Chapter 50: Dancheng, the second of the ten fresh (please read it on Tuesday)

Arrived in front of a small courtyard halfway up the mountain.

It was rare that Lu Qing didn't see his master practicing boxing in the open space in front of the door.

He looked inside the room and found that the door of the medicine room was still closed, with a faint smell of medicine coming from inside.

Knowing that the master was still refining medicine in there, he did not disturb him.

Instead, he put the bucket in the corner, took out the broom and started cleaning the yard.

When Xiaoyan saw her brother cleaning, she also went to the corner and dragged out a small broom to help.

When the brother and sister had almost finished cleaning the yard, Lu Qing finally heard the sound of a door opening in the house.

Then came the old doctor's hearty laughter.

"You two, have you been here long?"

Seeing Lu Qing and the other man cleaning the yard, the old doctor asked.

"It wasn't long, less than half an hour." Lu Qing answered truthfully.

"Grandpa Chen, Xiaoyan also helped her brother clean up." The little girl raised the broom to ask for credit.

"Grandpa knows that Xiaoyan is the best behaved one." The old doctor immediately praised.

"Hehe." The little guy became happy immediately after being praised.

"Master, did you not sleep all night?"

Lu Qing looked at the old doctor's clothes, which were exactly the same as yesterday, and couldn't help but ask.

"That's right. We must not be careless when it comes to refining medicine, especially the blood-replenishing and qi-boosting pills. It's best to make the pills in one go so that the medicinal effects of ginseng can be preserved to the maximum extent." The old doctor nodded.

"Master, do you want to take a rest?" Lu Qing asked worriedly.

"That's not necessary. I just stayed up all night. My health is not that bad." The old doctor waved his hand. "Besides, the old man doesn't sleep much anyway, so it's okay to sleep less."

Lu Qing observed for a while and found that his master's face was still rosy and energetic, without any sign of fatigue.

Know that what he said is true.

That's right, Master is a martial arts expert at the inner viscera realm. How could just staying up all night have any effect on him?

"From what Master said, that blood-replenishing and qi-boosting pill..." Lu Qing's eyes lit up.

"It's already been refined." The old doctor took out a snow-white porcelain bottle, "That old mountain ginseng has made a total of 20 blood-replenishing and qi-invigorating pills."

"With the help of these twenty blood-replenishing and Qi-tonifying pills, not only will it be much easier for you to enter the Qi and Blood Realm, but once you enter the Qi and Blood Realm, your progress in cultivation will be even faster."

Lu Qing took the porcelain bottle and felt its heavy weight.

Suddenly he asked, "Master, this blood-replenishing and Qi-tonifying pill will only work best if taken after entering the Qi and Blood realm."

The old doctor was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Yes, this blood-replenishing and Qi-benefiting pill is one of the best auxiliary pills for the Qi and Blood Realm. As long as you refine one pill, you can gain considerable progress. I don't know how many Qi and Blood Realm warriors want to spend a lot of money to get a few pills."

"Then wouldn't it be a bit of a waste for me to take this pill before I even enter the Qi and Blood Realm?"

"Although it will waste some of the medicinal effects, your body foundation is a little weak. Without the help of the elixir, even if you have already mastered the health-preserving fist, it will take some time to enter the Qi and Blood realm."

Hearing what his master said, Lu Qing smiled, did not continue asking questions, but changed the subject.

"Master, I went fishing yesterday and caught two strange fish. They look quite unusual. I would like to have a look at them."

"Oh, what good things have you caught again?" the old doctor became interested.

He knew that his disciple was very talented in fishing and could often catch some unusual fish.

These days, he has never lacked small fish.

The fried fish tasted great and went well with wine, so he almost finished his two jars of vintage wine.

"This is the first time I have caught this kind of fish. It is not big, but it is very powerful. It feels very special."

Lu Qing took out the bucket of golden loaches from the corner of the yard.

The old doctor looked inside and saw the golden loach swimming inside. After identifying it, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This thing is a golden loach!"

"Master, do you know this kind of fish?" Lu Qing asked.

"Of course I recognize it." The old doctor looked quite excited. "Do you remember the red moon carp you caught before? Master once said it was one of the ten most delicious fish in the world."

"Could this fish be one of the top ten delicacies in the world?" Lu Qing's heart moved.

He really didn't expect this.

"Yes, this fish is also a kind of rare fish, called Golden Loach, and is also one of the ten most delicious fish in the world. However, it ranks much lower than Red Moon Carp among the ten most delicious fish, and is at the bottom of the list. Therefore, its taste is inferior to Red Moon Carp."

"But the taste is slightly inferior. The golden loach is worse than the red moon carp in one respect, which is that it has a high tonic effect and is most suitable for people with weak constitutions."

"I told you last time that your Red Moon Carp was bought by a nobleman in the city to nourish his wife."

"After eating the Red Moon Carp, the lady felt much better, but she is still a little weak."

"If she had eaten this golden loach that day, she would probably have fully recovered."

The golden loach is actually one of the ten delicacies.

Lu Qing was surprised.

By this calculation, he has already caught two kinds of top-quality fish in the river outside the village.

It is really intriguing that a small rural river actually contains two or even more rare fish species.

Is it because of the blood apricots, or some other more unknown reason?

Lu Qing couldn't help but think deeply about it.

The old doctor had obviously thought of this problem as well.

"Ah Qing, where did you catch this golden loach?"

"It's at the place where I caught the Red Moon Carp last time." Lu Qing said without hiding anything.

"How can red moon carp and golden loach appear at the same time in this small river outside the village?"

The old doctor realized something was unusual.

"Master, is there anything wrong with this?" Lu Qing asked humbly.

"It is indeed a little unusual." The old doctor said, "But I can't tell you why, but..."

"But what?"

Seeing that the old doctor's face seemed a little serious, Lu Qing asked hurriedly.

"Don't tell anyone about the strange fish hidden in the river outside this village." The old doctor said solemnly, "Strange fish are rare and extremely valuable. Once the news leaks out, it may not be a good thing for the village."

"Disciple knows."

Lu Qing understood what his master meant.

As the saying goes, it is a crime to possess a treasure. The value of this rare fish is too high.

If other people knew that there were strange fish hidden in the river outside the village, there would be people who would want to occupy the river and drive out the villagers.

He had seen many examples of this kind of thing in the news in his previous life.

At that time, it would be a disaster for the villagers of Jiuli Village.

It seems that even if I catch some strange fish again, I can’t tell anyone about it.

After realizing this, Lu Qing made a decision immediately.

Even if I catch another rare fish in the future, I will never sell it.

Anyway, he and the little black beast have already reached an agreement. After catching the strange fish, he will exchange it for ginseng.

"Just remember it."

The old doctor nodded, knowing that his disciple had always been intelligent and did not need too much advice from him.

However, he was curious about another thing.

"Didn't you say you caught two golden loaches? As I recall, golden loaches always come in pairs, never alone. So where is the other one?"

"There was another one, which was eaten by the little black beast."

Lu Qing smiled bitterly and then told him about the little black beast's insistence on eating the strange fish.

He just hid the agreement with the little beast.

"I originally wanted to keep both golden loaches, but the little beast wouldn't give up, so I had to give it one."

"So that's how it is. It's not a big deal. The little beast gave you a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng. It's only right to give it a rare fish in return."

The old doctor didn't think it was a pity.

"Master, there is only one golden loach left, so you can enjoy it. It is also a small token of my gratitude to you." Lu Qing said.

"It would be a waste if I were to enjoy this good thing all by myself." The old doctor smiled and said, "Let's eat it together."

"Speaking of which, your timing for fishing for the golden loach is really good. If you are lucky, maybe today you can enter the Qi and Blood Realm."

Hearing this, Lu Qing was stunned.

(End of this chapter)