Chapter 15: Medical Hall

However, the rent for a rental shop located in the suburbs of Heaven Dou City, next to the slums, was even cheaper than Ning Feiliu had imagined.

For instance, the shop he had his eye on right now, which had a relatively large floor area of a full 120 square meters and came with living quarters and a courtyard in the back, only required two Silver Soul Coins.

Thinking about it carefully, the total monthly expenses for a normal family of four were only around two Silver Soul Coins.

Therefore, the rent of two Silver Soul Coins for a shop on the edge of the suburbs could be considered quite a large expense.

Ning Feiliu paid five months' rent upfront to lease this shop, which had originally been used for a grocery business.

"Many thanks, Young Master." The agent who rented out the shop took the one Gold Soul Coin Ning Feiliu gave him, his face beaming with joy. "I shall take my leave now."

"Many thanks." Ning Feiliu took the shop keys and nodded.

Then he walked into the shop; the front storefront looked quite large, after all, it had a full 120 square meters of space.

Inside the shop, there were shelves, cabinets, a counter, and such; it seemed these items were also included in the scope of the shop lease.

Moreover, the shop had been cleaned very thoroughly.

However, Ning Feiliu did not mind. "Then this place shall become the place where I conduct experiments, and occasionally I can take a short rest here."

The main point was to extract the truly effective components for treating illnesses from traditional herbal formulas using various methods; after sufficient purification, the original medicinal efficacy would also be greatly improved.

In the courtyard, there was an old tree; its branches and leaves were not particularly lush, and the tree's roots were gnarled and twisted, making it look even more decrepit.

The courtyard was completely empty compared to the shop, without a single piece of furniture placed inside, truly demonstrating what it meant to have nothing but four bare walls.

Ning Feiliu began to plan the layout inside the shop, and then he walked into the courtyard in the back; the courtyard was also a full thirty or forty square meters in size.

As for the supply of medicinal herbs, he found a supplier in Heaven Dou City through his older brother, Ning Mingrui.

However, there were too many effective components that could be separated from the herbs, so he had to verify them thoroughly through experiments.

He had already decided to use modern medical concepts to improve the Pharmacology system of the Douluo Continent.

But those sparse, swaying branches and leaves, under the reflection of the sunlight, were draped in a layer of golden light, and the beauty of tenacious life emerged spontaneously.

These things were not difficult.

With his status as a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, these people dared not act presumptuously.

Therefore, the agents responsible for leasing the shops would still come personally from time to time to clear away the dust.

With the alchemy experiments of Singed and Renata, Ning Feiliu was quite confident that he could quickly summarize the experimental results.

"This can be used as a medicine cabinet, and here, I can usually sit."

Next, Ning Feiliu had to go buy some bottles, jars, and such, and also go order a set of specialized basic experimental instruments.

After all, if he wanted customers to come for consultations, it would obviously not do for the shop to look dusty and as old as if no one had visited for a long time.

Everything was fine as long as the money was paid, and there were even people to deliver them here.

Besides that, there was only one stone experimental bench left that needed to be delivered tomorrow.

Ning Feiliu also bought the furniture for the laboratory in the back and had people move it into his laboratory.

Ning Feiliu busied himself back and forth, and having spent thirty Gold Soul Coins in a single day, he looked at the "Medical Hall" plaque he had customized for the medical hall and felt it was about right.

Ning Feiliu stroked the trunk of the old tree and then walked straight into the courtyard.

He did not intend to give his medical hall any high-sounding name.

After all, the commoners who would come to his medical hall for treatment in the future only needed to know that this place was a medical hall.

And the basic experimental instruments he customized would also need three days to be delivered.

Just at this moment, Ning Feiliu suddenly remembered something...

"Right! Dugu Yan!" He slapped his forehead, looked at the sky which was no longer early, and immediately cried out "Oh no" in his heart.

Dugu Yan had said yesterday that she would come to find him today.

Although he did not know why Dugu Yan would do this, the young girl had agreed to come find him.

He had also agreed yesterday, so it would be a bit bad to stand her up now.

Thus, Ning Feiliu locked the gate of the medical hall, hurriedly circulated his soul power, and ran wildly toward the direction of the medical hall from yesterday.

In front of the medical hall.

Dugu Yan was sitting at the noodle stall nearby, feeling somewhat depressed; she had been waiting here for half an hour today.

At first, because of her grandfather, she had left the house late, and she had been worried about whether she would make Ning Feiliu wait too long.

But after arriving here, she discovered that Ning Feiliu had not arrived yet either.

This made her feel a little more at ease; this was fine, as Ning Feiliu would not be angry for waiting for her too long.

It was just that she kept waiting and waiting, only to find that Ning Feiliu never appeared.

Could it be that Ning Feiliu had come long ago... found that he didn't see her, and then went back?

But she asked the people in the medical hall, as well as the owner of the noodle stall here, and they all said they hadn't seen a tall, thin, handsome youth appear today.

Especially the medical hall apprentice from yesterday, who still had a deep impression of Ning Feiliu.

So if Ning Feiliu had appeared today, it was impossible for him not to remember.

After learning this news, Dugu Yan felt a bit pouty.

However, she was still waiting...

What if... Ning Feiliu was delayed by something and would come to find her later?

So Dugu Yan was still waiting...

But seeing the sky gradually darkening, she felt in her heart... perhaps Ning Feiliu would not come to find her today...

Dugu Yan stood up and sighed, "What are you thinking, Dugu Yan? You and he are just passing acquaintances... and you are the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo; ordinary people avoid you as much as they can..."

She gave a self-deprecating smile, and the luster in her beautiful eyes gradually faded.

But just at this moment...

A figure suddenly ran over from the end of the street and then stopped in front of her.

"S-sorry, I had something come up and arrived late."

Dugu Yan looked at the drenched Ning Feiliu before her and froze in place.

Ning Feiliu looked at the dazed Dugu Yan and thought apologetically that he must have kept this young lady waiting for so long that she was angry.

It seemed he would have to apologize properly in a moment.

This was, in fact, his fault to begin with.

Otherwise, if it were in his past life, those women were inexplicably angry at him?

Then let them be angry; what did that have to do with him?

But if Dugu Yan were angry at him, it would be because he had stood her up.

Being at fault first, one must admit it.

Ning Feiliu lowered his head and eyes, directly admitting his mistake, "Sister Yan, I was wrong."

"Pfft..."

Yet he did not hear the sound of Dugu Yan being angry at him; instead, he heard a crisp laugh.

"Honk honk honk honk honk honk! Look at how disheveled you are right now, covered in sweat... you really look so weak!"

Dugu Yan actually laughed with a honking sound on the spot, clutching her stomach as she mocked Ning Feiliu there.

Ning Feiliu looked at her with an embarrassed expression as she let out crisp, hearty laughter without restraint.

(End of chapter)