Seeing this, Lin Mo fell silent for a moment, then looked at Li He. "Then I wish you smooth sailing in the upcoming entrance exam, senior brother."
Holding the box, Li He forced a somewhat complicated smile onto his face and nodded. "May your kind words come true."
With that, he turned around with the heavy box in his arms and walked toward the medical hall's entrance, his steps slightly unsteady.
His retreating figure soon disappeared into the stream of people on the street.
Lin Mo stood there watching for a few seconds before withdrawing his gaze and turning to walk farther into the medical hall.
Everyone had their own aspirations.
Li He had already decided to leave the medical hall to prepare for admission to an advanced academy. That was his own choice.
As an outsider, Lin Mo had no standing to stop him.
In a side room on the other side, Ye Lingling was still sitting quietly by the window with a medical book in her hands. Hearing footsteps, she raised her head and looked calmly at Lin Mo.
She seemed to have anticipated Li He's departure. There was no surprise on her face, which remained as placid and unruffled as ever.
"Has he left?" Ye Lingling's voice was cool and clear, betraying no emotion.
"Yes, just now," Lin Mo replied.
Ye Lingling closed the book in her hands, stood up, and said to Lin Mo, "Your task today is the same as before. You'll be in charge of dispensing medicine for patients in the dispensary according to their prescriptions.
I have nothing else arranged for you today."
"All right, Sister Lingling." Lin Mo nodded in agreement.
As early as his first month, after successfully passing Elder Ye's assessment and officially being allowed to stay, Lin Mo had begun systematically studying detailed information about all kinds of medicinal ingredients.
From the most basic medicinal properties and effects to identification by appearance and storage requirements, he committed it all to memory bit by bit.
Elder Ye taught meticulously, and he studied diligently.
Only after repeatedly confirming that he would essentially make no mistakes in dispensing medicine did Ye Linyuan allow him to fill patients' prescriptions in the dispensary.
Lin Mo, for his part, approached the work with the utmost concentration, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Medicine could not be taken carelessly. Taking the wrong medicine by accident could cause injury at best and very likely cost someone their life at worst.
It was worth mentioning that the Ye Family Medical Hall had quite an extensive collection of books on medicinal ingredients.
Those thick illustrated compendiums covered almost every common medicinal ingredient found within the Heaven Dou Empire, with both pictures and text and exceptionally detailed explanations.
Besides common medicinal herbs, some of the older books and unique surviving volumes also recorded exceedingly rare herbs, some of which could even be said to exist only in legends.
In one unique surviving volume with yellowed pages and somewhat damaged edges, Lin Mo had found an entry on the immortal-grade medicinal herb known as the "Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."
The book not only illustrated its general form but also depicted the details of its petals, roots, and stems. Its medicinal properties were recorded in considerable detail, and its specific effects were mentioned as well.
For Lin Mo, this absolutely counted as an unexpected delight.
This was also one of the reasons Lin Mo had become more determined to spend his afternoon training time at the medical hall.
Here, he could not only learn medicine but also gain access to knowledge of rare medicinal herbs that ordinary Soul Masters would never encounter.
Immortal herbs... if he had the chance to encounter such heaven-defying opportunities in the future, he certainly would not want to miss them.
At this stage, this was practically the opportunity on the Douluo Continent that could most rapidly improve his strength and solidify his foundations.
It could likewise be called one of the greatest opportunities currently available on the Douluo Continent!
During his time at the medical hall, besides dispensing medicine, he would occasionally have patients with injured tendons or bones come specifically to him for therapeutic massage and bone-setting.
This was thanks to the natural advantage his Body Martial Soul gave him in controlling his body.
When learning techniques such as therapeutic massage and bone-setting, he always felt far more at ease than others. He could precisely perceive minute changes in bones, muscles, and the like, and apply force where it was needed more easily.
Even so, it was only a month ago that he had finally passed Old Master Ye Linyuan's assessment in this area and been allowed to treat such patients.
When helping others with therapeutic massage and bone-setting, Lin Mo would also take the opportunity to smooth out the somewhat sluggish flow of Qi and blood within their bodies.
However, this was so discreet that no one could detect it.
This was mainly because the primary attribute of his Body Martial Soul was Qi and blood, giving him a sensitivity to the circulation of Qi and blood within the human body far beyond that of ordinary people.
Naturally, doing this came easily to him, as though it were an instinct.
Of course, his main reason for doing so was to perceive more directly how Qi and blood circulated within people of different constitutions and in different states.
This offered considerable reference value for his research into the mysteries of his own Body Martial Soul.
Just as, before leaving Soul Emperor Village, he had used his still-unpolished techniques to help smooth out the somewhat declining Qi and blood within Grandpa Village Chief's body.
Although Lin Mo felt that this had little effect, his main purpose had been to check Grandpa Village Chief's health.
Still, judging by the smile Grandpa Village Chief had shown afterward, the experience must have been quite pleasant.
However, when helping the medical hall's patients, his Bloodline Power served more to "sense" and "guide." It was actually the Soul Power he infused into them that cleared the flow.
The results were not as good as using Bloodline Power alone.
He mainly did this to conceal the existence of his Second Martial Soul.
At least for now, Lin Mo had absolutely no intention of revealing that he possessed a Second Martial Soul.
This was a trump card he had kept for himself, and naturally, the fewer people who knew about a trump card, the better.
As for other medical knowledge, such as the more profound arts of pulse diagnosis and writing prescriptions, although Lin Mo was also learning these from Ye Linyuan, he was still far from being able to put them into practice.
Before he reached a level of "modest accomplishment" in these areas, never mind Old Master Ye Linyuan being unwilling to let him see patients independently-Lin Mo himself would never dare treat others with his half-baked medical skills.
Otherwise, he might very well fail to cure the illness and instead outsmart himself, bringing a heap of unnecessary trouble upon himself.
Incompetent doctors harmed people. He understood that much.
Lin Mo shook his head, temporarily clearing away those fantasies that were impractical for the time being.
With a thought, a fluctuation of Soul Power flashed around him, and Charmander appeared beside his feet.
Lin Mo crouched down, stroked Charmander's head, and said quietly to it, "Same as always. Stay with Sister Lingling for a while. I'll come find you once I'm done."
With that, he looked at Ye Lingling.
The instant Charmander appeared, a rare, barely perceptible glimmer of delight surfaced in Ye Lingling's eyes, which were usually as still and unruffled as an ancient well.
She said nothing, simply taking a few strips of jerky she had prepared long ago from a small cloth pouch she carried with her. She crouched down and held them out before Charmander.
Charmander's nostrils twitched twice, and a low "woo" sounded in its throat. It did not refuse.
It leaned over, deftly took the jerky from Ye Lingling's hand in its mouth, then lay down to one side and began nibbling at it at a leisurely pace.
After spending so much time together, Ye Lingling had long since figured out the little fellow's preferences-
A pure carnivore, it never so much as glanced at fruit, vegetables, or anything of the sort.
Catching this scene out of the corner of his eye, Lin Mo shook his head somewhat helplessly, then turned and walked toward the busy dispensary and main hall at the front.