Treasure at the Mine

Fairy Li was speechless...

Mr. Mengfei chuckled.

Qi Chu was caught off guard by Su Ziyang and didn't know how to answer Su Ziyang for a moment.

"This one, that one! Cough cough, this..."

Qi Chu coughed and shook his head...

"Brother Chu? Will you teach me?"

Su Ziyang embodies the words "thick-skinned" and "shameless" to the fullest extent.

This was all thanks to a book Su Ziyang had read before, "The Thick Black Theory".

Su Ziyang summarized this with a few witty remarks:

You need to be thick-skinned.

You have to be thick-skinned.

It should be substantial but not rigid.

This allows for excellent flexibility.

It must be dark but not false.

That's how you get a shiny black color.

Qi Chu was speechless at Su Ziyang's behavior. With one single and one double eyelid, he looked at Mr. Mengfei for help. Mr. Mengfei waved his hand, meaning he had no solution either.

"Like master, like disciple. This is utterly speechless. Speechless to the core."

Qi Chu said helplessly.

"You don't need to be shameless enough to beg me for this. Now that you've learned the methods of the Heavenly Physician Lineage, you won't be able to cultivate this technique of mine."

Qi Chu's words shattered all of Su Ziyang's hopes, but Su Ziyang only then understood one thing: what the name of his lineage was.

Master Luo had never mentioned this before, so since Qi Chu brought it up, Qi Chu must have recognized it.

"Don't always look at the grass being greener on the other side. The Heavenly Physician Lineage's methods are extremely powerful; legend has it that they can bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bone. However, I have never witnessed it."

Qi Chu spoke frankly, "However, I once met an old man from your lineage. The protective technique he cultivated could condense the surrounding energy into a tangible form; it was very powerful. I don't know if you've learned it."

Qi Chu's two sentences left Su Ziyang completely bewildered. Even Mr. Mengfei didn't know exactly what Su Ziyang had learned from Master Luo.

The first one is that Master Luo forbade me to say.

The second point is that Mr. Mengfei never asked.

The master and apprentice were of one mind and had developed a tacit understanding.

However, Qi Chu revealed the Five Elements Qi Method that he hadn't cultivated very well.

According to Master Luo, there is no longer such a complete lineage in this place, and Master Luo himself has not mastered this practice.

If Qi Chu had ever met someone who knew this skill, then that person must be Master Luo's master.

"Brother Chu, may I ask if the person you're talking about is surnamed Yan...?"

Su Ziyang said weakly.

"Ah! Yes. I remember when I met him, he was with an apprentice. The apprentice's surname was Luo, and he was from Northeast China. Quite interesting."

Qi Chu was explaining, he suddenly stared at Su Ziyang in surprise, then exclaimed in astonishment, "Holy crap... you're not that old man's grand-disciple, are you???"

"It was just a coincidence that his mother opened the door, and that he happened to arrive home."

Seeing Su Ziyang nod, Qi Chu covered his face and said something.

Su Ziyang was at a loss for words; where did this Qi Chu come from with so many strange ideas?

"Since you're that old man's grand-disciple and also Mengfei's apprentice, I'll teach you something else later. Let's go, let's go."

Qi Chu finished speaking, he turned around and led the way forward.

After taking a couple of steps, Su Ziyang realized something was amiss.

Qi Chu said he had met his advisor.

Master Luo said that his grandmaster had disappeared thirty years ago, and judging from Master Luo's level of cultivation, he was most likely no longer in this world.

But how many years have Master Luo and his master been separated?

Qi Chu, however, said that the advisor had a disciple with him, surnamed Luo.

How many years ago was that?

How old is Qi Chu?

Two large question marks floated above Su Ziyang's head.

Although Mr. Mengfei called him "Brother Chu Brother Chu," Qi Chu actually looked a few years younger than Mr. Mengfei.

Su Ziyang had told Fairy Li about Master Luo's experiences. After a glance between Su Ziyang and Fairy Li, Fairy Li instantly understood.

Then they heard Fairy Li mutter softly, "Old monster..."

As soon as they left the residential area, Qi Chu pulled up an electric tricycle from somewhere.

"Come on, get on. Who wants to sit in the front with me? The other two will sit in the back."

Mr. Mengfei chose to sit in the front, leaving Su Ziyang and Fairy Li to sit in the back.

"Brother Chu, where are we going?"

Su Ziyang asked curiously.

"Let's go to an abandoned mine and find some good stuff."

Qi Chu rode his electric tricycle, moving forward at a leisurely pace.

"What's this good stuff?"

It's raining, and since he has nothing better to do, Su Ziyang started chatting with Qi Chu.

Do you know what "kongqing" means?

Qi Chu said.

"I know!"

Su Ziyang had often bragged at the pharmacy before, and he had seen Kong Qing there.

This is a mineral medicine, a bluish-green stone.

However, Su Ziyang firmly believed that this thing was not Kong Qing.

Because the medicine in the pharmacy is different from what is described in the ancient books.

"You know this? Let me test you. Tell me about the 'kongqing' (a type of blue-green silk)."

Qi Chu asked with a smile.

"I've never used this medicine before, but I'll tell you what I read about it in a book."

Su Ziyang spends his free time reading and memorizing.

So I memorized all the information about the herb Kongqing from several ancient books.

Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica

It tastes sweet and is cold in nature. It is used to treat night blindness and deafness. It improves eyesight, benefits the nine orifices, unblocks blood vessels, and nourishes the spirit. Long-term use can lighten the body and prolong life. It can also transform copper, iron, lead, and tin into gold.

Tao Hongjing's "Collected Commentaries on the Classic of Materia Medica"

It tastes sweet and sour, is cold to very cold in nature, and is non-toxic. It is used to treat night blindness and deafness, improve eyesight, benefit the nine orifices, unblock blood vessels, nourish the spirit, benefit liver qi, treat red and painful eyes, remove skin lesions, stop tearing, promote urination, increase lactation, open joints, and break up hard masses. Long-term use can lighten the body, prolong life, enhance memory, elevate ambition, and even make one feel like an immortal. It can also transform copper, iron, lead, and tin into gold.

"Jade Catalpa Explanation of Medicinals" by Huang Yuanyu

It tastes bitter and is cold in nature, entering the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin. It clears away pterygium and improves vision, and resolves stagnation and promotes blood circulation.

Azurite clears the liver and breaks up stagnation, treats blurred vision, eye pain, redness, swelling, and pterygium, promotes menstruation and lactation, and relieves edema.

The pebbles are like eggs, containing water and making a sound when shaken. They are called azurite. Over time, they can be used to treat pterygium and blindness, and the outer shell will also wear down. Some pebbles have a white coating inside, which is very effective for treating boils, carbuncles and other skin infections. This is a different type of azurite and is extremely rare.

"Oh! You're doing quite well. Mengfei's training is excellent."

After hearing Su Ziyang's words, Qi Chu was quite happy. "This time, let's go find a few real Kong Qing. I don't think you've ever seen a real one either. What's on the market now are all fakes."

Qi Chu's words struck a chord with Su Ziyang, Su Ziyang also believed that the thing was fake.

However, upon hearing that he would be able to see the real Kong Qing, Su Ziyang was extremely excited.