How The Little Medical Cultivator Saves the Furries – CH46

Chapter 46

Jiang Quan had been one of the late emperor’s entrusted ministers. Over the years, he had always been diligent and conscientious, and had earned Lu Nanzhou’s considerable trust.

The news that Lu Nanzhou had been gravely injured and was near death had not been hidden from him—indeed, his son Jiang Yufei was also a member of the Blade Squad and was likewise lying in the Royal Sanatorium.

In order to pave the way for Lu Yuanqing, Lu Nanzhou had seldom contacted these old ministers during the two years of his severe injury. So when Jiang Quan suddenly received a summons today, he was especially excited.

“It looks like what Yufei said was true. Your Majesty is already recovering!”

Jiang Yufei had mentioned Lu Nanzhou’s visit to the activity center during one of their calls, and Jiang Quan had already felt at the time that it was a good sign.

Lu Nanzhou reached out and helped him up, but did not explain much about his own condition.

Jiang Quan did not know the inside story. On the Star Network, all he could sense was Lu Nanzhou’s mental force.

Even though His Majesty was already restraining himself as much as possible, he was still so powerful that Jiang Quan felt great pressure, and that very strength gave him complete confidence.

He quickly composed himself and began reporting on military affairs to Lu Nanzhou.

During the past two years, the Yaojin military had been continuously clearing battlefields to ensure that the insect race had truly been wiped out completely. Local garrisons had also thrown themselves into postwar reconstruction, allowing the hardest-hit areas to recover in an orderly way.

The resettlement of retired and disabled soldiers had also been completed, and most of them had already entered new work and new lives.

“Although there have been some small-scale armed clashes recently because of certain unfavorable rumors, the situation has already been brought under control, and the people involved will be sent to military court for trial…”

Since Lu Nanzhou had not personally managed state affairs for a long time, Jiang Quan ended up reporting for nearly two hours before finally stopping.

As the pain-relieving effects of the Minor Rejuvenation Technique gradually wore off, Lu Nanzhou’s expression slowly grew more strained.

Fortunately, Jiang Quan’s report had also come to an end.

“Your Majesty, all of us are waiting for your return. Please take care of yourself!”

Lu Nanzhou nodded, then looked at him and asked, “Has this year’s new recruit intake been completed?”

“It has,” Jiang Quan said with a smile. “There are several good seedlings this year, with excellent talent. Two of them even have double-S beast-blood and mental force ratings!”

Although that only met the minimum standard for joining the Blade Squad, in any ordinary army, that level would already be enough to produce a king among soldiers.

And these new recruits were only eighteen. In the future, they would still undergo up to seven years of training at the military academy, so their room for growth remained immense.

Jiang Quan was speaking with an excited expression when Lu Nanzhou suddenly lifted his eyes slightly, and a light-screen message popped up in front of him.

Seeing that it had been sent by Lu Nanzhou, Jiang Quan hurriedly opened it.

And then he discovered that it seemed to be… a video website link? Had some of the new recruits gotten into trouble, and His Majesty had seen it?

Jiang Quan opened it nervously.

To his surprise, it turned out to be a…

Follow-along exercise video?

In the video, a man whose appearance could not be clearly seen was demonstrating a set of movements that seemed to be a form of physical training called “Health Qi Exercise.”

The movements did not look difficult, and when the man performed them, he looked graceful and fluid, with a faintly mysterious quality.

But as a soldier, Jiang Quan was more used to fierce, forceful, clean, decisive killing techniques. To his eyes, this set of movements looked like nothing but fancy showmanship.

“Your Majesty, this is…”

Jiang Quan paused the video and looked up at Lu Nanzhou in confusion.

“Add this technique to the training curriculum for new recruits. They must practice it for a full 120 minutes every day, and it is to be included in the end-of-term assessment.”

Jiang Quan could not help freezing.

He studied Lu Nanzhou uncertainly, but seeing the seriousness in his expression, he knew at once that Lu Nanzhou was not joking.

But he had never heard of this physical technique before, and it clearly had not undergone any evaluation. Wasn’t it too hasty to make it part of the daily training program for new recruits?

Then he heard Lu Nanzhou say, “Commander Jiang, if I remember correctly, you once suffered a serious injury. It was healed, but it still flares up occasionally, doesn’t it?”

Jiang Quan smiled. What career soldier didn’t have a few old injuries?

But after so many years of working together, he had never seen His Majesty express this kind of concern for anyone, so he could not help feeling moved.

“It’s nothing serious…”

Before he could finish, Lu Nanzhou spoke again: “You should incorporate this set of exercises into your own daily training as well.”

The smile on Jiang Quan’s face froze, and he looked at Lu Nanzhou somewhat dumbly.

Lu Nanzhou frowned slightly. “What, now that the war has eased, Commander Jiang has grown lax in training?”

Jiang Quan: “…”

Now that was the His Majesty he knew!

Jiang Quan hurriedly shook his head. “I would never dare. No matter how busy official business becomes, I have never slacked off in my daily physical and mental training.”

“Mm.”

Only after seeing Lu Nanzhou’s expression ease slightly did Jiang Quan dare relax. In order to avoid drawing fire again, he quickly changed the subject.

“Your Majesty, regarding this technique… this Health Qi Exercise—other than the video in the link, is there any more complete instructional material?”

Jiang Quan felt that His Majesty must surely know the person in the video.

“If we could get this…”

He glanced at the video creator’s ID—

I Want to Eat Spirit Plants Every Day

Jiang Quan suddenly choked.

Spirit plants? Plants? Were they really that tasty? So tasty that one wanted to eat them every day?

Lu Nanzhou could guess what he was trying to say, but mercilessly replied, “For now, that is all you have. Figure it out yourselves.”

The Yaojin military was overflowing with talent, and with the aid of smart-system analysis, it was just a matter of breaking down a set of movements. Why would Ye Yumeng need to teach them personally?

Thinking of how Ye Yumeng already worked at the sanatorium during the day and stayed up at night to restore his spiritual power, Lu Nanzhou had no wish to add more work to his burden.

If the Yaojin military couldn’t even handle something this small, they were little more than a bunch of useless trash.

“In two months, I will inspect the results,” Lu Nanzhou continued.

Whether Health Qi Exercise really worked as miraculously as Ye Yumeng had said could only be verified after at least one month.

For ordinary people, who did not spend much time exercising, it would take even longer. That was far too slow.

New recruits, however, already trained every day, and they had specialized equipment and personnel to record and analyze their data, so handing it over to them was unquestionably the most suitable choice.

As for Jiang Quan, he could also serve as a test case for whether this technique suited disabled and wounded veterans.

Under Lu Nanzhou’s gaze, Jiang Quan felt cold sweat forming on his forehead, even though this was only the virtual world.

Ah… so even he had to be tested?

Jiang Quan cautiously glanced at Lu Nanzhou. His expression was cold and resolute, exactly the way Jiang Quan had always known him to be.

That meant there was absolutely no room for negotiation.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Nanzhou added, “This video is to be used as the original material. It must be sent to every new recruit, and they are to complete check-in follow-alongs beneath the video.”

The exercise creator had included a companion check-in feature, but only viewers who watched the whole video could check in. For the holographic follow-along version, only those who completed the entire practice would see the check-in button light up.

This effectively prevented creators from falsifying view counts, while also serving as an incentive to keep people from getting lazy with the mindset of “I watched it, so I basically practiced.”

And the check-ins from these new recruits would definitely be real. They ought to help the video gain some traffic as well.

If the video became popular, Ye Yumeng would not only have additional income, but seeing so many people faithfully following along would probably… make him very happy too.

“Follow-along check-ins are also to be one of the evaluation criteria.” Lu Nanzhou looked at Jiang Quan. “Commander Jiang, you are not allowed to slack off either.”

Jiang Quan was stunned. Did that mean… he had to check in too?

Two hours a day, for two full months?

What?

What???

Yet after meeting Lu Nanzhou’s eyes, all the arguments Jiang Quan had wanted to make were swallowed back down.

Though His Majesty was young, he was absolutely the sort of person whose word was final. Jiang Quan simply did not have the courage to argue.

“I’m giving you one week. In one week, I want to see the training plan fully implemented.” When dealing with subordinates, Lu Nanzhou had none of the warmth he showed toward Ye Yumeng.

Ye Yumeng had said that if ordinary people practiced for two hours a day, they would begin seeing results after at least a month. If that period were extended to two months, then the effects should become even more obvious.

“And there must be real-time tracking and recording of changes in the recruits’ data. In two months, I want a complete report.”

Jiang Quan paused, unable to stop himself from thinking deeply.

Could it be that this technique called Health Qi Exercise really had some special property?

Sure enough, he heard Lu Nanzhou continue: “If the recruits’ data shows obvious improvement, then this technique is to be promoted further, until it reaches the entire Yaojin Empire.”

The training data of new recruits was already regularly recorded, making them the most suitable testing group.

Jiang Quan considered this for a moment, then said, “If that’s the case, then shouldn’t we set up proper variable controls? And if we want to implement it at all military academies in such a short time, I’m afraid that may be a bit difficult…”

Merely promoting it would be one thing, but if data had to be recorded and analyzed, then the workload would increase sharply.

“Could we first run trials in only a portion of the military academies? For example, selecting suitable schools from among those ranked highest and lowest?”

Lu Nanzhou nodded. “That’s fine. Go make the arrangements.”

He had no need to know the details, only the results. Jiang Quan, who was familiar with his style, knew this perfectly well.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Jiang Quan answered.

Of course, although he replied very smoothly with his mouth, once he was ejected from Lu Nanzhou’s private virtual space and returned to his own surroundings, Jiang Quan remained dazed for quite a while before finally springing into action.

Strictly speaking, this task did not fall under his authority. But he also understood why His Majesty had summoned him alone.

At present, His Majesty was recuperating and could not conveniently meet many people in person. Entrusting this matter to him was a mark of trust.

Thinking this, Jiang Quan once more clicked open the video link Lu Nanzhou had sent and began watching it again.

There was only the follow-along video, without a more detailed breakdown of the movements or any professional instructor to explain them. What if people practiced it wrong?

Jiang Quan felt rather troubled.

Of course, with the Yaojin Empire’s military standards, finding a few experts to break down the movements and turn them into a tutorial would not actually be difficult.

But sometimes the difference of a hair could lead one a thousand miles astray, especially if His Majesty intended to promote this empire-wide.

Jiang Quan watched the whole video and found that the difficulty was not high. One round took about twenty-five minutes, which meant practicing it five times a day.

For new recruits, that training volume was fairly reasonable, and by adjusting other training periods slightly, it really wouldn’t be hard to fit in.

It was just… why did he also have to practice for two hours every day?

And even check in!

Jiang Quan then clicked into the homepage of I Want to Eat Spirit Plants Every Day and discovered that the creator had only posted two videos: one standard follow-along video and one holographic version.

Other than that, there was nothing else.

The popularity of both videos was very low. As for people who had checked in to practice… there was one, and that person had already kept it up for several days.

There were not many comments in the comment section. Aside from the automatic replies generated by the check-in system, there were fewer than ten messages total, and there was no sign of the creator replying to any of them.

Jiang Quan clicked into the standard version and watched it from beginning to end again. At last, he noticed something.

The background looked far too familiar!

It was just a simple metal wall, but sharp-eyed as he was, Jiang Quan still spotted the difference.

Wasn’t that a ward in Royal Sanatorium? Every time he video-called his son, he could see it.

Even the uniform the creator was wearing looked familiar. This young man was probably also a staff member at Royal Sanatorium.

Could it be that this Health Qi Exercise had actually been developed by Royal Sanatorium? If so, why couldn’t they just send professional personnel to guide them?

Jiang Quan hesitated for a moment, but in the end did not dare disturb the director of Royal Sanatorium.

His Majesty was there, and Director Lei was personally in charge of him. Since His Majesty had spoken that way, it was best not to go against him.

Perhaps this was a test His Majesty had deliberately set for them?

In the end, Jiang Quan simply closed the video and forwarded the link to Xiang Hua, the head of Capital Star Military Academy and the overall commander of Yaojin’s new recruit corps.

All the Empire’s military academies fell under his jurisdiction, so handing it to him was the right move.

And time was short—they had to hurry!

So Jiang Quan immediately called and instructed him: “Commander Xiang, within three days I want to see a complete training protocol. Three days from now, it begins.”

Xiang Hua: “…”

H-how was this even reasonable?

Jiang Quan had no idea that, aside from ordering others to carry it out, Lu Nanzhou was also implementing this training plan himself.

After sending Jiang Quan out of his personal space, Lu Nanzhou opened Ye Yumeng’s follow-along video and switched on holographic projection mode, beginning to break down the movements and learn them himself.

Ye Yumeng had told him before that training through the Star Network via a virtual pod could still affect the real body—

This had actually already been scientifically verified, which was why follow-along videos generally came with holographic versions as well.

At that moment, after the effects of the Minor Rejuvenation Technique wore off, the violent pain in his body could no longer be fully suppressed. His senses, sharpened by the fact that he had actually gotten some rest, magnified that torment several times over.

Yet none of this could affect Lu Nanzhou. Once he entered a focused state, he became intensely concentrated.

His great strength had never come solely from extraordinary talent—it was also the result of putting in many times more effort than ordinary people from childhood onward.

From the time he could remember, Lu Nanzhou had been obsessed with cultivation. Perhaps because of the ancestral inheritance within his bloodline, he had always felt, from a very young age, that some overwhelmingly powerful will was driving him forward.

Grow stronger. Become the strongest existence in this world…

And yet now, even staying alive required him to depend on others. This had once plunged him into a mire of self-loathing.

Dark, unreadable light flickered in Lu Nanzhou’s eyes as he looked at Ye Yumeng’s figure in the video, watching his graceful, fluid movements.

Even if he could never return to what he was before, he at least had to reach the point where he could take care of himself. Otherwise, how could he even speak of protecting Ye Yumeng?

After watching the video through once, Lu Nanzhou had already broken down most of it.

He clicked replay and prepared to start following along.

But just as he began the very first movement, a system prompt popped up.

[Your private account “Lu Qi” has received a private message. Would you like to switch and view it?]

The Star Network community differed from games. Everyone logged in under real identity, and in theory each person could only possess one account, with official personnel as an exception.

For example, Lu Nanzhou, as Emperor of the Yaojin Empire, had an official account whose appearance was a perfect one-to-one recreation of his real self, with the same name and titles as in reality.

But his private account could be customized freely.

Looking at the system prompt, Lu Nanzhou frowned slightly. Very few people knew this account. Could it be…

Thinking of something, he quickly chose to switch.

Very soon, his golden hair and green eyes disappeared, replaced by black hair and black eyes. His features also changed significantly.

In this appearance, if he moved around the Star Network community, absolutely no one would recognize him.

Lu Nanzhou clicked to view the message. The instant the contents appeared before him, the gloom in his eyes abruptly eased, replaced by a soft, faint light.

[Ye Yumeng]: [Image]

[Ye Yumeng]: Look, aren’t they super cute?

Lu Nanzhou opened the image. It showed a baby ferret and a flower-pattern silver mouse flopped flat on the ground like a little pancake.

That ferret… Bai Shuo?

Lu Nanzhou thought of Bai Shuo sneaking off to see him this morning.

[Lu Qi]: Your patients?

Lu Nanzhou had already experienced it for himself, but he hadn’t expected that his little doctor would actually go looking for other patients of his own accord…

Looking at the two little creatures in the picture, Lu Nanzhou paused, then shook his head. Or perhaps it wasn’t that Yumeng had gone to look for them; perhaps they had clung to him.

That brat Bai Shuo…

Lu Nanzhou’s brow furrowed slightly.

[Lu Qi]: Are you still with them right now?

[Ye Yumeng]: No, I’m back in the top-floor ward already. I had nothing to do, so I thought I’d chat with you a bit =^_^=

Yes, Ye Yumeng had already returned from the fifth floor.

Seeing that Little Bunny was resting with his eyes closed, he hadn’t disturbed him. Instead, he had started making a calming sachet for Shi Hanyu.

The main thing that would actually work was the calming talisman inside—it was just that he didn’t intend to reveal it as openly as he had the streaming shadow talisman, so he planned to disguise it inside the sachet.

Anyone observant could still discover the secret of the sachet, but that was still better than directly producing a talisman out of nowhere.

Ye Yumeng had already compared products on online shopping platforms and picked out the materials. He was now simply waiting for them to be delivered.

At that moment, another message from Lu Qi came through.

[Lu Qi]: Don’t send that photo to anyone else, and don’t post it online.

[Ye Yumeng]: Ah, I forgot!

It was only when Lu Nanzhou reminded him that Ye Yumeng remembered the rules of Royal Sanatorium—taking photos of patients was not allowed, and sharing them was even more forbidden.

[Ye Yumeng]: My bad, delete it quickly then ?=?=(????`)?*

Seeing his emoticon, and imagining Ye Yumeng making that exact face and movement, Lu Nanzhou couldn’t help smiling.

He reassured him.

[Lu Qi]: Sending it to me is fine.

In the Yaojin Empire, there was nothing he was not allowed to see.

[Ye Yumeng]: Won’t the smart surveillance system catch it and then mark me down and dock my pay? I really didn’t do it on purpose… T??T

[Lu Qi]: No.

[Lu Qi]: Did you forget my ability?

Only then did Ye Yumeng remember that Lu Qi could even block out smart surveillance systems without anyone noticing. It was indeed unnecessary to worry too much.

Still, it was better to avoid breaking the rules whenever possible.

[Ye Yumeng]: Mm-hm, actually even if they docked my pay it’d be fine. I got a huge bonus this month, so I’m not scared!

[Ye Yumeng]: By the way, are you doing alright after going back? No bad reactions or anything?

After all, this time Lu Qi had remained outside his body for a full day and night before returning. There was no telling whether that might have caused any effects.

Lu Nanzhou looked at the question, but instead of replying at once, he first exited the Star Network community.

Sure enough, when he checked the ward, he saw Ye Yumeng there.

Lei Qi had evidently left at some point, and only Ye Yumeng remained in the room, standing watch.

Seeing this, Lu Nanzhou quietly returned to the virtual space, then directly placed a video call to Ye Yumeng’s communicator.

[“Lu Qi” is sending you a video call request. Accept?]

Ye Yumeng, who had just been waiting for Lu Qi’s reply, froze for a second, then clicked accept without a moment’s hesitation.

A light screen appeared. He adjusted the angle of the wrist-mounted light brain—only to see that the person appearing on the screen looked very unfamiliar.

“Lu Qi?” Ye Yumeng asked uncertainly.

His summoning art had called forth Lu Qi’s soul. Logically speaking, there should have been no difference between that and his real appearance…

“I’m on the Star Network,” Lu Nanzhou said.

Only then did Ye Yumeng notice the environment behind him. It looked nothing like a ward at Royal Sanatorium, and his appearance didn’t look like that of someone who was ill either.

If he could go online, then that probably meant he was fine.

Ye Yumeng couldn’t help leaning closer to the screen. “I wouldn’t have recognized you at all. Can you disguise yourself on the Star Network community?”

“Mm. If you don’t want to use your real appearance, you can customize it.”

“Then I’m definitely trying that when I get back!”

Because he had been busy, and because the Star Network community’s virtual space always gave him the feeling of entering some kind of illusion realm, Ye Yumeng had barely played around on it at all.

If appearance-changing was possible there, then he wouldn’t have to worry about exposing his real identity.

Ye Yumeng studied the figure on the light screen and still found it a little hard to get used to. It wasn’t that the new appearance was unattractive, but he still liked Lu Qi’s original appearance more.

“Not used to it?” Lu Nanzhou saw straight through him.

Ye Yumeng laughed awkwardly. “A little…”

Lu Nanzhou thought for a moment. Even for him, it was troublesome to pull the facial data from his official account.

Then, as though thinking of something, he stretched out his hand. A mask with a black base and golden patterns, rather ornate in appearance, materialized in his palm.

After he put it on, covering the upper half of his face, his black hair slowly turned gold, and his dark eyes gradually changed to green.

Then he looked at Ye Yumeng. “How about this?”

Ye Yumeng stared blankly at the changes in the man before him.

After putting on the mask and adjusting the color of his hair and eyes, he was indeed much closer to the Lu Qi in Ye Yumeng’s memory.

Although the colors were still slightly off, the mask added a trace of mystery, and the effect was actually no less impressive.

“Looks good.” Ye Yumeng nodded.

Lu Nanzhou relaxed slightly inside, only to hear Ye Yumeng add, “Actually, black hair looked nice too.”

He paused, then lifted his eyes to look at Ye Yumeng’s own black hair and nodded lightly. “Mm.”

Receiving his agreement, Ye Yumeng smiled. Looking at Lu Qi, he said happily, “Oh right, I have good news to share with you!”

“What is it?”

“Didn’t you say before that I could seek protection and help from the Yaojin Empire? Because I brought out the life-saving talisman, the director reported it to the imperial family.”

“And then that Lu Nanzhou… I said it right this time, didn’t I?”

“That emperor said I can continue living the life I want. He and the Yaojin royal family won’t interfere with me, and they’re giving me so much convenience!”

“I told you he was a good person!”

Thinking of how Lu Qi had seemed not particularly fond of that emperor before, Ye Yumeng couldn’t help speaking up for him.

Hearing Ye Yumeng praise him so wholeheartedly without warning, Lu Nanzhou froze.

Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so nothing unusual showed on his face. Only the corners of his mouth curved up beyond his control.

“Is that so?”

“Yes! He said that medical supplies should be used in the medical field, to heal and save people.” Recalling Mo Yin’s words, Ye Yumeng repeated them.

“He doesn’t really seem all that dangerous?” Ye Yumeng looked at the man on the screen, his tone innocent.

Seeing his guard lower, Lu Nanzhou frowned.

“How do you know that isn’t just a softening tactic? Human hearts are unpredictable, and the imperial family is not united in a single mind. When the stakes are high enough, it’s inevitable that some people will scheme in the shadows.”

Ye Yumeng nodded.

Under his innocent expression lay quiet scrutiny.

In truth, he had started to suspect that Lu Qi was actually a member of the Yaojin royal family. After all, they both had the surname Lu, and both had golden hair and green eyes…

But even if Lu Qi really was a member of the imperial family, perhaps his relationship with that emperor wasn’t very good? Still, Ye Yumeng honestly believed the Yaojin Emperor was a good person.

He thought for a moment, then agreed: “You’re right. Maybe that emperor’s own intentions are good, but that doesn’t mean the people under him are all trustworthy.”

“…”

Hearing Ye Yumeng so obviously favoring and feeling affection toward “His Majesty the Emperor,” Lu Nanzhou’s mood couldn’t help becoming slightly strange.

Although he was happy that Ye Yumeng was defending him, at the same time…

Ye Yumeng had never truly met him as the Emperor of Yaojin. The one he had actually spent time with was “Lu Qi.”

In Ye Yumeng’s mind, they were in fact two different people.

The upward curve at Lu Nanzhou’s lips flattened completely, and even began tending downward.

He was honestly a little puzzled. Rationally, he knew this subtle, slightly sour mood was unreasonable, and yet he couldn’t stop it.

“I’ll be careful!”

At that moment, he heard Ye Yumeng speak again. “Are you free today? I…”

Lu Nanzhou’s body stiffened.

Ye Yumeng had wanted to ask, Can I go see you?

But before he could finish, Lu Nanzhou had already changed the subject in time. “That little silver mouse—is his name Zhang Zhuyu?”

Ye Yumeng froze, not following at first.

Then, realizing what he meant, he stared wide-eyed. “Wow, are you some kind of all-knowing sage? You even know that.”

“And who is this ‘all-knowing sage’?”

“Mm, someone who knows everything.” But why had Lu Qi used the word also?

Ye Yumeng chose to drag the conversation back on track. “Yes, his name is Zhang Zhuyu. Is there some problem?”

Lu Nanzhou shook his head. “Nothing. I’ve just heard of him.”

“Hm?” Ye Yumeng’s curiosity was piqued. Xiaoyu was only fifteen. Surely he wasn’t another major figure like Gardener Shi?

“He has exceptional talent in mechanical design. Two years ago, he designed a mecha engine that, compared to the previous generation, could save ten percent in energy consumption.”

“Zhang Zhuyu won countless awards for that design and was specially recruited as a student by an academician of the Yaojin Academy of Sciences. It’s just that… not long after, he was involved in a car accident.”

In truth, it hadn’t been an accident at all. It had been deliberate, and the perpetrator had already been captured and imprisoned.

Ye Yumeng didn’t understand much about mecha, but even so, he could tell the weight of what Lu Nanzhou was saying.

Two years ago, Zhang Zhuyu had only been thirteen, right? He had no idea the boy was such a genius!

What a pity that heaven envied talent. Now that he had developed a disorder of mental power, for someone in such an intensely brain-dependent profession, it could be said that all possibility of returning to mechanical design had effectively been cut off.

“If you can heal him…”

Lu Nanzhou didn’t finish the sentence, because Ye Yumeng had already smiled and picked it up.

“Then that would add to my standing and my bargaining power, right?”

Seeing Ye Yumeng’s slight, knowing smile, he nodded.

The fact that Ye Yumeng was treating him couldn’t be made public for the moment, but there were no such restrictions on the other patients in the core inpatient department.

“I’ll think of a way, but I can’t promise anything. I’m not familiar with mental power,” Ye Yumeng said.

“Mm.” Lu Nanzhou nodded. “If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me.”

“Okay, okay.”

Seeing Ye Yumeng nodding so obediently and cutely, Lu Nanzhou pressed his lips together, then said, “I’m breaking down the Health Qi Exercise. I plan to practice it every day.”

Ye Yumeng froze. “Practicing on the Star Network?”

Lu Nanzhou lowered his eyes. “Mm. In reality it’s… not very convenient.”

Ye Yumeng hurriedly said, “Practicing it on the Star Network works too. The effects come more slowly, but the side effects should also be milder.”

“Side effects?”

“Yes. Things like sore waists and aching muscles. That’s the most basic level.”

If it were practiced with spiritual power and a cultivation method, then there was no such problem. On the contrary, after practicing, one would feel refreshed and invigorated.

“If someone already has an illness, their symptoms may worsen temporarily for a short time. You need to keep going, and eventually the symptoms will slowly lighten and then disappear.”

After thinking about it, Ye Yumeng added, “You can’t practice it at night. Practicing at night is actually harmful. The best time is first thing in the morning, under the sunlight.”

So that was it.

Lu Nanzhou nodded. “You’d better explain that on your exercise account, so it doesn’t cause unnecessary trouble.”

“Mm-hm, I’ll find time to do that.”

Ye Yumeng really hadn’t thought of that before. After all, his account was pretty dead—only Sheng Hao and Little Shan Lan had been following along, and for those two he had already given personalized advice privately.

If other people were quietly practicing in the background, then failing to explain this clearly really could lead to trouble.

Thinking of that, he couldn’t help saying, “Lu Qi, thank you for reminding me. It’s really good to have you around.”

Ye Yumeng smiled brightly, his eyes glimmering with sincerity.

Lu Nanzhou’s previously complicated mood immediately improved again, though he couldn’t help frowning at how unstable and completely influenced by Ye Yumeng his emotions had become.

He quietly turned his gaze away. Yet when he came back to himself, he realized his eyes had already drifted back to Ye Yumeng once more.

Ye Yumeng, however, had already withdrawn his gaze.

He looked behind him, then lowered his voice. “Ah Mo’s back. Let’s talk next time.”

Even though Mo Yin and Director Lei basically turned a blind eye to him doing other things while at work and were both very tolerant, Ye Yumeng still knew where the line was and what would look bad if he crossed it.

And so, their first voice-and-video conversation ended just like that.

Ye Yumeng greeted Mo Yin. Seeing him sit back down in the corner, he opened the video website—which he hadn’t checked in a while—and prepared to write out some precautions.

But the moment he opened it, he saw that his inbox was suddenly full of notifications.

Ye Yumeng clicked through them one by one.

The earliest messages were from the earlier commenter, Ancient-Style Young Master, who had asked him to record a holographic follow-along version. After making a whole string of confessions, that person had vanished, and he had no idea whether they had actually practiced at all.

Then there were the check-in messages. Judging by the timing and pattern, one was obviously Sheng Hao, while another should have been Le Fu, who was still recuperating after the poisonous insect bite.

As for the newest ones, they had all arrived today.

He had originally thought Lu Qi might have been helping to boost his numbers, but judging from the comments, that didn’t seem to be the case.

[User xxxxxx]: Could you make a slow explanatory version? I hope each movement can be broken down in detail.

[User xxxxxx]: Could you explain movement standards and where the force should come from?

[User xxxxxx]: Waiting online, quite urgently.

[User xxxxxx]: I hope the creator can find time to reply despite being busy. Thank you very much!

Ye Yumeng had only just finished reading them when another new message popped up—the same newly registered user had sent him a crying sticker.

What was going on with this person?

Ye Yumeng didn’t really understand. After thinking about it, he still replied:

[Ye Yumeng]: Alright, I’ll find time to make a detailed movement breakdown video.

The moment he sent it, a reply came back.

[User xxxxxx]: Roughly when do you think you can make it? Would tomorrow be possible?

Tomorrow was possible, but why the rush?

Ye Yumeng sensed that something about this was unusual. After hesitating a bit, he asked directly:

[Ye Yumeng]: Are you in a hurry? Why?

After a pause, the other side finally replied.

[User xxxxxx]: I’m very sorry. I was too abrupt! Just do it at your normal pace.

Ye Yumeng read it in total confusion.

Just as he was about to ask more, though, the page refreshed and he discovered that all of the other person’s replies had been deleted.

So strange…

What exactly was going on with this person?

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