The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he was just about to say something…

But Chen Dong continued, "Don't worry. It's just a little tricky, not impossible."

Knowing how anxious Liu Qi was, Chen Dong didn't keep him in suspense. "His coma is a self-preservation mechanism for his spirit. I can wake him, and I happen to have a Lung Rejuvenation Pill that can heal his internal organs. But that's useless right now. The chaotic residual drug toxins in his body have already seeped into his bone marrow. We have to clear that out first. If we wake him now, the toxins will invade his sea of consciousness, and things will get much, much more complicated."

Liu Qi asked urgently, "Then how can we clear the poison from his bone marrow?"

Chen Dong said calmly, "There are many ways. The fastest one right now involves a three-hundred-year-old turnip at Hundred Herbs Hall. If you can get Divine Doctor Xue to part with it, I can use it to refine an Antitoxic Pill. It should have no problem clearing out this level of poison."

'Actually, the simplest and best solution is a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill. It would directly cleanse and renew the marrow, not only removing the toxins but also improving his innate aptitude. But finding Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass on such short notice is unrealistic,' so Chen Dong didn't mention it.

"As long as there's a cure, that's what matters. I'll get that turnip even if it means bankrupting my family," Liu Qi said, his voice firm with resolve.

Chen Dong chuckled. "It's not that dramatic. I know Divine Doctor Xue fairly well. I'll ask for you."

Under Liu Qi's expectant gaze, Chen Dong called Xue Tianxiang.

"Chen, haha! I was just about to look for you, and here you are calling me," Xue Tianxiang's excited voice boomed from the phone. "Hold on, I'm sending you a video!"

A moment later, a video from Xue Tianxiang arrived. Chen Dong opened it.

Wow. More than ten treasures, packed in exquisite wooden boxes, were laid out. They were all top-grade medicinal herbs. And among them was a stalk of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass!

'Now I don't need the three-hundred-year-old turnip. The Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass is even better.'

Xue Tianxiang said, full of pride, "Take a look. This is my haul from the last few days."

"After the Sun Family fell apart, several of them came to me looking to trade herbs for cash. They've completely drained my savings."

Chen Dong was green with envy. "I have money! I'll transfer some to you. Help me buy more, but only top-grade herbs like these! And save that Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass for me!"

Xue Tianxiang readily agreed to Chen Dong's request, and the two continued to chat for a good while, making Liu Qi increasingly anxious.

'He was supposed to ask about the turnip,' but a long time had passed and he hadn't mentioned it once. The moment Chen Dong hung up, Liu Qi hurriedly asked, "Chen Xian, what about the turnip?"

Chen Dong smiled. "We have Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass now, so we don't need the turnip. You're in luck. Divine Doctor Xue is bringing the herbs over shortly. Go and buy a rice cooker—make sure it's a high-quality one."

Liu Qi was baffled. 'What do we need a rice cooker for?' But seeing Chen Dong's confident expression, he went to do as he was told.

Before long, Xue Tianxiang arrived at the hospital room with the herbs, and one of Liu Qi's men returned with a rice cooker.

Chen Dong then began to refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Watching Chen Dong at work, Xue Tianxiang was so shocked his beard felt numb. 'He can actually perform Alchemy with a rice cooker?'

'And… and it's a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, no less!'

After all, whenever they acquired Bone Marrow Cleansing Grass, they would just follow a recipe to brew a medicinal decoction. As for the legendary Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, Xue Tianxiang had only seen it twice in his entire life.

'I can't believe Chen Dong knows how to refine it, and with a rice cooker of all things! No Earth Fire, no Pill Furnace… and his True Qi is actually powerful enough to temper the herbs.'

This raised Chen Dong's standing in Xue Tianxiang's eyes even higher.

「Three hours later.」 Chen Dong opened the rice cooker. Inside lay seven glistening, emerald-green Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills.

This time, Chen Dong didn't look dissatisfied. 'The Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill is much harder to make than the Star Luo Pill. Getting seven of them under these conditions is pretty good.'

With the pills in hand, Chen Dong began treating Liu Qi's son, Liu Luo.

Chen Dong first propped Liu Luo up with one hand. Silver Needles materialized between his fingers, and he struck Liu Luo's head twenty-five times in quick succession. With a final tap between the eyebrows, Liu Luo's eyes fluttered open.

Chen Dong casually placed a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill in Liu Luo's mouth, then pressed his palm to the boy's chest, channeling his True Qi to help dissolve the pill's medicinal power.

Finally, he removed the Silver Needles from Liu Luo's head.

At this point, Liu Luo was wide awake. He looked at his father, gritting his teeth and not making a single sound.

The Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill may cleanse and renew the body, but the process inflicts a pain that few can endure—a pain like thousands of ants gnawing at one's bones.

Perhaps because he was used to enduring the side effects of various experimental drugs, the frail young man didn't let out a single scream.

Chen Dong nodded, looking at the young man with clear admiration.

Then he turned to Liu Qi. "Get ready to give him a bath." He took out the last Lung Rejuvenation Pill and handed it over. "Give him this in three days. For the next three days, he'll be absorbing the effects of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, which will improve his innate aptitude."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qi moved to kneel before Chen Dong. To him, his son was more important than anything. Whenever his son was involved, he lost all the imperious air of the great materials magnate he was known to be.

But Chen Dong wouldn't let him. With a casual wave of his hand, he stopped Liu Qi from kneeling and said calmly, "The treatment is complete. You can forget about thanks or payment. Instead, I have two things I need your help with. If you handle them well, I'll help you increase your own power in return."

Liu Qi answered at once, "Please, Chen Xian, just give the order!"