Chapter 44 – The Antidote
The sun was high in the sky, and even though it was already the beginning of fall, it still made people feel a hint of heat.
Dr. Mo was in his room, somewhat restless, although he was very confident in his own methods of blackmailing Han Li, but there was still something to worry about when it came down to it.
Suddenly a burst of footsteps came from the far side of the house, still gradually approaching the house.
Hearing this familiar footsteps, Dr. Mo was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran to the door in front of an arrow, and reached out to push the door open.
Not far away slowly walked a silhouette, it was his long-awaited target – Han Li.
Looking at the other party slowly approaching himself, Dr. Mo suppressed the excitement in his heart and hardened his face to squeeze out a smile.
”Not bad, you’re very punctual, I’m happy to see that you didn’t fight the idea of escaping, it shows that you’re wise. Now go inside, we need to have a good talk.”
Doctor Mo’s expression at this moment was kind like a neighbor’s elder, his face was brilliant like a blooming flower.
”Don’t worry, nothing has been done inside the house, it’s not a dragon’s den.” Seeing that Han Li’s gaze looking towards the house was a bit wary, Dr. Mo opened his mouth to explain and moved a small means of provoking him.
”Humph! Since I’m already here, would I still be afraid to enter your house?” Han Li gave a light humph, seemingly truly irritated nevertheless, and opened his mouth to say, before leading the way and stepping over.
Doctor Mo hurriedly smiled and dodged his body to make way for the passage into the house, seeing Han Li walk in, he casually wanted to close the door behind him, but then he suddenly heard Han Li say without turning his head back, “If you dare to close the door behind you, I’ll think that you’re trying to play the ghost trick of catching a turtle in a jar, and I won’t be able to talk to you any further.”
Dr. Mo froze at hearing this and hesitated for a moment, but then left the door of the house, saying with full concern, “I am sincere in discussing things with you, and will not be unfavorable to you; if you say that you will not close the door, then you will not close it.”
With that, Dr. Mo lay down on the tai shi chair as usual, Han Li was also not polite, as soon as he yanked over a stool, and made a grand gesture across from him, the two had not met for nearly half a year, and sized each other up for a while.
Han Li see Mo doctor than before obviously older than many, and a seventy-year-old old man, has not been completely different, the heart can not help but secretly mutter: is the other side previously said is true, really just want to give himself to restore his essence, did not play what crooked ideas? Is he thinking too much?
Han Li scanned around, suddenly pupils contracted a bit, the tall mysterious man did not say a word standing in the corner, silent, as if a dead thing in general, if not have the intention to find, simply can not detect his presence.
At this time, Dr. Mo also finished looking at Han Li, as if he was satisfied with his state, opened his mouth and said mildly: “Seeing you now, reminds me of the situation when you first entered the door, when you were just a child of more than ten years of age, only so high, now well, you have grown so tall, really the years are not forgiving ah!”
The other party’s homely conversation like talk, all of a sudden let Han Li somewhat puzzled, don’t know what his intention is, but underneath his heart, he immediately raised his guard, secretly reminding himself that the other party is an old fox, who has eaten more salt than he has eaten, don’t be careless and fall into his trap.
”Elder Mo, your care for me, I have also always remembered it in my heart and dare not forget it, if there are any dispatches, please feel free to open your mouth and command.” Han Li’s complexion eased up, using honorifics, and seemed to have changed back to the good disciple he used to be.
”Good! Good! With your words, I haven’t injected so much effort into you for nothing. Come, let me see the progress of your Changchun Gong first.” As if Dr. Mo had truly entered into the role of a compassionate teacher, he stood up and walked over, about to directly take Han Li’s pulse.
”Old fox! Still really leaning on his old age and having a thick skin.” Han Li cursed in his heart and hurriedly sidestepped the other party’s grasp.
”Elder Mo don’t be in a hurry, I can tell you old man very clearly that I have indeed practiced the fourth layer of my Evergreen Technique, but did you first bestow the antidote to the Corpse Insect Pill? Let me be relieved of my worries before I feel at ease enough to let you inspect my gong?” Han Li smiled and said to the other party in a very sincere tone.
”Oh! Really, look at this brain of mine, as one gets older, one’s memory fails, I had planned to give you the antidote as soon as you entered the room.” Dr. Mo came to a sudden realization, as if he had just remembered.
He fumbled for a silver bottle from his own sleeve, from which he poured out a blackish elixir and tossed it at Han Li.
Han Li pretended to have his hands in a frenzy before narrowly catching the elixir and placing it under his nose to smell it, a pungent odor rushed up as he looked up at Doctor Mo, the other party was looking at him with a smile or not.
He hesitated slightly, somewhat skeptical of the authenticity of this medicine.
But don’t eat and can’t, because the corpse insect pill attack day is coming, if you don’t eat, can be really going to die! He thought that the other side still use their own place, should not be a fake medicine, so the expression of seriousness of the pill swallowed, and then wait for the onset of the medicine.
Dr. Mo was not in a hurry at this moment, and slowly lay back down, chatting with him without a word, seemingly forgetting the ultimate goal of finding Han Li.
Not long, Han Li felt a momentary pain in the belly, but immediately passed, he hurriedly checked the body, found that the “corpse insect pill” has melted a little bit left, the heart can not help but be pleased, face also showed a trace.
These changes naturally did not escape the attention of Dr. Mo who had been facing him, he waited for Han Li to finish checking the medicinal properties and then said with a smile, “Han Li ah, to say that I’m giving you the Corpse Insect Pill, it’s also a matter of necessity, if there’s no it in the back to urge, I’m afraid you’re not going to be so easy to train into the fourth layer ah!”
”I thank Elder Mo for his kindness, but next time this kind of beautiful thing, it would be better not to use it on me.” Han Li was in a much better mood after relieving one of his heartaches, and slightly more convinced of his sincerity, he stopped needling him about his hypocrisy.
”Now, can you let me take your pulse?” Dr. Mo still uttered these words that sincerely made things difficult for Han Li, who knew if the other party would take this opportunity to restrain himself.