Legendary Pharmacist

"Master, look, look, I brought you something good."

As soon as he returned to the pharmacy at night, Zheng Qiu couldn't wait to take out the porcelain bottle and ran into the kitchen to find the master.

"Hey, what did the good apprentice bring, let the master see."

After uncorking the bottle, the master's face immediately turned serious: "Zheng Qiu, where did this pill come from?"

"Master, don't get me wrong, I went to the alchemy room and asked Brother Mo to practice it for me."

"Rehearsed?"

"Well, I took the medicinal materials and asked Brother Mo for the alchemy."

"Where did you get the herbs, from the medicine garden?"

"No, no, master, you taught me to find medicine. I found seeds on the mountain and planted them by the river. When they are ripe, I took them to the alchemy room and asked Brother Mo to make alchemy."

"So the master really misunderstood." The master poured a pill into his hand, the pill was round and yellowish in color, "Good apprentice, what kind of pill is this?"

"Senior brother said that this is called Yiqi Pill, which can strengthen the body after eating, but it must be dissolved in water to eat."

Zheng Qiu brought a porcelain bowl, filled it with water and pushed it in front of the master, "Master, please try it quickly, the effect will definitely be very good."

"Good apprentice won't eat?"

"This is for the master. The master is old and needs tonic."

The master only felt that the eye sockets were a little wet, and he couldn't help but raised his hand to wipe it off: "Master eats, master must finish eating."

As he spoke, the master melted a qi-yieling pill and drank it in front of Zheng Qiu.

"Master, then I'm going to pack up my things, and I won't disturb your cooking." Zheng Qiu grinned happily when he saw the master took the Yiqi Pill, and ran out of the kitchen bouncing around.

The master looked at the porcelain vase for a long time, then took off his coat and carefully hid it in the inner pocket of his underwear.

"Good apprentice, let's eat." Not long after, the master came out of the kitchen with a plate of dishes. In the past, there were two dishes for dinner every time, but today the master specially made an extra dish.

Halfway through the meal, the master suddenly said, "My dear apprentice, the master also brought you something."

"Give it to me?" Zheng Qiu opened his mouth, and rice grains fell all over the table.

The master took a palm-sized thin-necked vase from the cabinet: "Look, this is it."

Zheng Qiu took the thin-necked vase, and there was a plant of green grass in it. The grass was small, with only three leaves.

"Good apprentice, this is the medicinal herb you found from the waterwheel."

"The grass next to the waterwheel? Didn't the master say it was sick, why is it growing so green now? Did the master find out what kind of grass it is?"

"Although I didn't find out, but who is your master? No one can compare to me in the skill of planting medicine on the mountain. This grass master has figured out the way. It needs to be kept in clear water and cannot be soiled. Moreover, the grass is still If you want to be angry, if you don’t get angry, it won’t grow.”

"Master, what do you mean this grass should be raised with living things?"

"That's right, a good apprentice is smart. So the master returns it to you, and you only need to keep it with you in the future."

"Wow, master is really amazing." Zheng Qiu gently pulled the blade of grass, and found that it became as resilient as beef tendon again.

"Put the bottle aside, eat first, and it will be cold if you don't eat it."

"Understood, master."

Time always sneaks away inadvertently. In the blink of an eye, March has passed, the weather is getting colder, snowflakes will fall on the mountains every now and then, and the New Year's Eve is getting closer.

Recently, the Zongli has been receiving good news, because the pill room supplies more pills, and many disciples have successfully reached the state of controlling energy. I heard that one of the suzerain's apprentices has reached the threshold of the Qi Condensation Realm, and is only one step away from breaking through.

As for the senior sister, the suzerain has not given her the position of elder for a long time. Many people speculate that the suzerain wants his apprentice to be an elder.

With a basket on his back, Zheng Qiu stepped onto the mountain road that he had traveled a thousand times. He wore a thin-necked vase around his neck, and the grass in it had grown up and had four leaves.

After the new year, Zheng Qiu will be ten years old. He originally thought about going to the alchemy room to ask for some pills.

It’s good to take it down the mountain to feed my parents. But the master dissuaded him, telling him that such things are very taboo in the Zongli, and it is strictly forbidden to bring pills to people outside the Zong.

Zheng Qiu had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and found some herbs that could be taken directly from the mountain.

Taking out the lunch box, Zheng Qiu rubbed his hands and opened the lid. Today, the chef put pickled radish mixed with shredded ginger, especially for rice. While chewing, Zheng Qiu found that the scenery outside the hut was a little blurry, he rubbed his eyes, not his own dazzled.

Putting down the lunch box and running out to see what happened, hey, it was foggy, how could it be foggy at noon? Maybe it's going to rain, it'll be fine in a while. Zheng Qiu shrugged and continued to go back to the house for dinner.

But it didn't rain as he expected. As time went by, the fog became thicker and thicker. Zheng Qiu stood outside the garden, almost unable to see the herbs in the garden. He ran to the river, and then to the mountain road in the medicine garden, and there was fog everywhere.

It's really interesting, Zheng Qiu has never seen such a thick fog, as if in a cotton pile, he had a great time running around and playing.

A few hours later, a shout came from the direction of the mountain road: "Good apprentice? Good apprentice..."

It's the master, the master is here. Zheng Qiu hurriedly ran out of the garden: "Master, I am here, Master!"

Soon, the master followed the voice to find Zheng Qiu: "Good apprentice, let's go, let's go back to the medicine house."

"Go back to the medicine house now? Isn't it still dark?"

"Of course go back now. It's so foggy, can we still find the way when it's dark? Come, go back with Master."

"Oh, then I'll pack up my things, master wait a moment." Zheng Qiu thought that what the master said was right, the mountain road could hardly be seen now, let alone after dark.

Following the master back to the medicine house, Zheng Qiu found that the fog was everywhere, from the medicine garden to the back mountain medicine house, there was no place that was not covered by the thick fog.

Regardless of front, back, left, or right, it was all white, and only the mountain road under his feet allowed him to roughly recognize his position. Maybe it was because of the heavy fog, the Zongli was very quiet, apart from him and the master, no one was seen along the way.

As soon as he got back to the medicine house, the master said to Zheng Qiu: "My dear apprentice, I don't need to go to the medicine garden tomorrow."

"Ah? Why? What about the herbs?"

The master helped him untie the basket, touched his head and replied, "Look, it's so foggy outside, it's inconvenient for you to go to the medicine garden. Besides, the fog is heavy and the humidity is heavy, your garden is full of water-loving herbs. There will be problems."

"Master, how do you know it will still be so foggy tomorrow?"

"Your master is very capable. You can see that the fog is thick and wide-ranging. It must last for several days."

"Master, you are really powerful. Does the master know when the fog will dissipate?"

The master smiled awkwardly: "Well, the master only knows about the fog, and doesn't know when it will disperse. It's okay, the master will ask someone who understands it, and you will know."

The master glanced at the sky, and said to Zheng Qiu: "My dear apprentice, master, go and ask when the fog will clear. Close the doors and windows, and don't let the moisture come into the house."

"Well, master, don't worry."

"Okay, be obedient and don't run around in the medicine house. I'll cook something delicious for you when the master comes back at night."

After instructing his disciples, the master left the medicine house. He frowned as he looked at the thick fog, and after a little identification of the direction, he hurried into the thick white mist.