Chapter 13: Marrow-Cleansing Pill

The hotel room was the perfect place to refine medicine. Because it was a gift for his daughter, the Lin family home was inconvenient for refining the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. Lin Zhiyuan had given him Villa No. 6 for saving Lin Momo’s life, but he didn’t even know where it was, so the hotel would do. With his divine skills, these low-grade pills were easy for him to refine. All he needed to do was extract the essence of various medicinal herbs and make pills. An hour later, twelve crystal clear Marrow-Cleansing Pills and nine Qi-nourishing Pills were placed on the hotel room’s tea table. It was still early, and there were a few hours before Tang Tang could leave school. After eating a simple meal he ordered from room service, Qin Haodong began to practice his divine skills. He needed to constantly improve if he could ever hope to achieve his previous Qi strength. Although the Spiritual Qi on Earth was poor, the support of Qi-nourishing pills would make the process much simpler. After swallowing three Qi-nourishing Pills, Qin Haodong heard a crackle sound, as if something had been broken. He felt the Genuine Qi in his body flowing like a river, twice as strong as before. He opened his eyes and found that his divine powers were in the late stage of the Qi-refining Realm, which was still a short step away from the Foundation Realm. It seemed that he would have to rely on pills, but the blood ginseng and 100-year-old polygonum multiflorum alone cost more than six million yuan. With some other auxiliary medicines, it had cost almost seven million yuan. He needed to hurry up and make more money, to gain power more quickly." Looking at the time, he checked out of the hotel and rushed to the Lin family's villa. Lin's guards had already been instructed to let Qin Haodong pass if they saw him. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Tang Tang, like a happy little swallow, rushing to him. "Doctor Magic!" Qin Haodong reached out and picked up Tang Tang, spinning her in circles before giving her a hug. The little girl giggled, then she kissed on Qin Haodong's neck, and said, "Doctor Magic, I really miss you!" Lin Momo watched the scene jealously. She had raised her daughter for years, but Tang Tang was closer to an outsider than to her. Lin Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Doctor Qin, Tang Tang clamoured for you when she came back from kindergarten. Fortunately, you came in time, otherwise she was going to roll back the roof of the house." Qin Haodong felt that the time was right. "Mr. Lin," he said, "I want to make Tang Tang my goddaughter. I've already discussed it with Miss Lin. What do you think?" "Of course, that's good!" Lin Zhiyuan was delighted to hear it. He had been considering how to bring Qin Haodong closer to the family. As Tang Tang’s godfather, they could be as close as one family. "What's a goddaughter, Doctor Magic?" the little fellow asked curiously. "From now on, you are my daughter and I am your father," Qin Haodong said. "Mommy, is that true?" the little girl turned her head and looked at Lin Momo. Although Lin Momo was a little annoyed that Qin Haodong said “father” rather than “godfather,” she saw the eagerness in the little girl's eyes and nodded her head. "Hooray! Hooray! Tang Tang has a papa! Tang Tang has a papa!" After getting her mother's approval, she jumped from Qin Haodong's arms to the ground, took his hand and said, "Papa, take me to kindergarten." "It's so late — why do you want to go to kindergarten?" Lin Momo asked in a wondering tone. "I want to tell my classmates, I have a father, and I'm not a wild child..." Qin Haodong felt a lump in his throat; he had wronged his daughter for so many years. Lin Momo turned away, wiping the tears in her eyes, and cursed that vanished man a hundred times in her mind. Lin Zhiyuan sighed and silently went back to his room, because he was afraid that he would cry if he stayed longer. "Papa, come with me, I want to show them I have a Papa!" Calming down, Qin Haodong said, "Tang Tang, kindergarten is over; your classmates and teachers are all at home. Dad will send you to school tomorrow morning, okay?" She thought about it and said, "Well, don't lie to me. You need to take me to kindergarten tomorrow morning, and we need to go early." "Don't worry, I promise," Qin Haodong said, hugging her. "Tang Tang, by the way… it's Dad, not Papa!" "Yes, it's Papa! You're my papa!" the little girl said seriously. Qin Haodong felt awkward, but said, "Alright. Papa is better than Uncle, anyway." "Tang Tang, Dad also prepared a gift for you,” he said, holding a Marrow-Cleansing Pill in his palm. It looked like a precious pearl with a lovely pink color. “Do you like it?" "How beautiful! What's this, Papa? Glass ball?" Tang Tang asked, picking up the Marrow-Cleansing Pill with her plump little hand. "It's a pill Dad specially prepared for you. You won't get sick anymore after you take it," Qin Haodong explained patiently. Lin Momo's face changed. Qin Haodong had promised when he became Tang Tang’s godfather that he would ensure she wouldn’t get sick for the rest of her life. She hadn't expected him to start fulfilling his promise so soon. Looking at that beautiful Marrow-Cleansing Pill, she was curious. If she had not seen Qin Haodong's amazing medical skills, she would not dare to let the little girl eat this kind of unbranded product, but she trusted him now. She couldn’t see him doing anything to harm Tang Tang. "Really? I hate sickness. It's very uncomfortable!" The little girl took the medicine in her hand and showed a vexed look. "But Papa, I think it's so beautiful, I can't bear to eat it!" "That's all right. Dad is Doctor Magic. I still have some pills here," Qin Haodong said, taking another Marrow-Cleansing Pill from his pocket and giving it to Lin Momo. He laughed and said, "You have one too, Momo!" Lin Momo stared at Qin Haodong angrily, but she still took the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. He shouldn’t speak to her so familiarly – they’d only known each other for a day! Qin Haodong smiled and said, "Taking this pill will change your body, and you won't get sick anymore." "Can I eat it now?" asked Lin Momo. "Sure, but the Marrow-Cleansing Pill will remove impurities from your body. You'd better go back to your room to eat and take a shower!" Qin Haodong said, "You go take the pill, and I’ll take Tang Tang to her room. After all, she is a child; I want to take care of her." "Well then, if there's anything you need, just call me back." Lin Momo hurried back to her room. She knew that Qin Haodong would never boast about his medical skill. And she did not worry about giving Tang Tang to Qin Haodong. As a mother, she could clearly feel Qin Haodong's love for Tang Tang. It was the most sincere emotion from the bottom of his heart, without any impurities. Qin Haodong returned to Tang Tang's room with her in his arms. He put the little girl on her bed and said, "Tang Tang, do you want to be smarter?" "Of course!" "Dad will tell you a way to be smarter. Do you want to learn it?" "Yes, I want to be smarter!" Qin Haodong saw the success of his induction and continued. "Later, your belly will feel a little hot. You should seriously think about it and follow the heat wherever it goes with your mind, okay?" "Can I be smart then?" the little girl asked in a cutesy voice, her big eyes open wide. "Of course. How could Dad lie to you?" "Yay! Yay! Papa, let's start!" The little girl excitedly cried. Qin Haodong let the little girl eat the Marrow-Cleansing Pill and then lie in her small bed with her eyes closed. He put his right hand on her stomach and injected a little bit of Green Wood Genuine Qi into it. What he just taught the little girl was not the game of becoming smart, but the Xuantian Sutra from Empress Xuantian of the Divine World. As the daughter of the Emperor Green Wood, the little girl would not be an ordinary person. Qin Haodong would have her practice. Qin Haodong said, "Tang Tang, let's start. Pay attention to the heat on your belly." Then he began to use his Green Wood Genuine Qi to guide Tang Tang to practice Xuantian Sutra. She did exactly what Qin Haodong said, very serious and cautious, fearing that she could not become smart if she was not careful. After three circles of practice, he not only established the basic practice line of the Xuantian Sutra in Tang Tang's body, but also helped her assimilate the Marrow-Cleansing Pill thoroughly. This absorption method was much better than the simple swallowing of the pill. After the exercise, the meridians in her body were not only nearly 100 times wider than those of most people, but also very resilient. It would help her make rapid progress through practice. "Okay, you can get up, Tang Tang." The little girl jumped out of bed and asked with eager in her eyes, "Papa, I tried very hard. Have I become smarter now?" Qin Haodong laughed and said, "Tang Tang, it is impossible for people to become very smart suddenly. You have only become a little smarter today. If you follow this method again tomorrow, you will be a little smarter again. After a long time, you will become the smartest child. You must keep practicing." "Papa, I will practice!" the little one said very seriously. "Well, now let's go to Mommy and let her give Tang Tang a bath." Lin Momo was wrapped in a white bath towel, standing in front of the mirror. When she’d eaten the Marrow-Cleansing Pill, she felt warm and comfortable all over. After cleaning the impurities from her body, she was so relaxed that it was indescribable how good she felt. When she looked into the mirror, she was surprised to find that her skin was much better than before. It was pale, with no blemishes anywhere! Even a small black mole on her arm had disappeared.