Qian Xunji froze.
He wanted to ask more, but Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Bibi Dong, and Blue Silver all walked over.
"Grand Worshipper, Your Holiness!" Bibi Dong and the other two greeted them respectfully.
But this was Blue Silver's first time meeting Qian Daoliu, and she did not know who he was.
Qian Xunji introduced him. "You're here. Blue Silver, let me introduce you. This is the Grand Worshipper of the Worship Hall, the previous Pope, and my father, a level 99 Peerless Douluo. It was on his orders that the other worshippers refrained from attacking you."
Blue Silver was startled. A level 99 Peerless Douluo. Even if I cultivated as a soul beast for two or three hundred thousand years, I might still be no match for someone so powerful.
Then Blue Silver bowed slightly and respectfully said, "Blue Silver pays her respects to the Grand Worshipper!"
Qian Daoliu gave a small nod. "An extraordinary woman with courage indeed."
"You flatter me," Blue Silver replied softly.
Qian Daoliu said nothing more and led the way into the courtyard.
Qian Xunji and the other four followed him into Lin Fan's room.
"Old Village Chief, Village Chief, Village Doctor Yue, you're all here." Hearing their footsteps, Lin Fan immediately sat up from where he lay.
"Yes." Qian Xunji stepped forward to explain. "The village doctor knows about your condition. As soon as he returned, he prepared herbs to treat your head."
"You may feel some discomfort at first, but you can trust the village doctor's abilities."
Lin Fan said gratefully, "Village Chief, you've all gone to so much trouble for me. I can't thank you enough."
Yue Guan stepped forward. "There's no need for thanks. I've prepared two kinds of herbs. I'll give you the first one now. It will strengthen your constitution first, and it may hurt a little."
"If we don't strengthen your constitution and give you the second one directly, your brain won't be able to withstand it."
As soon as Yue Guan finished speaking, indecision crossed Lin Fan's face.
Given the choice, he naturally wanted to seek treatment at a large hospital outside the village.
But Lin Fan worried that if he refused treatment now and suddenly coughed up blood again like he had two days earlier, his injuries might worsen and leave him permanently blind.
Qian Xunji and the others did not rush him, waiting for Lin Fan to make up his own mind.
A few minutes later, Lin Fan finally gritted his teeth and decided. "All right. I trust you. Village Doctor Yue, give me the medicine."
"All right." Yue Guan took out the dragon ganoderma leaf and instructed him, "That position won't do. You need to sit cross-legged to keep yourself steady."
"Okay." Following his instructions, Lin Fan immediately sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Open your mouth!"
The moment Lin Fan opened his mouth, Yue Guan stuffed the entire dragon ganoderma leaf inside.
Lin Fan's throat moved, and he involuntarily swallowed the dragon ganoderma leaf.
The next instant, warmth began spreading through his stomach.
At first, Lin Fan did not feel much, but after two or three minutes, violent cramps tore through his abdomen, as though that energy were about to explode.
"It hurts!" Lin Fan gritted his teeth and endured it, his face contorted in agony.
"Bear with it," Yue Guan encouraged him quietly.
Seeing that Lin Fan truly could not endure it, Qian Daoliu intervened.
He approached the bedside and raised his hand, gathering a gentle golden light in his palm.
Then he held it over Lin Fan's head, palm facing down, and channeled the Angel God's sacred power into Lin Fan's body.
It helped ease Lin Fan's pain and refine the medicinal power.
Bibi Dong and Blue Silver stood at the foot of the bed without speaking.
Blue Silver's gaze settled on Qian Daoliu's palm. The golden light was dense but not dazzling, carrying a reassuring power.
Although she had undergone soul beast transformation, she could still sense the purity of that sacred power.
This was the absolute control over power possessed by a level 99 Peerless Douluo. Qian Xunji could not yet use each attribute of his angel martial soul separately.
With Qian Daoliu's help, Lin Fan perfectly absorbed the medicinal power of the dragon ganoderma leaf in just half an hour, despite having an ordinary person's constitution.
"Done."
Qian Daoliu withdrew his power. Lin Fan slumped on the bed, panting heavily, his clothes soaked with sweat.
"How do you feel?" Yue Guan asked.
Lin Fan moved his hands and feet, then said in surprise, "It doesn't hurt anymore. And... I feel full of energy, like I've had a good night's sleep."
"This medicine is amazing, though my body feels a little sticky, and there's a bit of a smell."
Yue Guan explained, "It's your first time taking this herb. That's perfectly normal. Haven't you read a lot of novels? It's like that thing called..."
"Cleansing the meridians and marrow," Lin Fan supplied.
"Yes, something like that." Yue Guan then changed the subject. "Next, it's time to take the other herb to treat your brain."
"Okay." Lin Fan sat cross-legged again and opened his mouth, only for Yue Guan to roughly stuff the herb inside.
This time, a cool sensation slid down his throat, completely different from the scorching heat of the dragon ganoderma leaf.
Before long, Lin Fan felt something creeping into his brain, cool and tingling.
Then a buzz rang through his brain, and his entire head swelled as though it were about to explode.
"Hiss!" Lin Fan sucked in a sharp breath and immediately clutched his head with both hands in agony.
Seeing this, Qian Daoliu placed his hand over Lin Fan's head once more.
Qian Daoliu guided the Angel God's sacred power to envelop that cool energy and slowly spread it through Lin Fan's sea of consciousness.
Lin Fan felt another buzz in his brain, as though something had broken open, and light suddenly blazed before his eyes.
Then he saw.
Countless threads, densely packed and stretching everywhere, extended in every direction, weaving into an endless web.
And the source of those threads he had searched for the other day was actually a ball—a silvery-white ball.
Countless threads extended from that ball, but threads also wrapped around it, making it look like a silvery-white ball of yarn.
He reached out to touch the ball, but just as his fingertips were about to make contact, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind... Don't touch it.
In the end, Lin Fan did not dare touch it and withdrew his hand, still shaken.
"Whew..." Lin Fan opened his eyes and panted heavily, his chest rising and falling.
He still could not see, but the visual impact of that brief instant had felt so real that he had almost believed he had truly seen something.
"What happened?" Yue Guan stepped forward.
"Nothing..." Lin Fan's voice was hoarse. "For a moment, it felt like I saw something. But it's gone now."
"How do you feel?" Yue Guan asked again.
"Hmm." Lin Fan thought for a moment. "My mind is very clear. I feel more at ease than ever before. It's like everything I learned back in school has come back to me, as though I only learned it last night."
That was the only way Lin Fan could explain it.
After all, he had forgotten most of what he learned after graduating from university and starting work, yet now he could actually remember it.
Yue Guan nodded. "That means it's working. This herb stimulated your brain and helped you recall things from your past."
"Yes, the past." Lin Fan smiled wistfully. "My body and mind both feel incredibly at ease now. This is the most relaxed I've felt for as long as I can remember."
Qian Daoliu spoke. "Then do you also remember all the contents of that novel you mentioned, Douluo Continent, very clearly?"
"Could you explain the incident between Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong that you mentioned earlier in more detail? What exactly did Qian Xunji do to make Bibi Dong hate Spirit Hall so much?"
Lin Fan froze, thinking, Can I really talk about that?
"Old Village Chief, are you asking me to describe that secret chamber scene in detail?"
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