Chapter 60 Learn to make alchemy
"But I'm not short of money." Su Ziyi said.
"This—" Doctor Li was speechless. I think so. Su Ziyi went to the mountains several times and the money from the monsters he caught was enough to last their whole life. How could he value the small amount of money for collecting herbs? Thinking about it this way makes people feel a little frustrated instantly.
"But -" Su Ziyi changed the topic: "It can be replaced by something else."
Upon hearing his words, Dr. Li, who was still a little sad, immediately became alert. He glanced at his medicine box. Although his body was weak, he was still It was still tight, and one could tell he was very defensive. Su Ziyi glanced at it casually and said calmly: "I know that liquid medicine is quite magical, but I didn't want to ask you for it." He would never covet something that belonged to his owner.
"Then what do you think-" Doctor Li had to think more. Although the Su Ziyi in front of him was completely different from the previous one, who could guarantee that the core inside was good?
"You know, I am a monk." Although the other party was an elder, Su Ziyi did not show respect, but looked at the other party as an equal: "You too." His eyes moved around the room. He turned around, with a strong smell of herbal medicine lingering on the tip of his nose: "And you also know how to refine elixirs, so I want to learn how to refine elixirs from you." "That's it?" At
this time, Doctor Li was really shocked. He said with some disbelief: "But I only know a little bit about it." There was some hesitation on his face, and he seemed to be very entangled. "But it's enough for getting started." Su Ziyi nodded. Although there are better alchemists than Doctor Li, Doctor Li is currently the most convenient and best choice.
"I don't need you to worry too much. I will prepare my own things." In order to reassure the other party, Su Ziyi promised: "You just need to tell me how to do it." "This--" Doctor Li still seemed a little confused
. He hesitated, but actually his heart was already very shaken. After all, his cultivation and level are there. If Su Ziyi didn't find it troublesome, he would probably not bother to find him, and the other party didn't need him to take care of him, so he would continue to find herbs and even spiritual herbs from the mountains for him. , this is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
Therefore, Doctor Li no longer hesitated, gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, okay." After saying this, he still had doubts. After all, he had seen how much the child Bian Qing had suffered: "Are you sure you don't want to do anything else?" Yes?"
"Huh." Su Ziyi laughed at his words: "No need." He looked lazily into the medicine box: "I don't have a habit of prying into other people's secrets, so I don't care about your affairs. I won't ask, and I won't care. As for what happened today, I will pretend that I didn't see it, so don't worry." He knew that he probably didn't have a good image in Dr. Li's heart, but he didn't care, he just wanted to talk to Dr. Li. The doctor just made a win-win deal.
"By the way, are you sure you don't need to go to the medical clinic anymore?" It was getting late, and Su Ziyi was still waiting to go home for lunch, so he didn't really want to bother here anymore. "I see there's no one else in your family. Can you handle it alone?" He said this not because he was so kind, but simply because he didn't want Dr. Li to delay the business for a long time because of his illness.
"No need." Doctor Li refused without thinking. It seemed that Su Ziyi's words made him let down his guard. He took the initiative to explain to Su Ziyi: "That is the medicine given by my ancestors' great power. Just one drop will cure the disease." It can restore 50% of the vitality of a seriously injured person." "So miraculous?" Su Ziyi raised his eyebrows. When he looked at Doctor Li's face, he didn't look like he was half better.
"It's just that the medicine only has a miraculous effect on internal injuries, and has very little effect on the damaged muscles and foundation of the practitioner." Doctor Li smiled bitterly and shook his head.
No wonder then.
Su Ziyi thought to himself, even though Doctor Li's face was quite angry, he was probably in a mess inside.
But - he then thought about it, it would probably take a while before Dr. Li recovered. Sure enough, after Dr. Li said that, he sighed: "So it's useless to go to the medical center now. I can only slowly heal the remaining injuries by meditating." After saying that, he was still in vain. He smiled at Su Ziyi with a straight face, but he was forced to do so.
"Okay, I understand." Seeing the sleepy look on the other person's face, Su Ziyi didn't want to disturb him anymore. He stepped forward and resettled the other person on the bed and covered him with a quilt. He got up after the other person closed his eyes. Shen: "Then I'll go back first. I'll come back to see you when I have time." After that, he stopped talking nonsense, turned around, closed the door and left.
Behind him, Doctor Li, who was wrapped tightly in quilts, quietly raised his eyelids, with unexplainable thoughts flowing in his eyes.
Although it was as cold outside as it was inside, Su Ziyi was still shuddered by the chill coming from the shop as soon as he went out. And in this cold wind, a familiar figure appeared at the end of the path. The other person kept looking up. When he saw Su Ziyi, his steps became faster.
"Why are you here?" Su Ziyi helped Doctor Li close the courtyard door and welcomed the visitor. It turned out that the person who came was Bian Qing.
"I -" Bian Qing, who was running all the way, was out of breath again. After taking two deep breaths, he said: "On my way back, I heard the aunt in the village saying that you were carrying Doctor Li here, covered in blood. ." As he spoke, he frowned and looked at the blood on Su Ziyi's clothes: "What's wrong? Are you injured again?" There was undisguised worry in his tone.
"No, this is not my blood." Bian Qing's worry was very helpful to Su Ziyi. The corners of his mouth curled up a little, and then he pulled Bian Qing's sleeves and walked towards home while explaining carefully: " When I was chopping firewood, I met Dr. Li. He was being chased by a monster. I rescued him, but by accident, the monster's blood splashed on him." "That's it." Bian Qing looked at it
. There was indeed nothing wrong with Su Ziyi's actions, and his worries were relieved.
"What, you just came back?" When they reached the ridge of the field, Su Ziyi let go of Bian Qing's sleeves, and the traction on his arms lost. Bian Qing felt a little empty in his heart, but he didn't show it, and said with a normal expression. "That's right, I heard about you before I even put the basket away, so I came running here." He shook the bamboo basket behind him and complained a little.
"Thank you for your hard work." Su Ziyi smiled and his voice softened a little: "I'll carry the bamboo basket." After saying that, he reached out to pick up the bamboo basket on Bian Qing's back, but Bian Qing shook his body and he It came up empty. "The firewood on your mountain hasn't been taken back yet." He looked at Su Ziyi with a determined look on his face: "You go and clean it up, I'll go home and cook first." "That's right, I still threw that
monster away." Listen. After hearing Bian Qing's instructions, Su Ziyi suddenly remembered it.
Unexpectedly, his words ignited Bian Qing's emotions, and he said in a sharp voice: "What? You just threw the monster on the mountain?" He looked at Su Ziyi with a prodigal look on his face, and hurriedly moved his hands Pushing Su Ziyi's back: "Go quickly, what if the monster is picked up by someone else? There are also wild beasts on the mountain, and it will be eaten by them. What a waste." Every time he said another word, his face changed. It hurts even more.
His appearance made Su Ziyi laugh, and when Su Ziyi smiled, Bian Qing glared at him: "You're still laughing, why don't you hurry up and go." "Okay, okay." Su Ziyi stopped bullying him and said with a smile on his face: "Yes!" After saying that, Bian Qing reached out to fight, quickly rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, and ran away quickly.
Looking at the figure running so fast, Bian Qing still stared. When he was out of sight, he burst out laughing and said, "Childish." Su Ziyi was very fast, and he also bound his spiritual energy to the soles of his feet
. , which made him reach the mountain easily and in less than a moment, as if he were stepping on clouds. The place in the mountain was still pretty much the same as when he left, except that Chi Xie's blood was bleeding all over the ground. But yes, this place is already very close to the outskirts of Luoshan Village. How can there be any large beasts? Moreover, Chi Xie is such a big lump that even five or six ordinary villagers would not be able to lift it.
So, it is what it should be.
Standing in front of this red hill, Su Ziyi shook his head helplessly, then rolled up his sleeves, used both hands to pull Chi Xie's two forelimbs and walked down the mountain. And he didn't know it until he dragged it. Only after dragging it did he realize how heavy it was. When he dragged it into his yard, his arms were already a little sore. When he let go, the hill fell to the ground. There was a dull "bang".
At this time, Su Yulang, who was lighting the fire in the kitchen with his mother, sensitively heard the sounds outside. He immediately released the tongs and ran out, and then he couldn't close his small mouth. "Oh my god, it's so big!" He rushed up with bright eyes and said excitedly: "Father, is this also a monster?" "Yes." Su Ziyi, who had his back to Su Yulang, turned around at this time: "This is
A first-order monster called Chixiu, it..." Before he could speak, he was interrupted by the anxious Su Yulang: "Father, you are injured!" He looked at the blood on Su Ziyi's body, and his hands There was nowhere to put it, and I wanted to pounce on it, but I was afraid of touching Su Ziyi's wound.
This pair of father and son...
Su Ziyi shook his head and smiled. Because his hands were full of the smell of blood, he resisted touching the other's head. He only said: "This is not my blood, it all belongs to this monster. I don't have it." A little injured." "Really?" After hearing Su Ziyi's explanation, Su Yulang calmed down. At this time, Bian Qing in the kitchen also heard the noise outside, walked out, and said to Su Ziyi: "I'll boil hot water for you, go take a bath first." "Huh?" Su Ziyi turned his head and looked away. ,
but said: "No hurry, I will solve it first, so as not to have to wash it a second time later." After saying that, he got into the warehouse and brought out the set of knives he bought specially from the town. , started to deal with Chi Xie on the spot, and Su Yulang on the side also obeyed his instructions obediently, going to the kitchen to drag the basin out, and then bringing hot water over.
Just because the red beast was so big, even if Su Ziyi threw away some dirty things, the remaining edible parts would still pile up into a hill.
"There are so many, are you going to sell them?" By the time Su Ziyi finished processing these things, it was already long past noon, but the other two people in the family didn't go to eat either, and kept busy with him. After everything was done, Bian Qing looked at these things with some worry. road.
Su Ziyi shook his head. He was still holding a deboning knife in his hand: "The fur will be processed later to make some clothes for Yulang; the bones and sewers will be salted and then smoked to make New Year dishes. ; As for the meat—" He looked at the meat that had accumulated in two large wooden basins, and his eyebrows couldn't help but raised: "We are all practicing now, so we can save more to eat, and then use some of it to give to Xiang Mansion as a New Year's gift. , after all, Butler Xiang and Dr. Wu have helped us a lot."
After saying this, he also remembered something and added: "Give Dr. Li some as well. He is injured. It would be good to eat some monster meat. His health is also good." "Huh?" At this time, Bian Qing became concerned about Doctor Li's injury: "Doctor Li, is he seriously injured?" After he came to Luoshan Village, Doctor Li gave him a lot of help.
"It's not bad, I just need to recuperate for a while." Su Ziyi said casually. He didn't intend to tell anyone about the time when he met Dr. Li. After all, he had promised to keep it a secret from Dr. Li.
"Then I'll bring some food over and have a look later." Bian Qing said worriedly: "He is the only one in Doctor Li's family. Now he is injured, and it is inconvenient to cook." He sighed: "Doctor Li is a Good man." "Yeah." After saying this, Su Ziyi had a flash in his mind and said to Bian Qing: "Our family will take care of all the meals until he recovers from his injury." After saying that, he was going to go to Dr. Li to learn alchemy. The matter was briefly explained.
When Bian Qing heard this, his face immediately lit up with joy: "Then I have to make more delicious food. After all, ordinary monks will not teach this kind of thing to foreigners." After saying that, he got into the kitchen. , the sound of ping-pong-pong-pong-pong also sounded in the kitchen, which made Su Ziyi a little helpless, but he still liked Bian Qing's neat temperament.
Just -
is it really that simple?
Looking at the pool of blood on the ground, Su Ziyi picked up a bucket of water from the well and washed the blood on the ground while thinking about it in his mind.
Although Dr. Li seemed to have explained everything, in fact he did not explain anything clearly, making it impossible to hear anything useful from it. Where did he meet the red beast? What happened before meeting Chi Xie? Why would Chi Xie chase after him? Why did he, a monk with a family tradition, end up in a place like Luoshan Village? And since he has the magic medicine in his hand, his family's power must be extraordinary, so how could he be like this? ...
All of these are problems.
However, it has nothing to do with him, Su Ziyi, for the time being.
Chapter 61 The village chief is worried
On the afternoon of the next day, Su Ziyi, who had just returned home from Shuiyun Town, found a rare guest at home.
From the corner of the yard, wisps of white smoke from burning cypress branches and chaff were slowly drifting out, and there was also a thin "crackling" sound. In addition, the fat oil of the red beast meat was oozing out, filling the air with all the smoke. It's the smell of smoky meat, which makes people craving for it.
In front of the row of hanging meat pieces, Su Yulang was bored and poking into the pile of chaff with a cypress branch.
However, when the courtyard door was pushed open with a "squeak" sound, his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he looked back and saw that the person coming was indeed the father he had been thinking about for a long time. He immediately threw the cypress branch aside. He rushed forward with a cheer, hugged Su Ziyi's waist and shook him: "Father, why did you come back?" Su Ziyi reached out to catch
him and smiled: "What's wrong?" Then he keenly noticed that there was someone in the main room. Breathing from the stranger, he lowered his head and asked, "Is someone here?"
Hearing Su Ziyi mention this, Su Yulang felt a little awkward. He held Su Ziyi's hand tightly, and then whispered: "It's the village chief." "Yes. ?" Su Ziyi frowned: "Why is he here?" At this time, Bian Qing, who was working in the kitchen, also heard the sound and came out. He hurriedly stepped forward to help Su Ziyi take down the bamboo basket from behind. While urging: "Go quickly, the village chief seems to have something serious to see you." He frowned, also a little puzzled by the sudden visit of the village chief.
"He didn't tell you anything?" Su Ziyi untied the bamboo basket, put it in Bian Qing's hand, and asked casually. Without thinking, Bian Qing glared at him and said fiercely: "What are you thinking about?" Look. Looking at his unhappy expression, Su Ziyi remembered that although this world was not as harsh as the ancient Earth, there were still many taboos against married twins.
So, he apologized: "I'm sorry, I forgot about it." Bian Qing did things quickly, and the longer he got along with him, the more subconsciously he felt that Bian Qing was just an ordinary man, and rarely thought that the other person was different from him. It is possible to have children.
"Okay, okay." This was not the first time that Su Ziyi had lost his temper in this regard. Bian Qing was too lazy to argue with him. He said casually: "Go quickly, he has been waiting for a while." "Okay." , I'll go over there right away." Su Ziyi dusted off the dust on his sleeves and the hem of his robe, and then walked into the main room at a leisurely pace.
The moment Su Yulang screamed, the village chief sitting in the main room heard it. However, when he poked his head out to look, he happened to see the family talking in a low voice, so he pulled his head back. . Fortunately, Su Ziyi walked in the next moment and saluted him and said hello: "Village Chief." "
You're back." The Village Chief put down the tea cup, stood up, and tried his best to face Su Ziyi with a kind smile, but When he saw Su Ziyi's face, he felt a little distorted no matter how he smiled.
Fortunately, Su Ziyi would not argue with him about this . He just nodded: "Village Chief, sit down." Then, he also found a stool to sit down and asked, "Is there anything important?" The president was not willing to be alone with Su Ziyi, so he would be happier if he could finish the matter as soon as possible. He stopped drinking the tea, coughed uncomfortably, leaned forward slightly and said, "This is not what Doctor Li said yesterday. Were you injured on the mountain?" He looked worried: "I went to see him with others and heard that he was injured by a monster?" "Yes." "This is troublesome." The village chief said:
"
For so many years, my ancestors have never seen a monster here, and now the monster actually appears in the nearby mountains, and it is so close to the village!" He went to check it out this morning, and found that the place where Su Ziyi and the others were fighting was not far away. Luoshan Village was only a few miles away, which really worried him.
"So, I think -" At this point, the village chief looked a little embarrassed. Over the years, the village and the Su family have not moved much. Now if something big happens in the village, they have to blame their family. , which really made his old face a bit unbearable: "You see you often go into the mountains, can you help me find out what is going on?" "I also know that this is a bit difficult." The village chief sighed, and did
not He went to see Su Ziyi and thought to himself, fearing that Su Ziyi would reject him out loud: "But the people in the village have just managed to live a good life, and this happened to them." He rubbed his face with his hands, and the bitter water came out. There were drops on his face: "There's nothing we can do about it." After saying this, he stopped talking and just looked at Su Ziyi.
And Su Ziyi didn't expect that someone who had never come to the door would come here just for this?
But this matter was not a big deal to him. After all, he still had to go into the mountains, so he nodded in agreement without thinking too much: "Okay, but it's difficult to walk in the mountains now. I have to wait if I want to go." Spring is about to begin." "No rush, no rush." Hearing Su Ziyi's response, the village chief's heart settled. He looked at Su Ziyi with a warm look in his eyes: "You can just help and take a look when the time comes. "
Okay."
Apart from this, the village chief had nothing else to do, so he said a few polite words and said goodbye to Su Ziyi. Su Ziyi also stood up and sent the other party outside the courtyard gate.
"Why, the village chief is gone?" Bian Qing was pickling vegetables in the kitchen, busy with his hands, but when he saw Su Ziyi walking in, he asked hurriedly. "Yes." Su Ziyi scooped a bowl of hot water from the stove and sipped it slowly. "What on earth did he come for?" Bian Qing couldn't figure out what the village chief came for. After all, his family had been coming to Luoshan Village for more than ten years, and the two families had basically never visited.
"It's not just about the monsters on the mountain." Su Ziyi said disapprovingly: "This time Doctor Li was injured so close to the village, they are always a little scared." "Then he came to you because he wanted you to do it Well?" Bian Qing felt a little unhappy when he heard about the monster beast, and his impression of the village chief was a bit bad.
"He asked me to go to the mountain to see what happened."
"Then you agreed?" Bian Qing raised his tone, smashed the vegetables in his hand into the basin, and looked over. "It's not a big deal, so I just accepted it casually." "It's not a big deal?" Hearing Bian Qing's question, Su Ziyi realized that Bian Qing was in a different mood. As soon as he thought about it, he thought of the key to the matter and immediately explained: " I only promised him to go up and have a look, and not until spring begins."
After hearing what he said, Bian Qing felt better, but he still said unforgivingly: "I will have to go with you then." "That's not good." Su Ziyi frowned: "It's very dangerous in the mountains, and I may not be able to protect you." "I know what I'm doing." At this point, Bian Qing also felt uncomfortable, and his tone changed. He said sadly: "I'm watching from the outside, and you're not allowed to go inside." "
Well, don't worry, I know that nothing is more important than saving your life." Looking at Bian Qing's tense expression, Su Ziyi said with relief, then changed the topic elsewhere: "Have you seen what I brought back?" "No, is that a return
gift from Xiangfu?" Bian Qing was still immersed in the sadness of his low strength. Among them, some of them were listless when talking.
"Yes." Su Ziyi stood up and dragged the bamboo basket to the stool: "Board Xiang and Dr. Wu both liked the red ferocious meat, so they gave us a very generous gift in return." He took it out and put it on the top. He received a blue package and opened it: "I told old doctor Wu about my plan to learn to refine medicine, and he gave me a handbook." He took out the contents and asked Bian Qing Shake.
"Old Doctor Wu is really kind-hearted." After hearing this, Bian Qing's face became much better. He stopped pickling vegetables, washed his hands, wiped them off and walked over, squatting next to Su Ziyi to sort things together.
"Yes." Su Ziyi took out everything inside: "Thanks to me leaving early, in two days, they will return to Qingcheng with Xiang Fu, and they will not come back until after the Lantern Festival." He breathed a sigh of relief: "And I also asked Butler Xiang to bring me a better medicine stove from Qingcheng."
"From Qingcheng-" Bian Qing raised his eyebrows: "That shouldn't be cheap"
"Yeah." Su Ziyi touched his nose: "In addition to the medicine stove, there are also some spiritual herbs and the like. I gave a total of 2,500 taels of silver notes to Butler Xiang." At first, after selling the monsters, he He had left four thousand taels of silver notes for himself, and most of them were gone at once, and when Butler Xiang comes back, he will probably have to make up some more.
"Do you still have enough money? I don't have enough money here." Ordinary people don't spend much money in life, so he basically didn't touch the five hundred taels that Su Ziyi gave him.
When Su Ziyi heard what he said, he felt a little weak in his heart. He shook his head: "That should be enough." He looked at Bian Qing's face: "And it will be spring by then, and I will go into the mountains. After entering the mountains , whether it is gathering herbs or hunting, there will be new income for the family." Putting eggs in one basket has never been his style.
"Okay then. There's nothing to do in the winter, just hurry up and read your book." After hearing what Su Ziyi said, Bian Qing felt that his pressure suddenly increased a lot. After all, he was only at the third level of Qi Refining. Going deep into the mountains would really only cause trouble to Su Ziyi, and he would never allow himself to do so. Therefore, I secretly encouraged myself in my heart and decided to practice hard this winter to shorten the gap between myself and Su Ziyi.
In this way, the already tense cultivation atmosphere in the Su family intensified again.
In the past, the two adults in the family spent their free time meditating and practicing after finishing their work every day. Although Su Yulang, who was still a little ignorant, did not understand, under the guidance of his parents, he was also able to operate unceremoniously. Practice with the spiritual energy in your body. Therefore, his happiest moment every day was when his father taught him to study with his mother.
Now, in addition to the previous training, Su Ziyi also has one more homework - to go to Dr. Li's house to learn the basic knowledge of refining medicine from Dr. Li.
Alchemists have a very long history in the Qingze Continent. However, the turmoil on the mainland has led to the loss of various inheritances, coupled with the reduction of various spiritual materials and herbs, so the content that has been handed down now is less than ten. The number of alchemists As a result, it continues to decrease sharply. But the overall framework and the most basic things are still relatively well preserved, which is of great benefit to new practitioners like Su Ziyi.
In particular, although Dr. Li is only at the second level of Qi Refining, he has profound basic skills and a very deep understanding of the most superficial elixir prescriptions, which makes Su Ziyi benefit a lot every time he communicates with him.
Through Doctor Li, Su Ziyi learned that among current practitioners, elixirs are divided into four levels: heaven, earth, xuan, and yellow. Among them, yellow is the lowest level and heaven is the highest level; and among these four The major level is divided into nine minor levels from one to nine.
However, due to the loss of inheritance, currently only Huang-level and Xuan-level elixirs are widely circulated on the Qingze continent. Prefecture-level elixirs only occasionally appear in black market auctions, but every time they appear, they will set off a violent storm on the mainland. rain. As for the heavenly elixir? That is an existence that is even more unthinkable.
The refining of these elixirs has very high requirements on the cultivators themselves. A monk in the late stage of foundation establishment, even if he has the best talent for refining elixirs, can only touch the threshold of Xuan-level elixirs. The refining process is quite difficult. There are a few types of Xuan-level elixirs. Therefore, the best alchemist on the Qingze Continent is currently only a Xuan-level alchemist at the golden elixir stage.
"There are fewer and fewer valuable spiritual herbs, and it is becoming more and more difficult for alchemists to improve." Dr. Li told Su Ziyi: "There are some spiritual herbs used in yellow-level elixirs that can be cultivated and can also be found in other places. , so yellow-level elixirs can still appear in large quantities." He sighed: "In recent years, the number of high-level monsters and high-level spiritual grasses that can be found has become less and less, and the refining of mysterious-level elixirs has also changed. It's very difficult."
Su Ziyi put away the bowls and chopsticks that Doctor Li had just finished eating and listened quietly. However, the longer he stayed with Dr. Li, the more suspicious he became of Dr. Li, because the knowledge and knowledge that Dr. Li possessed were completely beyond the reach of a poor doctor living in a dilapidated mountain village. Therefore, there may be an unknown story about Dr. Li.
However, he didn't ask any questions in his mind. He just abided by his duty and studied the knowledge of alchemy seriously.
After getting along with each other for this period of time, Dr. Li almost understood Su Ziyi's personality, which made him less wary of Su Ziyi and more appreciative of Su Ziyi. After eating the lunch sent by the Su family, he told Su Ziyi While talking about the alchemist thing, he sighed leisurely: "I really want to see the grand scene of the ancient times, when there were as many low-level alchemists as dogs, and the heaven-level alchemists were everywhere." His eyes were full of longing.
After saying that, he looked at Su Ziyi and sighed with some resignation: "This is how I will be for the rest of my life. Being able to refine second-grade yellow-level elixirs is my limit, but -" He did not cover his eyes at all. Expectations for Su Ziyi: "Boy of the Su family, you are still young. I believe you will go much further than me."