Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

It's true that since returning from Sichuan, Gu Meifang has also fallen in love with cultivation. She feels that she has endless energy every day, and she takes the initiative to get up at 1:00 a.m. every day, do a few rounds of Xingyi Bagua, and practice the exercises ten times before she starts cooking for the children and preparing lunch boxes for school. She keeps a very accurate schedule.

Soon, the school started to have holidays, and Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e, and Fang Xiaoru were scheduled to travel to Europe.

Qi Huan called from Los Angeles and said he would arrive in Hamburg, Germany on July 15th.

The route from Kyoto to Germany goes through Tehran, Bucharest, and then to Frankfurt, Germany. From Frankfurt to Hamburg Port, you still need to take a bus, which takes six or seven hours.

Xu Damao actually had some experience in the future. Although he had never been to Europe, he was familiar with the map. Because Lou Xiao'e was going to take Lou Boxu with her, she arrived in Frankfurt a day earlier, stayed overnight, and boarded a bus to Hamburg Port the next morning.

The exotic houses and vegetation were novel to Fang Xiaoru and Lou Xiao'e who were accompanying them.

The ride comfort of the Mercedes-Benz bus is still very high. The journey lasted more than seven hours, and we stopped in Hannover for an hour along the way, so that the passengers had enough time to eat a Chinese meal and solve their personal three urgent problems. It was very humane. The quality of the Chinese food was also good. Although there was no Mark, it was still affordable in US dollars.

The fatigue of the journey was almost zero for Xu Damao and Fang Xiaoru. So Xu Damao basically took care of Lou Boxu along the way. And Fang Xiaoru took care of the luggage alone. So Lou Xiaoe was also very comfortable.

There was no navigation system or cell phone, but that was not a problem for Xu Damao. With the address, he could just call a taxi.

We arrived at our destination very quickly. Qi Huan and Lou Xiaohui hadn't arrived yet. We could only ask them ourselves.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Catherine's residence?"

Catherine, Qi Huan's daughter, whose Chinese name is Qi Yanjin, is of American nationality. She currently lives in Hamburg and teaches at the University of Hamburg.

Xu Damao had no idea that Qi Huan's daughter was divorced and had three children. The residence was neither big nor small, a small two-story house that looked nice.

"You are?"

"I'm Jason Qi's brother, your father's brother. Has your father not come yet? Is your name Qi Yanjin? Do you speak Chinese?"

"Oh, Mistxu, huh? My dad said you're back, welcome."

Xu Damao used his mental power to detect that Catherine's enthusiasm was sincere and exciting.

"Yes, Brother Huan said he would arrive today. Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"No, he said the flight was delayed due to weather conditions and will not arrive until tomorrow. He called me at the airport. It's okay, come in. Please."

Xu Damao did not hesitate, because his youngest son Lou Boxu needed to rest, and the adults really didn't care.

After a day of rest, Xu Damao and Catherine went to the airport to pick someone up the next day. As expected, Qi Huan was very excited.

"Da Mao, I didn't expect you to come to pick me up at the airport."

"Brother, Sister Hui, you have worked hard. Xiao'e and Xiaoru came together. They said they wanted to go to Austria and Hungary for a trip. Let's discuss it after we get home. It's not easy to come to Europe."

"That's right. Xiaohui and I also have this idea. We came here just to relax. Let's go back first and talk about it later."

Xu Damao was still not used to the German diet, but it didn't matter. Today, in addition to salad, cheese, and barbecue, there was steamed lobster, which was not bad. Beer was a must.

The five women looked about the same age, but in fact, there was a big difference. Catherine was actually 38 years old. She might have been under a lot of pressure in life, so she looked a little tired. They were chatting happily.

"Brother Huan, how many years has your daughter been in Germany? You really haven't taken care of her much."

"I may have neglected her in the past. I was probably busy with my research at that time. Then I got divorced and was a little upset. But I had decided to raise my child freely. So, she came here with a German student. She has been in Germany for about ten years, and we haven't been in touch for about seven or eight years. Last year, my daughter called me and I found out that she was in Hamburg. I had always thought she was in Munich."

"Brother Huan, Catherine is in some trouble. I hope you can talk to her later. After the talk, I may be able to help."

"Da Mao, what's going on?"

"Katherine may be ill, and it's quite serious. Do you understand what I mean? I dare not say that the problem can be solved 100%, but it will definitely work. I still suggest that you let her go back to Los Angeles with you. You and Sister Hui are not going to have children, and the son of the beautiful country is not going to play anymore. He is on the right path, right? The two siblings being together will help cultivate their relationship. When you have time, take them to Kyoto for a walk and a look. We have such a good house in Kyoto, and we don't need to stay in a hotel, right?"

"Da Mao, you mean Catherine is very ill, maybe?"

"Cancer, moderate stage, probably. This might be one of the reasons why she contacted you. I see that she cares a lot about her three children. There is an element of entrusting them to her."

Qi Huan lost all his mood to drink. After all, his daughter Qi Yanjin was the blood of the Qi family, so it was impossible not to feel sorry for her.

That night, Qi Huan took the initiative to talk to Catherine and asked her questions. He found out that Catherine had undergone a resection surgery for gastric cancer last year, but the disease recurred. It is now in the control stage, and the hospital also informed her that the possibility of complete recovery is relatively small.

"Katherine, why don't you go back to Los Angeles with your dad. I'm in Los Angeles now."

Catherine didn't agree to anything on the spot.

"Also, the mistress has a special method. Why don't you let it help you check your condition tomorrow, and then use Chinese medicine to treat it. Maybe a miracle will happen."

Catherine looked incredulous. "How is this possible? I have heard of Chinese medicine. There is a Chinese medicine clinic in Hamburg, but it doesn't seem like they can treat illnesses."

"You never know unless you try. Everything is possible."

Qi Huan finally convinced Catherine.

The next day, Qi Huan, Lou Xiaohui and Lou Xiaoe went out for a walk. Xu Damao stayed at Catherine's house at night to help Catherine with her treatment.

Diagnosis and treatment are actually very simple for Xu Damao. However, he listened to Qi Huan and tried his best to make Catherine accept the plan of returning to Los Angeles.

Xu Damao wanted to make the program look more complicated.

Catherine took Xu Damao to a private Chinese clinic in Hamburg, who prescribed five prescriptions for him to take home. The clinic boiled a decoction and asked Catherine to drink it before starting treatment.

Using the Soul Refining Technique, he knocked Catherine unconscious. Then Xu Damao used the Qi Refining Technique to target Catherine's lesions with his spiritual energy and kill the virus.

With the help of powerful spiritual energy, Xu Damao quickly cleared the cancer cells that had begun to spread in Catherine. He then used spiritual energy to nourish Catherine's body, making her sleep for several hours. It was not until Xu Damao saw a rosy complexion on Catherine's face that he let her wake up leisurely.

"How does it feel, Katherine?"

Catherine felt that her stomach pain was gone, and her body felt extremely relaxed and comfortable. She was a little bit unbelieving.

"Katherine, when your father came here this time and saw your condition, he was very worried and wanted you to go back to Los Angeles with him. He now has a factory in Los Angeles, which he opened with his student, my son. And there are people who take care of your life there, which will be better for you. After you finish these four doses of decoction in a few days, you can go to the hospital for a checkup to see how your condition is recovering. When you return to Los Angeles, I will treat you again, and you should be able to fully recover. So, please consider it. And I heard from your father that your younger brother Steven, also known as Qi Yanshen, is also studying for a doctorate at the Juilliard School of Music. I think it will be happier for the family to be together. Your father and I are sworn brothers. Can you understand sworn brothers? It means that we are not blood brothers, but we are better than blood brothers."

"Mister Xu, I will seriously consider it."