Chapter 443: Chapter 218 All Beings Are Ants (1st Update)
(Congratulations to the new Hall Master “Xu Xiaoxuan”!)
Mu Fan dared not move; he could only watch as the increasingly intimidating Master Bai’s eyes gradually widened.
Suddenly, Master Bai slammed the table, startling Mu Fan with a jolt.
“Kindred spirit!”
These words, carrying a trace of admiration, were spoken by the old man with a white beard, who had the demeanor of a grandmaster. Without the earlier conversation, it would have been such a harmonious scene.
Mu Fan finally gathered his courage and asked, “Master Bai, may I ask if there is a deeper meaning to these three questions?”
“To test one’s character, after all, I have only this one granddaughter who is too naive.”
Bai Yiduo slowly savored a cup of steaming tea he held beside him.
By now, Mu Fan had deeply understood the meaning of “utterly insane”!
What does it mean to be utterly insane?
This was it!
Although nothing else happened, Mu Fan was scared…
Because, given the situation, whatever happened next with this grandfather was entirely normal.
Seeing the still “kind and benevolent” old man, Mu Fan felt more and more uneasy, and finally, with an awkward smile, said, “Master Bai, I also came to thank you for helping to extract the Inner Wall Heart Liquid, which is currently very important to me.”
“Hmm, a few days ago, Little Yue’er mentioned you rescued her and then requested my assistance. It was a simple task for me, so don’t dwell on it. However, I would like to ask, you mentioned the Inner Wall Heart Liquid is normally only used by pharmacists. Do you have any other pharmacists by your side?”
Mu Fan shook his head and bowed, “Thank you for your help, Master Bai, I don’t have any other pharmacists with me, the Inner Wall Heart Liquid has a different use.”
“Then I won’t pry further. Here is the Inner Wall Heart Liquid, the container is locked inside. This liquid must be kept away from light, please take care.” He swiftly produced a metal cylindrical container from his hand and handed it to Mu Fan.
Mu Fan received it with both hands and bowed again in thanks.
The container was cold metal, but the sound of the liquid inside stirred excitement in Mu Fan.
The first step, he had successfully taken it!
“Mu Fan, my young friend, I will call you this from now on. Yue’er is my granddaughter and has been learning about medicinal plants from me since she was young. She is naive and solitary.”
“She hasn’t had friends by her side. I can tell from her face that she has been smiling more since returning home last time.”
Mu Fan listened to these words, which sounded like those of a neighborly old man.
The creepy smile on Master Bai’s face had gradually faded, replaced by a composed dignity.
The transition was so natural that it caused no discomfort in Mu Fan, making him believe that this might be the real face of Master Bai.
Bai Yiduo continued looking at Mu Fan, “My granddaughter and I came from Huang Valley Star but have settled on Blue Capital Star. It’s rare for Yue’er to have a friend, and I hope you can come over when you have time or help her if she needs assistance.”
Hearing this, Mu Fan nodded earnestly, “Rest assured, Master Bai, Bai Guyue has a good nature. She is my friend and has helped me a lot. For true friends, I, Mu Fan, will neither abandon nor give up on anyone.”
The youth’s face showed a deep understanding of the concept of friendship.
If someone opened their heart to him, he would respond with all his heart!
Seeing the firm belief in the youth’s eyes, Master Bai nodded subtly.
“Good, your vitality is powerful enough to rank in the top five of all the people I’ve seen. I believe you can feel the uniqueness of your physique, so medicine will have a minimal enhancement effect on you. However, as a gift for our first meeting…”
Bai Yiduo’s expression grew more serene, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table, finally pausing his actions and simply stating the rest in the expectant gaze of Mu Fan:
“I can promise you one thing… Should you ever be fatally injured, as long as you still draw breath, I will save your life.”
I will save your life!
These words were spoken so naturally, yet in Mu Fan’s ears, they carried an immense authority!
As long as you still draw breath… I will save your life!
Mu Fan’s eyes involuntarily drifted to the elder, and only then did he sense the calm yet indifferent gaze of the elder, intermixed with a penetrating wisdom and… that overwhelmingly confident resolve!
It was the first time that Mu Fan had seen such a look, a promise emitted by a master who had reached the pinnacle of his domain.
Such a promise was more precious than any gift.
Mu Fan took a deep breath and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.
“Thank you, Master Bai!”
“Alright, go and see Little Yue’er. Otherwise, if you stay here much longer, she will probably come looking for me soon,” Bai Yiduo waved his hand, signaling that Mu Fan could leave.
Mu Fan bowed slightly and left the room, closing the door behind him, only then realizing the immense pressure he had unconsciously been under.
“Why do I feel like I’m facing the Bald Instructor?”
Mu Fan shook his head, speaking to himself with a slight chuckle.
Then he turned to leave. At that moment, his wrist vibrated slightly—Black had something to say to him. Mu Fan pressed the button to call the Floating Stairs and waited to enter.
Inside the sealed room, Bai Yiduo remained seated, first quietly glancing at the door.
Then his right hand moved, transforming into a blur of motion.
With a gentle pinch of his fingers, he seemed to draw a strand of white mist from the air, then another, and another…
These wisps of mist gradually took on an angular contour through the nimble and swift movement of his fingers, eventually solidifying into an object resembling a white rock.
At last, a final wisp of white mist was drawn from the air, and with a gentle pinch of his fingers, this jade-white nebula solidified into a rock-like form, though upon closer inspection, the surface appeared to have material flowing that seemed both gaseous and liquid.
At this moment, the look on Bai Yiduo’s face was neither the compassionate visage he had shown to Mu Fan nor the calm demeanor that followed.
If Mu Fan could see him now, he would find that Master Bai’s expression was strikingly similar to his own when he activated Dark Breath.
It was an expression of such indifference and coldness…
Outside, as the doors of the Floating Stairs shut the moment Mu Fan entered, Bai Yiduo looked at the white “rock” that had been gradually extracted from the air, speaking to himself as though he were lamenting but also reminding himself.
“What is medicine? It can heal or it can kill.”
“What is a Pharmacist? Simply a role to be played.”
“What are all beings?”
“Mere ants.”
His right hand, resembling the claw of a Blue Eagle, swiftly turned downwards, and the white “rock” broke free from gravity, spinning as it rose and then stopped a distance away from his palm.
Master Bai tilted his head slightly, as if contemplating a piece of art.
Then with a gentle wave, he casually tossed the white “rock” into a glass jar on the table, which contained a cluster of lush green sphere-shaped plants.
With a flick of his middle and index fingers, a silver-white metal sliver flew out, covering the mouth of the jar.
Then, the Grandmaster, who had already attained mastery in medicine, stood up, walked backwards with his hands behind him, and disappeared behind a curtain of greenery, under which there lay a shallow hidden door.
The hanging plants parted, and Master Bai’s figure vanished within.
Behind him, the milky-white “rock” inside the clear jar transformed back into a mist as if ice melting, gradually becoming transparent, leaving behind only the blackened and rotting spherical plants…
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