The Fierce and Powerful Immortal Physician

"Good medicine tastes bitter, and honest advice is hard to hear. Let her make a fuss. She won't stop until she's done it a few times. Don't get involved," Zhou Hao said softly.

"Um."

Xia Zixuan put a lot of food in Zhou Hao's bowl and even poured him some wine.

Jin Feng's eyes turned green with envy, his heart swelled with jealousy, and he was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do.

Chu Hong originally intended to tell Xia Ziruo what she had just witnessed, but seeing the two of them so intimate, she felt a pang of jealousy. Her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

Xia Zixuan had been secretly observing Zhou Hao the whole time, but she couldn't see any emotional fluctuations caused by the breakup on his calm face, which hurt her deeply.

That jerk, he never cared about me at all.

Fortunately, Shen Zeyu is more outstanding than you!

But when he saw Xia Ziruo's doting expression towards Zhou Hao, he felt a pang of jealousy.

When did they become so close? Three years ago, they barely exchanged a few words.

After having a few drinks with Xia Zhongjing, Zhou Hao said goodbye and returned to the second floor.

Everyone took turns toasting him, and Zhou Hao accepted every toast, readily drinking one glass after another. Several big shots he had never met before added him on WeChat.

Ma Junchi, the director of the Financial Regulatory Bureau, was one of them. He took Zhou Hao very seriously and made plans to meet again next time.

The drinking continued until the afternoon, and both hosts and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

......

Lu Wanqiu arranged for a designated driver to take Zhou Hao back to Villa No. 1, Donghu Mountain.

Liu Shuran had already prepared warm bathwater in the bathtub.

It's time for a body tempering!

With a gentle wave of his hand, Zhou Hao sent the two spiritual herbs, the Mystic Ice Lotus Seed and the Crimson Sun Flower, into the hot water of the bathtub. Ice and fire met, and in an instant, the hot water churned, creating a whirlpool two inches high.

When the spring grass and white dew root were added, the whirlpool gradually subsided, the medicinal soup changed from turbid to clear and finally condensed into a translucent amber color, with wisps of white smoke rising up.

Liu Shuran helped Zhou Hao remove his clothes, then took a deep breath and sat in the bathtub.

The moment the medicinal soup reached his chest, it felt as if he were simultaneously in a furnace and an ice cellar, with extreme heat and extreme cold colliding violently within his body.

Intense pain struck, causing my muscles to convulse and countless tiny cracks to burst open on my skin. The medicinal soup was absorbed into the cracks and then seeped out mixed with blood.

After dozens of repetitions, the forces of ice and fire converged in the dantian, and the pain exploded for a moment before receding abruptly.

Circulating the Qi throughout the body, closing my eyes and drawing in the Qi, I felt a vast and clear flow of spiritual energy surging through a wide and clean riverbed.

As he stood up, the dark red outer layer of skin on his body fell away like a cicada shedding its skin, revealing a new layer of skin underneath, with faint golden veins visible beneath.

All the toxins remaining on the body surface were expelled, and the body's carrying capacity more than tripled.

"It's done!"

Zhou Hao felt refreshed and stepped out of the bathtub.

"ah."

Liu Shuran cried out in surprise, then quickly covered her mouth and lowered her head.

"Um?"

Zhou Hao frowned slightly, his gaze slowly shifting from Liu Shuran to himself, then down her chest, and then down further down, when suddenly the muscles in his face stiffened and his eyes widened.

It's unbelievable.

Where the hell is my fur?

Why did all the fur fall out?

Could it be a side effect of the Four Symbols Body Tempering Soup?

So I became stronger, and I also became bald?

Feeling both frustrated and anxious, Zhou Hao wondered if the growth would ever be able to regrow.

Liu Shuran didn't dare to say a word. She helped him put on his clothes, cleaned him up, and then left.

buzzing~

Just then, my phone vibrated; it was a message from Liu Xiaopang.

"Little Fatty: Mouse, tonight's party is postponed. Wait for my message."

"What's up? Do you have a date?"

Zhou Hao's brow twitched. This wasn't like the chubby boy at all. In the past, once a promise was made, he wouldn't change it even if knives rained down from the sky.

"Fatty: What do you mean by 'dating'? It's just that the settlement hasn't been completed yet."

Zhou Hao didn't want to waste time and made a direct call: "The settlement not being processed doesn't stop us from drinking, bro. I'll come pick you up."

"Uh... Godfather has the final say."

It was obvious that the other party hesitated for a moment before reluctantly agreeing.

"Wait at the construction site entrance, my godfather will be here soon."

This kid's in trouble!

Zhou Hao hung up the phone, went downstairs, drove his Maybach from the garage, and headed straight for the shantytown redevelopment area in the north of the city.

After half an hour.

After picking up Liu Xiaopang, the two went to the small shop they used to frequent in high school, which was near the high school section of Yunyang Middle School.

The still-charming proprietress was as enthusiastic as ever.

The two ordered several of their favorite signature snacks and a case of beer.

"Hey, Fatty, quench your thirst first." Zhou Hao unscrewed two bottles of beer and looked at Liu Xiaopang, who seemed a little absent-minded.

"Okay, it's been three years. I've been wondering every day where you've gone off to have fun. Some classmates said you went abroad, and some even spread rumors that you were dead. I never thought you were still alive."

Liu Xiaopang grabbed a bottle and bumped it against Zhou Hao's bottle.

"Dry."

The two of them gulped down several large mouthfuls.

"Your godfather is very resilient; he won't die. What about Zeng Zhen? Do you know anything about her?"

Zhou Hao wiped his lips, then suddenly thought of someone and asked.

Zeng Zhen, like Xiao Pang, was my best friend in high school. She was the only girl in our former trio, and like Xiao Pang, she was very loyal and we got along very well.

The three of us did many reckless things together in our youth, and the memories are still vivid to this day.

Three years ago, after you went to study in the provincial capital, I initially kept in touch with her. It seems she went to the Yangtze River Delta region, but we gradually lost contact.

I can't reach any classmates via phone or WeChat in the group chat. Things have changed. Sigh, time for a drink.

"I see. Take your time looking. If all else fails, try visiting her hometown. How are you doing?"

"It's a long story. Small contractors are actually worse off than ordinary workers. Sigh."

......

The two drank and chatted, their hearts filled with a mix of emotions and countless feelings.

Chirp chirp chirp~

Just then, Liu Xiaopang's phone rang. He answered the call and listened to the other person say a few words. Suddenly, his face turned ashen, and his whole body trembled.

After a moment, he tried to control his emotions and said to Zhou Hao:

"Mouse, I'm really sorry, I have to go now, I have to leave first. Let's get together another day."

"What's the matter that's so urgent? Can you tell me? Maybe I can help."

Zhou Hao had always suspected that this guy was hiding something from him. That was just his personality; he would shoulder any problem alone, no matter how big, and didn't want to trouble or implicate his friends.

"It's okay, I can handle it myself."

"Fatty, do you consider me a brother? If you do, tell me. If not, then get lost. Let's pretend we never met."

"You bastard! Lin Hu, the big contractor for the shantytown renovation project, is drinking at Jufenglou. My girlfriend, He Yue'e, works there as a supervisor. Lin Hu told her that he'd pay me 10,000 yuan for each drink she had."

She has a low alcohol tolerance and is likely drunk. Now she wants me to go over and settle the project payment.

Liu Xiaopang's eyes blazed with fury:

"Yesterday he promised that as long as the settlement documents were ready, he would guarantee to settle the payment of 200,000 yuan today. Who knew he would play tricks and change his mind? When I went to him to settle the payment this afternoon..."

He made excuses, saying the construction company's payment hadn't arrived yet, and then he pulled this stunt on me. I'm going to fucking kill that bastard.