Manager Lu's brows furrowed ever so slightly upon hearing this, but his expression then quickly returned to normal.

"Rest assured, Manager Lu, I'm willing to cover all expenses for the examination," Han Li added.

Manager Lu didn't hesitate any longer upon hearing this, and he replied, "In that case, it would be downright rude of our Thousand Medicine House to turn you down. Please come with me, Senior."

With that, he promptly made his way out of the room, leading Han Li back downstairs, then emerged from the rear hall on the first floor before traveling along a path that led to the backyard.

Deep in the backyard was a circular archway that separated it from the front yard.

Even before arriving at the archway, Han Li detected a transparent light barrier present in the air within the archway, and judging from the spatial fluctuations emanating from it, it seemed to have been a teleportation array.

Upon arriving at the archway, Manager Lu stopped in his tracks, then turned back to Han Li aske said, "Please wait here for me while I make our presence known, Senior."

He then flipped a hand over to produce a purple badge, which he waved at the archway up ahead, and a burst of bright light immediately appeared within the archway.

Upon stepping into the archway, Manager Lu instantly va...