Green Satchel Medical Book

"Have any of you seen where my medical book is?"

"That's an old thing passed down for decades."

"Didn't see it."

"Me neither. Did you toss it somewhere carelessly? You're always losing things."

"Impossible. I treasure that book. How could I have thrown it around?"

For a time, the Inner Court Medical Hall was thrown into complete chaos.

Meanwhile, in the Martial Artist Courtyard, Chen Xun lay half-reclined on his bed, leafing through an old book.

If anyone from the Inner Court Medical Hall had been there, they would definitely have recognized it as the medical book they were searching for.

"Good stuff. With this, I can even refine medicine myself."

Chen Xun's face was full of delight.

[Green Pouch Medical Art · Medical Book (Blue)]

[Entry: Green Pouch Medical Art Major Accomplishment (Blue)]

[Entry: Green Satchel Alchemy Minor Accomplishment (Green)]

[Entry: Lesion Awareness (Blue)]

[This was a medical book compiled by a famous physician, containing all of his experience in practicing medicine and the entirety of his painstaking efforts]

After equipping this medical art, Chen Xun could directly become a famous physician.

This medical art depended only on experience and required no cultivation.

So long as Chen Xun placed this medical book into his equipment slot, he would become a genuine famous physician.

Beyond the medical art, there was also alchemy, which delighted Chen Xun even more.

Since ancient times, medicine and martial arts had never been separate. A good physician would also be an exceptional alchemist.

The [Blood-Strength Powder] Chen Xun had taken was prepared by alchemists.

To prepare a proper dose of [Blood-Strength Powder], one had to master identifying medicinal herbs, understand their properties, process them, combine them, and many other skills.

And all of those were skills essential to a qualified physician.

Thus, alchemists were not necessarily physicians, but physicians could all become alchemists.

[Entry: Green Satchel Alchemy Minor Accomplishment (Green)] gave Chen Xun a great deal of alchemist experience.

But if he truly wanted to become a qualified alchemist, he still needed hands-on practice.

After all, the profession of an alchemist required not only knowledge and experience, but practical skill as well.

The final [Entry: Lesion Awareness (Blue)] was even more miraculous.

Without needing to touch someone, Chen Xun could vaguely tell whether they were healthy.

If he could take their pulse, he could even swiftly determine the location of their ailment.

For a physician, this could be called a godly skill.

For Chen Xun, it could be used to check his own physical condition and that of those around him, taking precautions before trouble arose.

It was quite a good ability too.

Suddenly, Chen Xun's ears twitched, and he swiftly put away the medical book.

The next moment, the door to the room was pushed open, and two people walked in, one after the other.

Liu Feng was in front, with Zhao Qing behind him.

Liu Feng was full of high spirits, while Zhao Qing seemed somewhat dejected.

"Well, if it isn't Chen Xun. Why do you look so listless? Did someone beat you up?"

Seeing Chen Xun lying half-reclined on the bed and looking somewhat weak, Liu Feng immediately became interested.

"I was indeed beaten up."

Chen Xun glanced at him and calmly confirmed his guess.

"Oh? Who beat you up? Tell me about it and let me be happy too."

Liu Feng immediately said with glee at another's misfortune.

"Liu Feng, we live in the same room, after all. Don't talk like that."

Before Chen Xun could speak, Zhao Qing instead spoke up for him.

"Zhao Qing, who the hell do you think you are, lecturing me?"

Liu Feng pointed directly at Zhao Qing's nose and cursed.

"Also, I'm moving out today. Who wants to live in the same room as you two?"

"I'm Ninth Young Master's attendant now. I'm not someone you people can compare to."

Liu Feng looked immensely proud.

Zhao Qing's face flushed red, and he clenched his fists tightly. But in the end, he loosened them and sighed helplessly.

He could not beat Liu Feng, and now Liu Feng had become Ninth Young Master's attendant. With Liu Feng's talent, plus even a tiny scrap of resources casually handed out by Ninth Young Master, he would become formidable in the future.

Just thinking about it filled Zhao Qing with despair.

Seeing Zhao Qing's pathetic appearance, Liu Feng became even more pleased with himself.

"Chen Xun, you still haven't said who beat you up."

"Oh, Seventh Young Master."

"Hm? Why would Seventh Young Master beat you up for no reason? Did you offend him?"

Liu Feng asked in confusion. He and Zhao Qing had been carrying out missions with the Ore Escort Team these past few days and had not returned, so he did not know Chen Xun had been serving as Seventh Young Master's human punching bag.

"I didn't offend him. I was just accompanying Seventh Young Master while he practiced."

"Oh, so that was it."

Liu Feng suddenly understood, then looked at Chen Xun with sympathy and pity. "So you went to be a punching bag. How pitiful."

"It was alright. Seventh Young Master was generous. He gave me five taels of silver a day. I worked for eight days and earned forty taels."

"W-what?"

The smile on Liu Feng's face instantly froze, and his eyes nearly popped out.

"F-forty taels, in eight days?"

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible. You're lying. You're tricking me, aren't you?"

Liu Feng looked utterly incredulous.

How long would he have to work to earn that much money?

"What would I gain from lying to you? Aren't you going to become Ninth Young Master's attendant? Once you go to the inner court, you'll naturally find out."

Chen Xun's words twisted Liu Feng's face into something savage.

"How could this be? How did you get such good fortune too?"

Chen Xun ignored him, turned over, and slowly fell asleep.

When he woke up, Liu Feng's bed was already empty. He had gone to the inner court.

"Zhao Qing, thanks for speaking up for me earlier."

After coming out into the courtyard and seeing Zhao Qing, Chen Xun smiled.

"I just couldn't stand the sight of him!"

Zhao Qing smiled.

"By the way, how did Liu Feng become Ninth Young Master's attendant?"

Chen Xun asked curiously.

"This matter was also Liu Feng's lucky opportunity," Zhao Qing sighed and began to explain slowly.

It turned out that while their Ore Escort Team was escorting a batch of ore back to the city, they encountered Ninth Young Master leading a group of people in search of something.

The captain of the Ore Escort Team hurried forward and asked whether they needed help.

Ninth Young Master did not stand on ceremony and had them help search for a red lizard.

Everyone searched for an entire day, and in the end, Liu Feng luckily found it.

Ninth Young Master was delighted and asked Liu Feng what reward he wanted.

Liu Feng immediately dropped to his knees and begged Ninth Young Master to accept him as an attendant.

And just like that, Liu Feng became one of Ninth Young Master's attendants.

"So that was it."

Chen Xun nodded in understanding.

It seemed Liu Feng really did have some luck on his side.

After satisfying his curiosity, Chen Xun returned to his room, took out the purple item [Iron Garment Art Manual], and replaced it with the blue item [Green Satchel Medical Classic].

After Chen Xun finished absorbing the Major Accomplishment-level [Green Pouch Medical Art], his expression suddenly changed.

"Damn it, they actually used such fierce, wolfish medicine on me."

With Major Accomplishment in [Green Pouch Medical Art], Chen Xun could now see many improper aspects in the acupuncture and prescriptions the physicians at the Inner Courtyard Clinic had used on him.

Chen Xun could already see many improper aspects.

The acupoints those physicians had needled were all meant to stimulate the body's potential, while the prescriptions they had given were powerful tonics. Their violent medicinal effects forcibly suppressed the hidden injuries within Chen Xun's body, making him feel as though he had recovered, when in truth they had merely been forced down.

Once they could no longer be suppressed, Chen Xun's injuries would become even more severe.

By then, he would likely need a long time to slowly nurse himself back to health, and it would even damage Chen Xun's foundation.

"As expected, in their eyes, servants aren't human."

Chen Xun's gaze turned icy.