Chapter 255 Ancient Boss Tao Hongjing
Tao Hongjing, whose courtesy name was Tongming and who called himself Xiansheng Yinju or Huayang Yinju, was a man of the Southern Dynasties. He was born into a prominent family in Jiangdong. Medicine was passed down in his family for generations. His grandfather and father both studied medicine and had martial arts skills.
He was intelligent since childhood. When he was about ten years old, he read Ge Hong's "Biographies of Immortals" and was deeply influenced by it. At the age of thirty-six, he resigned from his official position and lived in seclusion in Maoshan, Jurong. He also traveled to many famous mountains in search of elixirs.
Tao Hongjing wrote many books throughout his life. Jia Song's "Huayang Recluse's Biography" in the Song Dynasty records 32 titles and 233 volumes of his works. In the field of health preservation, there are "Records of Nourishing Nature and Prolonging Life" and "The Book of Health Preservation." In the field of herbal medicine, in addition to the above works, there is also "General Prescriptions for Medicinal Materials."
Tao Hongjing also achieved remarkable success in medicine. Ancient medicine and pharmacology were inseparable, and a herbalist necessarily possessed a deep understanding of medical principles, as Tao Hongjing did. He first compiled Ge Hong's "Zuohou Fang" into "Buque Zuohou Baifang" (A Hundred Prescriptions for the Elbow), and also wrote "Xiaoyan Fang" (Effective Prescriptions).
In addition, Tao Hongjing also studied other subjects such as astronomy, calendar calculation, and health preservation, and is said to have created the "Hunwu Instrument".
Balabala's life achievements are so numerous that they are dazzling. They are much more exciting and rich than the first character who appeared at that time, Song Wusao. It can be said that his life is brilliant, and it is absolutely appropriate to call him a big boss.
The first thing Yun Qimu thought of when he saw him was to hire him, hire him, hire him.
[Will you hire Tao Hongjing?]
Yun Qimu's dark, bright eyes shone with joy, and his voice was leisurely and light, "Is there even a need to ask? Of course I'll hire you."
[Ding Dong—Congratulations to the player for using the Nuwa Clay Creation card to hire Tao Hongjing. Please pay 100 Spirit Coins per day as the hiring fee.]
[Should the 100 spirit coins be deducted?]
Yun Qimu pursed his lips. "I still have to stay in Chaos City for two more days before I can go back. Now that I've hired him, I can't send him back to Global Village to contribute. Isn't that a bit of a loss?"
Mastermind: [Host can choose freely. Friendly reminder: the random quest in the card will disappear after one hour. Then there will be a long cooldown period. Please manage your time wisely.]
Yun Qimu gritted his teeth. The main brain was getting more and more cunning. This was not a friendly reminder at all, it was clearly a debt collection.
But there was no other way. She couldn't miss out on an alchemy genius like Tao Hongjing and a master who was proficient in sword-making, so she had to hold her nose and hire them in advance.
She waved her hands irritably, "Deduction."
[Ding Dong—Congratulations to the player for successfully hiring Tao Hongjing. Please note that Tao Hongjing has his own initiative and will fully obey the player's instructions as long as it does not violate moral principles.]
It was exactly the same as the instructions given when hiring Mrs. Song Wu before.
As the mechanical sound of the system fell, the white-haired Mr. Fang Ya on the card immediately crawled out from inside, and golden threads intertwined to form a human figure in mid-air.
He was wearing a blue wide-sleeved shirt and looked very elegant, his temperament even more transcendent than that in the painting just now.
Yun Qimu quickly reached out and pulled him back from mid-air.
Although Tao Hongjing looks a bit old, one can still see the handsome and elegant face he had when he was young.
After he stood up, he bowed to Yun Qimu with a stern face and a cold expression, "I, Tao, would like to thank Village Chief Yun for rescuing me."
Yun Qimu's eyes curved into a smile as he lifted him up with one hand. "No need to be so polite. From now on, you just need to help me research the elixir."
"Yes." Tao Hongjing lowered his eyes, bowed politely again, then stood sideways behind Yun Qimu, with no intention of paying any attention to others.
His eyes were calm and downcast, his hands were tucked into his pockets, and his sleeves fluttered in the wind, giving him an aloof and detached temperament.
He is indeed a great man in ancient times.
Yunqi Mu thought to himself.
"Village Chief Yun, was this person transformed from the Nuwa Stone? Shouldn't the Nuwa Stone be female? How did it transform into a male?"
Below, a few people who didn't know that Yun Qimu was holding a card that could bring people back to life looked up and shouted curiously.
Yun Qimu curled the corners of his lips and pulled Wu Xingyu down the hill. Behind him, Tao Hongjing was stunned, then he also jumped and landed gracefully. It seemed that he really had some martial arts skills. His movements looked extremely light and smooth, which made Yun Qimu want to learn from him.
It’s a pity that “martial arts” is not listed in the task expertise, otherwise I could ask Mr. Tao Hongjing to teach me.
As a result, everyone could see Tao Hongjing more clearly, and they all stared at him with eager eyes.
"Village Chief Yun, come on, you haven't answered our question yet. How did the Nuwa Stone transform into a man?"
Yun Qimu's mouth twitched as he explained, "He's not the Nuwa Stone. I used the Nuwa Stone to upgrade my cards. I have a card called 'Nuwa molds clay to create people.' Characters will appear on it from time to time, and they can be hired by me. If the hiring is successful, they will appear and become real people. For example, Song Wusao in Louwailou appeared that way."
"Hiss——" As soon as these words came out, everyone was envious and jealous again.
What kind of incredible card is this? It can actually create people and can even be hired. Holy shit, it’s a god-level card!
Now Zhong Teng, Yi Beiming, Dongfang Ji and others are even more eager for the Global Village cards.
Whether it was Wu Xingyu's previous card "Time flies like an arrow, years pass by like a shuttle" that could manipulate time on a large scale, or Yun Qimu's card "Nuwa molds people out of clay" that could bring people back to life, both were very coveted.
Dongfang Ji didn't have the patience and asked directly, "Have you found the exit? When can we get out of here? I can't wait to go to the Global Village."
Yun Qimu looked at his excited and fascinated face and said, "Rest for a night, and you can go out tomorrow."
However, the people in the Global Village were still a little hesitant. "We've found the Nuwa Stone, but we still have the Demon Refining Pot. We haven't found the Demon Refining Pot yet. Why are we taking a break? Get up and start looking."
A man from Molan City came out from behind Zhong Teng and raised his hand silently. "No need to look for it. My side quest, 'The Demon Refining Pot Recognizes its Master,' shows as failed. Someone else has already completed it before me."
"Fuck, what's this Demon Refining Pot side quest? Why don't I have it?"
Huan Linyuan looked at the subordinate who followed him in surprise, feeling very depressed. He was obviously the leader of this team, but why were all his subordinates so promising? He didn't even dare to say that he was the leader.
The subordinate scratched his head and said, "This side quest will only be generated if you kill a thousand monsters within an hour. I was able to achieve this thanks to the help of Mr. Zhong Teng."
Yun Qimu believed what he said. Zhong Teng was an SS-level thunder-type mutant, and he was the best at killing monsters on a large scale. It was really possible for him to kill a thousand monsters in an hour. Fortunately, she and Wu Xingyu worked together and acted quickly, otherwise she might not have had the chance to get the Demon Refining Pot.
Thinking about it this way, the things I promised to Wu Xingyu before were not such a big loss.
(End of this chapter)
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