In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 26 The Failed Attempt at Giving Chicken Soup to the Old Man

Xiao Yan thought for a moment, then tilted his head and said,

"Well, didn't I borrow one million gold coins from Brother Ran?"

"He calculated two million in interest for me, but now I've also found a bargain with 100 million gold coins."

"Teacher, you said that if I return this million gold coins, it's the same as returning the principal. And if you add today's interest, doesn't that mean I won't have to worry about interest anymore?"

The old doctor was speechless, staring at Xiao Yan for a long time without saying a word.

Xiao Yan felt a little uncomfortable under Yao Lao's gaze, and shrank back, asking,

"Teacher, why are you looking at me like that?"

The old doctor was furious.

"You've returned all the money to him, are you still going to get it repaired?"

"Besides, do you think that one million you invested is actually repaying the principal?"

"Wrong! Utterly wrong!"

"That kid started by charging you interest, so even if you pay back the million gold coins, you still owe him a million gold coins in principal. Do you understand?"

"Huh? No way?!" Xiao Yan's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"I've already lent him 500,000 gold coins and repaid him 1 million. Isn't that enough?"

The old doctor rolled his eyes and took a few deep breaths to keep himself from getting so angry that he exploded.

After calming down for a long time, he finally spoke in a composed manner.

"Xiao Yanzi, now is exactly when you need money."

"Besides, it's only two million gold coins. As long as you follow me and practice alchemy diligently, I guarantee you'll earn five million gold coins in a year at most."

Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan nodded excitedly.

"Okay, teacher."

"and!"

The old doctor paused for a moment, then continued.

"A successful man is not defined by how many gold coins he can repay, but by how many gold coins he can borrow!"

Do you understand?

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned, his brain seemed to short-circuit for a moment, and he looked at Yao Lao in astonishment.

The old apothecary rolled his eyes, knowing that his own experience had been completely wasted on this guy.

He waved his hand impatiently.

"Go in quickly, you'll cultivate here from now on."

"Yes, teacher."

Without saying a word, Xiao Yan stripped himself naked in a few quick movements.

With a "plop," it jumped into the bucket.

Then he closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in the wooden tub, and began to cultivate.

Looking at Xiao Yan who was cultivating diligently,

The old doctor finally found some comfort and nodded slightly.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he vanished from the spot.

Early the next morning.

Xiao Ran, still asleep, was awakened by shouts and laughter coming from the neighboring courtyard.

I could faintly hear Xiao Yan's excited cheers.

"Yay!"

"I, Xiao Yan, can finally cultivate again!"

"My fighting spirit is finally back! Hahaha!"

Xiao Ran shook his head, grabbed a pillow, and went straight to the yard in his pajamas.

He threw it hard at Xiao Yan's room door next door, and it slammed against the door with a thud.

"What are you howling about so early in the morning?"

"Believe it or not, I'll come over and sew your mouth shut?"

Xiao Yan's ecstatic voice from next door abruptly stopped.

Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly, yawned, and turned to walk back.

So what if I can cultivate? It's not a big deal.

Look at how pathetic he is.

Xiao Ran now realizes that Xiao Yan is very different from the image he had of him in the original story.

They get as excited as a leaf monkey at the slightest achievement.

That's not all; the worst part is that it disturbs people's sleep so early in the morning.

This is outrageous!

Seeing that Xiao Yan had calmed down, Xiao Ran was preparing to go back to his room to catch up on sleep.

at this time,

The sound of a door opening came from Xiao Yan's courtyard next door.

Xiao Yan strode out of the room and came to the fence between their courtyards. He craned his neck and whispered excitedly to Xiao Ran,

"Ran-ge, Ran-ge, wait a minute, I have some good news for you."

Xiao Ran paused slightly and shook his head.

"Not interested."

"However, if you dare to wake me up so early in the morning again, I'll be very interested!"

After saying that, he went straight back inside.

Xiao Yan's joyful smile froze on his face.

Just then, Xiao Yan heard Yao Lao's teasing voice.

"See? I told you not to come looking for him."

"With your current strength, you're not even worth a bean sprout in his eyes."

Xiao Yan's lips twitched violently, but he still managed an awkward smile.

"Well, that's because I was thinking that Brother Ran has always been very concerned about my cultivation, so naturally I wanted to tell him the first good news."

"hehe."

The old doctor smiled faintly.

"If Xiao Ran didn't know that you'd become my disciple, or that I even existed, would you still tell him?"

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

The old doctor nodded and said, "I understand how you feel. Everyone longs for recognition!"

"Especially people you trust, like, and admire!"

"But what I want to tell you is that in this world, no one has ever truly cared about you except yourself."

Xiao Yan frowned.

"Visual..."

The old doctor's voice rang in Xiao Yan's ears again.

"I asked, 'If you and Xiao Ran's girlfriend had a fight one day, whose side do you think Xiao Ran would take?'"

Xiao Yan said decisively, "Of course they won't be on my side! Is there even a question?"

The old medicine doctor: "..."

He was somewhat disheartened by Xiao Yan's indifferent attitude towards Xiao Ran.

So he prepared a bowl of chicken soup, but he didn't waste a single drop of it; he poured it all into the pot.

The old doctor secretly cursed himself for failing; he hadn't managed to get the chicken soup to go properly.

Instead, they changed their approach and continued to pour—no, they said…

"Little Yanzi, don't think you can be arrogant just because you've made some progress."

"Only by taking one step at a time and cultivating diligently can we reach our ultimate goal."

"Imagine if your cultivation level surpasses Xiao Ran's in the future, would he still dare to be so presumptuous in front of you?"

"Does he still dare to ignore you?"

The old doctor's slightly seductive voice, delivering his inspirational speech, made Xiao Yan's mind wander.

Imagine if one day he reached the same level as his father, the Great Battle Master.

So, how dare Brother Ran act so presumptuously in front of him...?

Emmm...

Xiao Yan's lips twitched and he shivered violently as he imagined the scene.

"It seems...it still will?"

Old Medicine Man: "￣□￣｜｜"

However, Xiao Yan waited for a long time, but Yao Lao's voice still did not come into his mind.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask,

"Teacher, are you still there?"

"Honestly, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Teacher, are you low on energy?"

"Teacher, after thinking about it, I've decided not to tell my father this news for the time being."

"I'd like to surprise my father with the coming-of-age ceremony retest next year. What do you think?"

The old doctor remained silent.

Xiao Yan scratched his head awkwardly.

"Teacher, the medicine you used up yesterday is going away quite quickly. To avoid not being able to find the medicine later, I'll go out and try my luck."

"What do you think?"

A gentle breeze blew by, stirring up Xiao Yan's black lines and embarrassment...

……

(End of this chapter)