“Let me know if you need me,” said Tong Wei . She wanted to stay, but she didn't think she would be much of a help anyway . She decided to go home since her parents might be worried about her .

“Okay . I'll drive you home . ” w.a.n.g Yao drove Tong Wei home, then left after staying at her place for a short while .

“How come you stayed at his place for so many days?” asked Tong Wei's parents after w.a.n.g Yao had gone .

“Nothing big . There were some issues with his house, so I stayed for a few extra days,” said Tong Wei .

“What issues?” asked her parents .

“He built a house in the village, and it caught fire, so he needs it to be fixed,” said Tong Wei .

“He built a house in the village? He's not gonna buy a place in the town center?” asked her mother .

“He didn't say that, but I think it's pretty nice to live in the village,” said Tong Wei .

After what had happened the other night, Tong Wei thought it was quite nice to live in the village . People knew one another, helped one another . In the town center, people just say h.e.l.lo to their neighbors living in the same building . They probably didn't visit one another for a whole year .

“Silly girl, what are you talking about?” Tong Wei's mother immediately tried to correct her daughter's point of view .

“I was just saying,” said Tong Wei .

w.a.n.g Yao didn't rush home after he had left Tong Wei's place . Instead, he drove to w.a.n.g Mingbao's store . When he arrived at w.a.n.g Mingbao's store, he happened to see Shen Qingqing running out of the store with tears in her eyes .

When he entered w.a.n.g Mingbao's office, w.a.n.g Mingbao was smoking . He didn't look happy, either .

“You've spoken to her?” asked w.a.n.g Yao .

“Yes, I've told her that I know her history . She tried to explain . I didn't want to listen,” said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

w.a.n.g Yao didn't say anything .

“What brings you here anyway?” asked w.a.n.g Mingbao .

“Can you ask about the status of the three guys who had been causing trouble for us? I want to know when they will be out of the jail,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

“No problem,” said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

He made the phone call right away .

It was late afternoon by the time w.a.n.g Yao had arrived home . He found Chen Boyuan in his house .

“Hey, you are back . He's been waiting for you for over an hour,” said Zhang Xiuying .

“Hi, what brings you here?” asked w.a.n.g Yao .

“Here you are . My wife asked me to give this to you . ” Chen Boyuan handed w.a.n.g Yao an envelope .

w.a.n.g Yao opened it .

It was his medical certificate .

He was thrilled .

This is fantastic!

“What's going on, Dr . w.a.n.g?” asked Chen Boyuan softly as w.a.n.g Yao's looked a bit weird .

“Nothing, nothing . Thank you very much,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

“That's alright . My job is just to deliver this to you . You should thank Ms . Song . She arranged it,” said Chen Boyuan .

“I see . I will thank her in person,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

“If there is nothing else you want me to you, I need to go now,” said Chen Boyuan .

“Okay, see you later . ” w.a.n.g Yao walked Chen Boyuan out of the house . He didn't expect his medical certificate would arrive so soon .

Mission (Doing things with a good reason): Obtaining the medical certificate in ten months .

Reward: A medical book .

Punishment of failure: Taking back the ancient spring water . Reduce any two attributes by half .

Status: Complete .

He received the prompts from the system .

So I've completed the mission?

He had never completed any missions so unexpectedly . It was like what happened in the movies or novels, just not serious enough .

Complete!

The system did tell him he had completed the mission .

According to the missions he had completed previously, the mission of obtaining the medical certificate shouldn't be an easy job . The system allowed him ten months to complete it . He didn't expect he could complete it so quickly .

w.a.n.g Yao was rewarded of a medical book .

Which medical book?

w.a.n.g Yao went inside his room . He took a book out of the system . The name of the book was written in ancient Chinese: Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases .

w.a.n.g Yao had never heard of this book . He knew Zhang Zhongjing, a famous Chinese Traditional Medical Pract.i.tioner in ancient China wrote a book called Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases . The book had always been highly regarded by all the Chinese Traditional Medical Pract.i.tioners . However, only a part of the book pa.s.sed from generations to generations . The original book had long vanished, once Zhang Zhongjing had pa.s.sed away .

w.a.n.g Yao couldn't wait to read the book . He found that apart from the medical theory, there were also quite a few weird cases doc.u.mented in the book . It seemed to be a notebook from an ancient pract.i.tioner . There were a lot of contents in the book, most of which w.a.n.g Yao had never read before .

Great!

The book was like a treasure trove .

w.a.n.g Yao kept reading the book . He was so into it that he forgot about the time .

The cases in the book were in great detail . Most cases were about rare diseases . For example, in one case, the female patient had severe stomach pain . She was vomiting and had diarrhea for months . She was given Mafei powder to take and a tumor was taken out of her stomach . The tumor was as big as a duck egg . Inside it there was stinky black water . After the incision was st.i.tched up, the patient gradually recovered a few months later .

The treatment process was doc.u.mented in details, including the herbal formula involved . w.a.n.g Yao even found the formula of Mafei powder .

The further w.a.n.g Yao read, the more he was interested in the book . He only realized it was late when his mother asked him to have dinner .

“What are you doing inside? I called you three times,” said Zhang Xiuying .

“Oh, I was reading a book and forgot about the time,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

“Come and have dinner,” said Zhang Xiuying .

The police had found the arsonists, so w.a.n.g Yao's parents felt a bit better .

“Why did he set the fire?” asked Zhang Xiuying .

“Because of me,” said w.a.n.g Yao . “It was a medical incident . ”

“Something went wrong when you treated him?” asked Zhang Xiuying .

“No, I didn't treat him,” said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .

“Why not?” asked Zhang Xiuying .

“He was not worth my time to treat him . Anyway, I don't want to talk about it . Let's eat,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

His parents didn't ask anymore questions .

w.a.n.g Yao gave each of his parents a ma.s.sage to help them relax after dinner . Then he went back to Nanshan Hill .

After he had gone back to Nanshan Hill, he walked around the hill before going back to his cottage . As soon as he had gone back to his cottage . He read Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases until late night . He noticed it was already midnight, so he turned off the light and went to sleep .

“s.h.i.+t!”

The person who arranged to set w.a.n.g Yao's clinic on fire was cursing in a boutique apartment in Haiqu .

Pa! He threw a gla.s.s on the floor .

“What else can you do?!”

He was shouting like a mad dog .

It was not over yet .

He wouldn't let w.a.n.g Yao off the hook .

The next day, w.a.n.g Yao went to the town center to ask about opening a clinic in the village . Li Maoshuang knew someone who could help w.a.n.g Yao .

“Clinic? Medical clinic?” asked Li Maoshuang's friend .

“Yes,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

Li Maoshuang's friend told w.a.n.g Yao that he needed to complete a number of forms, then submit relevant paperwork to the Health Department in the city . It took w.a.n.g Yao a whole day to complete all the forms and paperwork with a.s.sistance .

“This is already quick enough,” said Li Maoshuang with a smile after w.a.n.g Yao had submitted all the paperwork .

“Normally it will take at least two to three days,” added Li Maoshuang .

“I see . Thank you . Shall we have dinner together?” asked w.a.n.g Yao .

“No, thanks . I've got other plans tonight,” said Li Maoshuang .

“Okay, I'll catch up with you later,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

“Sounds good,” said Li Maoshuang .

Now that w.a.n.g Yao had had the medical certificate and permit to run a medical clinic, his clinic could officially open . He decided to call it Nanshan Clinic .

It was 5 pm when w.a.n.g Yao arrived at home .

He found his mother looked upset .

“What's wrong, Mom? You are not well?” asked w.a.n.g Yao .

“Your uncle's wife has pa.s.sed away,” said Zhang Xiuying sadly .

“Pa.s.sed away? Wenbao's mom?” asked w.a.n.g Yao .

“Yes, she died this afternoon,” said Zhang Xiuying .

w.a.n.g Yao didn't speak .

“The disease won, in the end,” said Zhang Xiuying . “Can you come with me to your uncle's place tomorrow?”

“Okay,” said w.a.n.g Yao .

Wenbao's wedding was only a few days ago . Now they were having a funeral . w.a.n.g Yao didn't know what Wenbao's wife would think .

w.a.n.g Yao found a case of cancer in Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases that evening .

The patient had a malignant tumor . He was treated with herbs and acupuncture for over three months . He fully recovered eventually .

Fully recovered!

According to the author's description, the condition was very similar to cancer . It was really significant that the author of the book was able to cure cancer through herbal formula and acupuncture . It caught w.a.n.g Yao's attention . He decided to work on how to treat cancer in the next few months .

The medical records was doc.u.mented in the book, including the herbal formula .

What herbs were used?

Sculellaria barbata, Chinese brake herb, ebony…

Everything in the list were just common herbs .

Only these herbs can't cure cancer, thought w.a.n.g Yao .

The system had filled w.a.n.g Yao's head with rich knowledge of medicine and herbs . w.a.n.g Yao knew very well of the effect of herbs listed . They were effective in treating tumor, but had limited effect on cancer .