He Shuqin stared in disbelief, "I just checked. That cockatiel has no signs of life."
Chen Nan chuckled, "Don't worry!"
"In front of me, without my permission, no one, or animal, can die!" He then turned and walked into the room, picking up the lifeless cockatiel from the counter.
He took out a jade bottle, about the size of a Feng You Jing bottle, from his pocket.
He pried open the cockatiel's beak and poured the liquid inside.
"What is this?" He Shuqin asked with curiosity.
She could smell a unique fragrance from the liquid Chen Nan poured into the cockatiel's mouth.
Just by smelling it, she felt invigorated.
"A medicinal liquid I concocted out of boredom!" Chen Nan gave a casual excuse.
As for the contents of the bottle…
They were no ordinary things.
It was an extremely rare celestial treasure from the Immortal Realm.
Named Immortal Spring Water.
Just a sip could transform one, bringing the dead back to life.
Yes.
To Chen Nan, the Immortal Realm and the Underworld were like two vast storage spaces.
He could not only return to the Immortal Realm and the Underworld at will,
But he could also obtain treasures from them at any time.
Much like the protagonists of the portable space novels that were popular on the internet over a decade ago.
The difference was,
He carried the Immortal Realm and the Underworld with him.
"Can this cockatiel really live?" He Shuqin asked with concern.
Chen Nan hummed, "Yes, but it will be tomorrow noon."
"Ah?"
He Shuqin looked bewildered, "The owner of the bird is coming to pick it up tomorrow morning. What's the use if it wakes up at noon? They probably won't believe this cockatiel can live, will they?"
She said with a dejected look, "I can afford the one million compensation, but I'm afraid someone will make a big deal out of this."
"If that happens, I won't be able to stay in this business!"
Chen Nan smiled and said softly, "Don't worry, someone will definitely make a big deal out of this."
He Shuqin's expression froze.
For a moment,
She couldn't tell if Chen Nan was comforting her or discouraging her.
"Grumble!"
Chen Nan's stomach rumbled, he rubbed his belly and smiled, "Have you eaten? How about we have dinner together?"
"Someone has to stay at the shop at night. If you don't mind, I can order some takeout." Given the circumstances, He Shuqin had come to terms with it.
Chen Nan: "That works too!"
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An hour later.
The delivery person brought some food.
Barbecue, crayfish, oysters, scallops.
And a few bottles of beer.
This was already hard to resist for the famished Chen Nan.
Not to mention,
He hadn't eaten such things for over a year.
He ate like a starving ghost,
Devouring most of it under He Shuqin's surprised gaze.
After the meal.
Chen Nan said, "I'll go sleep in the car for a while. I'll help you solve the problem tomorrow."
He Shuqin said with concern, "Sleeping in the car must be tiring. How about I make a makeshift bed for you?"
"No big deal!"
The night passed uneventfully.
The next day, the rain had cleared and the sky was bright.
The warm sun rose slowly in the east, ending Chen Nan's dream.
Seeing that Bai Niao Ju had not yet opened.
He got out of the car and headed straight for the breakfast shop on the corner.
A lot had changed in the past decade.
But here in Panjiayuan, time seemed to have stood still.
It retained its original appearance, as if returning to the last century.
Especially sitting at the entrance of the breakfast shop, eating breakfast.
It was full of human warmth!
"This feels good!"
Chen Nan ate fried dough sticks and drank soy milk.
He felt an inexplicable sense of security.
This was a feeling he had never experienced in the Immortal Realm or the Underworld.
After a satisfying meal.
Chen Nan went to the entrance of the breakfast shop and said to the middle-aged man frying dough sticks, "Boss, give me two yuan worth of fried dough sticks, one tea egg, and a bowl of soy milk. Calculate the total cost."
The middle-aged man agreed and helped Chen Nan pack the fried dough sticks and soy milk.
"Oh, Dr. Chen?"
At this moment.
A middle-aged woman in her fifties, wearing a pink apron, walked out. Her face was full of surprise, and she directly took Chen Nan's hands, greeting him with great warmth, "Oh my, it's really you! What a coincidence! So, have you finished eating?"
Chen Nan felt awkward.
He didn't recognize this woman.
Moreover, he was now very afraid of strangers greeting him.
He felt a shiver from the bottom of his heart.
After all, he didn't understand Qing Long's preferences…
The woman seemed to sense his embarrassment and smiled, "You have a good memory but forget easily. I visited your clinic last year."
"You gave me two needles, and it cured my lifelong migraine."
Chen Nan breathed a sigh of relief.
So she was a patient he had treated!
He smiled and asked, "Has your migraine recurred since then?"
The middle-aged woman gave him a thumbs-up, "Hey, to be honest, your medical skills are truly extraordinary. After you gave me two needles, I haven't had a headache for over a year."
"That's good, that's good."
The middle-aged woman looked at her husband, who was packing, "Old man, pack more food for Dr. Chen. And, you can't charge Dr. Chen."
Chen Nan quickly said, "That won't do, that won't do. We all have to make a living. How can I not pay?"
The middle-aged woman clasped Chen Nan's hands tightly, her eyes moist, "Dr. Chen is truly a good person, a kind person! When I came to see you for treatment, you also said that life is difficult and only charged one yuan for the consultation fee!"
"Well, if you insist on paying, just give one yuan!"
With such earnestness,
Chen Nan could only comply.
After paying one yuan, he left the breakfast shop with a large bag of fried dough sticks, a big bag of soy milk, and over ten tea eggs.
But just as he left.
The middle-aged woman's voice could still be heard from behind him.
She told others how skilled she was at medicine.
How she had miraculous cures.
No matter what kind of difficult illness, it could be cured after her treatment.
She also said that she only treated ordinary people and only charged one yuan for consultation.
Listening to the praises behind him, Chen Nan said to Qing Long in his sea of consciousness, "You've done a good deed after all!"
Qing Long trembled, "I hope no matter what happens in the future, you will remember how you feel at this moment!"
Chen Nan was furious.
He thought.
After he praised Qing Long, it would be very proud.
After all, that was its personality.
But at this moment, it wasn't proud at all, and was even trembling.
One could imagine how many wicked things it had done!
No!
It couldn't be called wicked deeds.
To be precise, one could imagine how many emotional debts it had incurred for him.
Just as he was carrying the breakfast to Bai Niao Ju.
He was surprised to find.
Bai Niao Ju was surrounded by a large crowd of people at the entrance.
He walked over quickly, a cold sneer rising in his heart, "They've come to block the door so early? This is too much bullying!"
"Let's see who has the last laugh!"