“You know how to do this?” Su Aoxue stepped forward, watching Shen Yan frantically toss medicinal herbs into the large cauldron. His face clouded with concern. “Don’t waste the herbs!”
This era was nothing like the time before the Catastrophe 100 years ago. Except for a few new species that appeared after the disaster, almost no herbs could survive in the wild.
It was difficult to even find a tree, which meant medicinal herbs were only produced through cultivation. Consequently, even the most common herbs were extremely expensive.
In Su Aoxue’s eyes, Shen Yan’s “random stewing” was a complete waste of materials!
Furthermore, Su Aoxue didn’t believe a madman who only knew about Body Tempering could handle a delicate task like preparing a Medicinal Bath. This was something only a professional Pharmacist could do!
Of course, he was even more curious: did Shen Yan’s parents know about such wasteful behavior?
Was Shen Yan doing this in secret?
Should he go and report Shen Yan’s extravagance?
Thinking this, Su Aoxue immediately wanted to stop him. “The herbs are already bought. If we really can’t do it, we’ll just spend some money to hire a professional Pharmacist to mix them. You—”
However, Shen Yan directly pressed down on his hand. His tone was firm and serious as he stared back. “You’ll see the results when the time comes. This is my… exclusive recipe, and it’s not the first time I’ve prepared it.”
After saying that, Shen Yan released Su Aoxue’s hand and continued throwing in the herbs.
Out of Su Aoxue’s sight, Shen Yan’s hands were constantly using a certain power to alter the properties of each herb. This was a technique known only to Pharmacists…
“You…”
Seeing that Shen Yan’s expression and tone didn’t seem fake, Su Aoxue somehow associated this with his friend’s recent sudden change in behavior and his strangely calm personality. Ultimately, he sighed and let Shen Yan have his way.
‘I feel like something happened to you, Old Shen… Fine, I’ll trust you for now.’
Su Aoxue felt a bit guilty because a major event had also happened to him recently.
Left with no choice, he stood behind Shen Yan and watched his movements. When Shen Yan threw in that extremely expensive and rare Silver Gray Grass, Su Aoxue was stunned for a moment. “Wait… That, you’re throwing that in directly too?!”
In response, Shen Yan suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Aoxue with a smile. “Don’t make a fuss. You’re wasting your emotions. Wait until after you’ve soaked to start shouting.”
“You…”
Hearing Shen Yan’s confident tone, Su Aoxue felt a massive headache coming on.
‘Whatever. If Shen Yan wastes this whole cauldron of herbs, so be it. Fortunately, I still have more than thirty stalks of Silver Gray Grass left. That should be enough to make a few more Medicinal Baths.’
Feeling a bit more at ease now that he remembered his small but rich inventory, Su Aoxue relaxed slightly.
‘But if I have to clean up your mess in the end, you’ll be the one calling me Godfather.’
As Su Aoxue was deep in thought, a voice suddenly drifted over. “Don’t just stand there. There’s another cauldron over there. Go boil some hot water. The water level should be exactly at your chest.”
“Fine,” Su Aoxue nodded, picking up the other vacant cauldron and walking out.
Since he could cover the losses anyway, he wanted to see what kind of trick Shen Yan was trying to pull.
Time passed minute by minute. After waiting for nearly 1 hour, Shen Yan suddenly said, “It’s ready. You can soak in a moment.”
As he spoke, he evenly poured the medicinal soup from the cauldron into two small, homemade baths prepared nearby.
Then, he picked up a small wooden stick and began to stir, allowing the medicinal liquid to merge perfectly with the hot water.
After that, Shen Yan pulled out two more bags and poured their contents into the two small baths.
During this process, Shen Yan explained to Su Aoxue, “Since your constitution and awakened Talent are different from mine, we won’t be using the same medicinal liquid.”
“Otherwise, the effects would be poor.”
“The common Medicinal Bath recipes on the market cannot adapt to everyone’s physical constitution. Failing to absorb the medicinal effects perfectly is the most trivial side effect. In more serious cases, it can lead to damaged Talents or even death.”
Hearing this, Su Aoxue stroked his smooth chin and hesitated. “Hiss, that sounds quite professional. Then yours…”
“If I really had to explain why I know things only a Pharmacist should know, there would be too much involved. But don’t worry, mine is absolutely safe.”
Because he spoke so professionally, Su Aoxue actually started to believe that Shen Yan really knew how to brew medicinal liquids.
“By the way, I also have a Visualization Concept here. Take a look at it first, then circulate it once you’re in the bath.”
As Shen Yan spoke, he pulled a piece of paper from his pocket.
This was a Visualization Concept he had recorded from his past life’s memories that was extremely suitable for Su Aoxue’s Talent. It was left behind by a human Ice-type Supreme and had undergone many superior improvements by predecessors.
Normally, obtaining this Visualization Concept would require a very high amount of merit.
He had exhausted a lot of effort just to recall the first half, so he transcribed the introductory chapter for Su Aoxue to practice first.
He would fill in the rest later; after all, biting off more than one can chew is never good.
However, Su Aoxue was stunned again after hearing Shen Yan’s words. He looked at Shen Yan with a strange, incredulous gaze. “What is with you? Why do I feel like you’ve arranged everything?”
“Have you been possessed?”
From the Medicinal Bath to the Visualization Concept, every step seemed like a necessary procedure after just awakening a Talent.
But not everyone had the money to complete this process. Yet Shen Yan had managed it, and he could even provide an extra portion for him.
“No wonder you wanted me to call you Godfather…”
Right now, Su Aoxue felt nothing but shock toward Shen Yan.
Shen Yan looked at Su Aoxue’s blue eyes, which had changed at some point, and teased, “Why? Do you want to call me that now?”
Hearing this, Su Aoxue gave a sheepish smile. “Uh, we’re brothers in our hearts. I’ll call you that once this Medicinal Bath actually proves effective…”
Truly calling him Godfather was still a bit embarrassing for Su Aoxue.
After all, when they used to duel, Shen Yan lost more than he won. Su Aoxue had always been the stronger one!
But in their current situation, Shen Yan’s performance…
“Then it’s a done deal.”
Shen Yan gave a faint smile and handed the paper to Su Aoxue.
The latter took the paper with a complicated expression.
However, with just one glance, Su Aoxue’s eyes widened again because he could instinctively feel that the grade of the Visualization Concept Shen Yan gave him was not low at all!
“Where did you… get this from?”
“You’ll… know in the future. Don’t ask about such things now. While the medicinal effects are at their peak, hurry up and get in for a soak.”
After saying this, as if to prove there were no issues with his bath, Shen Yan directly stripped completely naked and soaked himself in the small bath, leaving Su Aoxue staring in shock.
“You certainly aren’t shy…”
Su Aoxue sighed and looked at the paper in his hand with a complicated gaze. Even if the Visualization Concept Shen Yan gave him was powerful, it couldn’t be better than his Nine Cold Meditation, which had been improved by several generations of the Frost Calamity Witch.
However, Su Aoxue could rack his brain and still not understand why Shen Yan could produce such a powerful Visualization Concept.
Could he be a hidden wealthy person?
That couldn’t be right; Shen Yan’s father’s life was even saved by his own father!
Su Aoxue knew everything about the situation of Shen Yan’s family!
While Su Aoxue was silent, a trembling voice came from the tub. “It’s best to take off all your clothes during a Medicinal Bath to achieve the best results.”
“Hurry up. Don’t waste time.”
“Everything? I can’t even leave one piece on?”
Su Aoxue suddenly snapped back to his senses, looking at Shen Yan in a daze while a strange sense of awkwardness began to sprout in his heart.