After pausing for a moment, as if waiting for William Clark to digest his words, he continued, “During the last great calamity of heaven and earth, I failed to overcome the tribulation. I left only a wisp of my true spirit hidden within a magical artifact, waiting for a destined person to inherit my legacy. Now, after several hundred years, my wisp of true spirit is about to dissipate, and I happened to encounter you. I hope you can inherit my legacy and rid the world of all evil spirits!!!!”

After saying this, the phantom figure suddenly dispersed and vanished. An immense amount of information surged into William Clark’s mind—music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, divination, cultivation techniques, and all of George Washington’s life insights were left to William Clark.

The memories of a thousand years from George Washington were so vast that William Clark couldn’t withstand the impact and fainted...

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William Clark opened his eyes. It was already early the next morning. He was lying in a regular ward at Yunfeng City People’s Hospital, staring blankly at the mottled shadows of trees on the windowsill.

Everything felt as if it belonged to another lifetime.

Last night, because of the massive amount of information left by George Washington, when William Clark woke up, he almost suffered from memory confusion. It was only through his strong willpower and several hours of effort that he gradually sorted out George Washington’s inheritance and made it a part of his own memory.

Brian Cooper walked in from outside carrying a kettle. Seeing that William Clark was already awake and sitting on the bed in a daze, he hurriedly put down the kettle and hugged William Clark, exclaiming with delight, “William Clark, you brat, you finally woke up! You nearly scared your big brother to death.”

William Clark snapped out of it and looked at Brian Cooper coming in with the kettle. The corners of his mouth lifted into a faint smile as he said, “Brother Jun, I’m sorry for making you worry.”

Chapter 4: Yin-Yang Eyes (1)

“William Clark, say no more. This time it was your big brother who almost got you into trouble! By the way, is your body alright? Do you need a thorough checkup?” Hearing William Clark’s words, Brian Cooper lowered his head, his eyes red as he spoke.

“Brother Jun, I’m fine. Think about it, what did we study? If something was wrong, wouldn’t I know myself?” William Clark laughed it off. Even now, he still felt like he was in a dream, but the extra memories in his mind were undeniably real. That meant those things in his mind truly existed! Thinking of this made William Clark a little apprehensive—if they really found something during the checkup, wouldn’t he be taken away for dissection and research?

Back then, although William Clark’s school was a college of traditional Chinese medicine, there was only one class for the TCM major, which was William Clark’s class; all the others were Western medicine majors, and Brian Cooper studied clinical medicine.

“Yeah, you’re right. We weren’t exactly top students, and after graduation, we never worked in the field, but at least we have some foundation.” Hearing William Clark say this, Brian Cooper scratched his head sheepishly.

Brian Cooper’s parents were originally ordinary workers, but his father had great foresight. At the beginning of the economic reforms, he resolutely quit his government job and went into business. Back then, conditions were nothing like they are now. Trains were as slow as snails, and there was no air conditioning. Brian Cooper’s father would buy a sack of electronic watches and such in the south, carry them onto the train, and spend days and nights in the sweltering carriages, transporting these foreign cast-offs from the south to the north. Items that cost just a couple of yuan could be sold for seventeen or eighteen yuan up north.

After several years of hard work, Brian Cooper’s father completed his initial capital accumulation. Then he used all his money to buy a car, started a transport business, and set up a trading company, focusing on trade. When the Soviet Union collapsed, he even chartered entire trains to ship grain to Russia—a big move. Although Brian Cooper’s parents were both former workers with little education, they had become notable figures in today’s Shenhai business world.

When the company was just starting, Brian Cooper’s parents suffered a lot due to their lack of education. Learning from their hardships, they put all their effort into raising their son. Later, when Brian Cooper’s mother fell ill, his father realized that no amount of money was worth more than life, so he spared no expense to send his son to Shenhai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Since Brian Cooper’s family started their company and life improved, his father, who wasn’t highly educated, took up antiques—a more refined hobby—to avoid being called a nouveau riche. Back then, antique counterfeiting wasn’t as rampant, and as long as you were willing to spend money, you could get some decent items. It was during that time that Brian Cooper became fascinated with antiques. After graduation, he even turned down the hospital job his father arranged for him and resolutely opened an antique shop in Shenhai Antique City.

“William Clark, you lie down. I’ll go buy you something to eat!” Brian Cooper put down the kettle and was about to leave.

“Don’t, Brother Jun. Look, I’m fine now. Let’s get discharged! I really can’t get used to staying here.” Seeing Brian Cooper about to leave, William Clark quickly said.