A Mortal’s Medicinal Elixirs

A Mortal's Medicinal Elixirs Chapter 47 Obsession.

About a week ago, Elizabeth had suddenly refused to consanything and locked herself in the study. sometimes not even sleeping at night. In the beginning, Brandon hadn't taken it seriously and assumed she had a bad appetite. Besides, he was a Divine Realm Master and could discern with a glance if one was physically healthy. Her body was clearly in good condition.

It had lasted for three days, after which she becexhausted and her gaze turned strained. It was clear something was wrong, so he asked famous physicians to attend to her. However, it didn't work even with different physicians.

Brandon had becworried as he watched her deteriorate mentally and becthinner. It had been two days ago that he heard his father's illness was cured by a prodigal young physician, upon which he had decided to ask William to check Elizabeth's condition. It was then that he asked his brother Sheldon for William's number and called William to invite him there.

When Brandon had finished describing the details, William pondered for a while. “Where is she?" Brandon pointed at the study. "She's still in the study. I'm worried to death." If something made a Divine Realm Master like him say that, then it was extremely serious.

William inquired. "Can I go in?" Brandon nodded and approached the door of the study before knocking. "Elizabeth, Daddy brought a friend here to see you.

After a while, a weak voice rang out. "Cin." Brandon opened the door. William noticed that the study was designed in a traditional style, where the walls were covered with paintings and inscriptions from famous artists. An attractive young girl with long hair and wide eyes sat behind the desk. She looked to be around fifteen or sixteen. She did not look at them when they cin, her eyes focused instead on an old book on the desk.

Brandon explained, “Elizabeth has liked collecting old books since childhood, so I found all of these for her. William observed Elizabeth. She looked physically healthy from a medical expert's point of view, but her mental state was clearly problematic. Her life might be at risk if this went on.

Countless cases flashed across his mind and he immediately found many similar cases. Smiling, he went behind the desk and glanced at the book. "Elizabeth, what book are you reading?" She closed the book and answered neutrally, "A prodigy from ancient times. He wrote this by hand, so this is the only existing copy." He nodded. "Then he must be an amazing prodigy." "Of course. He could write verses and poetry at three years old, and by the the turned four, his calligraphy was already better than his teacher's. He passed the college entry exam at ten and the state examination at fifteen. Unfortunately, he was frail and died at sixteen, or he would have gotten the top spot in the national examination.

William opened his third eye and glanced at the book but saw nothing special. So, what is the source of the 1/5 96% Chapter 47 Obsession Suddenly, he had an idea. He remembered a woman from a case who had refused to eat and drink butt kept daydreaming after seeing a painting of a scholar. It was a similar condition to Elizabeth's.

He smiled. "We won't disturb you any longer." William then motioned at Brandon to leave and closed the door behind them, upon which Brandon asked urgently, "Have you noticed anything?" William nodded. "I have sinkling, but I cannot be sure of it He carried a chair over and sat in front of the door before motioning for Brandon to remain quiet. Brandon wondered what kind of diagnostic method this was but waited beside William cooperatively and did not move nor speak.

After about half an hour, William heard silence fall inside the room and opened his third eye to observe Elizabeth. This time, he could see her looking somehow dreamy and conscious at the stime, her eyes half-lidded as she smiled softly.

He saw that she was playing around and flirting with a charming handsyouth in her dream. This was another ability of his third eyeobserving someone's dream.

"Just as I thought." His eyes lit up.

Brandon spoke up instantly. "Mr. Barrett, what do you mean by that?" William smiled. “I can cure your daughter's illness now." He pushed the door open and entered, calling loudly, "Elizabeth Cromwell!" A half-awake Elizabeth was so shocked she becfully conscious. William approached her and tapped a finger between her eyebrows, chanting as his right hand gestured and caused several symbols to materialize.

Elizabeth's gaze becdistant and she was under hypnosis within half a minute. This method of hypnosis was used by the medical sect to cure mental illnesses and was very effective.

After hypnotizing her, William muttered several sentences into her ear and snapped his fingers. "Wake up!TM Her eyes opened wide immediately and she frowned in confusion. "I'm hungry!" Brandon was surprised yet delighted. "That's good. What do you want? I'll make it for you." She exclaimed, I want to cat something lavish. Let's go out to cat." "Alright, alright." Brandon laughed/knowing that his daughter had truly recovered. He invited William to go with them, but the man declined since he had to go meet Aidan later.

As the chauffeur prepared the car, Brandon asked in a low tone, “Mr. Barrett, is my daughter truly cured?" William nodded. "She's cured and has even forgotten about that prodigy. Oh, rightplease put away that old book on the desk and don't let her see it anymore." Brandon nodded quickly, “You are truly a miracle doctor. I'm in awe of you!" 2/5 Chapter 47 Obsession William smiled. "You're much too kind, Mr. Cromwell. If there's nothing else, I'll have to excuse myself." Brandon laughed. “I'm extremely grateful to you for saving Elizabeth. If you don't mind, you can callBrandon from now on." William grinned. "Okay, Brandon!" Brandon's worries were resolved and he laughed loudly. "Good! If I am free tonight, I'll meet you for a drink!" William chuckled as well. "I can't wait!" After he bid them farewell, the chauffeur took him to Aidan's home. The Wrights were considered a prestigious family in Justford now, so their residence was naturally extravagant and situated within a group of bungalows, The car stopped before a landscaped bungalow, where a butler was already waiting at the door. Aidan had told him to wait for William there.

As soon as William exited the car, the butler cup to him and smiled. "Are you Mr. Barrett?" William nodded. "Is Aidan not here?" The butler replied at once. "The young master has gone out, but he said that he will be back in just a while. He toldto wait here for you." As he spoke, he invited William into the room. As soon as the door opened, rock music hit them both. There were less than a hundred people in the room, consisting of both men and women. William even saw sof his university classmates.

Four girls who had been sitting and chatting not far from the door saw him first. One of them was pretty with long wavy hair and light purple eyeshadow. She was clad in a shiny black leather skirt, a skimpy black Top, and car studs.

"Oh, is that William Barrett?" a slightly plump girl with short hair remarked.

Another long-haired girl replied, "It's really him. Isn't he in jail? Why is he here?" "Do you want to go say hello?" another petite girl asked.

The plump girl shook her head in panic. "Of course not. People who have been in jail are scary. Let's stay away from him." They all looked away, pretending they hadn't seen him. Meanwhile, the girl with wavy hair got up and approached him with a smile. "William!" William recognized her immediately. It was Sophie Warren, who had been the prettiest girl in their class, though it was rumored that she had a messy personal life since she always went out with boys. The truth was that while many boys saw her as their dream girl, very few actually dared to confess their feelings to her.

"Sophie, it's been a while," he answered.

She studied him. William, was dressed in a simple casual outfit, which was still the sstyle he had in the past. However, his personality had clearly changed and he seemed more confident.

3/5 10:00 Mon, 10 Jun G Chapter 47 Obsession "When were you released?" she inquired without any avoidance toward the topic of him being in jail.

He didn't think it was inappropriate either as he replied, "Not too long ago." Sophie smiled. "Csit with me." 96% She led him to a deserted corner and handed him a cigarette. He took it with spuzzlement. She had always ignoredin school, so what is her purpose in dragginghere? "We used to be classmates. Can you doa favor later?” she requested.

He smiled. "Of course. What do you wantto do?" She murmured, "Do you still remember Denson?" He thought for a moment. "I do. He's a rich heir from our class and extremely wealthy."

"That's him." She then explained, "The b*stard has been pursuingrecently, which is very inconvenient. If he comes over later, I will claim you are my boyfriend. Since you have been in jail, you may scare him. off.

William was taken aback. Did she go to all this trouble just to askto fake being her boyfriend so she can use my history of imprisonment to scare away Denson? "Is that really necessary?" he asked. “You can always refuse if you don't like him.” Sophie sighed upon hearing that. "We're close to graduating and he's just like a leech that refuses to coff. Please help me. I'll treat you to a drink after this." He considered it for a while before nodding in agreement. "Okay." She smiled slightly. "Good!" Right at that moment, three guys cover and sat opposite them. William recognized one of them as Zach Shaw, his classmate.

While William had many friends back in university, he had only one enemy, who was Zach. They had both pursued Erin where William eventually won out, and after that Zach bore@grudge toward him. Zach had started many rumors about William, including claims that the latter had stolen from someone or peeked into the girls' bathroom. William couldn't stand it anymore after several occurrences and got into a physical fight with Zach. Zach's face had becswollen from it and it was only then that Zach becmore cautious,

"Hey, isn't this the ex-convict William Barrett? When were you released?" Zach asked loudly so everyone in the room could hear him. Everyone turned to look at them after hearing his voice. "It's William. Why has he come? Isn't he in prison?" "Maybe he was released." "What was Mr. Wright thinking by inviting such a person here?" Everyone began discussing among themselves while eyeing William judgmentally. They all looked wary and seemed to be distancing themselves from him.

4/5 96%1 Chapter 47 Obsession William knew that Zach was here to rile him up, but William was no longer the immature university. student he had been "Zach, I don't know you that well, so you don't have to greet me." Zach snorted. "Greet you? You're overthinking. I'm here to talk to Sophie and you're in the way!" Sophie was about to ask William for help but when Zach cover to trouble William, she quickly clutched William's arm. "Zach, William's my boyfriend now. Don't anger him." Zach turned pale at once. It was close to graduation and he was trying his best to pursue her. She had seemed interested in him, yet William had cout of nowhere and disrupted his plans.

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