The Urban Medical Martial Immortal

Chapter 880: Chapter 875: Fatty, I’ll Treat You to Buns

The chubby Shi Xiaoshou gazed at Lin Tian with beady eyes, his face full of curiosity.

Even though he knew the latter might have a significant background, he showed no fear or respect, as if he were talking to an old acquaintance.

Shi Xiaoshou?

Lin Tian was shocked by this fat guy’s name.

He couldn’t help but slightly tilt his head, looking at Shi Xiaoshou’s barrel-like figure, feeling speechless inside.

”I’m called Lin Bei! Not some young master of a major force!”

After hesitating slightly, Lin Tian gave the name Lin Bei, thinking that since he was going to meet Fuyao Wanderer later, he might run into Zhong Xiangdi and be recognized anyway. He simply said this name and curiously asked, ”But who gave you the name Shi Xiaoshou? It doesn’t seem to suit you!”

”Lin Bei? Hmm, why does it sound familiar! As for my name, hehe... it was given by my grandma when I was young! She hoped I wouldn’t grow up to be as fat as my dad! Unfortunately, I still ended up this way!”

Shi Xiaoshou awkwardly scratched his head and gestured at his own body, feeling helpless, then said, ”By the way, what are you doing here? Looking to apprentice under Grandpa Fuyao? Or is there something else? We can go together! Wait for me to finish refining the Grass Pill, okay?”

With Lin Tian as company, Shi Xiaoshou appeared very excited.

”Yeah, sort of. I have some business with Fuyao. But, what pill are you refining? Let me take a look!”

Lin Tian entered the garden and walked with Shi Xiaoshou to the worn-out pill furnace, his face full of curiosity: ”No wonder this smell is so strange, you’re refining pills with wild grass! But, can you really make an elixir this way?”

”Hehe, it’s because there’s no herbal medicine, so I’m using grass instead! Although I can’t make a real elixir, I can practice!”

Shi Xiaoshou’s eyes brightened, and he talked energetically, ”Now, I’ve initially managed to make basic medicine pills! Once I learn more from Grandpa Fuyao, I can make real elixirs. If I can make Dark-level elixirs in the future, hehe...”

At that point, Shi Xiaoshou put his hands on his hips and laughed expectantly and excitedly, ”By that time, I’ll be just like Grandpa Fuyao, welcomed by people from all around and more respected by many strong figures! Hmm, by then, I’ll let Grandma live in the best house in the city, eat the best food from the city’s restaurants, and wear the city’s most luxurious clothes... I’ll see who dares to look down on me, Shi Xiaoshou!”

Lin Tian slightly bowed his head, his gaze falling on Shi Xiaoshou’s patched clothes, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

”I believe you can do it!”

Nodding to Shi Xiaoshou with a smile, Lin Tian said, ”Refine it again, let me see how you do it!”

”Lin Bei, you know Alchemy Dao too?”

As Shi Xiaoshou fiddled with the sticky wild grass in the old pill furnace, he rekindled the fire, saying to Lin Tian, ”If you give me real spiritual medicine, hmph, I might be able to solidify a pill!”

”I know a thing or two!”

Lin Tian replied vaguely.

”Really? Then watch me refining. If you could give me some pointers or teach me a trick or two, that would be great!”

Shi Xiaoshou’s eyes shone bright, his expression showed a mix of slyness and inquisitiveness, as he said, ”The techniques I’m using now were taught by Grandpa Fuyao, but I’m a bit slow, only grasping the basics!”

Before long.

After futzing around with the wild grass alchemy for a while, Shi Xiaoshou finally opened the pill furnace.

Unfortunately.

Inside was just a glob of light green medicine liquid, interspersed with blackish hues.

”Hehe, well... today’s performance was just mediocre!”

Looking at the messy liquid, Shi Xiaoshou’s face showed embarrassment, and he scratched his head awkwardly.

Lin Tian slightly nodded, his face showing no particular expression.

The alchemy technique Shi Xiaoshou used could be considered extremely outdated and simple, not much different from what Lin Tian had seen Ren Woxiao use in Dragon Slayer Valley.

But compared to it, Shi Xiaoshou’s technique was even more rudimentary, full of errors in various details!

”Your alchemy steps aren’t wrong, but the technique is too outdated! How about I show you an alchemy technique?”

Lin Tian thought for a moment and finally said, ”I’ll only teach you once. If you can perform it flawlessly, I can teach you a better method!”

Having watched Shi Xiaoshou’s refining process, Lin Tian could tell that Shi Xiaoshou had some talent for alchemy.

However, due to limited conditions, many things were impossible to acquire, and the room for improvement had always been hindered.

Lin Tian decided to let Shi Xiaoshou try, and if his talent was indeed good, he wouldn’t mind teaching him some secret techniques!

Like a simplified version of the Five Elements Emperor Pill Hand!

If it were an ordinary person, Lin Tian naturally wouldn’t have thought of teaching them, but this chubby guy had a Qi Refining First Level cultivation!

This, too, surprised Lin Tian greatly.

Subsequently, Lin Tian taught Shi Xiaoshou his most basic alchemy technique.

To Lin Tian’s surprise, the chubby guy memorized his technique perfectly after just watching him demonstrate it once.

This made Lin Tian somewhat expectant. He retrieved some ordinary herbal medicine from his storage bag, which he carried with him all along.

”Wow, you’re carrying herbal medicine? This stuff can sell for quite a lot!”

Shi Xiaoshou’s eyes lit up as he looked at the herbal medicine in Lin Tian’s hand, his face filled with envy.

”Yep, since you’ve memorized what I just taught, try using this herbal medicine to see how you do!”

Lin Tian handed over the herbal medicine to Shi Xiaoshou, saying, ”Go ahead, start!”

”Ah... this is so valuable, using it for practice is such a waste!”

Shi Xiaoshou’s eyes shone brightly, staring intently at the herbal medicine while feeling a bit of heartache.

Lin Tian looked at Shi Xiaoshou’s expression and couldn’t help but feel speechless, urging, ”Hurry up, I told you to use it, so just use it. I have plenty more! If you can do it well, I might even give you some!”

”Alright, alright...”

Shi Xiaoshou was filled with excitement and immediately got to work after taking the herbal medicine.

Lin Tian stood by watching, silent.

But to his amazement, in less than a quarter of an hour, the chubby guy had already successfully refined the elixir.

A simple Grass Pill, yet its quality had reached the level of an Advanced Basic Elixir.

”Wow... I succeeded! I, the chubby one, actually solidified a pill! Lin Bei, you guy, the alchemy method you taught is incredible, even more astounding than Grandpa Fuyao’s!”

Shi Xiaoshou was already shouting excitedly.

Lin Tian was also shocked, silently marveling at this chubby guy’s alchemy talent.

After some thought, he said, ”Next, I’ll teach you another method, but I’ll only say it once, whether you remember it is up to you!”

”Okay, okay... thank you!”

Shi Xiaoshou’s eyes sparkled brightly, filled with excitement as his chubby body shook uncontrollably.

Then Lin Tian explained the simplified version of the Five Elements Emperor Pill Hand.

He helped this chubby guy because he saw a reflection of his past self in him, feeling a bit sorry seeing him refine pills with wild grass.

”Wahaha... I, the fat boy, have remembered it! See how smart I am?”

Having listened to Lin Tian’s explanation, Shi Xiaoshou frowned and stood there for a moment, then his eyes brightened, and he laughed excitedly, patting his chest, ”Lin Bei, to thank you, today I’m making an exception, treating you to some buns! You know, I only allow myself to eat buns once a month!”