The family and friends group was silent; everyone seemed unsure of what to say.

Shen Qiang closed the chat, exited WeChat, and lay quietly on his bed. He took the half-bottle of Rainbow Candy and picked out a light pink one to put in his mouth.

Being poor can make people look down on you.

Whether they're relatives or acquaintances, colleagues or classmates, on the surface, everyone laughs and jokes, but what lies behind their smiles is nothing more than a scale measured with money.

It's no big deal, Shen Qiang now had the Doctor's heritage and the Observation Skill. Making money was just a matter of time.

The real issue was how to make that money.

Earning money through Medical Skill was problematic, as Shen Qiang was still green. Outside of Bikang Hospital's Tumor Surgery, not many were familiar with his capabilities.

It was impossible for them to pay a high price to have Shen Qiang perform surgery.

Among the Doctor's heritage, there was an abundance of content regarding medicine—ranging from Ordinary Medicines to Spiritual Medicine to Immortal Pills. But modern people are highly conscious of food safety.

Without having built up a strong reputation first, making money through Alchemy was not practical either.

So, for the short term, to make money by using Observation Skill to hunt for valuable items in the old goods market remained the most suitable method for Shen Qiang.

It could help him accrue a substantial fortune in a short period.

With money, Shen Qiang could consider opening his own hospital, starting a pharmaceutical company, setting up a research center, or even venturing across industries to become a business magnate. However, no matter the ambition, one had to proceed step by step; after all, no one becomes plump with just one swallow.

He pondered the path that lay ahead.

Before he knew it, it was already late.

At that moment, Lv Shuyao called. She had safely arrived in the UK.

Due to the fatigue from the long journey, their conversation was brief. Just before Lv Shuyao was about to hang up, Shen Qiang asked, "If I were to buy a house in the Provincial City, where do you think would be a good place to buy?"

"The best place is definitely inside the Inner Ring, with convenient transportation and business districts all around—pedestrian streets, malls, hospitals, banks; everything is at your fingertips. You can get any errand done within ten minutes."

"It's just that the Inner Ring is so expensive now. Decades-old houses cost over ten thousand per square meter, and if it's a new house, it's almost twenty or thirty thousand per square meter. For over seven hundred thousand, you could only buy a small house of about twenty or thirty square meters."

"I'll think of a way to help you gather a few more tens of thousands, but eighty thousand is almost the limit."

Hearing that Lv Shuyao was considering giving him the money she earned from her live-streaming tips and savings, Shen Qiang laughed, "It's okay, don't worry about the cost. I just wanted to hear your opinion."

He hung up the phone.

Shen Qiang took stock of the resources he had on hand.

Minus the small amount he'd spent during the days with Lv Shuyao, Shen Qiang still had over twenty-seven thousand in cash.

In addition, there was the full Blood Coral he was planning to auction on Friday. According to the preliminary estimate, selling it for over three million wouldn't be a problem.

Then, there was Nalan Xingde's thumb ring.

Besides that, there was nothing else.

So, after thinking for a moment, Shen Qiang's thoughts shifted, and he entered his Sea of Consciousness.

Qingxuan, who was sitting cross-legged, was still aiding Shen Qiang's Energy Cultivation.

Shen Qiang silently practiced his mental method, and the surging True Qi immediately detached from Qingxuan's hands.

"Qingxuan greets the master!"

Qingxuan, having lost control of the True Qi, immediately stood up to pay his respects.

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll Cultivate on my own for the next while. You go and Cultivate; I'll call you to take over in eight hours."

After acknowledging, Qingxuan bowed and retreated to one side.

At this moment, Shen Qiang began his True Qi cultivation.

Compared to when he had just opened his governor and conception vessels, Shen Qiang's cultivation had advanced considerably. Not only was he more skilled in circulating True Qi, but he had also made no small progress in its use.

Now that Qingxuan could help cultivate while Shen Qiang was busy with other things, he believed it wouldn't be long before he entered the Spiritual Movement Stage.

The night passed without incident.

At four-thirty the following morning,

Shen Qiang concluded his cultivation.

After a whole night of cultivation, rather than feeling the slightest bit tired, the abundant True Qi made Shen Qiang look vibrant and spirited.

After a simple wash,

Shen Qiang went downstairs.

He could practice True Qi cultivation at night, and Qingxuan could take over during the day; thus, short-term progress in this realm was not a problem. However, only Shen Qiang himself could carry out the Body Refinement.

And during this time, Shen Qiang actually noticed a problem.

That was, on the day that the governor and conception vessels had just been opened and his height had suddenly increased, Shen Qiang thought that the changes to his height and appearance had stopped. But as the days of cultivation passed, he was astonished to discover that this was not the case.

His height was still slightly increasing.

It seemed that all the bones in his body were making minute adjustments.

Such adjustments could not be noticed within a day or two, but after a week, Shen Qiang found that his height had increased by another centimeter.

There were also many subtle changes in his appearance.

The most obvious were his eyebrows and eyes.

Originally, Shen Qiang's eyebrows were quite unkempt, and his eyes were small, giving the impression that his facial features were not fully developed. But after a week, when comparing himself to his old photos,

Shen Qiang could clearly see that his nose bridge was now higher and his eyes were larger than before. Not only did his eyebrows seem sharp like swords, but even his lips were far more shapely than before.

"I'm really looking forward to it. I wonder what I'll look like when these changes come to an end," he thought.

Thinking thus, Shen Qiang moved lightly and swiftly towards the direction of the old goods market.

At this time, dawn was just breaking.

On the rooftop of a four-story building 2.7 kilometers away from Shen Qiang, the most beautiful Parkour girl—tall, slender, and with a gorgeous face—was resting her long legs on the top of a billboard, doing a split.

Her tight sport pants showcased her flexible and curvaceous form, and paired with her beautiful face, it was a sight that captivated the onlookers.

Next to her, a girl also dressed in athletic shoes and pants, her hair tied into many small braids, put down the binoculars in her hands with disappointment and said, "Xiaoxia, it's already 4:50. That mysterious guy might not show up again today."

The girl with the gorgeous figure rested her pretty face on her long legs and after taking the binoculars, furrowed her brows slightly and said, "I've carefully watched the video. The red light at the railway crossing is 5.35 meters high, and the fence is 1.5 meters tall."

"With a height difference of 3.85 meters, and considering the deduction for the hand's curvature when gripping the pole, it's as if he's reached the upper edge of the backboard on a standard basketball court when jumping. How could he have such horrifying explosive power without any training?"

"So he must appear again; after all, no one would casually change their training route," she said with conviction.

The girl with braids sighed helplessly, "That makes sense." She glanced over at the other youths scattered on the rooftops of several buildings also on the lookout and continued.

"Now, everyone in the Provincial City who practices Parkour wants to meet him, but he's like a shooting star that vanishes in a flash."

Just then, the beautiful girl with her face against her slender legs suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Look quick, it's him, he's here!"

Almost simultaneously, youths on the nearby rooftops erupted in cheers.

"He's really here!"

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