aded north once more. Suddenly, Xiao Yu felt something was off—wasn't this circling backXiao Yu looked at several high-rise buildings nestled among lush green trees."Where is that" Xiao Yu pointed in...Chapter 233: Indirect Approach

This man's situation differs from that of the Wei army, as the soldiers in the Wei army were haunted by malevolent spirits without any visible signs of yin energy. However, this young man was clearly suffering due to some ghostly entity attaching itself to him, but we cannot ascertain the cause behind it.

"I'll prescribe you a dose of medicine for now. Come back tomorrow so I can see how effective it is!"

Xiao Yu wrote out a prescription for tonics and said, this young man lacks vital energy, and his yang qi has been significantly diminished as well. Currently, Xiao Yu doesn't have any better solutions than prescribing medicine to replenish both the body’s essence and yang qi.

He didn’t want to reveal his identity, so he couldn’t immediately dispel the ghost for him. All he could do was prescribe some tonics first. Just as Xiao Yu intended to hand the prescription over to Wang Erxi to get the medicine prepared, a thought suddenly struck him.

"Wait a moment; I’ll go fetch your medicine myself!"

Xiao Yu revealed a pleased expression and took his brush and an envelope made of yellow paper to the resting room. After entering the resting room, Xiao Yu locked the door to prevent others from disturbing him.

From one drawer, he took out cinnabar mixed with warm water and used it as ink to draw talismans on the yellow paper.

Xiao Yu’s brush, acting as a carrier for mysterious patterns, was extraordinary. Especially when drawing talismans, it enhanced his abilities immensely, allowing the transmission of righteous qi more smoothly without obstruction.

The talisman Xiao Yu currently drew was one that repelled ghosts. He had drawn many such talismans before, so he was very familiar with it. In no time at all, Xiao Yu finished drawing a talisman.

As he looked at the talisman in his hand and felt how little righteous qi within him was consumed by this act of drawing the talisman, he nodded in satisfaction.

In these two days since he started meditating, only a small fraction of righteous qi had returned to his body. But even then, merely creating this talisman didn’t consume more than one-fifth of that righteous qi within him.

At the beginning, it would take at least half of this righteous qi for Xiao Yu to draw such a talisman. Now he only needed one-fifth, clearly reflecting his recent progress.

Xiao Yu took up the talisman and left the resting room. Instead of having Wang Erxi prepare the medicine as before, Xiao Yu did it himself. Preparing medicine was something he could do easily; in no time at all, he had completed the task.

Wang Erxi watched Xiao Yu preparing the medicine with a look of admiration. Clearly not speaking about diagnosing diseases, even just preparing medicine made him look up to Xiao Yu as an unreachable existence. Wang Erxi secretly vowed that he would catch up with Xiao Yu in preparing medicines.

"Erxixi, prepare this prescription!"

Only after completing the preparation did Xiao Yu hand over the prescription to Wang Erxi. These two prescriptions were different; the medicine prepared by Xiao Yu had a function of invigorating and concentrating qi but was mainly for concealing the talisman, whereas the one prepared by Wang Erxi was meant as a tonic for that young man.

"Oh, alright!"

Wang Erxi was still回味Xiao Yu's graceful demeanor when he was getting the medicine and quickly responded after hearing Xiao Yu's words.

After receiving the prescription from Xiao Yu, Wang Erxi went to get the medicine. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu took out a large piece of gauze and wrapped up this batch of medicine before sitting down at the consultation table.

Soon after, Wang Erxi finished getting the medicine. Since this prescription was simple and only contained some ingredients for replenishing vital energy and yang energy, it didn't take him long to complete.

Xiao Yu took the medicine from Wang Erxi, pointing at the wrapped-up medicine he had prepared earlier and said to the young man, "Put this batch of medicine under your pillow when you go back. It's used for concentrating spirit and energy, so don't forget!"

He then pointed at the prescription that Wang Erxi got and continued, "For this batch of medicine, boil three bowls of water down to one bowl and drink half a bowl before going to bed and another half-bowl right before sleeping! Do you remember"

"I remember, thank you doctor! How much do I owe you"

"Alright, two hundred ten yuan should be enough," Xiao Yu said after some consideration.

The medicine that Xiao Yu prepared wasn't very expensive, but the prescription from Wang Erxi contained lingzhi (reishi), even though it was artificially cultivated, it still cost around a hundred or so yuan.

The young man paid without hesitation. Compared to other places where he could get medical treatment, Xiao Yu charged the least. Generally, pharmacies and clinics would prescribe expensive herbs when dealing with patients who were merely weak but had no specific illness, as more expensive ingredients meant higher profit margins for the pharmacy.

Xiao Yu roughly calculated that he made about fifty yuan from this patient, not much, but it indicated positive development in his clinic's operations.

After sending off the patient, Xiao Yu's place returned to its usual quietness. While Xiao Yu was somewhat curious as to why this young man would be haunted by ghostly entities, he didn't dwell on things that couldn't be figured out. Anyway, one talisman was enough to drive away the ghosts tormenting him.

Once these spirits no longer troubled him, his illness would become easier to treat; Xiao Yu could prescribe several batches of medicine for tomorrow's visit, and after taking them and resting for a few more days, he'd recover.

"So tired..."

"Today was really exciting..."

About half an hour later, Xiao Jianying and Yun Xi returned. They began chattering as soon as they entered the door; Lu Yuhang, who Xiao Yu held in his arms, had already fallen asleep. Xiao Yu quickly took the child from his sister's hands and put him to rest.

After putting the child down, Xiao Yu saw that although his sister and Yun Xi were exhausted, they couldn't hide their excitement; even a hint of it could be seen in Xiao Jianying’s eyes too.

"Huh, didn't you guys buy anything Where's Brother-in-law"

Suddenly, Xiao Yu noticed that everyone was empty-handed and their brother-in-law Lu Jianhong had disappeared. He couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

"Oh right! Where is Jianhong"

Right! Where's Brother-in-law

"I don't know, he was just behind us a while ago and now I have no idea where he went!"

After Xiao Yu’s reminder, they also noticed that Lu Jianhong had not returned with them. They began to say this in unison.

"You…"

Xiao Yu couldn’t help but give a wry smile as he looked at these women who were so engrossed in their shopping sprees that they hadn't noticed someone of such stature disappear from sight. Xiao Yu didn't know what to say.

"There, isn’t Brother-in-law over there" Suddenly, Yunxi pointed through the window toward the clinic's outside and said.

Xiao Yu and the others followed the direction Yunxi was pointing at and looked out of the window. They saw Lu Jianhong sitting on a nearby set of steps from Xiao Yu’s clinic, wiping his sweat while panting heavily.

Placed beside him were over ten bags full of clothes. Feeling as if someone was looking at him, Lu Jianhong turned and looked in this direction. Through the window, he saw that everyone was staring at him, which couldn’t help but cause a wry smile to appear on his face.

Lou Jianhong stood up, picked up the ten or so bags beside him, and walked towards the clinic.

"Pfft... Hahaha..."

Xiao Yu looked at the entering Lu Jianhong, spitting out all the tea in his mouth. He couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

At this moment, where was the air of mystery surrounding Lu Jianhong as the number one secret agent It seemed like he had become a refugee, carrying several bags over his arm and holding more in his hands. His hair was messy from not having been combed, and because of the bags, his clothes were skewed and disheveled. Sweat poured down his forehead densely, giving him an apathetic look devoid of energy.

"Hahaha..."

Xiao Ying and others couldn’t help but laugh at seeing Lu Jianhong’s state. Was this the meticulous Lu Jianhong they knew

"Xiyu, don't be so happy. Next time you should accompany Mom and your sister Yunxi!"

Lü Jianhong heard their laughter and knew that his current image wasn’t very good. However, he didn’t dare to tell Xiao Jiangying and the others; instead, he glared at Xiao Yux with a bad mood.

Xiao Yux just smiled without saying anything. He dared not respond now because seeing how Lü Jianhong was acting, he could imagine how miserable it would be to accompany his mother on shopping trips. He definitely didn’t want to follow in his footsteps.

"Hmph, are you complaining about accompanying us for a stroll" Xiao Yu heard what Lü Jianhong said and walked over, putting her hand on his waist and saying.

"No no, how could I dare Accompanying all of you for a stroll is an honor for me!" Lü Jianhong hurriedly waved his hands as he responded.

“Haha”

Xiao Yux and the others couldn’t help but emit some kind-hearted laughter when they saw how embarrassed Lü Jianhong was looking.

A little while later, after resting at the clinic, Xiao Yux and his family went to the top floor of the antique city. After all, the clinic was too small for everyone to rest there comfortably.

That night, since they had been tired from the day's activities, everyone ate dinner on the top floor of the antique city before heading back home to rest. Xiao Yux hadn’t managed to have a proper chat with Yunxi all day long, but after eating his meal, he went straight to her room and spent some time talking to her until Xiao Yux’s mother called Yunxi over for conversation.

Only then did Xiao Yux get up and leave. He bid farewell to his mother and sister before returning to the clinic. At this point, Wang Erxi had already left, and the clinic was dark. Xiao Yux opened the door and went inside.

Xiao Yux checked his watch and found it was only ten o'clock; he then picked up a book and sat down at the consultation desk to read. The books that Xiao Yux read were very varied and not limited to medical texts. He still kept the habit from before, reading mythological stories and other such literature as well. Currently, he was reading The Zhong Kui Chronicles which he had bought last time, but hadn’t finished.

The book was very interesting; after comparing it with the memories of Zhong Kui in his mind, there were some similarities that Xiao Yux found strange. Why was this so

Even a long-established martial arts sect wouldn’t know much about the matters concerning Zhong Kui. How could the author of this book know so much

"Could it be that the author of this book knows some things about Zhong Kui"

Xiao Yux hadn't given these questions any thought at first, but now for some reason, a thought suddenly popped into his mind. However, he quickly shook his head and thought to himself: This is probably just coincidence.

"Knock-knock-knock—"d Dai Lao's question, their eyes returned to Xiao Yu, waiting for his response.It must be noted that many of these old TCM practitioners were close friends with Dai Lao. Thus, for Dai Yuxin's illness,...