If you don't want treatment, get out! This doctor has a terrible temper.

Chapter 78 The Smurfs and Their Daughter's Wedding

The backyard of Renxin Pharmacy has been completely transformed into a magical realism film set.

Two men are now crammed into that huge earthenware jar.

On the left is the "living dead" who has turned white from being soaked in acid, and on the right is the billionaire "Smurf" Zhao Jianbang, who is now glowing blue (this has nothing to do with the quack doctor Liu Jianbang, it's purely coincidental, and if there is any resemblance, he's just unlucky).

The two were separated by a piece of plywood salvaged from a construction site, which barely provided them with any privacy.

"Dr. Wang... will this really work?" Zhao Jianbang, with only his blue head showing, was chattering.

The water in this tank has already been changed.

It's no longer just vinegar essence, but Wang Minyu's specially made "restorative soup".

It contains a large amount of sodium thiosulfate (the main component of fixative powder, used to dissolve silver salts), vitamin C, and the root juice of a plant called "Gold-absorbing Grass" that was just harvested from the system's medicinal field.

The soup was also sour, and it had a rotten egg smell.

"Shut up, keep it in your mouth." Wang Minyu shoved a piece of ginger into Zhao Jianbang's mouth. "Don't bite your tongue. This medicine is strong; you'll feel like your skin is being peeled off in a bit."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Jianbang let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered.

He felt as if he wasn't soaking in water, but rather in concentrated sulfuric acid.

Every pore under the skin is screaming, as if countless tiny hooks are pulling something outwards.

"Bear with it!" Wang Minyu swiftly inserted a silver needle into Zhao Jianbang's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, forcibly suppressing his pain. "If you want to save face, you have to suffer. Why didn't you think about today when you were drinking the silver water?"

As time went on, a magical scene unfolded.

The originally dark brown medicinal soup began to slowly become cloudy, with a layer of grayish-white foam rising to the surface.

Zhao Jianbang's face, which was as blue as paint, actually began to lighten in color, changing from dark blue to... light blue, with a hint of eerie gray.

"It works!" Su Qing held the test strip, her eyes shining. "A large amount of silver complex was detected in the exudate. The bioactivity of the [Gold-Absorbing Grass] is too strong; it is forcibly stripping the silver particles from the cells."

Just then, the sound of high heels clicking rapidly came from the front hall.

"Dad! Where are you?!"

A young girl, dressed in a wedding dress and with exquisite makeup, rushed into the backyard.

Behind her followed a panting Mr. Liu and several bodyguards who couldn't be stopped.

The girl spotted Zhao Jianbang, who was soaking in the tub and looked utterly disheveled, at a glance.

"Dad..." The girl froze, tears welling up instantly. "What...what are you doing?"

Zhao Jianbang panicked and tried to hide in the water, but Wang Minyu held his head down.

"Stop hiding, or you'll drown."

"Xiaoya...don't look at me...Daddy looks like a monster now..." Zhao Jianbang covered his face, his voice choked with emotion, "Daddy doesn't want to embarrass you...I want to get better before attending your wedding..."

Ignoring the mud on the ground, the girl rushed to the edge of the vat and hugged Zhao Jianbang's blue head.

"Dad! Are you crazy?!" The girl cried, her makeup ruined. "Who thinks you're embarrassing? So what if you turned blue? You're still my dad even if you turn green! I want you to hold my hand and walk me down the aisle. If you don't come, I'm not getting married!"

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became somewhat emotional.

Even Guan Shan, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, stopped what he was doing and sniffed.

Wang Minyu, however, remained expressionless, and even seemed to want to laugh.

"Alright, stop with the sob story." He pulled the girl away. "Tears falling into the vat will affect the medicine's effectiveness. Your dad's face isn't going to get any better today."

"What?!" Zhao Jianbang looked up in despair. "Dr. Wang, didn't you say..."

"I said it can be cured, not that it will be completely cured today." Wang Minyu pointed to the water in the tank. "The silver in your body has been accumulating for three years. You think you can get rid of it all in one day? Dream on. This first treatment can only turn your 'deep sea blue' into 'sky blue'."

Zhao Jianbang's face was ashen: "Then the wedding the day after tomorrow..."

"We'll go to the wedding as planned." Wang Minyu pulled a box of foundation from his pocket—it was leftover from when he treated the internet celebrity Amy's face. "If we can't cure her face, we can cure her heart."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, since we can't hide it, let's turn it into a fashion statement." Wang Minyu revealed a shrewd businessman's smile. "Ms. Zhao, what's the theme of your wedding?"

"It is... the love of the ocean."

"Perfect." Wang Minyu snapped his fingers. "Su Qing, go and get the rest of our fluorescent powder."

Ten minutes later.

Zhao Jianbang looked at himself in the mirror and was stunned.

His face was still blue, but under Wang Minyu's "masterful skill," that sickly blue was transformed into a "starry blue" with a pearlescent texture.

He also had a mysterious totem drawn on his forehead with silver powder, making him look less like a patient and more like a sea king who had escaped from Atlantis.

"This..." Zhao Jianbang touched his face, "Will this work?"

"Why not?" Wang Minyu threw the mirror down. "Just say it's special effects makeup done for your daughter's wedding. Who dares to laugh at you? If anyone laughs at you, just bury them in money."

Zhao Jianbang was stunned for a moment, then straightened his back.

Yeah, I'm rich, so I'm the trendsetter!

"Thank you! Thank you, Dr. Wang!" Zhao Jianbang was so excited he wanted to kowtow to Wang Minyu. "How much is the consultation fee?"

"One million." Wang Minyu held up one finger. "In addition, your chemical plant will provide me with a lifetime supply of sodium thiosulfate."

"No problem! Deal!"

After seeing off the eccentric father and daughter, Wang Minyu looked at the extra string of zeros in his account and felt great.

"Master, your 'physical beauty filter' technique is too cruel," Li Siyuan complained while cleaning the large vat.

"This is called psychotherapy." Wang Minyu looked at the remaining "living dead" in the jar. "Sometimes, what patients need is not medicine, but a way out."

Just then, the "living dead" who had been unconscious suddenly moved.

He suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Li Siyuan's wrist, who was scrubbing the vat.

He has incredible strength.

"Holy crap! It's come back to life!" Li Siyuan screamed.

The man didn't attack; he just stared intently at Wang Minyu, making a hoarse, sandpaper-like sound from his throat.

"S...is...looking...for...seeds..."

"Seeds?" Wang Minyu's eyes narrowed, and he quickly stepped forward. "What seeds?"

The man trembled as he drew a circle on his chest with his acid-stained fingers.

"The perfect...vessel..."

After saying that, his head lolled to the side and he completely fainted.

Wang Minyu looked at that spot on his chest.

There was an inconspicuous birthmark there, shaped like a... lotus flower?

No, it's not a birthmark.

Wang Minyu peeled away the layer of dead skin that had been softened by the acid.

A tiny chip, the size of a grain of rice, was embedded beneath the skin.

The chip was flashing a faint red light, like a peering eye.

A line of large, blood-red text suddenly popped up on the system panel:

[WARNING! Core storyline triggered!]

[Quest Name: The Awakening of the Seed.]

[Mission Description: Organization S is searching for the perfect vessel to carry "god-level genes." The mutated herbs grown by the host are the key to awakening these vessels.]

[Current Threat Level: S]

Wang Minyu took a deep breath, dug out the chip, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it until it was crushed.

"Trying to use me as a key?"

He glanced back at the lush backyard, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Let's see if your locks are harder, or my hoes are harder."

"Guan Shan, stop eating. We have to work overtime tonight."

"what?"

"Raise the backyard wall by two meters. Also, go buy a few Tibetan mastiffs."

"Guard the gate?"

"No, look at the dishes."