Coercion

"I want to reverse-engineer the Light Spirit Pill, but it'll be rather difficult. Recently, I should still focus mainly on cultivating my techniques, with restoring the Pill Recipe as secondary!"

Chen Fei considered it for a moment and placed the matter of the Pill Recipe last. It was not because it was unimportant, but because it was the most difficult. As for improving his strength, all three were on equal footing, so how to choose was naturally quite clear.

Time drifted by at an unhurried pace. During the day, Chen Fei refined pills at the medical center, but he did so very few times. After roughly a few furnaces of Qi Blood Pills, he would stop.

After that, he farmed the Proficiency of Immortal Guides the Way, because this was the most obvious path to raising Chen Fei's strength. As long as he pushed Immortal Guides the Way to Great Perfection, Chen Fei's Killing Move would be considered complete.

Fortunately, something like Tap Finger was indeed simple; what it tested was merely the matter of hand speed. In just two days, Chen Fei cultivated Immortal Guides the Way to the peak.

Technique: Immortal Guides the Way (Great Perfection)

"Chi!"

In the courtyard, a streak of Sword Qi flashed past, and a hole silently appeared in the artificial hill. Chen Fei calmly sheathed his sword, stepped forward to look at the hole in the artificial hill, and could not help revealing a faint smile.

"Manager Chen, Manager Chen, are you there?"

Liu Jun's voice sounded from outside the door. Chen Fei opened the door somewhat strangely and saw Liu Jun panting heavily outside.

"Did something happen at the medical center?"

Because he had wanted to test the Sword Technique Immortal Guides the Way, Chen Fei had deliberately not gone to the medical center today.

"The medical center's new manager has taken office, and she's demanding that everyone go to the medical center right now."

Liu Jun glanced at Chen Fei and spoke in a low voice. Previously, most people had felt that the Position of manager at North City Medical Center would fall onto Chen Fei's head.

After all, they had heard that Chen Fei's connection came from the Zhang Family's Young Miss, Zhang Sinan. In the end, unexpectedly, only a few days had passed and the new manager had arrived; Chen Fei had not been promoted.

At this moment, Liu Jun felt that Chen Fei ought to be extremely furious, but looking at Chen Fei's expression, it was very calm.

Of course he was calm. The Zhang Family could even renege on the Pill Recipe for the Light Spirit Pill, so how could the Position of manager at North City Medical Center possibly fall onto Chen Fei's head?

And Chen Fei also did not care for the Position of manager. The money would not be much more, but there would definitely be a mountain of matters. As things were now, it instead suited Chen Fei's wishes even more.

"Let's go. We'll meet the new manager together."

Chen Fei smiled faintly and walked forward. Liu Jun carefully followed behind him, telling Chen Fei the information he had learned.

The new manager was called Zhang Yuezhen, a branch relative of the Zhang Family. Previously, she had been developing in another county town. But that county town had now been captured, and everyone had become refugees. Zhang Yuezhen's family had come to Pingyin County to seek refuge with the Main Family.

"I heard Manager Zhang has a very good relationship with the Young Miss," Liu Jun said quietly from the side.

Chen Fei nodded slightly. Their relationship was probably indeed not ordinary, otherwise they would not have let her take charge of North City Medical Center. However, she had only just fled to Pingyin County, and now she had taken up the position of manager. North City Medical Center would likely be busy from here on.

"Before I came, I looked over the medical center's account books. Its earnings are far from comparable to Qingzheng Medical Center. As for matters like this, what happened in the past, I will not pursue. But from now on, I hope we can catch up, and even surpass Qingzheng Medical Center."

As soon as he stepped into the medical center, he heard a voice ring out. Chen Fei looked up and saw Zhang Yuezhen gazing burningly at everyone present, one person's Aura suppressing everyone there.

"All right, return to your respective Positions. If needed, I will find you individually for a talk!"

Zhang Yuezhen waved a hand, and everyone below seemed to receive a great pardon, hurriedly scattering.

"Greetings, Manager Zhang!" Chen Fei stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"You are Chen Fei?"

Zhang Yuezhen wantonly looked Chen Fei up and down, then said, "Sinan told me about you. Your talent for refining pills is fairly good."

"The Young Miss praises me too much."

"I came to North City Medical Center at Sinan's request for the sake of reshaping the medical center, so I need the help of many people."

"To exert ourselves for the medical center is our duty!" Chen Fei said with a smile.

"Since it is your duty, you refine only that small amount of pills every day?"

Zhang Yuezhen's tone suddenly became stern. She stared at Chen Fei and said, "I've looked at your pill-refining records from these past few days. A few Qi Blood Pills a day—is this your method of exerting yourself for the medical center?"

"I was frightened a few days ago, and my condition has been somewhat poor these past few days," Chen Fei explained.

"I don't need to hear any of that. I'm only asking you: from now on, can you refine thirty furnaces of Qi Blood Pills and thirty furnaces of Healing Pills every day?" Zhang Yuezhen waved her hand, directly cutting off Chen Fei's words.

"I'm afraid I can't." Chen Fei shook his head slightly.

"If the manager tells you to refine pills, then you refine pills. Where do all these excuses come from? You clearly just don't want to contribute!" Dan Xiang rebuked from the side. She was the maid by Zhang Sinan's side, and her coming along this time was to express Zhang Sinan's stance.

Though Chen Fei was the medical center's Deputy Manager, Dan Xiang was not the slightest bit afraid.

"When it comes to refining pills, it's very hard to explain clearly." Chen Fei spread his hands helplessly.

Zhang Yuezhen's eyes narrowed slightly; she was already somewhat impatient. "Then tell me, how many furnaces of pills can you refine every day?"

"Starting tomorrow, I'll strive to refine five furnaces of Qi Blood Pills."

"Only one furnace more than now?"

Zhang Yuezhen's Aura instantly pressed toward Chen Fei. Zhang Yuezhen was not old, but relying on the family's power, she already had Bone Forging Realm cultivation.

"I'll strive to recover as soon as possible and refine more pills," Chen Fei said with a smile.

Zhang Yuezhen did not speak. Her eyes stared at Chen Fei. Chen Fei did not avoid her gaze and met Zhang Yuezhen's eyes.

"Very good. Remember the decision you made today!"

Zhang Yuezhen let out a cold snort and directly turned to leave. Dan Xiang also glared fiercely at Chen Fei, then followed Zhang Yuezhen's steps.

"Manager Chen..."

Seeing Zhang Yuezhen walk off into the distance, Liu Jun came forward with some worry. On the new manager's first day, he had already clashed with her—wasn't that a little bad?

Chen Fei patted Liu Jun on the shoulder and walked toward his own Pill Room.

Zhang Yuezhen was a new official lighting three fires upon taking office, and it was obvious Chen Fei was the first one she wanted to cut open. If Chen Fei really agreed, never mind that his time would be completely squeezed dry—he simply wouldn't have the energy to do his own things.

After that, Zhang Yuezhen would only arrange even more work for Chen Fei.

Though Chen Fei was the Deputy Manager, his foundation was actually very shallow. Others thought he had Zhang Sinan at his back, but Zhang Sinan had never treated him as one of her own.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuezhen was the true relative of Zhang Sinan. As long as Zhang Yuezhen got Chen Fei in her grip, once the others in the Medical Center saw that even Chen Fei was so obedient, how would they dare show up for work without putting in effort?

Chen Fei had now directly become a tool in Zhang Yuezhen's hands, a tool for reorganizing North City Medical Center.

"That Chen Fei is so uncooperative. When we go back, I'll definitely report this to the Young Miss!" Dan Xiang said unhappily.

"Why trouble Sinan with such a thing?"

Zhang Yuezhen narrowed her eyes slightly and sneered, "If this Chen Fei had refused outright, I could at least respect him as a real man. But this kind of shirking is worse than a woman. I look down on him even more!"

Dan Xiang couldn't help laughing at the side. How would that Chen Fei have the guts to refuse to her face? He would probably be slapped down by Zhang Yuezhen with one palm—after all, he was only in the Skin Refining Realm.