Thinking of Gu's abnormality this time and looking at the little boy's long, narrow, and beautiful peach blossom eyes in the portrait, Han Yunxi couldn't help but suspect Gu.
That guy was a genius in the pharmaceutical world and grew up being fed medicine in Medical City. Later on, he was expelled from Medical City for some reason. If she remembered correctly, Gu wasn't very old when he left Medical City and hadn't established Medicine Ghost Valley yet.
Where did he go after leaving Medical City? How did he establish Medicine Ghost Valley? One had to know that Medicine City wouldn't dare to be on good terms with him after he was expelled from Medical City. Where did he get the financial resources and herbs to establish Medicine Ghost Valley?
"Why did Little Madman leave Medicine Requesting Cave?" Han Yunxi asked.
Old Zao suddenly looked over angrily. "Find him according to the portrait. As for the rest … Hehe, mind your own business!"
Knowing that he had a strange temper and was unpredictable, Han Yunxi didn't argue with him and said patiently, "It's been more than ten years. No one knows what he's become. You might not be able to recognize him even if he stood in front of you. How are you going to find him based on this portrait? "
Old Zao pondered as he stared at Han Yunxi. For some reason, tears streamed down his face. "It's all Old Man's fault. Old Man shouldn't have hit him back then."
"Why did you hit him?"
Han Yunxi was shocked. If he left because he was beaten, how serious was the beating?
"That day, Old Man …"
Old Zao was about to say it when he suddenly stopped. "Stupid girl, Old Man's Medicine Requesting Cave isn't that easy to obtain. If you can find him based on this portrait, the Medicine Requesting Cave is yours! "
Actually, he also wanted to tell Han Yunxi more information about the search, but he didn't know where the child came from or what his name was. He didn't even know his real age.
Many years ago, when he went to the back of the mountain to pick herbs, he met the child by chance. He thought that the child was one of Sun Zhong's medicine boys who came to steal herbs. Who knew that when he went closer, he would find that the child was eating raw herbs with relish.
This was the first time he had seen a child who ate medicinal herbs as if they were rice. He wanted to go over and ask, but when the child found out, he ran away. He actually found a secret passage and ran from the back of the mountain to the Pill Refining Cave to hide.
He was the only one who knew about the secret passageway to the Pill Refining Cave. It was only for him to enter and exit when he was gathering herbs. He couldn't figure out how that child had managed to find it. He didn't believe in coincidences.
He closed the exit of the secret passage and trapped the child in the alchemy cave. He patiently confronted the child for three days and three nights. In the end, the child finally surrendered and said that he wanted to eat.
He gave the child hot food. He didn't know how long it had been since the child had eaten hot food, but the child's stomach almost burst. After a series of inquiries, he was shocked to find out that the little fellow actually found him by smelling the Medicinal Pills. The little fellow could even accurately tell how many Medicinal Pills were mixed with medicinal herbs.
He was pleasantly surprised. He had been unable to find a successor to the Medicine Requesting Cave all this time. He didn't expect that the heavens would send him a genius.
After that day, he took the little fellow in as his disciple and taught him medicinal skills. He planned to teach him alchemy skills after he mastered all the medicinal skills in the Medicine Hut.
Unfortunately …
He didn't know what happened, but when Old Zao thought of this, he became especially gloomy. He asked coldly, "Stupid girl, are you looking for it within three years?"
"Yes! But we have to write down the conditions clearly in black and white, lest when the time comes … "
Before Han Yunxi could finish, Old Zao said coldly, "Men, bring me a brush and ink!"
When they saw Old Zao write down the contract, not to mention Han Yunxi, even Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue were very surprised. Although Old Zao had a strange temper and was unpredictable, he was very clear-headed. He wasn't a lunatic, nor was he a fool.
He just found someone and gave her the Medicine Requesting Cave?
Han Yunxi really felt like she had been smashed by money. She didn't believe it.
"Are you sure?" she asked seriously.
"Why? You can't find him for three years?" Old Zao asked disdainfully.
Before Han Yunxi could answer, Long Fei Ye took the contract. "It's a deal!"
What was there to hesitate about when encountering such a good thing? If Old Zao went back on his word, Han Yunxi wouldn't even have time to cry.
This contract looked easy, but thinking about it carefully, it wasn't easy. If not for Han Yunxi's amazing appraisal skills, they wouldn't have met Old Zao, and Old Zao wouldn't have taken a fancy to Han Yunxi.
"It's a deal!" Old Zao had no regrets. The thing he felt most guilty about in his life was hitting that child. If someone could help him find that child, he wouldn't hesitate to pay any price.
He knew that when facing this group of people, only by offering high conditions would they take a fancy to him and be willing to put in effort to find him.
He could still wait for three years.
Just as he was about to leave, Han Yunxi asked curiously, "Old Senior, how did you practice your ability to make fire out of thin air?"
Helpless, Old Zao pretended not to hear and walked into the Alchemy Furnace without looking back.
Han Yunxi thought that this fire was most likely related to the Alchemy Furnace. She would come back and think about it carefully when she found the person.
Not only did she get the Muscle Growing Ointment on this trip, she also unexpectedly obtained a contract. It could be said that this trip was not in vain!
On the way back, Han Yunxi's footsteps were much lighter. She was excited at the thought that Gu Beiyue would be able to stand up again soon!
"Doctor Gu, you can be saved!" she said to Gu Beiyue seriously.
Gu Beiyue's smile was always gentle and elegant. This time, his smile was especially bright. "Thank you, Princess Consort. Thank you, Your Highness Duke of Qin!"
"It's my duty. What are you thanking me for!" Han Yunxi smiled.
Long Fei Ye was still expressionless. He quickly changed the topic. "Could that child … be Gu?"
"We'll know when we ask," Gu Beiyue said.
Han Yunxi actually didn't hope that the child was Gu. From Old Zao's reaction, that child must have suffered greatly back then.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. We have three years anyway. Even if we don't find him, we won't lose anything. Let's hurry back and apply the medicine! "She was looking forward to seeing Gu Beiyue stand up.
As soon as she exited the cave, Han Yunxi saw a person who ruined her mood. It was the King Of Medicine.
The King Of Medicine had been waiting here for a long time. He had thought that Han Yunxi and the others would come out after going in to get the medicine. Who knew that they would be gone for so long?
Han Yunxi and the other two tacitly treated the King Of Medicine as air. They walked around him and left without looking back. However, the King Of Medicine stopped them with one sentence. He said, "Han Yunxi, do you know how to use the Muscle Growth Ointment?"
Could it be that the use of this medicine was different from other ointment?
"What are you trying to say?" Han Yunxi asked Coldly.
"The Muscle Growth Ointment must be applied together with other medicine. Follow the Old Man," the King Of Medicine said seriously.
This time, he sincerely wanted to help.
"Why should I believe you?" Han Yunxi asked Coldly.
The King Of Medicine stroked his beard with a serious expression. "Stinky girl, Master still has a medicine book to give you. Come here."
Han Yunxi chuckled. "I don't care!"
"You!"
The King Of Medicine's expression became even more serious. "Stinky girl, you acknowledged the Old Man as your master in front of everyone in Medicine City. What, do you want to become Medicine City's enemy?"
The reason why Han Yunxi didn't sever her master-disciple relationship with the King Of Medicine on the spot was because she was afraid of this point. She didn't expect that this old man would use this to threaten her.
In the end, the authority of the medicine world was still the King Of Medicine. That rotten old man from the Medicine Requesting Cave didn't have any influence in the outside world. She and Long Fei Ye had finally gained control of Medicine City after much difficulty. If they fell out with the King Of Medicine and lost Medicine City, wouldn't they become the biggest joke in the world?
There were some things that only the outside world knew if they were good or bad.
"Gu will use this medicine, won't he?" Long Fei Ye asked in a low voice. If the King Of Medicine insisted on keeping Han Yunxi, not to mention Medicine City, even if he had to lose ten Medicine Cities, he would still take her away.
Han Yunxi understood the meaning behind Long Fei Ye's words. The situation in the western region hadn't stabilized yet, so she didn't want another storm to arise in Medicine City. Even more so, she didn't want another trouble for Long Fei Ye. She said, "That old ghost might not know, otherwise he would have said it long ago. Let's go take a look first."
"Alright." Long Fei Ye nodded.
They followed the King Of Medicine to the Medicine Hut Garden. They originally thought that the King Of Medicine would play some tricks, but who knew that the King Of Medicine would seriously prepare the medicine and apply it on Gu Beiyue's wounds without saying anything else.
After taking care of everything, he gave Han Yunxi two portions of medicinal powder. "Use the cyan one in the morning and the white one at night. Mix them together with the Muscle Growth Ointment. Remember, you must use warm water. Apply it to the wounds in the morning and in the evening. After the medicine is used up, you will fully recover after a hundred days of rest. "
Han Yunxi looked suspiciously at Gu Beiyue. Seeing Gu Beiyue nod, she accepted the two portions of medicine.
The King Of Medicine took out a wooden box and opened it for Han Yunxi to see. Inside was a set of ancient books with the word "medicine" in the title. "With your talent, your master won't teach you step by step. Take this set of medicine books with you and read them. If you don't understand, you can write a letter to ask."
This …
In other words, he was willing to teach her medicine skills but would no longer force her to stay in the Medicine Hut?
Could it be that the King Of Medicine had changed his mind?
Unlike when she faced the disheveled old man previously, Han Yunxi accepted the medicine books without hesitation this time. "Alright!"
Although Han Yunxi was pleasantly surprised, Gu Beiyue wasn't surprised because Han Yunxi deserved these special cases. No matter who met her, they couldn't force her and could only be convinced.
And Long Fei Ye, who had Han Yunxi, evaluated the King Of Medicine in his heart. "Adapt to the circumstances!"
Just like that, Han Yunxi and the rest left the Medicine Hut in satisfaction. The King Of Medicine secretly rejoiced. Although Han Yunxi didn't give him a good look, as long as she accepted the medicine books, this master-disciple relationship would be real.
The Medicine Hut needed this kind of disciple. As for the successor who would guard the Medicine Hut for him, he could only slowly search for that person.
His Excellency Pill King had given Han Yunxi an extremely difficult medicine tome so that she could write to him more often. That way, he'd be able to ease their relationship as master and disciple.
However, not long after Han Yunxi left the Medicine Hut, she sent someone to deliver a complete set of medicine books to Mu Ling'er.
She thought that this set of books would be more valuable in Mu Ling'er's hands than in her own. Mu Ling'er was now the pillar of support for Pill Fiend Pharmacy.
By the time they returned to Yaoshui Prefecture, the Muscle Growing Ointment had been used up. Gu Beiyue examined his wounds several times and confirmed that the ointment was effective. He only needed to rest in bed for a hundred days to fully recover.
Han Yunxi's heart finally settled back into her chest.
Mu Ling'er had sent a letter asking about Gu's whereabouts, and Han Yunxi was also looking for him. She had to ask about the disheveled old man.
She hadn't even looked for Gu when he came knocking on her door. "Poison Lass, I have something to tell you!"
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