Zhou Jing did not comment on his words.
As for Chen Feng’s specific motive for committing the crime, the government naturally would not tell the people the truth. In addition, he had injured an official of the Imperial Court, so there was no need to expect the government to have anything good to say. His reputation outside the Green Forest would definitely not be good. He was already mentally prepared.
It seemed that he had killed too few for others to be alarmed… Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.
While the group was chatting, the Ye Family’s merchant ship finally arrived at the docks.
The dockside was surrounded by people. They craned their necks and sized up Zhou Jing excitedly. They were all here to join in the fun and see his immortal face.
Zhou Jing, Ye Shunzhong, and the others alighted from the ship. Only then did the crowd move aside, not daring to block Zhou Jing.
After the group entered the city, the onlookers at the docks dispersed. They returned to the city to spread the news.
The citizens who did not see this scene could not help but be skeptical when they heard the solemn words of the witnesses.
The news spread like wildfire. In just half a day, this matter had spread throughout half of the Tranquil Heavenly Manor. More and more people knew about the story of the “Deity who tread the Ning Tian River”. It quickly became a hot topic that swept through the streets and alleys, shocking the citizens and causing everyone to discuss it fervently.
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The group entered the Ning Tian Prefecture from the west gate before getting into a small sedan chair. They were carried all the way back to the Ye family.
The Ye Family’s mansion was located in the north of the city. It was a high gate mansion with two stone lions lying in front of it.
When they arrived, the group alighted from the sedan chair. A servant opened the door and welcomed everyone in.
As soon as everyone entered, many people immediately came forward to welcome them. It was the masters and nephews of the other branches of the Ye family. They were already waiting here.
“Big Brother, did your trip go smoothly?”
“Did you manage to invite a famous doctor?”
The other branch heads asked anxiously.
Ye Shunzhong’s expression turned solemn. He reached out and led Zhang Jinduan, who was beside him, to the side. He said seriously, “This time, I’ve invited Doctor Zhang back. He will definitely be able to cure the Old Master’s strange illness.”
Everyone immediately revealed delighted expressions and quickly came up to pay their respects.
“This is that famous Divine Doctor Zhang Jinduan, who’s known as the Miracle Hand? Alright, Old Master is saved!”
“Everyone, there’s no need to be so polite.” Zhang Jinduan hurriedly cupped his hands in return.
Although he was quite famous in the medical field, in the environment of the Great Xia Dynasty, his status as a physician was neither high nor low. Even a divine doctor was nothing in the face of a rich family, so he naturally did not dare to neglect them.
Zhou Jing could not help but glance at this person.
When he was on the ship, he did not interact much with Zhang Jin. At this moment, he realized that this person seemed to be quite a famous doctor.
At this moment, the relatives of the Ye family noticed Zhou Jing, who had a strange appearance. Seeing that Ye Shunzhong seemed to respect this person, they could not help but ask curiously,
“May I know who this brother is?”
Hearing this, Ye Shunzhong’s expression changed, and he shouted, “Don’t be rude! This is Daoist Priest Ling Fengzi, an expert. He came to my Ye family to temporarily stay, so you have to respect him. Don’t be rash.”
The Ye family’s relatives were stunned, not understanding what he meant.
Esteemed person? How esteemed?
(TL Note: A little bit of wordplay here. The words meaning expert or esteemed person sounds similar.)
In the past, they had never seen their big brother admire Buddhist or Daoist figures so much. Why had his personality changed today? He did not know what ability this strange Daoist had to make his big brother respect him so much.
The relatives of the Ye family were surprised, but it was not good to interrogate him in front of others. They suppressed their confusion and went forward to greet them politely.
Zhou Jing deliberately put on an attitude and said indifferently, “Sorry for disturbing you. If there’s nothing important, don’t disturb me.”
Hearing this, everyone was a little unhappy. They felt that this person was putting on airs. They were already being very kind to allow him to stay at their residence, but he did not know what was good for him.
However, Ye Shunzhong did not think much of it. He agreed respectfully and instructed the servants to prepare the best room. Seeing this, the Ye family members were even more puzzled. They did not know why they were giving this person so much face.
At this moment, Zhou Jing turned to look at Ye Shunzhong and asked,
“From what you said just now, someone in the family seems to be sick?”
Ye Shunzhong hurriedly replied, “I didn’t tell you before that my grandfather contracted a strange illness a few months ago. No one in the city could treat him, so I personally went out to invite Doctor Zhang back.”
Zhou Jing nodded and remembered it in his heart. After thinking for a while, he decided not to interfere in this matter for the time being.
Since the other party had hired a famous doctor, he should not interfere rashly. If he could not settle it, it would be a huge embarrassment.
After all, he was not a real doctor. Although his attainments in pharmacology and herbalism were profound and he could make medicine that could save people, treating difficult illnesses was within the scope of medical skills. He had yet to master this skill.
This time, he used Bill to travel in with the intention of learning medical skills. Otherwise, his skills would be too skewed if he only knew how to make medicine and potions.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Zhou Jing’s mind, but he did not show it on his face.
“Then I’ll go rest first. I won’t disturb your grandfather’s treatment.”
Ye Shunzhong hurriedly agreed and turned around to instruct the steward to bring Zhou Jing to the room. He even specially instructed them not to delay. If Daoist had any requests, they had to do their best to satisfy them.
After Zhou Jing’s back disappeared from sight, a member of the Ye family could not help but ask curiously,
“Big Brother, why are you so respectful to that Daoist?”
Ye Shunzhong said seriously, “You don’t know, but this person has divine powers. His methods are unbelievable…”
He immediately told everyone about Zhou Jing’s deeds.
Hearing this, the members of the Ye family looked at each other with doubt in their eyes. Their first reaction was disbelief.
Walking on the river… It sounded like a fantasy. How could there be such a method in the world? Did he encounter a scammer?
Someone could not help but sneer,
“Big Brother, you’ve been the smartest, but even a smart man has his dumb moments. I think you’ve been fooled…”