The little girl, Xiao Ling, was understandably flustered by the stranger's presence. Xiao Gu quickly reassured her, "Xiao Ling, don't be scared. This is Brother Ling Tian. He's Sister A Li's brother. Brother Ling Tian and Sister A Li are going to take us to Hua Guo to study. Then we won't be bullied anymore, and we won't go hungry."
"Is that true? That's wonderful!"
A hint of joy replaced the fear on Xiao Ling's face. The little girl trusted A Li implicitly, and hearing that the visitor was A Li's brother, she let down some of her guard.
Ling Tian brought the two children to his accommodation. Since he had been assigned a suite, fitting two more children and A Li was no issue.
The resort hotel where they were staying had a shopping center. Ling Tian personally bought a few sets of clothes for the two children. Afterward, Ling Tian and A Li took the children to bathe separately.
After their baths, Ling Tian personally styled the children's hair, tidied them up, and changed their clothes. Ling Tian noticed that the children's entire demeanor had changed.
The next morning, when Ling Tian woke up, he found that the two children were already awake. It's said that children from poor families mature early. These two children had been wandering the streets since they were young, constantly striving for survival. Sleeping in was simply not in their vocabulary.
The children seemed a bit reserved, and A Li had gone off somewhere. So, Ling Tian took the children to eat first.
After a satisfying meal, Ling Tian began to inquire about Xiao Ling, intending to study her healing ability.
Ling Tian first made a small cut on his hand with a knife and asked Xiao Ling to heal him.
Xiao Ling extended her hand, and a green light emanated from it, enveloping Ling Tian's wounded area.
Ling Tian could feel a surge of vital energy being released from Xiao Ling's hand.
His wound began to heal at a visible rate, eventually disappearing completely.
Ling Tian then conducted further tests on Xiao Ling, gaining a deeper understanding of her ability.
Xiao Ling's ability was a pure life energy that stimulated cell division and repaired damaged cells.
It was worth noting that Xiao Ling's ability was different from Bis's previous healing ability.
While Bis's ability could also stimulate cell division, it consumed a large amount of the body's energy. Although wounds healed quickly, the person would remain weak for a considerable period.
Xiao Ling's ability was different; it was pure life energy. When this energy was used to treat a patient, the patient experienced almost no consumption.
Ling Tian also discovered that Xiao Ling's ability could heal internal organ diseases. For instance, if an organ had aged due to illness or age, Xiao Ling's ability could accelerate the regeneration of its cells, leading to complete healing of the ailment.
Of course, healing internal organs and promoting regeneration required significantly more energy than treating external wounds.
Ling Tian could sense that Xiao Ling's healing ability was very advanced because its source was not from herself but from plants.
This meant that Xiao Ling drew life force from plants to heal patients. Theoretically, as long as there were sufficient plants to provide her with life energy, Xiao Ling would have enough ability to perform healing.
The only consumption for Xiao Ling was her mental energy, as controlling her ability required mental focus.
Ling Tian was relieved to find that the little girl's mental energy was very powerful, far exceeding that of ordinary children her age.
Ling Tian patiently conducted more tests on Xiao Ling. He discovered that healing a one-centimeter-long wound from a knife cut required the life force of a five-year-old tree or the life force from approximately ten square meters of grass.
Healing more severe wounds or internal organ ailments would consume dozens of times more life force.
Fortunately, Malaysia was located in the tropics, with an abundance of tropical plants, allowing Xiao Ling to absorb their life force.
Moreover, Xiao Ling was very careful. When absorbing plant life force, she didn't drain one area dry. Instead, she moved around, absorbing from various places.
She didn't absorb all of the plant's life force at once but left some behind. This way, although the plants would become listless, they wouldn't die immediately and would eventually recover their vitality after a period of rest.
After examining her ability, Ling Tian also asked Xiao Ling about her knowledge of medicine. To Ling Tian's surprise, although the little girl was only eight years old, she had mastered some very basic medical knowledge.
Much of it was rote memorization from books, but for an eight-year-old child who hadn't attended school, it was incredibly impressive.
This was also related to Xiao Ling's powerful mental energy. Strong mental energy also enhanced memory, enabling better learning and absorption of knowledge.
Ling Tian looked at Xiao Ling, and an idea suddenly struck him, something his masters had recently suggested.
In the eyes of his masters, Ling Tian had already surpassed them. They had also instructed Ling Tian to consider taking disciples if he found promising individuals, to pass on his legacy.
However, taking disciples was not something to be done lightly. It required assessing both talent and character.
This little girl's talent was undeniable, with her innate powerful mental energy and an ability that even made Ling Tian envious.
As for her character, her willingness to heal other sick and injured children at the age of eight was truly remarkable.
"Xiao Ling, I have a question for you. Would you like to be a doctor?"
Xiao Ling nodded vigorously, "I really want to, but I heard that to be a doctor, you have to study and go to university..."
"Then why do you want to be a doctor?"
"If I become a doctor, I can treat my brother. When he's injured or sick, I can heal him. I can also treat other children..."
"Xiao Ling, I am a doctor, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, with a lineage. I see that you have excellent potential and would like to take you as my disciple. Would you be willing?" Ling Tian said with a smile.