Standing beside my grandpa's hospital bed was actually Du Peilin!!
Today he wasn't wearing a suit. Instead, he had on a white T - shirt with a big dog's head printed on the front. Paired with his handsome face, it looked extremely out of place.
"Xiao He, we meet again."
Du Peilin looked at me. This time, there was no disgust in his eyes, but a hint of interest.
"Grandpa! How... how do you know him!"
I pointed at Du Peilin warily with my eyes wide open. "He's from the Du family in northern Henan!!"
"What!! Are you kidding me!"
My grandpa, Du Wenzhong, rolled his eyes and waved his hand carelessly with a laugh. "Xiao He, have you been chased by the Du family so much that you're so paranoid that you think everyone is a bad guy? This is the junior disciple of your Qingwei School master. He's a promising guy who will inherit the Qingwei Ancestral Altar in the future. Hahaha..."
Judging from my grandpa's expression, he seemed to consider knowing Du Peilin the most proud thing. After all, for god - practitioners like us at the bottom of society, if we could have a few decent "connections", it would be really face - saving when talking to our peers.
"Do you know Du Peiyun?"
I interrupted his proud laughter and shouted anxiously. "He's already in Beijing! I've met him! And this guy!"
I pointed at Du Peilin. "He also has the surname Du! His name is Du Peilin!! What do you think his relationship is with the head of the Du family?!"
"......?!"
My grandpa's eyes suddenly popped open. He stared at Du Peilin and sized him up. Then he suddenly let out a strange cry, pulled out the infusion tube, jumped out of the bed, pounced on Du Peilin, and locked his neck tightly. He also wrapped his legs around Du Peilin's waist, hanging on his back like a hundred - pound sack.
"Xiao He, run quickly!"
My grandpa's face was flushed red, and the veins on his neck bulged. "These bastards from the Du family! They even played 'undercover' with me? I'll beat you to death!!"
The last sentence was roared at Du Peilin. My grandpa even raised his fist and tried to smash it at Du Peilin's head, looking completely like a hooligan in a street fight.
"Hey hey hey!! Old Du, what are you doing!"
Du Peilin was startled by the sudden attack from behind. He quickly raised his hand to protect his head and scolded with a laugh. "When I got in touch with you, I didn't know you were a fugitive from the Du family! I'm not here to arrest you!"
"I don't believe you! There's not a single good person in the Du family!!"
My grandpa bared his teeth and looked as if he wanted to take a bite out of Du Peilin.
"Hey hey hey... You're even scolding yourself! Don't think I don't know. You're also from the Du family!"
Du Peilin was pulled down onto the bed by my grandpa, and the two of them rolled into a ball.
The other patients and their families in the ward had never seen such a scene before.
Just a second ago, they were all amiable and harmonious, but the next second, they were rolling on the ground and fighting!
"Stop fighting!"
"How can you fight in the ward?!"
......
Everyone came up to try to stop the fight, and someone had already run out to find the nurses and doctors.
Du Peilin was, after all, younger and stronger than my grandpa. He managed to subdue the old man in a few moves. "I've been a Taoist priest on Yuntai Mountain since I was a kid. I've never had any contact with my secular family. You know that! What are you doing?!"
"It's a conspiracy. It's all a conspiracy of the Du family. No wonder you were so enthusiastic when I went up the mountain. You wanted to get close to me on purpose, you sneaky thing!"
My grandpa was pinned down on the hospital bed and shouted with his neck stretched. "...... This bastard wants to take Xiao He away. Everyone, if you want to save your own lives, you have to save Xiao He!!"
The patients in the ward had just experienced a terrifying night last night. Now, when they heard that I was going to be taken away, they naturally couldn't agree. My life was now tied to theirs. Especially the two uncles in beds one and two. They were willing to risk their lives. One grabbed each of Du Peilin's arms and tried to push him to the ground.
How could Du Peilin be so easily controlled by these patients?
He let go of my grandpa, and with a slight shift of his shoulders, he slipped away.
The patients in this ward all suffered from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. If anything went wrong, Du Peilin didn't think he could bear the responsibility!
"Du Xinghe, I'm really not here to arrest you!"
Du Peilin looked at me helplessly. "Say something. Don't let them pester me. I'm here to help you!"
"Help me?!"
I was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what he meant.
"Look, this ward is filled with such strong yin energy that I can hardly stand it. Your grandpa originally invited me to help you. Who would have thought it would turn out like this?!"
While Du Peilin shrugged his shoulders helplessly, he also dodged a "neck - grab and throw" from the uncle in bed one.
"You... you're not here to arrest me?"
Although I was asking, I already believed him a bit in my heart. If my grandpa hadn't invited him, how could he have found my whereabouts so quickly?!
"No! No!!"
Du Peilin shook his head. "I have nothing to do with the Du family... just like your grandpa has nothing to do with them now. Du Peiyun came to me, but I didn't tell him anything. After all, you've helped Zifeng a lot!"
"Uncles, everyone misunderstood."
After hearing Du Peilin's words, I stepped in front of him. "This is the person my grandpa invited to help. He's a very powerful master and my master's junior disciple..."
"Ah?!"
"He's not here to arrest you, Xiao He?!"
"Then why did Master Du tell Xiao He to run away?"
"...... Hey, it really scared us. If anyone dares to bully Xiao He, we'll fight him!"
Although the uncles in the ward stopped attacking Du Peilin, they still maintained a strong sense of hostility... They had never seen what a powerful master was like. They had only seen my talismans, which could scare away that terrifying evil ghost with just one glance!
"Everyone, don't worry. Uncle Du is a good person."
After thinking for a while, I looked up at Du Peilin. "He's here to give us talismans, and they're free! One for each person!"
Saying that, I reached out my hand to Du Peilin. "Right, Uncle Du?!"
"Uh..."
People who practiced Taoism always carried talismans with them. Du Peilin didn't expect me to take advantage like this.
"Really?"
"Wow!! The junior disciple of Master Du is really a timely help. He knew we were in danger and came to give us talismans quickly!"
Looking at the expectant faces, Du Peilin felt a bit numb...
He stared deeply at me for a while, then slowly took out a small cloth bag from the back pocket of his jeans. There were several talismans in it, emitting a faint light.
Everyone in the ward happily received the yellow talismans, thanked him, and carefully hid these life - saving talismans close to their bodies.
Just then, the head nurse rushed into the ward with several nurses.
"Is it you who beat up our patients here?!"
The head nurse said aggressively to Du Peilin. "Now you still dare to engage in feudal superstition? Do you believe that I'll call the security guards to kick you out right now?!"
"Nothing like that!!"
Before Du Peilin could say anything, the patients around him quickly helped to cover up. "Head nurse, this is the younger brother of the old man in bed six. They're just playing around!"