Serendipity Medical Hall

The upper society of the Heaven Dou Empire had long known that Count Lin Lan had a gifted son with Innate Full Soul Power. He was the second person in the Heaven Dou Empire in recent decades to possess Innate Full Soul Power, after Feng Xiaotian of the Feng Family, and he had awakened a top-tier Sword Martial Soul. Yet no one had ever seen the child.

When people asked Lin Lan about him, he always brushed them off with all sorts of excuses: "My son is in seclusion cultivating," "My son has gone out to study," "My son isn't home today." It was said that even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had inquired about him, only to be fobbed off by Lin Lan as well. Everyone guessed that Sword Douluo had taken an interest in the child, who possessed both a Sword Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, which was why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had paid attention to him. They had not expected Lin Lan to refuse even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's face.

Now, word had spread that the Lin Family son who had been hidden away for three years had finally been let out. Not only that, he had opened a medical hall with great fanfare directly opposite the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, and the attending physician was the nine-year-old child himself. That left people utterly baffled. Everyone knew that a Sword Martial Soul was destined to be a Battle Spirit Master, which meant the child was not a Healing System Spirit Master. He would have to treat patients with the methods of an ordinary physician rather than through his martial soul. A nine-year-old with Innate Full Soul Power, not cultivating his martial soul but studying medicine? No one could understand what the Lin Family was doing, nor could they tell which member of the family had gone mad. Thus, even while the Lin Family's medical hall was still being renovated, it had already become famous among high society. Everyone planned to visit once it officially opened, to take a good look around and find out what was going on.

Lin Feng had chosen the medical hall's location himself. After he told Hua Jieyu that he wanted to open one, she showed him all the Lin Family's storefront locations and let him pick. The Lin Family owned quite a few shops in Heaven Dou City, but Lin Feng had taken a liking to the spot opposite the Great Soul Arena at first glance. It was a perfect location. There were injured people every day, and all kinds of Spirit Masters came and went. It would help with what he planned to do later.

During the renovations, Lin Lan also bought up huge quantities of medicinal herbs. He bought every kind of herb he could find, even all kinds of poisonous plants. Seeing this, everyone concluded that the Lin Family's young master truly intended to become a physician. Before the hall even opened, however, another sign was hung outside. It read: "May not open every day. May not charge a fixed fee. May not be able to save you. May not treat you. Treating illnesses, curing poison, healing injuries—come in if you think it suits you." Above the door hung a plaque bearing the name "Serendipity Medical Hall." Everyone was baffled again. Did he want to run the place or not? In any case, Lin Feng had become famous in the Heaven Dou Empire's noble circles without even fighting a battle.

Lin Lan did not really understand what Lin Feng was trying to do, but as his father, he could ask directly. "Feng'er, after all this fuss, what exactly are you trying to accomplish?"

Lin Feng said, "It's simple. I'm building momentum. Look, haven't I become famous already? The medical hall hasn't even opened yet, but news of it has spread throughout Heaven Dou City.

"When I first said I wanted to open a medical hall, they couldn't understand it. I'm a Battle Spirit Master with Innate Full Soul Power, yet I want to open a medical hall. That alone is enough to make them curious. They're certain I can't treat illnesses with my martial soul, so I can only be an ordinary physician. But how could a nine-year-old physician possibly seem reliable in the eyes of the public?

"Then you started buying medicinal herbs on a massive scale, Dad. They realized that I really did seem intent on becoming a physician, which only made them more curious. Even if they don't believe in a nine-year-old physician, they'll still want to come and watch the show.

"I hung that sign outside because you know your son's temperament. If I don't like someone, I don't want to bother with them. So I might as well screen out a batch beforehand. If they don't like my sign, then perfect—they don't need to come in. Even if they do come in, if I don't like the look of them, I can just say so directly. I already said it: I might not treat you. And with that slogan out there, haven't I become even more famous?" Lin Feng smugly shook his head at Lin Lan. "So? Isn't your son clever?"

Lin Lan flicked him on the forehead. "After putting on this whole show, do you actually want to open this medical hall or not? And why did you suddenly decide to open one?"

Lin Feng said, "There are actually two reasons. First, when I was training in the Star Dou Great Forest, whenever I seriously injured a soul beast, I would treat its wounds. Sometimes, after saving one, I could actually see gratitude and a longing for life in its eyes. I don't understand why they would be grateful, considering I was the one who injured them, but honestly, my feelings were a little complicated in those moments. It gave me the impulse to open a medical hall and save people. Second, it's for someone."

Lin Lan asked, "Someone?"

Lin Feng replied, "Yes, someone. Titled Douluo Dugu Bo."

Lin Lan asked, "Dugu Bo? What do you want with him?"

Lin Feng said, "When Mother taught me about martial souls before, we studied Dugu Bo's martial soul. Mother said she had seen Dugu Bo fight someone, and that he should be poisoned. The poison comes from within his body, and it looks like toxins accumulated over many years. I also heard that Dugu Bo's son was poisoned to death. A Jade Serpent Spirit Master being poisoned to death—I guessed that poison must be related to Dugu Bo. Based on the Divine Medicine King Chapter and Mother's description of Dugu Bo, I have a theory. The poison in Dugu Bo's body should have accumulated over many generations. His son died, yet he himself has been poisoned without dying, and he has not cured the poison either. That can only mean one thing: he has something capable of suppressing the deadly toxin.

"If toxins passed down generation after generation can be suppressed, and Dugu Bo was still able to break through to become a Titled Douluo, then there is only one possibility. Dugu Bo possesses a treasure or a treasured place with Yin-Yang Harmony. Whether it is a treasure or a treasured place, that is what I want. If it is a treasure, then after my five elements fuse, I can use it to comprehend yin and yang. If it is a treasured place, then a place with Yin-Yang Harmony will certainly give birth to peerless Immortal Grade herbs, which can also improve the quality of the attributes within my body.

"Even if I'm wrong and neither exists, it doesn't matter. Your and Mother's strength means we don't need to take Dugu Bo seriously. We aren't afraid of his poison, and his combat strength is only average. He poses no real risk to our family. At worst, we help him detoxify and make him owe us a favor. Even the weakest Titled Douluo is still a Titled Douluo. His favor is worth quite a lot." Though he said that aloud, he thought, How could there possibly be nothing? I'm a man holding the script. I'm using the result to reverse-engineer the reasoning; both the reasoning and the result have to be right.

Lin Lan said, "Your deductions and plans are certainly bold. Aren't you afraid that all this will end with nothing to show for it?"

Lin Feng said, "No. I only dared to make this plan because you and Mother have both broken through to Spirit Saint. At the very least, I have to ensure our family will not be in danger before planning something like this. We can't sacrifice my parents just to get something I want. That won't do.

"Besides, Dad, I already said that I really do want to open this medical hall. Even without Dugu Bo, I would still do it. After I returned, Mother told me that I should first find the path I wanted to take in life, then find where my sword path lay. I don't really know how to find the path of my life either, but I know what I want to do right now. As long as it doesn't affect my cultivation, opening a medical hall is what I want to do at the moment. I think that if I keep walking, the path of life will eventually reveal its direction."

Lin Lan looked at his son with great pride. "Go ahead and do it, son. Whatever happens, your mother and I will back you up. I won't boast about anything else, but we can at least handle one Dugu Bo."

Lin Feng felt fortunate to have this life. His parents had loved him in his previous life as well, but because of his father's work, the couple had spent years stationed in rural villages. From the time he started school, he had lived in the city with his grandparents. Throughout the year, he spent very little time with his parents. They loved him, and he loved them, but though there was love between them, they were not close. Later, he went to university and worked in another province, and the only time he saw his parents was during the few days of the New Year holiday. He had originally planned to bring them over after they retired, but before they could retire, he died first. As a child, he had wondered why other people's parents were always by their side while he, despite clearly having parents, could only live with his grandparents. His grandparents were not bad to him, but he still wanted to be with his parents. He had not expected that after transmigrating and living another life, this regret would be made up for.