Someone left Beijing and headed down South at night .

"h.e.l.lo, Miss . Guo," said Gu

"You don't need to call me Miss . Guo; just call me Sirou," said Guo Sirou . "Uncle Gu, we have pre-arranged your trip this time . "

"Yes, the senior officer had given me all the instructions," said Gu .

"That's great!" said Guo Sirou .

Am I breaking my promise? thought Guo Sirou .

After Guo Sirou received a phone call from her grandpa about Xue, she was reluctant to take any action . After all, she had promised w.a.n.g Yao not to tell anyone about the fact that he had treated her grandpa . But she knew about Xue, who was two years younger than her . If she were Xue, she wouldn't have the courage to continue on living .

"We have to make an exception for Xue and owe w.a.n.g Yao another favor," said Guo Sirou's grandpa before she left .

How am I going to return the favor?! thought Guo Sirou .

Guo Sirou and Gu got off the airplane at Dao City, then met He Qisheng who had been waiting for them at the airport .

"Hi, Miss . Guo! Hi, Gu!" greeted He Qisheng . He was a bit surprised to see Gu, as Guo Sirou didn't mention that Gu was going to travel with her . He Qisheng only knew Guo Sirou was going to take someone with her .

"Hi, Qisheng, long time no see," said Gu, a middle-aged man .

"Yes, haven't seen you for a while," said He Qisheng .

"Let's talk on our way to Haiqu," suggested Gu .

"Okay," said He Qisheng .

"We are here to see w.a.n.g Yao . We need his help . Just help me think what I should say to him," said Guo Sirou .

"Do you want him to treat someone?" asked He Qisheng .

"Yes," said Guo Sirou .

"Where is the patient?" asked He Qisheng .

"The patient is not here . She is in Beijing," said Guo Sirou .

"Are you talking about Xue?" asked He Qisheng .

"Yes," said Guo Sirou .

"It's going to be tricky . You know, he doesn't like visiting Beijing," said He Qisheng .

"That's why I need your help to convince him," said Guo Sirou .

"It's going to be very hard!" He Qisheng shook his head .

"Why doesn't he like visiting Beijing?" asked Gu .

"I wish I knew," said He Qisheng .

"He more than just dislikes visiting Beijing . I've mentioned it to him before . There was no room for negotiation . You need to be prepared, Gu," said He Qisheng .

Gu frowned . He knew it was going to be tricky if He Qisheng and Guo Sirou were telling the truth .

They wanted a big favor from w.a.n.g Yao, so they couldn't force him to do things . Maybe they could convince him using their power . Talking about power, Guo Sirou's family had great power, which still couldn't make w.a.n.g Yao change his mind . Who is this w.a.n.g Yao? Gu wondered .

On one hand, Gu thought it was going to be tricky to convince w.a.n.g Yao . On the other hand, Gu had become more and more curious about w.a.n.g Yao, who he hadn't had a chance to meet .

The three of them settled in the best hotel in Haiqu .

"Uncle He, could you go to Nanshan hill and see if you can ask w.a.n.g Yao to come here?" asked Guo Sirou .

"Okay," said He Qisheng .

Guo Sirou didn't go to Lianshan immediately . She didn't want to disturb w.a.n.g Yao directly . Instead, she wanted He Qisheng to test w.a.n.g Yao's thoughts first . If w.a.n.g Yao was adamant that he didn't want to visit Beijing, they would have to think of alternative ways .

"I hope he will not be too stubborn this time," said Guo Sirou softly as she was looking at the night view of Haiqu through the window . It couldn't compare with Beijing's at all .

. . .

"Hi, what are you doing?" Tong Wei was speaking to w.a.n.g Yao on the phone .

"Nothing, I'm just sitting outside," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Are you on the hill again?" asked Tong Wei .

"Yes, I'm on the hill and looking at the sky while talking to you on the phone . " w.a.n.g Yao was sitting outside his cottage and speaking to Tong Wei on the phone .

"Are you busy at Dao City?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Not too bad . I'm just a bit busy recently," said Tong Wei .

The conversation between them was as usual . They never made vows, only casual chit-chat, which only strengthened the feelings between them .

"I will return to Lianshan next week," said Tong Wei .

"Great, are you happy for me to pick you up?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Yes, I'll call you on the day," said Tong Wei .

"Sounds good," said w.a.n.g Yao .

. . .

The next day, w.a.n.g Yao was interrupted twice by phone calls when he was practicing making herbal pills .

One of the calls was from Tian Yuantu who asked him to review Secretary Yang's mother after taking the decoctions made by w.a.n.g Yao . It had been a while since she started to take the decoctions from w.a.n.g Yao . The other call was from He Qisheng, who asked if w.a.n.g Yao was at Nanshan hill . He wanted to visit w.a.n.g Yao .

He Qisheng came to Nanshan hill at 10 am and brought a simple present for w.a.n.g Yao . Of course, the only thing simple was the package . But, w.a.n.g Yao was no longer a young man who had never seen any top-shelf products . He could tell immediately the present cost a lot .

"I've told you that you don't need to bring me anything," said w.a.n.g Yao .

He Qisheng just smiled . He didn't say anything .

"Please come inside," said w.a.n.g Yao .

. . .

In the shabby cottage sat a pot of tea .

He Qisheng expressed his purpose of visiting in a tactful way during his short chat with w.a.n.g Yao . At last, w.a.n.g Yao still declined him without hesitation .

w.a.n.g Yao wouldn't go to Beijing at this stage .

He Qisheng was not too surprised after being turned down, but he was still a bit disappointed .

Well, it looks like Miss . Guo has to come here in person! thought He Qisheng .

"That's fine; I won't disturb you anymore . I have to go," said He Qisheng .

"Wait, why do you and Miss . Guo want me to go to Beijing?" asked w.a.n.g Yao out of curiosity .

"We want you to see a patient," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"See a patient? There are so many well-known specialists and experts in Beijing . It won't be difficult for you to ask a divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioner to treat the patient you mentioned given Miss . Guo's social status," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .

"Even a divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioner couldn't treat certain diseases," said He Qisheng .

"What do you think I can do?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"I think your medical skills are not worse than any divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioners," said He Qisheng . "The decoctions you make are more effective than the ones from those pract.i.tioners . "

He Qisheng was telling the truth, and w.a.n.g Yao believed him . Apart from the rich knowledge w.a.n.g Yao obtained from the system, the wonderful licorice roots were also critical in treating one's disease . Maybe those divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioners were extremely knowledgeable and experienced, but they didn't have licorice roots .  

In fact, the Regather soup w.a.n.g Yao made hadn't been taken by Guo Sirou's grandpa entirely . A small proportion of the decoction was sent to be tested in a specialized lab, as Miss . Guo's family wanted to duplicate the decoction . They were all amazed by the effect of w.a.n.g Yao's decoctions . But, the outcome of the test disappointed them . The lab could only test some herbs in the decoction, which could be easily found in any herb stores . Some components of the decoction couldn't be tested, so they couldn't make the exact same decoction .

It was like industrial production—30% of which relied on technology, while 70% relied on equipment . A wonderful decoction required wonderful herbs .

If Guo Sirou's grandpa hadn't ordered his men not to disturb w.a.n.g Yao, and only a handful of people knew about it, some of his men would have already found w.a.n.g Yao and force him to give away the herbal formula . They wouldn't mind getting their hands dirty to force or lure w.a.n.g Yao to tell them the ingredients of his decoctions .

This was the reality .

If one was not powerful enough, it would be suicidal to keep something extremely precious .

"I am flattered," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Anyway, sorry to disturb you; bye for now," said He Qisheng .

He had seen w.a.n.g Yao and tried his best to convince w.a.n.g Yao . Now he knew w.a.n.g Yao's answer, so he didn't need to stay anymore . He Qisheng stood up and left .

Go to Beijing to see a patient?

w.a.n.g Yao frowned as he watched He Qisheng walking downhill . He had a feeling that the whole thing was not that simple .

He Qisheng drove back to Haiqu to meet Guo Sirou and Gu .

"Did he agree to come?" Guo Sirou asked as soon as she saw He Qisheng .

"No, he turned me down without hesitation," said He Qisheng .

"No room for negotiation?" asked Gu .

"No; he said no as soon as I mentioned Beijing," said He Qisheng .

"Maybe he has enemies in Beijing?" said Gu .

"Well, I don't know about this," said He Qisheng .

"Miss . Guo, haven't you told him about who you are?" Gu spoke in a tactful way, but both Guo Sirou and He Qisheng knew what he was talking about . He was talking about Guo Sirou's social status . He meant that Guo Sirou should tell w.a.n.g Yao what kind of family she belonged to .

Gu thought Guo Sirou should show w.a.n.g Yao what she was capable of .

"No, I didn't . " Guo Sirou shook her head .

"No wonder . You should tell him!" said Gu . "If he knew who you were, he probably wouldn't be resistive to Beijing!"

"Maybe you are right," said Guo Sirou after thinking for a moment . She hadn't told w.a.n.g Yao about her social status because she didn't think it was necessary . But now she thought she should let w.a.n.g Yao know who she was . After knowing w.a.n.g Yao for a while, she had faith in w.a.n.g Yao's personality and character .

"Maybe I thought too much . Well, I'll go to see him . Uncle Gu, Uncle He, just wait for me here,"

"You don't need to go; I can visit him again," said He Qisheng .

"No, I think I should go in person," Guo Sirou insisted .

. . .

w.a.n.g Yao went to Haiqu in the afternoon with Tian Yuantu to see Secretary Yang's mother . After checking her pulse and observing her, w.a.n.g Yao found that the cold evil inside her body had reduced, although only a little . It indicated that the decoctions w.a.n.g Yao made were working .

"How have you been feeling?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"I have been feeling much more comfortable after taking your decoctions . I felt warm and even sweated a few days ago," said Secretary Yang's mother .

"Great! It means the decoction has been working . Let me make you another dose . Are you okay with taking another decoction?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay," said Secretary Yang's mother .

Secretary Yang was busy this time because he needed to accompany the inspection team from the province . But, he had arranged his men to look after w.a.n.g Yao . He particularly asked his men to treat w.a.n.g Yao well .

"It is still early . We don't need to have dinner here . How about going back to Lianshan?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay," agreed Tian Yuantu .

The two of them returned to Lianshan .

w.a.n.g Yao received a call from Guo Sirou on his way back to Lianshan . Guo Sirou wanted to know where he was so that they could meet . It was coincidental that both of them were in Lianshan .

They agreed to meet at a cafe near the ocean . Tian Yuantu went with w.a.n.g Yao .

This was the first time that Tian Yuantu met Guo Sirou . Tian Yuantu was surprised not because of Guo Sirou's beauty, but because . . .

I've seen her somewhere before, thought Tian Yuantu .

"Let me introduce you guys . " w.a.n.g Yao introduced Guo Sirou to Tian Yuantu .

. . . . Someone left Beijing and headed down South at night . h.e.l.lo, Miss . Guo, said Gu You dont need to call me Miss . Guo; just call me Sirou, said Guo Sirou . Uncle Gu, we have pre-arranged your trip this time . Yes, the senior officer had given me all the instructions, said Gu . Thats great! said Guo Sirou . Am I breaking my promise? thought Guo Sirou . After Guo Sirou received a phone call from her grandpa about Xue, she was reluctant to take any action . After all, she had promised w.a.n.g Yao not to tell anyone about the fact that he had treated her grandpa . But she knew about Xue, who was two years younger than her . If she were Xue, she wouldnt have the courage to continue on living . We have to make an exception for Xue and owe w.a.n.g Yao another favor, said Guo Sirous grandpa before she left . How am I going to return the favor?! thought Guo Sirou . Guo Sirou and Gu got off the airplane at Dao City, then met He Qisheng who had been waiting for them at the airport . Hi, Miss . Guo! Hi, Gu! greeted He Qisheng . He was a bit surprised to see Gu, as Guo Sirou didnt mention that Gu was going to travel with her . He Qisheng only knew Guo Sirou was going to take someone with her . Hi, Qisheng, long time no see, said Gu, a middle-aged man . Yes, havent seen you for a while, said He Qisheng . Lets talk on our way to Haiqu, suggested Gu . Okay, said He Qisheng . We are here to see w.a.n.g Yao . We need his help . Just help me think what I should say to him, said Guo Sirou . Do you want him to treat someone? asked He Qisheng . Yes, said Guo Sirou . Where is the patient? asked He Qisheng . The patient is not here . She is in Beijing, said Guo Sirou . Are you talking about Xue? asked He Qisheng . . . Yes, said Guo Sirou . Its going to be tricky . You know, he doesnt like visiting Beijing, said He Qisheng . Thats why I need your help to convince him, said Guo Sirou . Its going to be very hard! He Qisheng shook his head . Why doesnt he like visiting Beijing? asked Gu . I wish I knew, said He Qisheng . He more than just dislikes visiting Beijing . Ive mentioned it to him before . There was no room for negotiation . You need to be prepared, Gu, said He Qisheng . Gu frowned . He knew it was going to be tricky if He Qisheng and Guo Sirou were telling the truth . They wanted a big favor from w.a.n.g Yao, so they couldnt force him to do things . Maybe they could convince him using their power . Talking about power, Guo Sirous family had great power, which still couldnt make w.a.n.g Yao change his mind . Who is this w.a.n.g Yao? Gu wondered . On one hand, Gu thought it was going to be tricky to convince w.a.n.g Yao . On the other hand, Gu had become more and more curious about w.a.n.g Yao, who he hadnt had a chance to meet . The three of them settled in the best hotel in Haiqu . Uncle He, could you go to Nanshan hill and see if you can ask w.a.n.g Yao to come here? asked Guo Sirou . Okay, said He Qisheng . Guo Sirou didnt go to Lianshan immediately . She didnt want to disturb w.a.n.g Yao directly . Instead, she wanted He Qisheng to test w.a.n.g Yaos thoughts first . If w.a.n.g Yao was adamant that he didnt want to visit Beijing, they would have to think of alternative ways . I hope he will not be too stubborn this time, said Guo Sirou softly as she was looking at the night view of Haiqu through the window . It couldnt compare with Beijings at all Hi, what are you doing? Tong Wei was speaking to w.a.n.g Yao on the phone . Nothing, Im just sitting outside, said w.a.n.g Yao . Are you on the hill again? asked Tong Wei . Yes, Im on the hill and looking at the sky while talking to you on the phone . w.a.n.g Yao was sitting outside his cottage and speaking to Tong Wei on the phone . Are you busy at Dao City? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Not too bad . Im just a bit busy recently, said Tong Wei . . . The conversation between them was as usual . They never made vows, only casual chit-chat, which only strengthened the feelings between them . I will return to Lianshan next week, said Tong Wei . Great, are you happy for me to pick you up? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Yes, Ill call you on the day, said Tong Wei . Sounds good, said w.a.n.g Yao The next day, w.a.n.g Yao was interrupted twice by phone calls when he was practicing making herbal pills . One of the calls was from Tian Yuantu who asked him to review Secretary Yangs mother after taking the decoctions made by w.a.n.g Yao . It had been a while since she started to take the decoctions from w.a.n.g Yao . The other call was from He Qisheng, who asked if w.a.n.g Yao was at Nanshan hill . He wanted to visit w.a.n.g Yao . He Qisheng came to Nanshan hill at 10 am and brought a simple present for w.a.n.g Yao . Of course, the only thing simple was the package . But, w.a.n.g Yao was no longer a young man who had never seen any top-shelf products . He could tell immediately the present cost a lot . Ive told you that you dont need to bring me anything, said w.a.n.g Yao . He Qisheng just smiled . He didnt say anything . Please come inside, said w.a.n.g Yao In the shabby cottage sat a pot of tea . He Qisheng expressed his purpose of visiting in a tactful way during his short chat with w.a.n.g Yao . At last, w.a.n.g Yao still declined him without hesitation . w.a.n.g Yao wouldnt go to Beijing at this stage . He Qisheng was not too surprised after being turned down, but he was still a bit disappointed . Well, it looks like Miss . Guo has to come here in person! thought He Qisheng . Thats fine; I wont disturb you anymore . I have to go, said He Qisheng . Wait, why do you and Miss . Guo want me to go to Beijing? asked w.a.n.g Yao out of curiosity . We want you to see a patient, said w.a.n.g Yao . See a patient? There are so many well-known specialists and experts in Beijing . It wont be difficult for you to ask a divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioner to treat the patient you mentioned given Miss . Guos social status, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . Even a divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioner couldnt treat certain diseases, said He Qisheng . What do you think I can do? asked w.a.n.g Yao . I think your medical skills are not worse than any divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioners, said He Qisheng . The decoctions you make are more effective than the ones from those pract.i.tioners . He Qisheng was telling the truth, and w.a.n.g Yao believed him . Apart from the rich knowledge w.a.n.g Yao obtained from the system, the wonderful licorice roots were also critical in treating ones disease . Maybe those divine Chinese Traditional Medical pract.i.tioners were extremely knowledgeable and experienced, but they didnt have licorice roots .   In fact, the Regather soup w.a.n.g Yao made hadnt been taken by Guo Sirous grandpa entirely . A small proportion of the decoction was sent to be tested in a specialized lab, as Miss . Guos family wanted to duplicate the decoction . They were all amazed by the effect of w.a.n.g Yaos decoctions . But, the outcome of the test disappointed them . The lab could only test some herbs in the decoction, which could be easily found in any herb stores . Some components of the decoction couldnt be tested, so they couldnt make the exact same decoction . It was like industrial production—30% of which relied on technology, while 70% relied on equipment . A wonderful decoction required wonderful herbs . If Guo Sirous grandpa hadnt ordered his men not to disturb w.a.n.g Yao, and only a handful of people knew about it, some of his men would have already found w.a.n.g Yao and force him to give away the herbal formula . They wouldnt mind getting their hands dirty to force or lure w.a.n.g Yao to tell them the ingredients of his decoctions . This was the reality . If one was not powerful enough, it would be suicidal to keep something extremely precious . I am flattered, said w.a.n.g Yao . Anyway, sorry to disturb you; bye for now, said He Qisheng . He had seen w.a.n.g Yao and tried his best to convince w.a.n.g Yao . Now he knew w.a.n.g Yaos answer, so he didnt need to stay anymore . He Qisheng stood up and left . Go to Beijing to see a patient? w.a.n.g Yao frowned as he watched He Qisheng walking downhill . He had a feeling that the whole thing was not that simple . He Qisheng drove back to Haiqu to meet Guo Sirou and Gu . Did he agree to come? Guo Sirou asked as soon as she saw He Qisheng . No, he turned me down without hesitation, said He Qisheng . No room for negotiation? asked Gu . No; he said no as soon as I mentioned Beijing, said He Qisheng . Maybe he has enemies in Beijing? said Gu . Well, I dont know about this, said He Qisheng . Miss . Guo, havent you told him about who you are? Gu spoke in a tactful way, but both Guo Sirou and He Qisheng knew what he was talking about . He was talking about Guo Sirous social status . He meant that Guo Sirou should tell w.a.n.g Yao what kind of family she belonged to . Gu thought Guo Sirou should show w.a.n.g Yao what she was capable of . No, I didnt . Guo Sirou shook her head . No wonder . You should tell him! said Gu . If he knew who you were, he probably wouldnt be resistive to Beijing! Maybe you are right, said Guo Sirou after thinking for a moment . She hadnt told w.a.n.g Yao about her social status because she didnt think it was necessary . But now she thought she should let w.a.n.g Yao know who she was . After knowing w.a.n.g Yao for a while, she had faith in w.a.n.g Yaos personality and character . Maybe I thought too much . Well, Ill go to see him . Uncle Gu, Uncle He, just wait for me here, You dont need to go; I can visit him again, said He Qisheng . No, I think I should go in person, Guo Sirou insisted w.a.n.g Yao went to Haiqu in the afternoon with Tian Yuantu to see Secretary Yangs mother . After checking her pulse and observing her, w.a.n.g Yao found that the cold evil inside her body had reduced, although only a little . It indicated that the decoctions w.a.n.g Yao made were working . How have you been feeling? asked w.a.n.g Yao . I have been feeling much more comfortable after taking your decoctions . I felt warm and even sweated a few days ago, said Secretary Yangs mother . Great! It means the decoction has been working . Let me make you another dose . Are you okay with taking another decoction? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Okay, said Secretary Yangs mother . Secretary Yang was busy this time because he needed to accompany the inspection team from the province . But, he had arranged his men to look after w.a.n.g Yao . He particularly asked his men to treat w.a.n.g Yao well . It is still early . We dont need to have dinner here . How about going back to Lianshan? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Okay, agreed Tian Yuantu . The two of them returned to Lianshan . w.a.n.g Yao received a call from Guo Sirou on his way back to Lianshan . Guo Sirou wanted to know where he was so that they could meet . It was coincidental that both of them were in Lianshan . They agreed to meet at a cafe near the ocean . Tian Yuantu went with w.a.n.g Yao . This was the first time that Tian Yuantu met Guo Sirou . Tian Yuantu was surprised not because of Guo Sirous beauty, but because . Ive seen her somewhere before, thought Tian Yuantu . Let me introduce you guys . w.a.n.g Yao introduced Guo Sirou to Tian Yuantu .