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Chen Hong, with a huge bump on his head and tears in his eyes, pulled out a pile of metal parts from the cloth bag behind him. Under Ning Lu and Ye Lingling's curious, expectant gazes, he quickly assembled a Generation 0.2 Soul Engine.

For convenience of carrying and to prevent it from being stolen on the road, Chen Hong generally dismantled the Soul Engine into parts and only took it out for on-the-spot assembly when he needed to use it.

"Little Hong, what exactly is this thing?" Ning Lu asked curiously as she took the Soul Engine from Chen Hong.

"Try injecting Soul Power through the energy port." Chen Hong rubbed the bump on his head, sounding somewhat aggrieved. He had forgotten that he could act wild in front of Chen Lin, but not in front of Ning Lu. He had failed to adjust himself in time and misspoken.

"Huh! This thing can actually spin! It can be driven by Soul Power, so it's definitely a Soul Tool. I don't know what it's for, but I'll count it as you having achieved something of your own."

Ning Lu watched the wheel axle in her hand spin at high speed, observed it briefly, then handed it to Ye Lingling, whose little eyes were filled with intense curiosity.

With a slight opening of her palm, a colorful gourd as large as a head appeared in Ning Lu's hand. At the same time, four Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—appeared behind her.

Ning Lu's first yellow Soul Ring glimmered faintly. She shook her Seven-Colored Wine Gourd, where some sort of liquid seemed to slosh around, then cleared a cup from the tea table and poured a stream of pale green nectar with a rich, sweet fragrance from the gourd. Using Soul Power, she sent the brimming cup to Chen Hong and said gently, "Drink up, Little Hong. It'll reduce the swelling."

The main reason Ning Lu could become the master of the Hanging Pot Clinic was her First Soul Skill, Life Nectar. It allowed her to fuse Soul Power into medicine that could continuously restore others' injuries. It was also the only proof that Ning Lu was a Support System Soul Master.

It was her only proof because she had begun mutating when she broke through to become a Two-Ring Soul Master. Every medicinal wine she fused afterward was Strong Liquor. Ning Lu's Second Soul Skill allowed her to recover Soul Power after taking a sip and directly spray high-temperature flames from her mouth. Her Third Soul Skill greatly enhanced her strength after one sip. Her Fourth Soul Skill greatly enhanced her defense after one sip.

At first, Chen Hong's father, Chen Lin, had thought Ning Lu was a shy Support Soul Master. But in the end... somehow, she had mutated into a Battle Soul Master. The reason was that Ning Lu received additional boosts to her skills when she drank the wine herself, though there was a side effect—drinking too much would get her drunk.

Though Ning Lu looked soft and frail now, once she entered combat mode and downed all four kinds of Soul Skill wine, she... she... she would turn into a Tyrannosaurus Form that even Chen Hong found terrifying!

Chen Hong took the Life Nectar that his mother Ning Lu had sent over with Soul Power and silently drank it all in one gulp. A warm current flowed into his stomach, making his entire body feel warm, while the bump on his head slowly faded away.

The Life Nectar of a Level 49 Soul Ancestor was more than enough to quickly heal the minor injuries of a tiny Level 11 Soul Master like Chen Hong.

Chen Hong had tried all four of Ning Lu's medicinal wines. Aside from the first restorative wine, which was sweet, the other three were all harsh, throat-burning Strong Liquor. Drinking too much would also make one drunk.

"Look at you. Don't act up in front of me next time. You know your mother sometimes has a bit of a temper."

When Ning Lu saw that the bump on Chen Hong's head, which he had probably gotten from knocking into something, had disappeared, she gently rubbed his little head.

Chen Hong: "..."

A bit of a temper? Are you sure???

Though that was what he thought, Chen Hong truly should not provoke Ning Lu's wrath.

Ye Lingling, who had quietly been watching the show, finally set down the Soul Engine in her hands. With admiration in her eyes, she said, "What an ingenious creation! If something could be found to replace the energy source, could this thing move on its own without a Spirit Master?" The young Ye Lingling blinked her beautiful pale purple eyes at Chen Hong.

Huh? Chen Hong was slightly stunned. He looked in surprise at the cute, beautiful short-haired girl across from him. Why is this little girl even smarter than my foolish idiot dad?

His father, Chen Lin, was good at everything except one thing—he did not seem to have inherited even a shred of Chen Hong's intelligence. Something was a little off.

Chen Hong cast aside his wild thoughts and said to Ye Lingling, whose eyes were filled with stars of curiosity, "That's right. As long as we can find a device capable of storing Soul Power, this thing can operate independently of a Spirit Master. Then people could ride Soul Guidance Carriages outside, making travel and transportation much more convenient."

"Wow! You're amazing!" The silver-blue-haired girl gave Chen Hong the highest praise a child could offer.

"Of course. I'm definitely amazing." Chen Hong was not modest in the slightest. He raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle, though his eyes kept sneaking glances at Ning Lu.

Ning Lu laughed. "Alright, alright! You're amazing, you're amazing! Happy now? Honestly, instead of learning good things, you only learn how to save face."

Although Ning Lu gave Chen Hong a little face, she still undermined him in the end, leaving him deeply helpless and powerless.

Still, no matter what, Chen Hong had helped Ning Lu gain a little face in front of her maternal relatives, so her conversation with Ye Lingling became much more relaxed and pleasant afterward.

Chen Hong had been meekly drinking tea at the side. After listening to Ning Lu and Ye Lingling chat for a while, he finally learned about the relationship between them.

According to Ning Lu, Ye Lingling seemed to be a distant relative from her maternal side. Ye Lingling was currently on break and wanted to gain some experience treating patients, so at her mother's recommendation, she had come to Suotuo City to find Ning Lu and learn some Herbal Medicine from her.

Although the Nine Heart Begonia could heal all illnesses and injuries in the world, there could only be one Nine Heart Begonia user per generation. They could treat only a small number of people, not the entire world. Thus, every generation of the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family painstakingly studied Herbal Medicine in hopes of continually developing remedies with universal value.

As Ning Lu and Ye Lingling's small talk gradually deepened, Chen Hong, who had been boredly drinking tea beside them, began to sense that something was wrong with the conversation.

Ning Lu began intentionally—or perhaps unintentionally—introducing Chen Hong's good qualities. Chen Hong's eyes narrowed slightly.

No way... no way... could it be...

Chen Hong wanted to flee, but what he feared most still arrived.

Ning Lu said to Ye Lingling, "Chen Hong has been smart since he was little. He's steady, capable, hardworking, and ambitious."

Ye Lingling asked curiously, "Then Brother Hong's Soul Power Level must be very high, right?"

Ning Lu: "..."

Chen Hong: "..."

I'm useless, and I'm proud of it!