Chapter 172 Even Shit Smells Better Than This!
As the stove lid was opened, a pungent smell wafted out, making everyone almost vomit.
“What’s that smell?”
"It smells worse than rotten eggs..."
"What rotten eggs! Shit smells better than this!"
…
Everyone covered their noses and had disgusted expressions on their faces.
Huo Qinghuang looked into the alchemy furnace with a gloomy face.
What is this?
Why does it look so disgusting?
Huo Lingfeng also curiously moved closer to take a look, and was instantly dizzy from the smoke and almost fell to the ground.
"Ahem... this stinks too much."
He coughed and fanned the air in front of him with his hands.
Huo Qinghuang endured the pungent smell and carefully observed the situation inside the furnace.
I saw that the medicinal material had turned into a black mass under the high temperature, with strange bubbles coming out of it and gurgling sounds from time to time, as if something was rolling inside.
"This...how could this happen?"
Huo Qinghuang murmured to herself. She had learned so much about alchemy, but she had never expected a situation like this to happen.
"Miss, can we continue to make the elixir?"
Aunt Liu covered her nose and asked cautiously.
Huo Qinghuang gritted her teeth and said, "Try again, maybe the fire is too high. Aunt Liu, turn down the heat!"
Aunt Liu was also made nervous by this situation, and she quickly picked up the tongs again and took some firewood from the stove.
The fire suddenly became smaller, and the temperature around the furnace slowly dropped.
Huo Lingfeng stood aside, frowning. He no longer had much hope of successfully refining the elixir, but he was unwilling to give up just like that.
After all, he had invested so much energy and was made so miserable by Huo Qinghuang. He would be unwilling to accept the result if there was no result in the end.
Therefore, the second batch of pills was quickly refined.
After putting the herbs into the furnace one by one, Huo Lingfeng didn't even bother to wipe his glasses. He stared at the furnace lid with his eyes wide open.
This time there was no pungent smell.
The two looked at each other, both feeling a little bit of anticipation.
However, this time the wait took a bit too long. As time went by, a faint strange smell gradually overflowed from the furnace, and it became stronger and more pungent, making people feel sick.
Huo Qinghuang's face turned pale and he suddenly opened the stove lid.
In an instant, a smell even more unpleasant than last time spread out, choking her and making her cough.
Huo Lingfeng was even worse off. He was immediately choked by the smoke and tears started streaming down his face. His eyes hurt so much that he almost cried.
Not only that, as he inhaled more of the smell, his head began to buzz, all kinds of strange scenes flashed through his mind, and waves of dizziness came over him.
"thump!"
A voice came from behind.
Huo Qinghuang turned around and took a look, and the corners of his mouth twitched suddenly.
I saw that there was no one behind me, and the crowd of onlookers disappeared without a trace.
Aunt Liu even fainted and lay straight on the ground, her life or death unknown.
“Hold your breath!”
She shouted at Huo Lingfeng.
Huo Lingfeng did as he was told subconsciously, and his mind finally cleared up.
Only then did Huo Qinghuang walk to Liu Ma's side, squatted down, and pointed a finger at her Baihui acupoint.
“Woo…”
Aunt Liu woke up slowly, her eyes hazy, and she obviously didn't know what day it was.
But it's okay now.
Huo Qinghuang stood up and finally had time to look into the alchemy furnace.
When I saw this, I was stunned.
I saw a pool of black stuff in the furnace. After a few blinks of an eye, the black stuff seemed to become thicker, and there was a greasy luster on the surface.
"What is this thing?"
Huo Qinghuang opened her mouth wide, her eyes rounded, and she had an expression of disbelief.
“I’ll go!”
Huo Lingfeng was also dumbfounded. His breath was stuck in his throat and he almost couldn't breathe.
Is this still called a pill?
He was almost sent away after just a little smell, and Aunt Liu was even suffocated. Is this fucking poison?
At this time, Huo Qinghuang picked up a wooden stick, picked up a little from the black liquid, put it under his nose and smelled it.
The next moment, her expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Huo Lingfeng saw her expression and felt something was wrong, so he asked quickly.
“It’s really poison.”
Huo Qinghuang gritted his teeth, feeling ashamed.
She was clearly following the steps, so how could she have made poison?
"ah?"
Huo Lingfeng was also shocked, wondering if Huo Qinghuang had taught him the wrong steps, which led to him refining such a weird thing.
However, just as he had this thought, Huo Qinghuang gritted his teeth and asked, "Did you put them in the wrong order?"
“…”
Huo Lingfeng was completely speechless.
He was very careful with every step, carefully identifying the herbs before putting them in, so how could he make a mistake?
"Poison is poison, put it away, maybe it will come in handy in the future."
Huo Qinghuang snorted coldly and motioned Huo Lingfeng to find a bottle to put the black stuff in.
Huo Lingfeng thought about it and realized that this thing could make people faint just by smelling it. If used for self-defense, it would be more effective than any drug.
He hurried back to the old house, took out a few glass bottles, and carefully put the poison in them.
"I still don't believe it, come again!"
"Ma Liu, light the fire! This time, use a little more fire."
After cleaning the alchemy furnace, Huo Qinghuang rubbed his hands, determined to try again.
She just didn't believe that Huo Lingfeng would be as clumsy as her, and she would definitely be able to refine the elixir!
Huo Lingfeng's competitive spirit was also aroused, and he was eager to try with the medicinal herbs.
Now that we have made poison, how far can normal elixirs be?
"Oh my god, what on earth did the Second Young Master make? It's so stinking that it's killing me!"
"Why does it smell so bad? Could it be poison?"
"What shall I do?"
A lot of people gathered at the door of the old house, each of them craning their necks, but no one dared to step forward.
They were all choked by the pungent smell. If they had not run far away and fast, they would have fallen to the ground like Liu Ma.
Mrs. Huo frowned and looked at the brother and sister with a worried look on her face.
She was not worried that Huo Qinghuang would make some poison to harm others, but she was worried that she would accidentally knock herself down.
But she also knew that her words were useless, as the two children would certainly not listen to her at this time, so she could only stand aside and worry.
Huo Jiayue observed Mrs. Huo's expressions and keenly caught Mrs. Huo's anxiety. She rolled her eyes and said exaggeratedly, "Sister is so amazing. Aunt Liu was fainted just now, but sister is like nothing happened. It's amazing!"
After she finished speaking, she winked at Mrs. Huo.
As expected, Mrs. Huo felt instantly relieved when she heard this.
This girl's mouth is as sweet as honey, which makes her happy all day long.
She glanced at the sky and smiled at Huo Jiayue, "Auntie Liu is not free today, so let's go cook and let them have a taste of our cooking skills."
Hearing this, Huo Jiayue was shocked: "Mom, you can cook?!"
"Of course!"
Mrs. Huo raised her chin proudly and said complacently, "Back then, your father was determined to marry me because he ate the food I cooked. It's just that I haven't cooked for so many years, so it's a bit rusty."
"Mom is so good, her cooking must be delicious. At worst, we can learn from my second brother and cook a few more times. I'll help you!"
Huo Jiayue quickly comforted him and used Huo Lingfeng's alchemy as an analogy.
Mrs. Huo's mouth twitched, and she thought to herself, compared to the poison made by that unfortunate child, the food she cooked was still edible.
The mother and daughter immediately went into the kitchen with great interest, ready to show off their cooking skills.
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