184: powerful medicinal properties

"Watch him, don't let him move around."

After Shen Qian gave his instructions, he paced around the Pharmacy again. A disease like Alzheimer's doesn't just strike suddenly; moreover, for an old doctor, the moment he realized he had Alzheimer's, he would surely leave something behind to prevent himself from forgetting and to keep his things from being taken by the Illegitimate Son.

From the look of it now, the Old Man likely suffered from Alzheimer's disease; he would forget people and events, and perhaps at times, he would even forget certain parts of his past.

So, what exactly could be done to ensure he always remembered the prescription?

His nose twitched as he caught that scent again. Shen Qian had gradually grown accustomed to it; it was likely the smell of herbs rotting after being left for too long.

"He truly was from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Even knowing he had Alzheimer's, he didn't stop stocking up on goods."

Shen Qian went to the first floor. He wasn't very familiar with the layout of a Chinese medicine Pharmacy, having only seen them in TV dramas before.

Following the scent, he approached a small medicine cabinet and pulled open a storage drawer. A foul odor rushed straight to his head. Frowning, he was about to close it when, in a daze, he realized something. He pulled the entire drawer out and tossed the rotting herbs aside.

His fingers lightly brushed the bottom of the drawer—there were actually words on it!!!

Shen Qian's eyes lit up.

That fellow upstairs was truly a fool. Having been an apprentice for so long and searching desperately in the Illegitimate Son's study, he never thought to come here and look.

That Illegitimate Son was also a fool. If he had just a bit more patience, this prescription would have been his.

That son was a fool as well. He didn't even consider how an outsider like him could conduct business so smoothly; it was all thanks to the Old Man's efforts behind the scenes.

Shen Qian sighed as he touched the handwriting on the drawer.

"Old Man, in this whole family, you're the only one who's somewhat smart. I'm guessing you left this medicine here so your descendants would smell it and come to clean this place up."

"Unfortunately, your son didn't want to stay at all, and he actually let your hospital fall into ruin like this."

He pulled the drawers open one by one, taking out all the ones with writing.

Looking at the empty row of drawers, Shen Qian muttered to himself.

"Old Man, how afraid were you that your descendants wouldn't get the whole prescription? You even arranged them in order."

Although he understood the Old Man's good intentions, since he had obtained it first, there was no reason to give it to anyone else. Shen Qian didn't look away until the flames had consumed all dozen drawers, turning the wooden drawers into a pile of charcoal.

He bowed deeply toward the fire, returned to the second floor, and glanced at the man who was still tied up.

"Starve him for two days before letting him go."

"Yes!"

Walking out of the Pharmacy, Shen Qian was in an excellent mood. Of the three good things the system gave, the second was now in hand. As for the remaining one, the Exercise Method was different from the Tuna Method and the Medicinal Method. The inheritance of exercise could only be through personal instruction, so it wasn't as likely to be hidden away like the first two. Shen Qian wasn't greedy; practicing these two well would already be very good.

Shen Qian first went to a Chinese medicine Pharmacy, grabbed a dose of medicine for himself according to the prescription, and then bought some equipment for brewing it.

"Hello."

"What is it?" Bai Xiu's voice was lazy.

"Where is your house in Shanghai? I need to use it."

"I'll give you the address, but there are quite a few surveillance cameras inside. I'll need to turn them off myself."

The woman's meaning was clear: it was her house, and he wasn't allowed to do anything with other women, otherwise, she wouldn't be responsible if it was recorded.

"Fine, I won't bring anyone else. Hurry up."

Shen Qian hung up the phone and couldn't help but sweat a little for Bai Xiu. When testing the power of the Tuna Method, the first subject was this woman. Now that he was testing the medicine, she had volunteered again. He might as well call her White Mouse instead of Bai Xiu.

The two arrived at the villa almost at the same time. To test if the medicine was useful, Shen Qian deliberately didn't use the Tuna Method and battled with Bai Xiu for a while.

After the woman fell asleep, he went to the kitchen to brew the medicine.

"I used the Tuna Method a few times before, and now even without it, I don't feel tired at all."

Shen Qian muttered while standing by the stove. He didn't know if the medicine would work, but when the aroma of the herbs rose from the clay pot, Shen Qian was certain: the Medicinal Method was effective and seemed even more domineering.

He hadn't even drunk it yet, but just by smelling the aroma, every part of his body seemed to wake up, with some areas being most noticeable.

After brewing for nearly an hour as required by the prescription, Shen Qian poured out a small cup and drank it.

The hot medicinal soup flowed down his throat and into his body. A warm current spread through his limbs and bones in moments.

He had endless energy in his body and needed to release it.

Bai Xiu had just woken up when she saw Shen Qian entering the room.

"Don't, don't do this anymore. You're really going to kill me!"

"What choice do I have? You didn't allow anyone else to come."

"I allow it now. Call them."

"I already called, but you'll have to wait a bit in the meantime."

"Then be gentler, please."

"Okay."

In the evening, Shen Qian sighed and dialed the phone again.

"My current state is likely because my constitution was already very good, combined with the previous assistance of the Tuna Method. That's why I'm like this."

"The effect of this medicine is to awaken and strengthen what was already there. I'll have to be more careful in the future."

"I had planned to try stacking the Tuna Method with the medicine to see the effect, but now it seems unnecessary. The medicine alone is so powerful that if they were stacked, few women would be able to handle it."

It took less than two hours from the time Qin Lan and Liu Xinyao arrived until they fell asleep.

When Song Shulu arrived with Ma Wanwan, before the woman could even scan the surroundings, she was picked up by Shen Qian. Ma Wanwan watched them with great interest.

Until Shen Qian's gaze fell on her again.

"Kid, I saw the shoes here...?"

"That's why I left you for last, Teacher Ma. You talked a good game last time; I hope you won't disappoint me this time."

Ma Wanwan said nothing but chuckled, sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed.

Sometimes, it's understandable for boys to like more mature women. For example, even if Xia Mengling and Xie Wan tried to say something like that, they might not be able to pull off the same vibe.

But Shen Qian was frighteningly strong now. Ma Wanwan's words were less of a threat and more of an invitation.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Qian let out a long breath. His energy was finally spent. But Ma Wanwan... the only trouble now was that he had exposed these women to each other. Although Bai Xiu had agreed, a woman's words should only be taken with a grain of salt. With her petty nature, she might say she didn't care but use some schemes behind the scenes.

However, that was also easy to solve.

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