Chapter 27: Taking a DiscipleRefusing the thank-you gift sent by Bai Ke, Ye Feng left shortly after.Before leaving, Ye Feng asked Bai Ke about the location of Jin Ling's home, but Ye Feng noticed that Bai Ke's expression was very rigid when pointing out the direction.For some reason, a bad premonition surged in Ye Feng's heart, and he immediately accelerated his pace.Running at full speed in the direction pointed out by Bai Ke, it was not long before he saw a slightly dilapidated house with a beautifully built small courtyard in front of it.Just as Ye Feng pushed open the door, he heard Jin Ling's crying coming from inside the house.Realizing that something was wrong, Ye Feng hurriedly stepped forward and pushed open the door.What met his eyes was a clean and tidy living room. Walking in the direction of the sound, he pushed open the bedroom door.An elderly woman with a kind face lay on the bed, breathing with difficulty, as if she were about to breathe her last in the next second.Jin Ling knelt by the bedside, her crimson eyes filled with crystal-clear tears, her hands hovering in the air, wanting to touch her, but afraid of doing something wrong and not daring to let them fall, while continuously crying out for Grandma.There was also a middle-aged man dressed as a doctor standing aside, his eyes full of sadness.Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jin Ling instinctively looked toward the door, her eyes lighting up.She jumped down from the bed, wanting to run to Ye Feng's side.Perhaps because she had been kneeling for too long, as soon as she jumped off the bed, her legs went soft and she was about to fall.Ye Feng reacted quickly and caught her."Wuu~, Brother Ye, you are a Spirit Master. I beg you, save Grandma! You are so powerful, you definitely can do it."With a crying tone in her voice, Jin Ling cried out to Ye Feng.Ye Feng patted her shoulder to soothe her emotions, looked at the middle-aged doctor nearby, and asked:"How is the elderly woman's condition?"The middle-aged doctor did not know Ye Feng, but he had been accompanying the elderly woman these past few days.However, seeing Jin Ling so close to Ye Feng, he also realized that he was Jin Ling's savior.The middle-aged doctor sighed and said:"The elderly woman is of advanced age, and her health was already poor. As soon as little Jin Ling went missing, the elderly woman was consumed by anxiety and fell ill.""To be able to hold on until now is already a great blessing and stroke of luck, I'm afraid..."The middle-aged doctor shook his head, and Ye Feng understood what he meant.But he still decided to give it a try, taking out a ten-thousand-year-old blood ginseng from his spirit tool, and snapping off a root.It wasn't that Ye Feng was stingy; the medicinal power of a ten-thousand-year-old blood ginseng was inherently powerful, and the old woman was just an ordinary mortal on the verge of death. Even a single ginseng root might be too potent for her weakened body to absorb.Afterwards, he circulated his spirit power in his right hand, crushed the ginseng root into powder, and soaked it in water.Using spirit power to levitate it, he sent it into the old woman's mouth, while simultaneously channeling spirit power into her body to help her digest the medicinal power."Next, we can only leave it to fate."Although he said that, Ye Feng had no certainty in his heart; he had just used his mental force to examine the old woman's body.She was already at the end of her tether. Unless she consumed the divine product among the Immortal Herbs, Yearning Heartbroken Red, everything else would be in vain.Ye Feng said this for Jin Ling to hear, so that she could mentally prepare herself.A moment later, the old woman's complexion became much rosier, and then, amidst Jin Ling's calls, she slowly opened her eyes."Ling'er, Ling'er, is that you?"Jin Ling hugged the old woman's hand, tears of joy streaming from the corners of her eyes."It's me, Grandma. I'm back, and I'm fine. Brother Ye saved me."As she spoke, she even pulled Ye Feng to walk to the bedside.The middle-aged doctor had already left. Being a doctor, he could naturally tell that the old woman was at the end of her tether. At this moment, her sudden recovery could only mean one possibility.A final flash of lucidity.He wanted to leave the last time for farewell to the grandmother and granddaughter.The old woman was already awake. She thanked Ye Feng, and then, listening to her granddaughter's chattering, her eyes were filled with deep affection.Suddenly, she asked Ye Feng:"Benefactor, can I entrust the child Jin Ling to you?"Obviously, family knows family best, and she also knew what condition her own body was in.That ginseng root could at most keep her awake for a moment; it was beyond saving."Elderly woman, you don't have to call me benefactor; I don't deserve it... Are you so at ease entrusting Jin Ling to a stranger like me?"The old woman smiled, stroked Jin Ling's hair, and said:"This lass is very accurate at reading people. The fact that she can be so close to you shows that you are not a bad person."The two did not avoid Jin Ling in their conversation. Jin Ling was very smart; upon hearing the content of the conversation, she obviously realized something.She removed her grandmother's palm from her head and grasped it tightly in her hands, as if she would leave her at any moment."Brother, Grandma, what are you talking about? Why doesn't Ling'er understand?"She tried hard to maintain a smile, but the tears in her eye sockets could no longer be concealed."Old woman, I swear by my own Spirit, as long as she does not fail me, I can guarantee her safety for a lifetime."The old woman smiled. She did not understand the meaning of swearing by a Spirit, but she understood Ye Feng's determination."Jin Ling, say goodbye to your grandmother."Afterwards, Ye Feng walked away without looking back, not daring to look at Jin Ling's expression.Ye Feng sat in the courtyard for a long time. For some reason, he really wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he never smoked.Jin Ling walked out with her head lowered, her hair covering her eyes, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.She walked to Ye Feng's side, and Ye Feng pulled Jin Ling into his arms in a single embrace.He didn't know what Jin Ling's mood was, but once upon a time, when he lost his grandfather, he had wanted an embrace.The two leaned against each other like this, remaining motionless for a long time.One day later, with the help of the villagers, Jin Ling buried her grandmother, and the grave was beside a tranquil lake.No funeral was held; the Douluo Continent did not have this custom.Throughout the whole process, Jin Ling did not say a word, and Ye Feng stayed by her side the entire time.On the third day, Ye Feng calculated the time, and it was about time to set off.Turning his head to look at Jin Ling, she was still somewhat sullen at this moment."Ling'er, Brother is going to leave. Do you want to follow Brother, or should I find a good academy for you to study?"Since he had made a promise, he must fulfill it.Anyway, he originally wanted to take her as a disciple.That being said, this was her own life, and she had the right to choose her own way of living; Ye Feng could at most offer some suggestions.Hearing this, Jin Ling looked at Ye Feng with a firm gaze and said:"I want to follow Brother Ye. I don't want to be this weak anymore. If I were as strong as Brother, I wouldn't have been captured, and Grandma wouldn't have fallen sick in bed."Ye Feng nodded inwardly; it fit the perspective of a child of her age. In fact, even if she hadn't been captured, her grandmother wouldn't have lived much longer anyway."I want to become stronger, Brother Ye. I beg you to teach me how to become stronger. I want to take you as my master."Ye Feng did not think too much and directly agreed. He had originally wanted to take her as a disciple and was worried about how to bring it up, so this happened to suit his wishes."Alright, Ling'er, today I officially take you as my disciple. I promise you, I will definitely cultivate you into an unrivaled powerhouse."
