Village Doctor's Women-Chapter 128 - 123 childhood friends’ tacit understanding

How heavy can two buckets of water be?

Probably about the same as a 1.6-meter-tall girl, around forty kilograms.

Running with two buckets of water might not be difficult, but ensuring no water splashes out is a challenge. For Wang Jian, this was all basic training from his past.

At 10:30 p.m., Wang Jian carried two buckets of water and ran a circuit around the entire village, going up and down the mountain slopes. Normally, he could run several laps without breaking a sweat, but this time his body was heating up. He needed a powerful metabolism to truly assimilate the human pill’s potency.

Thus, after just one lap, he was drenched in sweat.

As he sweated, every cell in his body was furiously accumulating energy. Not only was Wang Jian not tired, but he also felt increasingly energetic. The more he ran, the more spirited he became, as if he possessed an endless wellspring of power.

Even Wang Jian himself began to have doubts. Is this stuff a little too powerful?

Although he already felt the human pill was formidable, he hadn’t noticed an even more incredible change. In just a short time, his body had undergone a massive transformation. As the pill’s effects were steadily absorbed, even the crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes began to fade, and his body slowly reverted to a more youthful state. His cardiovascular and physical functions were gradually becoming more vigorous.

And that wasn’t all. His body was already much stronger than an ordinary person’s due to his Qi Cultivation. Now, that strength was amplified several times over. Xu Changqing’s claims about a gene potion hadn’t been fabricated out of thin air. The changes happening to Wang Jian were in no way inferior to the evolution triggered by such a potion.

By the time Wang Jian no longer felt his body heating up, he had already run a hundred laps, and it was nearly midnight.

Even at this late hour in Paigou Village, Wang Jian was still light on his feet. Despite holding two buckets of water, a forty-kilogram burden, he felt like he could leap three meters in a single step—as nimble as a swallow.

It was at that moment that Wang Jian heard a voice.

"Brother Jian?"

"It’s so late. Why are you out here...?"

The familiar voice rang out. Wang Jian leaped, twisted in mid-air, and landed with a sharp stop. Even so, not a single drop of water spilled from the buckets in his hands.

With his sharp vision, Wang Jian followed the sound and immediately spotted Ren Yu hiding in the shadows. His eyes used to have a slight astigmatism from years of reading in dim light, which made everything he saw at night have a ghostly afterimage. However, the medicine had apparently fixed this. The moment he saw Ren Yu, he realized his vision was clear.

"Xiao Yu? I should be the one asking you that."

Wang Jian set the buckets down and checked his phone. It was five minutes to midnight. For Ren Yu to be out this late was unusual. "Feeling down again?" he asked.

Wang Jian sighed. He had just remembered that in his excitement over meeting his master earlier, he had completely forgotten about Ren Jiacheng’s situation. But even now that he remembered, he felt helpless. Family affairs were difficult to interfere in, and he really didn’t have a good solution. Seeing Ren Yu out here alone in the middle of the night, he knew he had to find another way to help. If this issue wasn’t resolved soon, Ren Yu was in for a lot of trouble. Even if Chairman Kang was gone, a second and third would surely follow. If things continued like this, a major problem was inevitable. Wang Jian knew Ren Yu’s personality well; if pushed to a certain point, she would undoubtedly hit a breaking point and lash out fiercely.

"..."

Ren Yu didn’t answer his question directly. Instead, she pointed at the water buckets he had set down. "Why are you working out so late? Aren’t you tired?"

As soon as she asked, she noticed something odd. Stepping out from the darkness and into the streetlight’s glow, she reached out and touched Wang Jian’s chest. His T-shirt was dry. Although faint sweat marks proved he had been sweating earlier, she could see he wasn’t sweating now, nor was he even out of breath. It was strange. She had clearly seen him running over. His sweat couldn’t have dried that quickly, and how could he not even be breathing hard while carrying those two buckets? She was utterly puzzled.

Being touched like that by Ren Yu, Wang Jian felt a little strange. Perhaps it was the pill, but he was particularly sensitive right now. How could he not react to a beautiful young woman touching him?

He took a half-step back, slightly embarrassed. "I just couldn’t sleep. I felt like I had endless energy, so I decided to exercise a bit. Nothing special. I just didn’t expect to get more energized the more I exercised. I was about to call it a night."

"You’re already twenty-eight, right? How are you still this energetic?" Ren Yu knew that most people their age were usually burnt out from their jobs and had very little energy. She gave him a curious look. "You didn’t take some weird enhancement supplement to do something naughty, did you? Ew, gross."

She finished with a look of disgust, and it was clear her mind had wandered into the gutter.

Wang Jian grew awkward; the accusation hit a little too close to home. Well, that wasn’t my intention, but I did take advantage of the situation and left Xu Qian unable to get out of bed. Her question made him flush with embarrassment, and he retorted loudly, "Don’t be ridiculous! I’m twenty-eight, in my prime! It’s normal to be in peak physical condition. Don’t think you can just say whatever you want because you know a little about medicine."

Seeing his reaction amused Ren Yu. It was a welcome distraction, and the gloom on her face faded slightly. It seemed her attempt to divert his attention from her mood had succeeded after all.

She immediately waved her hand and laughed. "Alright, I was just joking. But why can’t you sleep?"

She knew Wang Jian didn’t normally exercise at night, so her first instinct was to worry that something was wrong with his health. But since she was in a bad mood herself, she felt a pang of guilt for using a joke to divert his attention. She didn’t want to be a bother.

"I should be the one asking you that," Wang Jian said, stretching lazily. He walked over to a nearby stone roller and sat down, pulling Ren Yu over with him. "Out here this late instead of sleeping? You must be overthinking things again. Come on," he added, patting the space beside him. "Sit down. There’s no one else around. You can tell me anything."

Ren Yu was silent. So I still couldn’t distract him, even after trying so hard, she thought.

If Wang Jian had known what she was thinking, he would have given her a rap on the head, scolded her, and then patiently talked some sense into her.

Wang Jian, of course, didn’t understand her complex thoughts, but that didn’t stop him from trying another approach.

"Actually," Wang Jian began, "I was planning to go talk to your dad today to clear things up, but... I ran into my master."

"Master?" This was the first time Ren Yu had heard Wang Jian mention a master, and her interest was immediately piqued.

Seeing her reaction, Wang Jian’s lips curled upwards. Hook, line, and sinker, he thought, quickly continuing, "Yeah. Weren’t you always curious about my Medical Skills? The truth is, they have very little to do with what I learned in school. My master taught me most of it. The discipline is called Ancient Medical Skills. It requires a special methodology to even begin learning, so I’d be nowhere near my current level if my master hadn’t taught me."

"So, where is your master now?"

"He’s dealing with some matters at the moment. He should come looking for me tomorrow. I’ll introduce you then."

It was an interesting dynamic. Both of them were intentionally avoiding the topic of Ren Yu’s father, instead focusing the conversation on Wang Jian’s experiences over the years.

Wang Jian recounted everything: how he met his master, how he studied under him, his time practicing medicine in the Capital City, and why he eventually left. He spoke about these stories nonchalantly, while Ren Yu listened quietly beside him, occasionally piping up with a question.

The village grew quieter as the night deepened, giving way to the early hours of the morning.

"Hey, how long has it been since we sat like this, chatting into the night?"

Ren Yu laughed. "The last time must have been before you left for college."

Wang Jian laughed at that, old memories suddenly surfacing.

It was true. In the past, whenever one of them was unhappy, they would find a rooftop or a hillside to sit and talk just like this. The aftermath was quite severe. They would end up covered in mosquito bites from head to toe. It was only later that they learned tricks from the adults to ward off the insects, which made things much more bearable.

In these mountains, the starry sky held some of their best memories.

At this thought, both of them looked up at the sky in tacit agreement.

Sure enough, they immediately saw the Milky Way.

"It’s so beautiful!"

Wang Jian was mesmerized. He realized then that his body had undergone a profound change. His five senses had been magnified, and at this moment, he could see the beauty of the heavens with perfect clarity.

Just then, Wang Jian failed to notice that Ren Yu had lowered her gaze from the sky and was now focusing on his profile.

Her cheeks slightly flushed, Ren Yu watched him sigh with awe at the sky. Then, she slowly leaned closer.

Wang Jian only registered the scent of her shampoo and shower gel suddenly growing stronger. Then, he felt a cool, soft, and supple touch on his cheek.

This feeling...

His eyes widened slightly. Of course, he knew what had just happened. But before he could speak, Ren Yu had already pulled away.

When he looked over, he was met by her beautiful eyes and the smile on her face. In that instant, Wang Jian felt that Ren Yu had come to some kind of realization.

He heard her say suddenly, "Brother Jian... um... it’s getting late. I’m going to head back to sleep now. Good night!"

Before Wang Jian could reply, Ren Yu took off running.

Watching her fleeing figure, Wang Jian clutched his cheek and laughed out loud. She was being naive. With his enhanced vision, of course he could see her face was completely flushed.

Did she really think running away would help?

Wang Jian sighed, lost in thought. Humming a little love song, he walked over to the two buckets, picked them up effortlessly, and headed for home, slowly disappearing into the night.

Long after he was gone, a head poked out from behind the gate of the Ren family home. Ren Yu’s face was beet red, her ears burning. "Ah, what did I do?! I actually kissed him! Damn it! How could I lose control like that?!"