PFC Chapter 12: Casually Growing Mutant, Exorbitantly Priced Strawberries, the Arrogant Divine Doctor Ji
Chapter 12: Casually Growing Mutant, Exorbitantly Priced Strawberries, the Arrogant Divine Doctor Ji
Lin Xian stared at the mutated strawberry shimmering in the flowerpot, too lazy to even wash it.
He casually rubbed his hands against the pair of beach shorts printed with bright red peonies.
Then he opened his mouth wide and took a bite without hesitation.
The ruby-like peel bursts open instantly, and the abundant juice explodes in your mouth.
A refreshing sweetness rushed down my throat and slid into my stomach.
Like a clear mountain spring, it cleansed his limbs and bones from the inside out.
The neck pain he had suffered from staying up late coding all night completely vanished in that instant.
Even my vision has become clearer; I can even see the veins on a leaf a hundred meters away.
The girl, dressed in a light blue cloth, who had just climbed over the wall, had her feet planted firmly on the bluestone slab.
She didn't even bother to pick up the small hoe she had dropped on the ground; her eyes were wide open.
The girl stretched out a trembling finger and pointed at Lin Xian's cheek, which was still chewing.
"You...you actually ate it raw like that?"
Her voice cracked completely, sounding like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Lin Xian swallowed the sweet fruit and let out a satisfied burp.
He spat a few tiny black strawberry seeds onto the ground at his feet.
"The fruit growing in my yard, am I supposed to just keep it as an offering and not eat it?"
"Do I have to pick an auspicious day and offer three sticks of incense just to eat a strawberry?"
After saying that, he took another big bite, leaving only a green strawberry stem in his hand.
The girl in plain clothes let out a wail and charged forward like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
Completely ignoring the mud and water on the ground, she knelt down with a thud.
Two slender, fair fingers carefully picked up the strawberry seeds that Lin Xian had just spat out.
She took a magnifying glass out of the bamboo basket on her back and stared intently at it.
"The life force is so concentrated that it has materialized, and cellular activity has exceeded conventional limits!"
"This is a legendary, rare treasure that can revive the dead and heal bones!"
Bai Zhi's hands were shaking so badly that the edge of the magnifying glass almost hit the tip of her nose.
She is the sole heir of the Bai family, a reclusive family of divine healers, and was pampered and cherished since childhood.
Normally, even if those billionaire tycoons kneel outside the door, she won't bother to go out and take their pulse.
Even the finest wild ginseng, hundreds of years old, is only fit for stewing in her eyes.
But these leftover strawberry scraps contain a chilling healing agent.
Even just smelling the lingering fruity fragrance in the air swept away her fatigue from traversing mountains and valleys.
The bald-headed Zhou Bapi, who was guarding outside the gate, secretly peeked half of his head into the courtyard.
He looked at Bai Zhi kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but smack his lips.
"Good heavens, another beautiful girl who looks like a fairy has arrived, and she actually knelt down before Master Lin."
"Master Lin's luck with women is even better than our Dragon Tiger Gang's territorial grabs."
The dozen or so henchmen behind him nodded in unison, their eyes filled with awe and reverence.
Zhou Bapi clenched his fists and secretly vowed to guard the gate well and never let anyone disturb Master Lin's womanizing.
Bai Zhi suddenly stood up from the ground, her proud and aloof face flushed red.
She grabbed Lin Xian's arm, her eyes burning with the fervent light of a research fanatic.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Which reclusive ancient sect have you emerged from, a grandmaster of spiritual plants?"
Lin Xian flicked his finger, accurately tossing the strawberry stem into the trash can three meters away.
"I'm just an unemployed young man who just quit his grueling 996 job."
"My main job right now is to just coast along, occasionally doing some farming and feeding the pigs."
He casually pointed to the transparent, eco-friendly, temperature-controlled greenhouse in the distance.
Hearing the noise, Chu Yiyi, wearing oversized black rubber boots, excitedly waved the pig feed ladle in her hand.
"Boss! The piglets have a great appetite today; they're going to gain another two pounds!"
Bai Zhi followed Lin Xian's finger and almost choked on her own saliva.
She coughed violently a few times, staring at Chu Yiyi's face, the face of the nation's first love, with disbelief.
"Aren't you that big star Chu Yiyi? What are you doing feeding pigs here!"
Chu Yiyi wiped the dust off her face with the back of her hand and laughed carefree.
"Capitalists are disgusting. It's much more comfortable and has meals provided by Boss Lin."
Bai Zhi felt that the world had gone completely mad.
A grandmaster who cultivated unparalleled medicinal herbs is lying down, while a top female star is feeding pigs in a pigsty.
She gritted her teeth, raised her pointed chin, and forcibly reclaimed the arrogance of the heiress.
"I am Bai Zhi, and I would like to buy this flowerpot and the soil inside."
She took out an unlimited black card from her pocket and slapped it on the stone table in front of Lin Xian.
"Name your price. The Bai family may not have much else, but we have plenty of money."
Lin Xian yawned and pushed the black card back with two fingers.
"Not for sale, you can take it."
"The height of this broken flowerpot is just enough to level my old, crippled dining table in the living room."
"If you buy it, the table will wobble when I eat dinner tonight."
Bai Zhi's chest heaved violently, and her breathing became rapid.
In all her life, this was the first time she had ever seen a man refuse a black card so decisively.
And the reason given for refusing was that it was to prop up the corner of the table.
"If you need a table, I can buy you tens of thousands of golden nanmu wood tables!" Bai Zhi stamped her feet anxiously.
Lin Xian waved his hand and turned to go back to his room to sleep.
"The golden nanmu wood is too hard; it hurts my leg if I bump into it. I just like this broken flowerpot."
Bai Zhi watched Lin Xian's unyielding back, her aloof persona completely shattered into pieces.
She pointed to the dilapidated storage room in the corner of the old house, where the door was drafty.
"Then I'm not leaving, I'll stay here!"
"I want to study these remaining root systems and soil composition; I won't leave no matter how much you try to get rid of me!"
Lin Xian stopped and looked back at her.
"I don't have any rooms available. My place is full of beautiful women, and I don't accept outside guests."
Bai Zhi was anxious, fearing she would miss this opportunity to make a name for herself in medical history.
"I can sleep in the storage room; I'll bring my own bedding, and I can even cook my own meals!"
Su Qinghan leaned against the door frame, holding a teacup, watching the spoiled and unreasonable daughter of a divine doctor.
"Lin Xian, this place is practically a refugee camp for high-value people. Even young ladies like you are scrambling to sleep on the floor here."
Mu Xiaotian also poked her head out of the internet cafe window, chewing potato chips and shouting indistinctly.
"Boss, keep her. Let her concoct some potion that will prevent hair loss when I play games all night!"
Bai Zhi quickly seized the opportunity and began aggressively promoting her own value.
"Yes, yes, yes! I can help you regulate your bodies and develop top-notch health drinks!"
"Our family's secret recipe, once consumed, will guarantee you boundless energy and immunity to all diseases!"
Lin Xian stroked his chin, weighing the pros and cons.
Having a top-notch private doctor delivered to your door for free seems like a great deal.
"Fine, you can stay, but you'll have to clean the storage room yourself."
"Also, my drinks have to be sweet. If you dare to give me bitter medicine, I'll throw you out."
Bai Zhi dared not make any more demands, nodded repeatedly, and plunged into the dusty storage room with her bamboo basket on her back.
She rolled up the sleeves of her blue cloth dress, grabbed a broken broom, and began sweeping frantically.
In less than ten minutes, she cleaned the storage room, which was originally covered with cobwebs, until it was spotless.
She laid a thin layer of moisture-proof mat on the damp blue brick floor, and then neatly rolled up her small bedding.
Bai Zhi sat cross-legged on the floor mat, holding the flowerpot that was used to prop up the corner of the table in her hands, and chuckled foolishly.
She carefully placed the strawberry seeds into the petri dish, her eyes gleaming with the fervent light of scientific research.
Just as she had finished decorating her little home and was ready to get started,
The cool and pleasant breeze in the courtyard suddenly stopped.
The comfortable layer of clouds in the sky was instantly torn apart as if by an invisible giant hand.
A scorching, blinding sun hung directly overhead, offering no shade.
In just a few seconds, the temperature in the entire courtyard skyrocketed, instantly turning it into a giant oven.