Chapter 60: Seeking Medicine (Third Update)

“What a relief! The look of resignation on that woman’s face was so satisfying!” Shen Xiaoqing waved her small fists, her face full of excitement. She was furious earlier when the woman in the cheongsam had falsely accused them.

“Karma always catches up with people, so it’s best not to do bad things,” Qin Tian said with a smile.

“Not to do bad things? So you’re saying you sometimes do bad things?” Jiang Yingying looked at Qin Tian suspiciously.

“To err is human. There can’t be many in the whole universe who’ve never committed even a minor wrongdoing,” Qin Tian replied.

“So what little bad things have you done?” Jiang Yingying’s interest was piqued, eager to hear Qin Tian’s dark history.

“Well…” Qin Tian hesitated for a while.

“What is it?” Jiang Yingying leaned in curiously, and Shen Xiaoqing and Wade Griffin also brought their faces closer.

“I can only tell you, and no one else,” Qin Tian said, moving his mouth near Jiang Yingying’s ear. His warm breath made her ear tingle.

Not only did her ear itch, but her heart did as well! Unconsciously, her cheeks flushed.

“For example, I know your cycle starts on the fifteenth of every month,” Qin Tian whispered by Jiang Yingying’s ear.

Jiang Yingying’s eyes went wide. She shoved Qin Tian away, her face red. “You’re disgusting!”

“Your house doesn’t have great soundproofing. Every night, I’m forced to overhear your and Xiaoqing’s conversations,” Qin Tian shrugged.

“You shameless, filthy scoundrel! You bastard!” Jiang Yingying shouted.

Qin Tian chuckled secretly. As he grew closer to Jiang Yingying, he started to make more risqué jokes.

“What did Qin Tian say?” Shen Xiaoqing asked curiously.

“Nothing,” Jiang Yingying replied, her face red, turning her back to Shen Xiaoqing, not daring to face her.

“The two of you are sneaking around—nothing good could come of that!” Shen Xiaoqing snorted softly.

“There’s a pharmacy over there! I’ll go take a look!” Wade Griffin pointed to a pharmacy.

Without waiting for the others to react, he ran over.

Qin Tian didn’t know what was up with Wade Griffin, but he led the still-annoyed girls toward the pharmacy.

“Are you sick?” Qin Tian asked Wade Griffin, who was searching for medicine.

“It’s not me—it’s my grandfather.”

“Actually, this trip to China was to find Master Kong, but you said you don’t know where he is,” Wade Griffin said after a moment of silence.

“You’re looking for Old Kong to treat your grandfather?” Qin Tian was momentarily surprised.

“Yes, five years ago we also came to see Master Kong for my grandfather’s illness,” Wade Griffin said.

“So that’s it.” Qin Tian nodded, finally understanding the real reason Wade Griffin and his grandfather had come to the Celestial Circus five years ago.

“Do you know what medicine you need to bring for your grandfather?” Qin Tian asked curiously.

“I remember—it’s called ‘Dragon’s Eye,’” Wade Griffin replied.

“Dragon’s Eye?” Qin Tian was puzzled. Isn’t that a fruit? Could it really treat Plan Griffin’s illness?

“Dragon’s Eye is a fruit. You should look at the fruit stall,” Qin Tian said.

“Oh? Let’s go, let’s hurry!” Wade Griffin became excited, surprised that Qin Tian knew where to buy it.

But when Wade Griffin reached the fruit stall, he was disappointed. This wasn’t the Dragon’s Eye he meant.

“No, this isn’t it. The Dragon’s Eye I’m talking about is black, like it’s made of black mud, about this size,” Wade Griffin said, holding a fruit and gesturing.

“You mean a pill, right?” Qin Tian thought it over and reached that conclusion.

“Yes, yes, I think it’s called a pill, but its name is Dragon’s Eye!” Wade Griffin nodded repeatedly.

“A pill called Dragon’s Eye? Then it must be traditional Chinese medicine. Come, I’ll take you to a herbal medicine shop,” Qin Tian said, dragging Wade Griffin along.

However, after asking more than ten herbal shops, not a single one had ever heard of a pill called Dragon’s Eye.

“Brother Griffin, are you sure you got the name right? Maybe it’s not called Dragon’s Eye?” Qin Tian asked.

“I’m certain, it’s definitely Dragon’s Eye! Right, the little bottle containing it had the name on it. I tore off the label and brought it with me,” Wade Griffin said, pulling out a red slip of paper.

On the red slip were two English words: one was “dago” (dragon), the other “eye.”

Together, it read “dago eye” (Dragon’s Eye). Qin Tian nearly spat blood. What a translation! Classic Chinese-style English!

With something like this, how could anyone possibly match it to the right herbal medicine? It was almost comically impossible.

“Did you bring the medicine bottle?” Qin Tian asked.

Perhaps the residual smell in the bottle could reveal what kind of pill it was; some traditional doctors could identify medicines just by their scent.

For instance, Qin Tian knew an expert in Chinese medicine—Sun Simin!

If Sun Simin could smell the bottle, maybe he’d know what medicine it had contained.

“Ah? The bottle was thrown away,” Wade Griffin said apologetically.

“That makes things difficult.” Qin Tian frowned, but he still took out his phone and called Sun Simin.

Perhaps Sun Simin would know what this so-called Dragon’s Eye pill was.

“Master Sun, are you busy?” The phone rang for a while before it was answered.

“Haha, I’m mixing medicine. What’s up, Master?” Sun Simin replied.

“I have a question—do you know a medicine called Dragon’s Eye?” Qin Tian asked.

“Dragon’s Eye? Isn’t that a fruit? Although dried Dragon’s Eye can be used medicinally,” Sun Simin answered.

“Not the fruit—a finished Chinese medicine pill called Dragon’s Eye,” Qin Tian clarified.

“A pill called Dragon’s Eye? Master, forgive my limited knowledge, but I’ve never heard of such a pill,” Sun Simin replied.

“But if you have the pill or the container it came in, bring it over. I should be able to identify the herbs in it by their scent,” Sun Simin said, which was exactly the idea Qin Tian had.

“No, it was thrown away,” Qin Tian sighed.

“Thrown away? Then there’s nothing I can do,” Sun Simin said regretfully.

“Alright, carry on then,” Qin Tian said, ending the call.

“Am I causing you trouble? If not, I’ll just keep looking myself,” Wade Griffin said apologetically.

“No problem,” Qin Tian smiled indifferently. Suddenly, inspiration struck—Old Kong’s medicine? Could it be recorded in ‘The Book’?

He quickly pulled out the book he always carried and flipped through it carefully.

At last, in the final pages, he found the so-called Dragon’s Eye pill!