Chapter 23: Busy with Tasks

"I don't believe it, then let me test you." Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes turned, she gave a strange laugh, and then took a "Pharmacopoeia Compendium" out of her Soul Guidance Device.

She flipped to a page at random, then her eyes lit up, and she said, "What is the prescription for the Spirit Suppressing Pill? Say it quickly!"

"It is Chongning, Heaven Core Grass, Earth Triangle Ox Horn Powder, Strange Fragrance Leaf, Zhenyuan..."

"Chongning is soaked in water and ground, the Earth Triangle Ox Horn Powder must be simmered over low heat until it turns from a mysterious black to a yellowish powder... and the Heaven Core Grass must be..." Ning Feiliu recited the prescription and the preparation method offhandedly.

"... finally, use Honey Dew to roll it into medicinal pills." He did not pause at all, not even needing to think, and spoke it all out fluently in one breath.

"You this..." Dugu Yan looked at him in disbelief, "Are you sure you only just started learning pharmacology?"

She had only taken this prescription out to make things difficult for Ning Feiliu because she saw that it was long and troublesome to process.

She hadn't expected Ning Feiliu to speak so fluently, and it was even exactly the same as what was recorded in the "Pharmacopoeia Compendium"!

"It's alright, my memory is not bad," Ning Feiliu said, answering a question that wasn't asked.

"Then let me continue to test you... You've finished reading the 'Herbal Compendium', right?" Dugu Yan asked.

"Mm," Ning Feiliu said while eating noodles.

"It is a bit of a cheat," Ning Feiliu did not deny it either.

"This memory of yours is really..." Dugu Yan felt a bit envious, "Too much of a cheat!"

A life with a cheat code is indeed quite unfair.

It was just that he himself hadn't realized it, but it seemed he had now defaulted to the idea that he must frequently come to find Dugu Yan.

"This medical clinic is open!"

"But this name..." She looked at the plaque that only had the two characters "Medical Clinic" on it, and burst into a laugh, "Did you not even bother to come up with a name?"

However, just at this moment...

Ning Feiliu had no objections; after all, he would definitely be traveling between the medical clinic and home in a straight line later, and it would definitely be very troublesome to run all the way to that medical clinic to find Dugu Yan.

"Doctor! My son is very sick! I beg you!"

Ning Feiliu's photographic memory, however, answered Dugu Yan's questions perfectly one by one.

"The doctor is here!"

It felt quite like a thesis defense session from his past life.

"It's fine, this name is simple and direct; as long as everyone knows this is a place where I treat illnesses, that's enough," Ning Feiliu shrugged.

"Then let me continue to test you..." Dugu Yan took out the "Herbal Compendium" and began to make things difficult for Ning Feiliu in various ways.

Ning Feiliu didn't even notice the strangeness in it, so naturally, he wouldn't think to try and figure it out.

He took Dugu Yan directly to that medical clinic near the outer suburbs of Heaven Dou City.

So why was that?

"So this is your medical clinic... it doesn't look bad," Dugu Yan looked at everything in the medical clinic, feeling a bit curious.

Then Dugu Yan and Ning Feiliu began to eat meat and noodles in large mouthfuls, and after finishing the noodles, Ning Feiliu paid the bill.

"Let's go take a look at your medical clinic," Dugu Yan said, "From now on, I'll come to your clinic to find you."

More than a dozen commoners suddenly surged in front of the clinic; Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan hadn't expected it, watching the crowd surge over.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Ning Feiliu hurriedly shouted loudly.

At the same time, he also directly circulated his soul power, letting his aura leak out!

The powerful deterrent effect belonging to a Spirit Master was what finally caused the crowd of people to settle down.

"Little Feiliu, you... have so many customers the moment you open," Dugu Yan said with some surprise.

Ning Feiliu frowned, but he suddenly remembered the old woman who had just been cured.

Perhaps after that old woman was cured, she was seen by these people on her way back, and then in just a short time, it spread from ten to a hundred?

After all, when the old woman had snake venom, she was half-dead, as if she didn't have many days left to live.

Yet she returned as if nothing had happened after coming to him, and on top of that, perhaps the old woman and her son said something to promote it.

Something like there being a Spirit Master lord here who treats illnesses both skillfully and quickly, that treating illnesses here doesn't cost money, and that he is a great, kind person.

So these commoners who usually couldn't afford to see a doctor all ran over.

But thinking about it carefully, Ning Feiliu had originally intended to use treating them to help complete his tasks.

So that old woman and the young man helped him with a wave of invisible promotion...

It could also be considered a good thing.

"Everyone, line up in an orderly fashion, come one by one and I will take a look," Ning Feiliu said calmly, "But first, let me clarify my rules for seeing patients..."

"If you have no money to see a doctor, you can use gathering herbs to replace part or all of the medical fees; in emergencies, you can be treated first and pay later; anything else is out of the question."

"For those paying medical fees by gathering herbs, you must gather double the amount of herbs; I generally won't ask for common herbs because they aren't worth much, you can just give one or two Copper Soul Coins."

"Also, those who cause trouble here or do not follow the rules will not be treated by me in the future."

Ning Feiliu thought for a moment and said, "That's all for now, alright, you all line up."

These commoners looked at each other, but their eyes were full of excitement.

Because this way of seeing a doctor was clearly a good thing for them.

So they began to line up in the medical clinic.

Dugu Yan listened to these words of Ning Feiliu and couldn't help but look at him with some helplessness.

It really is...

A big soft-hearted person.

But... such a person is truly interesting.

"I'll come help dispense medicine too," Dugu Yan said with a smile at this time, "Little Feiliu, you just focus on treating the patients."

Ning Feiliu hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

Just like that, Dugu Yan began preparing to dispense medicine in the back.

As for Ning Feiliu, he began sitting in front of the counter to see patients...

"It's just a cold, take the Cold-Dispelling Soup three times a day for two days and you'll be fine... These are the medicinal herbs, go and gather these types... double the dosage, and then just give me two Copper Soul Coins."

"It's not life-threatening... if you can wait, or you can give me one Silver Soul Coin and I'll dispense the medicine immediately."

"Stomach ailment... looking at this, it seems to be an ulcer? Deer God Hemostasis Pill plus a medicinal soup to replenish Qi and blood, hmm, likewise gather these few herbs; the Purple Ice Eight-Legged Deer is a Soul Beast, it's impossible for you to obtain its antlers, so just go and gather these medicinal herbs, as for the antlers of the Purple Ice Eight-Legged Deer, give me four Copper Soul Coins."

"This looks like you ate unclean salt... induce vomiting, right here, then drink salt water to replenish fluids and salt! No charge."

"Another cold, this fever is a bit more serious, if it continues like this it might lead to meningitis or pneumonia... meaning the brain might get burnt out, forget it, go gather the medicine immediately! I'll help him get better first before anything else!"

Just like that, Ning Feiliu began his busy, grinding work of seeing patients.

Dugu Yan watched the busy Ning Feiliu before her, his expression quite serious, and a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

(End of chapter)