Gu Kaiyuan wanted to curse. He had already rejected him so obviously, yet such a smart person was actually playing dumb with him here. He took a deep breath before saying, "Although Nanny Pang knows some medical skills, she cannot handle all symptoms. I'm afraid she might offend the noble person by then. If your elder didn't live too far away, I could let her make a trip, but what if she fails to cure him..." He had already put it this way, so surely this person wouldn't be oblivious to what a rejection was.
However, he still misjudged human nature. No matter how upright Xu Zitian usually was, he was willing to cast aside his pride for his loved ones.
"I know this puts you in a difficult position," Xu Zitian said, knowing he had to tell the truth. "That is my mentor. He currently lives in Shangjing. He is old, and it is not easy for him to travel back and forth, so I can only trouble Nanny Pang to make the trip.
