Ch. 265The Night Sky

Chen Mo hosted Shen Tingting at his newly furnished villa, and their evening together stirred his romantic feelings as they admired the countryside scenery. After Shen Tingting silently cried while watching the stars, Chen Mo prepared a guest room for her and hurried out when she teased him about watching her bathe.

  • Chen Mo showed Shen Tingting the lavender flower sea and realized he was beginning to feel attracted to her.
  • Chen Mo prepared a lavish dinner, then watched the stars with Shen Tingting from the villa terrace.
  • Shen Tingting remembered watching the stars with her family before her mother died and cried silently, while Chen Mo noticed through his Spiritual Sense and let her be.
  • Chen Mo invited Shen Tingting to visit again to enjoy the countryside at night, then offered her a guest room when she said she was tired.
  • Chen Mo made Shen Tingting's bed and explained the guest room's bathroom, then ran out when she asked if he wanted to watch her bathe.

Ch. 266Pointing Fox as Dog

Chen Mo showed Missy the fox family he had adopted, then took her to see a temporary building being converted into recovery wards. After arranging food for lunch, they returned to his villa and relaxed in the gazebo.

  • Chen Mo found Missy teasing Little One and Little Two, and told her that the chubby animals were foxes named Little One, Little Two, and Little Red.
  • Chen Mo and Missy ate breakfast, and Missy praised his cooking and said she was reluctant to leave the villa.
  • Chen Mo invited Missy to the construction site, where he explained that workers were turning his former temporary residence into wards for patients expected from Yuan Ruoshan.
  • Chen Mo asked Da Hai to send eel, Sea Bass, and chicken for lunch, then returned to the villa with Missy to rest in the gazebo by the fish pond.

Ch. 267Are You Tired?

Missy spent two days with Chen Mo before leaving, while he realized he had begun to like her but remained unsure of his feelings. After her departure, Ouyang Ruo Xi confronted Chen Mo, revealed her Houtian Layer Seven strength, and asked him to examine her father; he agreed only if the patient was brought to him.

  • Missy enjoyed Chen Mo's food and considered staying, but said she had to return after her two days off and left in the Cherokee the next morning with more toner.
  • Chen Mo watched Shen Tingting leave and admitted to Ouyang Ruo Xi that he did not know whether he liked Missy.
  • Chen Mo told Ouyang Ruo Xi that watching her act made him tired, and she reacted with anger and a surge of Blood Qi.
  • Ouyang Ruo Xi revealed that she had entered Houtian Layer Seven and challenged Chen Mo, whose strength could not withstand her oppressive aura.
  • Ouyang Ruo Xi asked Chen Mo to treat her father, and he refused to make a house call but agreed to see the patient if she brought him over.

Ch. 268The Assassin Who Appeared Out of Nowhere

Chen Mo followed a Houtian Layer Six assassin into the mountains after the man threatened his parents and revealed that the Zhang family had ordered his death. Protected by a Vajra Talisman, Chen Mo survived the assassin’s attack, but the fight was still underway.

  • Chen Mo sensed a Houtian Martial Artist enter his courtyard and went outside to meet the Eagle-Vulture Man.
  • The Eagle-Vulture Man threatened Chen Mo’s parents and led him far into the mountains.
  • Chen Mo used a Vajra Talisman and followed the man to a clearing, where the assassin said he intended to kill him.
  • The Eagle-Vulture Man revealed that the Zhang family had sent him, then tried to crush Chen Mo’s throat.
  • Chen Mo resisted the grip and broke free, but the Eagle-Vulture Man kicked him into a tree; the Vajra Talisman held, leaving Chen Mo protected for about an hour.

Ch. 269Continuous Thunderstorms

Chen Mo fought the Eagle-Vulture Man, whose Houtian Layer Six strength could not overcome Chen Mo’s defense. After the man threatened Chen Mo’s parents, Chen Mo used Thunderstorm and Explosion Talismans to defeat him, then killed him when he tried to attack again.

  • The Eagle-Vulture Man demanded Chen Mo reveal his defensive method and threatened his parents when Chen Mo refused.
  • Chen Mo attacked with a Thunderstorm Talisman, lightly injuring the Eagle-Vulture Man and prompting him to flee.
  • Chen Mo struck the fleeing man with two more Thunderstorm Talismans and blasted him into the air with an Explosion Talisman.
  • The Eagle-Vulture Man tried to feign weakness and then offered to negotiate, but Chen Mo refused to let him go.
  • The Eagle-Vulture Man charged Chen Mo, who struck him with another Thunderstorm Talisman and confirmed he no longer reacted.

Ch. 270Past Troubles

Chen Mo buried Lu Liang after killing him and learned that Zhang Liwei had ordered the attack. Fearing Zhang Liwei might target his parents next, Chen Mo decided to go to the city and settle the matter.

  • Chen Mo searched Lu Liang, buried him, and erased the traces of their fight with purification techniques.
  • Chen Mo recalled Zhang Liwei and realized the Zhang family was likely behind the attack.
  • The chapter revealed that Zhang Liwei had sent Zhang Yi'an to recruit Lu Liang to investigate Chen Mo and kill him if he had no powerful connections.
  • Lu Liang grew envious of Chen Mo's vegetable earnings and attacked him, but discovered he could not break through Chen Mo's defenses.
  • Chen Mo worried that Zhang Liwei might capture his parents and decided to go to the city to deal with him.

Ch. 271Discussing Dedication and Compensation

Chen Mo delayed his trip to West City when Yuan Ruoshan brought six injured Special Affairs Administration members for him to treat. They agreed that the administration would provide needed medicine and help him find additional medicinal plants or seeds in exchange for each patient he cured.

  • Yuan Ruoshan arrived at Chen Mo's home with six patients and accompanying Team Members, and Chen Mo showed them the rooms he had prepared.
  • Chen Mo told Yuan Ruoshan that his treatment and lodging fees would cost at least 100,000 yuan per patient, and she objected to the price.
  • Yuan Ruoshan offered 50,000 yuan for each patient Chen Mo cured, but Chen Mo explained that treating Martial Artists could require costly aged Medicinal Materials.
  • Chen Mo proposed waiving treatment fees if the administration supplied the needed Medicinal Materials and helped him find materials not on his current list.
  • Yuan Ruoshan accepted Chen Mo's proposal and said she would have the administration meet his requirements.

Ch. 272New Debts, Old Scores

Chen Mo asked Yuan Ruoshan to use the Special Affairs Administration to protect him from the Zhang Family, while refusing to join her team. Yuan Ruoshan agreed to settle the matter and promised to provide Zhang Family information, leaving Chen Mo to focus on treating her injured colleagues.

  • Chen Mo asked Yuan Ruoshan about the Zhang Family, but she refused to disclose the Special Affairs Administration's files to an outsider.
  • Chen Mo explained that he had offended Young Master Zhang and asked Yuan Ruoshan to prevent the Zhang Family from retaliating against him.
  • Yuan Ruoshan questioned whether the Zhang Family posed an immediate threat and again urged Chen Mo to join the Special Affairs Administration.
  • Yuan Ruoshan struck Chen Mo, realized he had advanced to Houtian Layer Two, and agreed to handle the Zhang Family matter if he healed her injured colleagues.
  • Chen Mo asked Yuan Ruoshan to send him information about the Zhang Family, and she left after giving him the middle finger.

Ch. 273The Feeling of Being Abandoned

Chen Mo began examining the six injured Special Affairs Administration members sent to his home, while reflecting uncertainly on his feelings for Missy. The chapter ended with Shi Xingwen angrily accusing the Administration of abandoning him and doubting Chen Mo’s ability to treat him.

  • Xin Yan ordered a hundred sets of toner from Chen Mo and invited him to dinner, but he declined because he had patients to see.
  • After the call, Chen Mo wondered whether he had feelings for Missy, then set the question aside to focus on cultivation.
  • Chen Mo told Chang Wenbin and Li Puhe where to find hot water and meals before beginning the patients’ initial diagnoses.
  • Chen Mo entered Shi Xingwen’s room with Chang Wenbin and Li Puhe, and Shi Xingwen angrily demanded to know why the Administration had sent such a young doctor to treat him.

Ch. 274Refusing Treatment

Chen Mo examined Shi Xingwen’s medical record and learned that doctors believed any surgery would leave him severely paralyzed, but Shi Xingwen refused to trust Chen Mo and rejected treatment. Chen Mo agreed not to treat him and arranged for his refusal to be recorded while Shi Xingwen waited to be returned.

  • Chen Mo reviewed Shi Xingwen’s record and saw that his spinal injuries could not be repaired without worsening his paralysis.
  • Yuan Ruoshan and Ning Yongzhi hoped Chen Mo might help Shi Xingwen, but Shi Xingwen dismissed Chen Mo because he was young.
  • Chen Mo asked Shi Xingwen whether he would accept treatment, and Shi Xingwen explicitly refused.
  • Chen Mo told Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin to record the refusal, continue Shi Xingwen’s existing medication, and arrange for his return.
  • Shi Xingwen complained that the facility had no medicine, and Chen Mo left the ward.

Ch. 275Shearing the Sheep

Chen Mo treated Wei Juncai’s chest injury by using acupuncture to draw out the Alien Energy that had paralyzed him. He discovered that his True Essence could absorb the energy and strengthen his cultivation, and he pressed the Special Affairs Administration to obtain a live Dragon Blood Vine for the next treatments and his Qi Condensation Pills.

  • Chen Mo examined Wei Juncai and prescribed herbs to promote blood circulation, along with a live Dragon Blood Vine to unblock his meridians.
  • Chen Mo had Chang Wenbin expose Wei Juncai’s chest and used a needle to make him unconscious before beginning acupuncture.
  • Chen Mo used six needles and his True Essence to probe the Alien Energy, discovering that it devoured Martial Artists’ Internal Force and fused into his True Essence.
  • Chen Mo absorbed some of the Alien Energy, breaking through the Middle Stage of Qi Refining Layer Three, then decided to remove the rest gradually over several treatments.
  • Wei Juncai woke feeling lighter and breathing more easily, while Chen Mo urged Chang Wenbin and Li Puhe to obtain the Dragon Blood Vine for his next treatments.

Ch. 276Alien Energy

Chen Mo learned from Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin that the alien energy afflicting the injured Martial Artists was Western elemental power left in their bodies by a powerful enemy. After Chen Mo showed he could treat Wei Juncai, the two men recognized his ability and wanted to report his possible method of removing the energy to their leaders.

  • Chen Mo asked Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin what alien energy was, and Chang Wenbin explained that two other patients remained unconscious from it.
  • Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin explained that Western knights absorbed elemental power through cultivation methods, while Huaguo Martial Artists relied on Internal Force and their own Mind Methods.
  • Li Puhe identified the energy in Wei Juncai as Fire Element power left behind after he fought a Fire Element Knight.
  • Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin said alien energy was usually impossible to remove before it eroded its victim to death, and revealed that the enemy had left several people afflicted as a provocation.
  • Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin decided to call their leaders and report that Chen Mo might be able to eliminate the energy.

Ch. 277Absorb and Assimilate

Chen Mo treated two more patients injured by Fire Energy, sealing the energy and absorbing part of it before one patient briefly regained consciousness. He returned to his villa to cultivate, reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer Three, and considered capturing an Element Knight to study their cultivation.

  • Chen Mo went with Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin to examine two patients whose heads had been invaded by Fire Energy.
  • Chen Mo sealed the second patient's Meridians with Alloy Needles and assimilated nearly forty percent of the energy before stopping when his Dantian filled.
  • The second patient briefly woke after the Fire Energy shifted away from his nerves, and Chang Wenbin told him to rest.
  • Chen Mo returned to his villa and cultivated until his level reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer Three.
  • Chen Mo considered capturing an Element Knight to investigate whether he could absorb cultivation energy directly.

Ch. 278He Must Be Made to Join

Chen Mo decided he might join the Special Affairs Administration on his own terms after discovering that Alien Energy could help him advance his cultivation. After his treatment of two injured men showed promising results, Ning Yongzhi arranged further care and ordered Yuan Ruoshan to persuade Chen Mo to join the Shangshi Special Affairs Administration.

  • Chen Mo retrieved the Universe Bead, considered joining the Special Affairs Administration for its resources, and planned to make them invite him so he could set conditions.
  • Chen Mo stopped treatment for the night and told Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin to care for the patients until morning.
  • Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin examined Wei Juncai and the unconscious man and found that the Alien Energy in both had greatly decreased.
  • Li Puhe reported the successful treatment to Ning Yongzhi, who ordered Shi Xingwen returned and arranged for another injured person to be sent to Chen Mo.
  • Ning Yongzhi told Yuan Ruoshan to secure Chen Mo's membership in the Shangshi Special Affairs Administration, despite Chen Mo having refused her twice.
  • Ning Yongzhi reminded Li Puhe to keep Chen Mo's treatment results confidential so Li Jishen in West City could not recruit him.

Ch. 279Disclaimer Agreement

Chen Mo agreed to examine Old Hu and two other patients after Old Man He mediated with the Hu family. He required all the families to sign Disclaimer Agreements before their relatives could stay at his villa, leaving Old Man He to deliver the forms.

  • Chen Mo welcomed Old Man He, brewed jasmine tea, and learned that three patients had come to be examined.
  • Old Man He explained that the Hu family wanted to apologize because Hu Yue believed Old Hu had offended Chen Mo when asking for a house call.
  • Chen Mo accepted Old Man He's appeal and agreed to examine Old Hu, but said Hu Yue did not need to come apologize.
  • Chen Mo handed Old Man He Disclaimer Agreements and said the patients would have to sign them before staying at the villa.
  • Chen Mo gave Old Man He more agreements for the other two patients' families and said he would examine the patients after seeing the Special Affairs Administration patients if he had the energy.

Ch. 280Another Refusal

Chen Mo continued cultivating and improving his spiritual sense, then visited Shi Xingwen to offer treatment once more. Shi Xingwen refused again, and Chen Mo left as the Special Affairs Administration prepared to transfer him.

  • Chen Mo pushed his spiritual sense to a twenty-meter range, practiced carving formation bases, and drew a Thunderstorm Talisman.
  • Chen Mo arrived at the clinic and learned that the Special Affairs Administration had brought in a replacement patient after Shi Xingwen refused treatment.
  • Chen Mo stopped Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin from leaving to ask Shi Xingwen one last time if he would accept treatment.
  • Shi Xingwen dismissed Chen Mo’s medical skill and refused treatment in an angry outburst.
  • Chen Mo sighed and left Shi Xingwen’s room, while Li Puhe and the others watched sympathetically.

Ch. 281Unusual Small Insects

Chen Mo examined the remaining patients and discovered a tiny insect hidden in one man's central nervous system, where it began eating his nerves when he tried to contain it. He stopped its movement with a silver needle and planned to lure it out with a stronger Insect Luring Pill.

  • Chen Mo watched Shi Xingwen leave in an ambulance after refusing treatment, then accepted the Dragon Blood Vine from Li Puhe.
  • Chen Mo instructed Li Puhe on preparing the herbal prescriptions and asked Chang Wenbin to delay delivering the Dragon Blood Vine because Big Yellow and Big Gray guarded his yard.
  • Chen Mo examined the remaining patients and chose to treat the unconscious man before the patients afflicted with Alien Energy.
  • Chen Mo found a hair-thin insect near the patient's central nervous system and discovered that it could devour nerves.
  • Chen Mo halted the insect by removing a nearby silver needle and decided to use his stronger Insect Luring Pill to draw it out.

Ch. 282King's Aura

Chen Mo discovered that an unconscious patient had been parasitized by tiny insects in his central nervous system and postponed treatment until a bio-safety room could be prepared. After treating two other patients, he absorbed Alien Energy and returned home, where Yuan Ruoshan visited.

  • Chen Mo told Li Puhe that insects, not an external attack, had caused the injured man's unconsciousness, and asked him to arrange a fully enclosed treatment room.
  • Chen Mo treated two men affected by Alien Energy, prescribed them medicine, and had Chang Wenbin bring him the Dragon Blood Vine.
  • Chen Mo stored the Dragon Blood Vine and practiced Internal Circulation, reaching the bottleneck of Qi Refining Layer Four.
  • Yuan Ruoshan arrived at Chen Mo's home, where Big Yellow and Big Gray growled at her until Chen Mo called them away.
  • Chen Mo joked that Yuan Ruoshan had a King's Aura and privately compared her to a mother tiger.

Ch. 283Cooking

Yuan Ruoshan delivered the Bio-safety Isolation Equipment and learned that Chen Mo had found a possibly man-made insect parasitizing Ji Lejia’s brain, not a Parasitic Worm. She hurried to prepare food for Chen Mo before they went to examine Ji Lejia, but she did not know how to light the stove.

  • Yuan Ruoshan delivered the Bio-safety Isolation Equipment to Chen Mo and asked when he would begin treatment.
  • Yuan Ruoshan questioned Chen Mo about Ji Lejia, and Chen Mo clarified that he had found an insect parasitizing Ji Lejia’s Central Nervous System, not a Parasitic Worm.
  • Chen Mo explained that the insect had begun moving after he tried acupuncture, so he had requested the Bio-safety Isolation Room as a precaution.
  • Yuan Ruoshan stood up to take Chen Mo to examine Ji Lejia, but Chen Mo said he had not eaten lunch.
  • Yuan Ruoshan volunteered to cook for Chen Mo, then asked him how to light the gas stove.

Ch. 284Worry Becomes Reality

After Yuan Ruoshan accidentally starts a kitchen fire, Chen Mo puts it out, cooks dinner, and takes her along to treat Ji Lejia. In the sealed treatment area, Chen Mo uses an Insect Luring Pill to draw the insect in Ji Lejia’s brain toward his nasal cavity.

  • Yuan Ruoshan starts a fire by pouring water onto burning oil, and Chen Mo extinguishes it with a Purification Technique.
  • Chen Mo cleans the kitchen, bans Yuan Ruoshan from entering it, and cooks dinner for them.
  • Yuan Ruoshan enjoys Chen Mo’s cooking and eats four bowls of rice.
  • Chen Mo, Yuan Ruoshan, Li Puhe, and Chang Wenbin go to treat Ji Lejia inside a sealed isolation area.
  • Chen Mo uses the Insect Luring Pill and True Essence to make the insect crawl toward Ji Lejia’s nasal cavity.
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