405 A New Era (1/2)
”Since that's what you have requested... cough cough... I'll donate it to the country!”
Old Lu mumbled under his breath.
”Mmm... Dean Wang, please help him see to it!”
Without paying any attention to the glares of the unfilial sons and daughters, Fang Yuan left the hospital and arrived outside.
It was winter and the sky was turning dark.
Snowflakes drifted from the sky, covering the ground with a glossy layer.
”Life... is this brittle!”
Fang Yuan closed his eyes and could feel the flickering flame of life.
”Hehe... Brother Fang, what are you looking at?”
Sun Xiaohong ran towards Fang Yuan and her face became flushed. She was gasping for air. ”It's snowing. Why are you not carrying an umbrella? It's cold outside...”
”Just some random thoughts... Let's return to the wards!”
Fang Yuan stroked Sun Xiaohong's head and she squinted her eyes in comfort. Like a lazy cat, she almost purred.
”You can be discharged after a few more days of observation! Why are you not happy?”
Fang Yuan continued to probe. ”You told me that you wouldn't want to spend an extra moment in the ward...”
”I'm happy...”
Sun Xiaohong twitched her nose and her eyes were filled with anticipation. ”Can I come here to look for you next time?”
”Of course you can!”
Fang Yuan flicked the snowflakes from his clothing and brought Sun Xiaohong back to the ward. ”Today is the last time I will perform acupuncture for you! Doctor Qin, you're here too!”
”Doctor Fang...”
Qin Wanqing bit her lip. With a complicated look, she took a deep and apologetic bow. ”I'm sorry for misunderstanding you last time! Also... please accept me as your disciple! I am willing to take all kinds of hardship.”
”It's nothing much... What happened previously was only normal and I'm sure other doctors would react the same way as you did... As for accepting you as a disciple, I don't have that practice...”
Fang Yuan rubbed his head. ”However, you can approach me if you do have any questions regarding Traditional Chinese Medicine!”
”That's great! Thank you, Doctor Fang!”
No matter how bad Fang Yuan's name was in Xijing University, in Qin Wanqing's eyes, Fang Yuan would always be the noble doctor worthy of her respect.
With that, her face turned red in embarrassment. ”We're about to usher in the new year... Doctor Fang, if you don't mind, please come over to my house to have a meal!”
After finishing her piece, Qin Wanqing started to scold herself inside as she did not know why she would do that.
The fact was that there were many male doctors who were wooing her. Therefore, it was an unexpected thing that she would personally invite another male doctor to her house for a meal.
”It is simply a meal to thank you!”
Looking at Fang Yuan's handsome face, her face became even redder as she tried to explain herself.
”It's the new year... In an instant, it's going to be the year 1004...”
Fang Yuan was filled with emotions. ”It's alright... In fact, this year, I am preparing not to accept any invitations... I have already decided to be alone and settle down.”
”That's a pity...”
Qin Wanqing forced a smile and thought of an excuse to take her leave.
...
”Phew...”
After a long morning of work, Fang Yuan returned to Xijing University and heaved a huge sigh. ”I'm finally done with the day's work...”
The three medical cases in the hospital were concluded and Fang Yuan was too lazy to return there.
He only attended a few lectures where he could not reject the invitations.
”The new year will be here in a few days time...”
The ground was covered in snow. Because of the winter break, many students had returned to their homes, but there were still a few students lingering around in the university.
The empty school felt much more peaceful and vast.
The remaining students who stayed behind in school were full of energy and built a few snowmen on the field.
Fang Yuan had made a name for himself in the university. Those who could recognise him started to point fingers and talked about him.
This was especially after they had realised his thesis, which sounded like a joke.
Of course, there were a few of them who looked at him with pity. Those who didn't know had thought that he had failed his thesis and had to retain another year because of the lack of job prospects.
”Relax...”
Witnessing this scene, Fang Yuan remained emotionless. ”Time will pass very quickly...”
...
The harsh and cold winter did little to dampen the festivities.
After settling some stuff on hand, Fang Yuan returned to his hostel and waited for the day to arrive.
”Pa!”
Eye-catching fireworks exploded in the night sky.
As the thunderous fireworks exploded, celebratory music was broadcasted throughout the entire nation.
There were many people who knew that Fang Yuan was an orphan. Now that he had a different status, he had attracted the attention of many. For instance, Professor Tian had invited Fang Yuan to his house to usher in the new year and had unknowingly mentioned about his own granddaughter many times, making Fang Yuan speechless.
The good thing was that there were no phones installed in Fang Yuan's hostel and therefore no disturbance.
Fang Yuan crossed his legs and sat down as he waited for 12 midnight and the new year.
”It's about to begin!”
With the change of his expression, he could feel that the spiritual droplets in the surroundings became much more concentrated as the concentration increased by folds in an instant!
”Rumble!”
The changes which the spiritual droplets brought about were immense.
In the next moment, with the inflow of spiritual droplets, Fang Yuan's body became a blackhole, sucking all the spiritual energy from the heavens and earth.
With this inflow of spiritual droplets, his Elemental Spiritual Energy Cultivation Spell which was at a bottleneck instantly achieved a breakthrough to the 2nd Grade and began its climb on towards the 3rd Grade.
”After completion of the 1st Grade of the Elemental Spiritual Energy Cultivation Spell, my physical body should be similar to that of the evolvers. By making use of the spike in spiritual droplets and actively absorbing it, I will be able to benefit more compared to them who are passively absorbing it!”