Chapter Fifteen: Grandpa Hong

  His hands slightly began to exert force, after several attempts, the fractured bones were finally carefully connected by Xiao Hong, then Xiao Hong started to use all his strength to drive the healing medicine magic, promoting Lin Zi's damaged bones to heal.

  Because the medicine tattoo that Xiao Hong is currently using is only a low-level healing tattoo, it is unrealistic to expect that a fractured bone can be completely healed all at once. Therefore, it can only be achieved through multiple healings, but in any case, it is much better than using traditional methods.

  Xiao Hong's expression was focused, his hands that controlled the healing magic pattern emitted a faint green glow, gently grasping the affected area, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. Lin Zi's mouth moved involuntarily, and his face was filled with gratitude.

  This is also why Xiao Hong seems aloof and cold, but in Li Le's eyes, Xiao Hong's status is even higher, that is to say, although Xiao Hong always has an attitude of being detached from the world, when he really takes action, he is absolutely reliable.

  Two hours had passed, after three treatments, each lasting ten minutes, Lin's skeleton was basically fully healed, except for some minor swelling on his calf, there were no major problems.

  "It's almost done, get up and walk around, try it." Putting away the medicine, Xiao Hong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said softly to Lin Zi.

  "Is that it?" Li Le cautiously approached and asked in a low voice. In his mind, a fracture would require several months of rest, but that was just the traditional treatment method.

  Carefully following Xiao Hong's instructions, Lin Zi slowly sat up, her toes lightly touching the ground, testing it out, and finding that it didn't hurt. This made Lin Zi's eyes light up, and she then slowly stood up, only feeling a slight twinge of pain, but nothing serious.

  He walked a few steps slowly, and then jumped up, already no big deal. This made Lin's nervous gaze flash with a hint of light, a hint of surprise. The feeling of escaping death and regaining life made his heart filled with emotions. Similarly, he never expected that Xiao Hong, who usually seemed cold and icy, would be so capable when it came to action.

  Li Le, who was standing aside, looked at Lin Zi, who had just been in so much pain that he almost died, and now could jump around on the ground. He couldn't help but rub his round eyes, with a face full of incredulity: "Is this real or fake? Am I dreaming?"

  Lin Zixia was almost fully recovered, and Xiao Hong also let out a slight sigh of relief. A sense of accomplishment suddenly sprouted from the bottom of his heart. Without a doubt, this was the first patient that Xiao Hong had personally cured.

  Without saying more, he took out a piece of rough paper and began writing on it with bold strokes.

  After a brief excitement, Linzi came back to his senses and cast another grateful glance at Xiao Hong: "Hong Ge, really, thank you so much this time. Without you, I might not have made it out alive. But, um, about the medical expenses... how much will they be?" The last few words made Linzi visibly nervous. Although he knew Xiao Hong wouldn't ask for a lot of money, he still felt like he should show some concern. After all, Xiao Hong had worked tirelessly for two hours to save him, and on top of that, he had used expensive medicine, something an ordinary poor person could never afford.

  "This time it's free, but just this once." Xiao Hong said, and then tore off the draft paper he had just written, slapping it into Lin Zi's hand: "This is a prescription for removing stasis, activating blood circulation, and reducing swelling. Go to the Miao Dan Pharmacy to get the medicine later, it won't cost much, probably around twenty or thirty copper coins."

  Listening to Xiao Hong say this, and looking at the prescription in his hand, Lin Zi was suddenly moved to tears. He patted his chest and said to Xiao Hong: "Brother Hong, rest assured, from now on, Lin Zi's life belongs to you."

  In response to such a heroic remark, Xiao Hong's reaction was extremely calm, slightly waving his hand and smiling: "I don't want your life, even if I wanted it, it would be useless, just live well from now on."

  With that, Xiao Hong waved his hand, indicating that he and Li Le could leave.

  Lin Zi wanted to say something, but was pulled aside by Li Le, indicating that Lin Zi could shut up now. As for Xiao Hong's temper, Li Le still had some understanding of it, which is that he didn't like others to bother him with trivial matters, and whatever words were better kept in his heart.

  At the same time, outside, except for Li Le's companions, Cheng Rong and others leaned against a tree, somewhat impatient, after all, it had been two hours, now even they felt that lingering here was a pretty foolish thing.

  As for the onlookers from before, 70-80% of them have already left, leaving only 4 or 5 idle and annoying guys still waiting around. Their goal is to get a good look at Xiao Hong, Li Le, and Lin Zi's joke. For those who are dull and mining every day, this is obviously a rare pleasure.

  "Cheng Ge, that Xiao guy and Li Le, what are they up to? Why is it so quiet for half a day without any news? Could it be that the treatment didn't work and now they're afraid of coming out and being laughed at by us?"

  Cheng Rong had a cheap cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, took a deep drag, and said disdainfully, "Is there any other explanation besides this? I reckon Lin Zi's legs are almost crippled now, that's what happens when you ask for a quack doctor. And as for Xiao Hong, he's nothing."

  Cough.

  At this moment, the broken door of Xiao Hong's house slowly opened a slit, revealing half of Li Le's pointed mouth and monkey cheeks. Then Li Le carefully walked out from inside.

  Seeing Li Le like this, Cheng Rong's disdainful expression became even heavier: "Li Le, I thought you were going to be a turtle hiding in your shell until nightfall, but you couldn't hold it in and came out? How is it? Your brother Lin Zi's leg must have been crippled..."

  Before Cheng Rong could finish speaking, his companion suddenly moved and saw Lin Zi, who had been in a sorry state earlier, walking out of the forest with a swagger, looking no different from a normal person.

  Originally intending to follow Cheng Rong's words, the others who were about to continue speaking were suddenly choked back by their sarcastic remarks, and their bodies instantly stiffened in place.

  The onlookers were ready for a show, their expressions also changed greatly, their mouths agape and their eyes wide with wonder.

  How is this possible?

  This was the first reaction of everyone who saw Lin Zhi in this state, according to their previous thoughts, the best result would be that Lin Zhi's leg would be bandaged and then carried out from inside again.

  Suddenly, Lin Zi walked out of it with a swagger, which was too exaggerated. To achieve such an effect, only the magic medicine could be used. However, being able to control the magic medicine was unimaginable for these small miners, let alone Xiao Hong, who usually looked dull and lifeless.

  Not only Cheng Rong and others, but also Li Le's companions, one by one opened their big mouths, looking at me, I looked at you, not knowing how to express the mood at this moment.

  "Could it be... could Xiao Hong actually use Poisonous Magic?"

  In the crowd, someone suddenly spoke out and began to discuss it enthusiastically. In their words, apart from astonishment, there was only more astonishment. A small miner could actually use a Medicine Magic Mark; in their eyes, this was absolutely an earth-shaking surprise.

  Because they can use medicinal tattoos, it's not just enough to reach level 2, but also need to learn how to make different medicinal effects of magic tattoos, and have a good understanding of pharmacology and medicine. This is also why the profession of pharmacist is often higher than other professions of the same level.

  "What are you looking at? You're useless, and with that dog mouth of yours, I'm sure you can't even spit out ivory." Li Le gave Cheng Rong a extremely disdainful glance, then gestured to Lin Zi and instructed: "Lin Zi, let everyone take a look, what kind of state did Brother Hong leave your leg in?"

  Lin Zi didn't respond, slightly nodded, then directly jumped down from the small step at the door, bounced a few times, and did two high-intensity leg kicks.

  Just as Linzi was jumping around, Li Le had already arrived in front of Cheng Rong with a big stride and provocatively stretched out two fingers to pinch the collar of Cheng Rong's clothes: "See? Two hours, directly cured. I'll tell you the truth, do you know what kind of person Hongge is? A great pharmacist! A great pharmacist who can control the medicine demon!"

  Cheng Rong gazed at Lin Zi's lively appearance, his mouth twitching involuntarily. He could confirm with absolute certainty that Lin Zi must have fractured a bone and was able to recover within two hours; there was no other explanation except for the medicinal tattoo.

  "Never thought it would be that Xiao..."

  Bang!

  Before Cheng Rong could finish speaking, Li Le didn't say a word, raised his arm and gave Cheng Rong a crisp slap in the face, directly blowing the cigarette butt out of the corner of his mouth.

  "Little calf, surname Xiao, is it you who called? Remember, from now on call me Master Hong, and show some respect!" Li Le said with a stern face, having fully embodied the spirit of "using the tiger's might to intimidate others" and "riding on someone else's prestige".

  Li Le's sudden move caused a flash of ferocity in the eyes of Cheng Rong's companions, who immediately picked up the nearby goose-beak shovels. Li Le's companions did the same, and in an instant, the atmosphere became tense with a sense of impending explosion.

  "What's going on, you want to fight? Alright then, if you're not afraid of getting hurt, come on. We might get injured, but Brother Hong can heal us instantly. But if you get hurt... humph. Li Le's face revealed a hint of coldness: "Moreover, if you dare disturb Brother Hong, I'm sure you know the consequences. Don't forget one thing, a great pharmacist not only saves lives, but also takes them. Think about it, toxic fluids invading your internal organs, sharp light wing blades cutting off your meridians... what kind of agony would that be?"

  As Li Le's words came out one by one, looking at Cheng Rong's companions, holding the hoe in their hands, they couldn't help but tremble. Not to mention whether Xiao Hong would attack or not, just exhausting them, they were already completely no match for Li Le now. Once a fight broke out and injuries appeared, Li Le's companions could be sent directly into Xiao Hong's house, while theirs would likely have to spend a lot of medical expenses.

  What's more important is that Xiao Hong never showed up in the house again, which gave them a mysterious and unfathomable feeling.

  As for Li Le's companions, it can be said that their morale is high, and they are eager to make another big move. With Hong Ge around, they're not afraid of getting hurt!