The Greatest Village Doctor In The World

The Empress of Starlight pinched Ling Feng’s face, and after examining it several times, she said distressedly: "Oh dear, little Ling Feng, how did you get so thin? It breaks my heart."

Ling Feng chuckled dryly a few times and pushed the Empress of Starlight’s hand away, saying sheepishly: "How is that possible, I’ve been eating a lot lately, I can’t possibly be getting thinner."

"Alright, alright, whatever you say," the Empress of Starlight said understandingly.

"Why do you have the time to visit and play with your sister today? You’ve been neglecting me for so long; I even thought you’d forgotten about having me as a sister."

Ling Feng was always a bit unaccustomed to the Empress of Starlight’s way of speaking and enthusiasm. He guessed it was because she was alone in the Chaotic Sword Space without much interaction, so her personality became quite odd.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

In the past, Ling Feng would be frightened, but now he was quite at ease facing her.

"Of course, I have something to trouble you with," Ling Feng said with a cheeky smile, "I’ve come to ask you how to transform into a giant?"

There was a sudden flush on the Empress of Starlight’s face, and she feigned a small complaint, "Ling Feng, why are you playing so big? Do you want to become a giant to stay with me forever?"

"Actually, it’s not necessary; my requirements are not that high or terrifying, let’s just maintain our current size, okay?"

After a moment, Ling Feng finally reacted and said gloomily: "What are you thinking about all day? I want to become a giant to wield the Chaos Sword and resist the Lord of the Three Realms."

"Where was your mind wandering to?"

The Empress of Starlight finally realized the misunderstanding, and awkwardly touched her face: "Oh, oh, sorry, my thoughts went astray, ahem, ahem..."

"If you want to become a giant, you must know the secrets of the Giant Race!"

"Hmm?" Ling Feng’s eyes brightened, "What secret?"

"It’s said that although the Giant Race is born with enormous bodies and great strength, special situations can still occur,"

"Some Giant Race children are born extremely small, no different from humans, and even remain so as they grow, without any giant characteristics,"

"At that time, the Giant Race would use a secret technique on the child to forcibly awaken the giant bloodline within them, and the awakened child would become a giant with a normal size and strength."

"So what is this method?" Ling Feng asked eagerly.

"I don’t know. I’m not from the Giant Race, and it’s said to be a legend." The Empress of Starlight spread her hands, helplessly.

"Farewell!" Ling Feng’s face darkened, he immediately clasped his hands together and prepared to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t go yet! I may not know, but I know who does."

Ling Feng turned back and looked quietly at the Empress of Starlight.

"You can ask people from other worlds or the Giant Race, surely someone knows."

Ling Feng completely lost his patience.

Everyone knows the Giant Race is nearly extinct, isn’t this just nonsensical talk?

Ling Feng didn’t say a word, turned, and left directly.

"Remember to come and play with me next time!" The Empress of Starlight shouted.

"You keep teasing me, I’ll definitely not come back for decades." Ling Feng muttered.

After failing to find answers from Chaos and the Empress of Starlight, Ling Feng set off for other worlds.

He visited the Pink Star and Shallow Blue Star in succession, inquiring with the native friends there, but to no avail.

Ling Feng, unwilling to give up, exerted his efforts to reach parallel Earth’s world, finding at that time the emperor of the Li Dynasty—Li Huang.

Praised as the most wise emperor in history, Li Huang stood on the peak behind the Imperial Palace, overlooking the kingdom below.

Seeing Ling Feng emerge from the Space-time Vortex, Li Huang was not overly surprised, since it was not their first meeting.

Li Huang just said calmly: "What brings you here this time?"

"I am searching for a way to become a giant. After inquiring with many, I’ve come to you to see if you might know."

"Giant..." Li Huang pondered, "When I was still a prince, I saw this miraculous species mentioned in the royal treasury’s records."

"I was curious and asked my teacher about it, but he advised me not to delve too deeply into this race, calling the Giant Race a cursed race."

"A cursed race?" Ling Feng asked, puzzled.

"Indeed, hence most information about them has been buried in the annals of history or destroyed by those with intentions. Very little information about the Giant Race remains,"

"As for the method to become a giant, I do not know." Li Huang shook his head.

Though Ling Feng had little hope by then, he was still somewhat disappointed. He nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave.

"Ling Feng!"

Ling Feng stopped in his tracks.

"Is it you who wishes to become a giant? Why?"

Ling Feng raised his head to look at the azure sky of this parallel Earth’s world, this peaceful world.

Then he spoke: "To put it nicely, it’s to save several worlds. To put it bluntly, I don’t want to die helplessly when powerful enemies arrive in the future."

After speaking, Ling Feng walked into the Space-time Vortex and left.

Watching Ling Feng’s departing back, Li Huang’s eyes held not only puzzlement but deep concern.

If such powerful enemies do indeed invade, could he, this emperor, protect the Li Dynasty? Protect millions of people? Preserve the imperial legacy of his ancestors?

Li Huang did not know.

...

Having searched far and wide to no avail, Ling Feng returned to the Xuanxu Realm. He lay on the pinnacle of the palace, feeling extremely melancholic and disappointed.

Soft footsteps sounded behind Ling Feng, he knew who it was but remained silent.

A pair of hands covered Ling Feng’s ears from behind, and the visitor deliberately rasped their voice and said, "Guess who I am! Guess right and there will be a reward."

Ling Feng sighed lightly, despite having many worries, he decided to play along with her.

"I guess it’s definitely not Queen Li Xiaonian."

"Hm," Li Xiaonian snorted, "It’s so boring, playing such games with you is boring."

The visitor was, of course, Li Xiaonian, who sat down beside Ling Feng, pouting.

"So, did I guess right or wrong?" Ling Feng asked deliberately.

"This... of course, you guessed right, you knew it was me, you’re teasing me on purpose!" Li Xiaonian said, feigning anger.

"Then what’s the reward?"

Li Xiaonian’s face reddened: "You’re always teasing me for fun, and you still want a reward? You’re dreaming!"

Ling Feng grinned, turned his head, leaned closer to Li Xiaonian’s face, and whispered: "I think I can guess what the reward is, and since someone doesn’t want to give it to me, I won’t insist."

Having her thoughts seen through, Li Xiaonian’s face instantly turned scarlet. Her hands intertwined with each other, clearly showing indecision.

"Alas, someone who is a queen yet breaks her word, and here I thought I might receive some reward, poor me."

Li Xiaonian finally came to a conclusion from her struggle, she mustered up her courage, and pecked Ling Feng’s cheek lightly, her face instantly turning as red as two tomatoes.

Ling Feng had expected it, so he showed no surprised expression.

"This is to reward you for traveling far and wide for the survival of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, nothing else, don’t overthink it."

"Mmm." Ling Feng nodded perfunctorily, not exposing Li Xiaonian’s thoughts.

"So...still no results?" Li Xiaonian asked, quickly changing the topic as her blush began to fade.

"Yes." Ling Feng nodded.

"Hey, you don’t need to keep your nerves so tense, relax, don’t put so much pressure on yourself. If the Lord of the Three Realms is so formidable, surely he won’t bother with us,"

"In the short term, he definitely won’t descend, maybe you’ll only face those small fry,"

"Even if the day comes when we must confront the Lord of the Three Realms head-on, we’ll just go with the flow, adapting to changes as they come, what else can we do?"

"We’ll just follow the way Laozi said of ruling by non-action."

Li Xiaonian seemed quite calm, showing no sense of urgency in the face of danger.

Ling Feng gave a wry smile: "I can’t tell if you’re blindly optimistic or truly unaware of the severity of it all."

"Hmm? You dare call me foolish?" Li Xiaonian pretended to pinch Ling Feng’s face, but Ling Feng dodged nimbly.

As the two were playfully teasing each other like a pair of love-struck teenagers, a deep voice suddenly rang in Ling Feng’s mind:

"Master, if you wish to become a giant, perhaps I have a way..."