Great Tonic Soup, Entering the Qi Blood Realm (Seeking Tuesday Read-Throughs) "Master, you mean...?" Lu Qing asked.
"Your constitution has always been somewhat weak. If you want to enter the Qi Blood Realm, you must first make up for the deficiencies in your foundation."
"Taking a Blood Replenishing and Qi Boosting Pill would have the same effect, but that would be rather wasteful."
"So this Golden Loach was caught at just the right time. With it, I can brew you a pot of Medicinal Diet Tonic Soup, just enough to make up for your deficiencies."
"But Master, I wanted to share this Golden Loach with you," Lu Qing said hesitantly.
"When the time comes, your master can simply mooch a bowl of soup. There's no need to stand on ceremony."
The Old Doctor was a man of action. He immediately carried the Golden Loach into the kitchen.
Lu Qing followed him inside and saw the Old Doctor skillfully preparing the Golden Loach.
Other than removing its innards, he even kept its blood, placing everything together into an earthen jar.
The Old Doctor then added some medicinal herbs and began to simmer it.
The simmering lasted a full hour.
Once the fragrance of the tonic soup emerged, its fresh, savory aroma filled the entire house, making both Lu Qing and Xiao Yan swallow their saliva again and again.
"It's ready."
The Old Doctor put out the fire, let the earthen jar cool a little, then carried it out and set it on the table.
As soon as the lid was lifted, a rich fragrance rushed toward them, making the brother and sister salivate even more.
Even the Old Doctor could not help but praise it after smelling it. "As expected of a rare fish among the Ten Supreme Delicacies."
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