Dean Bennett was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor with poor eyesight. Back then, he often asked Grace Carter to help him look up medical books. At the time, Grace Carter didn’t remember much, but now, even if he wanted to forget, he couldn’t.

Isn’t this the “Tianwang Buxin Dan” from “Qianjin Fang”...

Images quickly flashed through Grace Carter’s mind: Tianwang Buxin Dan, a calming formula, mainly used to treat restlessness, fatigue and forgetfulness, neurasthenia, schizophrenia, nocturnal emissions...

This actually had something to do with the symptoms he was showing—at least it proved that Dr. Bennett wasn’t just prescribing medicine at random.

Dr. Bennett finished writing the prescription, handed the piece of paper over, and said, “Remember to boil it down from three bowls of water to one, and take it twice a day.”

Grace Carter glanced at the prescription, mentally counted again just to be sure, and asked doubtfully, “Isn’t this... missing two ingredients?”

Dr. Bennett looked at him in surprise and asked, “Young man, do you know what this formula is?”

“Tianwang Buxin Dan.” Grace Carter looked at Dr. Bennett, even more surprised, and said, “Tianwang Buxin Dan has fourteen ingredients, but there are only twelve here.”

Grace Carter began to doubt Dr. Bennett’s medical skills. Don’t think you can fool me just because I haven’t read much—he might not be well-read, but he could still count up to twenty.

When Grace Carter actually said “Tianwang Buxin Dan,” a trace of astonishment appeared on Dr. Bennett’s face. Then, looking puzzled, he asked, “The Tianwang Buxin Dan formula has only ever had twelve ingredients. Where did you hear about fourteen?”

Grace Carter thought for a moment and said, “Buxin Dan uses cypress and jujube kernels, two winters, raw rehmannia and angelica root, three ginsengs, platycodon, cinnabar, polygala, and poria to nourish the spirit... Count them—how many ingredients is that?”

Thanks to Dean Bennett, if the old man hadn’t asked him to look up books back then, Grace Carter might have been fooled by a quack today.

A Buxin Dan missing two ingredients—could it still nourish the heart?

“The Buxin Dan mnemonic!” The confusion on Dr. Bennett’s face instantly turned to shock. He grabbed Grace Carter’s hand anxiously and asked, “Where did you hear this mnemonic?”

“It’s written in ‘Qianjin Fang’...”

Looking at Dr. Bennett’s odd expression, Grace Carter thought to himself, No way, right? “Qianjin Fang” was written by Sun Simiao, the Medicine King—he’d checked. In this world, there was also a Sun Simiao, also called the “Medicine King,” just as famous as in the other world. But this Dr. Bennett hadn’t even read the book written by his own ancestor?

Dr. Bennett’s throat moved as he looked at Grace Carter. After a long while, he finally spoke: “The ‘Qianjin Fang’ written by my ancestor was lost hundreds of years ago. Only incomplete copies remain. This ‘Tianwang Buxin Dan’—the incomplete version originally had only eight ingredients. Over hundreds of years, our ancestors experimented countless times to increase it to twelve...”

He muttered to himself, “Buxin Dan uses cypress and jujube kernels, two winters, raw rehmannia and angelica root, three ginsengs, platycodon, cinnabar, polygala, and poria to nourish the spirit... That’s it, that’s it—fourteen ingredients, this is the original mnemonic for Buxin Dan...”

Dr. Bennett looked at Grace Carter with burning eyes and said, “Since you can recite the Buxin Dan mnemonic, you must have seen the original ‘Qianjin Fang.’ This is of immense importance to my Sun family, to the entire field of medicine, and to the common people. I hope you can tell me the truth.”

Grace Carter was stunned.

Only incomplete copies of “Qianjin Fang” remained, and the fourteen ingredients had been reduced to eight. Had the rules of this world changed?

Lily Carter looked at Grace Carter in astonishment. “Weren’t you supposed to have lost your memory?”

“That’s right, I did lose my memory...” Grace Carter turned to look at her, puzzled. “How did I suddenly remember all this?”

Chapter 8: Drink More Hot Water

The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward.

Lily Carter looked at him with deep suspicion.

Even Emily Walker’s expression showed a hint of doubt as she looked at him.

As for Dr. Bennett’s gaze, Grace Carter felt it was the same as when he first arrived in this world and saw that steamed bun.

Grace Carter knew that, as someone with amnesia, he shouldn’t remember anything about “Qianjin Fang,” let alone be discussing with a miracle doctor whether Tianwang Buxin Dan had twelve or fourteen ingredients.

Most of all, Tianwang Buxin Dan really did have fourteen ingredients...

Grace Carter pointed to his head, shook it, and said, “I don’t know either. When I saw this prescription just now, I suddenly remembered all this. Maybe, perhaps, probably, I really did see it somewhere before...”

He could only play dumb to the end.

Dr. Bennett looked at him nervously and asked, “You really can’t remember anything else?”

Grace Carter shook his head.

Dr. Bennett was silent for a long time before sighing and saying, “‘Qianjin Fang’ was written by my ancestor, but the original was lost hundreds of years ago. Even the Sun family only has incomplete copies now... I suspect you may have some connection to our ancestors.”

Grace Carter apologized, “Sorry, I really can’t remember anything...”

As a fool... as someone with amnesia, Grace Carter could only continue to look confused.

“‘Qianjin Fang’ contains many lost prescriptions of great significance...” Dr. Bennett looked at him and said seriously, “If you ever recover your memory, please be sure to tell me!”

Grace Carter nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Elder Sun. If I remember anything else, I’ll be sure to let you know.”