Impatience

Inside the ward, Huo Yuhao slowly retracted his Eye of Destiny, and the golden light that had enveloped the room dissipated along with it.

The woman, whose brows had been tightly furrowed, now slowly relaxed, her breathing gradually becoming steady and smooth.

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

"It's done, Sister Nannan. Auntie should wake up in a little while. Oh, right..."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to a cabinet nearby to retrieve some paper and a pen.

"Sister Nannan, these are prescriptions for nourishing the heart and lungs, as well as promoting blood circulation."

While writing the prescriptions on the paper, he explained to Jiang Nannan:

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

The reason he specifically wrote out the prescription for calming the mind was his concern that the Bloodline Power of the Golden Dragon King might have some excessive impact on Mother Jiang.

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

Jiang Nannan reached out instinctively to take them, but the moment her fingertips were about to touch the paper, she snapped out of her daze as if waking from a dream.

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

The bag of Gold Soul Coin looked heavy, containing about a hundred pieces.

"Yuhao, this is all the money Sister Nannan has on her right now."

Jiang Nannan held the bag of Gold Soul Coin, a look of embarrassment appearing on her face.

"Tell Sister Nannan, where are you staying now? I will take on more tasks at the academy later to earn the rest and will definitely compensate you as soon as possible."

Her mother's condition had been so severe before that only the Basalt Divine Pill could have saved her.

Although she didn't know the exact value of the Basalt Divine Pill, as a secret medicine of the Black Tortoise Sect, it must be worth more than gold.

Yet, she could only scrape together less than a hundred Gold Soul Coin for Huo Yuhao.

Furthermore, if Huo Yuhao hadn't appeared so suddenly, she likely would have already agreed to Chen Wen's terms and sold herself to the Black Tortoise Sect.

Thinking of this, the shame in Jiang Nannan's heart deepened.

"Sister Nannan, there's no need for compensation; this is more than enough."

Huo Yuhao took the bag of Gold Soul Coin, weighed it in his hand, and estimated the cost of the herbs on the prescriptions along with their subsequent expenses.

He took out half and returned the rest to Jiang Nannan.

"Besides, I didn't go to much trouble. If you give me all your money, how will you afford to buy the herbs later?"

At the end of his sentence, a shy smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.

Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, a flush of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Nannan's face.

Clearly, in her urgency, she hadn't considered that and had simply handed all the Gold Soul Coin she carried to Huo Yuhao.

Seeing Jiang Nannan put the Gold Soul Coin away, Huo Yuhao prepared to leave.

If Mother Jiang woke up and saw him, heaven knows what kind of unexpected thoughts or desires might arise.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was leaving, Jiang Nannan hurriedly stood up and, with a face full of joy, saw him out of the medical clinic.

Chen Wen, who had been lingering elsewhere in the clinic, had originally hoped to approach Jiang Nannan again to persuade her to sell herself to the Black Tortoise Sect when he saw her and Huo Yuhao appear together.

But when he saw the undisguised joy on Jiang Nannan's face, he knew he no longer had any chance.

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

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

If it weren't for the fact that her family had served the main branch of the Black Tortoise Sect for five generations, she would never have known the truth behind it.

Before Jiang Nannan agreed to sell herself, it was impossible for him to tell her the truth.

Was he supposed to tell her that if she agreed, she might one day become a concubine, or even the legal wife, of the Black Tortoise Sect Master?

Thinking of this, Chen Wen could only sigh helplessly and turn to leave the clinic.

Now, he could only hope that the other candidates Xu Sheng found would be able to satisfy Xu Sanshi.

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

She quickly looked down and saw Mother Jiang, who had been lying unconscious on the bed, flutter her eyelids before slowly opening her eyes.

"Mom, you're finally awake!"

Jiang Nannan's voice was choked with emotion, but it was filled with irrepressible excitement and joy.

"Nannan, why are you here?"

Mother Jiang, having just regained consciousness, was still confused about the situation.

She tilted her head slightly, looked at her daughter sitting by the bed, and asked in confusion:

"Did the academy go on break?"

"Not yet, Mom."

Jiang Nannan hurriedly explained:

"I received the news that you had fainted at home, so I specifically asked the academy for leave and rushed over here. Mom, how are you feeling now?"

Hearing her daughter's words, Mother Jiang subconsciously checked her own physical condition.

Immediately after, an expression of incredulous surprise 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. Which doctor cured my illness?"

However, as she spoke, Mother Jiang felt a warm current constantly surging in her lower abdomen.

Not knowing what she was thinking of, a faint blush could not help but spread across Mother Jiang's cheeks.

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

Jiang Nannan recalled the vertical eye on Huo Yuhao's forehead that radiated brilliant golden light, and she still felt shocked in her heart.

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

Mother Jiang asked somewhat eagerly, seemingly wanting to thank the "expert" Jiang Nannan spoke of in person.

Jiang Nannan's expression suddenly stiffened; she had been too anxious earlier and had actually forgotten to ask where Huo Yuhao was staying.

This sudden oversight left her at a loss, and her gaze began to drift.

Seeing Jiang Nannan's expression, Mother Jiang sighed slightly, with a hint of helplessness: "You child, you are still so rash when doing things."

"Mom." Jiang Nannan steadied herself and hurriedly tried to make amends, saying with a firm tone: "Huo Yuhao is definitely still in Heaven Dou City. I will go find him later and must thank him properly in person."

"Is that person named Yuhao?"

Mother Jiang gently pursed her lips, a smile appearing on her face:

"Then when he comes next time, I must prepare properly to thank him."

"Mm, okay, Mom." Jiang Nannan seemed to remember something and stood up eagerly again: "Mom, I'm going out to get medicine for you now."

Before Mother Jiang could react, Jiang Nannan rushed out of the room in a flurry.

Watching Jiang Nannan's figure disappear from the room, Mother Jiang shook her head helplessly, though a smile played on her lips: "This child, why is she always like this."

She raised her hand to her heart, feeling its unprecedented rhythm, and not knowing what she was thinking of, the flush on her face deepened.