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Chapter 94 - 76 Ginseng Doll

Chapter 94: Chapter 76 Ginseng Doll

"Hey, Third Grandpa, what are you up to?" Li Chen only brought the phone to his ear after making sure there was no crackling noise coming through.

"It’s all because of you, naughty boy. You never call early or late, but you choose to call at this time," Third Grandpa, choked by the smoke, coughed while scolding.

Li Chen was speechless for a moment, "Third Grandpa, I have an important discovery to share with you, which I can guarantee is very novel. Since you don’t want to hear it, forget it."

"Hey, hey, hey, you dare hang up on me?" On the other side of the line, Third Grandpa glared angrily, "Tell me, is it because the injury inside your body can’t be contained anymore?"

"It’s not the injury inside my body." Li Chen described the Ginseng Doll incident he had seen in the office, and suddenly, he heard a crackling noise again from the other end of the phone.

"What?" Third Grandpa’s decibel level shot up countless times, Li Chen could almost feel the dust in that room falling down through the phone.

"Third Grandpa, don’t get so worked up," Li Chen rubbed his ears.

"How can I not be worked up? Boy, do you even know what that is?" Third Grandpa paced back and forth, especially after hearing Li Chen’s words, he felt like grabbing a ladle and smashing it on Li Chen’s head to clear his mind.

"How would I know if you don’t tell me?" Li Chen rolled his eyes. Why would I even call you if I knew?

"That’s Ten-thousand-year Ginseng, Ginseng Essence, do you understand?" Third Grandpa was almost roaring on the phone: "This thing is priceless, and cannot be bought with any amount of gold."

Li Chen scratched his ear, "Third Grandpa, concentrate on the main point."

"Alright." A pause from the other side, "To put it simply, if this Ginseng Doll is used to treat the injury inside your body, not only can it completely suppress the energy inside you, but it also has a very high chance to fully heal your injury."

"What?" Li Chen’s voice also involuntarily rose. He had guessed that the medicinal effects of the Ginseng Doll were good, but he hadn’t imagined they were so potent that they could completely heal his injury?

Li Chen knew the severity of his injuries better than anyone. Up to this point, he had not found a definitive cure, and even Third Grandpa could only provide a regimen to slowly contain it.

Now that the Ginseng Doll could potentially heal his injury all at once, how could Li Chen not be excited?

"How high is the chance?" Li Chen asked.

"Seventy to eighty percent, and if it’s refined into a pill, the chance is about ninety percent," Third Grandpa spoke confidently on the other side.

"Li Chen, my boy, I’ve only seen this Ginseng Doll once myself," Third Grandpa continued, "When I was young, I followed my master and attended to a terminally ill old man who, by modern medical standards, was a lost cause, at 87 years old, hardly any chance to save him. But his family provided my master with a rough location of the Ten-thousand-year Ginseng."

Third Grandpa seemed to sink into his old memories: "My master took me deep into the mountains to look for that Ten-thousand-year Ginseng. Finally, atop a cliff, we found it. When my master pulled it out, the Ginseng directly turned into a Ginseng Doll, and it even started crying and wailing, which really scared me."

"Once the Ten-thousand-year Ginseng is uprooted, turning it back into Ginseng can be a bit difficult, and it can escape into the earth immediately, running very fast, so catching one is also a matter of fate," Third Grandpa remarked.

"What happened to that patient later?" Li Chen asked.

"My master refined the Ginseng Doll into a pill and gave it to that patient to take. Not only did the patient’s condition heal completely, but he also regained his vitality and lived until he was 120," Third Grandpa remarked emotionally.

"Really? No kidding?" Li Chen was somewhat skeptical; Third Grandpa’s words sounded like something a wandering healer in the jianghu would say.

"When has Third Grandpa ever lied to you? If it weren’t for me, you would have been long gone," Third Grandpa said, puffing his beard and glaring. Li Chen quickly moved his phone away and waited a while before bringing it back.

"I was just joking with you," Li Chen chuckled. "Third Grandpa, I of course know you’re telling the truth. It’s just so mysterious that I can’t help but doubt it a bit."

"Hmph, you rascal, listen well, this is your opportunity. If you can catch that Ginseng Doll, I’m confident I can heal the injuries on your body," Third Grandpa said over the phone.

Li Chen gave a bitter smile. Catch it, like it’s that easy. The Ginseng Doll can use Earth Escape. As long as it’s near the soil, how can I possibly catch it?

"Then, Third Grandpa, what’s the method to catch this Ginseng Doll?" Li Chen asked.

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?"

"Of course I don’t," Third Grandpa responded, puffing his beard and glaring again. "My master used to just pluck it out, never giving it a chance to escape."

"This Ginseng Doll is very nimble; I can’t catch it," Li Chen lamented. "How about you come over and help me?"

"You little scamp, you’ve got your schemes all figured out," Third Grandpa saw through Li Chen’s intention right away, but Li Chen just kept chuckling without a word.

"I would actually like to see this Ginseng Doll, but I simply can’t leave," Third Grandpa continued. "I’m at the pharmacy right now. If it weren’t for your call, I would have succeeded in making this Furnace Pill."

"Can’t you just make it later?"

"Of course not, the herbs in the back mountain garden are already ripe. We always make pills at this time of year, and even if I went there, I wouldn’t have much help to offer. This Ginseng Doll, you’ll have to deal with it on your own."

Li Chen felt dejected: "Fine then, if I catch the Ginseng Doll, I’ll come to find you."

After hanging up the phone, all Li Chen could think about was the Ginseng Doll. He hadn’t realized it was the key to healing him; otherwise, he would have tried harder to catch it earlier.

Anyway, he had to catch the Ginseng Doll, no matter what. He couldn’t let this chance to fully heal himself slip away.

The key now was to find out where the Ginseng Doll had gone. After it escaped from the company, finding it again would be difficult.

He rubbed his head. Could he really need to search the whole Linchuan City?

It seemed he could only leave it to fate. Li Chen walked out.

After the incident with the Ginseng Doll, Li Chen was in no mood to keep working on Substance Z. With the doll still on his mind, he simply left the company and started wandering around Linchuan City.

During his stroll, he spotted a familiar figure on the street—Yu Yueying.

At that moment, Yu Yueying was in casual clothes, seemingly following someone.

Chasing a thief again?