Chapter 13

Xunjing secretly admired her, and he did not hide it verbally either. "Dr. Kureha truly lived up to her reputation. You saw through it at a glance. Impressive."

"Ha ha ha!"

Dr. Kureha laughed heartily and waved a hand. "Kid, don't think I'll fall for that just because you buttered me up a little. You don't need treatment. The door's over there, so leave."

Seeing that the old lady was really about to shut the door, Xunjing hurriedly stopped her. "Wait!"

He casually handed over half a medical book, his tone neither servile nor overbearing. "Take a look at this first."

To be honest, his and his mother's conditions were already stable with Sea King meat, health-preserving techniques, and the medical knowledge he had slowly figured out himself. Even the most troublesome deficiency in their Soul Origin could gradually be restored through nourishment from their Life Origin. Once he broke through in the Uchiha Meditation Method someday, he would probably find a solution as well.

But when a top-notch doctor stood right in front of you, wouldn't you be an idiot if you did not come learn a few things?

Who would not want to recover faster?

If he could draw out all of Dr. Kureha's skills, that would be even better. The more he learned and saw, the farther he could go.

Besides, he still had his eye on her Longevity Pill formula.

"Oh?"

Dr. Kureha glanced at the half-volume medical book, the corners of her lips curling into a meaningful smile. "Interesting kid. Fine, let's see what you have that can move me."

As she spoke, she took the book from Xunjing and began reading.

The moment she looked at it, she became absorbed.

After a long while, she finally finished the few thin pages. Raising her head, she gestured toward Xunjing and his mother. "Come in."

With that, she turned and headed inside.

Xunjing exchanged a glance with Uchiha Chisato, then quickly followed her in and closed the door behind them.

The three soon arrived in the living room.

This was also Dr. Kureha's workspace. Medical books, equipment, and hospital beds were piled everywhere, chaotic yet orderly.

She invited the two to sit down and poured them tea, while she picked up a bottle of Plum Wine and took a swig.

Staring at Xunjing, she shook the half-volume medical book in her hand. "Kid, where did you get this? It's completely different from every medical system I've ever seen in this world. This isn't from this world, and it doesn't seem like something that could exist in this era."

"Oh?"

Xunjing was quite surprised to hear that. Dr. Kureha had deduced so much from just half a medical book.

But he would not admit anything directly.

Unless this woman's favorability toward him reached a certain threshold and she signed a contract, he could not possibly reveal anything about another world.

"How can you be so sure this book isn't from this era?" Xunjing replied. "Maybe it's a secret tome passed down through my clan? You can't have read every medical book in the world, can you?"

Dr. Kureha laughed when she heard that.

She could tell that the kid was deliberately steering her toward the idea that it did not belong to this era. But she had no intention of digging deeper. She had only asked casually.

"Kid, you're not wrong," she said with a smile, waving her hand. "There are indeed medical books in this world that I haven't read, but there definitely aren't many!"

"Especially books like this, which clearly do not fit this world or this era at all!"

"Forget it. Let's not dwell on that."

"You've certainly piqued my interest."

"I can treat you and your mother, but I have one condition—however many books of this kind you can provide, I'll take them all."

"Of course, I know that isn't a fair deal. So I'll also let you read every medical book in my collection."

"Well? Deal or no deal?"

She had accumulated more than a thousand medical books, amounting to at least several thousand volumes. Still, she thought the trade was worth it.

Treating patients would not cost her any medical skill. But once the deal was done, both sides would gain more knowledge. It was a win-win.

Her medical skills had been stuck at a bottleneck for far too long. From the book Xunjing had given her, she saw signs of a breakthrough.

Perhaps if she thoroughly mastered these new medical books, she could truly break the shackles of lifespan and climb another level?

A fire burned in Dr. Kureha's heart.

She had lived for over a hundred years, but her exploration of life had never cooled. She truly wanted to see what lay at higher levels.

If they could not negotiate a deal, she would have already taken action directly.

After all, the nickname "Witch" was not given to her for nothing.

"The deal is possible."

Uchiha Xunjing nodded. "I have at least hundreds, perhaps thousands, of medical books from this system. And besides me, you won't find a second copy anywhere in the world."

"So the price you offered isn't enough."

He held up three fingers and added, "I have three more conditions."

"First, you must not only cure my mother and me. You must also help me improve or develop a Nutritional Potion that can enhance body-tempering effects, or a formula for a Body-Tempering Potion."

"Second, I want to study medicine with you and exchange medical knowledge. You can't refuse."

"Third, I want the formula for the Longevity Pill in your possession. If you refuse to give it to me, then I'll provide the ingredients and you can refine it for me."

With the potion in hand, he believed that once his medical skills improved, he would eventually be able to reverse-engineer the formula.

"Fine, I understand." Xunjing nodded and said no more. He had to keep something in reserve, after all. He could not be sure how much this old lady treasured the Life-Prolonging Pill.

"What? Hundreds or thousands? That's wonderful!"

Xunjing's latter remarks had practically fallen on deaf ears. Dr. Kureha had not taken them to heart at all, and instead became more excited by what he had said earlier. "I agree to every condition you proposed!"

"Nutritional potions are easy, and a body-tempering formula is no problem. Studying medicine together? I couldn't ask for more!"

"As for the Life-Prolonging Pill formula? That's fine too! I already said yes!"

"But let me remind you: refining that medicine requires Millennium Dragon bones!"

"You can't do without them, so you need to understand that."

"Mm!" Uchiha Xunjing answered with certainty. "I looked into that long ago. It's not a problem for me."

Millennium Dragon bones? Others might have no idea where to find them, but he knew perfectly well.

There were plenty beneath the sea around Warship Island!

And there was even a living Millennium Dragon there right now.

"Ha ha! Kid, you came well prepared!"

Though Dr. Kureha was somewhat surprised, she still asked cheerfully, "Other than these, do you have any more demands? Say them all at once so we can get this done sooner."

"No." Xunjing shook his head. "This is enough. A person should know when to be satisfied."

Dr. Kureha smiled in satisfaction. This kid was decisive in his dealings. She liked that.

She immediately began giving Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato thorough examinations.

It took only around ten minutes before she was done.

With a hint of surprise on her face, she looked at the two of them. "This is even better than I expected. At this recovery rate, it'll only take about half a month."

"Kid, what method did you use to treat yourselves?"

"This isn't something medical skill alone could accomplish. You two must practice some decent health-preserving secret art."

At that point, Dr. Kureha immediately stopped herself and waved a hand. "Fine, I won't ask."

"In any case, your condition is better than I expected. I'll prescribe two more restorative formulas for you, and they'll help you recover faster."

"With my prescriptions and your own abilities, Xunjing, I'd estimate you'll be completely recovered within a month."

"As for you," she said, looking at Uchiha Chisato, "the deficiency in your origin can be replenished within ten days using my medicine and the kid's methods."

"But the loss in your soul will not be so easy to mend."

Dr. Kureha's expression darkened, and her tone carried a trace of displeasure. "Even if I specially prepare a bottle of soul-restoring medicine for you, it will still take more than half a year, perhaps even a full year, to recover completely."

"Mm, by then, with your right eye and other treatment methods, it should more or less recover as well."