Leo Blaze lay on the bed, wearing hospital-specific restraints, silently staring at the hook for the intravenous drip above him, seemingly waiting for something. <br><br>With a creak, the door of the ward opened, "Hey, Leo, weren't you recovering well before? What happened this time?" <br><br>Leo Blaze's attending physician walked in, looking at him with disappointment. <br><br>Upon hearing this, Leo Blaze, whose head was wrapped in white gauze, hastily explained: "Doctor, they attacked Anna Yang first! I was only forced to retaliate to protect her!" <br><br>The doctor pushed his glasses up with a bent index finger, "Do you call that retaliation? That's counterattack! Liu Jianye is still in the ICU, your kick almost sent him off permanently. You've been here long enough to know everyone's situation, didn't you consider Master Liu's condition before acting? I originally thought you were a sensible kid." <br><br>Thinking of the tear-stricken Anna Yang, Leo Blaze seemed a bit indignant, "So what if he's mentally ill? Does having a mental illness give him the right to do whatever he wants? If I have to choose between Anna getting hurt and going to prison, I'd rather choose the latter." <br><br>"You--" The attending physician was at a loss for words due to Leo Blaze's retort. <br><br>He eventually sighed and shook his head, "Forget it, forget it, the dean has already called both families, you don't need to worry about these things." <br><br>Hearing this, Leo Blaze curled slightly and turned to the empty side of the bed, estimating whether the 400,000 yuan jade pendant would be enough for compensation. <br><br>However, at this moment, he wasn't worried at all. After seeing that the Elixir of Life indeed had an effect, Leo Blaze suddenly realized that he had many new choices in life. <br><br>Noticing his young patient's low spirits, the doctor tried to comfort him: "Leo, don't worry, you won't go to prison. The hospital can certify for you. Don't think about these things, focus on recovering, and we'll handle the rest." <br><br>Leo Blaze detected a note of concern in the doctor's voice for him, "Thank you, doctor." <br><br>"Thank you for what? After all, I'm your attending physician. You're still young, of course, I must take extra care of you." Leo Blaze felt the doctor's hand patting his shoulder. <br><br>"But Leo, honestly, tell me, how did you manage to injure him like that? That's not something an average person could do. Were you in a normal state, or was it another stress-induced hallucination?" <br><br>Upon hearing this, Leo Blaze's heart tightened, his attention immediately focusing on his upper pocket. "Uh...I..." <br><br>"I'm into psychology, and I'm quite adept in this field. Don't try to hide your condition; you'd better think it over before answering. I dislike it when my patients deceive me." <br><br>Although the doctor's tone was gentle, Leo Blaze felt an invisible pressure in the room, "What should I do? I can't let him know about the Elixir of Life." <br><br>While Leo Blaze anxiously searched for a way out, everything around him started becoming unstable, and the doctor's voice grew increasingly fuzzy. <br><br>Within a few seconds, he found himself in a hallucination again, lying on the stone bed of the single cave room belonging to Xuan Yang. <br><br>Sitting up and holding his head, Leo Blaze laughed as he looked around at the simple furnishings. "Heh heh, no matter what, this is a solution." <br><br>This time, he didn't plan to return quickly, lest the doctor remained nearby. <br><br>Stepping out of the room, Leo Blaze watched the brothers coming and going in the cave tunnel, contemplating his next steps. Since those Elixirs were real, he couldn't be as casual as before; he had to operate here well to reap more benefits from this place. <br><br>Luckily, his identity had changed from potion trigger to a registered apprentice under Bald Master, giving him much more freedom of movement. <br><br>Seeing a bearded Taoist in a robe passing by, Leo Blaze's eyes lit up, and he quickly caught up. "Brother, brother!" <br><br>The bearded Taoist turned to find Leo Blaze speaking to him, his attitude neutral. "Brother Xuan Yang, what is it?" <br><br>Imitating their speaking style, Leo Blaze replied: "This junior has just become the master's disciple, please enlighten me, what should I do next?" <br><br>"Don't blame Brother for speaking harshly, although the master personally took you under his wing, you're the most junior. For now, you can only run errands within Breezy Haven." <br><br>"To have the master teach you the way to Achieve Eternal Life is a privilege reserved for inner circle apprentices, you're not qualified yet. For now, follow me to wait outside the potion room." <br><br>"Eternal Life...?" Leo Blaze muttered, he had never heard of any deity achieving Eternal Life through elixir refinement. <br><br>"Can the master really Achieve Eternal Life?" <br><br>A hint of smugness appeared on the bearded Taoist's face. "Of course, the master is a person of great powers, just serve him well." <br><br>From this person named Xuan Yin, Leo Blaze also learned about the personnel composition within the entire cave Taoist temple. There were five registered apprentices, one direct apprentice, and one head, Master Danyang. <br><br>Besides these people, the rest were peripheral personnel like cooks, potion triggers, and miscellaneous worker Taoist children, totaling about 180 people. <br><br>This was Leo Blaze's first comprehensive understanding of the Taoist temple. The number of people in the temple was relatively small, and it could even be described as simple, especially after many had died not long ago. <br><br>During the conversation, the oppressive furnace appeared before Leo Blaze again, faint white smoke drifting from the furnace, seemingly refining something. <br><br>This time, besides Master Danyang, there was also his inner circle apprentice, a sullen-faced young man. <br><br>After waiting with Xuan Yin for a while, Leo Blaze got his task, taking the ingredient list to the supply room to check the ingredients, just like what Xuan Yang had done before. <br><br>Holding a white duster, Leo Blaze arrived at the supply room, all the working people looked over, their eyes tense and slightly fearful. <br><br>The albino girl bit her lip and took two eager steps forward but ultimately said nothing, retreating slowly in fear. <br><br>His identity had shifted from the oppressed to the oppressor. <br><br>Watching them, Leo Blaze's thoughts became active; his identity had changed, perhaps he could gain some benefits from it. <br><br>"Do any of you have money?" All were stunned by this question. "Money, don't you understand? Silver, gold, jade pendants will do." <br><br>Honestly, Leo Blaze needed money now; Grandpa Liu's compensation was unknown, and his family was just an ordinary one. If the compensation was large, Mom might have to sell the house, something he desperately wanted to avoid. <br><br>"Since there's no spending here, why not give it all to me as protection fees, I’ll cover for you from now on." <br><br>Speaking so bluntly, the others understood, and the people in the supply room began to search their bodies. They didn't expect Leo Blaze to protect them, just not to bully them after taking their things. <br><br>A half-thumb-sized piece of blackened silver, a copper hairpin, and more than forty copper coins with round exteriors and square holes were all he received. <br><br>Looking at these things, Leo Blaze sighed; it seemed he miscalculated, they didn't have any money. These things probably wouldn't fetch more than what's on his health insurance card.)
