Chapter 9

Under Ren Bāqiān's strong request, the next day, after Chen Qìng had taken the medicine for a few days, he and Jiāng Nán wheeled him back to the rented house.

"Potassium nitrate? What are you going to do with this?" After settling Ren Bāqiān, Chen Qìng immediately noticed the potassium nitrate on the ground.

"Put it on my bed." Ren Bāqiān pointed to the bag of potassium nitrate, thinking it would be a bit difficult to move it up there himself after Chen Qìng left.

"Alright, you two can leave now, and close the door behind you." Ren Bāqiān was a bit tired; the journey back from the hospital had been exhausting.

But no matter what, he had to come back.

"Is there something you need to do?" Chen Qìng asked suspiciously. "I've been meaning to ask, you've been missing for several days at a time recently, and now you insist on coming home before your wounds are even healed. Is there something going on? Maybe I can help."

Jiāng Nán, while tidying up the messy house, listened intently.

"It's just a small matter, you can't help, I can handle it myself." Ren Bāqiān waved his hand. "You two can leave now, I want to rest for a bit."

"It's not right to leave you here alone, you can barely move. If you find it inconvenient, we can hire a caregiver until you can move around on your own."

"No!" Ren Bāqiān refused outright.

"Don't come to see me for ten days. If there's anything, call me, and I'll get back to you when I see it."

Chen Qìng became even more suspicious after Ren Bāqiān said this. Ren Bāqiān had already gone missing twice, each time for 9-10 days.

This time, it would be another ten days.

What on earth is he up to?

"At the very least, I'm your savior, right? I also saved your future husband, so you won't become a widow before you're even married." Ren Bāqiān said to the two of them. "If you want to thank me, just let me stay here alone. Don't worry, I'll be fine. In ten days, I'll be back to my old self."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely."

Seeing Ren Bāqiān's determination, Chen Qìng could only look at him seriously and say, "If you don't show any signs of improvement in ten days, I'll break down your door. Don't forget what you said, and make sure nothing happens to you."

"Alright, I promise." Ren Bāqiān nodded and smiled.

"I'll leave food at your door these few days. If I don't come, he will. If you're hungry, just open the door and take it." Jiāng Nán said.

"There's no need for that. There are plenty of food delivery services now. Do you think I'll starve to death?" Ren Bāqiān laughed.

But Jiāng Nán insisted. Ren Bāqiān was stubborn, Chen Qìng was stubborn, and Jiāng Nán was stubborn in certain ways.

Ren Bāqiān had no choice but to nod. "Fine, do as you wish. Actually, I have a family-secret cultivation technique. If I enter a state of hibernation for ten days, it can speed up the healing of my wounds."

"If it also has the effect of enhancing virility, you must teach it to me." Chen Qìng held Ren Bāqiān's hand, looking at him with "loving eyes."

"Get lost! Don't disgust me." Ren Bāqiān pushed his hand away.

In the end, the two of them ordered a lot of food before leaving.

The stab wound was well-placed, according to the doctor, it perfectly avoided all internal organs, even the intestines. So it didn't affect his ability to eat.

After the two left, Ren Bāqiān struggled to get out of bed and put the vitamin B back on the bed. He held the bag of potassium nitrate in one hand and the bag of vitamin B in the other, and fell into a deep sleep.

He woke up at some point, still clutching the two bags. Feeling around his body, Ren Bāqiān confirmed that he had indeed been transported again.

Lying there, Ren Bāqiān felt the wound throbbing with pain.

He then remembered an important issue: he had only brought the potassium nitrate and other things, but not any painkillers. The medicine was still working, but the pain was already intense. Once the medicine wore off, it would be unbearable.

As Ren Bāqiān had predicted, the pain in the wound increased over time.

He had to divert his attention to something else to avoid thinking about the pain. It seemed to help a little.

After a while, Ren Bāqiān struggled to sit up and pushed the bag of potassium nitrate to the floor. The sound of the heavy object hitting the ground immediately alerted the guards outside.

The two guards had been worried all night because there had been no sound from inside, but now they were relieved to hear something.

Ren Bāqiān didn't let them in, and they didn't enter, just standing by the door and dozing off.

Ren Bāqiān poured the potassium nitrate onto the floor, changed back into his rough clothes, and then stuffed the empty bag under the mattress before falling into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, it was already morning.

"Someone, someone." Ren Bāqiān shouted a few times, and the guards outside pushed the door open.

They saw Ren Bāqiān lying on the floor, pale-faced.

Next to the bed, on the floor, was a pile of white crystals, which they didn't know where they came from.

"Call the person in charge here." Ren Bāqiān said from the bed.

One of the guards went out, and soon the person in charge was brought in. He immediately asked, "Sir, do you have a way to treat the bear?"

Ren Bāqiān propped himself up, leaning against the wall. "I've always had a way. We can do it today. Get a large basin and a small basin, the small one should be as big as a washbasin, preferably made of iron, and two buckets of water."

Ren Bāqiān had noticed that they mostly used wooden basins, which conducted heat too slowly, so he specifically mentioned this.

"Alright." The person in charge quickly went to get them. The bear was a matter of life and death for him, so he couldn't afford to be careless.

Soon, a large basin and a small basin were brought in, followed by a servant carrying water.

"What do we do now?"

"Fill the small basin halfway with water, put some powder in the large basin, and then put the small basin inside... finally, pour the water into the large basin." Ren Bāqiān directed from the bed as the people busily worked.

They didn't understand how this would help treat the bear, but they did as he said, knowing they would see the results soon.

Most importantly, they were curious about the white powder that had suddenly appeared on the ground.

As soon as the water was poured into the large basin, ice chips began to form on the surface.

Noticing this, the people touched the water and immediately drew in a sharp breath. The water was incredibly cold.

"Add more of this white powder." Ren Bāqiān directed, and soon the water began to freeze.

After a while, the water in the small basin also completely turned to ice.

"What is this...?" The people were amazed, their faces full of wonder. They had forgotten about the bear and were now completely focused on what was in the basin.

"It's ice, the inside is ice." Ren Bāqiān smiled as he saw the water completely frozen.

"This is ice... amazing, so amazing!" The people touched the ice with their fingers, marveling at it.

"These guys... they've never even seen ice, they're like summer insects." Ren Bāqiān thought helplessly as he watched them.

After a long while, when their curiosity was satisfied, they remembered the main task. "What next? What do we do?"

"Take the ice out and continue making more ice." Ren Bāqiān instructed.

It took some effort to get the ice out of the small basin, and then they placed it back inside. One of the guards held a piece of ice and said, "This divine object should be presented to the emperor."

Seeing his hands turn red from the cold, Ren Bāqiān couldn't help but say, "At least wrap it in something. If you just hold it like that, it will melt before you get there."

The guard finally understood and bowed to Ren Bāqiān. "Thank you. If you don't die today, I'll buy you a drink."

After the guard left with the ice wrapped in cloth, Ren Bāqiān directed the others to continue working.

As the ice in the large basin melted, they continued to add potassium nitrate.

Soon, the entire room began to feel cold.

Ren Bāqiān wrapped himself in a blanket, and when he had about ten blocks of ice, he said, "Take the ice and place it near the bear, but don't put it in the water. He will like it."

"Leave the ice in the large basin and let it dry in the sun. The remaining material can be used to make more ice."

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