Solving the Trouble

"Awroo~"

The little bear cub squeezed out of the crowd and bared its teeth at the two men.

The two were Soul Masters as well. At a glance, they recognized it as a soul beast. Though it was only a cub, they did not dare let down their guard.

"Big Bear, come back."

Jiede called the cub back, then brushed past the two men despite their attempts to stop him. "I'm a physician. Let me take a look."

As soul power entered the scar-faced man's body, Jiede frowned.

Sure enough, there was something seriously wrong with this so-called Brand Poison.

It was not poison accumulated over time, but a potent toxin that had formed recently and mixed with the original Brand Poison.

As long as someone deliberately triggered it, the poison that had built up before would erupt all at once.

"I can treat your illness, but the cost will be high. It'll take tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. You should prepare yourself."

Jiede looked at the scar-faced man and spoke seriously.

"As long as you can cure my big brother, I'd be willing to climb a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of fire." The yellow-haired man hurriedly withdrew his martial soul, his face full of excitement.

The red-haired man nodded quickly as well. "Me too!"

At that moment, the scar-faced man opened his eyes and looked at the yellow-haired and red-haired men.

"You don't need to do this. Keep the money to marry wives. My illness probably can't be cured. Don't waste your money. You're still young."

"Waaah, Big Brother, don't say that. We'll definitely cure you."

The yellow-haired and red-haired men handed all their savings to Jiede.

Jiede weighed them in his hand. There were less than ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

He glanced at the two of them. Although it was despicable of them to cause trouble at a clinic, they had not actually attacked anyone. They could still be considered loyal and righteous.

Besides, the family's white sugar business was growing larger and larger, and they lacked capable Soul Master bodyguards.

This scar-faced man was their big brother. No matter what, he had to be stronger than the yellow-haired and red-haired men.

"The money isn't enough."

Jiede paused before adding,

"How about this? I'll cure him, and the three of you will work for me for five years. Of course, I can pay you wages during that time."

"Deal!"

Before the yellow-haired and red-haired men could answer, the scar-faced man agreed immediately.

"You two have followed me all these years, running all over the place and constantly risking your lives. That's no way to go on. It'd be better to follow him for a while and settle down."

The yellow-haired and red-haired men nodded. "We'll listen to Big Brother."

The clinic's rear hall.

"Junior Brother, are you really confident you can cure him?"

"I have my ways. Help me take out all the Snow Ginseng of every age for backup."

Lu Cheng nodded and went to fetch the medicine.

"If you ask me, dealing with this kind of clinic troublemaker only takes a slap."

Huo Yan stood at the doorway with his arms crossed.

"You think everyone is a violent maniac like you?" Jiede curled his lip.

"Without three-hundred-year Snow Ginseng, let's see how you'll treat him."

"Then watch closely. So you'll stop thinking I'm fooling your Huo Wu every day. Refining pills is easy as pie for me."

"Keep bragging! Go on, keep bragging!"

"You're wrong, Jiede. Huo Wu is mine..." Feng Xiaotian muttered under his breath.

Huo Wu kicked him from the side. "Go die!!"

"Someone's calling for me outside. I'm going to take a look." Feng Xiaotian fled in panic.

Huo Wu snorted coldly, then her gaze suddenly landed on the bear at Jiede's feet.

"Why does your bear look like it's gotten a whole lot bigger?"

Jiede scratched his head blankly. "Has it?"

"Stop pretending. Even its aura has changed. It's already reached the ten-year level."

Huo Yan cut in and exposed his lie.

"As everyone knows, I'm an alchemist. Helping my soul beast break through isn't difficult." Jiede spread his hands.

At that moment, Lu Cheng walked in carrying a large batch of Snow Ginseng and placed it on the ground.

"Junior Brother, this is all the Snow Ginseng we have."

Jiede nodded, sat cross-legged before the Snow Ginseng, and tossed the low-year Snow Ginseng into the Mystic Pellet one stalk at a time for refinement.

Huo Yan and Huo Wu watched the scene without blinking.

The former tried to see through Jiede's techniques and the principles behind his pill refining, but unfortunately, he could not make heads or tails of it.

Huo Wu's eyes shone frighteningly bright. "A martial soul can be used like this too?"

"So that's how it is."

Lu Cheng nodded slightly, deep in thought.

Jiede intended to refine the essence from low-year Snow Ginseng, remove its impurities and medicinal toxins, and use it in place of three-hundred-year Snow Ginseng.

According to the principles of medicine, quantity could not bring about qualitative change. Only quality could.

Only Jiede could accomplish this.

An hour later.

All the Snow Ginseng had been used up, and a pill containing the concentrated essence of all the Snow Ginseng was successfully refined.

"Senior Brother, take this and add it to the medicine."

Jiede wiped the dense sweat from his forehead and handed over the pill with an exhausted expression.

"Alright. Junior Brother, get some rest."

Lu Cheng accepted the Snow Ginseng Pill, crushed it, divided it into several portions, and tossed one portion into the medicinal soup that had already been brewed.

"It's fine. My soul power is just depleted."

Jiede rose to his feet. "Let's go check on that scar-faced man."

The group came to the bedside, and Lu Cheng fed the detoxifying medicinal soup to the scar-faced man.

A quarter of an hour later, the blackness on the scar-faced man's face gradually faded, and a trace of rosy color returned.

"Thank you, benefactor, for saving my life!" The scar-faced man knelt and kowtowed.

The red-haired and yellow-haired men offered another round of thanks.

"It was only a transaction. Take the antidote for two more days, and the Brand Poison in your body will be completely removed," Jiede said.

Seeing that there was no longer any suspense, Huo Yan lost interest and turned to leave the sickroom.

"Uncle Huo, I'm going shopping." Huo Wu waved and skipped out of the clinic.

"Go ahead. Be careful."

With all the troublesome people gone, Jiede asked, "Where have you received treatment for Brand Poison?"

Liu Luo thought back. "I was probably poisoned three years ago. After that, I kept seeking treatment on and off..."

"What about recently?"

"Recently? I've only received treatment at Yu He Clinic across the street..."

The moment Liu Luo answered, he suddenly realized something was wrong and froze.

Jiede took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Was it after he treated you that your poison flared up?"

"That old man said my big brother's Brand Poison had already seeped deep into his five organs and six bowels, and that he was beyond saving."

The yellow-haired man added from the side.

"Later, after we left Yu He Clinic, we heard passersby say that this place had exceptional medical skills and miraculous pills, so we came in to try our luck."

"Could that passerby... have been a plant from Yu He Clinic?"

Liu Luo slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"What, are you planning to go to Yu He Clinic and demand an explanation?"

Jiede reminded him, "Where's your evidence? Without evidence, what if you really smash up their clinic and get arrested by the city lord?

Would I have to bail you out too?"

Liu Luo fell silent for a while before slumping back into his seat.

"I've made my living hunting soul beasts all these years. I never expected to be schemed against by such a petty man."

"The Brand Poison that erupted in your body was Yu He's doing. He's targeting me..." Jiede sighed.

The yellow-haired and red-haired men flew into a rage. "We have to settle this score. That old bastard Yu He actually dared use our big brother's life as a tool against you."

Jiede set down his teacup. "If you trust me, leave this matter to me."

"But!" the yellow-haired and red-haired men said anxiously.

"He's already our boss. Don't cause trouble."

Liu Luo rebuked the two men. "The city isn't like Soul Beast Forest. We need to act cautiously."

Jiede's time was precious every day. He had neither the time nor the patience to keep tangling with Yu He.

If he wanted to resolve the trouble once and for all, there was currently only one way...

On a dark and windy night, a little bear cub walked down the street with a backpack on its back, humming a nursery rhyme it had just learned.

"The sun has set~ The flowers smile at me.

The little bird says, 'Good evening, good evening, why are you carrying a pack of explosives?'

I'm going to do a mission~

Nobody knows.

I'll throw it and run away; with one boom, the enemy will be dead as a doornail~"