Chapter 63 (Exclusive Release on Jinjiang Literature City)
To be fair, Jingyuan was quite happy in Liyue, which even reminded him of the leisurely time he spent drinking tea and basking in the sun in the backyard of the Shence Mansion after his retirement.
There are many talented people in Liyue. Qixing is a great leader, and the immortals and sorcerers are guardians hidden in the shadows. Even the sealed "evil dragon" King Ruoduo, in a state of near utter irrationality, still remembers not to harm the people of Liyue.
"That's wonderful," Jingyuan exclaimed.
The people of Liyue are well protected by them.
As soon as Bai Shu stepped into Jing Yuan's courtyard, he heard this sigh.
"Just like the old man," Changsheng said with a grin.
Jingyuan turned his head and saw that the person who came was a doctor from Bubulu.
"It's Doctor Bai and Changsheng." Jing Yuan raised his hand and waved to them as a greeting. "Please have a seat. I just prepared some Immortal's Joy Tea. Would you two like to try some?"
He's been feeling homesick lately, so he's been thinking about replicating the tea drinks from his hometown, especially the Xianren Happy Tea, which is most popular among the people of Luofu.
Bai Shu and Chang Sheng didn't stand on ceremony with him and sat down directly opposite Jing Yuan.
Bai Shu stared at the liquid in the cup in front of him and asked with some curiosity, "What is Immortal's Happy Tea? I've never heard of this kind of tea before."
“Strictly speaking, it should be considered milk tea,” Jingyuan said. “You can add toppings like taro paste or tapioca pearls according to your own taste.”
After briefly introducing the Fairy Happy Tea to the two new customers who hadn't tried it before, Jingyuan asked, "Do you two have any dietary restrictions?"
“No,” Changsheng said. “We’re both very easy to take care of.”
Bai Zhu added some of her favorite toppings to the Fairy Happy Tea, took a sip, and said, "It's a very novel taste; kids will love it."
"The sweetness is a bit too much," Changsheng said. "It won't affect us much, but ordinary people should still pay attention to oral health."
Listening to the two doctors' remarks, Jing Yuan said with a smile, "Ladies should also be careful. Immortal's Happy Tea is very high in calories, and drinking too much can easily lead to weight gain."
Not all humans can drink the Immortal's Joyful Tea without restraint, just like the celestial beings on their Immortal Ship.
“Having a cup occasionally isn’t a big problem,” Bai Shu said. “The person who could develop this drink is truly amazing.”
Although sweets can be very harmful, having something sweet when you're feeling down can always help a lot.
"What brings you two here so suddenly?" Jing Yuan asked.
Changsheng said, "I'm just a little curious about you."
Bai Zhu continued, "It's also to thank Mr. Jing Yuan for the longevity lock he gave to our Qi Qi last time."
As he spoke, Bai Shu took out an exquisite wooden box and placed it in front of Jing Yuan.
"It's just a small gift, nothing special," Bai Shu said. "Please don't refuse."
Since the other party had already put it that way, Jingyuan accepted the gift.
"What does Dr. Bai want to know?" Jing Yuan asked.
Changsheng asked, "What is the power within the Longevity Lock?"
“Oh, that,” Jing Yuan said. “It’s witchcraft. It comes from a powerful psychic. Please rest assured, it won’t harm Qi Qi.”
The powerful shaman Jingyuan mentioned refers to Asakura Yo, who is now known as Asakura Hao.
Since the Immortal Boat Alliance reached a friendly and mutually beneficial agreement with the powerful figures of the previous world, the technological exchanges between the two sides have never stopped.
Although the Immortal Ship Alliance is incredibly powerful and can roam freely in the universe, it doesn't necessarily mean it can always surpass that new world that is still growing.
The universe is vast and there are countless living beings. Even the top powers in the universe, such as the Immortal Ship Alliance and the Interstellar Peace Company, do not dare to claim that they are omniscient and omnipotent. How much less can I, who am just an ordinary celestial being, claim to be?
“I can sense that the power within the Longevity Lock is very peaceful,” Changsheng said. “It’s a power system completely different from Teyvat.”
"Mr. Jingyuan, you know I am a physician, so I'd like to ask you something," Bai Shu stared intently into Jingyuan's eyes and asked in a deep voice, "In your world, can medicine cure all diseases?"
Jing Yuan had seen and heard such looks and questions countless times, so many that he was momentarily dazed.
He thought of many people, some dead, some alive.
Jingyuan said, "I'm sorry, I can't."
As before, those who received his answer showed expressions of disappointment.
Although the Immortal Boat Alliance has overcome many difficult and complicated diseases, it still cannot eliminate all diseases. For example, the Immortal Boat Alliance has no way to deal with the Demonic Yin Body that plagues the Longevity Race.
The Vidyadhara clan can rely on shedding their scales and reincarnating to escape the demonic possession, while the fox clan simply doesn't live long enough to witness the demonic possession taking effect.
Besides the demonic spirits, the celestial beings on the Immortal Ship, due to the blessing of "Abundance," have congenital disabilities that cannot be cured through acquired medical technology.
The leader of the Medicine King's Secret Sect who caused trouble in the Immortal Ship Luofu was Dan Shu, a Heavenly Missing Person from the Pill Cauldron Bureau.
Dan Shu holds a very important position in the Immortal Boat Alliance. Many medical techniques were compiled by her. Therefore, when it was revealed that she was the leader of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings, the entire Immortal Boat Alliance was impacted to some extent, especially Jing Yuan, who was the first to be affected as General Luo Fu.
Ironically, Dan Shu became an incurable being with a deficiency in the celestial realm because of the blessing of [Abundance], yet in the end, she chose to embrace [Abundance].
Although the temptations of the Great Lord of Annihilation, Illusionary Owl, were inevitable during this period, Dan Shu himself also had many inner problems.
Because of an incurable eye disease, because of her deceased best friend, and because she was unwilling to accept it.
Why me?
Why does it have to be me?
Why can't the gods heal my eyes or save my dearest friend?
I've been such a devout believer in the Emperor of Bows and Fates, so why did all this still happen? Aren't gods omnipotent?
The god she had always believed in failed to save her heart, and coupled with Huanlong's seduction, Danshu embarked on a path of no return.
From a personal perspective, Jing Yuan could understand Dan Shu's anger, but understanding is one thing, and agreeing with it is another.
Dan Shu chose to betray [Hunter] and embrace [Abundance]. Fei Xiao, who had a similar experience, hoped to save more people before the arrows of [Hunter] fell. In fact, she hoped that the [Salvation] that was like [Destruction] would never happen again.
Jingyuan asked, "Does Doctor Bai wish to cure all diseases in this world?"
Bai Shu said, "I think this is the wish of all doctors in the world."
“A very noble wish,” Jing Yuan affirmed, “although such a thing is impossible to achieve.”
"Is it just my imagination? I have a feeling that Mr. Jingyuan's words concealed some other meaning." Bai Shu was a perceptive person. He stared at Jingyuan's face carefully. "Could it be that Mr. Jingyuan has been asked a similar question before?"
After banishing the images of Danfeng and Danshu from his mind, Jingyuan sighed and said, "Yes, the final result was tragic."
One of them caused the "Moon Drinking Rebellion," and the other colluded with the Great Lord of Annihilation, Huanlong, both of whom brought irreversible damage to the Immortal Ship Luofu.
“It seems that Mr. Jingyuan’s old friend was an extreme person.” Bai Shu chuckled. “Don’t worry, I consider myself to have a rather peaceful personality.”
"Oh? Really?" Jing Yuan didn't believe it.
Not to mention Jing Yuan, who had only recently met Bai Shu, even Chang Sheng, who had signed a contract with Bai Shu, didn't believe it.
Changsheng had been by Baishu's side for quite some time, so he naturally knew how much of a suicidal person this man could do.
When it heard Bai Zhu say this, it rolled its eyes.
Although it looked a bit strange for a snake to do this, Jing Yuan, who was sitting opposite them, clearly understood the meaning of longevity.
"I heard that Doctor Bai wants to refine an elixir of immortality?" Jing Yuan said.
Bai Shu chuckled lightly: "These are just old rumors circulating in the streets. I didn't expect them to attract Mr. Jingyuan's attention."
“I’ve always paid close attention to the concept of ‘immortality’,” Jing Yuan said.
"Oh?" Bai Shu adopted a listening posture. "What do you mean?"
Jing Yuan didn't answer his question. Instead, he asked, "Does Doctor Bai think immortality is a good thing?"
“Naturally,” Bai Shu said. “No one wants to die, not even animals. It’s human nature. No living being seeks death from the moment it is born.”
Apart from [destruction].
Jingyuan silently answered in his heart.
However, he didn't want to talk to Bai Shu about "destruction" today, so he didn't bring it up.
"So, as Dr. Bai said, let's assume that humanity really gains the ability of immortality..." Jing Yuan paused for a moment before slowly saying the second half of his sentence, "Dr. Bai, have you considered the consequences?"
Bai Shu was taken aback by the question: "Consequences?"
Perhaps because he was too far removed from immortality, Bai Shu never considered what would happen if humans could no longer die.
Jingyuan lowered his eyelashes and gently hooked his finger under the cat's chin, and then heard the cat purr.
"The problems of overpopulation, resource scarcity, and class stratification need no further explanation. The side effects of [Immortality] may be far greater than Doctor Bai imagines." At this point, Jing Yuan raised his eyes and looked directly at Bai Shu. "For example, the unavoidable demonic body, and the double pursuit from the [Fertile People] and the [Hunters]."
Before Bai Zhu could fully process the numerous social issues Jing Yuan had mentioned, she heard several unfamiliar words.
"What is the Demonic Yin Body?" Bai Shu asked, puzzled.
Jing Yuan replied, "You can understand it as the destiny of the Demonic Yin Body being the fate of the immortal race."
Upon hearing this answer, Bai Shu and Chang Sheng fell into a long silence.
“Then what are the ‘Fertile People’ and the ‘Hunters’? They sound like some kind of organization,” Bai Shu asked.
“You can understand it this way,” Jing Yuan said. “Simply put, there exists a species in the universe called the ‘Fertile People.’ They gain ‘immortality’ by invading other planets, especially those with long-lived species. The ‘Hunter’ is an organization that hunts down the Fertile People.”
Chang Sheng couldn't help but interject: "It sounds like the [Fertile People] are more like a treasure-hunting gang, while the [Hunter] is more like the Thousand Rock Army."
“The Thousand Rock Army won’t chase after the Treasure-Hunting Gang to kill them.” Jing Yuan was amused by its words. “Moreover, the harm that the [Fertile People] have brought to the universe is far greater than that of the Treasure-Hunting Gang. Those guys have absolutely no basic morality. Even if they are captured and used for inhumane human experiments, no one will jump out to condemn them.”
Jing Yuan briefly explained to Bai Shu and Chang Sheng what the [Feng Rao Min] had done, which almost made the two of them so angry that they fainted.
"Cough cough cough!" Bai Shu covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughing so hard it was heartbreaking.
Changsheng, while using his own power to alleviate Baishu's pain, asked Jing Yuanfeng where Raomin was, saying he was going to bite them to death.
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