novelraw Chapter 98 : Tired, Let It All End
Chapter 98 : Tired, Let It All End
Chapter 98: Tired, Let It All End
In traditional Chinese medicine, the harmony of yin and yang itself was beneficial, but one must always remember moderation. Otherwise, it was still manageable for women, but for men, it wouldn’t take long before they became nothing but dregs of medicine.
Lin Mo didn’t know whether this had any scientific basis, but since it was said by a veteran Chinese medicine doctor like Professor Li, it probably had its reasoning.
But none of this had anything to do with him yet. He was still drinking Chinese medicine at the moment, so he definitely couldn’t be the medicinal guide.
Before leaving, Professor Li especially reminded him that the Huangdi Neijing had long stated:
‘Those who lose essence will go deaf, those who lose qi will go blind.’
In short, he told him to take good care of his body recently. After all, lust was a thief of essence. At dawn when the water clock emptied, one wouldn’t even notice, but every drop of essence was like oil for the primordial lamp. Those who lived in drowsiness would drown in the illusion of flesh, their spine turning into mud unable to hold up heaven and earth. If one guarded the heat of the dantian today, one day they would surely hear the phoenix cry from the Ninth Heaven.
He listened dumbfounded. Clearly this was Chinese medicine, yet it brought in Taoist teachings. But thinking about how Taoism and Chinese medicine were related in the first place, he decided it was better to be cautious.
Besides, he still had his online shopping page. As for adjusting the body, wasn’t that just child’s play for him?
He didn’t care much about the rest, but he firmly kept the last sentence in mind: If one guarded the heat of the dantian today, one day they would surely hear the phoenix cry.
Wasn’t that basically telling him—right now his body was weak, so he needed to nourish it more, and once it was nourished, he would get to hear the phoenix cry every day? Professor Li was truly compassionate, with excellent medical skills!
An hour later, Lin Mo drove back to school and went straight to where Sichuan Girl lived.
For no other reason but that the Chinese medicine liquid in his hand needed to be kept in the fridge. Otherwise, in this temperature, it would spoil in less than two days.
‘Bang, bang, bang’
“Sichuan, open the door, daddy’s here!”
Lin Mo pounded on the door and shouted. Soon, the door opened—it was Wang Chu.
“This Sichuan Girl rented a place outside, but it sure gave you a good hangout spot,” Lin Mo said with a smile.
These past few days, he had been reading in the library, while Wang Chu had been hanging around with Sichuan Girl, helping with livestream effects. Sometimes it got too late, so he just stayed over.
Lin Mo himself enjoyed much more peace in the dorm, even not needing to draw the curtain when shopping online at night.
It even made him consider whether he should rent a place too, in case he ordered some large item in the future—it wouldn’t be so easily discovered by others.
“Of course, but it’s not that I wanted to come. It’s that now Sichuan Girl can’t do without me,” Wang Chu said proudly.
Lin Mo smiled. Indeed, the livestreams these two had done recently were pretty successful, even trending online. He would sometimes watch a bit at night—quite entertaining.
“You’d better wear that mask tighter. Too shady. I’m afraid netizens might dox you!”
Lin Mo said as he stepped inside, spotting Sichuan Girl on the sofa without makeup, eating takeout.
“What, you’re not livestreaming today? Why no makeup?” Lin Mo asked.
Sichuan Girl looked up from his mixed rice: “Can’t livestream every day. Resting today, filming material tomorrow. What’s that in your hand?”
“Chinese medicine. Went to the hospital this afternoon.”
As he spoke, he casually put the bag into the fridge, then continued: “By the way, is Sister Yuan still around? If she is, let’s all go eat together, my treat!”
Smelling the food, he felt starved. He hadn’t eaten since noon, and now his stomach was growling fiercely.
“She’s still here. She’s upstairs arranging something, said we’d go up tonight and take a look.” Wang Chu said while sitting down to eat again.
But Sichuan Girl noticed something odd: “Chinese medicine? Why are you drinking Chinese medicine now?”
Saying this, he got up, walked over, and opened the fridge. Inside were packs of ready-made Chinese medicine liquid. Just heat in hot water before drinking—very convenient.
“Nothing much, just adjusting my body. If you’re sick, it treats you; if you’re not, it strengthens you!” Lin Mo said casually, grabbing an apple from the table and taking a bite to fill his stomach first.
But after he spoke, there was no response. Turning around, he saw Sichuan Girl scanning the prescription label with his phone.
“Polygonatum with wine, Astragalus, Schisandra, Spatholobus… treats qi deficiency, spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency. Hahaha, Old Mo, you’re actually that weak?”
Sichuan Girl checked the prescription online and easily found the main symptoms it treated.
“What? Old Mo has kidney deficiency? Hahaha, Old Mo, you actually…”
The two of them burst into laughter, slapping thighs, pounding the table, nearly laughing themselves to death.
“Ol… Old Mo, it’s okay, kidney deficiency isn’t scary. Besides, you don’t even have a girlfriend. Don’t worry, we’re bros, we won’t laugh at you hahahaha!” Wang Chu patted his shoulder, his fat trembling with each laugh.
Sichuan Girl also comforted him: “Wang Chu is right. But you actually believe in Chinese medicine? You might as well just take some Liuwei Dihuang Pills. Old Mo, you didn’t get scammed, did you? Hahaha!”
Lin Mo: .
And they said they wouldn’t laugh. Weren’t they already laughing?
He slapped away Wang Chu’s hand, gave the two of them a glance, then turned to the window and said: “Get lost. This prescription was given to me by Professor Mu’s husband.
Professor Li is a professor at the Medical University, and also the deputy director of the hospital of Chinese medicine. His appointments are hard to get. Last time, I only got to meet him because I helped him a little while on a trip with Professor Mu. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even get to see him.
Professor Li is a proper Chinese medicine doctor. His students are all hospital department directors now. I’m telling you, damn!!”
As he turned back, he saw the two of them kneeling in front of the fridge, chugging down his Chinese medicine like crazy.
“Stop! That’s mine!” Lin Mo rushed to pull them back, but Wang Chu easily pushed him aside.
“Ah~~ such good stuff, Old Mo, how could you hog it all? The government’s disaster relief medicine finally arrived, we’re saved!”
Wang Chu said while grimacing at the bitterness.
Sichuan Girl too, face twisted, gave a thumbs up: “Ah~~ truly bitter medicine is the best medicine. Good stuff, another bag!”
Lin Mo: .
Wait, how could people change faces this fast?
A moment ago they mocked him for kidney deficiency, even getting scammed, and now, the second they heard it was prescribed by a medical professor, they immediately switched faces, even robbing his medicine. Where was that disdain from just now?
Lin Mo dragged both cowards away from the fridge across the slippery floor, though they still clung tightly to the medicine.
Five minutes later, Lin Mo politely stood on the balcony making a call.
“Teacher, my roommates drank the medicine you prescribed me, will that be a problem?”
“That’s good. Don’t worry, I won’t let them drink it again.”
“They… um… maybe they were just greedy.”
Lin Mo looked at the two bowing repeatedly on the sofa and told a little lie.
After all, these days young people stayed up late all the time—who wasn’t a little weak? He didn’t have the heart to expose them. Their mouths were tough, but once they saw the prescription worked, they immediately knelt.
“You said you’d let them come see me sometime? You can treat kidney deficiency?” Lin Mo just asked, and in the next second, the two of them moved in sync like Jaeger pilots in Pacific Rim, instantly sliding to their knees, palms pressed together.
Sichuan Girl: “Thank you, Doctor Li, please save me!”
Wang Chu: “Thank you, Doctor Li, see me first, I’m weaker than him!”
Sichuan Girl: “Shut up, I even pee with a split stream, I’m weaker!”
Wang Chu: “I pee in three streams, what’s that compared to you?”
Sichuan Girl: “Yours must be from a leaky ladle! Doctor Li, don’t believe him, look at me first. I don’t even have a girlfriend yet, I’m insecure~~”
Wang Chu: “You’re practically Li Shiya already. What does kidney deficiency have to do with you? Doctor, see me first, I really want a girlfriend, I’m more useful!”
Watching the two, who started off stubborn but were now competing over who was weaker, he felt like he was watching that scene in Flirting Scholar where they compared tragedies.
Seeing this, Lin Mo turned on speakerphone, and Professor Li’s voice came through:
“Actually… you two can come together. I can’t treat you properly over the phone.
And, split urine stream doesn’t necessarily mean kidney deficiency—it could be a prostate problem.
But the one with three streams, I’m rather curious. Of course, if it’s not from a leaky ladle, that is!”
Sichuan Girl: .
Wang Chu: .
Hearing this, the two instantly froze, suddenly realizing they might have revealed too much.
Looking up, they saw Lin Mo standing above them, full of mockery. At that moment, only one thought filled their minds:
‘Tired, let it all end!’