Early the next morning, Liu Qingyan was taken back to ancient times by Lu Zheng to continue seeing patients at Renxin Hall.

"Lu Lang, once I've learned all the modern medical skills, can I work in a hospital on Blue Star?" Liu Qingyan asked sweetly.

"You want to work in a hospital on Blue Star?"

Liu Qingyan nodded, then hastily added, "If it's inconvenient, forget it."

"No problem, no inconvenience at all." Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "It's just a matter of getting a medical license. You could take the exam, or I could directly add you to the system."

Pausing for a moment, Lu Zheng continued, "But public hospitals conduct strict checks, so it's likely you'd only be able to work in a private hospital."

"What's the difference?" Liu Qingyan couldn't help but laugh. "I can work anywhere. I just want to actually see patients on Blue Star, use those technological instruments, and encounter more complex medical cases."

Lu Zheng shrugged, "Honestly, none of that compares to just giving them a couple of acupuncture needles."

Although Lu Zheng's medical skills weren't as good as Liu Qingyan's, he had read many medical books and supplemented his knowledge with the Light of Fortune, learning and discussing things with Liu Qingyan.

So, Lu Zheng's medical skills were actually quite strong.

Plus, with magical power, Lu Zheng could cure conditions that modern medical technology couldn't, like ALS, late-stage cancer, AIDS, and more.

"But this kind of treatment combines medical skills with magical power." Liu Qingyan shook her head. "I want to study various diseases more and explore treatment methods using only herbal medicine, so that people from both worlds can benefit."

"Alright, I'll think of something." Lu Zheng patted Liu Qingyan's hand.

At this moment, they arrived at Renxin Hall, where Du Yueyao came out to greet them from the clinic.

"Sister Liu! Brother Lu!"

"Yueyao!"

Liu Qingyan smiled and let go of Lu Zheng, then went forward to take Du Yueyao's arm and asked softly, "Yueyao, is something on your mind?"

Du Yueyao was startled. "Sister Liu, you have sharp eyes. But it's nothing major, just that this year, I have to go back to my hometown with my mother to pay respects to our ancestors during the New Year."

"Return to your hometown? Pingdong Dao, Yuezhou?" Liu Qingyan asked, turning her head.

Du Yueyao nodded. "The journey is long, and my father has official duties that he cannot abandon. So it's just my mother and I going back for the family's once-in-a-decade ancestor worship."

"Pingdong Dao is north of Sanjiang Dao, a journey of over ten thousand miles. Even with connected official roads, it must take two months." Liu Qingyan frowned and asked.

Du Yueyao nodded, "So in a few days, I have to leave with my mother..."

Lu Zheng suddenly asked, "Why don't I fly you there?"

Du Yueyao blinked and said hesitantly, "After all, this is Du Family business..."

Liu Qingyan frowned lightly, then said seriously to Du Yueyao, "Yueyao, why do you still regard yourself as an outsider?"

"I'm not..." Du Yueyao said weakly.

However, facing the scrutinizing gazes of Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan, Du Yueyao couldn't hold out and pitifully said, "I, I just feel that I'm not familiar with Sect Leader Si and Miss Lin, and I can't trouble Brother Lu with my issues, wasting his time during the New Year..."

Liu Qingyan gave Lu Zheng a sidelong glance, and he shrugged helplessly.

Then Liu Qingyan wrapped her arm around Du Yueyao and headed inside Renxin Hall, "During the New Year, I'll take you and Auntie back. If Uncle Du is willing, he can come too."

Du Yueyao nodded repeatedly, then turned back to see Lu Zheng smiling and nodding at her.

Then Du Yueyao brightened up again, pulling Liu Qingyan along and chattering about a complex medical case she encountered yesterday.

Lu Zheng scratched his head, made a quick escape, and then spotted Yue Honghai at the street corner, carrying a bag of wine, looking very content, with a stomach looking slightly rounded.

Damn, those carefree people sure live well...

"Old Yue!"

"Hey! Young Master!" Yue Honghai greeted him with a fawning smile, "What can I do for you, young master?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Yue Honghai had a full measure of admiration for Lu Zheng.

He previously had a connection with Si Lingxi, but now he had won her over!

But every night Si Lingxi was in Lu Zheng's bedroom, Yue Honghai trembled, shutting off his five senses and not daring to move, afraid he'd unwittingly provoke Si Lingxi and get eaten.

Seeing Si Lingxi wasn't around and it was just Lu Zheng, Yue Honghai eagerly stepped forward to show his devotion, indicating he still had some use.

Crocodile meat was really sour, even though it's similar, it's truly not as tasty as snake meat!

Lu Zheng pushed Yue Honghai's big face away and asked, "Anything happening in the county lately?"

"Nothing at all! Everything's good!" Yue Honghai nodded and said, "General Xin's cultivation is growing, keeping the Netherworld ghosts at bay. There were a few mishaps with foreign objects causing trouble in the city, one driven out by Miss Du, and two removed by Miss Wang and Miss Yi together. Old Yue didn't even have to lift a finger."

Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "You guys have taken all the business in the city; White Cloud Temple must be struggling to keep the pot boiling, huh?"

"Certainly not!" Yue Honghai shook his head, "Rituals and blessings in the city are all carried out by Daoist Ming Jun and Daoist Yuan Jing. I even heard there was a funeral for Landlord Zhao in the north of the city, and Master Mingzhang was invited."

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, taking a breath, "That's not cheap!"

Yue Honghai nodded repeatedly, "Isn't it just? I heard it cost a thousand coins, enough for me to tip at Yu Ling Garden for a month."

Lu Zheng was taken aback, "You spend a thousand coins at Yu Ling Garden in a month?"

Yue Honghai waved his hand, "It's nothing, I have plenty of pearls and corals. If I run out of money, I'll just head back to the sea to find more."

"Alright, alright, got it. Go ahead to your Yu Ling Garden." Lu Zheng waved him off, then tidied himself up, took a bottle of Fire Spirit Wine, and headed to Shaotong Mountain.

...

"Hiss——"

Daoist Mingzhang was in White Cloud Temple when he received the Spirit Wine sent by Lu Zheng. He opened it immediately, and a small fiery cloud formed at the mouth of the bottle, causing Daoist Mingzhang to gasp.

"Such potent Spiritual Qi, this firepower, one sip could equal a month's hard cultivation?" Daoist Mingzhang praised, "Where did you get such Spirit Wine? Surely you didn't rob Fire Dragon Temple's thousand-year reserve, did you?"

"Not at all." Lu Zheng shook his head, "My wife knows I love a drink, so she found some from her family's stash and gave me a bottle to honor you with."

Daoist Mingzhang was momentarily confused, "Your wife's family has this kind of Spirit Wine? Is it a girl from the Liu Family or Peach Blossom Fairy?"

Lu Zheng shook his head, "Neither, it's a new wife I just found, her family lives on Southern Border Phoenix Mountain, surname Si, do you know, Master?"

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