Chapter 164 Alchemy

164 Alchemy

After saying that he wanted to start with Li Jin, there was no real action. After a few days, Xiang Jiannan felt that his master might have just said it casually.

In just a few nights, the old Taoist priest seemed to have forgotten what he had promised An Wensheng.

Things are locked in cabinets and rarely taken out of the temple. Even the daily welcoming work is avoided if possible, and people are asked to do it for them instead.

The new day began with practicing sword skills and cleaning the Taoist temple as usual. As Xiang Jiannan became more and more proficient at both tasks, he gradually became familiar with this daily work.

He didn't believe what Gao Yuan had said before, but he kept thinking about the strange man who had left.

I really want to know the real principle behind the five circles, but when I ask the old Taoist priest, I am told that he is uneducated.

My disciple, your thoughts are very dangerous. As a Taoist, you should avoid asking about things that you shouldn't ask.

"It's really cold today."

Soon after the temple gate was opened, the first pilgrim arrived. He was sticking his butt out and carefully wiping the clay statue of the master. Xiang Jiannan knew who the visitor was as soon as he heard the voice.

Mayor Pei Dafa seemed to have hidden himself at home for a few days out of embarrassment after the rumor spread.

When he appeared in front of everyone again, he seemed more stable and his skin became thicker than before.

"Good morning, young Taoist priest!"

"What happened to your face?"

Taking advantage of Pei Dafa's time to be lazy, Xiang Jiannan smeared the area around his hand a few times, then put away the rag and quickly finished the work.

He noticed that the right half of Pei Dafa's cheek was a little swollen, but he didn't leak any air when he spoke.

Five fingerprints, probably a case of domestic violence.

Mayor Pei's wife is a representative of the town's heroines. She usually looks gentle and lovely, like a girl from a water town, but she is never vague when something happens.

It is said that Pei Dafa never leaves the game overnight because sometimes his memory is not good and he is afraid of forgetting it if he leaves it too long.

There was no feudal concept of male superiority and female inferiority in the Zhou Dynasty. Equality has always been valued between men and women.

Just like in the previous world.

"It's okay. I accidentally bumped into my wife's hand yesterday."

The words were spoken lightly, but when Xiang Jiannan mentioned it, he felt a little pain. Pei Dafa couldn't help but reach out and touch his cheek. Seeing that the young Taoist priest was just grinning, he immediately knew that he had misunderstood:

"I'm telling the truth. I really bumped into my wife's hand accidentally."

"I understand. From the looks of it, the collision was pretty serious."

Continuing to tease Pei Dafa, Xiang Jiannan showed an expression that said, "I understand."

"Is there something wrong with your wife's hand? If such a symptom occurs to a thick-skinned person who can fight, the side effects must be significant. Forces interact with each other."

"Interaction? What the young Taoist priest said is quite interesting."

Pei Dafa didn't pay much attention to what Xiang Jiannan said. As if he understood his last words, he shuddered and said with a smile:

"I, Pei Dafa, am not someone a woman can easily beat."

"It was because Widow Yang came to ask me something and she happened to see me."

"There are a lot of mosquitoes at home, and if I'm not careful, I'll get slapped on the face by her."

"When she woke up this morning, she was still complaining about wrist pain!"

Mosquitoes can’t actually be blamed this month.

After hearing Pei Dafa's generous admission, Xiang Jiannan just smiled and did not say anything.

There is a reason why Pei Dafa is loved by people. This mayor is indeed not so cunning when it comes to some things.

Her wife is definitely worrying too much.

This kind of thing can be found everywhere in life. Once you vent your anger, everything will be fine soon.

"You came here so early just to talk about this?"

After listening to Pei Dafa's words, Xiang Jiannan was confused and felt that the mayor should not be so diligent, so he asked him again.

If you come to the temple to complain to the master, you can actually avoid having such thoughts.

How could a group of bachelors take care of this? They either simply tried to get close to them and use their own dirty laundry to please the master and his apprentice.

In order to improve the relationship with the two Taoist priests in Ping An Temple, he temporarily allowed his family's ugly deeds to be made public.

"I'm here to ask the old Taoist priest for help."

Pei Dafa had not seen Gao Yuan since he entered the temple. It was not until the young Taoist priest asked him about it that he remembered the important matter.

Didn’t he just say that his wife’s wrist hurt? That’s why he came here early in the morning.

The old Taoist priest had said before that he could cure all kinds of physical discomforts, and today it finally came in handy.

"The master is still in the backyard, why don't you go and take a look."

Thinking that Pei Dafa was probably here to talk to his master about this and was not in the mood to get involved in such trivial family matters, Xiang Jiannan pointed to the backyard after he finished speaking. He saw Pei Dafa walk out as he was told, and soon he stuck his head in from outside the door again: "Is it convenient?"

"What's the inconvenience? He's the only one in the backyard!"

"Then I will really go."

Pei Dafa's words reminded him of Lin Zhen's confidantes. After hearing shouts outside the door, Xiang Jiannan walked out of the incense hall with a rag.

I walked around the yard and felt that I was not in a very good mood.

Some things are better not to be mentioned, but if they are spoken again, it will really make people feel uncomfortable.

After wandering around for a while and seeing no one else entering the Taoist temple, he decided to take some time to read some scriptures.

The old master got up early in the morning, but when I came out, he hadn't finished practicing the set of boxing in his hands yet. I originally wanted to practice with him, but the old Taoist priest had no regular routine and was always on and off. After a few times, I got lazy.

He stopped boxing and focused on sword training. Anyway, they were both exercising early in the morning, so his way seemed to be better than his.

"What's going on?"

When he entered the backyard, he originally wanted to go to the room to get the scriptures, but he saw a small stove set up again in front of him. Xiang Jiannan saw that the master was busy inside and outside.

Pei Dafa was standing by the stove, blowing air into it continuously with his mouth, while the old Taoist priest was bringing out the raw materials back and forth.

I don't know where the thing came from, but after crushing it, they kept stuffing it into the earthenware jar. The two of them had a clear division of labor, and Pei Dafa looked like his eyes were smoked.

He couldn't even open his eyes, but he still stretched his neck and persisted.

"Use a little more strength. At times like this, we need to use strong fire!"

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After opening the lid and taking a look inside the jar, Xiang Jiannan heard the master say, "He didn't seem very satisfied with the situation inside."

After he finished speaking, Pei Dafa puffed up his cheeks again and blew towards the junction of the stove and the earthenware jar, almost unable to keep up with the air.

He had no time to respond to the young Taoist's questions as his face turned red due to the reflection of the fire.

The charcoal fire in the road was burning fiercely. When Pei Dafa blew it, it seemed to make a sound, which made Xiang Jiannan feel hot.

This method of increasing firepower seems weird.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he took the initiative to move closer to the furnace. Only then could he smell a faint scent of medicine. Xiang Jiannan didn't know what Pei Dafa and his master were up to.

I had seen the earthenware jar in front of me before. When I woke up from the darkness that day, I saw it boiling medicine in its room.

Originally, he thought it was for healing himself, but after the master cast a spell to revive the dead tree, the old Taoist drank the medicine inside.

It is said that it cannot be wasted. The effect of this medicine is much stronger than bringing a dead tree back to life in spring.

What was the purpose of suddenly setting up a small stove? Pei Da found that he had no mouth to speak.

"Okay, let it simmer slowly."

After Pei Dafa stretched his neck and blew hard for a while, he felt that the medicinal aroma that he could smell before had dissipated long ago, and Xiang Jiannan felt it was more and more magical.

Boiling medicine is not like boiling water, how can there be no taste at all? The master had added so many things to it before, so is there no chemical reaction at all? He did not ask, but just quietly watched what the two were going to do.

"Master, my mouth is sore from blowing so much."

After hearing Gao Yuan's words, he immediately sat down on the ground. The finger marks on his right cheek became clearer at this time. Pei Dafa pinched his cheek and began to complain.

"I'll still ask for medicine for her after I beat her. There aren't many good men like Pei Dafa in this town, right, little Taoist priest?"

"Is this medicine made for your wife?"

When Xiang Jiannan heard Pei Dafa say this, he finally understood.

His wife had a wristache, and it turned out that the mayor came to Ping An Temple because of this matter.

I thought he wanted to ask the old Taoist priest to mediate, but now it seems that I was superficial.

Where did the things the master put into the earthen jar come from? I had never seen them in his room before. I saw the old Taoist priest take out each of these things from the room with my own eyes.

"Let's see if you dare to provoke me again in the future."

As he spoke, he opened the jar again and saw that the water inside had turned into a rotten ball. Gao Yuan calculated the time in his mouth.

"It will take about one stick of incense to make the medicine work as soon as you take it."

"I didn't do anything wrong. As the mayor, how can you be so heartless?"

After hearing Gao Yuan say that it would take another stick of incense, Pei Dafa wanted to get up immediately: "I'd better go back and call her over. It's too troublesome to bring it back later."

"No need, Taoist priest, I have my own way."

He raised his hand to signal Pei Dafa to just wait. When he stood up and went into the room again, Xiang Jiannan saw that there was an extra thing in his master's hand.

It looked to be made of wood, and was square in shape, with a small hole on the top. He placed it in front of him without much explanation, but just continued to look at the pot and wait. It was not until the time was almost up that he pad the pot with a rag and took it off the stove.

When it was opened, the contents had already been boiled into a black lump with some impurities floating in it.

"Help the old Taoist hold him up."

He held up the earthen jar and asked Pei Dafa to hold the things he had taken out before, and slowly poured the medicine in the jar into it through the hole. The old Taoist showed great skill, and he poured until there was not a drop left, then he put down the jar and signaled Pei Dafa to let go.

The three of them stared at the wooden object for a long time. After about ten minutes, they finally waited for the old Taoist priest to open it.

It turned out to be a mold. When the upper part was opened, the already formed pill inside was immediately revealed. It was oval in shape, and when it was opened, the top was just exposed.

"Thirty cents a piece. Your wife, two will be enough."

He pinched the pills out with his fingers, there were only six pills in total, Gao Yuan then told Pei Dafa the price.

"This price is much cheaper than the doctor in town. Taoist priest, I can guarantee that the medicine will definitely cure the disease."

After hearing this, Pei Dafa didn't hesitate at all. He put his hand in his arms and immediately agreed to the deal.

Thirty cents is not expensive indeed. It is a very reasonable price offered by the old Taoist priest.

(End of this chapter)