Medicine people
The heavy mountain gate slammed shut, and Gu Youan was locked in the cave to study diligently. Ru Mei gave her a secret manual and left. She only needed to study the knowledge in the book to concoct poison.
She sat leisurely on the couch, flipping through the book, when suddenly she saw a faint light flickering in the distance. She put down the book and got up to investigate.
Suddenly, a mechanism was triggered, and a door slowly opened, brightening the cave. Looking around, one could see rare treasures such as Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and snow lotus filling the entire room.
Gu Youan surveyed everything before her. If she could secretly smuggle these things out, she could sell them for a lot of money. She closed her eyes and placed her hands on her chest. With so many rare treasures, there would always be some loss when making poison. As long as she found an excuse to leave the mountain, she could take these medicinal herbs out to sell. The mountain was full of theatrical medicinal herbs, and the secret manual that Mei gave her also included how to cultivate rare treasures.
Precious medicinal herbs have specific requirements for temperature and humidity, and the timing of administration is strictly controlled to ensure that a single herb can exert its effects.
Gu Youan picked up the Ganoderma lucidum. The mountains were quiet and deserted, and the Ganoderma lucidum that grew in the deep forests was even more effective.
She smiled gently, thinking that she was a medical student and that she would secretly transport these medicinal herbs out to open a pharmacy, eventually becoming the owner behind the scenes.
She was so engrossed in her own imagination that she was completely unaware of the changes in her surroundings.
Suddenly, a clear, ethereal voice appeared in my ear, "Miss Xuanji has done a great deal of research on medicinal herbs?"
Gu Youan held the Ganoderma lucidum tightly in her hand. She turned her head in a daze. The little boy in front of her was half a head taller than her. "Who are you?"
The little boy took her hand and took the Ganoderma lucidum from her. "Girl, I am your medicine man, Qingyang. I will take care of you from now on."
Gu Youan tilted her head and looked at him, "Is this also a tradition of the Emperor's Palace?"
Qingyang shook his head. "I am not only your drug user, but also your supervisor. If you become a traitor in the future, I will personally kill you."
Gu Youan took a half step back. This "Emperor's Ship" was truly cruel. The person in front of him looked to be no more than ten years old. How could he say such cruel things?
"When did you arrive here?" Gu Youan looked into his eyes, trying to read different emotions from them.
Qingyang lowered his head. "Four years ago, during a famine, my whole family was wiped out. I was taken in by the Emperor's Company and became a medicine man."
Gu Youan lowered her eyes. The original owner's three older brothers also died in the year of the famine, so it seems that the drought four years ago had a profound impact.
In the "Emperor's Ship," those with good aptitude become assassins, while those with poor aptitude become drug users. Gu Youan looked at his handsome face, while the drug users were covered in scars all over their bodies. In the future, this face and this body would never have a good skin again.
"Did you volunteer to be a drug donor?"
Qingyang lowered his head and clasped his hands, "Miss, the Emperor's Company has taken me in, and I am willing to stay and become a medicine man."
Gu Youan looked down at Qingyang, though Qingyang might not be his real name. "What's your real name?"
Qingyang lowered his head, and Gu Youan sighed. How could he possibly know his name?
She held his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."
He's become a drug user at such a young age; what will his life be like in the future? He still has relatives alive and can leave this place in five years, but he has no parents. If he dies here, who will pity him?
Gu Youan turned her head away; all the miraculous medicines in the room couldn't save the person in front of her.
"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer." This was just Gu Youan's way of comforting herself. During her school years, she had conducted countless experiments, and guinea pigs and mice had become her test subjects.
"If you can get through this, I will survive."
Gu Youan smiled gently, "Don't worry, I will definitely pass the level."
Ru Mei instructed her to prepare poison according to the book, but this person suddenly appeared here. Could it be that the poison was to be tested on him?
"How long have you been here?" Gu Youan asked.
“I’ve always been here, Miss Xuanji. The Gu worms in your body were cultivated with my blood. Only I can be your medicine man.”
Gu Youan touched her chest, where Gu worms were throbbing beneath it.
Gu Youan held the manual in his hand. "Since you are a medicine person, do you know how to concoct the most poisonous poison in the world?"
Qingyang looked into her bright eyes and said, "There is no most poisonous poison in the world. Every medicine has some toxicity. Everyone's constitution is different, and the poison that suits them is also different. What you need to do is analyze specific problems specifically and not generalize. The most poisonous poison right now is a fatal blow."
Gu Youan tightened his grip, knowing that if even a drop of "One Sword to the Throat" touched him, he would die instantly.
The process of making "One Sword to the Throat" is extremely difficult, and if she accidentally gets it, she will die instantly.
"If a poison like 'One Sword to the Throat' were used on you, would you even have a chance of survival?"
Qingyang chuckled softly, a fleeting tenderness in his eyes. "Don't worry, young lady. We are the chosen ones, naturally resistant to all kinds of poisons."
Gu Youan turned her head away, not daring to look him in the eye. Qingyang placed his hand on Gu Youan's hand. "From the first moment I saw you, I knew you were a kind person. But the Emperor's Ship is never short of soft-hearted people. Don't be sad about the experiment, it's my fate. Without the Emperor's Ship, I wouldn't be alive today."
Hearing Qingyang's words, Gu Youan felt extremely sad. "Don't worry, I won't let you die."
Qingyang took the manual and said, "Girl, I will help you pass the first level."
Gu Youan thought making poison was a simple matter, but upon entering this place, he discovered that the first thing he had to learn was to be indifferent to human life.
She tilted her head back slightly, closed her eyes, tears streamed down her cheeks, her heart clenched, and she gently clutched her chest.
Seeing her distressed state, Qingyang gently said, "Miss, if you develop feelings, you will suffer. The love curse planted in your chest can only be removed when you become one of the twelve envoys."
The Love Poison is a method used by the Emperor to control his subordinates. Only the strongest can break free from its control. Four years ago, a famine led to a plague, and half of the twelve messengers died. Today, the Emperor is expanding rapidly to make up for the manpower shortage.
Ru Mei did not set a time limit for her. Qing Yang was already lying on the couch. "Miss, it will take at least eighty-one days to make a sword that can seal a throat."
He gazed at the heavy gate and said, “After eighty-one days, this heavy gate will open again. If you haven’t made the poison by then, we will all be thrown into the back mountains to be eaten by wolves.”
Gu Youan swallowed hard, finding it terrifying. Her hands trembled slightly, and her palms were sweating. "System, I don't want to be fed to the wolves."
"Host, don't worry, this is all a lie. As long as you put your heart into it, you won't die. You're a key female supporting character, you'll survive to the end. At most, the story will just restart."
Gu Youan smiled softly. This was no different from feeding wolves. The story was restarting, and she would have to reincarnate countless times.
She looked down at Qingyang, "You don't need to lie here. I haven't prepared the poison yet."
Qingyang looked at her in astonishment. "Miss Xuanji, it's getting late. If we don't make any progress soon, the accumulated herbs here will generate miasma, and we will both die here."
Gu Youan looked at him in surprise, "So the poison we concocted is both the requirement for passing this level and the antidote?"
She swallowed hard. She looked so kind, yet she was so ruthless. If she were smart, she would have made a fatal mistake sooner; if she were stupid, she would have died here silently.
"Why are you telling me all this?" Gu Youan looked down at her.
“You and I are one. From the moment you entered here, we are bound together by fate and will share life and death.”
Gu Youan held his hand, "What a wonderful promise of sharing life and death. I will definitely get out of here alive."
With the help of the system and Qingyang, Gu Youan was not worried about dying here. Her only worry was that she would not be able to transport these herbs out.
In the future, the Gu family will belong to Gu Changming, and she will have her own private property. However, in ancient times, when a woman only had the Chu family, her parents would divide the family property and take it with her when she got married. In the original book, the female protagonist eventually became a nun.
Qingyang noticed the change in Gu Youan's emotions. He held her hand and said, "I will not betray you. From the moment you entered this place, I have been yours."
Gu Youan pursed her lips. The female supporting character also had protectors by her side, but she was a supporting character, and she was the female supporting character who ended up with a tragic fate. No one could protect her in this life. The Gu family thought that she could survive by adopting Gu Changming, but in the end, Gu Changming abandoned her.
She was forced to spend the rest of her life amidst gossip and rumors. A woman forced into marriage died alone in the dojo after her parents' deaths.
Gu Youan withdrew her hand. "No, you can't help me, no one can help me. I have my own path to walk. If you reveal my secrets, I will kill you."
She had to make arrangements for herself as soon as possible; no matter what happened, she could not entrust her fate to others.
Qingyang took out a dagger and cut his own palm, then grabbed Gu Youan's hand. Gu Youan looked at him in panic, "What are you doing?"
A sharp pain shot through his palm, but Qingyang gripped Gu Youan's hand tightly. "Don't worry, there's an antidote in my blood. Today, our blood is compatible, so my life is yours."
Gu Youan sighed. This was an ancient method of training assassins. Qingyang had always lived here and would never betray the Emperor's Name. This was always a hidden danger for him.
She silently looked at the person in front of her. Ru Mei's placing him by her side was also a warning that she must not have any ulterior motives.
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