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nNing had locked the door from the inside and asked the man to bite on the corner of the pillow. After that, Ning started massaging.

nThe man seemed to have gotten into a small accident after which he started to stop feeling his lower body. It started off numb and soon he couldn't move it at all.

nFrom what Ning could tell, the man had most of the nerves responsible for his lower body trapped inside his different vertebra. So, the signal to and from his legs was cut off.

nNing was trying to massage his body such that he would hit the different vertebra and have them separate themselves. Opening up the vertebra would cause intense pain, but he didn't have anything for anesthesia, so the man would have to suffer a bit.

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"ARGGG

" the man screamed for a total of 5 minutes as Ning continuously used his 10 Fingers Heavenly Massage technique on the old man.

nAfter 5 minutes finally, the man fainted from the pain, and at the same time, Ning was done as well. He opened the door and walked out to find the two kids waiting by the door with teary-eyed.

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"O-Our father, is he going to be okay?

" the little girl asked.

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"Yes, he is fine. Come, let's go away from here. Your father needs to rest,

" Ning said and took the kids away.

nIn a different room, he asked the girl,

"How old are you?

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"I'm 11 years old, and my brother is nearly 8 years old,

" she said.

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"What about your mother?

" he asked.

nThe girl sneakily looked at her brother, not wanting to say anything, but the brother spoke up this time.

"Father says that she died while giving birth to me,

" he said.

nNing felt sad for the two kids.

"So, why were you dressed like a boy? Are girls not allowed to work on this island or what?

" Ning asked.

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"No, they can. But if someone were to find out that I was a girl, they would soon ask around about my family and learn that my father was not in a condition to work.

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"Then, there will be many people coming to our house, trying to buy me off with the promises of gold and healing my father,

" she said.

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"You could just say no, right?

" Ning asked.

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"No,

" the girl said as she shook her head.

" I doubt I could've refused. Especially when my father's body would be healed if I got taken away. I would've done that in a heartbeat.

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"Besides, the people that usually make those sorts of offers are not somebody you can refuse,

" Anya said. It seemed there was more to this town than what the girl let know at first.

nAn hour or so later, the father woke up and walked downstairs by himself.

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"F-Father?!

" both the kids were both rejoiced and surprised. The family of 3 got into a group hug and Ning just watched from the side.

nThe father then let go of his children and walked up to Ning before falling onto his knees and started bowing to him in thanks.

nNing quickly caught him and brought him up. The little girl made some tea and the four sat around drinking it. They showed Ning to a room that seemed to be what the brother was using previously.

nNing wasn't particularly picky, so he told the family that he was going to cultivate, and not to disturb him.

nFinally, he stayed down on the bed and closed his eyes. He hadn't sat down to think about what had happened the last 3 days. The bugs, the invasion, the deaths, the kills, the aftermath, and leaving the city.

nHe didn't keep track of how long he stayed on the island, but it was definitely close to a year. While he wasn't attached to it, he was still a little sad to let it go.

nSlowly, he started cultivating. He had gained a few different insights on cultivation in general and was using it to try and break through.

nStill, he was quite a few steps away from reaching a bottleneck. But breaking through with the number of insights he knew now would be very easy.

nHe cultivated his mind and body at the same time he was cultivating his Qi. Soon, night came and went and dawn showed its face.

nThe sun rose up and Ning could see it from his window. He walked out of his room. He could hear some arguments from the living room of the house.

nHe walked in to see the little girl and the father in a heated argument.

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"But I can help,

" the little girl said.

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"Not anymore. Now that I am healed, you will stop working. I don't want to see my children doing any work,

" the father said.

nNing could understand what the problem was. He listened to the two of them argue for a little while more before he said,

"I am planning on opening a small, cheap pharmacy outdoors. How about letting your daughter be my assistant?

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"A pharmacy? Doctor, you know by now. Your kind doesn't have a lot of reputation around here. If they learn that you opened one here, they will come in protest immediately,

" the father said.

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"Let me worry about that,

" Ning said and took the little girl before walking out. They walked to the market as the little girl showed him where he could find the different furniture.

nHe already owned a bed, so he just bought a few chairs and desks and boards. Things he would need to make a temporary shop.

nHe went back to the little girl's home and started building a small shed using the materials he had brought. He set up the different furniture and put up a board in front of the building that said

n'Physician Ning's Treatment House - Cheapest in the city'

nHe didn't get the chance to be a physician back in the Starsight city, so he would become one in the Deepskull city.

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