Ning Tao walked out of the quarantine room. A large crowd instantly gathered up to him.
"Doctor Ning, what medicine did you let Comrade Jiang Hao take?" An elderly doctor could not wait to ask.
Ning Tao said, "Sorry, it's a secret prescription left by my master. I can't tell."
That old doctor still would not give up. He entreated, "Would you let me see your pill?"
Ning Tao shook his head. "Sorry, I can't."
The elderly doctor was stunned, rooted to the spot. He did not expect Ning Tao to reject him so unkindly. The medical staff with him had many questions to ask Ning Tao, but when they found the elderly doctor snubbed, they all kept quiet.
A bustling scene had instantly turned awkward.
Zhang Zeshan came to Ning Tao, his face wearing a smile. "Doctor Ning is indeed a miracle doctor. Just now, I saw Comrade Jiang Hao regain her sanity after taking your pill. I hope you can continue treati
After returning from the institute, Tang Zhen's mood had noticeably improved. She cooked a few dishes for supper and had two glasses of beer with Ning Tao. She kept talking about Jiang Hao's return. She wanted Jiang Hao to quit and marry young. When she broached the subject of Jiang Hao's marriage, her eyes kept wondering around Ning Tao's body. She had recovered her mood so quickly because she trusted Ning Tao completely. She believed Ning Tao would do what he promised and bring Jiang Hao home. But the truth was cruel. Even if he managed to smuggle Jiang Hao out of the militarized institute and treat her in the clinic, she would no longer be the same person. But Ning Tao could only hide this cruel truth in his heart, savoring its bitterness. "Tao, have an early rest. Get up early tomorrow and take me to the institute. I must see you bring Hao away from the room." "Alright. I will sleep in the living room tonight."
The human face on the good-evil tripod had opened its eyes. But it was not the angry face greeting an evildoer, nor the smiling face welcoming a good person. It did not seem to be angry or happy. The situation was strange— Ning Tao had never encountered this before. But it was not the time to study that face. He was in no mood to study it. "This place..." Only now did Jiang Hao have the chance to talk. She did not know how to describe her feelings. Everything which had happened just now and the Sky Clinic she was seeing before her eyes seemed like a dream. Ning Tao released his hands. He did not hasten to explain what this place was. He was in no hurry to disclose his identity as a cultivating doctor too. He merely stared at her, his heart full of sorrow, pity and some guilt. He could not help but wonder: if he had been calmer and not been intimate with Jiang Hao in the movie theater, if he had not asked her to accept Qing Zhui
It was deserted on the street in the early morning. The advertisement board trembled in the night breeze, making creaking noises. It was a bustling sight in a small workshop. Some workers were immersing paper cartons in a huge basin of caustic soda. Others were chopping paper cartons with a kitchen cleaver. Still others were adding the chopped paper into fatty meat fillings. It was a wicked workshop. All their meat fillings contained paper cartons immersed in caustic soda. Caustic soda was a highly corrosive chemical and very detrimental to human health. But soon, these meat fillings mixed with paper cartons would be served in restaurants on breakfast tables. Those rushing to work or school would not know what they had eaten. "Hurry, don't take your own sweet time!" A middle-aged woman was shouting in the workshop. "Soon, customers will be here to collect the goods. If we can't provide them on time, I will dock your pay." The w
A plume of green fumes gushed out. The gaunt Jiang Hao disappeared in its midst. Ning Tao could not see her, but he did not enter the fumes to check. He could have done that, but it would be of no use. The curative process of Sky Clinic was still a mystery. He did not know when he could unravel it. A few seconds later, the green fume returned to the good-evil tripod. Jiang Hao was lying on the floor, her short hair black and glossy, her skin fair, tender and smooth. Before this, she was gaunt, but she had now returned to her former figure— tall yet busty, her faint muscular curvatures giving her a very special sexiness. Ning Tao glanced at the sin of evil intention prescription pact in his hand. On it was an atonement clause which read, "Removing the demon root by herself." There was also another atonement proviso: "Kneel before her father and be filial to him." None of these clauses had disappeared. "Even if she managed to rem
The golden dawn enveloped the city of millions of people. The glorious imperial city of the Ming dynasty was basking in gold and lights. In contrast with the traffic and surrounding modern buildings, it created a grand image of the coexistence between past and present. How many people of today would be aware of the stories that had taken place in the ancient imperial city? Time never stops. Nobody knew what this place would become in another 300 to 500 years. The future was in darkness. People of the current lifetime were slowly advancing forward in the dark with a lantern, but the lantern was bound to run out of fuel. The lives of this lifetime would become the past, but darkness was eternal. For a split second when the God's Will electric motorbike drove past the imperial city gates, Ning Tao was tempted to go in to take a look while in the state of deficient Ancestor-seeking Elixir allergy and activate the abil
The afternoon sunlight brought a sense of lethargy to the people. The children had returned to their dormitories for a nap. The spacious Sunshine Orphanage was quiet, and there was only the chirping from a few cicadas, making sounds that signaled the end of life. Ning Tao stood on the soft grass patch of the newly constructed soccer field. He watched the two women under the Banyan tree anxiously. Jiang Hao wanted to come and meet Qing Zhui. There was no way for him to stop her. Jiang Hao and Qing Zhui met at Sunshine Orphanage. He could not hear what they were talking about, because once the two women started conversing, Jiang Hao had chased him off, not letting him stay around. Had they reached the consensus of serving the same husband? Or would they be fighting to death over sole and exclusive ownership? Was it a clash of ice and fire or the battle of sword and spear? Ning Tao had no
Money is a wonderful thing indeed. On the same night, Ning Tao rented a courtyard house that was not far away from the Sky Clinic. It was said that it used to be the residence of a Qing dynasty fifth-rank official. There were a main bedroom, east room, west room, backroom, a residence gate, and courtyard there. It was full of traditional flair and grandeur. And of course, the price was grand as well. A month's rental was 200,000. If they were still in the "start-up phase" of the past, Ning Tao would never have spent the exorbitant amount of 200,000 to rent a place to stay. However, he was no longer the person he was. A rental of 200,000 was nothing to him. He could easily earn it back with a breast enlargement surgery or slimming procedure. After the house had been rented, Qing Zhui was feeding Hu Xiaoji milk. Bai Jing and Jiang Hao distributed the rooms and furnished them. Ning Tao then ran off to the Sky Clinic. The good-evil tripod's eyes
It was quiet inside Jian Mi's room. The lights had also gone out. Ning Tao knocked on the door this time. "Do you still want some? My God, you really are the best gift God has given to me." Maria's voice of excitement and joy came from inside the room. The light in the room was turned on. It was followed by the sound of Maria walking in her slippers in brisk steps. The room door was opened, and Ning Tao entered right in, closing the door behind him. Only then did Maria realize that it was Ning Tao. She was first stunned, then fumbled to pick up the blanket by the bedside to cover herself. She was actually wearing her undergarments but Ning Tao was not Jian Mi, nor was he that scoundrel Hanks, so she was embarrassed. Ning Tao got straight to the point. "Let me ask you, did a short and fat woman with a face full of pockmarks come here?" He spoke in relatively fluent English.