After several people entered the medical hall, they collected their number tags and waited for about half an hour before it was finally their turn.
The examinations were conducted in sequence, with team members entering the so-called examination room one after another to be examined by the physician.
"Heh heh, Physician Liu, it's been a few days, and your skin has truly become fairer. Did you use a good prescription? Recommend it to my wife later. She's been fiddling with these things all day, and I'm going crazy," Wan Hao said with a smile.
Standing in front of him was the only physician in this medical hall, named Liu Yue.
Liu Yue was ordinary in appearance and possessed a cultivation level of around the fourth layer of Qi Refining. Her physician's rank was also at the lowest tier. This level was equivalent to Lin Xiao Tian's state when he first mastered the Shen Nong Yi Dian, and even somewhat inferior to Lin Xiao Tian at that time. After all, Lin Xiao Tian could already refine pills from that point onwards, while Liu Yue was completely ignorant of pill refinement.
However, this did not prevent her from being a respected female physician in Black Rock City.
Otherwise, with her Qi Refining cultivation of the third or fourth layer, in this world where strength reigned supreme, hardly anyone would pay attention to her.
Upon hearing Wan Hao's words, Liu Yue smiled slightly, clearly pleased. Although Wan Hao seemed to be asking for a prescription, he was indirectly complimenting her beauty. Even though Liu Yue was plain-looking, she was extremely vain, and these compliments were very pleasing to her.
After flattering Liu Yue for a while longer, Wan Hao left the examination room.
Next, several team members underwent examinations one after another. A few were indeed found to be carrying poisonous insects, and some had even burrowed into their flesh. Liu Yue found and removed them one by one. Facing the constant praise from the team members, Liu Yue felt as if she were floating. Until she encountered Lin Xiao Tian.
"Woodhead, you're here," Liu Yue said jokingly.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled and continued his act.
"Take off your clothes," Liu Yue gestured. Lin Xiao Tian stood up.
Lin Xiao Tian complied.
Lin Xiao Tian had concealed his appearance, but he had not hidden his physique much. Looking at Lin Xiao Tian's perfect physique, Liu Yue could not help but praise him.
"What a great physique, if only you were more handsome," Liu Yue smiled faintly.
As she spoke, she moved closer to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian did not like Liu Yue, not because of her appearance, but because Liu Yue herself was too vain and extremely proud.
Moreover, she did not like Lin Xiao Tian.
The reason she treated Lin Xiao Tian so well was mainly because, among so many people, only Lin Xiao Tian consistently remained polite to her, which made Liu Yue quite dissatisfied.
"Even though you're mute, you don't act like a sycophant, which means you look down on me, Liu Yue."
As Liu Yue spoke, she deliberately approached Lin Xiao Tian. At this moment, she had even applied a bit of perfume. Lin Xiao Tian recognized this perfume; it was a perfume containing an hallucinogen, capable of inducing temporary relaxation.
"I don't believe I can't win you over with this?"
"Heh heh, I know those people; none of them are sincere. Those women gossip behind my back, calling me vain. I know it all, but I don't care. In front of me, they still have to act subservient, even if their affection is fake."
"But you are different. People like you should treat me as a treasure, be at my beck and call, and try your best to please me. But why are you so indifferent?"
"Is it because my status is too high?"
"Or... do you also find me ordinary-looking?"
Liu Yue spoke to herself.
Lin Xiao Tian understood her intentions perfectly.
Over the past year or so, she had said similar things to Lin Xiao Tian many times. Liu Yue valued her reputation, especially in matters of romance. To this day, not many men were willing to pursue her, which made Liu Yue feel very ashamed. As the supreme physician in Black Rock City, she felt she had reached the peak of her career, yet in matters of love, she couldn't even compare to a girl from an ordinary farming family.
She did not like Lin Xiao Tian, but she desperately wanted to convey a message to the outside world that she, Liu Yue, also had ardent admirers.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she tried to entice Lin Xiao Tian, he always maintained a polite demeanor. To the point that today, she resorted to using hallucinogens.
Liu Yue provocatively teased Lin Xiao Tian by his ear again. Alas, once again, she failed.
Before leaving, Lin Xiao Tian, as he always had, bowed slightly to her and prepared to exit the room.
Liu Yue became angry, not expecting that she still couldn't win him over.
Just as Lin Xiao Tian was about to open the door, Liu Yue suddenly embraced him from behind.
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned. He hadn't expected this turn of events. If he hadn't heard Liu Yue's true thoughts during this period, would he have truly believed her?
Lin Xiao Tian tried to break free from Liu Yue's embrace, but she held on tightly. Lin Xiao Tian simply exerted some force. As a cultivator at the fourth layer of Qi Refining, how could he be restrained by someone at the ninth layer of Qi Refining?
Watching Lin Xiao Tian leave the room, Liu Yue stomped her foot fiercely.
"Bastard, I've gone this far, and you still dare to reject me?" Liu Yue gritted her teeth. "If that's the case, don't blame me."
After the examinations, the hunting team paid the commission for this expedition. Three-tenths of their earnings were to be given to the medical hall, an unwritten rule in this profession, even though the medical hall had only provided some scent-concealing powder before they entered the forest, doing almost nothing significant.
Such a high price did not evoke any dissatisfaction, which showed the status of physicians in this world.
If Lin Xiao Tian did not have to hide his identity, he would undoubtedly live a very comfortable life in this world, as his strength was far superior to Liu Yue's.
Unfortunately, this was a cannibalistic world.
In fact, after years of observation, Lin Xiao Tian had come to understand that apart from a slight difference in their ancestral bloodline, he was the same as the people here.
In other words, they were all human.
The reason they gained benefits by devouring humans of other bloodlines was primarily due to their respective ancestors.
Of course, the specific reasons traced back to the more distant primordial era, which Lin Xiao Tian could not know.
After the captain paid the fees, they received the scent-concealing powder provided by the medical hall.
This was a type of scent-concealing powder, the same as what Lin Xiao Tian used when hiding in the forest, but its effectiveness was far inferior.
The powder Lin Xiao Tian used could evade the detection of Nascent Soul stage cultivators without using the Divine Concealment Technique. However, the powder they obtained by paying three-tenths of their earnings, if not applied carefully, could even be detected by Qi Refining stage demonic beasts!
Wan Hao handed Lin Xiao Tian his share of the powder and made a few gestures, roughly indicating for Lin Xiao Tian to put it away. He treated Lin Xiao Tian as mute, and Lin Xiao Tian tried his best to cooperate. Lin Xiao Tian had a good impression of Wan Hao, as he had taken good care of him over the years, and their cooperation during hunts in the forest was also quite tacit.
Every time they returned from the forest, Captain Wan Hao would take everyone to a tavern for a gathering, after which they would return to their respective homes. Lin Xiao Tian had no fixed abode and was currently staying at Zhu Kai's house.