Chapter 18
As she listened to the old man’s cries, Chu Liuyue realized that after she left that day, he had been thinking about how she had begun the process of healing her Yuan meridian. Alas, he was still clueless after thinking for three days. Finally, he had no choice but to come to the Chu family estate and see for himself.
He almost lost his temper at the sight. The entire courtyard was filled with a strong scent of medicinal herbs. He knew they weren’t any simple herb as soon as he smelled the fragrance.
No ordinary person could have blended so many herbs together perfectly. It was a hard feat to achieve, even for him.
This girl said nobody is helping her. She must be jesting! The old man’s sorrowful face wore an expression of ‘you’re a big liar.’
Chu Liuyue could do nothing but nurse her forehead with her hand. An ordinary man might not know her purpose for brewing these herbs, but not this old man. He certainly knew what these herbs were for.
Not bothering to cover up, Chu Liuyue simply shrugged her shoulders. “If you don’t believe me, so be it.” With that, she opened the jade box and resumed sorting the herbs.
The old man was clearly shocked because Chu Liuyue had shown no interest in explaining further. He was so angry his hair almost caught fire, and he sat on a rock to sulk.
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“Girl, I’m not leaving until you’ve given me an explanation!”
Chu Liuyue nodded to humor him. “Alright. There’s water in the house if you’re thirsty.”
The old man rolled his eyes and leaned a little closer. Finally, he saw a silvery layer of white ice crystals covering the Dried Wall Vine.
“Is… this… Silver Ice Grass?” This was an extremely common medicinal herb that was usually used to relieve pain because of its silvery-white body and icy-cold properties.
“Ground Silver Ice Grass into powder and add it into the water 15 minutes in advance. When the Dried Wall Vine is added into the boiling water, the powdered Silver Ice Grass will coat itself on the vine. This way, the vine will not melt,” explained Chu Liuyue.
One thing to bring down another. Silver Ice Grass might be ordinary, but it had an excellent use in this instance.
The old man was momentarily stunned. Then, he slapped his thigh. “Right! Why didn’t I think of that?”
Chu Liuyue simply smiled.
It wasn’t really a secret. The heavenly doctor merely had a different understanding and application of the herbs’ medicinal properties.
“This method… where did you learn it from?” The old man finally reacted. He looked at Chu Liuyue with glowing eyes.
Chu Liuyue fished the Dried Wall Vine out from the pot. Its effectiveness had been achieved. It would be better to take out the remaining residue as soon as possible. “I figured it out myself.”
The old man naturally didn’t believe her. But after questioning her for a long time, he still didn’t get an explanation out of Chu Liuyue. He couldn’t help but feel annoyed. His eyes never left that pot of boiling herbs again.
Chu Liuyue didn’t cover the pot but generously allowed him to see.
This medicine was for Chu Ning; the recipe was quite ordinary, and there was nothing to show him. The technique and the heat control when boiling the medicine was more important.
Some people had no talent. Even if one was to memorize the recipe or tried diligently, one still wouldn’t be able to become a heavenly doctor.
The courtyard was silent. The old man was watching Chu Liuyue boiling medicine from the side, his appearance gradually changing.
Chu Liuyue’s series of movements flowed smoothly, even the timing and the amount of each herb added was perfect!
The medicinal fragrance grew stronger and stronger. It was a sign that the medicinal powers were fusing with each other. This would never have been possible without thousands of hours of practice. Even he could do no better than Chu Liuyue.
Snap.
The jade box closed, and the last of its herbs were put in.
Throughout the whole process, not counting the ones Chu Liuyue had already put in before he arrived, she had added a total of 35 herbs at least! This was apparently not the limit of Chu Liuyue’s level.
She was definitely good enough to be a heavenly doctor! Whoever she had learned these skills from, he could be sure of one thing—Chu Liuyue had unparalleled talent in the path of becoming a heavenly doctor.
What is wrong with the Chu family? How could they not cherish this once-in-a-century genius? How could they bully her so recklessly? He looked around the dilapidated courtyard with irony. He rubbed his hands together and looked at Chu Liuyue’s eyes. It was like he was looking at a great treasure.
“Girl, I won’t ask you about those things anymore. There is one thing I have to ask of you though. I wish to come here and watch you concoct medicine in the future. Will you be alright with it?”
Chu Liuyue shook her head. There were too many things she had to do; it would be inconvenient to have another person here.
“Then, then… I’ll just come once every three days?”
Chu Liuyue shook her head again.
“F-Five… five days?”
“Once a fortnight. If you don’t agree, one month then.”
“Fine. Fine. Fortnightly. Once every fortnight!” The old man was afraid that she would go back on her word. He nodded his head as if he was pounding garlic, and a smile broke on his face.
Chu Liuyue suddenly tilted her head and asked thoughtfully, “And may I ask in what capacity you will be here as?”
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