Newcomer at the Medical Hall

"Nan Nan, go to the pharmacy and weigh out three liang of Evergreen Cordyceps, five liang of red maple leaves, and four liang of Earth Dragon Fruit."

Huo Yuhao dealt with the customer seeking medicine before him and, according to the customer's needs, had Jiang Nannan fetch some medicinal ingredients that replenished qi and blood.

Half a month had passed since he successfully cured her mother's illness.

When her mother was discharged, she had nearly knelt together with Jiang Nannan to thank him. She said she had never known being alive could feel so effortless.

Then again, with an Implanted Heart like that, it would have been strange if living felt easy.

As usual, Huo Yuhao charged the mother and daughter three Silver Soul Coins for the surgery and one Gold Soul Coin for the medicinal ingredients.

However, Jiang Nannan felt that Huo Yuhao had charged far too little and insisted on giving him all her savings.

Huo Yuhao did not accept. On one hand, he had already obtained a great deal of genetic information from the mother and daughter. On the other, whether their combined assets even amounted to fifty Gold Soul Coins was questionable.

There was no point in taking it, but Jiang Nannan was determined to repay this kindness.

With no other choice, Huo Yuhao reconsidered. The Medical Hall had become increasingly famous lately, and he was getting a little too busy on his own.

So he simply had her come help at the Medical Hall, assisting him whenever he treated patients.

When he encountered particularly difficult issues, she could even serve as a Soul Power battery.

They could also chat from time to time, making life at the dull Medical Hall less monotonous. Every so often, he could listen to her talk about the knowledge taught at Shrek Academy and deepen his understanding of this world.

Sometimes, as Huo Yuhao watched the bustling crowds outside and the busy girl beside him, he felt that this life in another world was not so bad.

After Jiang Nannan brought over the medicinal ingredients, Huo Yuhao mixed them together, ground them into powder, and handed it to the waiting customer.

"Add a little of this powder whenever you make tea or soup. It will effectively replenish your yang energy."

"Do not take more than one liang a day, or you'll get a nosebleed."

After seeing off the customer, the Medical Hall returned to silence. Only the leisurely melody played by the breeze against the door curtain could be heard.

Whenever this happened, Huo Yuhao would brew a pot of tea and read either the Medical Books of this world or the Compendium of Soul Beasts and Soul Skills while drinking.

This unfamiliar yet fascinating knowledge not only improved Huo Yuhao's understanding of the world, but also gradually increased his control over the Authority of [Understanding].

He had a feeling that once the Authority of [Understanding] reached 5%, it would grant him some new ability.

Just as Huo Yuhao leisurely flipped through his book, Jiang Nannan walked over carrying a Medical Book.

During her time at the Medical Hall, Jiang Nannan had begun studying medicine under Huo Yuhao.

She seemed to have fallen in love with being a doctor, which truly surprised Huo Yuhao.

He could not help but sigh that, as an outsider butterfly, he had ultimately stirred up a different wind across this continent.

Huo Yuhao was delighted to see such a change. He had always believed that the world's development could not be rigidly dictated by Destiny.

As long as someone made a different choice, any matter could surely lead to a different outcome.

This world was chaotic and full of randomness. The future was always unknown.

Anyone who wished to plan Destiny and control the future, even a lofty God King, would inevitably suffer Destiny's backlash.

Therefore, whenever Jiang Nannan asked Huo Yuhao about medical knowledge, he always did his utmost to break it down and feed it to her bit by bit.

He wanted to know whether Jiang Nannan would truly embark on a path of saving lives because of him.

Looking at Jiang Nannan, who was hugging the Medical Book and studying it intently, Huo Yuhao asked:

"Nan Nan, when does Shrek Academy start?"

Jiang Nannan tilted her head. Her delicate face was filled with confusion as she said:

"It starts in forty days. You can't arrive any later than one week after school begins."

"Does Brother Huo have a relative going to Shrek?"

Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully before saying:

"There is indeed someone I know who is going to Shrek."

"If you meet a girl named Xiao Xiao at Shrek Academy in the future, help me look after her."

"Of course, only if it is within your ability."

Jiang Nannan silently repeated the name Xiao Xiao to herself, firmly committing it to memory before nodding at Huo Yuhao.

"Mm, if I get the chance, I'll definitely help look after her."

Huo Yuhao glanced outside. The sun's last lingering rays had been completely swallowed by darkness. He said to Jiang Nannan:

"There's nothing much going on today."

"It's getting late. You can get off work and go home to look after your mother."

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Nannan said:

"Then, Brother Huo, I'll be leaving first."

"Oh, right. Can I borrow this Medical Book and take it home?"

"I definitely won't lose it!"

Huo Yuhao lightly waved his hand and said to her, "Take it. It isn't some rare medical manuscript, just something worth ten Silver Soul Coins. Go home and read it slowly."

Jiang Nannan happily hugged the Medical Book and left the Medical Hall, walking along the main road toward the West District.

Watching Jiang Nannan leave, Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, "Forty days."

"In one month, whether I break through to level ten Soul Power or not, I have to head to the Star Dou Great Forest."

"My two cheat abilities still haven't arrived."

Huo Yuhao stood and walked to the entrance. After looking at the bright moonlight, he closed the shop and began that night's meditative cultivation in the second-floor bedroom.

The bright moonlight pierced the darkness of night with silver-white swords, and its cold gleam added a touch more silence and desolation to the mortal world.

Jiang Nannan walked home. The roads in the West District were complicated, and the houses had been built without any planning, resulting in many narrow alleys.

Perhaps the West District's underdeveloped economy was also related to this completely unplanned construction.

Usually, almost no one walked the roads of the West District at night. Those deep alleys had always been places where filth accumulated.

Only someone as capable as Jiang Nannan would not fear such things.

After all, with the strength of a Soul Elder close to a Soul Ancestor, combined with her background from Shrek, she was considered a powerful figure in Xuanfeng City.

Just as Jiang Nannan passed an alley, a man's voice suddenly came from within.

"Miss Jiang Nannan, I would like to make a deal with you."

Jiang Nannan stopped walking, her gaze wary as her Soul Skill gathered, ready to be unleashed. She knew perfectly well what sort of people filled the alleys of the West District at night.

"Come out and speak. I won't make a deal with someone who hides in the shadows."

The man chuckled softly and slowly emerged from the darkness, silver-white moonlight falling across his face.

It was none other than Chen Wen, who had overheard the conversation between Jiang Nannan and Xu Wei some time ago.

He looked at Jiang Nannan with a confident expression and said:

"This is a deal you will absolutely not refuse."

"I heard your mother has a heart condition that no one can cure, and that she needs the Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill."

"And I just so happen to have a Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill."

"But you need to agree to do something for me."

Jiang Nannan looked strangely at the confident man before her and said:

"My mother's health problem has already been resolved. I no longer need the Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill."

"Goodbye!"

With that, Jiang Nannan left without even sparing him another glance. She felt that this person was definitely no decent man.

There was certainly something wrong with the deal he spoke of.