"Hey, Lily, are you going home tonight?" Mark said on the phone as he kissed Wang Xiaomi goodbye.
"Dad, it's so late. We can't go home. Let's stay at grandma's house." Ma Li said.
"Okay, you have to go to school tomorrow, I will pick you up early in the morning." Mark smiled.
"Okay, dad. How about going to Dr. Zhang's place today?" Ma Li asked.
"It's not bad. Doctor Zhang is quite satisfied with my learning progress. We have made an appointment for me to continue studying with him." Mark said with a smile.
"Dad, you are so awesome. I want to study hard like you." Ma Li smiled.
"Okay, daddy will help you buy some more sets of exercises tomorrow."
...
hang up the phone.
Mark took out the undisclosed mobile phone and called Shen Xiaoli directly.
"Hey, Brother Qian, are you free? Can I go over now?" Shen Xiaoli said impatiently. She had been waiting for Mark all day. She didn't know whether she wanted a bag or a hug. Or maybe you want both.
"Yes, you do it." Mark smiled. He had been busy all day and wanted to relax.
...
Villa with great views.
"Brother Qian, long time no see, I miss you." Shen Xiaoli said happily when she saw Mark. She jumped directly into Mark's arms.
Mark was gagged before he could speak.
Another crazy night.
...
the next day.
Morning.
Siheyuan.
"Mom, I'm back." Mark shouted as soon as he entered the door.
"You came here so early, have you had breakfast?" Ling Mingyu shouted. She is busy making breakfast in the kitchen.
"I haven't eaten yet," Mark said.
"If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together." Ling Mingyu said with a smile.
"Dad, you're here, do you miss me?" Manao shouted.
"Yes, go and wash up quickly. We have breakfast later and we have to take you to kindergarten." Mark said with a smile.
"Dad, Manao and I want to live in a big house tonight." Ma Li frowned.
"Okay, tell your grandma and we'll live in a big house at night." Mark said with a smile.
"Breakfast is ready, come and eat." Ling Mingyu shouted.
"Mom, the food you cook is delicious." Mark smiled.
"If it's delicious, eat more. Why do you look like you've lost a lot of weight?" Ling Mingyu frowned. After Mark's foundation building was perfected, his body shape was optimized again, and he was no longer the greasy uncle he used to be.
"Oh, my dad looks a lot younger again." Ma Li shouted.
"Really? Maybe it's because I lost weight." Mark smiled. After he successfully built the foundation, his body became much younger inside and out.
"Oh, dad, your white hair is gone." Ma Li said in shock. Mark was over forty before, with a few gray hairs on his temples. No more.
"Really? I've been feeling quite comfortable these days. I didn't expect any gray hair to be gone." Mark smiled.
"As long as it's comfortable." Ling Mingyu said with a complicated mood. She thought to herself, "When Mark and Ye Tian were together, Mark must have had a difficult time and had gray hair. Now, after Mark's divorce, his life is more comfortable, but his gray hair is gone. It seems that divorce is right."
Ling Mingyu's thoughts were shared by Ma Li. She also thought about Mark being unhappy when he was with Ye Tian.
"Grandma, my dad has changed a lot now. He is still learning Chinese medicine by himself." Ma Li said with a smile.
"I know. Didn't you ask him to memorize some medical books first?" Ling Mingyu said with a smile.
"Grandma, my dad has finished memorizing it. Now he can learn Chinese medicine from Dr. Zhang." Ma Li said happily.
"Really? That's good. If our family has a doctor, we won't have to worry about seeing a doctor in the future." Ling Mingyu said with a smile.
"Manao, have you been good at grandma's house these days?" Mark asked.
"I'm good. My sister is not good. She always goes out to play with male classmates." Manao said loudly.
"Lily, have you been getting closer to Lu Kuan recently?" Mark frowned.
"Dad, I was studying with Lu Kuan. My current grades can't get me into a good university. I want to improve my grades." Ma Li frowned.
"Really? Then you and Lu Kuan will study at home together." Mark said.
"Dad, Lu Kuan is a little afraid of you. He doesn't dare to come to our house." Ma Li said.
"As long as you study normally, I won't block the way. Just tell him to come to our house." Mark said.
...
After sending my two children to school.
Mark returns to the office.
"Teacher Ma, are you free tonight? I'll treat you to dinner." Teacher Sun said. His wife has been discharged from the hospital, and he wants to invite some teachers with whom he is close to have dinner together.
"Who are you inviting?" Mark asked casually. He has a good relationship with Teacher Sun and talks more casually.
"It's just a few of us who have a good relationship, no outsiders." Teacher Sun said with a smile.
"That's okay. However, I have to go out in the afternoon. If I can't make it back, I won't go." Mark said with a smile.
"Where are you going this afternoon?" Teacher Sun asked curiously.
"Don't reveal personal matters casually." Mark said with a smile.
"It's a private matter. I think you are going to have a private meeting with your young lover." Teacher Sun said with a smile.
"No, don't talk nonsense." Mark smiled. Of course he wasn't going to meet his little lover.
In the morning, Mark has class.
basketball court.
"The league will start in a few days. You should hurry up and practice more passing coordination."
"Playing basketball does not rely on individual heroism, but on the collective. If I find someone who wants to show off, I will be the first to replace him."
"Also, you must stay focused. I will not allow low-level mistakes in the game."
"You must have a good rest these days, and you are not allowed to stay up late playing games."
"Di Ziming is talking about you. What's wrong with your red eyes? Did you play a game last night?"
"Lu Kuan, you too, did you not sleep well last night?"
"Warm up first and run ten laps."
...
Under Mark's impetuous teaching, the children on the basketball team have made some progress.
At noon, Mark took Ma Li to Tan's Restaurant.
"Dad, why did you bring me to such a good restaurant for dinner?" Ma Li said happily.
"I've made a little more money at the gym recently, so we can improve our lives." Mark said with a smile.
"Dad, please tell me how much money you earn?" Ma Li asked hurriedly.
...
afternoon.
Mark had no class, so he left directly.
Taoist temple.
Mark drove here. However, the car parked nearby and did not drive directly to the Taoist temple.
He completed the foundation building yesterday.
Today he came to study the second section of the "Nine Transformations of the Pill Returning Method": Obtaining the Medicine.
"Master Xu Gu Temple, may I ask you for advice on how to practice medicine?" After a few words of greeting, Mark smiled.
"Oh? I wonder how Master Qian's foundation-building skills are going?" Xu Gu asked.
"I've gained a little bit," Mark said with a smile.
Xu Gu asked a few questions and saw that Mark was determined to learn the practice method of the Medicine Realm.
"Ji Shi Qian, I only know the reality of this cultivation, but I don't know why." Xu Gu said with a bitter smile.
Seeing that Mark didn't understand, Xu Gu explained a few more words.
Only then did Mark find out that Xu Gu had been practicing the skills to get the medicine, but he had never achieved anything, and he had not achieved the state recorded in the book.
In Xu Gu's cultivation to the realm of medicine, seven orifices were opened to six, but one was still unopened.
"To achieve the realm of medicine, you need to practice: guiding, listening to the breath, taking a breath, keeping one, bigu and other exercises. You need to understand the three conditions, perform the work of the heaven,..."
Xu Gu told Mark all the cultivation methods he knew to obtain the medicine realm, but Xu Gu didn’t know if he could succeed in the practice because he had learned nothing yet.
Mark could tell that there might be something wrong with the cultivation method of obtaining medicine.
