Chapter 13: Studying Medicine

"Not sharing!" Su Ruo expressionlessly refused, putting the things into her bag.

Nobody expected that Su Ruo would not give any face at all, so directly refusing; after all, if ordinary people heard this, even if they were unwilling inside, they'd still give out a bit due to face.

Chen Wei felt she had lost face, her face flushed red as she muttered: "Not sharing then not sharing, stingy!"

Su Ruo gave her a cold look: "Yes, I'm stingy, and I'm not only stingy but also hold grudges; what I hate most in life is others eyeing my things, so you'd better stay away from me, don't set your sights on me."

Chen Wei flushed red with anger: "Who's eyeing your stuff? It's just two big dates, what's the big deal?"

"Not eyeing them is fine." Su Ruo said, withdrawing her gaze and no longer looking at her; Su Ruo knew from her previous life that Chen Wei's family was poor and she especially loved taking small advantages.

She liked Li Zeyu in her heart but dared not say it; later, after Su Ruo got together with Li Zeyu, Chen Wei came to hate her.

After Li Zeyu left, Chen Wei often spoke ill of her outside, damaging her reputation; whenever she saw Su Ruo, she would sneer at her.

Even later, Su Ruo suspected that Li Wei had a hand in the scheming scoundrel who set her up.

At this moment, Chen Wei was both angry and annoyed by Su Ruo's blockade, yet couldn't find words to retort.

She continued flipping down, one medicinal herb after another continually appearing before her eyes.

Su Ruo never expected that her act of saving someone would also bring such an unexpected joy.

Besides the rewards already obtained, Su Ruo actually saw on the system's screen the progress bar representing her Qi Yun value, which had clearly increased a little.

The aunt's hand went numb, and she exclaimed: "It's just a piece of your braised pork, why are you so stingy, even hitting someone."

What surprised Su Ruo even more was that beside this herb were full annotations, with the efficacy, usage, and dosage of each part clearly marked.

Su Ruo had already sensed her movement and struck her hand.

Su Ruo had been studying eagerly in her Sea of Knowledge when she was suddenly interrupted, making her extremely annoyed.

What's more miraculous is that when Su Ruo learns pulse diagnosis, a phantom figure instantly appears before her eyes, demonstrating step by step how to observe the face and take the pulse.

After the system finished, an ancient-looking traditional Chinese medicine book appeared in Su Ruo's mind.

Sensing Su Ruo's doubt, the system immediately said: "This is the Faith Power the host has received; each time the system does a good deed and receives others' liking, admiration, and faith, the Qi Yun increases a bit."

Does this mean that if I continually do good deeds, help others, reap their goodwill, admiration, and gratitude, I can increase my Qi Yun value?

Now seeing Su Ruo eat so happily, smelling that meat fragrance, and then looking at her own bowl of vegetables, she felt terribly upset.

What is a floating pulse, what is a sinking pulse, demonstrating all kinds of pulse variations, so Su Ruo can study and research them repeatedly.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Li Shirou's affected face; her inner anger instantly peaked, and she asked coldly: "What's the matter?"

Such a miraculous teaching mode immersed Su Ruo completely; she felt as if she had obtained a treasure, continually exploring the mysteries of traditional Chinese medicine.

Su Ruo couldn't wait to write down all of this, turn all these medical arts into her own, making them the foundation of her future livelihood.

Li Shirou looked at Su Ruo, who had already slept for over three hours, and involuntarily frowned; not knowing why, she felt empty inside, as if something was gradually slipping out of her control.

Su Ruo diligently studied medicine in her Sea of Knowledge; to outsiders, she appeared to be asleep.

Su Ruo no longer paid her any attention, directly sitting on the chair, closing her eyes to rest; in fact, she used her consciousness to inspect the space.

The aunt sitting opposite Su Ruo, seeing the braised pork in Su Ruo's bowl, unconsciously swallowed several times; although after several previous occasions she knew Su Ruo wasn't easy to bully.

For some reason, she just wanted to wake Su Ruo up, not letting her continue sleeping.

Li Shirou was frightened by Su Ruo's piercing gaze; after a while she weakly said: "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb your sleep; I was afraid you'd miss mealtime, so I just reminded you."

The weather was so hot that meat buns definitely couldn't be taken out to eat anymore, so Su Ruo decisively bought a portion of braised pork and rice from the train attendant.

While Su Ruo ate with relish, the Li Shirou siblings beside her suffered; to save money they had bought only the cheapest vegetables and rice.

Having said that, she didn't give Su Ruo a chance to refuse, reaching out with chopsticks to snatch the braised pork from Su Ruo's bowl.

Still unable to hold back, she said: "Little girl, you can't finish all this braised pork yourself; throwing it away would be wasteful, why don't I eat a bit for you."

But as time passed, this thought grew stronger and stronger.

The virtual image of the herb before her eyes was exceptionally clear, almost tangible, with the leaf veins and stems distinctly visible; Su Ruo almost could smell its distinctive herbal fragrance.

Upon hearing these rewards, Su Ruo's lips involuntarily curled up; although the system gave little, it was enough for her to eat for a while.

Finally, as night fell, the train attendant began selling meals; Li Shirou could no longer hold back, urgently pushing Su Ruo with her hand until Su Ruo slowly opened her eyes.

Li Shirou even began to regret waking Su Ruo up; if she had known this, she wondered why she had bothered to call her—letting Su Ruo starve would have been better; she was just bringing trouble upon herself.

The whole carriage was filled with noisy chatter; Su Ruo thought to herself, "Forget it, I'm not in a hurry anyway; I'll eat my fill first."

If that's the case, wouldn't things go more smoothly from now on, without the misfortune of her past life? The more Su Ruo thought about it, the more excited she became.

Although Su Ruo knew Li Shirou had done it on purpose, she couldn't find a reason to vent; she wanted to keep her eyes closed to study, but her stomach started growling.

The system said: "Host, you earned 10 contribution points from this rescue; you can exchange them in the space mall for ten catties of flour and eggs."

At this moment, Su Ruo, who had been reborn, was indeed shocked by this scene.

Even Li Shirou herself didn't understand why she had such a strange thought.

Su Ruo used her consciousness to open the book; as soon as she turned the first page, she was astonished, because the moment she opened the medical arts, a virtual image of a medicinal herb instantly appeared before her eyes.

Needless to say, the ingredients of this era are still substantial; the braised pork is nicely marbled with fat and lean, cooked to perfection.

She already couldn't eat it; now it's even harder to swallow.

The system again said: "As a reward for the host's satisfactory completion of the first mission, the system will grant the host a medical book; I hope the host studies the medical arts diligently, strives to save people, presses on, and soon regains her own Qi Yun."

The first half of this book introduces several hundred medicinal herbs; the second half begins with pulse diagnosis, inspection, listening, questioning, palpation, acupuncture, massage, and other traditional Chinese medicine treatments.

Likewise for acupuncture, the virtual image will clearly tell Su Ruo where the body's acupoints are, how to insert and withdraw the needle, and it simulates a patient for her to practice; if her hand movements are not standard—too deep or shallow, too light or heavy—it will give prompts.

Su Ruo said without lifting her head: "Taking without asking is theft; I'm a cleanliness freak with a bad temper, so you'd better not touch my things."

Although the aunt was unwilling, she didn't dare to forcibly seize it, and resignedly went to gnaw her own steamed bun.

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