The Apprenticeship Has Arrived

Although everyone in the neighborhood knew that the group of people had come to cause trouble on purpose.

Even regarding past incidents, long-time customers have spoken up for them.

But in places like clinics, if there are too many troublemakers and too many incidents, some people will feel uneasy.

You can guard against thieves for a thousand days, but you'll still be unable to guard against them all.

Rather than letting them keep resorting to underhanded tricks, Qin Mo simply found them something to do.

He contacted Yang Tianrui and gave him his analysis of "Huichun Pills" produced by Shenzhou Pharmaceutical.

Yang Tianrui was a smart man. When he contacted Tailin Medical Clinic again to cause trouble, he immediately understood what to do.

He was a member of the officialdom; contacting a few media outlets and giving the Medical Department a heads-up would be no problem for him.

Despite Tailin Medical Clinic's repeated provocations, Qin Mo had no intention of retaliating against the clinic.

Strike the snake at its vital point; Qin Mo will make them feel the pain.

Having finished explaining things over there, Qin Mo was just about to call it a day when he saw someone at the entrance of Baolin Hall—Huo Shaochong.

Huo Shaochong didn't come in; he just stood there at the door, craning his neck to look inside.

He still had bandages on his body, and one of his arms was in a sling.

Even Cui Ruiling noticed that something was wrong with him and said to Qin Mo with concern, "Brother Qin, look at that person, could he also be from Tailin Medical Clinic? Are they up to something again?"

"Ignore him."

Qin Mo was busy checking today's medications, not even glancing at Huo Shaochong.

"He will come in by himself when he wants to."

Seeing that Qin Mo had said so, Cui Ruiling went back to her work with peace of mind.

Before long, seeing that Qin Mo hadn't left, Huo Shaochong reluctantly went inside himself.

As soon as he came in, Qin Xiaoyao kept staring at him.

His eyes held a hidden murderous intent.

It was as if Huo Shaochong would lose his life if he dared to play any tricks.

"Ahem, Qin, Qin Mo, I need to talk to you about something."

Qin Mo was busy organizing medical records, not even looking up: "Are we that close?"

Seeing how disrespectful he was, Huo Shaochong's expression changed, and he almost lost his temper again.

But then, for some reason, he became listless again.

He touched his nose and reluctantly walked up to Qin Mo:

"Alright, alright, actually I came here today specifically to thank you."

"Thank you so much for yesterday. If it weren't for you, I might be dead."

"I was rude before, I'm just being cooperative."

As he spoke, he took out another check and pushed it in front of Qin Mo.

"Consider this my compensation and thank you gift."

It was a check for ten million.

Qin Mo nodded, showing no politeness whatsoever: "Ten million is not a lot for the life of the young master of the Divine Dragon Army. I'll take it."

There was no deep-seated hatred between him and Huo Shaochong.

Huo Shaochong regarded him as a hypothetical enemy, but in his eyes, Huo Shaochong was not qualified to be his enemy.

To Qin Mo, Huo Shaochong's methods were just petty squabbles.

Seeing that Qin Mo was still willing to accept his money, Huo Shaochong breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that things were out in the open, and seeing he still wasn't leaving, Qin Mo raised an eyebrow: "Is there anything else?"

Huo Shaochong felt a little embarrassed and glanced at Cui Ruiling and the others beside him.

Cui Ruiling was very sensible and immediately offered to cook, while also taking Qin Xiaoyao away with her.

Now that only the two of them were left in the lobby, Huo Shaochong didn't beat around the bush anymore.

"Can you tell me how you know the Huo family's Ghost Steps?"

The Ghost Step is a family heirloom skill of the Huo family.

Don't underestimate this simple footwork; the higher your skill level, the greater the power of the Ghost Step.

Huo Shaochong learned the Ghost Step from a young age, but his Ghost Step was worlds apart from Qin Mo's.

After returning home yesterday, he couldn't sleep at all, and today he shamelessly came to ask for clarification.

He and Zhuang Xue'e found out the location of Baolin Hall.

He spent a whole day persuading him before he dared to come.

Seeing him scratching his head in frustration, Qin Mo didn't answer directly, but instead gave a mysterious smile:

"What, you want to learn?"

Huo Shaochong was extremely proud and initially wanted to deny it.

But the thought that if he could learn Qin Mo's Ghostly Steps, wouldn't he be incredibly arrogant in front of the old man?

After all, he was certain that even his old man's Ghost Steps weren't as powerful as Qin Mo's.

Finally, he mustered his courage and asked, "Are you willing to teach me?"

"Teach you? Of course!"

Qin Mo looked at him calmly, and before he could even feel happy, he pointed behind him:

"If you come to my clinic and work as my assistant for a month, you'll learn more than just the Ghost Steps; I can teach you anything else you want to learn."

He had heard Huo Tianjin mention before that Huo Shaochong was spoiled rotten since childhood and was a person who cared a lot about his image.

It's truly commendable that they're willing to humble themselves and learn from their own experiences today.

However, his skills are not something that can be easily learned.

The main reason Qin Mo was willing to teach was that the Ghostly Steps manual was indeed a family heirloom of the Huo family.

In the hands of the master, all the martial arts techniques in the world are gathered.

Let alone a Ghost Step, even the Thunder Mage of Longhu Mountain has a dungeon.

Whether he teaches or not depends on Huo Shaochong himself, and whether he's willing to swallow his pride.

After all, before this, Huo Shaochong still regarded him as a rival in love.

It's really embarrassing to turn around and become the apprentice of your love rival.

Huo Shaochong's face turned red, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Qin Mo didn't give him much time: "If you're not willing, I won't force you. Young Master Huo, please."

Seeing that Qin Mo had already given him the order to leave, Huo Shaochong quickly grabbed him.

"No! I'll learn, I'll learn, okay?!"

He gritted his teeth and made a tremendous decision:

"So what if you're an assistant? As long as you can teach me my Ghost Steps to your level, I'll be your assistant for a year!"

Qin Mo didn't really make things difficult for him, and nodded with a smile: "Not bad, you don't have to wait a year, just one month."

"Remember, report to Baolin Hall every day from now on."

Huo Shaochong is currently a major general in Xichuan District, but there is no war in the Xihai area. He was sent down here on a temporary assignment to gain experience, and he has plenty of time.

Moreover, he always felt that perhaps a month of doing odd jobs at Baolin Hall would be more rewarding than a month of listening to people flatter him in the ranks!

That was the end of it.

It seems that after overcoming that hurdle, Huo Shaochong completely lost his previous arrogant attitude.

On the contrary, he was even more shameless than Qin Mo had imagined, and had already started calling him "Master" repeatedly.

Since he happened to be here today, Qin Mo had something she wanted to ask him.

"Speaking of which, although yesterday's matter has been resolved, I still don't know exactly what happened."

"Who exactly is this Lei Yunlong?"

"Why are the Blue Lion Society and the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce both under his command?"

The Kyushu Chamber of Commerce goes without saying; it's an established chamber of commerce in the Western Sea with astonishing financial and human resources. Sometimes, even the four major families have to defer to them.

The Green Lion Society is backed by the Martial Alliance, which means it has a certain status in the martial arts world and is not just a simple underground organization.

These two large organizations are actually working for Lei Yunlong, and even someone like Elder Zhuang's status is being threatened.

Qin Mo was very curious about what kind of existence Lei Yunlong was.