some odd jobs.

Many hands make light work, and they quickly prepared a large table of dishes.

"Come on, let's not drink any of the beer, baijiu, or red wine you brought today. Let's drink the mulberry wine that Ziyang brought. Ziyang says it's good for the kidneys!"

The mulberry wine is deep red in color, and you can smell its sweet aroma even before you take a sip.

"Hey, Ziyang, why are you drinking a beverage?"

"Yes."

"What's wrong? You didn't drive here either. It's fine if you did drive; the driver will take you back later."

"Haha, brother. I have something to tell you: I can't drink alcohol anymore."

Su Ziyang Su Ziyang to everyone, and upon hearing his explanation, everyone put down their chopsticks.

"What's wrong?"

"Yes, are you alright?"

Seeing the worried looks on his face, Su Ziyang quickly smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I recently took on a master and am learning from him. The sect rules forbid drinking alcohol."

"Wow, that scared us! We were worried something had happened. Okay, then you can have your drink. Hahaha! Come on, let's eat."

"It's alright, it's alright."

"Come on, try Song's Goose!"

A large group of people were chatting and laughing. Next to Song Li sat a quiet little girl. After drinking for a while, Song Li said, "Hey, Ziyang. This is my daughter, Song Huiru. What do you think? Does she have the makings of a traditional Chinese medicine student? I'm serious. How about letting her study under you?"

Song Li and the others had said this before, but no one expected Song Li to take it seriously.

"Come here, young lady, let your Uncle Yang take a look."

Song Li gested his daughter to stand next to Su Ziyang, Su Ziyang smiled and patted the little girl's head, "How old are you?"

"Ten years old," the little girl said shyly, looking down.

"Okay, that's good. She's got the makings of a doctor. Brother Song, are you really letting your daughter study this?"

Su Ziyang looked at Song Li with a smile, Song Li nodded. "Damn, of course I'm learning. I'm really learning, it just depends on whether you teach me or not."

"Haha, I'll teach her. But I'll have to wait until she's older, until she's 14. Four more years and she'll be too young."

Su Ziyang seriously thought this girl was quite nice; she had delicate features, long and slender fingers, and was a meticulous and skillful person.

"That's good. Don't forget, young lady, call him Master."

Song Li burst into laughter.

The little girl lowered her head, playing with her fingers, and whispered, "Master."

The word "Master" completely stunned Su Ziyang. He... he already had a little apprentice? How was he going to explain this to Mr. Mengfei...?

But having built up the atmosphere, Su Ziyang still patted the little girl's head. "Good girl. Eat, eat more. Eat more! Don't be shy."

The little girl quickly ran back to her father and stopped talking.

"Haha, alright. Stop teasing her, she's just shy. Hey girl, what do you want to eat? Just grab it. If you can't reach it, stand up. Hey, I have some grilled fish here, and a duck leg, please."

Those who were close to Song Huiru served her food, and the group started chatting and laughing again.

After eating for about half an hour, Han Jinkai was the first to notice something was wrong.

The little girl, Song Huiru, kept her head down, covered her chest, and remained silent, her face flushed red.

"Hey, hey, Old Song, what's wrong with your daughter?"

Han Jinkai quickly called out, and only then did Song Li notice his daughter.

"Oh my goodness, old maid, what's wrong?"

Song Li quickly patted his daughter on the back. The girl didn't say anything, but pursed her lips and pointed to her throat.

"..."

"Open your mouth so I can see!" Song Li told Song Huiru to open her mouth. The little girl opened her mouth and found nothing there.

"There's a fishbone stuck in my throat. It hurts..."

The little girl could speak, and she whispered something.

"Holy crap! Get the child to the hospital right now, this is terrible!"

Those nearby quickly offered advice, saying that getting a fishbone stuck in one's throat was a serious matter.

"Yes, yes, you can just go to the hospital and they'll use tweezers to remove it."

As the saying goes, when Dad takes care of the kids, all that matters is that they survive. When there's danger, Dad eliminates it; when there's no danger, Dad is the danger...

This fish was grilled by Song Li; not only did he grill it, but he also brought it over for his daughter.

"Brother Song, put the child down, put him down. Stop jostling him!"

When Su Ziyang saw Song Li pick up the child and was about to run away, he quickly told Song Li to put the child down.

"Ziyang, do you have a solution?"

"Yes. Put it down right away!"

Since returning from Master Luo's place, Su Ziyang has never used the Zhuyou Technique. Although he works at a Daoist Medicine Clinic, Su Ziyang has never shown off this skill due to the limitations of people's understanding and his work environment.

Now that his newly accepted apprentice is stuck, there's no need for him to hide anything anymore.

At that time, Master Luo passed on a talisman and a spell to Su Ziyang, called Nine Dragons Bone-Dissolving Water, which could dissolve any bones or fish bones stuck in the throat.

"Brother Han, do you have any small teacups?"

Yes, yes, yes.

The group hurriedly found a medium-sized teacup, and Su Ziyang poured most of it with mineral water.

Then, he used his sword fingers to write talismans on the water bowl. Everyone watched Su Ziyang's actions, and no one dared to breathe loudly.

"This bowl transforms into the Eastern Ocean, its throat into a bottomless dragon pool. I, by the decree of the Taishang Laojun Laozi, command it to be done swiftly!"

After Su Ziyang finished writing the talisman, he silently recited an incantation.

"Come on, girl. Drink the water, drink it all up."

Song Huiru picked up the teacup and gulped down the small half-bowl of water in two gulps.

After finishing her water, Song Huiru put down her teacup, then pursed her lips and swallowed... Her big eyes instantly lit up. "Oh? Daddy. It doesn't hurt anymore, it's gone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at Su Ziyang in astonishment...