After resting for a while, Su Tiantian began to guide the spiritual energy in her body to circulate throughout her entire body. After circulating it for a few rounds, she was once again a lively and energetic child.
Su Luo and Hu Fei returned from the field, having picked some cucumbers and tomatoes.
Su Luo gave Su Tiantian a stick, and Su Tiantian shared half with Hei Mi.
They started munching on the black rice with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
"This dog is so energetic, with glossy fur and bright, dark eyes that seem to understand what people are saying."
Hu Fei really likes animals that seem to have a spiritual connection. When she spoke, Hei Mi actually looked at her twice.
Su Luo smiled. Black Rice was indeed intelligent, just like the black cat Su Yongli at home.
After lunch, Su Luo and Hu Fei were about to leave.
Blind Lin gave Hu Fei a triangular talisman.
"Take it, it will ward off evil and bring you peace."
Hu Fei was flattered and accepted the gift with both hands, repeatedly expressing her gratitude: "Thank you, Taoist priest. I'll donate some money to the Taoist temple for incense offerings."
She and Su Luo came not as tourists, so she didn't think about donating incense money.
But now that Blind Lin has given her talismans, it wouldn't be right for her not to show her appreciation.
Blind Lin waved his hand: "No need, we have this much fate between us."
He received 50,000 yuan for saving Lu Chen last time, so he's not short of money at all.
He's had money to spend these past few years, and his original intention wasn't for the money.
"Take it. Keep what your martial uncle gave you. The car is waiting for us. Let's go."
Su Luo smiled and pulled Hu Fei down the mountain.
Hu Fei waved to Blind Lin and Su Tiantian: "Master Lin, Tiantian, I'll come to see you again next time."
Hu Fei carefully put away the talisman. In a place like the medical school, she always felt that the yin energy was strong. She also had a jade pendant that her parents had blessed, but she always thought it was just a psychological comfort. This time, holding the talisman, she felt inexplicably at ease and felt that the talisman could really ward off evil.
After Su Luo and Hu Fei left, Su Tiantian went back to her room for a nap.
Her days of cultivation were peaceful; in spring and summer she absorbed the morning sun's energy, and in autumn and winter she absorbed the moon's essence.
In the morning, we practice martial arts to build a foundation; in the afternoon, we play for two hours and learn to draw talismans and make magical artifacts.
It's normal for a good or handy ritual implement to take several years to make.
This is exclusive to one's innate destiny.
Su Tiantian chose the whisk without hesitation.
When drawing talismans, Blind Lin did not allow her to cheat or slack off, and supervised her the whole time.
Su Tiantian was naturally gifted at taking shortcuts, and Blind Lin always marveled that she was truly a born evil cultivator. Yet, her evil was somehow righteous. As her master, Blind Lin did not forbid her from taking shortcuts, but instead made her learn them all.
Today's lesson was on calming talismans. Su Tiantian drew them with great focus, relying on her own abilities. The talisman's spiritual power was at the D level. Compared to other disciples at the sbcdefg level, Su Tiantian's talent already exceeded 99% of that of other disciples.
Lin the Blind Man felt the runes and, sensing their patterns, nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, you've made great progress."
Su Tiantian put down the cinnabar brush and prepared to take Heimi out to play.
Drawing talismans and making magical artifacts were skills that Heimi couldn't learn, so he just watched obediently as they were being taught.
"Sweetie, haven't you figured out the shortcut yet?"
Lin the Blind was used to Su Tiantian's unorthodox cultivation methods, so seeing her so honest made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Master, I have to learn anyway, so I'll eat the sweet things after I've finished this hardship."
Su Tiantian replied helplessly that taking shortcuts first and then coming back to study hard would be too difficult, so she restrained herself from being down-to-earth and decided to endure the hardship first before enjoying the sweetness, so that she could always be sweet.
Lin the Blind Man laughed heartily after hearing this.
He was laughing so hard that his joy turned to sorrow; his eyes started to hurt...
Thinking of the massage techniques Su Luo had taught him, Blind Lin quickly waved his hand: "Go play with Heimi, Master should take a rest."
After Su Tiantian and Heimi left, Lin the Blind began to press around his eyes.
The pain in his eyes gave him a glimmer of hope for regaining his sight; he thought he had become greedy because he had too much.
He wanted to watch Su Tiantian grow up, to see her shine, and then he would proudly say to the world, "Su Tiantian, my dear apprentice." He truly hoped that day would come.
Once the pain subsided, he got up and called Liu Yuan.
He listed all the medicinal herbs Su Luo needed, and said he would buy them for her no matter the price, as long as he could find them.
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When Su Luo returned to school, a classmate told her that she had her senior's phone number. Su Luo and Hu Fei went back to their dormitory, put their things down, and prepared to return the call.
Hu Fei said to her, "I'm going to call my parents too. I haven't been home this week, so I want to let them know I'm safe."
Hu Fei goes home every week when she has free time, and she had already told her parents about going to see Su Tiantian with Su Luo this time.
Su Luo nodded.
There was always someone guarding the school's phone booths, and Su Luo only went to return the calls when there was free time.
Dai Changsheng is currently teaching students in the Northwest Military Region. Su Luo called him to explain her purpose and then waited.
It wasn't long before Dai Changsheng called back.
"Good evening, senior."
Su Luo greeted her with a smile.
"Ah Luo, I have news about the medicinal herbs you asked me to inquire about. There is news about the wild ginseng and the blood lingzhi. They are in the Qiao family in J City. They were only unearthed a few months ago and were bought by the Qiao family at a high price. The Qiao family has a high status in J City and they are not short of money. When my grandfather was alive, he did the Qiao family a favor. I wonder how much the Qiao family can repay this favor after my grandfather passed away."
"The Qiao family is not easy to get along with. Once they leave, they forget about you. I don't think it will be easy for you to ask for medicine back because of your kindness to my grandfather. But I found out that the second son of the Qiao family has a heart condition. Try to approach them from that angle. With your kindness and your medical skills, the Qiao family will agree as long as they're not stupid."
After learning that the medicinal herbs had fallen into the hands of the Qiao family, Dai Changsheng investigated the Qiao family thoroughly and was relieved to find out that they had a patient.
Dai Changsheng carefully explained the news to Su Luo: such top-quality medicinal herbs, once unearthed, would not enter the market; they would all be bought up by the most powerful and wealthy to make medicine.
Those who are rich and powerful cherish their lives more than anyone else, and this kind of life-saving medicine made from good medicinal materials is a must-have in almost every household, let alone the Qiao family who have a sick person.
"Thank you, senior. I understand. I know what to do."
Su Luo nodded. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, she was going to give it a try.
Dai Changsheng knew Su Luo's decision just by listening to her words, so he immediately told Su Luo the Qiao family's address.
Su Luo noted down the address and planned to visit him next Saturday.
Dai Changsheng then asked about Su Tiantian's birthday and some other trivial matters.
The two chatted for a while longer, reminding each other to "take care of yourselves" before hanging up.
Su Luo came out to pay the phone bill, while Hu Fei was still chatting with her parents. She only ended the call after seeing that Su Luo had finished making the call.
"Su Luo, let's go get some late-night snacks! It's on me!"
Hu Fei linked arms with Su Luo and dragged her off to get a late-night snack.
Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye, and Su Luo found the Qiao family according to the address. The Qiao family was indeed very wealthy, as evidenced by their detached manor located in a luxurious area. They were also not easy to talk to, as could be seen from the visiting card that the butler handed her.
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