Chapter 558 - 558: Idol and Male God

After leaving the hospital, the Bone Woman found a car wash and drove the car in to be cleaned. Meanwhile, Zhao Yuan and Yong Qin found a nearby noodle shop to grab a bite for lunch.

After finding a table and sitting down, Zhao Yuan said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. After all the hard work I put you through, all I can offer you is a bowl of noodles."

"It's no problem," Yong Qin said with a smile. "Actually, these unassuming little shops often have the best food. Besides, getting noodles is great. Sometimes we have several surgeries in a row and get so busy we have no time to eat at all. We just have to go hungry."

"Does your hospital perform a lot of surgeries?" Zhao Yuan asked curiously.

Yong Qin nodded and replied, "Even though we're just a township health center, Bahu Town has several coal mines, so we often get injured miners sent to us for surgery."

"I see," Zhao Yuan said in realization.

The noodle shop owner walked over and asked, "What can I get for you?"

Yong Qin glanced at the menu on the wall and said, "A small bowl of beef noodles."

Zhao Yuan immediately added, "Beef noodles for me too. Start me off with three pounds."

"How much?" The noodle shop owner froze, thinking he'd misheard. "Three pounds? You must have misspoken, right? Did you mean three *ounces*?"

Zhao Yuan replied, "That's right. Three pounds."

The noodle shop owner was still skeptical. "Are you kidding me? You think you can finish three pounds?"

'With his current appetite, three pounds of noodles wouldn't even begin to fill him up. He had actually ordered less to avoid scaring people, but he'd still managed to arouse suspicion.' Shaking his head, he said with a wry smile, "Just make the three pounds. It's not like I'm going to stiff you." He then pulled two hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to the owner. "Here, hold onto this two hundred as a deposit. How's that?"

Only then did the noodle shop owner relax. He took the money, turned to cook the noodles, and muttered under his breath, "Three pounds of noodles in one sitting? Is this guy a man or a bottomless pit?"

Yong Qin was also surprised. "Why did you order so many noodles?"

"To eat," Zhao Yuan said, already used to people's shock at his huge appetite. He added with a smile, "My appetite is a little big."

"That's not a 'little' big, that's 'super' big," Yong Qin retorted. 'She couldn't believe his appetite was really that massive. She'd just have to wait for the noodles to arrive and see if he could actually eat it all.'

While they were waiting for the noodles, Yong Qin made a request that surprised Zhao Yuan. "Can I take a picture with you?"

"A picture?" Zhao Yuan said, confused. "Why would you want a picture with me? I'm not a celebrity."

"Because you're Zhao Yuan," Yong Qin said.

Zhao Yuan was taken aback. "You know me?"

Yong Qin laughed. "How could I not? A few days ago, you were all over TV, the internet, and a bunch of medical journals. I just never thought I'd actually meet you in person, let alone 'fight alongside' you in a battle."

Only then did Zhao Yuan realize that Yong Qin had recognized him all along. He gladly agreed to her request.

After taking the picture, Yong Qin immediately posted it to her Moments feed. While looking at the comments, she chuckled and said, "Haha, my colleagues and old classmates are all liking and commenting. Someone's asking if the photo is photoshopped, and others are jealous that I got a picture with my idol."

"People see me as an idol?" Zhao Yuan asked in surprise.

Yong Qin looked up and said, "It's not just an idol, some see you as a total dreamboat. I heard from a classmate who stayed at our university to teach that all the young girls in the nursing department are calling you their dream guy, clamoring all day long about wanting to have your babies."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment.

Soon, the noodles were served. However, the owner hadn't actually cooked three pounds for Zhao Yuan. He started with one pound and said, "You eat this first. If it's not enough, I'll cook more."

Zhao Yuan could only smile wryly. He knew the owner meant well, worried he'd waste food, so he didn't argue. He picked up the massive bowl and started eating with a loud SLURP. He was incredibly fast. By the time Yong Qin was less than a third of the way through her small bowl, he had already devoured the entire pound of noodles. He yelled, "Owner, keep it coming!"

In the end, Zhao Yuan finished all three pounds of noodles. Both Yong Qin and the noodle shop owner were dumbfounded. They never would have imagined that a person's appetite could be so enormous.

After paying the bill, Zhao Yuan gestured to Yong Qin, getting ready to leave.

Yong Qin said, "Your friend hasn't eaten yet. Aren't you going to ask her to come over?"

"Don't worry about her. She'll take care of it herself," Zhao Yuan replied. 'Of course, he couldn't tell her that the Bone Woman didn't need to eat.'

When they got to the car wash, the Mercedes-Benz G55 SUV was already clean. After Zhao Yuan and Yong Qin got in, the Bone Woman started the engine and drove off toward the mountains.

On the way, Yong Qin's attention was captured by the White Cat and the Little Dang Kangs. The White Cat was aloof and ignored her completely, but the two Little Dang Kangs were much friendlier, happily letting her hold and pet them, which delighted her to no end.

Women often have a hard time resisting cute little animals.

A little over an hour later, the Mercedes-Benz G55 SUV pulled into the Bahu Town Health Center.

Chen Qiang and the other doctors from the health center came out to greet them. After chatting enthusiastically with Zhao Yuan for a bit, they all asked for a picture with him in unison.

Faced with such a group of fans, Zhao Yuan could only exasperatedly oblige them. He took a picture with each person, then a group photo with the entire medical staff of the Bahu Town Health Center. After finally satisfying the overly enthusiastic crowd, he said his goodbyes and left.

As she drove, the Bone Woman said, "Master, you probably weren't full earlier, were you? I bought some bread; it's in the back. You can have some."

She was right. Three pounds of noodles was far from enough for Zhao Yuan.

During the Body Refining stage, as one's Qi and blood grew stronger, the consumption of the Essence of Water and Valleys also increased. One had to eat a massive amount of food just to maintain the body's needs!

"That was thoughtful of you," Zhao Yuan praised. He turned around, grabbed milk, bread, and other things from the back, and started eating ravenously. At the same time, he also took out some medicinal herbs like Ginseng, Centennial Solomon, and Mountain Yam from his Storage Ring Space, stuffed them into the bread to make a special kind of sandwich, and wolfed it down.

All of these medicinal herbs had the effect of benefiting Qi and nourishing the blood. Eating them together with food provided an excellent restorative effect.

Zhao Yuan was enjoying his meal when he suddenly heard the Bone Woman let out a soft "Huh?" He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong? Is the road from the landslide still not cleared? Can we not get through?"

"No," the Bone Woman replied. "The road is cleared. The damaged bus has been towed away, and that big fallen rock has been moved to the side of the road. It's just that..."

"Just what?"

"The passengers from that bus earlier haven't left. They're all standing by the side of the road."