When Baizhu finished his first glass of juice, Xia Zhi's [Skill Steal] had just finished cooling down.
He "looked" at Baizhu, pondered briefly, but didn't choose him, instead selecting Changsheng coiled around his neck.
The system prompt sounded in his mind.
"Use [Skill Steal] on target?"
Indeed, he could use the skill even on non-human spiritual beings like Changsheng.
If so, it should work on Guoba too.
When Xiangling returns from her travels, he could try it on Guoba.
Xia Zhi "looked" at Changsheng and chose confirm.
"Yes."
"[Skill Steal] successful, learned skill [Secret Life Exchange thod] from target."
"[Secret Life Exchange thod]: Can transfer one's vitality to others, can absorb others' suffering into oneself."
Looking at the skill description, Xia Zhi felt a flash of surprise.
When he first arrived in Liyue, Xia Zhi had heard that Dr. Baizhu of Bubu Pharmacy was highly skilled, with folk rumors saying he could cure any illness and neutralize any poison. No matter what ailnt you had, he could heal it at Bubu Pharmacy.
Though Xia Zhi thought this was sowhat exaggerated, as a dical master skilled in dicine, having saved many people, it was natural for Baizhu's reputation to beco sowhat inflated.
But now it seed Baizhu's body was plagued by countless illnesses and poisons - he must have frequently used this [Secret Life Exchange thod] to save people over the years.
Those rumors about "curing all illnesses and neutralizing all poisons" must have been true, but Baizhu hadn't actually cured the patients' diseases - he had absorbed and transferred them to himself.
What a living Bodhisattva!
"Cough... cough..."
Xia Zhi couldn't help but "look" at Baizhu again, seeing him cover his mouth, still coughing lightly. Looking carefully, Xia Zhi discovered his [Vitality] was even weaker than yesterday.
He had already drunk four glasses of rainbow juice yesterday, his [Vitality] should have recovered sowhat - how could it decrease instead of increase?
Unless after returning yesterday, he had used [Secret Life Exchange thod] to save another patient...
Baizhu couldn't possibly not know how terrible his physical condition was, yet he still chose to give away what little vitality he had.
That patient must have been in an extrely dangerous state for him to do this...
Were otherworld physicians all so self-sacrificing?
Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.
After lunch, Shenhe went to wash dishes while Xia Zhi, Qiqi, and Zhu Zi sat together drinking tea.
He casually asked: "Miss Qiqi, how did you first et Dr. Baizhu?"
Qiqi thought carefully before saying: "It was so long ago I can't rember clearly. I only rember waking up in amber, soone seed to be trying to transport sowhere. I was scared, so I broke the amber and escaped at night, then t Mr. Baizhu gathering herbs in the mountains."
"Was Dr. Baizhu's health poor even then?"
"Yes, Mr. Baizhu often coughed at night."
"Hasn't Dr. Baizhu tried resting for a while?"
"Everyone has urged Mr. Baizhu, but he always refuses, saying patients co to him for treatnt every day, so he can't rest."
"I see..."
Xia Zhi pondered thoughtfully.
Qiqi hesitated before saying softly: "Mr. Baizhu... seems to be seeking immortality dicine."
Xia Zhi was startled: "Immortality dicine?"
Qiqi nodded: "Mm, I've seen so collected pill formulas in Mr. Baizhu's pharmacy, and helped him make attempts a few tis, but they all failed."
Zhu Zi was very curious: "Is there really dicine that prevents death?"
Qiqi shook her head: "I don't know."
Zhu Zi looked at Xia Zhi: "Boss, do you know?"
Xia Zhi laughed: "Maybe there is. In a way, Qiqi could be considered immortal..."
Speaking of this, Xia Zhi suddenly thought of sothing.
Could Baizhu have taken in Qiqi because he was interested in her zombie constitution of immortality?
If Baizhu could obtain immortality, his current weakened predicant would be solved, and he could use his [Secret Life Exchange thod] to save people without worry.
Could this be why he sought immortality dicine?
In the afternoon.
Like yesterday, A-Gui ca to the shop to buy takeout juice.
Xia Zhi thought for a mont and gave him two glasses of more concentrated rainbow juice.
A-Gui carefully carried the juice back to Bubu Pharmacy and brought them to Baizhu.
"Mr. Baizhu, I bought them back for you."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Baizhu thanked him gently, picked up a glass, and took a sip through the reed straw.
"Hm?"
Baizhu's expression changed involuntarily.
He sensed a much richer [Vitality] in the juice.
The taste was also more concentrated than the juice he drank this morning.
Baizhu looked at the juice in the glass, fell silent for a mont, then shook his head and smiled lightly.
"This Mr. Xia... is quite an interesting person..."
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Yuehai Pavilion.
Ganyu finished processing the last docunt and stretched long and luxuriously.
Yes!
It's Friday!
Getting off work early!
Can go get a massage from Mr. Xia again!
A look of anticipation appeared in Ganyu's eyes as she quickly organized all the processed docunts on her desk, then got up to leave.
After a while, Huixin ca to collect the docunts but found the office empty.
"Eh? Where's Senior Ganyu?"
Huixin was puzzled, walked to the desk and picked up the docunts to look, finding they had all been processed.
"Weren't these docunts just delivered this morning? As expected of Senior Ganyu!"
Huixin admiringly hugged the docunts and carefully took them away.
At the doorway, she t two colleagues coming toward her. Huixin suddenly heard them discussing Senior Ganyu and slowed her steps to listen.
"It's rare, Secretary Ganyu left work early today."
"Yeah, I worked late last night and saw her office light still on when I left."
"Have you noticed Secretary Ganyu seed in a really good mood today? She was smiling when she greeted us."
"Of course she's in a good mood, finally getting to leave work early and rest."
"No, I don't think it's that kind of good mood, it's more like..."
"What kind?"
"Like the anticipation of going on a date..."
"Really?"
"Yes, I felt she even looked a bit shy..."
"Oh?..."
The two colleagues walked away.
Huixin stood there holding the docunts, her expression becoming strange.
Today was Friday.
She rembered last Friday, Senior Ganyu had also left work early like today. She had t her at the door and also felt like she was rushing off to et soone.
Right, Senior Ganyu seed to have skipped work last Saturday too.
She didn't co to work at Yuehai Pavilion that day - could it be because she was too tired from the night before?
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