Impatience

Inside the ward, Huo Yuhao slowly withdrew the Eye of Destiny, and the golden light that had filled the room faded with it.

The woman's tightly furrowed brow gradually relaxed, and her breathing became steady and smooth.

Huo Yuhao withdrew his hand from Mother Jiang's wrist and said softly:

"It's already done, Sister Nannan. Auntie should wake up before long. Oh, right..."

As he spoke, he rose and walked over to a nearby cabinet, taking out some paper and a brush.

"Sister Nannan, these are prescriptions that nourish the heart and lungs and promote blood circulation."

As he wrote the prescriptions, he explained to Jiang Nannan,

"And this one is for calming the mind and soothing the nerves. As for her diet, she should have some light rice porridge for the first few days."

The reason he had specifically written down this prescription for calming the mind was that he feared the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power might have an overly intense effect on Mother Jiang.

After finishing, Huo Yuhao handed the prescriptions to Jiang Nannan.

Jiang Nannan instinctively reached out to take them, but just as her fingertips were about to touch the paper, she seemed to snap out of a dream.

She hurriedly took out a small money pouch from her Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

The pouch of Gold Soul Coins looked quite heavy, containing roughly a hundred coins.

"Yuhao, Sister Nannan only has this much money on her right now."

Holding the bag of Gold Soul Coins, Jiang Nannan wore an embarrassed expression.

"Tell Sister Nannan where you're staying now. I'll take on more tasks at the academy later and make up the rest to you as soon as I can."

Her mother's condition had previously been extremely serious and could only be cured with the Basalt Divine Pill.

Although she did not know the Basalt Divine Pill's exact value, as a secret medicine of the Black Tortoise Sect, it was surely something worth more than ten thousand gold and nearly impossible to obtain.

Yet all she could offer Huo Yuhao now was fewer than a hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Moreover, if Huo Yuhao had not suddenly appeared, she would likely have already agreed to Chen Wen's terms and sold herself to the Black Tortoise Sect.

The more she thought about it, the more ashamed Jiang Nannan felt.

"Sister Nannan, there's no need for compensation. This is enough."

Huo Yuhao accepted the bag of Gold Soul Coins, weighed it in his hand, and estimated the cost of the medicinal ingredients listed in the prescriptions, as well as their future expenses.

After taking half of the coins, he returned the rest to Jiang Nannan.

"Besides, it wasn't much trouble. If you give all your money to me, where will you get the money to buy the medicine?"

By the end, a bashful smile had appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.

At Huo Yuhao's words, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Nannan's face.

Clearly, in her panic just now, she had not considered that and had handed all the Gold Soul Coins she carried to Huo Yuhao in one go.

Once Jiang Nannan had put the Gold Soul Coins away again, Huo Yuhao prepared to leave.

If Jiang Nannan's mother woke up later and saw him, who knew what unexpected thoughts and desires she might have.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was leaving, Jiang Nannan hurriedly rose as well and happily escorted him out of the clinic.

Chen Wen, who had remained elsewhere in the clinic, had originally intended to approach Jiang Nannan again when he saw her emerge alongside Huo Yuhao, hoping to persuade her to sell herself to the Black Tortoise Sect.

But when he saw the undisguised smile on Jiang Nannan's face, he knew that he likely had no chance left.

As for using the Black Tortoise Sect's power to force Jiang Nannan, that was even more out of the question.

The secret of the Black Tortoise Sect's second awakening had always been kept under the strictest secrecy.

If his family had not served the Black Tortoise Sect's main branch for five generations, they likely would not have known the truth behind it either.

Before Jiang Nannan agreed to sell herself, he could not possibly tell her the truth.

Was he supposed to tell her that as long as she agreed to sell herself, she might someday become the concubine—or even the principal wife—of the Black Tortoise Sect's leader?

With that thought, Chen Wen could only sigh helplessly and turn to leave the clinic.

Now, he could only hope that the other candidates on Xu Sheng's side would satisfy Xu Sanshi.

When Jiang Nannan returned to the ward and sat in the chair beside the bed, she heard a faint murmur.

She hurriedly lowered her head and saw Mother Jiang, who had been lying unconscious on the bed, lightly flutter her eyelids before slowly opening her eyes.

"Mom, you're finally awake!"

Jiang Nannan's voice choked with emotion, though it held even more uncontrollable excitement and joy.

"Nannan, why are you here?"

Mother Jiang, who had just regained consciousness, was still somewhat confused.

She turned her head slightly, looked at her daughter seated by the bed, and asked doubtfully:

"Has the academy gone on break?"

"Not yet, Mom."

Jiang Nannan quickly explained:

"I received word that you'd fainted at home, so I specifically asked the academy for leave and rushed over. Mom, how do you feel now?"

Hearing her daughter's words, Mother Jiang instinctively sensed her physical condition.

Then, an incredulous look of delight appeared on her face.

"Nannan, why do I feel so much lighter? My head isn't dizzy anymore, and my heart doesn't hurt either. Did some doctor cure my illness?"

However, as she continued speaking, Mother Jiang felt a warm current continuously surging through her lower abdomen.

Thinking of something unknown, a faint blush rose over Mother Jiang's cheeks.

"Mom, on my way here, I met someone very capable. He was the one who cured your illness."

Recalling the vertical eye between Huo Yuhao's brows that radiated brilliant golden light, Jiang Nannan still felt shaken.

"Oh, really? Nannan, is that person still here?"

Mother Jiang asked eagerly, seeming to want to personally thank the "expert" Jiang Nannan had mentioned.

Jiang Nannan suddenly froze. She had been so anxious earlier that she had forgotten to ask where Huo Yuhao lived.

This sudden oversight left her flustered, and her gaze began to wander.

Seeing Jiang Nannan's expression, Mother Jiang sighed softly and said helplessly, "You child, you're still so careless in everything you do."

"Mom." Jiang Nannan steadied herself and hurriedly tried to make up for it, saying with certainty, "Yuhao must still be in Heaven Dou City. I'll go find him later and thank him properly in person."

"His name is Yuhao?"

Mother Jiang gently pursed her lips and smiled.

"Then when he comes next time, I'll have to make proper preparations and thank him well."

"Mm, all right, Mom." As though remembering something, Jiang Nannan hurriedly stood up. "Mom, I'm going out to get your medicine now."

Before Mother Jiang could react, Jiang Nannan hurriedly ran out of the room.

Watching Jiang Nannan's figure disappear from the room, Mother Jiang helplessly shook her head, though a smile lingered at the corner of her lips. "This child, why is she always like this?"

She raised a hand to her heart and felt its unprecedented beating. Thinking of something unknown, the blush on her face deepened.