Chapter 206: Drinking Tea, Appreciating Music, and Learning Martial Arts

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Looking for a fight, ain’t ya?” The other man sized up Wang Mingbao and immediately threw out a punch.

Wang Mingbao dodged and responded with a hook aimed at the other man’s lower jaw. He hit with plenty of strength and knocked the other guy down with a single punch.

The other three companions rushed up upon seeing this, wanting to help.

Wang Yao got up as well. He pushed and pulled his hands out around him and soon these three men were left groaning on the floor.

“My god!” Wei Hai was stunned.

“Thank you,” the lady said to Wang Mingbao, full of gratitude.

“No problem; head on home.”

Meanwhile, the police had arrived outside. Like Wei Hai had said earlier, this place was merely five hundred meters from the police station. Only stupid and crazy people would choose to make trouble here.

One of the members of the crowd had called the police, and the bunch of them were escorted away to be questioned.

Wang Mingbao quickly found some police friends and explained the matter to them. The drunk men were still looking for trouble and seemed like they weren’t ready to accept their loss. They even challenged the police. Their “courage” was worthy of respect.

What surprised everyone was that the lady Wang Mingbao was attracted to took the initiative to follow them to the police station to testify for them.

This made Wang Yao even more impressed with this lady. People with this kind of character generally were not too bad.

They didn’t stay long at the police station, and following that, Wang Mingbao sent the two ladies home. Wang Yao brought Wei Hai back to his shop then got into his car and returned to Nanshan Hill.

After going back to Nanshan Hill, he went over the day’s events.

Whether it was Zhou Wukang or Wei Hai, it proved something. These miscellaneous diseases definitely weren’t easy to treat. Even with the aid of the system, Wang Yao’s skill level was not good enough yet. The formulas from the system weren’t heavenly elixirs. Wang Yao still needed to adjust the treatment based on the patient’s condition.

These things were also pointed out by the system. However, theory and practice were different, and Wang Yao still needed a lot more experience.

That night, Wang Yao slept very late.

The rain only stopped in the middle of the night. After the rain stopped, people would once again busy themselves in the fields.

The next morning, the weather was very good.

Today, there were even more people on the hill than normal. After the rain stopped, there were many things to be done.

Wang Yao’s parents also came to the hill. Based on his current income, it was possible for them to live comfortably, and although Wang Yao had told them many times that they really didn’t have to work, his mother had rolled her eyes at him while his father gave him a lecture.

His parents had very simple and honest worldviews.

As long as one could continue working and bring in income, there was no need to trouble other people. It didn’t matter how capable and rich their children were.

After his morning exercise, Wang Yao went back into the cottage to consider his next plan of action.

Nearby, he would have to go to Lianshan County to check on Zhou Wukang, and along the way, check on Wei Hai as well. The accident yesterday made him a little unsettled. Further away, he planned to go to Cangzhou followed by Beijing. There were two patients there that he still had no way to cure—Zhou Wuyi and Su Xiaoxue.

Bark, bark, bark! The dog outside suddenly barked, sounding very urgent.

“What is it, San Xian?”

Wang Yao went outside, but he didn’t see anyone arriving at the mountain. He only saw the dog barking in a particular direction without stopping.

This is?!

Wang Yao went forward to take a look and discovered a snake. This was a regular looking snake, about one foot long, and black and grey in color. Its body was injured as though it had been trampled on by somebody, and its wounds were showing. For some reason, the snake had come to the herbal field, and the dog had consequently rushed towards it. The snake reared its head, spitting, and hissing, but because it was hurt, it couldn’t muster any strength.

“San Xian, wait.” Wang Yao made the dog stop.

Snakes were intelligent creatures.

“Don’t hurt it,” Wang Yao instructed. Then he returned to the cottage. He brought out some Gold Sore powder, which was very effective at treating external wounds, and he prepared to save the small, foot-long snake.

Caw! There was a bird call from the skies.

An eagle descended from the skies and landed on a nearby tree branch. A piercing gaze landed upon the injured snake.

Under the rays of the sun, the eagle’s feathers were shining. Under the influence of the Spirit Gathering Battle Array, not only did the plants and herbs grow quickly, even the dog and the eagle also experienced enhanced growth. The eagle grew bigger, and its feathers were more radiant. A normal dog had grown to the size of a German Shepherd, and it still showed signs of further growth. The eagle was the same.

“Da Xia, don’t hurt it.”

Da Xia hurriedly folded its wings and remained seated on the branch.

Normally, people would assume that eagles and snakes were natural enemies. In reality, snakes weren’t the main prey of eagles. Naturally, snakes couldn’t fight eagles either.

“Little fellow, relax, I’m going to treat you,” Wang Yao said reassuringly to the little snake. Obviously, as a wild creature, it could not understand human speech and instinctively adopted a defensive stance.

Wang Yao quickly reached out his hands and decisively grabbed onto its one-foot-long body, placing the snake in his palm. The snake didn’t seem to have much strength.

In its current state, just a light squeeze would kill it.

“Relax.”

Wang Yao gently applied the medicine onto its wounds. After checking one more time, he placed the snake back on the ground, letting it slither away.

As soon as the snake reached the ground, it immediately slithered off. Only after a short distance did it turn back to look at Wang Yao, as though to remember Wang Yao’s face. From this, it revealed the snake’s intelligence.

I hope that can save the snake.

“San Xian, Da Xia, next time you see it, don’t harm it,” Wang Yao once again reminded his two friends. Based on their current strength, they could easily kill the snake as easy as flipping a coin.

Wang Yao got up and inspected the surrounding lemongrass.

“With these kinds of plants around, normally, snakes and bugs wouldn’t come close. Was this just a coincidence?”

This was just a small matter, and Wang Yao quickly forgot about it.

At 10 am, Wang Yao went down the hill and drove the car to Lianshan County.

…

“Why isn’t he picking up his phone?” In a hotel in Haiqu city, a middle-aged man anxiously looked at his phone.

This was Chen Boyuan who had come from Beijing. He had just given Wang Yao a call, but Wang Yao hadn’t replied. An hour ago, he had received a call from Beijing to ask him how things were going. He could only reply that he was working on it, but even until now, he hadn’t managed to see Wang Yao. Importantly, he had to make sure not to put Wang Yao on guard. Otherwise, this trip to Haiqu city could end prematurely.

Let’s try again, he thought, as he paced around the room.

It connected, this time; the call went through!

“Dr. Wang, you finally picked up my call.”

“Apologies, my phone was on silent mode earlier, and I didn’t see it,” Wang Yao replied while driving.

“Are you free today?”

“Today, I’m going to Lianshan County to see two patients. I should be free in the afternoon.”

“Lianshan County. Okay, I’ll be there. See you.”

“Okay, see you.”

“Thank you,” Chen Boyuan said. He hung up and then heaved a sigh of relief.

At 10.30 am, Wang Yao arrived at Lianshan County. He first went to Wei Hai’s place.

In the teashop, Wei Hai was lying on his bed. He was listening to a Guzheng melody, and there was a cup of tea on the table.

His complexion was much better than the previous day.

“You’re here! Quick, come in!” Upon seeing Wang Yao, he quickly got up.

“Lie down there. What are you listening to? Guzheng?”

“Yup. I never knew that the things our ancestors created could be so meaningful.”

Wang Yao laughed after hearing that.

“What tea would you like?” Wei Hai asked.

“I can help myself. How are you? Is there anywhere that hurts?”

“Nope, I’m much better. This morning, when I was drinking the medicine, I reduced the quantity. I also made some of the other medicine that you instructed me to,” Wei Hai said.

“Let me see.”

Wang Yao placed his finger on Wei Hai’s wrist.

“Yes, it’s much better than yesterday. Follow this dosage then. This treatment cannot be rushed!” Wang Yao sighed. He had indeed been hasty.

“Hey, do you want to hear some gossip?” Wei Hai’s eyes lit up as he spoke. He sat up in the bed.

“What is it?”

“That fellow, Wang Mingbao is in love!”

“In love? With the lady yesterday?” Wang Yao asked.

“Yeah, I saw her going into Wang Mingbao’s shop earlier.”

“Could it be a coincidence?”

“Coincidence? Wang Mingbao personally saw her off, and he stood there watching until she got into the taxi. He even had a moony expression on his face. How could it be a coincidence?” Wei Hai said.

“No, it isn’t. Don’t you have anything to do anyway? Why are you keeping tabs on Mingbao?” Wang Yao laughed.

“Hmmm, you’re right. I actually don’t have anything to do. Besides drinking tea and listening to music, there’s nothing interesting to do. Do you have any good hobbies you could recommend to me?”

“Good hobbies?”

“Oh yeah!” Wei Hai suddenly put down his cup and got excited.

“What is it? Why are you so excited?”

“You know martial arts don’t you?”

Yesterday’s incident was still fresh in Wei Hai’s memory. In a blink of an eye, Wang Yao had, as though painting, effortlessly dispatched three men, knocking them to the ground. Although they were somewhat tipsy, Wang Yao’s movements were simply too smooth. Evidently, he had been practicing martial arts.

“I know a little,” Wang Yao smiled.

“Would you teach me?” Wei Hai asked. He had long wanted to learn a bit of martial arts even before he had experienced his change in worldview. Unfortunately, he never had the determination to continue. Now, though, he wanted to learn it now just to show off, but more simply as a form of strengthening his body.