As night falls, mist covers the peaks around Fengming Valley, and Yuan Gufeng reflects the dots of lights, making it look like a fairyland.??
When it was time for dinner, more than a hundred disciples gathered in the spacious dining room. They adopted a rotating cooking system. It was quite lively to have so many people dining together. The food was relatively simple, just scones and meat and vegetable soup. Fortunately,
Regardless of whether it was enough to eat, Qiu Yu was not polite and ate with the idea of filling his stomach first.
At the same table were the master and a group of fellow apprentices. Seeing that he had finished eating, Hong Caixia said: "Pan An, come with me." Then she stood up and left, Qiu Yu hurriedly followed behind.
In front of the dining room is a majestic palace-like building with hundreds of high steps and a huge arched door engraved with Warcraft patterns, which is daunting.
The two of them climbed up the steps. When they got closer, Hong Caixia just waved her arms, and abundant spiritual energy surged out. The two thick wooden doors opened. She led Qiu Yu into them, and the doors closed automatically.
The hall was paved with bluestone and looked very empty, similar to the training hall of the academy. There was a small reception room on the right side, and Hong Caixia finally came here with her apprentice.
There was a rectangular wooden table in the room with several chairs next to it. After Hong Caixia sat down, she looked at the other person and said straight to the point: "When are you going to treat me?"
Qiu Yu explained in detail how to treat body odor. There are two key steps, one is acupuncture, and the other is taking decoction. As for massage, he didn't mention it. After all, the master is in his fifties and he really can't do it.
There is no doubt that acupuncture is a new thing in the Shenmang Continent. Hong Caixia has never heard of it. After questioning, she heard that it was treated by inserting needles into the body. She quickly shook her head and refused, saying that she did not agree with such treatment.
Qiu Yu said helplessly: "Then there is no other way. We can only take the decoction first. The effect can at least alleviate your symptoms, but it may not be able to completely eradicate it. Moreover, the medicinal materials we purchased before are not complete, and we still lack a few herbs.
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Hong Caixia said: "Medicinal materials are not a problem. We have a herbal garden in Mingfeng Valley with a full range of varieties. I will take you there tomorrow to collect the medicines."
Qiu Yu nodded in agreement, "Okay, after I get the medicinal materials, I will brew them for you. You will see the effect after taking it for three days."
Hong Caixia looked at the other party with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice: "After all, you are taking this medicine by mouth, so you must not be careless. If it is really effective, I will teach you the exercises and martial arts when the time comes."
Qiu Yu also knew in his heart that this girl didn't trust him very much, so he said: "Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely be cautious."
Hong Caixia nodded, "Okay, you go back first."
That night, Qiu Yu spent the night in that stone house that was leaking from all sides. Fortunately, his current strength level was quite high and he was concentrating on practicing, so he forgot about the cold. He felt that it was good like this, and a comfortable life was not good for cultivation.
, isn’t there a saying that goes, “Only by enduring hardship can one become a master!”
In the morning of the next day, Hong Caixia and Qiu Yu left Yuan Gufeng and went to the shortest Guyu Peak on the north side of Fengming Valley. They walked to the back mountain, where there was a large flat land where various medicinal materials were planted.
There is a house near the herbal garden, with thick smoke coming from the chimney. There are five or six rare trees on the east side. Some are strange and ugly in shape, like ghosts, and some have no bark and are twisted as if they have muscles with more than ten palm-sized leaves.
Some trees had no leaves and were full of red flowers, which amazed Qiu Yu.
Under the tree squatted a big metal dog, which looked like it was made of bronze. It looked lifelike. The most peculiar thing was that the dog could move, stand up suddenly, and bark loudly, "Woof woof..."
"Hey, what is this?" Qiu Yu asked puzzledly.
Hong Caixia whispered: "The puppet beast, an object that can move freely, was refined by my senior brother here. He is the person in charge of the medicine garden."
"Who is it?" A voice like a broken gong came out, and a thin old man came out of the house to the west. The robe he wore was dirty, and his face was as black as a monkey.
What’s even more ridiculous is that there is a cast-iron monkey following behind the old man, jumping and making squeaking sounds, as if he is helping others, which is quite fun to watch.
Seeing Hong Caixia, the old man hummed: "It's you." His eyes rolled around, he glanced at the young man, and asked doubtfully: "Who is he?"
Hong Caixia said: "My disciple Pan An, what are you busy with, Senior Brother Yu?"
The old man's name is Yu Chengze. He is a bit unconventional. He has lived alone in the herb garden for many years and basically does not participate in the affairs of the sect. In recent years, he has become obsessed with refining puppet beasts. Dogs and monkeys are his masterpieces, so that
Not having time to take care of the medicine garden is not doing your job properly.
Even in terms of human relations, Yu Chengze went his own way without caring about other people's feelings. He snorted coldly: "You can't control what I'm busy with. This is my freedom. Why did you bring this kid here?"
Hong Caixia knew the old man's temperament and was not the same as him, so she said with a smile: "Master and apprentice, we are here to ask you for some medicinal materials."
Yu Chengze stared and asked, "What are they used for?"
Qiu Yu said: "Red thread vine, poria cocos, seven-weed grass, white burning flower, and the ghost king's withered hands..."
Yu Chengze's eyes flashed with surprise, "I know a lot of medicinal materials, but do you know how to maintain these medicines?"
Qiu Yu smiled indifferently and spoke like a treasure, "I have a medicinal garden at home, and of course I know how to maintain herbs. For example, the red thread vine is most afraid of drought and needs to be watered frequently. The seven-flavored grass is tolerant of shade and afraid of strong light, so it is usually planted in the red thread.
Under the vine..."
Yu Chengze became more and more surprised, and suddenly said with a sudden thought: "How about you take care of the medicine garden for me?"
Qiu Yu was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to make such a suggestion. He didn't know how to answer, "This..."
Hong Caixia said impatiently: "Look at the medicine garden. Brother Yu, are you mistaken? We came here to get the medicine. Just give it to us quickly."
Yu Chengze was unmoved and said in a deep voice: "If you agree to let this guy take care of the medicine garden for me, I will give you the medicinal materials you need, otherwise there is no need to talk."
It was not easy to talk and discuss, but the other party was so difficult and did not care about the friendship between the brothers and sisters. Hong Caixia was furious. Anger flashed in her bright eyes and she said dissatisfied: "What do you mean, you are using this to blackmail me, and the medicinal materials are...
It's not your personal property, as a disciple of Fengming Valley I have the right to use it."
Yu Chengze curled his lips and said: "Yes, the medicinal materials here are for the use of Fengming Valley disciples, but I only deal with the medicine refining hall. I turn in a certain share of medicinal materials every year. When the time comes, they will refine various elixirs and distribute them to the disciples in the valley.
Everyone, but you are using the medicine for private use and it must be approved by the head of the hospital. Please bring out the approval slip."