Chapter 73: Generous Points and Rewards — Enlightenment Pills

“Alright, it’s settled then…” As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Jianing closed her eyes and leaned directly against Sheng Zexi’s chest, falling asleep almost instantly.

Sheng Zexi knew she was truly exhausted.

She’d been tired all day, and now she was tired at night too.

With his long, slender fingers, he gently brushed aside the bangs on her forehead and lowered his head to plant a soft kiss on her smooth brow. In his heart, Sheng Zexi whispered, “Ningning, good night.”

After that, he held Gu Jianing in his arms, closed his eyes, and soon drifted off to sleep as well.

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The next morning, Gu Jianing woke up still feeling a bit groggy.

It took her a while to fully come to her senses.

Sheng Zexi had already left for training.

Gu Jianing got up, ate the breakfast Sheng Zexi had left for her, then locked the door behind her, sat down in a chair, closed her eyes, and let her soul enter the Divine Doctor’s Space.

Because she had bound several patients yesterday, there were now quite a few teachers from both ancient and modern times waiting in the Divine Doctor’s Space to give her lessons.

Gu Jianing first entered the course for Patient No. 3 and began learning how to treat Commander Cui’s leg.

In the real world, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

But in the Divine Doctor’s Space, six months had gone by.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing all courses on leg shrapnel surgery. You have received the following rewards: 20 points, 3 vials of anesthetic, a premium set of mini surgical tools, a set of sutures, and 5 bottles of medical disinfectant.]

Gu Jianing opened her eyes, exhaustion in her gaze, but her brows were filled with joy.

Although she’d spent six months in the Divine Doctor’s Space, repeatedly performing leg incisions and suturing surgeries—honestly, she was almost sick of it—at least, in the end, her surgical success rate had reached 100%. She was now extremely proficient.

You could say that when it came to limb surgeries, she had reached the pinnacle of skill. After all, this was the Divine Doctor’s Space, and the teachers instructing her were all legendary physicians from throughout history, handpicked by the system. Plus, Gu Jianing herself was quite talented in medicine, so naturally, she was being molded into a divine doctor.

After resting for a bit, Gu Jianing entered the Divine Doctor’s Space again to study the courses on treating Patient No. 4’s gastric ulcer and Patient No. 5, Chai Jianguo’s, spinal disease.

She spent ten minutes on each—equivalent to two months in the Divine Doctor’s Space—and completed them both.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the gastric ulcer course. You have received: 15 points, one instant-effect pill, and a bottle of 90 stomach-protecting pills.]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the spinal disease course. You have received: 15 points, one instant-effect patch, and a box of 30 spinal treatment patches.]

After coming out of the space again, Gu Jianing decided not to go back in for now.

Although less than an hour had passed in the real world, she had spent ten months in the space, constantly studying and taking assessments. She was reaching her limit.

Besides, Gu Jianing was never that interested in studying—medicine was the only exception.

She decided to leave the lessons for Patient No. 6, Jiang Baihe, for the afternoon.

Looking over the rewards she’d earned, Gu Jianing was quite pleased.

She’d originally had only 4 points, but now she’d gained 50 more, bringing her total to 54.

Of course, the biggest points and rewards came from actually curing patients.

She was also very satisfied with the other rewards.

The surgical tools, disinfectant, and anesthetic would all come in handy when Commander Cui came to her for treatment.

The stomach pills and patches were also excellent.

The only thing was, their effects were quite strong.

Gu Jianing set aside half of the stomach pills and half a box of patches, leaving the rest in the space.

She planned to make some stomach-protecting pills and rheumatism patches over the next few days.

So after getting up, she started gathering medicinal herbs, grinding them, and got busy.

By the time the sun was high and Sheng Zexi came home, what he saw was his wife bustling around in a pile of herbs.

When she heard him come in, she turned around, her eyes bright as she greeted him cheerfully, “You’re back!”

“Mm.”

After lunch, Gu Jianing gave Sheng Zexi a stomach-protecting pill. “Take this. And tonight, after you’ve washed up and are ready for bed, I’ll put this patch on you. As for the rest, I’ll leave them in the drawer. If you’re ever out on a mission and need them, just take them with you.”

“Alright.” Sheng Zexi held Gu Jianing close, listening carefully to her instructions.

“Should I give some of these pills and patches to Li Yong and Commander Chai?” Sheng Zexi asked.

“No, these are just for you. I’m still making theirs,” Gu Jianing replied.

“Okay.”

Gu Jianing was a little worried about what she’d say if Sheng Zexi kept asking questions.

But to her relief, he didn’t press further and simply changed the subject, which made her relax.

Sheng Zexi was only home for a short time at noon. After lunch, he hurried back to training.

After a nap, Gu Jianing entered the Divine Doctor’s Space again to study the course for Patient No. 7—Jiang Baihe’s fallopian tube blockage.

This time, she learned very quickly, finishing in just ten minutes.

Mainly, it was about prescribing Chinese medicine and acupuncture, both of which Gu Jianing already had a foundation in, so it was easy for her.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for passing the gynecology course on fallopian tube blockage. Rewards: 20 points, 6 Enlightenment Pills.]

“Enlightenment Pills!” Gu Jianing’s eyes widened.

She hadn’t expected to receive such a reward. Did that mean she could use them herself?

If she took an Enlightenment Pill, wouldn’t it make learning the knowledge in the space much easier?

But when she read the description, Gu Jianing wilted.

“They can only be used on infants less than one month old. Useless for anyone older.”

“Darn it!” So she couldn’t use them after all.

Oh well, looks like there’s no shortcut to slacking off.

“But still, this is a good thing. I can use them for my and Zexi’s child in the future!”

What parent doesn’t want their child to be smart and a genius from the start?

Thinking it through, Gu Jianing wasn’t upset anymore. She went to the kitchen to decoct herbs and prepare the rheumatism patches.

Watching the black medicinal brew bubble in the pot, Gu Jianing thought, Today’s studies were exhausting, but the rewards were plentiful. For example, her points had reached 74—pretty good.

That night, Gu Jianing wasn’t too worn out, but her period had come and she was in some pain.

Actually, she could have exchanged for pills and such in the system shop, but she wanted to wait until her sister-in-law got pregnant. Once she had the Pregnancy Sacred Body Pill, taking it would cure all menstrual pain and cold constitution issues.

Sheng Zexi filled a hot water bottle for her and placed it on her stomach to keep her warm."