Xu Chunliang shook his head. He had never thought about becoming a doctor to heal and save people. The main reason he agreed to follow his grandfather to study medicine was to better conceal his past.

"Didn't your grandfather plan for you to inherit Huichun Hall?"

"He did think about it, but I'm not very interested in medicine."

Gu Houyi misunderstood Xu Chunliang's meaning, "You like administrative work? That's fine too, all roads lead to Rome."

Xu Chunliang did not deny it. He was currently adapting to and exploring this era. He hadn't decided what his next step would be. For now, he was satisfied with his life and work, and he needed to bide his time in the short term.

In the past, he was obsessed with the Poison Scripture and Martial Cultivation, because that was an era full of sects with numerous masters. The world today seemed peaceful, much like the legendary prosperous age, but for some reason, he still had a sense of crisis deep inside, as if there were some unseen enemies watching him in the dark. This possibility shouldn't exist.

Although Xu Chunliang said he could drink, Gu Houyi didn't dare drink too much. After all, the sudden illness today left him with lingering fear.

It was Xu Chunliang's first visit, and it wasn't appropriate to drink too much in someone else's home.

There was a difference in status between him and Gu Houyi, and both were somewhat reserved. After staying at Gu Houyi's home for more than an hour, Xu Chunliang took his leave.

Before leaving, Gu Houyi took the initiative to add his contact information. According to the usual practice, juniors and subordinates would proactively add his contact, but Xu Chunliang made no such request. Instead, Gu Houyi became the proactive one. This young man gave him a very special feeling.

As soon as Xu Chunliang returned home, he received a video call from his grandfather. The old gentleman was worried about him being alone and called specifically to check if he was home.

Xu Chunliang told his grandfather he was at home reading honestly and asked about the situation over there. Xu Changshan told him everything was going smoothly and he would be home the day after tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chunliang took out the rubbings of oracle bone script that his grandfather had before, studying them under the lamp. He could almost be certain that what was recorded in these oracle bone scripts should be the "Heavenly Nourishment" chapter of the Inner Canon of Huangdi.

According to his grandfather, these oracle bone scripts should now be at the Dongzhou Museum, and coincidentally, he had a day off tomorrow, so he could go take a look.

As for the expert in ancient texts, Bai Mushan, it was estimated that he hadn't successfully deciphered the text above. If he had deciphered it and discovered the secret within, this academic achievement would have surely caused a sensation worldwide.

The internet is a wonderful thing, making it easy to find Bai Mushan's major academic achievements over the years, and none mentioned anything about the Inner Canon of Huangdi.

Before sleep each night, Xu Chunliang would routinely meditate, retraining the "Heavenly Scriptures." Despite over a month of hard practice, progress was negligible. It should be due to changes in his body after transmigration, with his meridians and acupoints differing from before, plus greater climate and environmental changes in the modern world, and the air was not as pure as it used to be, posing a huge negative factor for cultivation.

Everything needed to start over. Although the "Heavenly Scriptures" was an unparalleled secret manual, it offered little help in the Foundation Establishment aspect. Recognizing the reality, Xu Chunliang began to adopt a go-with-the-flow attitude, though he never skipped his daily Foundation Establishment practice.

With all the indoor lights out, Xu Chunliang sat cross-legged on the bed, quietly breathing, sensing the surrounding world, and gradually adapting to everything around him. The first step in cultivation is to integrate one's body and mind with the world.

In a state of self-forgetfulness, he suddenly smelled a fishy odor. From the scent, he immediately deduced that there was a five-step snake nearby.

Following the fishy scent, his perception spread in the void, forming an invisible guide wire, helping him quickly lock on the target. A five-step snake was quietly slithering along the corner of the wall, coming to the bed, climbing up the bedpost, and silently arriving on the bed.

The increasingly close five-step snake had entered an attack mode.

Even with his eyes closed, Xu Chunliang could clearly sense its position. He found it strange—how could such a venomous creature infiltrate Huichun Hall?

Dongzhou is located north of the river, not home to many snakes and insects. Such a venomous creature sneaking into Huichun Hall was no accident. Before moving in here, Xu Chunliang had specifically observed the surrounding environment, finding no venomous snakes residing nearby.

Xu Chunliang opened his eyes and saw the black-and-yellow striped creature rise from the bed in the darkness, its mouth flicking out a bright red tongue, resembling flickering flames.

The five-step snake locked on its target, yet delayed its next move. It felt an invisible oppressive force, and this mighty aura came from Xu Chunliang, who was very close, instantly making it abandon its attack and merely desire to submit at his feet.

Xu Chunliang gazed at the five-step snake, also known as Qisnake or pointed-nose viper, one of the most common venomous snakes on Huaxia Land.

The five-step snake before him was three feet long. Xu Chunliang had seen larger ones as long as seven feet, with a triangular head and an oval-shaped facial pit between the nostrils and eyes. This pit could sense heat, equivalent to a pair of thermal detectors.

Xu Chunliang extended his right hand. The triangular head of the five-step snake withdrew a little, then lowered itself, approaching Xu Chunliang's right hand, its bright red tongue gently lapping at his fingertip. At first glance, it seemed as if a flame was dancing on Xu Chunliang's fingertip.

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