Yun Mu took a sip of hot tea.
The tea was quite good, but unfortunately, it was bought with his own money.
Then, he said lightly, “What, am I not welcome?”
Zhang Heng paused for a moment, not expecting Yun Mu to say such a thing.
In the past, whenever Yun Mu came to his house, it was certainly because he had been bullied by someone and then would come to Zhang Heng to vent his frustrations.
And then Zhang Heng would take out a big box of liquor, accompany Yun Mu in drinking while listening to his grievances.
Yun Mu had a low alcohol tolerance, often getting close to drunk after just a few bottles.
At that point, Zhang Heng would make up various excuses to borrow money from Yun Mu.
Every time he used this tactic, Zhang Heng was successful, and sometimes after sobering up, Yun Mu would even forget that he had lent money.
Even if he remembered, he frequently did not pursue it.
After all, wasn’t this kid left in the world with only one friend?
But today, Zhang Heng felt that Yun Mu’s aura from the moment he entered was off, utterly different from before.
Zhang Heng felt a faint sense of alarm.
Could it be that this kid had finally wised up and came tonight to ask for his money back?
Thinking this, Zhang Heng quickly laughed and said, “My brother Yun, what are you saying? We’re friends who have been through life and death together, how could you not be welcome? You’re welcome anytime!”
After saying this, Zhang Heng was about to run to the cellar to get some liquor, trying to repeat his old tricks.
However, before he had taken two steps, he was stopped by Yun Mu.
“No need, I won’t be drinking today. Just prepare a clean and tidy guest room for me.”
Zhang Heng was slightly startled.
What was with this guy today, even his tone of speaking was different?
The more Yun Mu behaved like this, the more afraid Zhang Heng felt, nodding repeatedly.
“There’s a ready guest room upstairs; Brother Yun can go straight up.”
Watching Yun Mu ascend the stairs, Zhang Heng cursed inwardly, Damn, it seems I won’t be able to swindle this kid this time.
When Yun Mu walked into the guest room, he saw that this fellow had used his own money to make the room quite decent, even better than his in-laws’ house.
However, for Yun Mu, as long as there was a place to stay, it was fine.
If he had to stay in hotels all these days, not only would his money run out, but it would also be particularly troublesome.
If by accident, he left bloodstains in a hotel room, it would definitely raise the suspicions of the owner.
Moreover, Zhang Heng’s house had an emergency medicine box, which should be somewhat beneficial to his own wounds.
Since he had already slept in a hotel, sitting upright on the bed, Yun Mu didn’t feel sleepy.
In that case, why not cultivate a bit more?
Yun Mu sat cross-legged and quickly entered his state of concentration.
After silently reciting the “Heavenly Dragon True Technique”, Yun Mu actually felt a slight disturbance in the air around him.
That was clearly Spiritual Energy!
Could it be that the greenery in this community was so good, allowing plants to store a certain amount of Spiritual Energy?
Never mind that, though the Spiritual Energy here was still weak compared to the Star Continent, it was already much better than most places on Earth, including Qingcheng’s villa.
Of course, Yun Mu did not expect to use this Spiritual Energy for Foundation Establishment, but it could greatly help in adjusting his body’s state!
As Yun Mu silently recited the “Heavenly Dragon True Technique”, it began to circulate, and the faster it went, a faint vortex of Spiritual Energy began to whirl around him.
He felt an indescribable sensation of comfort washing over his body from top to bottom, and Yun Mu knew this was Spiritual Energy entering his body.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t yet succeeded in Foundation Establishment; otherwise, this Spiritual Energy could be further transformed into Spiritual Power within his body—that’s what people often refer to as cultivation!
However, Yun Mu was already content with this.
He greedily absorbed every bit of the Spiritual Energy around him, then slowly refined it, fearing that he might waste even a shred of it.
By the time Yun Mu opened his eyes, it was already broad daylight.
After a night of cultivation, not only did Yun Mu feel refreshed and invigorated, but his wounds didn’t hurt as much, especially the gunshot wound on his calf, which had significantly improved compared to yesterday.
Upon unwrapping the bandage, Yun Mu was astonished to find that the wound was healing much faster than he had imagined.
Good, just need to gather some herbs later, and it should be about healed.
Thus, Yun Mu took out his phone, intending to open the map to see where the nearest traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy was.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned on his phone, five or six missed calls popped up, most of them from his sister Jiajia, with the rest from his wife Qingcheng.
It seemed that these two girls were indeed worried about where he had gone.
Because explaining things now would certainly be unclear, so instead of that, it was better to wait until the wound was completely healed and then explain everything at home.
Yun Mu unabashedly borrowed Zhang Heng’s car keys and then drove his car to the nearest traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy.
The traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies must have risen in popularity recently.
For a long time, Western medicine had been dominant, until more and more people realized that pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs, necessitating the use of large doses of Western medicine to be effective.
However, Western medicine itself has its side effects to some degree, and as the saying goes, “all medicine has its toxicity,” and the side effects of some Western medicines are quite significant.
Therefore, the traditional medicine of Huaxia regained its resurgence, and just in Ji’an City alone, a multitude of traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies sprouted up like mushrooms after rain.
Many of these pharmacies were quite large, not only providing medicinal materials but also offering many books related to traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacology.
Today, Yun Mu was visiting one such pharmacy.
After parking the car in front of the pharmacy, Yun Mu walked straight in.
An array of medicinal materials, organized by category, lined the shelves, dazzling at first glance.
However, each shelf was labeled.
Customers could find what they needed based on the labels, and if there were any difficulties, they could consult the pharmacist.
But for Yun Mu, selecting medicinal materials was not challenging.
Back on the Star Continent, Yun Mu was very familiar with various medicinal materials, and now he just needed to pick them up accordingly.
Yun Mu quickly located a few shelves using the alphabetical index and carefully studied the medicinal materials on them.
Picking up one of the materials, Yun Mu quickly confirmed that it was what he was looking for, not only by the name but also by the external characteristics of the medicine.
As for the others, while they were slightly different from what he remembered, by feeling the texture of the materials with his hand and by smelling their scent, Yun Mu could generally confirm that these were the medicines he was searching for.
But when it came to Star Cloud Grass, Yun Mu could not find what he was looking for.
Not only was the name absent, but after exploring the entire pharmacy, Yun Mu didn’t even find any medicinal material that looked similar.
Strange, could it be that such a medicinal material doesn’t exist on Earth?
Star Cloud Grass is a very common medicinal material on the Star Continent, found almost in every grassland.
Bathed in the clear starlight of the stars, it appears like ordinary grass but emits a faint glow because it contains a certain amount of Spiritual Energy, which makes it easy to identify at night, hence its name.