“That’s enough!
The Divine Doctor put aside his grievances to save a life, and you’re still making a scene here?!” Mrs.
Bai snapped.
Everyone was stunned.
‘From the way Mrs.
Bai is talking, did this person really cure Bai Zhi?’
“Is Bai Zhi really okay?”
“She’s fine!
It’s all thanks to this Divine Doctor.
Otherwise, it would have been all over!”
Mrs.
Bai turned to Zheng Yan, took a check from her purse, and said, “This is a one million thank-you gift.
Please accept it.”
“One million!!”
The few people standing nearby were dumbfounded.
‘It would take them more than ten years of saving every penny to earn that much.’
‘And this guy in front of them got it just for helping out once.’
“That won’t be necessary.
Just giving me a place to stay is enough.”
“How could that be enough?
You saved my daughter.
You deserve this one million.”
Seeing Mrs.
Bai’s firm attitude, Zheng Yan didn’t refuse.
He had just gotten out and really did need money for everything.
This one million was perfect.
“I also have a prescription here.
Later, you can get the medicine for Bai Zhi to take.
She’ll be better within two or three days.” After speaking, Zheng Yan took out his small, personal notebook, wrote a prescription, tore out the page, and handed it to Father Bai.
“Thank you!!”
Father Bai glanced at the prescription and asked in a low voice, “Divine Doctor Zheng, how did this Gu Insect get inside my daughter?”
“There are many ways.
Usually, the eggs are hidden in food and ingested.”
“Ingested?” Father Bai looked thoughtful and continued, “Could she have eaten it by accident?”
Zheng Yan shook his head.
“Although this type of Gu Insect is extremely potent, its eggs are very rare and have a low survival rate.
In modern society, they are generally cultivated by Gu Insect Masters.”
Zheng Yan’s meaning was simple: Someone had intentionally fed it to Bai Zhi.
It couldn’t have been accidental ingestion or anything like that.
Father Bai nodded.
After thanking Zheng Yan one last time, he walked away.
Zheng Yan slowly left the hospital with his mother.
‘As for how the Gu Insect ended up inside Bai Zhi, that has nothing to do with me.’
“Divine Doctor, wait a moment.”
Zheng Yan turned around and saw Professor Tang from before rushing over, panting.
“Is there something I can help you with?”
“Divine Doctor Zheng, it’s a real shame I didn’t have the opportunity to see you in action just now.
If I may ask, who was your master?”
“I have no master.
I’m purely self-taught.”
Hearing Zheng Yan claim to be self-taught, Professor Tang didn’t believe a word of it.
‘How could someone become a Divine Doctor by teaching themselves?
But then again, it’s normal for reclusive experts to prefer their peace and quiet, so it’s not surprising he wouldn’t want to say.’
“Haha, well, if you’d rather not say, young man, then we’ll leave it at that.
In a little while, our Traditional Chinese Medicine Association will be holding a conference.
I was wondering if you would grace us with your presence to observe and offer some guidance?”
Zheng Yan shook his head.
“Not interested.
I expect I’ll be quite busy.”
He watched as the mother and son left the hospital.
…
“Son, is that young woman really all right now?”
“She’s fine, Mom.
Don’t worry!”
Zheng Yan didn’t want his mother to worry too much, so he didn’t elaborate.
“As long as she’s fine!
My son is so capable now!”
Mrs.
Zheng let out a sigh of relief, her face filled with pride.
The two of them hailed a taxi and went to the apartment building at the address Bai Zhi had given them.
Once inside, Zheng Yan found the apartment’s decor to be very warm and inviting.
It was fully equipped with appliances and all sorts of personal items, and it didn’t have any strong odors.
It seemed just as Bai Zhi had said—she had renovated it for herself to live in.
This saved them a lot of trouble.
After a trip to the supermarket for some toiletries and other personal items, Zheng Yan cooked a simple meal, and he and his mother ate dinner together.
“By the way, Mom, did Wang Jiaxin ever come looking for you?”
Zheng Yan asked.
Wang Jiaxin was his girlfriend.
She had visited him a few times after he was imprisoned.
In fact, it was Wang Jiaxin who had told him that his mother was staying at his younger uncle’s house.
Wang Jiaxin had also told him to reform himself in prison, and that she would take care of his mother for him.
But recalling his mother’s earlier appearance, he couldn’t help but frown.
Mrs.
Zheng shook her head.
“I saw her once when you were first imprisoned.
After I moved to your uncle’s house, we lost contact.”
“Why?
Are you going to look for her?”
Zheng Yan nodded.
“She came to visit me in prison before and said she would wait for me for the rest of her life.
I can’t let her down.”
A smile appeared on Mrs.
Zheng’s face.
“That Wang Jiaxin is such a good kid.
You better not mistreat her, or I’ll have your hide.”
“Of course not.
Now that I’m out, I’ll definitely treat her well.”
Mrs.
Zheng nodded in satisfaction, her wrinkled face beaming.
It felt like life was suddenly looking up.
After dinner, Zheng Yan returned to his room and began to cultivate.
Back when he was in solitary confinement in prison, Zheng Yan would cultivate every night.
Zheng Yan was practicing the *Defiant Medical Scripture*, a legacy from the Divine Doctor.
It was both a book of medical arts and a Heart Method Book for cultivation.
According to the introduction in the legacy, with diligent practice, ascending to the heavens in broad daylight was just a matter of time.
Cultivation was divided into different realms: Body Refining, Qi Refining, Aperture Opening, Fusion, Heartbeat, Void Return, and Mahayana.
A stream of faint white energy continuously circled Zheng Yan’s body before being slowly absorbed into him.
After meditating for a while, Zheng Yan opened his eyes and thought for a moment.
‘Now that I’m out, I can find a place with abundant Spiritual Power to cultivate.
The conditions in prison didn’t allow for it, but I’m free now.’
Coincidentally, Zheng Yan remembered a small mountain near his old home.
The surroundings were elegant and secluded, with lush trees.
‘I just don’t know if it’s still there.
I can go check it out tomorrow.’
Early the next morning, Zheng Yan got up and headed for that secluded path.
Because he had arrived quite early, there was no one else on the path.
Zheng Yan took a breath and indeed felt much more refreshed than before.
The environment here made the Spiritual Qi slightly more abundant.
After some preparation, Zheng Yan planned to go for a short run, warm up his body, and then head back.
He had important things to do today.
Just then, a beautiful figure ran past Zheng Yan.
She wore black leggings that perfectly outlined her figure.
Her hair was tied in a ponytail.
He couldn’t see her face clearly, but from behind, she exuded a wild aura, one that made a man want to conquer her heart.
In the blink of an eye, she was over a hundred meters away.
Zheng Yan smiled faintly.
‘This beauty is the perfect person to test my skills against.’
With a push of his feet, Zheng Yan shot forward, charging toward the beautiful woman ahead.
The woman sensed the movement behind her and turned to look.
Zheng Yan was immediately stunned by her beauty.
Her delicate, fair face was covered in tiny beads of sweat.
Her large eyes looked at Zheng Yan in surprise, as if she was puzzled that someone could keep up with her pace.
Then, she turned and accelerated again.
The corners of Zheng Yan’s mouth curved up slightly.
‘I didn’t expect this girl to be an ordinary person.
She must be a cultivating Martial Artist.’
Martial Artists were different from Cultivators.
They didn’t primarily cultivate themselves, but rather martial techniques and Cultivation Techniques.
Their strength was divided into the Houtian, Innate, Bone Refining, Bone Marrow Refining, and Perfection realms.
However, due to the rapid development of technology, there weren’t many Martial Artists left.
Although this beautiful woman was a Martial Artist, she was still a far cry from Zheng Yan.
He accelerated and, in an instant, shot right past her.
In his peripheral vision, he could see the woman’s surprise and annoyance.
Her stunningly beautiful face seemed a little dazed.
“Stop!!”
Hearing the shout from behind, Zheng Yan stopped in his tracks.
“What’s wrong?”
The young beauty from behind caught up, glared at Zheng Yan, and said, “You run so fast.
Do you dare to race me?”