Chapter 38 Assessment (Please read it on Tuesday)
"Grandpa Chen, you said I don't need to read "Hundred Herbs" anymore?" Lu Qing was a little surprised.
"Yes, your learning speed is faster than I expected. You have already read the Hundred Herbal Classics thoroughly. You just need to review it more often in the future. You don't need to study it specially anymore."
Old Doctor Chen stroked his beard and said.
During this period of time, he was extremely satisfied with Lu Qing's performance.
Lu Qing's intelligence was beyond his expectations.
In just half a month, he had already learned the entire "Classic of Materia Medica".
Originally, he thought that it would be great if Lu Qing could read the "Hundred Materia Medica" fluently within a month.
"Grandpa Chen taught me well."
Lu Qing felt much more relaxed.
Finally, I don’t have to learn the “Classic of Materia Medica” anymore!
God knows how thoroughly he has read the "Classic of Materia Medica" during this period.
It is no exaggeration to say that he can recite it by heart.
But he couldn't immediately show that he had memorized the "Hundred Materia Medica" completely.
Even if you want to show off your intelligence, you have to go through a process of getting people to accept it.
Otherwise, if you start showing off how powerful you are, you may end up making things worse.
Now, the moment has finally come.
"Lu Qing, although your intelligence has exceeded my expectations, the assessment we agreed upon before still needs to be carried out," said Doctor Chen.
"Lu Qing understands. Please allow Grandpa Chen to conduct the assessment." Lu Qing said respectfully.
"You have already read the Hundred Herbal Classics thoroughly, but it is not enough to just memorize a book about medicine. You also need to combine it with reality to truly understand it."
"My test is very simple. You must find ten medicinal herbs recorded in the Hundred Herbs Book near the village within one hour and bring them to me."
"Remember, you can't bring a book with you when you go looking, and you can't pick the wrong herbs. You can't damage the herbs while you're picking them."
Lu Qing silently remembered what the old doctor said, and after he finished speaking, he asked, "Is that all, Grandpa Chen?"
"Yes, that's all. If you do these things, I will officially accept you into my sect and make you my eldest and only disciple."
"Don't worry, I will never let you down!" Lu Qing said confidently.
"Take this medicine basket and hoe. Remember, you only have one hour. If you exceed the time limit, even if you have collected enough herbs, you will not be qualified."
The old doctor took out two tools and gave them to Lu Qing.
"Then I'm off now!"
Lu Qing took the medicine basket and hoe and went straight down the mountain.
As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he found a medicinal herb.
[Grassroot ophiopogon: high quality, can be used as medicine. 】
[It clears away heat and detoxifies, and is quite effective in treating heat in the qi and cough. ]
This thunder root grass is recorded in the "Bai Cao Jing".
Seeing that the supernatural power showed that it was of high quality, Lu Qing immediately bent down and started digging.
The hoe given by the old doctor was quite sharp, so Lu Qing dug very carefully, fearing that he would accidentally damage the herbs.
After all, one of the assessment items given by the old doctor was that the herbs must not be damaged.
Carefully digging up the grass, Lu Qing put it into the medicine basket. After thinking about the time, he suddenly felt nervous.
It took him nearly a quarter of an hour to dig out just one piece of reed grass.
According to this calculation, if you dig up ten herbs, wouldn't it take fifteen minutes?
The old doctor only gave him one hour to complete the test.
"We can't be so slow anymore, we have to speed up."
Originally, Lu Qing thought that he had special powers, and it would not be easy for him to find ten medicinal herbs.
But now he knew that if he was careless, he might fail the assessment.
Putting away his relaxed attitude, Lu Qing began to speed up and rush to other places.
Along the way, his eyes kept searching the grass on both sides of the road.
Whenever he saw a plant similar to the one in the "Bai Cao Jing", he would immediately use his special powers to look up information.
After confirming that it was the medicinal material recorded in the "Bai Cao Jing", they started digging immediately.
Dandelion, Xanthium, Plantain...
Lu Qing dug out all the herbs recorded in the "Classic of Materia Medica" one by one and put them into the medicine basket.
In order to dig herbs, his forehead was covered with sweat, and when he wiped it casually, there were several mud marks.
Some villagers passing by laughed when they saw Lu Qing like this.
"Ah Qing, what are you doing? You've made yourself look like a mud monkey."
"Uncle Wang, I'm digging herbs. This is a task assigned to me by Grandpa Chen. I can't be careless." Lu Qing replied.
"This is a task assigned by the old doctor. You have to take it seriously. Do you need my help?"
Uncle Wang's expression suddenly became serious.
The villagers' respect for the old doctor comes from the heart.
When he heard that it was a task assigned by him, he stopped laughing.
"No, no, I have to do this by myself. This is Grandpa Chen's assessment of my learning achievements during this period."
Lu Qing waved his hand to refuse.
"Is that so? Then Ah Qing, you have to work harder and don't let the old doctor down."
Hearing Lu Qing say this, Uncle Wang's expression became more serious.
After all, whether Lu Qing can learn well or not is also related to the future medical care problem in the village.
"Okay, I will work hard." Lu Qing waved his hand, "Uncle Wang, I'm leaving first. Grandpa Chen only gave me one hour for the test. I still have to go over there to dig herbs."
Seeing Lu Qing leaving, Uncle Wang immediately ran towards the village.
Before long, almost everyone in the village knew that Lu Qing was completing the assessment task assigned by the old doctor.
To the extent that, even if everyone saw Lu Qing, they didn't dare to disturb him.
He was afraid that he would not be able to complete the old doctor's assessment and would be driven down the mountain.
Even the little kids were ordered not to get close to Lu Qing so as not to disturb him while he was collecting herbs.
Lu Qing, who was concentrating on collecting herbs, did not notice the villagers' actions.
He was just wondering why the village seemed much quieter than usual today.
At this time of day on weekdays, the little kids would run around everywhere and wouldn't stop until the whole place was in chaos.
However, this thought only flashed through Lu Qing's mind for a moment before he put it behind him.
He doesn't have time to think about these things now.
He had already dug up eight herbs, and was still two short, but most of the time had already passed.
If I don’t hurry up, I’m afraid I’ll fail this assessment.
At this time, Lu Qing also felt a little regretful.
Normally, I don’t pay much attention to what kind of herbs are available near the village, otherwise I wouldn’t have made my time so tight.
It seems that sometimes relying too much on supernatural powers is not a good thing.
Didn't he just think that he had supernatural powers and could search for herbs at any time, which led to his negligence?
Fortunately, Lu Qing was lucky and soon found another herb recorded in the "Classic of Materia Medica".
“There is only one left.”
After digging up the herb intact, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
But he also knew that time was running out.
"Where can I find the last herb?"
Lu Qing thought about it for a while, and suddenly, he slapped his head.
"Yes, how could I have forgotten it? It's really like the lamp is darkest, the most familiar thing is almost overlooked!"
After saying that, he ran towards his home.
Some villagers were startled when they saw Lu Qing running.
"Ah Qing, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the assessment?"
"It's okay, there's no problem with my assessment!"
Lu Qing didn't have time to think about why the villagers knew about his assessment, and he answered casually while running.
Soon, he ran to his house and smiled as he looked at the small patch of well-growing plants in the corner of the yard.
"That's you, Gnaphalium."
(End of this chapter)
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