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Chapter 889: Family History
"It seems this family is even worse off than I thought. They can't even afford to eat."

Li Ming sighed in his heart, but his expression remained normal as he asked casually.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know your name. May I know your surname?"

"My surname is Cheng, and my given name is Cheng Yunyuan." Cheng Yunyuan said with a bow.

"Don't you know Changgui's number?"

Li Ming said: "My name is Wuxin."

The two men walked in while talking. Cheng Yunyuan brought Li Ming to the main hall and ran up and down to boil water and make tea. It was obvious that there was only one servant left in their house, Uncle Zhong. The others were either dismissed or fled. No wonder the family was in such a state of decline.

"Master Wuxin, I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

Cheng Yunyuan brought a pot of tea and said with a smile on his face.

"This ancestral home is all that remains of my Cheng family now, and I don't know if I can even keep it."

Li Ming knew the drama was about to begin, so he just smiled and said, "You can tell me the inside story. Since I've accepted your things, I should also help you relieve your worries."

Cheng Yunyuan sighed deeply and told his story.

Their Cheng family was originally a well-known family in Qianshan City. They could not be called wealthy, but they were definitely wealthy. However, they had never had many children. In his generation, his mother died early, and Mr. Cheng loved his wife so much that she was unwilling to remarry. Therefore, he had no brothers or sisters, and he was the only one.

Fortunately, Master Cheng didn't care. He just loved Cheng Yunyuan even more. It could be said that he wanted the moon but not the stars. He held him in his hands for fear of it falling, and held him in his mouth for fear of it melting.

This child who grew up in a honey pot is naturally a little spoiled, but the Cheng family is different. Although the Cheng family is based on business, they have passed down poetry and books from generation to generation. Cheng Yunyuan has been trained to be a top scholar since he was a child. He has read the Four Books, known the Five Classics, and is proficient in poetry and songs. It's just that his official career is not smooth and it is difficult to gain fame. However, these books have not been read to waste, and have also cultivated his humble and gentlemanly character.

So even though he had no achievements, Master Cheng did not blame him. Instead, he comforted him and said that it was better not to be an official, as being an official would have too many troubles. It would be better to take care of the family business. So he planned to slowly hand over the business to him.

Unexpectedly, there are unforeseen circumstances. Mr. Cheng, who had always been in good health, suddenly fell ill when Cheng Yunyuan took the exam for the last time.

This disease came on strangely, and no matter how many doctors he consulted, none of them could cure it. Money was spent like water. When Cheng Yunyuan returned home and saw this situation, he naturally had only one thing to say: he would treat his father even if it meant losing everything.

However, people's hearts change. Although the Cheng family is kind and righteous, they also have times when they fail to judge people. Mr. Cheng is bedridden, and Cheng Yunyuan is wholeheartedly seeking medical treatment for his father. As a result, the people below have evil intentions, and there is nothing that can be done.

This Zhao family, another family of Qianshan Cheng, had been at odds with the Cheng family for many years. Now, they finally seized the opportunity and bribed several shopkeepers of the Cheng family in succession, secretly plotting to frame them, causing the Cheng family to fall from grace and into the abyss.

Now it is not just a simple defeat. Even Mr. Zhao colluded with local government officials and made a series of schemes to get the Cheng family involved in lawsuits. In order to escape from the tiger's mouth, they had to sell off their ancestral property. Now, if they can't raise 800 taels of silver, even their ancestral home will be taken away.

Now he has no food to eat, so Cheng Yunyuan has no choice but to sell the ancient books, calligraphy and paintings in his home. However, Mr. Zhao often makes trouble, making his situation worse day by day. If he had not met Li Ming today, he would not be able to get back a penny.

Li Ming nodded immediately and said, "Never mind, it's fate that we met. I'll take a look for your father."

"Master? You also know medical skills?" Cheng Yunyuan was overjoyed.

Li Ming just smiled and motioned Cheng Yunyuan to take him to see the old man. Cheng Yunyuan had no objection. He walked a few steps to the bedroom, but before he even entered, Li Ming frowned.

"Hey, why do I feel like I've seen this plot somewhere before?"

He spoke softly, and Cheng Yunyuan couldn't hear clearly for a moment, so he just asked.

"Taoist Master, what's wrong?"

Li Ming shook his head, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let's check on the old man's condition first."

When he walked into the room, Li Ming saw an old man with gray hair lying on the bed. Judging from Cheng Yunyuan's age, his father should be less than 50 years old. He lived a life of luxury and it was impossible for him to work so hard. But now he looked like a sixty-year-old man.

Cheng Yunyuan also came over with a lamp. Seeing that his loving father was still unconscious, he felt sad and couldn't help but sigh.

Li Ming patted his shoulder, then walked forward and said, "Your father is not seriously ill, but has been cursed. That's why he is suffering from a life worse than death!"

"what?"

Cheng Yunyuan was startled when he heard the voice, his face full of disbelief, but he still murmured, "But... I also invited many magicians, but they couldn't see anything."

Li Ming shook his head and said, "Firstly, there are many sorcerers and witches in this world who deceive the world and steal the reputation. Secondly, the person who cast the spell is very clever and secretive. If I hadn't been close, I wouldn't have been able to figure it out."

Cheng Yunyuan immediately knelt on the ground, shouting, "Master, please save my father's life. I cannot repay your kindness enough. Yunyuan is willing to repay you in my next life by tying the knot with a grass and holding a ring."

Li Ming pulled Cheng Yunyuan up with just a gentle tug, sighed softly and said, "I can only try my best. If it was earlier, I might have been confident, but now..."

Listening to the meaning of Li Ming's words, Cheng Yunyuan took a deep breath and said, "Master, just do your best. Man proposes, God disposes. No matter the result, I, Cheng Yunyuan, will never have the slightest complaint."

"it is good!"

Li Ming nodded, then took two steps forward, grabbed Mr. Cheng's wrist, and then put his other hand between his eyes, chanting Taoist mantras. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were already shining with brilliance. This was materialized brilliance, and beams of light moved back and forth on Mr. Cheng's body.

Suddenly, there was a change. Streams of black smoke floated up, mixed with strange sobbing sounds, as if a whole family was crying.

Li Ming snorted heavily, and a silver light emerged from his nose. Then it rolled over Old Man Cheng's body, flashing like water, washing away the black smoke on his body.

This stunned Cheng Yunyuan. Although the situation at the night market just now had made him know that this Taoist priest was by no means a simple person, he was still shocked when he actually saw this magical method.

"break!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Ming shouted loudly, and an invisible ripple appeared. The room seemed to become quiet in an instant, and all the noise disappeared. Old Master Cheng also groaned, opened his mouth and spit out a large pool of black water.

(End of this chapter)