A Genius's Temperament

Fifteen minutes later, a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses burst into the principal's office.

"Where is she? Where?"

The principal pursed his lips. "She's gone."

He picked up the paper and showed it to Teacher Ouyang. "Here. In those few seconds when you weren't answering your phone, she wrote out the whole solution and finished the answers to the fill-in-the-blank questions too."

The principal then haltingly repeated what Ji Chuxing had said.

Teacher Ouyang was a special-grade mathematics teacher at Nanzhong. He had just brought these problems back from an International Mathematical Olympiad conference. International experts had only just devised them, and they had never been made public.

Even international mathematical geniuses might not be able to figure out an approach to some of them in a short time.

On his way back from abroad and up until now, Teacher Ouyang had only solved two multiple-choice questions and one major problem. Yet as soon as Ji Chuxing arrived, the answers came out, just like that.

With a few words, she had opened a crack in the problem he had been unable to make sense of.

Now it all suddenly became clear to him.

Teacher Ouyang was so excited that the hand holding the paper was almost trembling. "A genius! An absolute genius!"

"An International Olympiad champion needs at least five minutes to solve one problem! Student Ji is an absolute genius!"

The principal had gotten over his initial excitement and shock. Remembering her unbearable exam results, he couldn't help muttering, "In that case, why does she pretend to be a bad student?"

She failed every subject on every exam. Could there be something about Nanzhong that dissatisfied her, causing her to make this kind of silent protest?

The principal was reading far too much into it. Ji Chuxing had simply been replaced with a different soul.

"What?" Teacher Ouyang looked utterly baffled.

The principal pulled up Ji Chuxing's past grades on his computer for Teacher Ouyang to see. "Look."

Professor Ouyang was unfazed. He patted the principal on the shoulder and smiled. "You don't understand. Geniuses are all like that. Take this seventeen in chemistry, for example. Do you think seventeen was all she could score? There simply weren't any questions she wanted to answer."

Understanding dawned on the principal. "So that's how it is."

Professor Ouyang said excitedly, "I'll go gather some problems right away. Oh, right, registration for this year's International Olympiad hasn't closed yet. Student Ji is sure to like that kind of challenge. Remember to sign her up!"

Ji Chuxing knew nothing about what had happened in the principal's office. She was thinking about Bo Yanchen's leg injury.

Bo Yanchen had taken her hand several times, and she had instinctively taken the opportunity to feel his pulse. Ji Chuxing was certain his condition was caused by a toxin.

A poison in his body had been suppressed, but its backlash had struck his legs. To stand up, he had to have the toxin completely cleared away.

At the very least, the toxin accumulated in his legs had to be alleviated or suppressed.

At the same time, acupuncture would be used as a supplementary treatment.

Ji Chuxing had a plan in mind. After school that afternoon, she went to West China Hall to find the old Chinese medicine doctor.

"The medicinal ingredients you mentioned don't exist in Hua Country's Chinese medicine circles, Little Divine Doctor. Could you have remembered them wrong?"

Ji Chuxing's eyelashes trembled slightly. "I see."

She had expected as much. "Where might I find them?"

The old doctor shook his head. "As Chinese medicine has developed, new medicinal ingredients have emerged, but most have actually been passed down since ancient times. Some aren't truly medicinal ingredients at all. They may be unnamed species grown in laboratories or certain special bases, obtainable only through specific channels."

Ji Chuxing was silent for a moment. "The Resource Network?"

The old doctor was taken aback. "You know about the Resource Network too?"

Ji Chuxing murmured assent. "A little."

The old doctor shook his head. "At present, the Resource Network is the only avenue, but you must be careful. If you're looking for a special medicine, you'll attract attention."

"What kind of attention?"

"The attention of covert forces from various countries," the old doctor said. "The more intractable the condition you encounter, the more mysterious the place it comes from."

Like the one afflicting Bo Yanchen?

Or the force that had used this poison on him?

Ji Chuxing nodded to show she understood. She was about to turn and leave when the old doctor hurriedly caught hold of her. "Hey, Little Divine Doctor, wait!"

"Is there something else?"

"Well... have you given any thought to seeing patients at West China Hall?"

Ji Chuxing gave the old man a reserved sideways glance. "Aren't you Shen Daozhang, South City's divine healer? Does West China Hall really need me?"

Shen Daozhang looked aggrieved. "But I don't know your acupuncture technique."

Ji Chuxing blinked. "But I'm a little busy."

"Little Divine Doctor, if you come to West China Hall, I'll let you use my special-grade Resource Network account!" The old doctor was going all out!

Ji Chuxing's eyes lit up. "Deal."

The old doctor was so happy he could have flown. Then Ji Chuxing said, "Come to me for difficult and complicated cases. Don't bother me at other times. Send the account details to my phone."

With that, Ji Chuxing left without a trace of expression.

The old doctor was left behind, as happy as a madman. The young nurses coming and going in the pharmacy couldn't bear to watch. You've been had, old man!

In the end, Ji Chuxing decided to try her luck at the underground casino.

It was the same young stallholder as last time. He had somehow gotten hold of a new batch of parts, and his eyes lit up when he saw Ji Chuxing. "Master!"

This kid knew the ropes. He knew how to address people! Ji Chuxing nodded.

The young man rummaged through the large bag behind him for a while, then took out a package and handed it to Ji Chuxing.

"I found the things you mentioned last time! I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow!"

Ji Chuxing paused and took it. "The quality looks good, though it's a little lacking. Forget it, I'll use it for now."

The young man was speechless.

A master was a master, all right. Just listen to her—she really knew her stuff.

Ji Chuxing walked over and sat down cross-legged. Picking up the parts, she began assembling them while asking the young man about the medicines.

The young man hesitated. "The International Medical Alliance might have the things you're talking about."

It was another force she had never heard of, and Ji Chuxing's interest was piqued.

The young man explained, "The International Medical Alliance, abbreviated IMA, is an organization independent of every government in the world. Its medical achievements are astounding, but nobody knows exactly who its members are. All anyone knows is that medicine is their weapon."

"What about the International Special Security Bureau?"

"You can't compare the two. They're not in the same field, like two kings on one mountain," the young man said. "The International Special Security Bureau relies on its military, the world's best information-searching capabilities, and a powerful economy for support. Backed by military might, financial resources, and intelligence, it maintains global security, just like its name says. The International Medical Alliance relies entirely on its medical capabilities. They say it can already use genetic research to change humanity's limits and create perfect humans."

Ji Chuxing murmured, "Hmm."

Perfect humans?

Interesting. It reminded her of her laboratory in the other world. Sure enough, no matter where she went, there were always people who wanted to create the most perfect humans.

After casually chatting with the young man for a while, Ji Chuxing gained a general understanding of quite a few mysterious forces in this world that were unknown to outsiders.

As it turned out, the international sphere consisted of more than just countries. There were also mysterious forces with ruling power.

She finished assembling the device. Just as she was dusting off her hands and preparing to get up, the young man suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Master, my livestream broke its record! I've struck it rich!"

Ji Chuxing was puzzled.

The young man danced with joy, his sallow face flushed bright red.

Ji Chuxing soon noticed it too. There was a computer screen where she had been sitting. The young man had been livestreaming while she talked to him and assembled the parts. He hadn't paid attention while they were talking, but when he finally noticed, his livestream's follower count had risen so high that it lagged.

The screen was covered in comments.

"Wow, who's the newcomer? Those hands are so fast! So cool!"

"If I remember correctly, that looks like a new little mechanical device from the Resource Network. The person assembling it there was a special-grade account master. I didn't expect to see it here too!"

"So beautiful! I'm certain those are a girl's hands!"

"A girl? How is that possible? Girls don't have any advantage when it comes to assembling machines!"

"This is the first time I've seen someone look so intelligent just assembling a machine. I've learned something today!"

Ji Chuxing looked at the comments and blinked.

The young man said, "Master, I forgot to tell you I was livestreaming just now. I made a fortune tonight! But you appeared on camera, so I'll give you half!"

And so, a minute later, Ji Chuxing received a transfer from the young man.

2.8 million!

Wow!

Ji Chuxing had discovered another way to make money.

She was going to livestream too, and make lots of money!