Food Is Better Than Medicine
Xia Fei did not look too good because the string of zeros on the bill was very obvious. Xia Fei never dreamed that he would actually eat 2.37 million pearls worth of food in three days!
That's not right. I've never eaten this boiled chicken before, and I only ate four plates of roasted suckling pig, but it says nine plates? Xia Fei pointed at the bill and asked.
The captain frowned and pointed to the electronic signature on the leftmost side of the bill and said, "Brother Xia, don't tease me. It's clearly shown on the bill that you ordered these food. Besides, you're the only passenger on the ship. We crew have our own restaurant to eat in. Why would we go to the Garden Restaurant to order food?"
Xia Fei was speechless. That damn old man was not only a gourmet but also a liar! He actually faked his electronic signature and put the food under Xia Fei's name!
"You were quite happy when you were eating, but now you're screwed, right? Everything has a price. Didn't you say it yourself? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, "Radix muttered.
Xia Fei sighed and opened his spatial ring to pay the bill. If Xiang Beiyang had not given Xia Fei ten million pearls before he left, Xia Fei would probably be in an awkward situation with no money to pay the bill.
The captain smiled and kept the money, muttering to himself, When I took over this ship, I thought that no one would order the expensive food in the freezer, but I didn't think that someone would actually be willing to eat it.
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After getting off the ship, Xia Fei headed straight for Golden Eagle's 19 major cities.
Golden Eagle's 19 was much more prosperous than Red Dwarf Planet. Even though it was already midnight, it was still bustling with people coming and going on the streets.
Xia Fei was not in the mood to linger on the beauty of the night. He was in a terrible mood. The money was all reserved for buying precious medicinal ingredients, but he had already spent over two million pearls before even entering the medicine shop. How could he explain this?
As for that damn old man, Xia Fei was getting angrier the more he thought about it.
In the center of the city, Xia Fei was going to find a small inn to stay in and head straight to the medicine shop tomorrow.
As he was walking on the street, he suddenly heard someone calling out to him.
"Little brother, do you want to try the most delicious supper in Golden Eagle's 19?"
Xia Fei looked up and saw that on the rooftop of the building, that old man was smiling at him with his head out. He was even holding a half-full glass of red wine in his hand, looking very pleased with himself.
Xia Fei pretended to be calm and nodded lightly before taking the elevator to the top floor.
It was an open-air restaurant. It was late at night, and only the old man was sitting near the street. There were a few dishes on the table, a big bowl of soup, and a small bottle of red wine. The old man was drinking by himself very happily.
Xia Fei's face was ashen as he sat across the old man. A waiter immediately brought over cutlery and wine glasses. Xia Fei glared at the waiter, scaring him so much that he shuddered and quickly left after putting down the cutlery.
"Eh?" Little brother, why do you look so unhappy? "the old man asked as he swirled his wine glass.
"Of" Xia Xia Xia Two "Isn't Fei, the old the the" The old man said.
The old man didn't think much of it and muttered to himself, "You spent the money, but you also enjoyed the delicacies of the world. Isn't that enough?"
"Cut the crap!" Xia Fei's face darkened. "It's fine if I ate my share, but why should I pay for you? Give me back my money! "
The old man shook his head and sighed. "At such a young age, all you can think about is money. You should know that no amount of money can buy happiness. If not for me, you might never have the chance to taste those delicacies in this lifetime. Forget it, Ill naturally return your money. Have a taste of this golden quail soup first."
With that, the old man pushed the bowl of soup forward, indicating for Xia Fei to have a taste. Actually, Xia Fei had already smelled the enticing aroma of the soup. It was not very strong, but it was like a bolt of lightning that directly penetrated his bones. This soup must be something extraordinary.
Xia Fei scooped a bowl of soup for himself and drank it in one gulp.
* Whoosh ~ *
With this bowl, Xia Fei felt his entire body relax. The heat spread from his lower abdomen to his entire body. It was as if he had taken a sauna in a world of ice and snow. His pores opened up, slowly expelling the impurities in his body, and he felt refreshed.
The old man said with a smile, "The golden quail soup is carefully made from the eggs of a kind of golden quail. This kind of golden quail lives in the desert and feeds on various heat-resistant herbs. A pair of golden quails will only lay one egg in their lifetime. This soup used a total of twelve eggs."
"First, the quail eggs must be baked in a charcoal fire for seven days. The temperature cannot be too high or too low; it must be exactly 228 degrees Celsius so that the eggs can absorb enough heat. After that, the eggs are placed in a container at -91 degrees Celsius for seven days to remove the smoky smell from the charcoal fire. At the same time, the aroma produced by the eggs can seep into the egg yolk.
"Completing this complicated process is only the first step in making the golden quail soup. Next, we'll need to hire a professional artisan to chisel the eggs open. Because the golden quail eggs are abnormally tough, it's impossible to extract a complete egg without exceptional craftsmanship.
"After that is the accompanying soup. There are only a handful of soups that can complement the golden quail eggs. This family uses the water from the Jade Cloud Spring, as well as the wings of a red-crowned black-crowned chicken, rosewood ginger, and silver valley peppers, all of which are simmered over low heat.
"The idea isn't bad, but it's a pity that there's an extra silver valley pepper, causing the aroma of the ingredients to overwhelm the aroma of the golden quail eggs. A good bowl of top-grade soup has become a mid-grade soup just like that."
Xia Fei ignored the old man, and in no time at all, the soup was finished. The old man furrowed his eyebrows and whispered, "Eat slowly. Who knows how long it'll be before we come across a golden quail egg after this meal."
Xia Fei did not care about that. He finished the golden quail soup in one gulp before tossing the porcelain bowl on the table. He wiped his mouth and said, "That's a different matter. You're treating me today, but you'll still have to pay me back."
The old man smiled without saying a word. He stared at Xia Fei for a long time and muttered to himself, "You know how to concoct medicine?"
Xia Fei was slightly surprised. He had not been in the Alpha Universe for long, and he had never met this old man before. How did he know that he knew how to concoct medicine?
"That's right. I've learned a few techniques of concoction back in my hometown," Xia Fei said frankly.
"All medicine is poisonous. I can tell just by looking at the condition of your body. A few years ago, you used medicine to forcefully raise your cultivation. Of course, your cultivation increased, but it also left behind a huge hidden danger in your body."
"From now on, as long as you're injured, it'll worsen. Injuries that should have taken ten days to heal will take a month, and the longer it takes, the more serious it will become. Eventually, you'll die from accumulating too much poison in your body." The old man narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.
"Incurable old habits?"
"That's right. That's right."
"What proof do you have?" Xia Fei stared at the strange old man and asked.
When Xia Fei had just started his journey, his seventh brain region was damaged, so he had to rely on the concoction technique that Phantoms had imparted to him to advance his cultivation. The concoction technique of the Assassin Sect was unscrupulous, and they all used poisons that contradicted with each other. Now that he thought about it, Xia Fei had to suffer pain every time he took the medicine, and this situation had lasted for a very long time.
All medicine was poisonous, not to mention that the medicine of the Assassin Sect was extremely poisonous. Xia Fei would not believe it if one were to say that there would be no harm from consuming something so poisonous. It was just that Xia Fei's body had been fine all these years, so Xia Fei had gradually forgotten about the medicine he had taken when he first started his journey.
Now that this strange old man in front of him could tell that Xia Fei had taken a lot of medicine when he was young, how could Xia Fei not be shocked?
The old man smiled and said, "Of course I can see that you're suffering from pain right now. It's a pity that you're still trying to use the old method to treat your injuries in such a situation. You're simply courting death!"
"Even if you can treat your injuries this time, the medicine will accumulate, and the next time you get injured, it won't be three times the punishment but six times the punishment! So on and so forth, assuming that you get injured a few more times in this life, your life will be over. "
Xia Fei was not the only one who was frowning in thought. Even Radix hurriedly said, "What this old man said seems to make sense. Poison will accumulate, and unless it's a rare treasure, it won't have any effect on your body. That's the best proof, but who exactly is he? How does he know so much? "
Just as Radix was wondering, the old man pointed at Xia Fei and said, "Take a look at your body. After a few days of nursing, you can already see some results. It's a pity that you didn't listen to my advice and drank all this golden quail soup in one go, so you didn't get the desired effect and ruined a feast for nothing."
The old man sounded very serious, so Xia Fei hurriedly used his perception to take a look, and he could not help but be shocked by what he saw.
The medicine that he had spent millions to concoct was actually not as effective as eating a few meals with this old man? That was just too ridiculous!
"How is it? Do you believe what I said?" The old man smiled mysteriously. "Don't think that medicine is the only thing that can treat injuries. Food can do the same."
Xia Fei, of course, believed it, looking at the old man with a fervent gaze.
"This old man is really amazing! He can actually treat injuries in the time it takes to eat a few meals? I've never heard of such a miraculous thing in my life! "Radix exclaimed.
Standing up, the old man chuckled at Xia Fei and said, "I'll be going now. Letting you treat me to a meal isn't a loss, right?"
Xia Fei hurriedly nodded. "Old man, I've wronged you. I wonder if you —"
Halfway through his sentence, the old man interrupted Xia Fei, saying, "There's a teahouse in this city called the Evolution Pavilion. Tomorrow morning, I'll be there for breakfast. If you're interested, you can come along."
"Okay, it's a deal," Xia Fei quickly agreed.
It was obvious that this old man was not a simple gourmet. He could tell that Xia Fei had been injured in the past, and Xia Fei was very impressed by his eyesight. Besides, eating with this old man could also treat injuries! This was an opportunity for Xia Fei!
It was already difficult for normal medicine to work on Xia Fei's body. Putting aside the fact that natural treasures were hard to find, even if Xia Fei really did find one, he was not a hundred percent confident that he could treat his injuries.
The mysterious old man's food therapy had provided Xia Fei with a whole new path! Furthermore, the effects were so good that it was far beyond anyone's expectations!
"There's an old saying that food is better than medicine. It looks like it's true!" Xia Fei said excitedly as he watched the old man leave.
However, Xia Fei soon lost his excitement, for a bill with many zeros appeared in front of him.
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