In the next few days, this small hut was filled with an academic atmosphere.
In addition to treating Wang Nangu's injuries every day, most of everyone's energy was attracted by the unique and rigorous "strange medicine" mentioned by Meng Xiuyuan.
Starting from human anatomy, Meng Xiuyuan explained the basics of modern medicine to the three of them bit by bit.
At this time, the bodies of Xian Yutong and Xue Gongyuan were of great use.
The weather was cold, and the corpse was not easy to decay. In addition, Xian Yutong was poisoned by golden silkworm poison before he was alive. Under the poisonous effect, his body had an "antiseptic" effect.
So after Hu Qingniu removed the poison from Xian Yutong's corpse, the two relatively intact corpses became Meng Xiuyuan's best "teaching aids" at this time.
He led Hu Qingniu and three others to carefully dissect the body from outside to inside, from top to bottom, and took this opportunity to introduce them to the skin, muscles, nerves, bones, lymph, internal organs and other parts one by one.
Xian Yutong and Xue Gongyuan were not good people in life, but they made contributions to the progress of medicine after death. I think they would be happy to know this.
After that, Meng Xiuyuan also gave a lecture on microorganisms and introduced some inspiring concepts to Hu Qingniu and his wife.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After all, without an industrial foundation, it was almost impossible to produce qualified antibiotics.
Unexpectedly, after this part of the content was narrated, Wang Nangu listened more positively than Hu Qingniu.
When the Poison Immortal heard what Meng Xiuyuan said, "There are actually countless tiny invisible bugs everywhere in the surrounding environment," he became extremely interested.
Especially after Meng Xiuyuan combined a gourd and a hollow reed pole, heated the broth with internal force, and barely reproduced the famous "retort test", confirming the real existence of microorganisms to a certain extent, Wang Nangu was even more concerned about this.
He was greatly surprised and completely believed everything Meng Xiuyuan said.
From then on, Wang Nangu surrounded Meng Xiuyuan all day long asking questions. Meng Xiuyuan himself was a person who was not satisfied with the bottle, and was often left speechless by the curious Wang Nangu.
Helpless, Meng Xiuyuan had no choice but to take Zhang Wuji and leave early after Wang Nangu's injury stabilized.
If he didn't leave, if Hu Qingniu's jealous look continued, not only would his eyes be killing people, but he might be stabbed with a silver needle soon.
However, before leaving, Meng Xiuyuan still gave a parting gift:
"Mr. Hu, in the past you were known as someone who refused to save someone even if they were facing death, so you offended a lot of people.
If I practice medicine in this world from now on, I am afraid that I will provoke revenge from narrow-minded people, which will inevitably be dangerous.
Take this thing and go to the Huashan Sect to find the two Huashan elders and ask them to protect you for five years first.
If there is another danger in the future, or if there is any powerful enemy that even the two elders of Huashan cannot defeat, you can come to the Wudang Sect to find me."
With that said, Meng Xiuyuan handed Hu Qingniu the hard stone carved with sword energy when he made an agreement with the two elders of Huashan a few days ago.
Hu Qingniu was watching the whole process that day, so he naturally understood the agreement between Meng Xiuyuan and the two elders of Huashan.
He didn't refuse, and simply took the stone token, but then asked curiously:
"Meng Shaoxia, the reason why you made this agreement with the two elders of Huashan that day was probably to let them protect me.
In this case, why go to the trouble of carving two stone orders for me to take and then go to Huashan to find them.
Wouldn’t it be enough to just make a deal with them and order them to protect me from practicing medicine for five years?”
Meng Xiuyuan was delighted when he heard this and said without any hesitation:
"How could I know at that time whether you were really willing to agree to these three conditions of mine.
If you don't agree, wouldn't it be a loss if I ask the three of them to protect you?
Although the two elders of Huashan can't survive a few tricks in my hands, they can be considered first-class figures in the world.
It is not an easy thing for an expert of this level to willingly protect a person for five years."
When Hu Qingniu heard what Meng Xiuyuan said, he also laughed out loud, saying that Meng Xiuyuan was an interesting person. He, Hu Qingniu, was not only grateful for his kindness, but also sincerely willing to recognize such a friend.
Under this relaxed atmosphere, even Zhang Wuji, who was reluctant to let go of Hu Qingniu, started laughing.
Immediately, the two sides expressed their respect to each other, bowed their hands, and then saw Meng Xiuyuan grabbing Zhang Wuji's hand, turning around and walking away gracefully.
…
On the way back to Wudang from Butterfly Valley, Meng Xiuyuan and Zhang Wuji walked very calmly, and no one dared to disturb them.
Seeing that there was nothing going on here, Meng Xiuyuan simply stayed on the road, and when he had time, he taught Zhang Wuji some contents of "Nine Yang Magic".
And Zhang Wuji was indeed very smart and had an excellent understanding of martial arts. Every time Meng Xiuyuan taught him the content of a scripture, he almost didn't need to explain it a second time. He only had to explain some difficult points.
Seeing this situation, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but think to himself, it's no wonder that masters like disciples with higher talents and understanding. This is really effortless to teach.
After more than two months, Meng Xiuyuan and his two men returned to Wudang Mountain.
I heard from Lingxu that master Zhang Sanfeng happened to be still in retreat, so Meng Xiuyuan did not disturb him, but arranged for Zhang Wuji to stay well for the time being and come to him every day to learn the remaining contents of "Nine Yang Magic".
What Meng Xiuyuan really needs to worry about is Zhou Zhiruo, his pending apprentice.
Early that morning, Zhou Zhiruo was called to Meng Xiuyuan's room to check how well she had completed her homework after class.
"My benefactor, you are back..."
Zhou Zhiruo held Meng Xiuyuan's diary in his hand and stood in front of him with an anxious expression, obviously lacking in confidence.
Meng Xiu saw that she was like this and did not give her time to worry. He asked bluntly:
"Well, how did you do with the things I asked you to do before I left?"
When Meng Xiuyuan asked this question, Xiao Zhou Zhiruo's body trembled and he quickly answered:
"Reporting to my benefactor, I only had time to read through this book a few times, and I don't understand it deeply..."
As he spoke, Zhou Zhiruo recited all the examples recorded in Meng Xiuyuan's "Evil Evil Handbook" one by one, reciting them as if they were a text.
Meng Xiuyuan heard the sound and couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
He had been traveling for several months, and if Xiao Zhou Zhiruo could memorize almost the entire book without even knowing the words, it was obvious that he had put in a lot of effort.
However, as an "interviewer", naturally you still have to make things difficult for the other person.
"Okay, there is no need to go on. What I told you at that time was not for you to memorize this book.
If you remember correctly, I asked you to find one thing from this book that you think I did wrong and point out my mistake face to face."
Meng Xiuyuan interrupted Zhou Zhiruo simply and asked her again.
When Zhou Zhiruo heard this, her expression turned bitter, and her little face was extremely tangled. However, she was afraid that Meng Xiuyuan would be impatient, so she did not hesitate for too long. Finally, she took a deep breath, adjusted her mentality, and said:
"My dear benefactor, after reading this book, I feel that the evildoers in it have done many evil things and all of them deserve to die.
Just like the two Yuan soldiers who bullied my parents at that time, if we don't kill them, the good people will not be able to survive.
If I can learn this lesson in the future, I will definitely kill all these evil people like my benefactor.
As for what the benefactor did wrong...
If your knowledge is shallow, you really can’t see it.”
After saying that, Zhou Zhiruo lowered his head, not daring to look at Meng Xiuyuan.
When Meng Xiuyuan heard what she said, he couldn't help but nodded secretly.
As a small person, it seems that what he said does not seem to be a lie, and he does have this hatred of evil, and that is enough.
Meng Xiuyuan tested her with this question. He had no intention of asking the ten-year-old girl to come up with any constructive or philosophical suggestions, but just wanted to test what she was thinking.
"Well, I can't tell, so I'll think about it later.
But you need to remember that today’s ambition to eradicate evil is not to be lost easily.”
…
After that day, Meng Xiuyuan was ready to accept Zhou Zhiruo as his disciple.
Later, when the master came out of confinement, Meng Xiuyuan reported the matter truthfully. Zhang Sanfeng seemed very happy after hearing it. He didn't say anything because of Zhou Zhiruo's woman's identity. Instead, he specially set aside a small yard for Zhou Zhiruo like this.
The female disciple will live there and practice martial arts in the future.
I think I felt happy to see Meng Xiuyuan being so obedient and finding his successor so quickly.
However, this is not a waste of privileges. With this precedent, Wudang will definitely accept some female disciples in the future.
In fact, most of the sects in the world are mixed with men and women. Even Emei, a "female country" in the popular impression, has a certain number of male disciples.
On the contrary, for a sect like Wudang that only accepts male disciples now, the only ones who can be called by their names should be the Shaolin family.
With Zhang Sanfeng's approval, Zhou Zhiruo's entry into the profession naturally had no troubles.
After simply serving tea and burning incense, she changed her name to Master Meng Xiuyuan.
In the next few months, while Meng Xiuyuan was practicing on his own, he spent a lot of time on Zhou Zhiruo.
Just like how Song Yuanqiao taught Meng Xiuyuan, Meng Xiuyuan taught Zhou Zhiruo not to be too eager for success, but to lay a solid foundation for her first.
However, considering the differences between men and women, the first thing Meng Xiuyuan taught her was not the "Wudang Changquan" and "Jingxin Breathing Technique", but a series of knowledge related to the human body such as meridians and acupuncture points.
After all, it is not convenient for male and female masters and disciples to teach this kind of thing, so it would be more appropriate to teach Zhou Zhiruo as early as possible while he is still young and mentally and physically immature.
With a small wooden stick in hand, there is nothing embarrassing about poking him a little.
Meng Xiuyuan himself didn't think much about it, and Zhou Zhiruo devoted himself to studying and taught all these contents in just a few days.
The master and apprentice worked together to overcome this most difficult part with ease.
There was nothing good to say about the subsequent teaching. Zhou Zhiruo was very talented and could learn everything quickly, while Meng Xiuyuan taught him very easily.
Whether it was boxing, kicking, swordsmanship, or refining Qi, Meng Xiuyuan taught the most basic things. And Zhou Zhiruo did as he wished, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and completed the courses assigned by Meng Xiuyuan seriously bit by bit.
After so many months, Zhou Zhiruo has laid a very good foundation, and Meng Xiuyuan is also ready to start teaching her some advanced martial arts.
But in the intervening days, Meng Xiuyuan gradually began to feel a little restless.
It was not for anything else, but Song Qingshu, who was far away in the Western Regions, never returned.
When it comes to dealing with the property of Zhuwu Lianzhuang, a few months is enough time, and it shouldn't be delayed for so long.
The journey was too long and communication was inconvenient, so Meng Xiuyuan had no way of knowing the reason. He just sent a letter and didn't know when the other party would receive it.
This went on for a long time, and finally one day a Taoist boy came to report that someone came to the mountain to deliver a message to Meng Xiuyuan, but he was waiting outside the mountain gate and refused to come in.
Although Meng Xiuyuan was puzzled when he heard this, he was still happy and hurried to pick him up.
When he saw the person who delivered the message, he found that he was a big man with a Western appearance. He was tall and had a long breath, and he was obviously very skilled in martial arts.
As soon as they met, the man respectfully asked:
"But Wudang Clan Meng Shaoxia in person?"
Meng Xiuyuan nodded when he heard this. He was confused and said subconsciously:
"Exactly. I just don't know whose letter you sent?"
Unexpectedly, the big man said something shocking:
"This is my master, the Mingjiao Guangming Left Envoy, Yang Xiao."