Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

The consultation room fell silent again.

Su Ye sat behind his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. The chill emanating from He Qingqing's body still lingered in his senses—cold, sharp—enriching Su Ye's understanding of "extraordinary."

He took out his notebook and added another line after the page on marrow cleansing.

Kidney water has another evolutionary direction: ice.

After finishing writing, Su Ye paused for a moment and added another sentence.

Ice may be a mutated attribute, distinct from the basic evolution of the five elements of heaven and earth, yet it is derived from water.

Su Ye stared at the words for a long time, then couldn't help but let out a soft breath.

There are countless evolutionary paths in the universe, and it seems there are still many to explore.

He Qingqing's transformation is still immature and she cannot control it. The ice attribute is dangerous and has even affected her body. However, the cold water spirit in her body is extremely pure and its direction is very clear. If she can get through it, she may not be unknown in the future.

Su Ye closed the notebook and looked up out the window.

People come and go in the hospital corridor. Nurses push treatment carts by, and family members rush around with X-ray films in their hands. Cries, arguments, and calls for numbers are mixed together, just another ordinary human scene.

But Su Ye knew that some things had changed.

Times are changing.

He was very lucky.

The earliest water-based golden core he fused with allowed him to catch the wave of this era as soon as it began to take hold. At least he didn't have to be like He Qingqing, who, despite grasping a certain change, could only live in fear and trepidation.

He suddenly thought of the ancient and heavy aura at the foot of Mount Yuheng.

I also thought of the giant bear in the mountains that devours spiritual energy.

"But in some corner of this world, there may already be many creatures that have evolved to a level that is unimaginable to humans."

Su Ye muttered to himself.

"Is it a blessing or a curse?"

The afternoon consultations passed quickly.

Aside from He Qingqing and her daughter, the first day of consultations was very peaceful, even somewhat boring. Su Ye saw patients while familiarizing himself with the system. By the time the last patient was seen, it was already dark.

The contrast was quite subtle. When he sat in the fourth consultation room in the morning, he was somewhat excited. But when he got off work, there were only a few ordinary examination forms and a glass of cold water left on the table. The so-called independent consultation was actually just getting rid of Zhang Yuanping's crutch. However, Su Ye was not famous yet. There was nothing he could do. When seeking medical treatment, one only seeks peace of mind. Su Ye was too young, so all of this was understandable.

"Knock knock knock!"

Wang Luo was the first to peek in.

"Dr. Su, are you off work yet? It's your first day of independent consultations, it wouldn't be right not to treat me, would it?"

Wang Dandan followed behind, still holding the unfinished medical record folder in her hand.

"I've been listening to the legend of Su Shen for ages today, I need to eat something good to calm my jealousy."

"Let's have some barbecue, the place we went to last time was pretty good."

"Sister Bei, you're still eating barbecue? We've been eating barbecue for days on end!" Wang Dandan said helplessly, while Su Bei smiled gently and said, "Su Ye loves barbecue. We can't expect Boss Su to eat something he doesn't like when he's treating us, can we?"

Wang Dandan sighed, "Fine."

Su Ye rubbed his temples, then laughed heartily, all the frustration and fatigue from the day's consultations vanishing: "Treat me to a meal, no problem!"

Wang Luo immediately raised his hand.

"Dr. Su was a great man; the Fourth Consultation Room will live on forever."

"Come on."

The group left the hospital without even having a chance to change out of their white coats, just wearing a jacket over their clothes. When they arrived at the barbecue restaurant, the owner recognized them immediately.

"Oh, it's you young doctors again?"

Wang Luo laughed and said, "Boss, our colleague has officially started seeing patients today, so we have to treat him to something good."

"Congratulations! Congratulations! Please have a seat, I'll serve you the food."

He turned around, brought over a plate of meat, placed it on the table, and smiled with narrowed eyes.

"It was a gift."

Wang Dandan immediately put her hands together in prayer.

"Long live the boss! May business boom and prosper!"

The boss was in a great mood and almost brought over another plate of meat, but a burly woman grabbed him by the ear and dragged him back to the kitchen, making Su Ye and the others burst into laughter.

Once the baking pan was hot, the oil sizzled quickly. After a long day of work, the fatigue on their faces seemed to dissipate somewhat as the heat enveloped the first slice of meat rolled into lettuce.

Wang Luo, biting into a piece of meat, asked indistinctly, "Seriously, what was it like on your first day of seeing patients? Was it great, sitting there with patients lining up shouting 'God Su, save me!'"

Wang Dandan also looked over, her eyes filled with undisguised envy.

"Just thinking about being able to conduct independent consultations makes my heart race."

Su Ye picked up a piece of meat, his smile fading slightly.

"It's not as good as you think. Not many people booked an appointment with me today. People still trust specialist appointments. Dr. Zhang's hair volume is much more convincing to patients than my face."

Wang Luo almost choked on the meat.

"That's so true; all the medical knowledge is on the scalp."

Wang Dandan laughed so hard her shoulders shook, and Su Bei couldn't help but smile too.

Su Ye chuckled and recounted a few erroneous cases, but made no mention of He Qingqing.

Some things are too far removed from them; talking about them would only turn them into a fog with no end in sight. For those who haven't been involved, not being involved might not be a bad thing. But for those who are truly caught up in it, it always feels like they find out too late.

Fate is a strange thing; it can't change someone's path just by glancing at them.

Halfway through the meal, Su Ye picked up his phone and dialed Su Chen's number.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"elder brother?!"

Su Ye put down his chopsticks. The phone was noisy on the other end, but he could vaguely hear the sound of rain. Was it raining outside? Su Ye looked out the window and, sure enough, the rain was pouring down.

"You still remember you have a brother like me?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

"Sorry, bro, phew, I've been a bit busy lately."

"Too busy to reply to messages or answer phone calls?"

Wang Luo and the others slowed down at the same time, but their eyes lit up.

Su Ye's tone wasn't harsh, but it carried a natural sense of pressure from an older brother.

"I need to see you before 8:30 tonight. Don't tell me it's something at school or that a classmate is looking for you."

Su Chen was clearly guilty.

"How about nine o'clock?"

"8:30."

"……OK."

Su Ye then hung up the phone.

There was a moment of silence at the table, then Wang Dandan was the first to burst into laughter.

"I always thought you were too amazing, too strong, so strong that you were almost inhuman. I never expected you to have this side to you, Master Su."

Su Bei placed the grilled meat onto a plate and said slowly, "Being an older brother is really not easy."

Su Ye glanced at them.

"Can't even a meal stop you?"

The meat on the grill was still sizzling, and night was falling outside the window, gradually washing away the gloom of the day.

Su Ye glanced down at his phone.

Su Chen's portrait lay there quietly.

The smile on his face faded somewhat.

This kid must be hiding something from me lately.