The hope that had just sprouted was once again mercilessly doused with a bucket of cold water. This caused Hong Zhu to feel anxious from the bottom of her heart. She hurriedly paced back and forth beside Xiao Chen, repeatedly thinking of a feasible solution, but her mind remained completely blank.
Just as she was beginning to despair, Hong Zhu suddenly felt something flash in the corner of her eye. She raised her head in astonishment and discovered that the flash of light had come from outside the cave.
Following the light and walking out of the cave, Hong Zhu discovered that there was a sword hilt stuck in the ground. She casually pulled out the sword hilt, and shockingly discovered that it was the flying sword that had brought her and Xiao Chen to escape from the Burning Heaven Faction and staggered to this place.
Looking at the flying sword in her hand, a thought suddenly flashed through Hong Zhu's mind. She hesitated for a moment, but still opened her mouth to ask, "Hey, you … flying sword, can you help me steal something from the Burning Heaven Faction?"
Although she felt that her actions were a little foolish, Hong Zhu had already lost her sense of propriety and was not willing to let go of any method.
As soon as she finished speaking, the flying sword suddenly left Hong Zhu's palm and floated in front of her, as if waiting for further instructions.
Hong Zhu was stunned for a moment. Then, he described in a probing manner, "That … thing is in the room that Xiao Chen and I were staying in. It's a gray bag, and it's filled with natural treasures. Xiao Chen brought it over from the inner martial world. Can you help me steal it back as soon as possible? Xiao Chen's life is completely in your hands! The earlier you return, the more hope we have! "
Whoosh — —
As if it understood Hong Zhu's words, the flying sword first flew back to the cave and circled around Xiao Chen a few times. Then, with a piercing sound, it turned into a streak of light and shot out of the cave like a bolt of lightning. It seemed to be returning to the Burning Heaven Faction to retrieve the medicinal ingredients.
Watching as the flying sword instantly turned into a small black dot in the sky, Hong Zhu suddenly remembered something. She hurriedly formed the shape of a trumpet with her hands, placed them by her mouth, and loudly yelled, "Hey! Remember to bring back a pot to boil medicine!!! "
When the traces of the flying swords completely disappeared, Hong Zhu realized that there was now hope of solving the most important problem. His spirits immediately rose and he no longer felt tired. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and began to collect dry wood from the nearby forest. He even found a stone with a depression and filled a nearby stream with some clean water for later use.
Although the strange roars of unknown wild beasts could be heard from time to time around the cave, Hong Zhu did not have the time to care about that right now. He did not even have the time to feel the slightest bit of fear as he nimbly picked up the wood and returned to the cave with the stone filled with water.
After he had finished preparing everything he needed, Hong Zhu went to a corner of the cave and found a sharp protruding rock. He dug a hole in the ground and placed the wood in it. In this way, when the flying sword returned with the herbs, he would be able to boil the medicinal soup as soon as possible!
After packing up everything, Hong Zhu quietly sat down at Xiao Chen's side. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the latter's slightly cold face, his expression still extremely solemn.
When he had been preparing the various herbs, Hong Zhu had been trying hard to recall what the old man in his dream had told him about the medicinal primer, but he had not been able to recall it.
Hong Zhu could only vaguely remember that the white-bearded old man had said that because the medicine was extremely Yang and fierce, something had to be used to balance the Yin and Yang of the medicine. Only then would the severely injured Xiao Chen not die from the impact of the medicinal efficacy. However, the medicinal primer could not be used directly in the decoction of the medicine and could only be used on its own, lest the medicine lose its effectiveness.
In this short period of time, Hong Zhu had already recalled all the medicinal primers that he had seen and not seen, and even those that he had only read about in ancient texts. Most of them did not seem to be very effective, and there were some herbs that seemed to be effective, but there was no way to obtain them in this place and time.
"What should I do … what kind of medicinal primer can neutralize the medicinal properties, and it just so happens that I can get my hands on it right now …" Hong Zhu rubbed his hair in distress. Just as he was feeling depressed, he suddenly heard the sound of something breaking through the air!
Hong Zhu turned his head towards the source of the sound, and saw that the flying sword had just returned from outside the cave. There was a bulging grey bundle hanging on the sword's body, and it was also carrying a small pot which was used to boil medicine. Inside the pot was a medicine bowl.
Seeing this scene, Hong Zhu immediately threw all his conflicted feelings to the back of his mind. He quickly ran over and carefully removed the cloth bag, pots and bowls from the ground.
When he opened the gray bundle, he found that it was indeed filled with Heavenly materials and earthly treasures. There were no signs that it had been tampered with. Hong Zhu could not help but cheer, "Great! Husband Xiao Chen can be saved now! Flying sword, you have done a meritorious deed! "
An Xiaomo was also a little excited. She controlled the flying sword to swing left and right, circling around the cave several times to express her excitement.
Hong Zhu carefully examined the bag again and confirmed that there were no problems with the medicinal herbs in the bundle. He then carefully selected the Heavenly materials and earthly treasures that he needed and placed them into the pot in order. After that, he picked up the "stone bowl" and added some water before placing the pot on top of the firewood.
"Xiao Chen, hold on a little longer, the medicine will be ready soon!" Hong Zhu murmured to himself as he glanced back at Xiao Chen. He then took out a flint from his bosom and lit the wood under the pot, beginning to patiently decoct the medicine.
After waiting for another half an hour or so, a medicinal aroma finally wafted out from the pot and pervaded the narrow cave.
Seeing that the medicinal soup was almost done, Hong Zhu did not care about how hot it was. He quickly picked up the pot and slowly poured the finished soup into a bowl.
Holding the bowl of medicine, Hong Zhu walked to Xiao Chen's side and sat down. He stared at the rich medicinal soup in the bowl and began to worry again. "But the medicinal catalyst … what is the medicinal catalyst?"
If Xiao Chen didn't have a medicinal primer, it was very likely that he wouldn't be able to endure the intense Yang energy after drinking the medicine. However, if he didn't drink the medicine, it would only take a few hours for Xiao Chen to stop breathing and lose his life forever.
"Forget it, let's drink the medicine first! What if husband Xiao Chen is strong-willed and has a vigorous life force, allowing him to make it through? " Hong Zhu was afraid that if he thought for too long, the medicinal soup would turn cold and lose its medicinal effect. He simply clenched his teeth and supported Xiao Chen with his left hand while holding the bowl with his right. He first pried open Xiao Chen's teeth and then fed the medicinal soup to Xiao Chen bit by bit.
Fortunately, although Xiao Chen was unconscious, he had not lost the ability to swallow. In just a short while, he had drunk the entire bowl of medicinal soup.
Seeing that the bowl of medicine was almost empty, Hong Zhu's heart finally relaxed. He hurriedly put the bowl aside and carefully observed Xiao Chen's reaction, hoping that he could successfully make it through this stage without relying on the medicinal catalyst.
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