In a room full of fragrance, Liu Hanyan stood in front of the bed and looked at Li Mu, who was lying on the bed. She turned her head and asked, "Doctor, what's wrong with him?"
"Strange, it's really strange …" The old man withdrew his fingers from Li Mu's wrist and said doubtfully, "This young master's pulse is steady and strong. He doesn't seem to be sick …"
Liu Hanyan asked in surprise, "But why did he vomit blood and faint?"
"Judging from his pulse, his body is really fine, but he is a little anemic and weak." The old man thought for a moment and said, "It's common for people with anemia and weak Qi to feel dizzy. It's not all bad to vomit blood. How about this? I'll give him a prescription to nourish Qi and replenish blood first. After he takes it twice, we'll see what happens …"
Liu Hanyan nodded and said, "That's the only way."
The old man stroked his beard and asked again, "Then, young lady, may I ask if I'll give you a top-grade prescription, a middle-grade prescription, or a low-grade prescription?"
Liu Hanyan asked, "Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is." The old man explained, "The top-grade prescription uses precious herbs. The middle-grade prescription uses less effective herbs, and the low-grade prescription is more effective. Of course, the better the prescription, the more expensive it is."
Liu Hanyan glanced at Li Mu, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said, "Then the top-grade prescription. The more expensive, the better. Wanwan, follow the doctor to the pharmacy to get the medicine …"
…
When Li Mu woke up, his head was still hurting badly.
He vaguely remembered that when he tried to use the Tao Te Ching to replace the Taoist Scripture, an accident happened.
He didn't even get to say the first sentence, "The Taoist Scripture can be explained", and he suffered a strong backlash. He vomited blood and fainted in front of the door.
The environment he was in now was not like the street.
Li Mu opened his eyes with difficulty and found that he was lying on the bed, covered with a pink quilt with a faint fragrance. A beautiful woman was standing in front of the bed, looking at him expressionlessly.
Liu Hanyan looked at Li Mu calmly and said, "You're awake."
Li Mu sat up from the bed and asked, "Why am I here?"
Liu Hanyan said, "You just fainted outside. We called a doctor for you."
Li Mu got off the bed and thanked her sincerely, "Thank you, Miss …"
He originally thought that Liu Hanyan was narrow-minded, but he didn't expect her to be as broad-minded as her chest. She could disregard former enmity and save him. It was his own narrow-mindedness that made Li Mu feel extremely ashamed.
Liu Hanyan waved her hand and said, "I can't just leave him to die."
Li Mu cupped his hands again. "I still have to thank you, Miss."
"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning." Liu Hanyan shook her head and said, "However, you still have to pay for the doctor's consultation fee and medicine. I've already paid for you just now. You can just give it to me directly."
"It's my duty." Li Mu took out his money bag from his waist and asked, "How much is it?"
Liu Hanyan said, "The consultation fee is one coin."
One coin was not expensive. Li Mu took out a piece of broken silver from his money bag. It was about one coin and put it on the bedside table.
Li Mu asked again, "How much is the medicine?"
Liu Hanyan took out a white jade abacus from out of nowhere. After fiddling with it for a while, she said, "The medicine cost is ten or twenty taels. I'll give you the change. You just have to pay me back ten taels."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He thought that he had misheard and asked uncertainly, "How much?"
"Ten taels." Liu Hanyan handed him a few packets of medicine and a prescription. She said, "This is the prescription. If you don't believe me, you can go to the pharmacy and ask."
A few packets of medicine actually cost ten taels of silver. Li Mu took the prescription and said in disbelief, "How can these medicines be so expensive? Lady Liu, you're not being cheated, are you …"
"I'd like to see what medicine is so expensive. It's just hundred-year-old ginseng, fifty-year-old ganoderma, top-grade pilose antler, seventy-year-old fleeceflower …"
Li Mu looked at the prescription and his voice gradually became smaller.
"Damn black-hearted pharmacist!"
Li Mu cursed in his heart. He finally knew why these medicines were so expensive. Almost all of them were precious herbs. It would be strange if they weren't expensive!
Obviously, the doctor must have taken advantage of Li Mu's coma to promote these precious herbs.
The unscrupulous doctor and the black-hearted pharmacist colluded to cheat Liu Hanyan, a kind, foolish, and simple woman with a lot of money. She accidentally fell into the trap they had dug.
The problem was that Liu Hanyan had money, but Li Mu didn't. If he had a trace of consciousness at that time, he wouldn't have burned money like this …
Although she had done bad things with good intentions, Li Mu couldn't blame her. He showed an embarrassed expression and said, "Lady Liu, I don't have so much money right now …"
"It's okay." Liu Hanyan waved her hand and said indifferently, "You can write an IOU first. You're a member of the yamen. You won't go back on your word, right?"
"Of course not."
Li Mu sighed in his heart. He was already very poor, and he accidentally owed another ten taels of debt. With his monthly salary of five hundred copper coins, he didn't even have enough to eat and wear. He didn't know when he would be able to pay it back …
Liu Hanyan brought over a brush and ink. Li Mu sighed and picked up the brush to write an IOU.
There were two copies of the IOU. After Li Mu finished writing, he put his fingerprint on it. He gave one copy to Liu Hanyan and kept the other copy for himself.
The general content of the IOU was that Li Mu borrowed ten taels of silver from his neighbor, Liu Hanyan, and he had to pay it back within a year. Li Mu originally wanted to give her interest, but Liu Hanyan refused. This made Li Mu feel even more ashamed. She was really a kind girl. His previous behavior was somewhat despicable.
After leaving the Liu residence, Li Mu first went to the pharmacy to see if these tonics could be returned.
Although these things were good, he didn't need them at all.
The clerk of the pharmacy shook his head helplessly and said, "Sir, it's not that we don't want to return them, but these herbs are all mixed together. It's impossible to return them …"
Li Mu said with a straight face, "This is malicious fraud. Believe it or not, I'll report it to the yamen …"
"Dear customer, you can't say that …" An old man stepped forward and explained, "I told that young lady that the medicine shop had superior, intermediate, and inferior medicines. It was the young lady who insisted on choosing superior medicines. She even said that the more expensive, the better. Our shop operates with integrity, and we would never do such a fraudulent thing …"
"…"
…
Li Mu carried the herbs and walked out of the pharmacy with an ugly face.
Revenge, this was undisguised revenge.
Liu Hanyan did it on purpose. She purposely bought these expensive medicinal herbs to trick him. Anyway, in the end, all the expenses would be paid by Li Mu himself.
Li Mu had underestimated her breadth of mind. Harming others without benefiting herself was something that only a narrow-minded person could do.
He had to find a way to return the money as soon as possible. Otherwise, in front of Liu Hanyan, he would always be inferior.
Li Mu didn't think about the money for the time being. He returned home, closed the door, and sat on the stone bench in the yard, lost in thought.
He didn't forget that the culprit who caused all this was actually himself.
To be more precise, he used the Tao Te Ching to replace the Taoist Scripture and tried to use Taoist magic, but he was counterattacked.
The book said that Taoist magic could be strong or weak. The more powerful the Taoist magic was, the higher the requirement for the cultivation of the cultivator. If the cultivator used it by force, he would be injured at the least and die at the most. If his cultivation was not enough, he would be harmed instead.
Although he had just walked around the gate of hell, at least it explained one thing.
The "Tao" of these two worlds was connected to a certain extent. The Tao Te Ching could completely replace the Taoist Scripture and trigger the resonance of heaven and earth. However, Li Mu was still too weak to understand the mystery of it.
Practice was the only standard to test the truth. But even if Li Mu had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to use the Tao Te Ching to court death.
He didn't know if other Taoist scriptures besides the Tao Te Ching had the effect of the Taoist Scripture …
Li Mu was not completely ignorant about Taoism and Buddhism. After all, when he was lying in bed, the only thing he could do to pass the time was to read books. Although he hadn't read the obscure scriptures of Buddhism and Taoism, his knowledge of Buddhism was not limited to reciting a few sentences, "Lin Bing, Dou Zhe, all are in formation", "Taishang Laojun is as urgent as the law", "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Daluo Dharma Incantation" …
In the Taoist scriptures, Li Mu could remember the names of "Taishang Laojun Said Chang Qingjing Sutra", "Taishang Sanshen Mantra", and "Taiyi Sin Expelling Demon Slaying Protective Mantra". Of course, he had long forgotten the contents of these scriptures. But it wasn't a big problem for him now.
The charm that Li Qing gave him last time was still effective. Li Mu took it out and put it on his forehead. After a burst of coolness, some forgotten memories began to emerge.
Not knowing when this charm would lose its effect, Li Mu quickly picked up a pen and paper and began to write quickly.
"The Great Tao is invisible, but it gives birth to heaven and earth; the Great Tao is emotionless, but it moves the sun and the moon; the Great Tao is nameless, but it grows all things; I don't know its name, but I call it Tao. Tao is … "
"Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law; the law is born from the heart, and it grows endlessly …"
"Heaven and earth are Xuanzong, the root of all Qi. Cultivate thousands of tribulations, prove my supernatural power … "
…
After copying "Taishang Laojun Said Chang Qingjing Sutra", "Taiyi Sin Expelling Demon Slaying Protective Mantra", and "Taishang Sanshen Mantra", the paper charm on Li Mu's forehead suddenly fell. When he put it on again, it didn't have the same effect as before.
Li Mu rubbed his sore wrist and put away the Fu-lu that had exhausted its spiritual power. This charm was of great use to him. Next time, he had to ask for a few more from Li Qing, or simply learn how to write charms himself. In this regard, Li Mu was also very curious.
He had copied almost all of the scriptures, but which one to experiment with was a problem that needed to be considered.
In another world, the "Tao Te Ching" was called a Taoist doctrine, but even it couldn't kill him. According to common sense, even if he copied these scriptures, which also had the same effect as the Mantra, it shouldn't be too dangerous.
But just in case, he still had to make some preparations in advance.
Li Mu thought for a while, then ran to the kitchen and started a fire in the courtyard. Soon, the small courtyard was filled with the smell of barbecued meat.
Not long after, a head grew out of the courtyard wall next door.
Distant relatives were not as good as close neighbors. Neighbors should help each other and love each other. Especially for new neighbors who had just moved in, they should feel a strong sense of neighborly love.
Li Mu smiled, looked up at the pretty girl, and asked, "Miss Wanwan, have you eaten?"
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