Chapter 4 Going into the mountains to collect herbs
Time flies by for more than ten days.
On this day, before it was time to get up in the morning, Lu Changsheng got up early.
He hurried to a secluded corner where he practiced martial arts at night.
The sky is already dark now, but there is a faint glimmer of light.
Lu Changsheng got up so early so that he could practice the Dahe Zhuangxue Kung Fu.
He has been practicing Dahe Blood Strengthening Technique for more than ten days, and he can hear the blood in his body rushing like a river almost every day.
He understood that it would not be long before he could sense the energy and blood.
Maybe in the next few days.
Therefore, he also practices martial arts more diligently.
Lu Changsheng was still practicing the strange postures of Dahe Zhuang Blood Technique as usual.
Suddenly, the blood in the body surged like a surging river.
Moreover, the sound became louder and louder, and Lu Changsheng's whole body turned red.
"boom".
The next moment, Lu Changsheng's mind roared.
In his mind, a picture appeared.
He seemed to be able to "see" a ball of bright red blood rushing through his body in a specific way.
"Qi and blood, this is Qi and blood!"
Lu Changsheng was very surprised.
He finally sensed Qi and blood, and got started with Dahe Zhuangxue Kung Fu.
However, after carefully sensing Qi and blood, Lu Changsheng suddenly realized that he had thought wrong before.
Qi and blood are not blood.
What he heard was not the sound of blood flowing, but Qi and blood.
Qi and blood are a special energy in the body that can nourish the human body.
The stronger the Qi and blood, the stronger the person's body.
Lu Changsheng immediately checked the properties panel.
Host: Lu Changsheng
Comprehension: 99 (Mediocre)
Basic knife skills: Xiaocheng
Basic swordsmanship: Xiaocheng
Basic stick skills: Xiao Cheng
Tiger Fighter:Dacheng
Dahe Zhuangxue Kung Fu: Level 1
On the attribute panel, Dahezhuang Blood Technique has indeed been introduced and has entered the first level.
According to Lu Changsheng's induction, he now only has a small ball of energy and blood.
However, as time went by and he practiced the Dahe Blood Strengthening Technique, he was able to slowly strengthen this mass of energy and blood.
There are three levels of Dahe Zhuang Blood Skill, and Lu Changsheng has only reached the first level now.
Once you reach the first level, you are just getting started, and you no longer need to practice those weird postures every day.
It can directly control Qi and blood and "transport Qi and blood" in the body.
Lu Changsheng gave it a try, and sure enough he saw luck moving through his body, over and over again.
However, after carrying it several times, there was still no significant increase in Qi and blood.
On the contrary, Lu Changsheng himself felt unbearably hungry and uncomfortable all over.
"Mr. Liu once said that to strengthen qi and blood, you need to take supplements. Therefore, the warriors in the escort team need to take supplements with medicinal food every day, just to ensure that they need to strengthen qi and blood."
"But I didn't join the escort team, and I didn't take supplements with medicinal foods, so the speed of my Qi and blood growth was as slow as a snail."
"According to this progress, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the second level of Dahe Zhuangxue Kung even in a few years."
Lu Changsheng frowned.
Even though he has sensed Qi and blood, he still cannot enter the escort team.
It took such a long time to sense Qi and blood. In the eyes of the guards, this was a sign of low qualifications and no value in training.
Another way is to buy medicated food.
The medicated diet for the escort is actually very common and can be bought in drug stores outside. As long as you have money, you can buy your own medicated diet to supplement it.
But the key point is that Lu Changsheng has no money.
Not to mention silver, not even copper coins.
"You have to find a way to make money."
Lu Changsheng thought for a while, he was now a handyman apprentice and had no wages at all.
Moreover, it is impossible for him to leave Miaoshou Garden.
After all, the handyman apprentices have signed a contract with Miaoshou Garden. Once they escape, they can be beaten to death immediately if caught.
Of course, the physical contract also has a time limit.
It seems to be three years.
Three years is the limit set by the government, which does not allow anyone to keep slaves.
Therefore, the personal contract is limited to a maximum of three years. After three years, it must be converted into employment.
From this aspect, the government seems to be pretty good.
At least Lu Changsheng doesn't have to be an apprentice at Miaoshou Garden for the rest of his life.
But if he couldn't use medicinal food for three years, then Lu Changsheng would be at a big loss. He didn't want his martial arts to make no progress in three years.
Lu Changsheng thought about it for several days but couldn't think of any good solution. He could only put it aside for the time being and take it step by step.
"Get up, get up."
On this day, as usual, all the apprentices gathered in the square.
Manager Zhang looked a little solemn and said in a deep voice: "The weather has been getting colder recently, and the number of patients suffering from wind and cold has increased. The trade route has been blocked by a group of bandits, and the medicinal materials are gradually becoming insufficient."
"You have all been studying medicinal materials for a while, and you can recognize a few medicinal materials. Now, the garden doctor will take you to the mountains to collect herbs. There will be guards to escort you. You don't have to worry about safety issues."
"If you collect enough medicinal materials, you will be rewarded with silver."
Many apprentices had a look of joy on their faces when they heard this.
Silver reward!
They work as handyman apprentices and receive no wages at all. The apprentices' pockets are cleaner than their faces.
I didn't expect to have a chance to get a silver reward this time.
As for going to the mountains to collect herbs, it might be hard work, but they don't care at all.
"Okay, let's go."
So, escorted by a group of doctors and some guards, the apprentices began to enter the mountains in a mighty manner.
More than ten miles outside Nanyang City, you will reach Woniu Mountain.
Woniu Mountain is very big, and there are poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests.
The deeper you go into the mountains, the more dangerous it is.
Going into the mountains to collect herbs is actually very difficult and even very dangerous.
The apprentices were very happy, but as soon as they entered the mountain they started to complain.
However, this is not up to the apprentice. Since we are already in the mountains, we have to collect herbs.
Those who collect more herbs will be rewarded with silver, and those who collect less herbs will naturally be punished.
No one wanted to be punished, so they had to scatter around to collect medicine.
The escort team will drive away poisonous insects and beasts within a certain range, but it is impossible to follow every apprentice.
Therefore, the apprentices scattered and quickly disappeared throughout the mountains and forests.
Lu Changsheng was not very lucky. He went into the mountain for more than an hour and only picked a few ordinary medicinal herbs.
Not to mention getting a reward of silver for this little herb, I'm afraid I'll still be punished when I go back.
"I heard that there are some precious medicinal herbs growing deep in the mountains."
"If I want a silver reward, I have to venture deep into the mountains."
Lu Changsheng thought for a while, and the road was difficult deep in the mountains. As for the poisonous insects and beasts, if he stayed away a little, nothing would happen.
After all, those escorts are not just for a living.
There must be a way to drive away some poisonous insects and beasts.
So, Lu Changsheng made a decision in his heart and walked all the way deep into the mountain.
Along the way, Lu Changsheng's skin was scratched by thorns in the mountain forest.
There are scars all over the body.
But fortunately, they were all skin injuries and there were no major problems.
Finally, Lu Changsheng saw a valley.
The valley is filled with many valuable medicinal materials.
"Is that ginseng?"
“Unexpectedly, there are actually ginseng deep in Woniu Mountain.”
Lu Changsheng's sharp eyes saw some ginseng growing in the valley.
In fact, ginseng is cultivated.
But there are very few wild ginseng, especially old wild ginseng is even more precious.
Lu Changsheng immediately entered the valley and started digging wild ginseng.
After digging some wild ginseng, Lu Changsheng raised his head and saw that the cliffs around the valley were also covered with some valuable medicinal herbs.
Suddenly, Lu Changsheng saw what seemed to be a cave in the middle of the cliff.
Moreover, this cave is very hidden, and you really can’t see it if you don’t look carefully.
Lu Changsheng's heart moved.
This valley is very peculiar and seems to be very suitable for the growth of medicinal materials, so many valuable medicinal materials grow there.
But precious medicinal materials must be processed immediately after they mature, otherwise they will rot and be wasted.
There are so many medicinal materials that Lu Changsheng simply can't finish them all.
But if he told Miaoshou Yuan, he would get some silver reward at most.
What does that little silver reward mean compared to so many medicinal materials?
Lu Changsheng is short of money now. If he can cash these medicinal materials, he will definitely get a lot of money.
"This cave can be used temporarily to store mature medicinal materials. You can process and store them first, and then find a way to take them out of the cave in exchange for money."
So, Lu Changsheng climbed into the cave.
The cave is very dry.
However, Lu Changsheng saw that there were actually some bedding and simple living utensils inside the cave.
"Is there anyone living here?"
Lu Changsheng was shocked.
At the same time, Lu Changsheng also heard a "rustling" sound coming from outside the cave.
He looked around.
He hurriedly hid in a secluded corner of the cave and hid.
