CHAPTER 313: CHAPTER 269: THE CHARACTERS ENTER THE BODY

Wu Hongfei is a good mentor; it is thanks to his selfless teaching that Wu Kun, Sun Hai, and Bai Qingqing have made rapid progress in their medical skills.

The order goes from oldest to youngest, starting with Wu Kun. After Wu Kun shares his opinions on the medical cases, it proceeds to Sun Hai, followed by Wu Zongyu, and then Bai Qingqing. After they express their views, Wu Hongfei would point out any inconsistencies in their understanding, which meant that a meal could take several hours to finish.

Lan Tian doesn’t like this serious atmosphere and doesn’t like to talk about official matters during meals. Eating for her is just a formality; she only tasted some of the Spiritual Vegetables she brought, without touching the other dishes. Mo Junhua developed the habit of eating quickly back in the military; despite slowing down to match the pace of everyone else, he still finished too fast.

After Lan Tian and Mo Junhua put down their chopsticks, Wu Hongfei and the others hadn’t finished their bowl of rice yet, so the two could only sit there like fools, waiting. After a while, Lan Tian lost her patience—if they waited until the discussion was over, there would be no need for sleep.

"Lan Tian, let’s hear your thoughts." Wu Hongfei suddenly turned to Lan Tian. Given how much Mr. Mo admires her, Lan Tian must have some exceptional qualities.

Lan Tian was feeling sleepy, about to tell Mr. Mo she was leaving early, when she heard Wu Hongfei’s words. She looked at him for a few seconds and calmly said, "I have no thoughts, Grandpa, I’m sleepy, I’m going to go back to my room to sleep now." The latter part was addressed to Mr. Mo.

"Go ahead, go to sleep early, we have to get up early tomorrow," Mr. Mo instructed her.

"Understood." Lan Tian responded and stood up to leave.

"You should go too!"

Before Mo Junhua could find an excuse, Mr. Mo let him leave; he had no choice but to go. The young man had been following the girl with his eyes anyway. They were discussing medical cases, and as a soldier with a limited understanding, he would only suffer sitting there. It would be better to let the young couple develop their relationship.

This was a task Grandma Sun had entrusted him with—to create opportunities for the young couple to spend time together.

After a while, the work discussion concluded, and they agreed to continue discussing the remaining issues at the next meal. Wu Zongyu, Bai Qingqing, and the other two went back to their rooms, while Wu Hongfei stayed behind. Master and disciple went to the second-floor tea room for a conversation.

"Master, you often lament that Lan Tian was born for this profession, but why didn’t you stop her from going to Jing University to study in the archaeology department, which has absolutely nothing to do with being a doctor?" This was the part Wu Hongfei couldn’t understand.

"Do you think I don’t want to? Her situation is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Her grandma can’t control her, and neither can I. Her medical skills weren’t taught by my nephew or me; she has a master." Mr. Mo glanced at Wu Hongfei opposite him and said helplessly, "You should stop trying to test the girl. Even I don’t know the extent of her medical skills, which are beyond divine. Moreover, she seldom treats people."

"Master, I still find it hard to believe that Lan Tian could be as mysterious as you say. Even if she has been learning medicine since she was in the womb, her experience and knowledge couldn’t possibly surpass that of you and those other National Doctors." Mr. Mo flicked a glance at Wu Hongfei, thinking his disciple was good in all aspects except being too stubborn and inflexible. Luckily, he had two sons who were quite decent, capable of carrying on the Mo Clan’s medical tradition.

"Tomorrow, you’ll come with me." There’s no point in idle talk; it’s better to let him see for himself.

Wu Zongyu returned to his room, sprawled out on the bed in a spread-eagled position, staring blankly at the mosquito net above him before he climbed out of bed. He walked over to the wardrobe, pulled out a wooden box about a foot long and as wide as a palm from the bottom drawer, and carried it over to the bed to open it.

Inside the box was an irregular strip of metal that he had picked up on an official trip overseas with friends. He had initially planned to send it to Lan Tian, but after hearing from Mr. Mo that Lan Tian was coming to Shanghai, he didn’t mail it. He wanted to give it to her in person, but now, the item was still in his hands, and he feared he might never be able to give it to her in this lifetime.

Lan Tian got married, and he was unaware of such a significant event. Later, he went overseas for further study and lost touch with domestic news. Mr. Mo never mentioned it, and Lin Guohao only hinted that Lan Tian was looking for rare metal materials. Had it not been for this time, he might still not have known that she was married.

Wu Zongyu felt like a fool. Love had come quietly and had left just as silently without his awareness.

"Is it too late?" He showed a smile uglier than crying. From now on, he could only stay by her side in the capacity of a "big brother," perhaps a role that even Mo Junhua wouldn’t agree to. Putting himself in Mo Junhua’s shoes, he wouldn’t approve of a man with ulterior motives appearing by Lan Tian’s side either.

Lan Tian returned to her room, brewed a pot of tea, drank a cup, then lit some sandalwood. She then washed her hands and went to the desk to practice calligraphy. With focused concentration, she silently transcribed the Cleansing Heart Technique. At the beginning, the characters she wrote had form but no spirit. Gradually, Lan Tian entered a mysterious realm, and it seemed as though the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth converged at the tip of her brush. The characters on the paper now had not just form but also soul. By the time Lan Tian finished transcribing the entire Cleansing Heart Technique, the paper flashed with light, and the characters lifted off the paper and floated around her.

How could this be?

Her master had never mentioned such a sudden change occurring with the Cleansing Heart Technique. Lan Tian had yet to figure out what was happening when the characters floating around her suddenly rushed toward her. She instinctively dodged to the side, but there were characters coming from behind as well. She could evade some, but not others, as bursts of light were colliding towards her.

What Mo Junhua saw was the girl practicing her calligraphy well, suddenly standing up, twisting and turning with her eyes closed. It looked very strange. Mo Junhua walked over and watched quietly for a while but couldn’t figure out what was happening. He felt it was best not to disturb the girl. Turning back, he noticed that the paper had no writing left on it, his pupils shrank slightly, and he sat back on the sofa without a word, glancing at the blank paper from the corner of his eye.

Lan Tian soon opened her eyes, checked her body, and found no problems. She checked her entire body inwardly, her Dantian, her Sea of Consciousness, yet found none of the characters that had entered her body. They had disappeared without a trace. The Cleansing Heart Technique was originally a mantra used by Cultivators to assist in cultivation and to steady the mind.

Lan Tian thought, there should be no harm with the characters entering her vicinity, and since they couldn’t be found for the time being, she would just leave it be. She decided to see if running the Mixed Element Decision presented any issues. As long as there were no problems with running the Mixed Element Decision, Lan Tian planned to ignore it.

"I’m going to cultivate for a while, don’t mind me, do your own thing." With a glance at the blank paper, Lan Tian went into the bedroom, formed a protective shield around herself, sat cross-legged, with the palms of her hands and feet upwards, and assumed the appropriate posture for cultivation. She started to circulate Spiritual Energy through her meridians, and after a small cycle, Lan Tian opened her eyes. There were no issues, and the circulation of Spiritual Energy was even slightly faster than usual.