Tan Xiu quietly observed the pale and frail young man lying on the bed. His face was flushed, blue veins throbbing on his forehead, and his hair was drenched in sweat. Yet, his eyes were extraordinarily calm, like a pool of stagnant water. Even if a gust of wind swept past, it wouldn't cause the slightest ripple.
"Wisdom?"
Tang Xiu took out a cigarette and lit it up, causing Ah Lang, who was on the bed, to look at him. After staring blankly for a while, Ah Lang struggled to get up from the bed under Tang Xiu's gaze and Wang Hu's support. He then sat on the edge of the bed, tidied up his clothes, put on his slippers, and walked a few steps towards Tang Xiu.
"Should I address you as Divine Doctor Tang? Or should I call you Boss Tang? "
A smile outlined on the corner of Tan Xiu's mouth as he smilingly asked, "What do you want to call me?"
Ah Lang pondered for a moment and said, "I think it's most appropriate to address you as Divine Doctor Tang for me, whereas my brothers call you Boss Tang."
"Why do you say that?"
The smile on Tan Xiu's face deepened.
Ah Lang clenched his fist and coughed twice. Then, he slowly said, "I'm sick, and you're the famous young divine doctor in the Chinese medicine field. You can cure my illness, so it's most appropriate to address you as Divine Doctor Tang. My brothers are very poor. They have no problems to eat and wear warm clothes for the time being, but their studies will be delayed and will be seriously affected in the future. But you're the Big Boss of the Magnificent Tang Corporation with hundreds of millions of wealth. They will have a bright future if you can lend them a helping hand. Hence, addressing you as Boss Tang is the most appropriate for my brothers."
Tan Xiu calmly nodded and asked, "Then, what do you want to address me as?"
Ah Lang thought for a moment and answered, "Divine Doctor Tang."
The smile on Tan Xiu's face turned thicker. The problem he just gave Ah Lang was related to these two titles. If he addressed him as Divine Doctor Tang, it meant that he attached great importance to himself, whereas if he addressed him as Boss Tang, it meant that he attached great importance to his brothers.
However …
There were exceptions.
Tan Xiu blew out a smoke ring and asked, "Give me a reason."
Ah Lang said, "My brothers have nothing to worry about, but I may die soon. I'll have to face death with regret and unwillingness. If you can cure me, I am sure I can give my brothers a bright future. Instead of handing them over to someone else, I might as well take control of them. "
Tan Xiu took out a cigarette from the pack and flicked it into Ah Lang's hand. Then, he asked, "The last question. If you can answer it and satisfy me, I'll treat you for free. At the same time, I'll also give you a great opportunity and an opportunity for your little brothers."
Ah Lang's expression shifted and he said, "Please speak, Divine Doctor Tang."
Tan Xiu said, "If you become a member of the state department, you will have a high position and hold great power. Even your decision can determine the life and death of countless people. In such a situation, you will have enemies invading your country, while on the other side are your brothers who have gone through fire and water with you. They are being hunted down endlessly and may be killed at any time. In such a situation, will you defend your country and resist the foreign enemies, or will you save your brothers? "
Ah Lang furrowed his brows. He had never thought about this issue before. Now that he was suddenly faced with a choice, he needed to think about it seriously.
Time fleeted by.
In the blink of an eye, more than 20 minutes had passed. During these 20 minutes, he was constantly struggling, thinking, and struggling. In the current situation, he would choose his brothers regardless of everything, because his brothers were the people closest to him in this world. However, the struggle in his heart became more intense once he put himself into the world Tan Xiu mentioned.
Puff …
Ah Lang's body temperature kept rising and he spurted out a mouthful of blood. If it wasn't for Wang Hu's quick reaction, he would have fallen to the ground.
With a calm expression, Tan Xiu looked at Ah Lang's increasingly unsightly expression and lightly said, "I'm still waiting for your answer."
Ah Lang raised his head with difficulty and stared at Tan Xiu. With a slightly hoarse voice, he said, "I'm in charge of politics. My duty is to protect the country, so I must protect the lives of countless people. My brothers are in danger and I want to save them, but I won't ruin the fate of my country because of my selfish brotherly feelings. If my brothers die in battle, I'll personally avenge them and go to their graves to apologize. I believe they can understand me even if they die in battle. "
A bright smile appeared on Tan Xiu's handsome face as he stepped forward to support Ah Lang's body. His fingers clasped the man's wrist as he sensed the condition inside his body and smilingly said, "Pack up and leave with me! It's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to find a good general. Even if you get a thousand troops, you still won't be able to become an iron lion without a good commander. I, Tan Xiu, need you. "
Ah Lang stared blankly at Tan Xiu and asked, "What do you want me to do, Sir?"
The smile on Tan Xiu's face slowly disappeared and was replaced with an incomparably solemn expression. "I want you to help me lead the legion and become a commander admired by hundreds of millions of people. As long as you can complete my test and rise to a level I'm satisfied with, glory, splendor, wealth and rank in the future will be a trivial matter. You'll have incomparable power and endless lifespan. As long as you want it and I can do it, I'll satisfy you. "
"Are you teasing me?" asked Ah Lang with a strange expression.
Tan Xiu let out a faint smile and released his energy to instantly wrap Wang Hu and send him out of the room. Immediately after, the door and windows of the room were closed in an instant. Tan Xiu then took out a bottle of Holy Healing medicine from his interspatial ring and released his Primal Chaos Force to wrap Ah Lang. He then stuffed the Holy Healing medicine into the man's mouth and used his Primal Chaos Force to catalyze the efficacy of the medicine and help him recuperate.
He was enlightened.
Tan Xiu's strength had greatly increased, so it was now a piece of cake for him to easily change a person's physique. In his opinion, Ah Lang's condition was caused by the excessive consumption of his mental energy, which led to a high fever and worsened his health.
"Endure it. If you want to become a superior person, you must endure the hardships. No matter how painful and torturous it is, you must endure it for me. "
Tan Xiu's voice was directly transmitted to the depths of Ah Lang's mind. Although his body was hovering in midair and trembling violently, Tan Xiu didn't have the slightest pity in his eyes. In his opinion, this was Ah Lang's fortune. It was a great fortune that hundreds of millions of humans, Immortals, and Fiends wanted but couldn't get.
Time fleeted by.
Two hours later, a glint flashed in Tan Xiu's eyes. As Ah Lang let out a miserable howl, Tan Xiu instantly retracted his hand. After withdrawing all the energy he added to Ah Lang's body, Ah Lang's body fell heavily on the bed.
He calmly waited.
Half a minute later, Ah Lang struggled to get up from the bed with a dizzy and blurred vision. When the pain that made him wish he was dead receded like the tide, he was shocked to find that he could feel power coming from all parts of his body. Even his body temperature kept rising. Gradually, he jumped off the bed and clenched his fists, punched the air twice and kicked a few times. Then, he looked up at Tang Xiu with disbelief and murmured, "My body is different from before."
"Of course it's different," said Tan Xiu with a faint smile. "I've spent a lot of effort on you. It would be like seeing a ghost if it's still the same! A Holy Healing pill, a drop of fierce beast's blood essence, a drop of Body Refining Liquid, and a Snake Orchid Grass. Even an expert will be able to reach a higher level after using these things. "
Ah Lang suddenly recalled what happened before and stepped back a few steps. His eyes were full of vigilance as he asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"
"Have you forgotten?" Tan Xiu chuckled. "You called me Divine Doctor Tang before."
"That's not right." Ah Lang shook his head. "If you're just a Divine Doctor, you absolutely can't do those things."
Tan Xiu thought for a while and said, "I'll give you a test now. I'll tell you if you can pass it smoothly. If you can't, then you're not qualified to know my true identity for the time being. " “
What test? I'll take it. "
Ah Lang hesitated for a moment before he nodded.
Tan Xiu took out a book from his interspatial ring and threw it to Ah Lang, saying, "You should be literate. This is a cultivation art. My requirement for you is very simple. There are a total of 4,786 characters in this cultivation art, excluding the punctuation marks. If you can memorize all 4,786 characters in half an hour and recite them directly, you'll pass the first small test. "
"More or less."
Ah Lang nodded and took the cultivation technique. He looked at the title on the cover — Soul, Heart, and Spirit Refining Art. Then, he flipped to the first page of the book. What he saw made him dumbfounded and surprised.
"Now, the countdown begins," said Tan Xiu.
"I can't do it." Ah Lang shook his head. "It wouldn't be too much pressure for me if this was written in common vernacular and I could barely do it if I tried my best. But this is written in classical Chinese, and some of the characters are rare. I can't do it."
Tan Xiu's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "Remember one thing from now on. You're a man, and a man should never say that he can't do it. You must try it no matter how difficult it is. Even if you fail 10,000 times, you must try it. "
Ah Lang stared blankly at Tan Xiu and suddenly knelt directly in front of Tan Xiu. He looked up and said, "I'll remember it. Can … can you accept me as your student?"
Tan Xiu gently waved his hand and a stream of energy dragged Ah Lang up from the ground. Then, he lightly said, "I won't accept you as my student if you can pass this test smoothly. I'll accept you as my disciple. A teacher may have many students, but a Master doesn't have many disciples. "
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