The Black Little Beast's Return Gift

The Black Little Beast's Return Gift

Treatise on Acupuncture Points: A book recording theoretical knowledge of numerous acupuncture points in the human body.

By studying this book thoroughly, one might gain a clear understanding of the many acupoints throughout the human body.

Would you like to download it?

After Lu Qing opened the Treatise on Acupuncture Points and read it for a while,

the expected message appeared in his field of vision.

Without hesitation, he chose to download it.

Downloading. Current progress: 1%...

Lu Qing began turning the pages from the beginning.

As he turned the book page by page, the progress bar in his vision also advanced.

...97%, 98%, 99%, 100%

Treatise on Acupuncture Points downloaded. Would you like to study it?

When he finished turning the final page, his ability indicated that the book had been downloaded.

Lu Qing immediately chose to study it.

The next moment, a vast amount of knowledge concerning the human body's acupuncture points surged up from the depths of his mind.

He tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and silently absorbed the knowledge.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, awe rising within them.

"The human body's acupuncture points truly are wondrous."

"According to this Treatise on Acupuncture Points, the major acupoints throughout a person's body govern every vital juncture and are intimately tied to one's state of life."

"A skilled Medical Practitioner, so long as they applied them properly and inserted the needles according to the illness, could eliminate the source of disease, bring the dying back to life, and save people from peril even without medicine."

At that moment, Lu Qing had completely memorized the entire Treatise on Acupuncture Points.

Of course, he had merely memorized it.

That did not mean he now knew how to perform acupuncture on others.

He possessed only theoretical knowledge now, without the slightest practical experience.

If he were truly given a patient to needle, he did not know whether he could cure the illness, but he was certain he could needle the person into ruin.

To completely master the Treatise on Acupuncture Points, he still had much to learn.

Yet merely gaining this understanding made Lu Qing feel that the path of medicine was indeed anything but ordinary.

Whether medicine or acupuncture, both were vast and profound, their knowledge intricate and complex. Neither was easy to master.

Had he not possessed his ability, he had no idea how long it would have taken him just to understand the two medical books his master had given him.

Gently turning the pages, Lu Qing began reviewing the book once more.

Though he had already memorized its contents, he still preferred the feeling of leafing through an actual book.

Beneath the twilight sunlight, Lu Qing continued reading.

Only when the sun dipped below the western hills and the sky gradually darkened did he put the book away.

That night, Xiao Yan still did not see the Black Little Beast she had been yearning for.

That little creature seemed to possess some special ability. Every time, it only appeared after Xiao Yan had fallen asleep.

Sure enough, just after Lu Qing tucked the blanket around the sleeping little girl, he heard that familiar scratching at the door from outside.

He went to the kitchen, brought out the fresh live fish he had prepared beforehand, and opened the front door.

Then he saw a black figure nimbly hop backward.

With its two front paws held together, it sat elegantly and quietly watched Lu Qing, waiting for him to put down the fish.

"You little fellow, you're getting more and more at ease," Lu Qing said, shaking his head.

He put down the fish and stepped back several paces.

The Black Little Beast immediately came forward and wolfed down the fish in the Wooden Basin.

Lu Qing merely watched it eat in silence and did not disturb it.

Compared with more than ten days ago, the Black Little Beast had grown a little larger.

Its attitude had also changed from its former suspicious vigilance to its current ability to face Lu Qing with complete calm.

When it ate fish, it no longer carried one away to hide, then emerged to take a second only after finishing the first.

Instead, like now, it simply ate directly from the Wooden Basin.

Of course, although its attitude had become much gentler, Lu Qing still could not approach it, much less touch it.

But Lu Qing had never intended to touch the little fellow anyway.

If this little thing suddenly got agitated and swiped at him, his hand would probably be ruined.

He did not believe his limbs could be harder than steel or stone.

Not to mention that even steel and stone could be torn apart by this creature.

Therefore, every time he put down the fish, he would step back, lest he accidentally provoke this little ancestor.

And after the Black Little Beast finished eating each time, it would leave without the slightest attachment.

Only this time, something seemed different.

After the Black Little Beast finished the fish, it turned and left, leaping out of the fenced yard.

Just as Lu Qing was about to step forward and collect the Wooden Basin, he saw its figure appear before him once more.

"What, are you not full?"

Lu Qing could not help asking.

That should not have been the case. He had added several more fish today than yesterday.

Even if the little creature had grown a little, its appetite should not have increased so much all at once.

Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, a strange look appeared in the Black Little Beast's eyes.

Had Lu Qing noticed it, he would have discovered that it seemed to be a look of disdain.

Unfortunately, Lu Qing did not notice, because his attention was drawn to something else.

"What are you holding in your mouth?"

At that moment, the Black Little Beast was indeed holding something in its mouth.

The object appeared grayish-white, but Lu Qing could not see it clearly.

The moonlight was not bright that night; only a pale crescent hung in the sky.

The Black Little Beast stepped forward, placed the object from its mouth on the ground, then retreated several steps.

"This is for me?" Lu Qing asked in surprise.

The Black Little Beast did not move. It merely watched Lu Qing quietly.

Yet Lu Qing understood its meaning. This thing truly was a gift for him.

"It really is for me?"

This time, Lu Qing was genuinely astonished.

After feeding the little creature for so long, this was the first return gift he had received.

"What is this?"

Lu Qing stepped forward and gently picked up the object.

The moment it entered his hand, he immediately judged that it seemed to be the rootstock of some plant.

Leaves grew from its top, its rootlets were numerous, and some soil still clung to it.

Using the faint moonlight, he began examining the object in his hand.

The longer he looked, the wider his eyes became.

Having memorized the entire Classic of Materia Medica so thoroughly that he could recite it fluently backward and forward, the more he looked, the more the object in his hand resembled a certain medicinal herb.

"This couldn't be..."

Before the thought in Lu Qing's heart could fully arise, his ability had already given him the answer.

A hazy glow of ability-light rose from the plant in his hand.

Most crucially, this glow was not purely white.

Amid the white was mixed a faint trace of Red Light.

Ginseng: A precious medicinal herb. Edible and non-toxic.

This ginseng had grown for a long time and seemed to be more than a hundred years old.

Legend had it that ginseng possessed all manner of miraculous effects. Ginseng old enough even seemed capable of spiritual awareness and developing intelligence.

Hundred-Year Ginseng!

When he clearly saw the information given by his ability, Lu Qing's eyes flew wide open.