Chapter 21: Attempt Success

Two hours later, the young man finally returned to the medical clinic with his face covered in mud.

"Mother, Doctor, I'm back." But just at this moment, he saw...

The old lady was struggling to drink a bowl of mixed-grain porridge, one spoonful at a time; although eating still looked very difficult, her complexion had indeed recovered quite a bit.

Looking closely, that bowl of porridge was not simply ordinary mixed-grain porridge, but had some ground-up medicinal herbs mixed inside.

"Oh, the old lady was hungry, so I boiled a bowl of medicinal porridge for her," Ning Feiliu said. "Although she can't eat much, she must replenish her strength. Furthermore, the herbs in this bowl of porridge count as part of your medicinal herbs; don't worry about me asking you for more money."

The old lady was indeed still unable to eat much, and she was still dizzy and lightheaded.

However, this medicinal porridge of Ning Feiliu's had added herbs to calm the spirit and soothe the heart, which could make her feel more comfortable.

At first, the old lady really couldn't eat anything, and she herself was too weak to eat.

Ning Feiliu had no choice but to feed her a few spoonfuls himself, but once the herbs took effect and she recovered enough to be slightly clearer-headed and drink the porridge on her own, he let the old lady drink it herself.

He was not the old lady's son; feeding her those few spoonfuls was already considered kind.

Yet even so, as the old lady looked at him now, her eyes were filled with gratitude.

"A trade has its rules; I said I wouldn't take more from you," Ning Feiliu paused, then added stiffly, "And don't think you can curry favor with me this way."

Then, he mixed them together, added Honey Dew, kneaded them into a medicinal stick, and used a mold to roll them into individual pills.

The young man felt no dissatisfaction toward Ning Feiliu at this moment; after all, Ning Feiliu had been so good to him and his mother.

He wasn't afraid of gathering too much; he was only afraid the amount would be too little.

But as for this "keep strangers at a distance" attitude...

And he didn't want to be labeled a "good person," so he tried his best to...

"She needs to eat something so she can be treated later," Ning Feiliu put down the medical book in his hand and said expressionlessly, "Did you bring all the herbs back?"

There were nearly four portions of sour-numb root and three portions of purple-flower earth-nail in there, and the other herbs had also been gathered in relatively large quantities.

"I brought them back," the young man took the parcel from his back, spread it out in front of Ning Feiliu, and said, "Doctor, look..."

Following the preparation method for the Water Dizziness Snake Venom Antidote Pill in his mind, he processed the herbs one by one according to the steps.

It was clear that the young man was afraid the quantity wouldn't be enough, so he had gathered extra.

"These... and these, take them back. You can sell them to other medical clinics... they should sell for one or two Copper Soul Coins, or you can take them back to boil into soup yourself."

Never mind the old lady, even the young man was looking at Ning Feiliu with some gratitude at this moment. "Doctor... you..."

Keep the attitude cold, keep the behavior restrained.

"In short, I won't take these small benefits from you, making it seem like I owe you a favor."

"Too much," Ning Feiliu checked the quantity and shook his head.

But in his heart, he actually felt that Ning Feiliu was truly a very good person; not only did he not take a single cent from them for the treatment, but he also didn't want to take advantage of them...

"Alright, I'll start making the medicine for you," Ning Feiliu took the herbs and returned to the counter.

"It's fine if there's too much; it's better to have more," the young man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

These stiff words left the young man with no choice but to take the extra herbs back.

There were six pills in total; Ning Feiliu took three, and the remaining three were for the old lady.

This was the antidote pill; then, he prepared some medicine to replenish Qi and blood based on the remaining herbs, packed them up, and brought them out.

"Let's detoxify first," Ning Feiliu took out the antidote pill, prepared a cup of water, and placed it in front of the old lady.

"Drink the water and take it, and the poison will be neutralized."

Seeing this, the old lady, with her son's help, drank the water and swallowed the antidote pill.

Then, the medicinal effect of the antidote pill took hold very quickly; in less than a few minutes, the old lady seemed to have instantly recovered her spirit.

"My head... it's not dizzy anymore, it doesn't hurt..." the old lady said with some pleasant surprise.

However, Ning Feiliu poured cold water on them again, saying, "Hmm... the first dose of the antidote pill is the most effective, it can be called immediate, but you still have snake venom remaining in your body."

"So you must continue taking the medicine; don't be happy too soon."

"Finish this bowl of porridge before you leave, and take the medicine with you," he said coldly. "From now on, twice a day, morning and evening. Eat the antidote pill directly; this here is the medicinal decoction—boil five bowls of water down to one, over high heat for a quarter of an hour, and then you should be fine."

"Many thanks... many thanks, Doctor..." The young man, seeing his mother's complexion restored, also thanked him gratefully.

The old lady also said with a grateful face, "Doctor, you really are a very good person!"

Just as their words of thanks appeared.

【Heal 100 sick patients to receive the Gift of the Emerald God—increase Pharmacology learning ability by 10%. (Currently 98 short)】

【Receive sincere gratitude from others; after collecting one hundred times, you can obtain the Harvest of the Wandering God—Life's Friendliness: Increase intimacy when interacting with intelligent beings by 10%, and increase the probability of epiphany by 1%. (Currently 97 short)】

The mission progress had increased!

And for the "Life's Friendliness" mission, he had collected two instances of sincere gratitude at once.

This made things much easier.

"I am not a good person! Stop it!" Ning Feiliu rolled his eyes and said, "You two leave after finishing the porridge; I have to go out later, and the place is closing."

With all this fuss, the time was almost up for his appointment with Dugu Yan.

He could not be late today, and he had to return the Precious Wonder Pouch to Dugu Yan.

"Many thanks, Doctor," the old lady and the young man said hurriedly.

Then, the old lady began to speed up her porridge-drinking, and before long, she had finished it.

Afterward, she was helped out of the medical clinic by the young man.

But she had been carried on the young man's back when she arrived, and now, under Ning Feiliu's treatment, she could walk on her own...

This made Ning Feiliu's expression strange.

This wasn't because his medical skills were superb, but rather it should be said...

The herbs and prescriptions of Douluo Continent seemed different from those in his previous life; they took effect too quickly, and they made people recover quickly too.

Or perhaps, the people of this Douluo Continent world simply had strong recovery abilities.

In a past life, even if someone poisoned by a snake had the venom cleared, could they get on their feet that quickly?

They would at least have to lie in bed for half a day, right!

So the local medicinal herbs and traditional medicine of the Douluo Continent are really...

Quite something.

But Ning Feiliu could not think about that much right now; he closed the medical clinic directly and went to find Dugu Yan at the place they had agreed upon yesterday.

(End of this chapter)