Chapter 48: Unexpected Harvest, Records of Immortal Herbs
Seeing this, Lin Mo fell silent for a moment before looking at Li He.
"Then I wish you smooth sailing in the upcoming entrance exams, Senior Brother."
Holding the box tightly, Li He forced out a complicated smile and nodded.
"I'll take your word for it."
With that, he carried the heavy box, turned around with slightly unsteady steps, and walked toward the Medical Hall's main entrance.
His figure was soon swallowed by the crowd outside.
Lin Mo stood there for a few seconds, watching him leave. Then he withdrew his gaze and turned to walk deeper into the Medical Hall.
Everyone had their own ambitions.
Li He had already decided to leave the Medical Hall and focus on preparing for admission into an Advanced academy. That was his own choice.
As an outsider, Lin Mo had no standing to stop him.
In the side room on the other side, Ye Lingling was still sitting quietly by the window with a medical book in hand. Hearing the footsteps, she looked up and cast her calm gaze toward Lin Mo.
She had clearly expected Li He's departure long ago. There was no trace of surprise on her face. As always, her expression was calm and without ripples.
"He left?" Ye Lingling asked in a cold voice, completely devoid of emotion.
"Mm, he just left," Lin Mo replied.
Ye Lingling closed the book in her hand, stood up, and said to Lin Mo, "Your task today is the same as before. You'll be responsible for dispensing medicine in the pharmacy according to the prescriptions. There are no other arrangements."
"Alright, Sister Lingling," Lin Mo nodded.
Ever since he had passed old man Ye Linyuan's assessment in the first month and officially stayed on, Lin Mo had begun systematically learning all kinds of detailed knowledge about medicinal ingredients.
From the most basic medicinal properties and effects, to identification by sight, to preservation requirements, he committed it all to memory bit by bit.
Old Ye taught carefully, and he studied seriously.
Only after repeatedly confirming that he could basically dispense medicine without making mistakes did Ye Linyuan finally allow him to help fill prescriptions in the pharmacy.
Because of that, Lin Mo approached this work with 120 percent focus, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
Medicine was not something one could take casually. If the wrong ingredient was used, the result could be minor harm at best and loss of life at worst.
It was worth mentioning that the Ye Family Medical Hall possessed an extremely rich collection of books related to medicinal ingredients.
Those thick illustrated herb compendiums recorded almost all common medicinal ingredients found within the Heaven Dou Empire, complete with both drawings and text, and the explanations were especially detailed.
In addition to ordinary medicinal herbs, some old books and rare editions even recorded certain extremely rare materials that could almost be considered legendary.
Once, in a rare old volume with yellowed, worn pages, Lin Mo had seen a record of the Immortal Herb known as the [Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum].
The book not only contained a rough illustration, but even described the details of its petals and stem. The records of its medicinal properties were also quite thorough, and it even mentioned some of its specific effects.
To Lin Mo, that was definitely an unexpected and pleasant surprise.
This was also one of the reasons why he had become even more determined to spend his afternoons at the Medical Hall instead of elsewhere.
Here, not only could he learn medical skills, but he could also come into contact with information about rare medicinal herbs that ordinary Spirit Masters would never have access to.
Immortal Herbs...
If he ever had the chance to encounter such a heaven defying opportunity in the future, he definitely did not want to miss it.
At this stage of the Douluo Continent, this was one of the fastest ways to raise one's strength and stabilize one's foundation.
It could even be said to be one of the greatest opportunities currently existing on the Douluo Continent.
During his time at the Medical Hall, aside from dispensing medicine in the pharmacy, there were also times when patients with injuries to muscles and bones specifically sought him out for massage and bone setting.
This was thanks to the natural advantage brought by his Body Martial Soul in controlling the human body.
When learning techniques such as massage and bone setting, he always felt unusually gifted. He could clearly sense subtle changes in the bones and muscles, and it was easier for him to apply the right amount of force.
Even so, it was only about a month ago that he had finally passed old man Ye Linyuan's assessment in that area and been allowed to take on such patients.
While helping others with massage and bone setting, Lin Mo would also quietly help regulate the patient's slightly sluggish blood and qi.
Naturally, this process was done with extreme subtlety, so subtle that no one could detect it at all.
This was mainly due to the nature of his Body Martial Soul, which centered around blood and qi, giving him an extraordinary sensitivity to the flow of blood and qi within the human body.
To him, doing this was almost instinctive.
Of course, he mainly did it so he could more intuitively perceive how blood and qi circulated in people with different physiques and under different physical conditions.
This served as an important reference for his research into the mysteries of his own Body Martial Soul.
It was just like before he left Emperor Village, when he had used his still crude methods to help the village chief grandpa regulate his slightly declining blood and qi.
Although in Lin Mo's eyes, that sort of regulation did not have much effect and was mainly used to check the old man's physical state, judging from the village chief grandpa's smile afterward, the experience had probably felt quite good.
However, when helping patients at the Medical Hall regulate themselves, the power of blood and qi mainly served as a form of sensing and guidance. The real force doing the actual dredging came from the spirit power he injected.
The effect was naturally not as good as using pure blood and qi power directly.
He did this mainly to conceal the existence of his second Martial Soul.
At least for now, Lin Mo had absolutely no intention of exposing the fact that he possessed twin Martial Souls.
This was one of his hidden trump cards, and naturally, the fewer people who knew about a trump card, the better.
As for more advanced areas of medical knowledge, such as pulse reading and writing prescriptions, although Lin Mo was studying them under Ye Linyuan, he was still far from the point where he could truly practice them himself.
Before reaching even minor accomplishment in those areas, not only would old man Ye Linyuan not feel comfortable letting him treat patients independently, Lin Mo himself would not dare use such half baked medical skill to treat anyone.
Otherwise, instead of curing the illness, he would likely worsen it and bring himself a pile of unnecessary trouble.
A quack harmed people. Lin Mo understood that perfectly well.
Lin Mo shook his head, temporarily clearing those unrealistic fantasies from his mind.
With a thought, spirit power fluctuated around him, and Charmander appeared at his feet.
Lin Mo crouched down, patted Charmander on the head, and whispered, "Same as usual. Stay with Sister Lingling for a while. I'll come get you when I'm done."
After saying that, he looked toward Ye Lingling.
The moment she saw Charmander appear, a rare trace of joy flashed through Ye Lingling's usually still eyes.
She said nothing, but naturally took out a few strips of jerky from a small cloth pouch she carried with her, crouched down, and held them out to Charmander.
Charmander's nose twitched twice, and it let out a low "Char" from its throat without refusing.
It leaned forward, skillfully took the jerky from Ye Lingling's hand, then lay down nearby and began chewing on it leisurely.
After spending so much time together, Ye Lingling had long since figured out this little fellow's preferences.
A complete carnivore.
Things like fruit and vegetables did not even earn a glance from it.
Lin Mo caught sight of the scene from the corner of his eye, shook his head helplessly, then turned and walked toward the busy pharmacy and front hall.
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