A Mortal’s Medicinal Elixirs ( William and Dr. Barrett ) Online Novel
Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Mia’s Parent–Teacher Conference

William had moved away by then. As he admired Gwendolyn’s beautiful body, he explained, “While training your internal vigor, you injured the Lesser Yin meridians of the Lung Channel in your hands. I’ve opened them up now, so naturally, your body would react to the illness. Don’t worry. You’ll be fine after

this.”

That reassured Gwendolyn. “Thank you, sir. Your skills are just godlike. I’ve always felt a heavy weight on my chest that made it hard to breathe. It’s so easy to breathe now.”

He nodded. Then, he reached out to the table as if he was thirsty. She hurriedly moved over and handed him his cup. “Have some tea.”

In the distance, Walter was secretly observing them. He was so impressed with William’s character when he saw that William was treating Gwendolyn with a blindfold on. Unbeknownst to him, William could see her body even with the blindfold on. Walter might be spitting our blood from rage if he knew.

After a cup of tea, William began to inquire about Gwendolyn’s training. He pondered on what he was told for a while and mused, “The training method you used before is problematic. You need to build up both yin and yang energies, or you will hurt yourself.”

Then, he amended her cultivation method and told her to follow his adjusted plan.

She was considered adept in the field. Hence, when she heard what he said, her eyes lit up. “Amazing! You actually thought of that. Even though I haven’t trained in it yet, it already feels far better than what I was doing before.”

He placed down his teacup. “Alright. It’s time to treat your right arm.

Just like that, he had the chance to touch her body once more. This time, she obediently let him as she was not as nervous as before.

Once he treated both of her arms, he told her, “You can put your clothes on now.”

She frantically redressed herself and straightened out her clothes before saying, “I’m done now.”

He took off the blindfold. “You should be fine if you follow my instructions.”

for saving It was then that Walter walked back into the room. The Zuch Family is eternally grateful to you Gwen’s life. Please allow me to show my respect.”

William stopped him from bowing. “It is no problem. Don’t worry about it.”

“Mr. Barrett, can I get your contact details?” Walter asked. “The Zuches are based in Justford. You have to tell me if you ever visit. I will personally show you around.”

He was frankly still hoping that Walter would help him break through to the Qi State.

William knew what Walter was thinking. So, after a moment of hesitation, he wrote down his phone

number.

Walter immediately held our a check and said, “Thank you for your hard work. This is a tiny show of my gratitude.”

Chapter 14 Mia’s Parent–Teacher Conference

before reluctantly accepting the money. His family needed financial aid right now. There was no point in rejecting free money.

Walter planned to send William home in a car, but William refused the offer. Finally, after a wave of goodbye. William crossed the stone bridge and flashed away.

Walter headed back to the living room and asked, “How do you feel, Gwen?”

“Mr. Barrett is a great healer, Grandpa. My body feels so light. I feel better than before, and the method he taught me is just amazing,” she answered honestly.

He heaved a sigh of relief, “Mr. Barrett is a mystical man whom we have to befriend, Gwendolyn, talk to him whenever you have the time. You’re around the same age; there will be more for you to talk about?

She blushed. “I have a boyfriend, Grandpa.”

He sighed once more and said slowly. “Your uncle’s health might entirely depend on him.”

The mere mention of her uncle made her eyes go dim. “Don’t worry, Grandpa. I will beg him to cure Uncle. I will even kneel if I have to.”

It was past 6.00AM by the time William arrived home. He cooked breakfast before waking up Melisenna and Mia an hour later.

Halfway through their meal, they heard a commotion outside the door. When they stepped outside, they found Dominic and Diego kneeling before the spruce tree and kowtowing every minute. The two men were even chanting something under their breaths.

It was a strange sight that naturally attracted a great crowd of spectators. Their gossiping chatter soon filled

the air.

The two men didn’t bother with the ruckus as they continued to solemnly kowtow in the direction of the Barrett Residence. The sight might have made someone wrongly assume they were apologizing to the Barrett Family.

“Did you hear? The spruce dryad in the Barrett Residence is amazi

The moment the Reynolds Family were cured, they did a complete 180 and obediently ran over to apologize for offending the tree, someone said excitedly.

“The village chief is such a big bully that not even the spruce dryad could forgive him for what he had done, another person commented with a hint of schadenfreude.

“We should pray to the spruce dryad more often and ask it to protect us.”

“Yes, we should come to pray and make an offering tomorrow.”

William glanced at the crowd and coldly smirked before returning to his breakfast. If the Reynolds Family obediently knelt before the tree for the whole day, he would pardon them. However, if they tried to cheat and slack off, he did not mind dragging out their punishment.

After breakfast, William brought Mia to school on his bike.

Halivaara High was the best high school in the district. Over 80% of their students were high–scoring students. Back then, William’s results were so terrible that he had no choice but to attend Halivaara Secondary School.

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Mia jumped off the back seat when they reached the gates. “There’s going to be a parent–teacher conference this morning. William

He was surprised. Parent–teacher conference? I’ll tell Mom”

She poured and tugged his sleeve lightly. “You’re here already. Just come this once.”

He recalled the two years he spent in prison. He was missing from his family’s lives all those years and attending a parent–teacher conference was not that hard. Thus, he nodded agreeably.

He pushed his bicycle along as they walked into the school. Just then, a BMW X6 drove by them. The car slowed down, and a window rolled down to reveal a rather chubby girl. “Are you going to school on a bike, Mia?

Mia turned to glance at her before saying. “Yes, Janet. This is my brother.”

Janet Langdon looked at William as disdain flashed in her eyes. “I’ll be off.”

The car sped away. “She used to be the first in our class,” Mia–said. “However, I will surpass her in the next

exam.

He smiled. “Okay. You’re the best.”

“I hear the school has three spots for students to enroll into Clearview University straight away. Her uncle is the head of the district, and her father is a wealthy businessman. So, the teachers will definitely reserve a spot for her, she muttered disappointedly as her head hung low.

He smiled. That’s her business and none of ours, right? You are an amazing girl. You could definitely get into Clearview with your results.

She nodded firmly and vowed, Tll work hard!”

The two soon arrived at the meeting room where many parents and students were waiting, including Janet, the girl who had greeted Mia earlier.

William sat all the way in the back. “Mia, from now on, enter all the competitions you can. As long as you can be the best in the state, it will be an added bonus to your results, But, on the other hand, if you can be the best in the nation, you might be accepted into Clearview without your results being taken into consideration.”

She was stunned. “Can I do it? The competitions are so hard.”

A parent sitting nearby turned to glance at William with a scornful smirk on his lips; it was a man in his forties with a pair of black–rimmed spectacles perched on his nose. “Heed my advice: not everyone can participate in those competitions. If you’re not smart enough, it’ll only be a waste of time.”

The scorn then vanished from his voice as he exclaimed proudly. “My son’s different. He is amazing at science and math. It would be a waste if he didn’t participate in competitions. That’s why I signed him up for the two recent state competitions in those subjects.”

William could feel his blood boil after hearing the man’s disdainful remarks. Not smart enough? He immediately snapped, “You’re right. Someone as smart as my sister would definitely score the highest in the entire nation. It will be a ‘waste if she does not sign up.”

The other man didn’t even bother hiding the derisi in his tone as he jeered. “Highest in the country?

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You’re such a joker.

“How is it a joke? I’m being utterly serious,” William replied. “Oh, right. How high did your son score during the last math exam?”

The man tilted his chin, and his nose was practically in the air as he proudly announced, “My son is amazing at math. The questions might have been hard, but he still scored 124. He was the third in the whole school!”

“Not bad.” William nodded.

That made the man even more arrogant. “What can you do? Math requires talent.”

William turned to smile at Mia. “What was your score again?”

She could see that William was about to humiliate the other man, so she played along. “146, William. I would’ve scored full marks if I didn’t make a careless mistake in that one question.”

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William donned an angry expression as he ranted, “Careless? How can you be careless? Those questions. were so easy. You have to score full marks! How else are you going to be the best in the entire country? How else are you going to get into Clearview University?”

Mia looked down, seemingly in dejection. “I’m sorry.”

The emotions flashing across the other party were an interesting sight indeed. His entire face had gone stiff as his mind repeated, 146 points?