“Hello, Dr . Wang,” said the middle-aged man .
“How can I help you?” asked Wang Yao .
“The person you saw yesterday is having a headache again . It got worse,” said the middle-aged man .
“What? That’s not possible,” said Wang Yao . He was shocked .
He understood the patient’s condition . He didn’t think his condition was too serious . The patient just had a headache . The cold toxin had been expelled after the message therapy . It was impossible to relapse in such a short period of time .
“Where is the patient?” asked Wang Yao .
“He’s just outside,” said the middle-aged man .
“Take him to the clinic,” said Wang Yao .
“Okay,” said the middle-aged man .
He notified his mother, then went to the clinic .
It was the same patient, but he looked completely different . In one day, the patient’s face had started to turn dark green . His breathing was extremely shallow . He was unsteady on his feet .
The patient didn’t just suffer from a common illness . He was intoxicated .
Wang Yao could tell it with just one glance .
“You haven’t taken him to the hospital?” asked Wang Yao .
“No, we decided to come to you first,” said the middle-aged man .
Wang Yao was speechless .
“Can you tell me why you took him to see me first?” Wang Yao was curious about the reason why the middle-aged man didn’t take his friend to the hospital .
“Well, one of my friends recommended you,” said the middle-aged man .
“Recommended by your friend?’ Wang Yao didn’t quite buy it . Unless the friend he mentioned was a true friend .
“You have been poisoned,” said Wang Yao to the patient .
“Am I? What poison is it?” asked the patient with surprise .
“I’m not sure at this stage,” said Wang Yao .
“Can you treat it?” asked the patient .
“I think so,” said Wang Yao .
The Detox Grass could help all kinds of toxins .
The patient’s condition was not extremely serious . Therefore Wang Yao just put a half leaf of Detox Grass in the warm water for him to take .
“Come here, drink it,” said Wang Yao .
“Okay,” said the patient .
He hesitated for a second, then drank the water which had the Detox Grass in it .
Soon, his body responded to the Detox Grass . He started to shake .
“What is going on?” asked the patient .
“Don’t panic . ” Wang Yao put two fingers on his pulse .
The patient was fine .
He didn’t shake for too long . Soon he got back to normal .
The toxin was resolved immediately, and the patient already looked much better .
A small glass of green water could help remove all kinds of toxins .
“This is amazing!” said the middle-aged man who looked like he was the patient’s secretary .
“I think the toxin has been resolved,” said Wang Yao .
“Okay, thanks . How much should we pay you?” asked the middle-aged man .
“Five thousand,” said Wang Yao .
“How much?” The middle-aged man was surprised .
“So?” Wang Yao didn’t repeat the amount .
“Pay him,” said the patient who had had his strength back .
As a patient he could feel the magical effect of the warm green water Wang Yao gave him . Initially, he had no strength and was in pain, as if he was tied up by heavy chains . However, as soon as he had drunk the herbal soup, all of his symptoms disappeared in no time .
“Okay . ” The middle-aged man immediately took out his wallet and paid Wang Yao .
“Dr . Wang’s reputation is truly supported by your medical skills,” said the patient .
“Now can you tell me how you found me?” asked Wang Yao .
“Recommended by a friend,” said the patient .
“So you just came to me after being poisoned without going to the hospital?” asked Wang Yao .
“Actually, we didn’t leave Lianshan . We spent the night in the town center . I don’t know how I got poisoned . I thought about you as soon as I realized didn’t feel well . I am telling you the truth . I lied to you before . I’m sorry . We actually have been to the hospital in town, but the doctors there couldn’t do anything for me . So we came here,” said the patient .
“Oh, it’s all right . ” Wang Yao waved his hand with a smile .
“Do you know what toxin it is?” asked the patient .
“I’m not sure,” said Wang Yao .
“Is it food poisoning?” asked the patient .
“I don’t think so,” said Wang Yao . The patient’s symptoms didn’t look like food poisoning . His symptoms were much more severe .
“Fortunately, you were just poisoned recently, and the poison didn’t move very fast through your body, although the toxin was very strong . If you hadn’t come today, your organs would be permanently damaged, if not worse,” said Wang Yao .
“I see . Thank you . Sorry to disturb you,” said the patient .
He stood up and left the clinic .
The patient and his secretary got into the car .
“Boss, the poison…” said his secretary with confusion . “I’m wondering where it is from?”
The patient had to stay overnight in Lianshan to run some errands after his visit to Wang Yao’s clinic . He spent the night in the best hotel in Lianshan .
If it was not food poisoning, how could the poison have gotten inside my body?
The patient wondered . Then he took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it up . The car was immediately filled with mild aroma .
What toxin was it?
Wang Yao was thinking about the patient in his clinic .
It was not food poisoning . The poison seemed to be made with ancient method .
Hopefully he’s not poisoned again .
It was not hard for Wang Yao to guess that someone wanted to kill that patient by poison .
Someone wants to murder that guy, who seems to be quite rich .
Because of his fortune?!
“Is he alright?” asked Zhang Xiuying as soon as Wang Yao had gotten back home .
“Yes, he’s fine now,” said Wang Yao . “I’m not coming back for lunch today . ”
“Are you gonna stay on Nanshan Hill?” asked Zhang Xiuying .
“Yes,” said Wang Yao .
He was going to brew a decoction in the morning . He had had all the herbs ready .
He was going to brew Regather Soup, which could consolidate one’s corporeity .
He came up with the plan to brew it last night .
He still had some Guiyuan and Shanjing, which he grew in the herbal field .
He would give a small proportion of the decoction to Pan Jun’s relative .
“That’s fine . There is some marinated beef left . Take some with you . Also, don’t forget to bring some food for San Xian and Da Xia . There is not much food left on the hill,” said Zhang Xiuying .
“Okay,” said Wang Yao .
He carried a big bag out of his house .
After he had left the village and reach the path leading to the hill, Wang Yao sped up . He looked around to make sure there was no one around him . Then he started to bounce forward . He moved several meters with one bounce . Wang Yao was moving rapidly if looking at him from distance . Soon he had arrived at Nanshan Hill and entered the Spirit Gathering Battle Array .
He lit the firewood .
The cottage was soon filled with smell of herbs .
San Xian was lying quietly in his dog house . He was looking up at the sky . No one knew what was on his mind .
The Regather Soup was the decoction Wang Yao brewed most frequently . Although he hadn’t brewed it for a while, he knew exactly what he was supposed to do .
“Done!”
He had finished brewing the decoction at noon .
Then he made a simple lunch for himself . He had some vegetables and meat with rice . He also offered San Xian and Da Xiao something nice to eat .
“Time for lunch, San Xian, Da Xia!”
He placed the pre-prepared food inside a big plate . It was meat with soy sauce, a combination of pork and beef .
San Xian came out of his dog house first . Da Xia flapped his wings, then flew off the tree .
They loved meat, all kinds of meat . No matter if it was baked or boiled . Their favorite food was meat with soy sauce . Wang Yao had to admit it was all really strange .
“Take your time, no hurry,” said Wang Yao .
He took his dining table out to have lunch together with San Xian and Da Xia .
“By the way, where is Xiaohei?” asked Wang Yao .
Woof! Woof! Woof!
“He’s gone to the back of the hill? What is he doing over there?” asked Wang Yao . “Catching rats?”
He was having a conversation with San Xian, which most people would find hard to understand .
Zhang Xiuying and Wang Fenghua went to buy some coal in the afternoon for their heat supply . It was very cold in the winter in Northern China . There was no arranged heat supply by the government in his village . Most households here used soil heating . Some households used hot water as a heater . They boiled the water with coal . It was a nice and practical way to keep warm .
“I don’t think Yao’s room has a heater,” said Zhang Xiuying . She and Wang Fenghua were thinking of their son .
“You are right,” said Wang Fenghua .
“It’s not too late to install the heater for him now . Let’s buy some more coal and save some for him,” said Zhang Xiuying .
“Okay,” said Wang Fenghua .
Therefore, they bought twice more of coal than before .
“Why do you buy so much coal?” asked Wang Yao .
He noticed the amount of coal in the courtyard almost doubled compared to previous years .
“We bought some for you,” said Zhang Xiuying .
“For me?” asked Wang Yao .
“Yes, you don’t have heater in your clinic yet . When will you install the soil heater?” asked Zhang Xiuying .
“I’m not going to install any heater,” said Wang Yao .
“No heater?” asked Zhang Xiuying .
“Right, why should I have heater?” said Wang Yao .
Wang Yao was neither sensitive to heat nor sensitive to cold . He felt nothing in such cold weather . Even if he had a patient, there was an air conditioner in his clinic . In addition, he had built a battle array around his clinic, which would adjust the temperature accordingly . The rooms in his clinic wouldn’t be too cold .
“So what are you going to use during winter? The air conditioner?” asked Zhang Xiuying .
“Yes, when it is really cold,” said Wang Yao .
“How about on Nanshan Hill?” asked Zhang Xiuying .
“I don’t need a heater on the hill,” said Wang Yao .
It was nice and warm in the Spirit Gathering Battle Array all year long .
“Then we’ve bought too much,” said Zhang Xiuying .
“Not really, just use it more often,” said Wang Yao, smiling .
It was nice to start a fire in a fireplace during winter while he was chatting and watching TV with his family .
It was a rare opportunity for them to have a rest after a whole year’s hard work .
Meanwhile, Long Yunfei was still trying to help build a road for the village in Jia County .
“Dr . Long, why do you feel you have to do this?” asked an officer of The Department of Infrastructure .
“I just want to try my best to help them,” said Long Yunfei .
He seemed to have aged 10 years in a month .
He couldn’t bear his own weight at all, and he was getting worse . He found his arms were also affected . He couldn’t control the movement of his arms . He panicked . Eventually, he talked to all the people he knew and spent a lot of money to finalize a plan to build a road for the village in Jia County .
“Don’t worry . We will process all the paperwork as soon as we can,” said the officer .
“Okay, thank you,” said Long Yunfei .
“Dad, what are you doing this for?” Long Tianyou didn’t know why his father was obsessed with building a road for that village . It was as if his father had gone crazy .
“I did this for myself, as well as for you guys,” said Long Yunfei in a hoarse voice .
“What?!” Long Tianyou was bewildered . This was the first time Long Yunfei had gone into the reason .
“Consider it a punishment for me . Although the punishment was too harsh, you would be relieved if I got better, right?” said Long Yunfei .