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Their catch-up was awkward. Wang Yao didn’t know how to describe his feeling. They had started to become a bit estranged. An invisible wall started to exist between them. This awkward feeling was sudden and came out of nowhere.

It was because of Tong Wei. Wang Yao didn’t know what had happened to her in Dao to cause the change. He wanted to have a good talk with her, but it seemed she had changed and was hiding something from him.

Maybe I should wait. He decided not to talk to Tong Wei yet.

Tong Wei called Wang Yao at lunchtime. She didn’t invite him to her apartment. She was not in a good mood and preferred to stay alone.

She needed to have a good think about her relationship with Wang Yao. As for the reason, only she knew.

Tong Wei was rushing through her trip to Lianshan. She spoke to Wang Yao on the phone but didn’t meet with him face to face.

What’s wrong with me? She kept asking herself the same question.

Wang Yao didn’t seem to care much. He thought, Let it be.

He actually wanted to ask Tong Wei what was happening. He even wanted to go to Dao. However, he decided to wait.

The car was running fast on the highway.

“Wei, what happened?” Tong Wei’s colleague asked in a low voice.

Tong Wei was looking out the car window. She seemed to be preoccupied. There was nothing worth viewing outside. Along both sides of the highway were continuous fields. It was winter, so there was nothing in the fields. They looked deserted.

“Nothing,” Tong Wei said.

“I think you’ve got something on your mind. You were like this when you were in Dao. How was your catch-up with your boyfriend?” her colleague asked.

“Nothing special.” Tong Wei didn’t seem to pay attention to what her colleague said.

Wang Yao was standing on top of Nanshan Hill looking far away. Although Nanshan Hill was not very big, he could see fairly far from Nanshan.

San Xian was standing next to him, wagging his tail.

“San Xian, I really don’t know women,” Wang Yao said.

Woof! Woof!

San Xian barked twice.

“Maybe I didn’t take the initiative?” Wang Yao wondered.

He spent the whole morning in the cold wind. He sat on a square rock looking out. It seemed like he was trying to figure out the mystery of the sky and earth.

While he was having some quality time on the hill, someone was waiting for him outside the clinic anxiously.

Lu Xian had arrived at the village early in the morning. As suggested by Wang Yao, he should have fully recovered by now. He had been feeling well the past few days. Even the occasional stomach pain had gone. He wanted to see Wang Yao to confirm that he had fully recovered. However, he had waited for nearly two hours.

Maybe he won’t come to the clinic today?

He didn’t want to waste his time. Plus, he had come all the way to the village with good expectations. So, he decided to wait. It was almost lunchtime. He was starving. Then, he saw Wang Yao coming down from the hill slowly.

Finally! Lu Xian let out a big sigh of relief.

Who is waiting for me? Wang Yao didn’t expect someone to wait for him at this time of the day.

“Hello,” Wang Yao said.

“Hello, Dr. Wang,” Lu Xian said.

“When did you get here?” Wang Yao asked.

“About two hours ago,” Lu Xian said.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting,” Wang Yao said.

“That’s alright,” Lu Xian said.

Wang Yao unlocked the door and invited Lu Xian into the clinic.

“How have you been feeling lately?” Wang Yao asked.

“I feel much better. I’ve taken all the decoctions you gave me. As you suggested the other day, I should be fully recovered by now. That’s why I’m here,” Lu Xian replied.

“Okay, let me take a look,” Wang Yao said.

He did a thorough check of Lu Xian.

“Hmm, I’m very happy with your recovery. All the parasites in your body have been removed. You are fine now,” Wang Yao said.

“Really?” Lu Xian was thrilled.

“Yes,” Wang Yao said.

“Thank you. Thank you very much!” Lu Xian cried with joy.

It had been a tough time for Lu Xian. The pain in his body was not the worst. The stress caused by this disease was worse than the physical pain. He had been anxious all the time. He often had nightmares in which he vomited blood and fell onto the bed. In his dreams, his family was desperate about his death. He often woke up sweating with horror.

Since he came to see Wang Yao, his condition had been improving gradually. When he heard the good news now, he was in tears.

Wang Yao didn’t say anything. He just looked at him quietly. He understood how Lu Xian felt. Like Wei Hai, Lu Xian initially thought he was beyond cure since his condition had gotten worse day by day. He thought he was going to die. Eventually, he miraculously recovered. From desperation to joy, no one knew better than Lu Xian.

“You still need to be careful with your diet. Your body still needs to be regulated,” Wang Yao said.

“Sure, thank you,” Lu Xian replied.

He couldn’t stop thanking Wang Yao. After a while, he left the clinic.

Another one has been cured.

The deadline for the mission related to curing people with tricky conditions was in one month. He hadn’t even completed half of the mission.

…

Meanwhile, Lun Hengran was in a hospital in Beijing.

“Doctor, can you take another look at me?” Lun Hengran asked.

“I’m not sure if I can help you,” the doctor replied.

Plump! Lun Hengran sat on the ground. His eyes were dark. It was as if someone had taken his soul.

In the past few days, from Lianshan to Wei, then to the capital city of the province, Lun Hengran had been to more than 10 hospitals and seen a number of specialists for the boils and scaly skin. None of the doctors could help him. In the end, he came to Beijing. This was not the answer he had expected.

This was pretty much the best hospital in China. The doctor in front of him was pretty much the best doctor specialized in skin conditions.

“Well, I’ll introduce a doctor to you. You can go to see him.” The doctor wrote a name down on a piece of paper.

“OK, thanks!” Lun Hengran expressed his gratitude before leaving.

“Doctor, his condition?” asked the medical student sitting next to the doctor.

“He had various of parasites in his body and bacterial infection. It would be really hard to treat him,” the doctor said. “Read this report. He has liver failure already. I’ve come across a similar case before. That patient loved eating snake meat. He suffered from ichthyosis and had scaly skin. It was extremely hard to treat him.”

“Did you recommend the doctor in Lianshan to him?” the medical student asked.

“Yes, he’s good at treating conditions like this,” the doctor said as he sipped tea. “You have to admit, sometimes a traditional Chinese medical approach can cure certain conditions Western medicine couldn’t. Although our hospital is one of the best in China, not every department is the best. Some are good, and some are not so good. The other large hospitals also can’t claim that all their departments are the best in China.”

“I see. By the way, there is a surgery booked for you in the afternoon,” the medical student said.

“OK, you can scrub in,” the doctor said.

…

It was a bit cold in Wang Yao’s clinic.

Zhou Wuyi’s upper body was naked. His back was filled with acupuncture needles.

Hmm, the quality of these needles are not so good, Wang Yao thought.

He used the ordinary acupuncture needles, which the shop assistant told him were silver. However, they didn’t seem to be silver.

A good horse needed a good saddle. Lu Bu had the Red Hare as his special horse for riding. He wouldn’t haven’t become one of the best generals in China’s history if he rode a donkey. He wouldn’t have been able to beat the strongest enemies.

“You can do acupuncture?” Zhou Xiong was surprised.

“I just started to learn,” Wang Yao said.

Wang Yao took his time. His hands were very steady. It was as if he was holding a block of gold instead of an acupuncture needle. He was like Shangguan Jinhong, a famous figure in a Kung Fu novel. Shangguang Jinhong’s weapon was called Dragon Phoenix Loop, the second best on the weapon list. It gained its reputation due to its steady performance, not due to its uniqueness.

Wang Yao was the same. As a doctor, he needed to have steady hands and determination, especially when providing acupuncture treatment. If he put a needle into the wrong acupuncture point with a shaky hand, a person’s life could be in jeopardy. The same principle applied to surgeons, whose hands needed to be steady when conducting an operation. They couldn’t afford to cut in the wrong place. They couldn’t stitch someone up and redo the operation. The patient would die, and the surgeon would probably be beaten to death.

“Are you cold?” Wang Yao noticed that Zhou Wuyi was shaking.

“A little,” Zhou Wuyi said.

Wang Yao transferred some Qi into Zhou Wuyi’s body. Zhou Wuyi didn’t see Wang Yao move, but he felt much warmer. He was surprised and wondered, How could this happen?

Releasing Qi to create a wall of air? This can’t be possible! Wang Yao thought.

Wang Yao spent the whole afternoon providing acupuncture and massage treatments. Zhou Wuyi and Zhou Xiong were impressed by Wang Yao’s internal power.

“Wow, I didn’t expect your internal power to become so strong at your age,” Zhou Wuyi said with a sigh.

“What?” Wang Yao asked with surprise.

“You were releasing Qi to communicate with your surroundings,” Zhou Wuyi said.

“Oh, yes, thanks to the Quanjing you gave me,” Wang Yao said.

“It would be a total waste if we kept the book,” Zhou Wuyi said.

“I have been feeling much better lately. Can I try to induce my Qi?” Zhou Wuyi asked.

“You certainly can, but your Qi is very abrupt,” Wang Yao replied.

“I actually thought a lot about the Taoism scripture,” Zhou Wuyi said.

“That’s great,” Wang Yao said.