"She...she really is my mother!" Song Hao's face lit up with a happy joy. Then he shook his head and said, "I won't acknowledge her. I'm an orphan, I don't have a mother. What kind of mother in this world would give her son away to someone else?"
“Song Hao, this is the truth, and you should face it,” Tang Yu advised. She felt that Song Hao was too stubborn, as unreasonable as his protection of the Heavenly Acupuncture Bronze Man.
"The Qi family deceived Grandpa in this matter, and I am the protagonist in this conspiracy. If I acknowledge them, wouldn't their conspiracy succeed? Is that fair to Grandpa? Do you think I should happily go and acknowledge my ancestors?" Song Hao asked excitedly.
"Since the Qi family has done this, they must bear the consequences. What's wrong with the Heavenly Medicine Sect? Does that give them the right to bully others?" Song Hao sneered.
“But Grandpa has already agreed to let you acknowledge your parents, and they won’t leave you in the future. You can still fulfill your filial duties,” Tang Yu said.
"Grandpa doesn't understand the truth here. To this day, the Qi family still hasn't dared to reveal their plan and purpose from back then. They're still deceiving Grandpa with sweet words, saying they had some difficulties back then and were forced to leave me with him. Now I'm Grandpa's grandson, a member of the Song family, and I want to seek justice for Grandpa and the Song family. That is to ensure that the Qi family's conspiracy will never succeed. And to make them pay the price for using their own flesh and blood to do this!" Song Hao said painfully.
Tang Yu shook her head and said nothing more.
That night, Tang Yu slept in Song Hao's room. Song Hao, on the other hand, slept in the same room as his grandfather.
In the middle of the night, unable to sleep, Song Hao sat up and looked at his grandfather sleeping soundly beside him, feeling particularly emotional.
"Poor grandfather! He was deceived for fifteen years and even raised their child. The Qi family of the Heavenly Medicine Sect has gone too far! How could they do such a thing to an old man? Even if they were my parents, I would never forgive them. They used their young and ignorant child to fulfill a meaningless so-called ancestral wish. If the spirits of the Qi family ancestors in heaven knew of this, they would surely not approve. This old story from more than half a century ago has continued to this day. The Heavenly Medicine Sect has failed as the head of all medical sects!"
"Mom and Dad! Are they really my biological parents? How could I have such parents? They are so noble, with such refined manners. How could they bear to abandon their son for fifteen years? For fifteen years, I only saw other people's children calling out 'Mom and Dad,' and they must have felt so happy!"
"Alas! How could things have turned out this way! How did I inexplicably become a descendant of the Qi family of the Heavenly Medicine Sect? And I've even been implicated in a conspiracy. Especially what Qi Yanfeng said, if Uncle Song Gang's death wasn't an accident, how can I face my grandfather in the future? It's as if I've harmed the Song family!"
"Grandpa, what should I do!" Song Hao closed his eyes in anguish, wishing he could fall into the endless darkness.
"Song Hao, can't sleep!" Song Zihe sat up at some point.
“You’ve also had a hard life, losing the love of your parents for fifteen years. Now that your suffering is over, you have parents who love you again, which is a happy thing, and Grandpa is relieved. Grandpa knew this day would come, so don’t worry too much. Grandpa is already very content to have such a good child like you, whether you are his biological grandson or not. Your parents may come to acknowledge you in the next few days, so let them acknowledge you. They have had a hard life these past fifteen years.” Song Zihe said with emotion.
“Grandpa, can I make this decision myself? It’s not that I can’t accept them, but… they left you with the responsibility of raising me and never came back. Now that I’m all grown up, it’s not fair for them to come back and acknowledge me,” Song Hao said.
“Silly child, what’s this talk of fairness? God gave you to me for fifteen years, which is the fairest thing for me. Your Uncle Song Gang died young, and the Song family’s medical skills died out. If it weren’t for your appearance, how could the Song family’s medical skills have found a suitable successor? In this respect, I should thank your parents,” Song Zihe said.
"Grandpa, there are some things you don't want to say..." Song Hao almost blurted out the truth.
“Song Hao! Some things may seem man-made, but they are actually ordained by fate. So there’s no need to worry too much about some things. Listen to your grandfather, and for your future, just acknowledge your ancestors and return to the clan. With the wealth and power of the Heavenly Medicine Sect, it’s enough to help you achieve everything,” Song Zihe said earnestly.
"The Heavenly Medicine Sect is not important to me," Song Hao said calmly.
Song Hao couldn't sleep at all that night, only managing a short nap just before dawn. When he opened his eyes, it was already bright, so he got up and went to the courtyard, where he saw Tang Yu practicing her morning exercises. Facing east to greet the sun, her hand gestures opened and closed like Tai Chi, like the dance of a fairy. Song Hao was mesmerized.
After Tang Yu finished her exercises, she saw Song Hao standing there blankly and couldn't help but laugh and say, "Want to learn? I'll teach you. This is a set of 'Six Harmonies Health Preservation Exercises' from our Tang family. It can soften muscles and bones and soothe internal organs."
Song Hao laughed and said, "Alright! You can teach me later." As he spoke, he looked around and then said softly, "Come on, let's go inside. I'll show you that treasure."
Tang Yu was delighted to hear this.
Once inside, Song Hao closed the doors and windows. He activated a mechanism, leading Tang Yu into the secret room.
"I never expected there was a secret room hidden in this house!" Tang Yu exclaimed in surprise.
"Thanks to this secret room, otherwise this treasure would have been taken away." Song Hao said, turning on the indoor light and tearing off the yellow silk cloth covering the bronze acupuncture figure of Song Tiansheng.
Tang Yu's eyes lit up as a simple, solemn, and gleaming bronze acupuncture figure appeared before her.
"This...this is the Heavenly Saint Acupuncture Bronze Man that caused such a stir in the martial arts world!" Tang Yu exclaimed in amazement.
"It's genuine, no doubt about it!" Song Hao laughed. "I wonder what kind of divine inspiration Wang Wei put into casting this bronze figure, giving it a unique charm. After looking at it for a while, it has a mirror-like quality that allows you to pinpoint acupuncture points at a glance, which greatly enhances the effectiveness of acupuncture. Moreover, it seems to be able to sense other things, which is quite amazing."
"Song Hao, you are truly great!" Tang Yu exclaimed with admiration.
Hearing this, Song Hao felt pleased and laughed, "Thank you! I also feel great! It's a great fortune that this medical treasure, lost for thousands of years, has fallen into my hands."
"Hiding here for too long isn't very safe," Tang Yu said worriedly.
"Once the Heavenly Medicine Hall is established, we'll build a secret room and then secretly move this bronze figure there," Song Hao said.
Even after leaving the secret chamber, Tang Yu was still incredibly excited. She had the good fortune to witness the legendary bronze acupuncture figure of Song Tiansheng, something that everyone in the medical field had always dreamed of.
"Your kung fu is excellent, so the responsibility of protecting this treasure will be entrusted to you from now on. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held accountable," Song Hao said with a smile.
"I'm protecting two treasures at the same time, one of which is a fool," Tang Yu said with a smile.
"If you encounter danger and can only protect one person, which one will you choose?" Song Hao asked with a mischievous smile.
"The bronze man! The thing that idiot would risk his life to protect is definitely my first choice," Tang Yu said with a smile.
"Sigh! These days, people are all about money over life." Song Hao sighed.
Song Hao and Tang Yu then went out to buy breakfast and returned to call their grandfather for dinner. Song Zihe already knew that Tang Yu was from the Tang family of the medical sect, and he was happy that Song Hao would have such a virtuous wife in the future.
The three of them, young and old, finished breakfast and sat on the sofa talking. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. Tang Yu got up and said, "I'll go see," and went out.
Song Zihe said to Song Hao, "It must be your uncle's family coming to see you. I told them you were coming back."
"Aunt Du!" Tang Yu's surprised voice came from outside.
Song Hao was taken aback upon hearing this, and his expression changed slightly.
Seeing Tang Yu greet Du Qingmiao as she entered the courtyard through the window, Song Zihe quickly said to Song Hao, "Your mother is here, go and greet her."
Song Hao was excited, but he remained seated, his complex emotions leaving him somewhat bewildered.
"Silly child, what are you standing there for? Go on!" Song Zihe urged from the side.
Song Hao reluctantly stood up and walked out. Song Zihe sat there and sighed softly.
Song Hao and his mother were reunited.