Nyoi-Bo Studio

  Nyoi-Bo Studio

  Wang Yao didn’t stop working in the herb field until late afternoon.

  I should call it a day.

  After clearing things up, he went home.

  Zhang Xiuying had already cooked dinner. She and her husband had been waiting for Wang Yao so they could all have dinner together. They talked about Zhang Wenbao’s family again.

  “We need to go to the wedding,” said Zhang Xiuying.

  “Yes,” said Wang Fenghua briefly.

  “Aye, the worst thing in this world is getting sick,” said Zhang Xiuying.

  Everyone thought this way. However, everyone would get sick, unless he was God.

  It was best to try to prevent getting sick in the first place. If not, it was not a bad idea to get treatment as soon as the disease was detected, or in the initial stage of sickness. However, in reality, most people got treated in the hospital at the middle or late stage of sickness. Most people only went to the hospital when they couldn’t put up with the sickness anymore. This was not the right thing to do.

  Wang Yao went back to Nanshan Hill after he had given his parents a massage.

  He didn’t just look after his herbal field, read books, and sleep on Nanshan Hill that night.

  He was doing breathing exercises as he did all of those things. He didn’t need to sit down to do breathing exercises.

  Why did those people enlightened by nature prefer to stay in the woods and forests as described in the novels? Because inside those forests and mountains, the air was rich and fresh, and it was quiet and secluded. One wouldn’t be disrupted, and he would be able to calm down to enjoy the tranquil environment. On Nanshan Hill, inside the Spirit Gathering battle array, the environment me the two requirements. The air inside the battle array was rich and fresh, and it was generally quiet as well.

  He had a thought previously. He wanted to contract all the hills surrounding his village so that he could set up a huge Spirit Gathering battle array for his parents to live inside. It would benefit their health. He vaguely asked if his parents would love to live on the hills, but his parents preferred to live in the village. His parents liked to live close to the other villagers, so they could often visit and talk to them. Therefore, Wang Yao gave up the idea of contracting more hills.

  How about this village?

  He stood at the southern end of the village. The whole village was built based on the terrain. The east side and the west side were small hills, so the terrain was higher. The village was in the middle. As for the north to south direction, the terrain gradually increased from the north to the south. Wang Yao could see most of the village when he was standing at the southern end of the village.

  How about the whole village?

  Wang Yao suddenly had a bold thought.

  I could set up a large Feng Shui battle array for the whole village.

  In fact, in some places of China, Feng Shui battle array existed in some villages, especially ones that were hundreds, even thousands of years old. Those villages were not just built randomly.

  This was why a lot of noble people were from the ancient villages in South China. Sometimes, a few scholars who achieved the rank of “Jinshi” were from the same village. No one dared to say that this had nothing to do with Feng Shui.

  The greatness of a man lent glory to a place. Rich hands also fostered talented people. A precious land could foster outstanding people.

  Of course, it was just one of Wang Yao’s thoughts. After all, it would involve the whole village, which contained over one hundred households. The villagers were quite superstitious. If something bad had happened, Wang Yao would find himself in big trouble.

  The temperature dropped to 20 degrees or so at night at the beginning of autumn. The wind on the hill became very cool.

  However, Wang Yao didn’t feel cold at all. After months of practice, he was no longer sensitive to the change of temperature.

  It was windy at night.

  The sky looked gloomy the next morning.

  It is going to rain.

  Wang Yao sold all the herbs he picked from the field to the medicine shop so that he could buy a small bag of thorn plant seeds. There were ten seeds inside the bag. They were not big, just like the grape seeds.

  This licorice root didn’t like sunny weather, which was similar to ginseng.

  Wang Yao planted them under the bush, then watered them with ancient spring.

  While he was planting the seeds, San Xian sat next to him.

  “This is very important. Watch what I’m doing,” said Wang Yao.

  “Woof!” responded San Xian.

  After Wang Yao had finished planting the seeds, he left Nanshan Hill at about 9:30 am. He was going to meet someone.

  The person Wang Yao was going to meet was Sun Changfeng, who came to fetch Nerve-calming powder.

  The decoction was very expensive. Wang Yao told Sun Changfeng the cost, but Sun Changfeng didn’t hesitate much before agreeing to pay.

  Tian Yuantu had the same response when Wang Yao initially told him about the cost of treatment.

  Wang Yao found Sun Changfeng had been waiting for him outside the clinic when he arrived.

  “Good morning, Dr. Wang,” said Sun Changfeng.

  “Good morning, have you been waiting for long?” asked Wang Yao.

  “No, I’ve just arrived,” said Sun Changfeng with a smile. Even though, in reality, he had been waiting for 20 minutes.

  Wang Yao opened the door. They entered the clinic.

  “Please wait a minute,” said Wang Yao.

  Wang Yao went out of the room, then came back with a porcelain bottle.

  “This is the Nerve-calming powder,” said Wang Yao.

  Is this decoction truly that magical? thought Sun Changfeng.

  After all, the decoction cost 150 thousand yuan.

  Wang Yao initially thought the decoction wouldn’t cost nearly so much, as the formula he prescribed was different from the one provided by the system. However, after Wang Yao had consulted the system, the system determined the decoction was still based on the formula it had provided, and the dominating herb was moonlight herb. The system set the price a bit lower than its standard price, which was kind of a reward for Wang Yao.

  “Thank you, Dr. Wang,” said Sun Changfeng.

  He transferred the money online. After Wang Yao received the alert of the receipt of credit, he stood up and left.

  Sun Changfeng took the decoction with him.

  He knew where the clinic was. If the decoction didn’t work, he would come back to question Wang Yao. After all, his money was earned, not given by God. He wouldn’t just spend it like running water.

  After Sun Changfeng had gone, Wang Yao tidied up his clinic. He had quite a few patients visiting, so he also washed the cover of chairs and hanged them in the courtyard.

  Meanwhile, in the provincial hospital of Ji City, Mr. Li and his family, who were from Zhu County, eventually got to see the specialist.

  “You need to have a brain scan and a blood test first,” said the specialist after reviewing the test results from the hospital in Zhu County.

  “Okay,” said Mr. Li.

  “You have a brain tumor. The good news was the tumor was benign. I recommend surgical removal of the tumor,” said the specialist.

  “Benign?” said Mr. Li’s son.

  “Yes,” said the specialist.

  Mr. Li’s family breathed a big sigh of relief. They asked the specialist a few more questions before they left.

  “What did the doctor say?” Mr. Li, who had been waiting outside had sensed something.

  He could tell it was not just brain thrombosis.

  “Dad, to tell you the truth, you have a brain tumor.” Mr. Li’s children decided to tell their father the truth. After all, their father would have to have surgery, so he would know sooner or later.

  “Brain tumor?!” The old man had a sudden blackout. He stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, his daughter held onto him.

  “Dad!” called his daughter.

  The other children came forward immediately.

  “Don’t worry too much, Dad, I haven’t finished,” said the old man’s son.

  “You said I have a tumor. It’s like a death sentence.” The old man looked depressed. For people of his generation, tumor meant cancer, and cancer meant death.

  “Dad, the doctor just said your tumor is benign, it can be removed by surgery,” said his son.

  “What? It can be removed?” asked the old man.

  “Yes,” said his son.

  “That’s great,” said the old man.

  “So you don’t worry too much. You will be admitted to the hospital today, then we can arrange a date for surgery,” said his son.

  “How about the work at home?” asked the old man.

  “Dad, just forget about the work!” said his son.

  The old man’s children completed all the admission paperwork before they left. They had been busy for the whole day.

  “Gosh, such a long day! It’s not easy to get treatment in the hospital,” said the old man’s daughter.

  “Exactly. That’s why everyone wants to live in the big cities,” said his son.

  One of the old man’s children stayed at the hospital with him while the others went to a restaurant.

  A busy and tough day had shown them that it was not easy to go to a hospital far from home. This was why most people preferred to live in a big city, where they could have easier access to education, health services, and good infrastructure. Everyone had to consider those things when choosing a place to live. The big cities had a lot of advantages.

  “Which hospital did Dad go before we took him to Zhu County? The doctor he saw is pretty good,” said the old man’s daughter.

  “I didn’t ask. Fortunately, we took him to the hospital in time. The doctor just said if we hadn’t taken him to the hospital in time, his condition would have gotten worse,” said the old man’s son.

  Meanwhile, in Ju County, Sun Changfeng went home to see his mother.

  “Mom, how do you feel?” asked Sun Changfeng.

  “I’m good. I took a small cup of the decoction before nap at noon. I haven’t had a headache since,” said Sun Changfeng’s mother, surprised.

  Sun Changfeng had gone home right after he left Wang Yao’s clinic, and gave his mother a small cup of decoction right away. It seemed that the decoction worked immediately.

  “It really worked?” said Sun Changfeng.

  “Yes, it’s wonderful!” said his mother.

  “Then take another cup this evening,” said Sun Changfeng.

  “Okay,” said his mother.

  That Dr. Wang is so good! thought Sun Changfeng as he looked at mother who was so happy.

  My money has been well spent, thought Sun Changfeng.

  Ding!

  Mission (under the name of Traditional Chinese Pharmacist): Getting the name out to 50 people in a hundred miles in a month.

  State of the Mission: Complete.

  Reward: seeds of licorice roots.

  New Mission: (under the name of Traditional Chinese Pharmacist): Getting the name out to people in a thousand miles away in two months.

  Reward: a bag of licorice root seeds.

  New mission initiated.

  Punishment for Failure: reducing two points in any two attributes.

  A thousand miles?

  Wang Yao was surprised to hear it.

  How many people should I reach?

  One hundred, responded the system.

  Aye! Wang Yao breathed a big sigh.

  It had been hard enough to get his name out to 50 people in a hundred miles. This time it was a thousand miles instead of a hundred, and the number of people he should get his name to doubled.

  Wang Yao more and more believed that the system was just making his life harder. The new mission was really difficult to complete.

  Wait! My reward!

  He was rewarded a small bag of seeds this time.

  The system gave him the seeds of Changyang, a licorice root. The function of Changyang included improving blood flow of heart, enhancing the function of five organs, and unblocking the nine orifices of the human body.

  The simple explanation showed the significance of this licorice root, which was of medium quality.

  There were ten seeds in the bag.

  The only thing was that Changyang required special conditions to grow. Wang Yao needed to plant the seeds near water. Fortunately, Wang Yao had a pond near the herbal field. Therefore, he picked a suitable place next to the pond to plant the seeds.

  I need to start the new mission. I hope the next mission wouldn’t be ten thousand miles. I would have to go overseas then.

  Wang Yao didn’t know many people in a thousand miles radius of where he was. The only ones he would think of were Gu Sirou’s family and Su Xiaoxue’s family in Beijing, and Zhou Xiong’s family in Cangzhou. He really couldn’t think of anyone else.