Xiao Qiang originally did not want to mention Chen Lu in front of the Eccentric Old Man, because doing so would inevitably bring up the fact that Chen Lu was already dead.
He was unsure what impact Chen Lu's death would have on the Eccentric Old Man! What if it agitated him? Wouldn't that make Sister Ruyan's treatment even more uncertain?
However, after half an hour of verbal sparring with the Eccentric Old Man, Xiao Qiang realized that getting this old man to agree to treat Liu Ruyan was harder than ascending to the heavens!
Chapter 57