"Excellent! I've improved the quality of the pills this time," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile as he was looking at the herbal pills inside the herb tray .

w.a.n.g Yao put all the herbal pills inside a porcelain bottle after he had made them .  

Another day! w.a.n.g Yao stretched and yawned, then walked out of the cottage .

Water had entered the small pool w.a.n.g Yao dug just now, which looked very clear .

Good! The pool should be full of water in the next two to three days .

w.a.n.g Yao went to the top of the hill and started to practice Tai Chi next to a big rock . His body moved with his heart . His Qi flowed freely inside his body as if w.a.n.g Yao could control the wind and Qi in his palm .

w.a.n.g Yao didn't stop practicing until it was dark . He went home for dinner .

"I heard hot spring water was found in the ditch inside Li Village at West," said Zhang Xiuying while they were having dinner .

"Hot spring water?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Yes, I also heard the area is going to be developed into a holiday resort," said Zhang Xiuying .

"Holiday resort? They should fix the roads first," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . The roads inside Li Village only had one lane . People couldn't even take over a car in front—who was going to go there?

"You never know . Some people just like visiting rural places, and they don't mind whether the roads are good," said Zhang Xiuying .

"Hey, how can you guys start having dinner without me?" w.a.n.g Ru opened the door and came in while w.a.n.g Yao was having dinner with his parents .

"How come you are back today?" said Zhang Xiuying in surprise .

"It's Friday today, and tomorrow will be weekend . I called you earlier," said w.a.n.g Ru .

"Sorry, I was busy talking about the hot spring water and forgot about you . Have you had dinner?" asked Zhang Xiuying with a smile .

"Hahaha!" w.a.n.g Yao suddenly started to laugh . He looked really happy .

w.a.n.g Ru stood there and pretended she was angry .

"There is still some lamb soup left in the pot; I'll heat it for you," said Zhang Xiuying .

Feeling that she was not treated seriously, w.a.n.g Ru, a pretty and slim girl drank three bowls of soup in a row .

"Jesus, Sis, haven't you had lunch?" said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Shut your mouth!" said w.a.n.g Ru .

The whole house became alive after w.a.n.g Ru had arrived .

w.a.n.g Yao and his family chatted and played poker games after dinner . It was nice and cozy .

"What's your plan tomorrow, Yao?" asked w.a.n.g Ru .

"I need to run some errands tomorrow in town," said w.a.n.g Yao . He actually needed to see Wei Hai the next day .

"Can I take a look at your herbal field tomorrow? Tell your dog, and your eagle don't stop me," said w.a.n.g Ru .

"Why do you want to see my herbal field?" asked w.a.n.g Yao reluctantly .

"I need to look for some herbs . Well, no, I need to study the herbs," said w.a.n.g Ru .

"No way! Don't even think of it," w.a.n.g Yao declined his sister directly . "I'll go with you after I come back if you really want some herbs . "

"Stingy!" said w.a.n.g Ru grumpily .

w.a.n.g Yao was worried that his naughty sister would do something she was not supposed to do on Nanshan hill . He never worried about his parents staying around on Nanshan hill; they never entered his herbal field . His parents knew it was not easy for him to plant all those herbs . However, his sister was too curious to stay away from the herbal field . w.a.n.g Yao wouldn't risk her damaging his licorice roots .

"I'm going back to the hill," said w.a.n.g Yao to his family before leaving .

. . .

It was very quiet on the hill at night . A person was walking extremely fast on the winding roads of the hill . w.a.n.g Yao walked in the same way uphill almost every evening . Tai Chi was not always slow . Sometimes Tai Chi could be as fast as thunder .

w.a.n.g Yao walked all the way up to where his cottage was without stopping . He did breathing exercise to settle his breath before entering the cottage . Then, he read scriptures for a short while and went to sleep .

The next day, he came to w.a.n.g Mingbao's store as promised . Wei Hai had been waiting for him by the time he had arrived .

"h.e.l.lo, Dr . w.a.n.g . " Wei Hai came to w.a.n.g Yao as soon as he saw him . The look on Wei Hai's look was like meeting a family member who he hadn't seen for years .

Tears were in Wei Hai's eyes . He was so eager to see w.a.n.g Yao .

"Finally, you are here, Yao . He had arrived even before I opened the store," said w.a.n.g Mingbao with a smile .

As soon as w.a.n.g Mingbao arrived at his store in the morning, he saw Wei Hai got out of his vehicle . Wei Hai had been waiting for w.a.n.g Yao in his store since early in the morning .

"Please sit down, let me take a look at you," said w.a.n.g Yao .

Wei Hai was very compliant . He sat down and showed w.a.n.g Yao his arms immediately .

w.a.n.g Yao checked his pulse for a while and could sense the difference .

"How have you been feeling in the last few days?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"I feel much better," said Wei Hai . "The herbs you gave me worked really well . "

w.a.n.g Yao knew the decoction he made for Wei Hai only made him feel better . The decoction had been repairing his body and consolidating his corporeity . It would not cure him—not even the symptoms .

Regather soup surely had its effect .

I should let him try the other decoction, thought w.a.n.g Yao .

"What's wrong? Dr . w.a.n.g?" Wei Hai was a bit nervous, as w.a.n.g Yao hadn't spoken for a while . He was very jittery and easily panicked .  

"Your health has improved . I've got another decoction here, which could kill the insects in your body, but the nature of the decoction is very strong . You may not feel good while taking it," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Don't worry, I can tolerate the discomfort," said Wei Hai even before w.a.n.g Yao had finished talking .

"Okay, I'll give the decoction to you to try . " w.a.n.g Yao took out the decoction which contained miasma gra.s.s .

"Just try a little bit to begin with," said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Mingbao took out a small gla.s.s while w.a.n.g Yao was talking .

The decoction was light green and had a mild aroma . It didn't seem to be strong .

Wei Hai took the whole gla.s.s of decoction without hesitation . The decoction tasted special and was a bit spicy .

w.a.n.g Yao checked Wei Hai's pulse again after ten minutes .

"Tell me if you feel uncomfortable," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Sure," said Wei Hai .

After half an hour, Wei Hai's face changed, and he started to sweat on his head .

"What's going on? Do you feel pain in your belly?" asked w.a.n.g Yao immediately .

"Yes," said Wei Hai .

"Where is the pain?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Here," said Wei Hai .

He pointed at the ribs on his right-hand side .

"Liver?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"I need to go to the toilet now!" Wei Hei rushed out of the room .

Blergh! Wei Hai started to vomit before reaching the toilet . He vomited blood, dark red blood, which was as thick as mud .

Ah!!

A woman pa.s.sing Wei Hai screamed after she saw the blood .

"What's going on?!" w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao ran out of the room after hearing the scream . They saw Wei Hai holding onto the wall with a puddle of dark red blood next to his feet .

w.a.n.g Yao felt a fishy smell before walking closer to Wei Hai .

"Oh my G.o.d! What's happening?" Wei Hai was in shock .

w.a.n.g Yao bent down to check the blood on the ground . It seemed that there was something muddy in the blood . w.a.n.g Yao looked close and found that there were actually tiny insects smaller than a thread within the vomit . The insects were moving inside the blood—it looked disgusting .

"Oh!"

Wei Hai's body suddenly started to shake . He then ran into the toilet and stayed there for a long time .

"What the h.e.l.l is this?!" asked w.a.n.g Mingbao .

w.a.n.g Mingbao saw the blood on the ground, and he could see something moving inside the blood, which gave him a s.h.i.+ver . He felt his hair standing on end .

"We need to have the place cleaned and sterilized," said w.a.n.g Yao to w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"Okay, I'll deal with it now," said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

w.a.n.g Mingbao immediately arranged people to clean the blood off the ground and wash the area a number of times using bleach . The corridor was full of the smell of cleaning supplies afterwards .

"Can you see him at a different place next time?" asked w.a.n.g Mingbao .

Businessmen were often superst.i.tious . Blood was not a good sign; the blood was in w.a.n.g Mingbao's store, and it looked a bit spooky .

After coming out of the toilet, Wei Hai acted like he had lost his soul . He couldn't even walk properly .

"Dr . w.a.n.g, what happened to me? Why did I vomit blood and why does my stool have blood?!" Although Wei Hai was seriously ill, he had never vomited blood like this .

"It was due to the decoction you took just now . The decoction helped you to excrete the parasites," said w.a.n.g Yao .

He thought for a short moment and agreed with w.a.n.g Yao . "Maybe I should drink a bit more?" said Wei Hai . He then wanted to take more of the decoction .

"Not now!" w.a.n.g Yao stopped him .

He didn't expect the decoction to be so strong . Wei Hai was still quite weak, so he wouldn't be able to tolerate more decoction in his body .

"Well, let me brew you another Regather soup to take with the decoction I gave you just now," said w.a.n.g Yao after thinking for a moment .

"Okay, should I wait for you here?" asked Wei Hai .

"No, you can come back tomorrow," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Dr . w.a.n.g, I bought a commercial property in town, and it is not far from here . Shall I meet you there tomorrow?" asked Wei Hai .

"That's fine," said w.a.n.g Yao .

w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao went to have a look at Wei Hai's property, which was about 50 meters from w.a.n.g Mingbao's store . It was recently rented out . Surprisingly, the tenants didn't run Wei Hai's seafood business . It was a tea shop .

"How about meeting you here tomorrow?" asked Wei Hai .

"No problem," said w.a.n.g Yao .

w.a.n.g Yao went home after seeing Wei Hai . Then, he returned to Nanshan hill to prepare some herbs used to brew Regather soup . He didn't have many herbs left, so he asked Li Maoshuang to purchase some for him .

What a strong decoction! w.a.n.g Yao thoroughly doc.u.mented Wei Hai's response to miasma gra.s.s in his notebook .

One decoction directly targeted the disease, while the other treated the disease indirectly . They worked quite well . w.a.n.g Yao had more thoughts and a better understanding of how to use herbs . Accepting knowledge from the system and applying the knowledge in a flexible way, were two totally different things .

While w.a.n.g Yao was busy working on the hill, he received a call from his mother . She asked him to go home due to something urgent, so w.a.n.g Yao stopped working and went home .

"What is it, Mom?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Your youngest uncle's wife is pregnant," said Zhang Xiuying .

"What!" w.a.n.g Yao felt speechless . "Why does it have anything to do with me?" It took w.a.n.g Yao a while to find words .

"I thought since you knew a lot about medicine, maybe you could tell if she is pregnant with a boy or a girl," said Zhang Xiuying .

"So, this is why you asked me to come back; just for this?!" w.a.n.g Yao was even more speechless . What the h.e.l.l is this? he thought .

"This is a big thing in the family . You know, your grandparents are so keen on having a grandson!" said Zhang Xiuying .

. . . . Excellent! Ive improved the quality of the pills this time, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile as he was looking at the herbal pills inside the herb tray . w.a.n.g Yao put all the herbal pills inside a porcelain bottle after he had made them .   Another day! w.a.n.g Yao stretched and yawned, then walked out of the cottage . Water had entered the small pool w.a.n.g Yao dug just now, which looked very clear . Good! The pool should be full of water in the next two to three days . w.a.n.g Yao went to the top of the hill and started to practice Tai Chi next to a big rock . His body moved with his heart . His Qi flowed freely inside his body as if w.a.n.g Yao could control the wind and Qi in his palm . w.a.n.g Yao didnt stop practicing until it was dark . He went home for dinner . I heard hot spring water was found in the ditch inside Li Village at West, said Zhang Xiuying while they were having dinner . Hot spring water? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Yes, I also heard the area is going to be developed into a holiday resort, said Zhang Xiuying . Holiday resort? They should fix the roads first, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . The roads inside Li Village only had one lane . People couldnt even take over a car in front—who was going to go there? You never know . Some people just like visiting rural places, and they dont mind whether the roads are good, said Zhang Xiuying . Hey, how can you guys start having dinner without me? w.a.n.g Ru opened the door and came in while w.a.n.g Yao was having dinner with his parents . How come you are back today? said Zhang Xiuying in surprise . Its Friday today, and tomorrow will be weekend . I called you earlier, said w.a.n.g Ru . Sorry, I was busy talking about the hot spring water and forgot about you . Have you had dinner? asked Zhang Xiuying with a smile . Hahaha! w.a.n.g Yao suddenly started to laugh . He looked really happy . w.a.n.g Ru stood there and pretended she was angry . There is still some lamb soup left in the pot; Ill heat it for you, said Zhang Xiuying . Feeling that she was not treated seriously, w.a.n.g Ru, a pretty and slim girl drank three bowls of soup in a row . Jesus, Sis, havent you had lunch? said w.a.n.g Yao . . . Shut your mouth! said w.a.n.g Ru . The whole house became alive after w.a.n.g Ru had arrived . w.a.n.g Yao and his family chatted and played poker games after dinner . It was nice and cozy . Whats your plan tomorrow, Yao? asked w.a.n.g Ru . I need to run some errands tomorrow in town, said w.a.n.g Yao . He actually needed to see Wei Hai the next day . Can I take a look at your herbal field tomorrow? Tell your dog, and your eagle dont stop me, said w.a.n.g Ru . Why do you want to see my herbal field? asked w.a.n.g Yao reluctantly . I need to look for some herbs . Well, no, I need to study the herbs, said w.a.n.g Ru . No way! Dont even think of it, w.a.n.g Yao declined his sister directly . Ill go with you after I come back if you really want some herbs . Stingy! said w.a.n.g Ru grumpily . w.a.n.g Yao was worried that his naughty sister would do something she was not supposed to do on Nanshan hill . He never worried about his parents staying around on Nanshan hill; they never entered his herbal field . His parents knew it was not easy for him to plant all those herbs . However, his sister was too curious to stay away from the herbal field . w.a.n.g Yao wouldnt risk her damaging his licorice roots . Im going back to the hill, said w.a.n.g Yao to his family before leaving It was very quiet on the hill at night . A person was walking extremely fast on the winding roads of the hill . w.a.n.g Yao walked in the same way uphill almost every evening . Tai Chi was not always slow . Sometimes Tai Chi could be as fast as thunder . w.a.n.g Yao walked all the way up to where his cottage was without stopping . He did breathing exercise to settle his breath before entering the cottage . Then, he read scriptures for a short while and went to sleep . The next day, he came to w.a.n.g Mingbaos store as promised . Wei Hai had been waiting for him by the time he had arrived . h.e.l.lo, Dr . w.a.n.g . Wei Hai came to w.a.n.g Yao as soon as he saw him . The look on Wei Hais look was like meeting a family member who he hadnt seen for years . Tears were in Wei Hais eyes . He was so eager to see w.a.n.g Yao . Finally, you are here, Yao . He had arrived even before I opened the store, said w.a.n.g Mingbao with a smile . As soon as w.a.n.g Mingbao arrived at his store in the morning, he saw Wei Hai got out of his vehicle . Wei Hai had been waiting for w.a.n.g Yao in his store since early in the morning . Please sit down, let me take a look at you, said w.a.n.g Yao . Wei Hai was very compliant . He sat down and showed w.a.n.g Yao his arms immediately . . . w.a.n.g Yao checked his pulse for a while and could sense the difference . How have you been feeling in the last few days? asked w.a.n.g Yao . I feel much better, said Wei Hai . The herbs you gave me worked really well . w.a.n.g Yao knew the decoction he made for Wei Hai only made him feel better . The decoction had been repairing his body and consolidating his corporeity . It would not cure him—not even the symptoms . Regather soup surely had its effect . I should let him try the other decoction, thought w.a.n.g Yao . Whats wrong? Dr . w.a.n.g? Wei Hai was a bit nervous, as w.a.n.g Yao hadnt spoken for a while . He was very jittery and easily panicked .   Your health has improved . Ive got another decoction here, which could kill the insects in your body, but the nature of the decoction is very strong . You may not feel good while taking it, said w.a.n.g Yao . Dont worry, I can tolerate the discomfort, said Wei Hai even before w.a.n.g Yao had finished talking . Okay, Ill give the decoction to you to try . w.a.n.g Yao took out the decoction which contained miasma gra.s.s . Just try a little bit to begin with, said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Mingbao took out a small gla.s.s while w.a.n.g Yao was talking . The decoction was light green and had a mild aroma . It didnt seem to be strong . Wei Hai took the whole gla.s.s of decoction without hesitation . The decoction tasted special and was a bit spicy . w.a.n.g Yao checked Wei Hais pulse again after ten minutes . Tell me if you feel uncomfortable, said w.a.n.g Yao . Sure, said Wei Hai . After half an hour, Wei Hais face changed, and he started to sweat on his head . Whats going on? Do you feel pain in your belly? asked w.a.n.g Yao immediately . Yes, said Wei Hai . Where is the pain? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Here, said Wei Hai . He pointed at the ribs on his right-hand side . Liver? asked w.a.n.g Yao . I need to go to the toilet now! Wei Hei rushed out of the room . Blergh! Wei Hai started to vomit before reaching the toilet . He vomited blood, dark red blood, which was as thick as mud . Ah!! A woman pa.s.sing Wei Hai screamed after she saw the blood . Whats going on?! w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao ran out of the room after hearing the scream . They saw Wei Hai holding onto the wall with a puddle of dark red blood next to his feet . w.a.n.g Yao felt a fishy smell before walking closer to Wei Hai . Oh my G.o.d! Whats happening? Wei Hai was in shock . w.a.n.g Yao bent down to check the blood on the ground . It seemed that there was something muddy in the blood . w.a.n.g Yao looked close and found that there were actually tiny insects smaller than a thread within the vomit . The insects were moving inside the blood—it looked disgusting . Oh! Wei Hais body suddenly started to shake . He then ran into the toilet and stayed there for a long time . What the h.e.l.l is this?! asked w.a.n.g Mingbao . w.a.n.g Mingbao saw the blood on the ground, and he could see something moving inside the blood, which gave him a s.h.i.+ver . He felt his hair standing on end . We need to have the place cleaned and sterilized, said w.a.n.g Yao to w.a.n.g Mingbao . Okay, Ill deal with it now, said w.a.n.g Mingbao . w.a.n.g Mingbao immediately arranged people to clean the blood off the ground and wash the area a number of times using bleach . The corridor was full of the smell of cleaning supplies afterwards . Can you see him at a different place next time? asked w.a.n.g Mingbao . Businessmen were often superst.i.tious . Blood was not a good sign; the blood was in w.a.n.g Mingbaos store, and it looked a bit spooky . After coming out of the toilet, Wei Hai acted like he had lost his soul . He couldnt even walk properly . Dr . w.a.n.g, what happened to me? Why did I vomit blood and why does my stool have blood?! Although Wei Hai was seriously ill, he had never vomited blood like this . It was due to the decoction you took just now . The decoction helped you to excrete the parasites, said w.a.n.g Yao . He thought for a short moment and agreed with w.a.n.g Yao . Maybe I should drink a bit more? said Wei Hai . He then wanted to take more of the decoction . Not now! w.a.n.g Yao stopped him . He didnt expect the decoction to be so strong . Wei Hai was still quite weak, so he wouldnt be able to tolerate more decoction in his body . Well, let me brew you another Regather soup to take with the decoction I gave you just now, said w.a.n.g Yao after thinking for a moment . Okay, should I wait for you here? asked Wei Hai . No, you can come back tomorrow, said w.a.n.g Yao . Dr . w.a.n.g, I bought a commercial property in town, and it is not far from here . Shall I meet you there tomorrow? asked Wei Hai . Thats fine, said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao went to have a look at Wei Hais property, which was about 50 meters from w.a.n.g Mingbaos store . It was recently rented out . Surprisingly, the tenants didnt run Wei Hais seafood business . It was a tea shop . How about meeting you here tomorrow? asked Wei Hai . No problem, said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yao went home after seeing Wei Hai . Then, he returned to Nanshan hill to prepare some herbs used to brew Regather soup . He didnt have many herbs left, so he asked Li Maoshuang to purchase some for him . What a strong decoction! w.a.n.g Yao thoroughly doc.u.mented Wei Hais response to miasma gra.s.s in his notebook . One decoction directly targeted the disease, while the other treated the disease indirectly . They worked quite well . w.a.n.g Yao had more thoughts and a better understanding of how to use herbs . Accepting knowledge from the system and applying the knowledge in a flexible way, were two totally different things . While w.a.n.g Yao was busy working on the hill, he received a call from his mother . She asked him to go home due to something urgent, so w.a.n.g Yao stopped working and went home . What is it, Mom? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Your youngest uncles wife is pregnant, said Zhang Xiuying . What! w.a.n.g Yao felt speechless . Why does it have anything to do with me? It took w.a.n.g Yao a while to find words . I thought since you knew a lot about medicine, maybe you could tell if she is pregnant with a boy or a girl, said Zhang Xiuying . So, this is why you asked me to come back; just for this?! w.a.n.g Yao was even more speechless . What the h.e.l.l is this? he thought . This is a big thing in the family . You know, your grandparents are so keen on having a grandson! said Zhang Xiuying .