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Chapter 24 Poria and Shouwu Pills

Outside Jinling City, the moon is bright and there are few stars.

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old was holding a lantern and waiting alone outside the city for someone to return.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a figure in front of me. When the girl saw this, she instinctively became wary. It was not until the moonlight fell that a figure in a light yellow green shirt appeared in her field of vision.

"Mr. Murong!" Upon seeing this, the girl's vigilance disappeared in an instant, and then her whole body became excited.

"Miss Jiao!"

Seeing Jiao Wan'er waiting alone outside the city under the moonlit night, Murong Fu couldn't help but look surprised, and then he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, miss!"

"As long as the young master is well!" Jiao Wan'er blushed when she heard this and said in a voice like a mosquito.

Under the background of the moonlight, the girl's shy face seemed to be covered with a veil, but when Murong Fu looked at the girl in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

How could Murong Fu not see how he felt about the girl in front of him?
  It's just that he is in a foreign land and will return home without knowing when. How can he accept it rashly?

"Mr. Murong, I have ordered my servants to prepare wine and food in the house, just waiting for you..."

Seeing that Murong Fu didn't answer, Jiao Wan'er couldn't help but feel sad, but she still forced a smile.

When Murong Fu heard this, he shook his head and said, "Miss Jiao, I appreciate your kindness, but now I need to travel far!"

"Young Master, are you so anxious?"

When Jiao Wan'er heard this, she couldn't help lowering her head immediately, and her tone even revealed a hint of sadness.

"Miss Jiao, I have an appointment with the Huashan Sect. Now the youngest son of Xin Shu and his wife will continue to use the elixir to prolong his life. There is no time to delay!"

Seeing that Jiao Wan'er seemed to have a misunderstanding, Murong Fu could only explain slowly.

"Miss Jiao still needs to take care of the things in Dakongfang. I will thank you after I return to the north!"

Looking at Jiao Wan'er in front of him, Murong Fu said seriously.

"Then Wan'er wishes the young master a successful return!"

Hearing Murong Fu's words, Jiao Wan'er couldn't help but smile.

……

After bidding farewell to Jiao Wan'er, Murong Fu immediately set off under the starry night. With Jiao Wan'er's prepared fast horse, Murong Fu galloped to Fengyang in less than a day.

Fengyang was built, dating back to the Qin and Han Dynasties, with Zhongli County, but the county named after the mountain "Phoenix Mountain" began in the early Ming Dynasty.

According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Zhang Shicheng, rushed back to Haozhou, and changed Haozhou to Linhao Prefecture.

In the sixth year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty, a central government was established in the imperial township. In the seventh year of Hongwu's reign, the government was moved to Fenghuang Mountain. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, gave the mansion the name "Fengyang", which is still in use today.

In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the governor-general was re-established here and was based in Fengyang, responsible for the military affairs of Jiangbei and Henan and Huguang.

Today, Murong Fu came for the Governor of Fengyang. The Governor of Fengyang has been replaced for three times, and the current governor is Ma Shiying.

According to legend, a large piece of Poria cocos was recently found in the deep valley of Huangshan Mountain. It is estimated to be more than a thousand years old. It happened that someone in eastern Zhejiang unearthed a human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum. Both are once-in-a-lifetime treasures.

Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying got the message and ordered a master pharmacist to make 80 Poria cocos and Shouwu pills, which were also mixed with Laoshan ginseng, pearl powder and other precious medicinal materials. The cost of the medicinal materials alone cost 20,000 to 30,000 silver. This incident caused a sensation in Jiangnan officialdom and the medical industry.

According to ancient prescriptions, this pill actually has the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life. People with weak constitutions can see the effect immediately after taking just one pill.

Ma Shiying kept forty pills for himself so that he could take one every year for the next forty years. The remaining forty pills were sent as tribute, hoping that Chongzhen would be emperor for another forty years and be promoted every year.

Murong Fuxing came here that night just for the Poria and Shouwu Pills.

Not to mention that he had an appointment with the Huashan Sect. Even if he didn't have an appointment, this Poria-Cocos-Shou Wu Wan was still worth his while.

Fengyang City is naturally far less prosperous than Jinling City, but there is still an endless stream of pedestrians in the city. Businessmen traveling from south to north gather at the Chengneifang Municipal Committee, which is quite lively.
  After Murong Fu entered the city, he went straight to the Governor's Mansion. With his current martial arts skills, no matter the officers and soldiers outside the city, they could not do anything to him. In less than a cup of tea, Murong Fu asked the servants of the Governor's Mansion the location of Ma Shiying's residence, and then he appeared in the bedroom.

Murong Fu found a wooden box on the table in the bedroom without any effort. After opening it, it was filled with pills sealed with wax pills.

Murong Fu immediately crushed a wax pill to test its authenticity, but then a burst of fragrance hit his nose, revealing a vermilion pill as big as longan, which was obviously the Poria cocos and Shouwu pills made by Ma Shiying with great pains.

Naturally, Ma Shiying did not expect that someone in the world would be so bold as to place this Poria-cocos-shouwu pills randomly in the room.

After Murong Fu got the Fuling Shouwu Pills, he didn't stop at Fengyang Mansion and immediately set off towards Baoding Mansion.

With such a busy schedule at the moment, Murong Fu naturally felt that he was lacking in skills. For a moment, he couldn't help but think of the four Deng Baichuan who lived far away in the world of Tianlong.

If any one of the four Deng Baichuan could help now, Murong Fu wouldn't have to be so busy.

Since Murong Bo became the head of the family, the four of them, Deng Baichuan, have taken the initiative to join the Murong family and become generals. In terms of loyalty, there is no need to question the four of them.

It's just that this Void Stone Gate has the ability to travel between two realms, and it has a lot of implications. Once it is leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable.

For this reason, even though Murong Fu had this idea in his mind, he still had to be cautious in his next actions and plan for it slowly until the time is right.

Fengyang is thousands of miles away from Baoding. Even if Murong Fu had a good horse, it would still take several days to travel under starry night.

……

Two days later, Murong Fu rode northward with one horse and one horse, riding across the endless plains of Shandong, which was said to be the territory of the Qingzhu Gang.

It was just that Murong Fu was alone and no property was leaked, so the journey went smoothly without any trouble.

This day we traveled to Gaoyang, which was only one day away from Baoding Prefecture.

Seeing that he would arrive at Baoding Mansion that day, Murong Fu wanted to go into the city to rest for a while, but as soon as he arrived outside the city gate, he saw several people waiting here.

These people's heads were wrapped in white cloth, and they wore collarless shirts with front sleeves and long trousers. Murong Fu often walked around the rivers and lakes, so he could easily recognize these people as wearing the costumes of the Baiyi people in Yunnan.

Yunnan is more than a thousand miles away from Gaoyang. These people went to the Central Plains, which naturally made Murong Fu pay more attention.

However, when these people saw Murong Fu, they suddenly stepped forward. The leader was a dark-skinned man. This man stretched out his hand to signal everyone behind him to stop. He walked forward slowly two steps alone and said respectfully: "I dare to ask, but in front of Mr. Murong?"

Murong Fu saw that this group of barbarians had obviously been waiting outside the city for a long time, and he had the result in his mind. Then he nodded and said: "Not bad!"

"Reporting to Mr. Murong, our leader learned that the young master was exhausted from traveling all the way, so he specially held a banquet in the city to welcome the young master!"

Seeing Murong Fu personally admitting his identity, the man bowed his hands respectfully.

"The leader invites you...are you disciples of the Five Poison Sect?"

When Murong Fu heard this, his eyes flashed, and he had obviously guessed the identity of the leader waiting in the city.

The man did not deny it, but slowly saluted Murong Fu and then waited for Murong Fu quietly.

Murong Fu didn't hesitate when he saw this, and immediately handed the horse's reins to the man beside him, and he slowly moved forward, following closely behind the man towards the city.

It should be noted that now that his skills have been restored and he has learned the martial arts of the Five Poison Sect, he naturally does not worry about what tricks these people are playing.

PS: Let’s talk about Murong’s family’s unique skill “The Movement of Stars”. This martial art is undoubtedly the essence of the martial arts created by Murong Longcheng back then.

However, the threshold for this martial art is too high. When dealing with an opponent whose martial arts is close to your own, or whose cultivation level is higher than yours, the timing of your attack is extremely stringent.

Just like Murong Fu's battle with Ding Chunqiu in the original novel, he just avoided it from beginning to end but did not dare to retaliate. This is an obvious example!
  In addition, Beiming Sheng Gong, this martial art can be said to be the culmination of the Xiaoyao sect's martial arts, but it has many drawbacks. For example, it cannot absorb the internal energy of people who are stronger than itself, and it cannot absorb the internal energy of many people at the same time, otherwise there will be suction. Star Dafa has similar disadvantages.

In the original work, Duan Yu is safe and sound, thanks to the Duan family's ancestral internal skills of Guiding Qi and Guiding Deficiency, so don't mythologize it or belittle it.

As for the seemingly cliché arrangement of the protagonist practicing Bei Ming, this skill can be quickly mastered in the early stage, and it does not have the disadvantages of the star-absorbing method if you are careful.

To sum up, I was just lazy, that’s all!
  (End of this chapter)