Chapter 57: Xiao Wu's Letter
From the day Catherine officially became an apprentice, those who came for medical treatment noticed a plaque engraved with "Butterfly House" at the entrance of the small courtyard, and a young girl now followed Physician Lin.
Whenever someone asked, Lin Yang would simply say, "She is my new young apprentice, Catherine."
When people asked if he was still taking apprentices, Lin Yang would say,
"It's enough for now."
This made Catherine breathe a secret sigh of relief, while some others beat their chests and stamped their feet in deep regret.
From then on, Lin Yang gained a little tail following behind him.
Lin Yang never preached grand theories while teaching; he simply had Catherine stay by his side to watch and learn.
How to debride external wounds, how to treat venomous insect bites, how to set fractures, and how to diagnose internal injuries.
Once she reached a certain level, Lin Yang would let Catherine try it herself.
The first time she sutured a wound, Catherine's hands shook so violently she couldn't even hold the needle steady.
Lin Yang just stood to the side watching, without saying a word.
In the end, Catherine did not disappoint Lin Yang. Although the suturing was a bit amateurish, having the courage to act was progress.
For a period afterward, Lin Yang left all simple injuries to Catherine to handle, giving him more time to Cultivate and experiment with developing new medicines.
The Blood Coagulation Powder and Antidotes he developed were very popular among mercenaries and received high praise.
Although the price was a bit high, sometimes a single packet of Blood Coagulation Powder could save a life.
In this way, the Butterfly House finally had its own source of income, rather than relying solely on Lin Yang's own money.
As the Butterfly House's reputation grew, many mercenaries and ordinary people came for treatment, which naturally offended other Medicine Halls and clinics.
Trouble soon arrived at the door, and the first move involved two Two-Ring Great Soul Masters.
Facing a Soul Master, ordinary people generally felt fear and awe.
If Lin Yang were an ordinary person, he might have just accepted his fate, but unfortunately... Lin Yang was not.
From the moment those two Soul Masters stepped into the Butterfly House, no one ever saw them come out again.
However, in Catherine's lessons, there was now an additional Silent Teacher and a human skeletal model.
That night, the manager of the Huichun Medicine Hall—the middle-aged woman who had previously tried to recruit Lin Yang—received a "return gift."
A flayed face, a heart, and one gold coin.
When the middle-aged woman woke up and saw those terrifying things by her bedside, she wet herself on the spot.
The face and heart were Lin Yang's warning!
And the gold coin was Lin Yang's reminder: It's just a job, no need to lose your life over it!
This middle-aged woman was just a manager, a pawn pushed to the front.
Not killing her was also because Lin Yang didn't want to create unnecessary complications.
In this Heaven Dou City, strength is important, but rules are equally important.
The middle-aged woman clearly understood Lin Yang's warning; her expression changed repeatedly before she finally sighed helplessly.
She was just an ordinary person, and the opponent was clearly not just a simple physician; the two of them were not even on the same level.
"Forget it, they're just some peasants; how much money can they make? Our main focus should still be on the Soul Hunting Groups and those Soul Masters."
"Understood."
...
Inside the Butterfly House, Catherine was hanging out washed bedsheets, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of soapberries.
Just then, a dark shadow streaked overhead, growing from small to large, covering her entire body in the blink of an eye.
"A letter's here! A letter's here!"
A slightly sharp cry descended from the sky, and then, a large bird half a meter long flapped its wings and landed steadily on a nearby rack.
It was covered in ash-gray feathers, tilted its head, and its sharp beak opened and closed, actually speaking human language. It looked quite extraordinary.
This was a Soul Beast called a Wind Falcon, which was quite common.
It didn't have any special attack power, but it had one standout trait: speed.
Heaven Dou City was nearly two thousand kilometers from Shrek Academy, far beyond the range Blindfold could connect.
For ease of communication, Lin Yang used blood to transform two Wind Falcons: one named A Da, and the other named A Er!
After these two Wind Falcons received the blood, not only did their speed increase, but their endurance also improved, and they even gained a concealment-type Blood Demon Art.
They were simply perfect messengers.
It only took them eight hours to deliver a letter from Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou City.
Among them, A Da was responsible for communication between Lin Yang and Xiao Wu, while A Er handled communication with Grandma Su Xi.
Catherine had long since grown used to A Da's uniqueness and didn't even look up.
"I know, I know. You're shouting so loud, you're going to make me deaf."
A Da ruffled its feathers in dissatisfaction.
Catherine took the letter from its back, then pulled out a piece of specially made jerky, waved it at A Da, and tossed it over.
"A Da, catch!"
A Da lunged and caught the jerky in its beak, devouring it in a few bites, not forgetting to smack its beak afterward.
Its feathers, which had been slightly wilted from the long flight, instantly perked up.
"Catherine, delicious!"
Catherine smiled and reached out to give the bird's head a good rub before letting A Da leave.
Then she walked into the room with the letter and knocked on the laboratory door.
"Teacher, there's a letter for you."
Soon, Lin Yang came out of the laboratory, took the thick letter, and smiled. "Go back to your work."
Catherine tactfully withdrew and closed the door behind her.
Lin Yang sat by the window and opened the envelope, which contained a thick stack of neatly folded stationery.
He opened the letter; the handwriting on it was crooked, like a group of little chicks had crawled across it.
But that didn't stop Xiao Wu from filling the pages with the minute details of her daily life:
"I beat up Ma Hongjun again today. Oscar was actually snickering on the side, so I beat him up too."
The corners of Lin Yang's mouth twitched.
"That Big Blind Bear is so detestable. Just because I ambushed him once, he's being so stingy."
"I went to the Great Soul Fighting Arena today and fought two matches, winning both. In the second match, that Soul Elder tried to ambush me, so I kicked his head in. When I got back, I found a slight crack in my left leg bone, but it's a minor issue, don't worry."
Next page.
"That wretched guy Oscar actually confessed to me. It was hilarious. I said he was sick, and he said he had lovesickness. I almost threw up my dinner from the night before."
Lin Yang's brow twitched as he continued reading.
"But don't worry, I beat him up on the spot and gave him a pair of black eyes. I bet he won't dare talk to me for half a month, hehe!"
"The Dean thought I was too ruthless and fined me five gold coins. What an Old Miser!"
Flipping further, it was almost entirely full of such trivialities.
Yet, it was precisely these trivialities that Lin Yang read with great focus.
After finishing the letter, Lin Yang put it away, thought for a moment, and then picked up a pen to reply.
Halfway through writing, Lin Yang suddenly had a thought.
The Nuoding City Academy should be on break these few days, right? Doesn't that mean Tang Hao is about to discover the Soul Bone is gone?
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