The twenty-eighth day after the Heaven Dou communication competition ended.
Chen Jieqi stood by the spring of Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, holding a large leafless, single-stem pale pink flower in his hand.
The stem is three feet long, the petals are as clear as crystal, the stamens are lavender, and a light pink mask forms around the body.
This is none other than Aromatic Silk Beauty, the nemesis of all poisons. He stayed there for six years and never moved.
"Are you sure you want to give it away?"
Dugu Bo leaned against the door, his tone casual, but his eyes serious.
"OK."
"Yang Wudi That old guy has a temper as hard as the stone in the pit.
If you give him something, he may not appreciate it."
Chen Jieqi put Immortal Herb away and turned around.
"It's not that he's ungrateful, it's that he doesn't dare to owe favors. After being abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect, he doesn't trust anyone anymore."
Dugu Bo was silent for a moment.
"But he believes in medicine." Chen Jieqi said,
"For a person who has spent most of his life refining medicine, what he fears most is not death, but not being able to practice medicine."
Dugu Bo glanced at him and walked out first.
"Let's go, he is coming to Heaven Dou City to purchase medicinal materials. He lives in Locust Tree Alley in the south of the city.
Leave the day after tomorrow, you only have today."
Chen Jieqi followed him, his pace was neither hasty nor slow.
The most inconspicuous corner in the south of the city Locust Tree Alley, Heaven Dou City.
Breaking Clan has no property in Heaven Dou City. Yang Wudi always lives in this alley every time he comes to purchase medicinal materials.
He stayed in that inconspicuous little inn, not because it was cheap, but because no one would bother him in a place like this.
When Dugu Bo pushed the door in, the shopkeeper behind the counter raised his head and took a look.
He lowered his head again, as if he didn't see anything.
In the second room upstairs, the door was not closed tightly, and a bitter medicinal smell floated out from the crack in the door.
Mixed with some old, lingering turbidity.
Dugu Bo raised his hand and knocked twice. Without waiting for anyone to answer, he pushed the door open and went in.
"Old Poison?"
Yang Wudi was sitting on a wooden chair in front of the window, holding a herb in his hand without raising his head.
"What are you doing here?"
"Bring your grandson here to see the world."
Dugu Bo turned sideways and gave way to Chen Jieqi who was following behind.
Yang Wudi raised his head. His face was square and dark, with several deep forehead lines carved on his forehead.
The eye sockets were sunken, and the whites of his eyes were turbid yellow. He glanced at Chen Jieqi, his eyes paused on Naaru Brand between his eyebrows for a moment, and then moved away.
"I've seen it before," he said.
"I was very impressed by your command during the exchange competition."
Chen Jieqi handed over his hand, "Clan Chief Yang."
"Sit."
Chen Jieqi sat down on the wooden bench opposite him. Dugu Bo beside him did not sit down, but leaned against the window.
The room was quiet for a few moments, and Yang Wudi continued to play with the herbs in his hand, as if there was no one in front of him.
Chen Jieqi didn't rush to speak. He looked at Yang Wudi's fingers. The joints in his hands were thick.
The tiger's mouth and fingertips are all covered with thick calluses, and there are medicinal stains embedded in the nails that cannot be washed away. When twisting grass with the right hand,
The thumb will twitch slightly unconsciously, very slightly, so subtle that it is difficult for ordinary people to detect it.
And his breathing, every ten breaths, there would be a very light, suppressed dry cough, as if there was something blocked in his throat.
Chen Jieqi spoke, "Clan Chief Yang, how many years have you been refining medicine?"
Yang Wudi's hand stopped for a moment,
"Fifty or sixty years."
"Fifty or sixty years," Chen Jieqi repeated the number,
"We deal with herbs every day. Some herbs have mild medicinal properties, while others are toxic.
When refining medicine, the medicinal gas enters through the mouth and nose, and over time, some of it will remain in the body.
Yang Wudi raised his head, his eyes darkened,
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to say that Patriarch Yang's body has been infected with poison for a long time."
Suddenly the sound of needles dropping could be heard in the room. Dugu Bo leaned against the window and tightened his posture, looking at Chen Jieqi and then at Yang Wudi.
Yang Wudi was not angry, he just looked at Chen Jieqi, his eyes as deep as an abyss.
"How old are you?"
"Twelve."
"You are twelve years old and you dare to talk about your body in front of me?"
Yang Wudi's voice is not high, but every word is like a hammer hitting an anvil.
Chen Jieqi did not flinch,
"Twelve years old, but I have seen worse poison than you."
He glanced at Dugu Bo.
Yang Wudi followed his gaze and saw Dugu Bo leaning against the window. He suddenly remembered something.
Back then, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was covered in snake venom, with a stiff face and a fishy smell all over his body.
But now Dugu Bo has a rosy complexion, a calm aura, and even his hair color has returned to an ordinary person's color.
Yang Wudi's eyes slowly changed,
"Did you help him untie it?"
"Grandpa's poison was cured by himself." Chen Jieqi said,
"I just helped a little bit."
Dugu Bo snorted, "You bastard, don't put gold on my face. Without your Hunyuan Immortal Herb and Soul Core methods,
I'm still soaking in the poison tank waiting to die."
Yang Wudi was silent.
Chen Jieqi took out the Aromatic Silk Beauty plant from Soul Tool and placed it on the table.
The moment the immortal product appeared, the medicinal smell in the entire room was diluted, replaced by a refreshing,
With a pure scent of slightly sweet floral fragrance, the light pink halo gently diffuses,
Even the turbid poisons in the air are purified.
Yang Wudi's pupils suddenly tightened,
He knows this thing... no, he has only seen it in ancient books.
"Aromatic Silk Beauty..."
His voice was a little tight,
"This is..."
"Grandpa's drug store raised them." Chen Jieqi said,
"You know its efficacy better than I do."
Yang Wudi stared at the immortal plant for a long time. He put his hands on his knees, slowly clenching them and then loosening them.
"You want to exchange this for me, Breaking Clan, to work for you?"
"It's not about risking one's life." Chen Jieqi said,
"In exchange for you being able to continue refining the medicine."
Yang Wudi raised his head and looked at him.
"I don't know how many people you have saved by refining medicine for decades, but I know that there are still many medicines you want to make but cannot.
Because it's too toxic, your body can't handle it."
Chen Jieqi's voice was calm, not sensational or complimentary, just stating a fact.
"This fairy does not buy your loyalty, but allows you to do what you have always wanted to do."
Yang Wudi's eyes were red. He was not crying, but his eyes were red and his Adam's apple rolled.
Swallowed back the little thing that came up.
"What do you want?"
"Cooperation." Chen Jieqi said.
"I need someone who really understands medicine to help me manage my grandfather's medicine resources and develop new Antidote Pill, amplifying medicine.
Breaking Clan's medicine refining technology combined with my grandfather's medicinal herb resources can make things that are not available on the market.
The income is 50/50, you make your own decision regarding Breaking Clan, I will not interfere.
This time Yang Wudi was silent for longer.
The old locust tree outside the window rustled in the wind, and a dead leaf floated in through the window and landed next to the Aromatic Silk Beauty on the table.
He reached out, picked up the dead leaves, looked at them for a moment, and then gently blew them down.
"Old Poison." He suddenly said.
Dugu Bo leaned against the window and looked at him, "Huh?"
"Your grandson is better than you."
Dugu Bo smiled, "Nonsense."
Yang Wudi stood up, walked to Chen Jieqi, and stretched out his hands. His hands were still stained with medicine, and his thumbs were still trembling slightly.
But when I hold it, it feels very heavy.
"Cooperation," he said.
Chen Jieqi held his hand. "Cooperation."
Yang Wudi let go of his hand and looked down at the fairy plant on the table.
"This thing is too valuable, I can't accept it for nothing."
"Then consider it a meeting gift." Chen Jieqi said,
"I want priority in supplying the first batch of drugs that Breaking Clan will release from now on."
Yang Wudi stared at him for a few seconds, then smiled.
It wasn't a laugh, but the corners of his mouth were twitching, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were squeezed together, as if he hadn't made this expression for a long time.
"Okay."
Dugu Bo patted the skirt of his clothes,
"Have you finished talking? Let's go to dinner after talking. I'll treat you."
Yang Wudi glanced at him,
"You treat me? Last time you treated me, I paid for it."
"Didn't I forget to bring money..."
"You forget to bring it every time."
Chen Jieqi looked at the two old guys bickering, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he left Aromatic Silk Beauty on the table.
Turn around and go out the door first.
He stood on the steps and took a deep breath. If his grandfather hadn't had some connection with the Breaking Clan before,
This matter was really difficult to handle, but it was finally done.
The footsteps of Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi came from behind, one was steady and the other was slightly dragging.
Chen Jieqi didn't look back and walked towards the alley. The next step...