Jiang Hao looked at Miss Lu and smiled. "If Miss Mengyao is willing to lower herself, I couldn't ask for more. But you're a cultivator who has passed the Second Tribulation—doing this would diminish your status."
A smile appeared on Lu Mengyao's face. Mr. Jiang's words meant he had agreed.
"How would it diminish my status? Mr. Jiang treats illnesses and saves lives; it is a good deed. Mengyao is willing."
Jiang Hao did not have the time, so he had Xiong Ming help buy a storefront. Lu Mengyao volunteered to tidy it up herself and promised it would be ready by the next time Jiang Hao came. Jiang Hao bade everyone farewell and returned to Hangzhou.
He had already been away for a full day and night. He had told Bai Suzhen that he was out purchasing medicinal herbs, so he could not be delayed for too long.
Before leaving, however, Jiang Hao left behind a piece of calligraphy to serve as the signboard. The clinic's name was very simple.
"Mr. Jiang's Clinic."
He was still terrible at naming things.
After returning to Hangzhou, Jiang Hao handed a bushel of medicinal herbs to the worker in the back courtyard, then found Bai Suzhen, who was treating patients.
"Master Xu, you're back. Did everything go smoothly?" Bai Suzhen asked.
"Smoothly. Very smoothly," Jiang Hao said.
When he had gone to Bao Qing Workshop, Jiang Hao had intended to trade the heavenly treasures in his spatial storage for some top-grade materials. He had never expected such an unexpected windfall: an Immortal Artifact Fragment, obtained without spending a single coin. On top of that, he had found a way to earn mission points.
Bai Suzhen said, "Master Xu, I went out yesterday and saw the public notice. Registration for the Imperial Examination