"Mom, I know you're soft-hearted, but think about how they treated us back then."
"Even if I give them money this time, there will definitely be a next time, and a time after that."
"I'm not their ATM. Do you want them to pester me forever and ruin my life?"
Inside the villa, Lin Chen looked at his mother, who was still wiping away tears, with a look of disappointment.
He knew his mother was soft-hearted, but it depended on who it was!
Before, when his mother was almost dying of appendicitis, he knelt at these people's doors to borrow two thousand yuan, only to be bitten by their dogs.
Even a stranger wouldn't do such a thing, right?
Now that they saw he had money, they wanted to get close to him. Lin Chen absolutely refused!
"Okay, okay, Xiao Chen, don't be angry. I won't see them again in the future."
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Zhang Fang finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
Yes, did she not know what her relatives were like? If she softened her heart today, these people would definitely become more aggressive and demand more in the future.
Was it worth ruining her son's life?
"I'm going upstairs first."
After getting his mother's reply, Lin Chen went straight upstairs.
In this life, he would never forgive Zhang Leshan, Zhang Jianguo, and others. And his father, whom he had never met, would also be forgiven by him forever!
The night passed without incident. The next morning, after waking up, Lin Chen went straight to work at the hospital.
As soon as he pushed open the door to the traditional Chinese medicine department office, he found Dean Zhou already waiting there.
"Good morning, Dean Zhou."
Seeing Dean Zhou, Lin Chen immediately greeted him.
"Yes, Lin Chen. I came here personally today because I want to chat with you and discuss your regularization."
Dean Zhou nodded gently, very satisfied with Lin Chen.
He had also been secretly looking for information about Lin Chen these past few days, but he hadn't found any leads.
"Please speak, Dean."
Lin Chen smiled slightly, appearing very polite.
"It's like this. You said before that all your medical skills were self-taught from medical books. Am I remembering correctly?"
Dean Zhou cleared his throat and asked Lin Chen.
"Yes, Dean. I was interested in this before and just dabbled in it. I didn't expect it to actually work."
Lin Chen nodded, his expression serious.
Indeed, his medical skills could be considered self-taught.
When he was in prison, his master had only taught him the cultivation methods. As for alchemy, medicine, and other skills, they were all learned from books he found in the room within the Nine Dragon Ring.
"Good, then I have no questions. However, I have a book here that you can take a look at."
Then, Dean Zhou picked up a book from the table and handed it to Lin Chen.
Looking down, it was an ancient book that looked quite old, titled "Compendium of Pills and Talismans."
"Huh? Dean, aren't these things from novels? Why are you giving this to me?"
Seeing the "Compendium of Pills and Talismans" in front of him, Lin Chen immediately knew what Dean Zhou was getting at.
In this world where spiritual energy was scarce, becoming a true alchemist was absolutely impossible without the corresponding spiritual roots and talent.
Even with a pill formula in hand, it would be useless without spiritual roots!
"Hahaha, look at these pills and formulas in here. It is said that this formula was left behind by the divine doctor Hua Tuo."
"Take your time to study it. It's okay even if you don't come to work."
"Look, there's a pill called a healing pill. It's the easiest to refine in the whole book. If you can manage to refine one, I'll immediately make you a regular employee!"
"And that car I gave you will be completely yours from now on. What do you think?"
Dean Zhou spoke persuasively, as if he were coaxing a kindergarten child.
He couldn't help it, the matter of pills was too important! Before, they could rely on the pills they obtained from that person to dominate half of Hangcheng.
But now, the influence of the Liu family in Zhejiang Province was growing stronger and stronger. If they didn't do something, the Ghost God Sect would likely be annexed by the Liu family!
And the reason the Liu family was becoming increasingly powerful was precisely because they had a first-grade alchemist as a retainer!
As long as their Ghost God Sect also had an alchemist, and coupled with the sect leader's imminent breakthrough to the Golden Core stage, who would dare to mess with them?
As long as they could decipher that person's secret, the Ghost God Sect would undoubtedly soar to great heights!
"Oh? Then I'll study it carefully."
Hearing Dean Zhou's words, Lin Chen took the book and looked at it with a serious expression.
However, he also knew very well that how could such pills be written by Hua Tuo?
It was nothing more than an excuse to test whether he had the spiritual roots to refine pills.
"Good. From now on, I'll give you leave, and your salary will still be paid. As long as you can refine this, I'll give you a million-dollar bonus!"
Dean Zhou smiled and promised Lin Chen.
"Okay, I'll go back and study it."
Upon receiving Dean Zhou's approval, Lin Chen feigned excitement and agreed.
A mere healing pill? With his current abilities, he could already refine a third-grade healing pill. What difficulty would there be in refining a first-grade one?
If he truly wanted to, he had dozens of third-grade healing pills on him right now. If he took them out, wouldn't he shock Dean Zhou's jaw off?
"Good, go ahead. If you need anything, just call me anytime, and I'll immediately arrange for someone to deliver it."
Seeing Lin Chen's excited expression, Dean Zhou could only pray in his heart that this Lin Chen truly had the talent for alchemy!
"Alright, Dean. I'll be leaving now."
After Dean Zhou finished speaking, Lin Chen took the book he was holding and went directly to the Shangguan family.
Now that Yang Yong was at the Shangguan family, he could at least be his guardian. And he could also take this opportunity to study refining pills.
Back in prison, he didn't understand the situation of external cultivators, so he wasn't aware of the value of these pills in the outside world.
"Sir, you're here! I've already broken through to the second layer of the Qi Refining stage."
"Master Hao is also in seclusion. I estimate he'll reach the fifth layer of the Qi Nourishing stage after he comes out."
Seeing Lin Chen arrive, Yang Yong excitedly stepped forward to greet him.
Thanks to the Spirit Guiding Pill Lin Chen had given him before, he had now broken through to the second layer of the Qi Refining stage, which was a rapid advancement!
Without those pills, relying solely on his own cultivation, it would have taken him another two or three years to break through!