Chapter 73 Wulingzhishushu
After Shen Jiang's magical ability improved, she discovered that the various magical elements she could sense had become richer. Originally, apart from the wood element, she could only simply distinguish the other four natural attributes and the light and dark elements.
But now it was different. As soon as Beatrice prepared the medicine, Shen Jiang immediately noticed the dark matter in the medicine. The strands were not very conspicuous. If Shen Jiang's strength had not increased significantly, she would not have been able to detect such a subtle change.
Shen Jiang was now more adept at constructing smaller, more sophisticated magic circles than large ones. She attempted to weave a small, light-purifying magic circle, and soon, the wisps of black energy within the decoction were dispelled.
After taking the potion, Cecilia's complexion gradually regained its original luster.
"Cecilia, how are you feeling?"
"Much better." Cecilia's voice was a little excited. "My neck was hurting, but the witch took away the pain. After drinking this medicine, I feel so warm all over."
Shen Jiang understood. It was probably because Cecilia had just lost blood so rapidly that her body was rapidly losing temperature. This medicine had a stomach-warming effect and also replenished her depleted Qi and blood.
Shen Jiang seemed to be lost in thought.
Light magic can do so much. Just now, after Cecilia's blood vessels were wrapped by the life-giving vines, they couldn't immediately fuse with the vines. It was the rudimentary light magic that took effect, completely healing her wounds. Furthermore, light magic itself possesses a purifying effect. As the saying goes, every medicine is a poison. If she could construct a light magic array in the pharmacy capable of purifying the toxins within medicinal herbs, perhaps the medicinal herbs produced by Mingxintang would be even more effective and without any side effects.
Shen Jiang made up his mind and planned to start the experiment after returning.
The few of them were finally able to set off again. Shen Jiang looked at the two lifeless bodies on the ground and couldn't help but frown.
Shen Jiang knew without a doubt that the little girl must be from an important background. If they just left their bodies there, it would be hard to guarantee that they wouldn't be in trouble if others found them.
"Clean up those two, Priest."
Just as Priest was about to protest, Shen Jiang added, "The payment for a potion."
Priest swallowed his grumble, took out a storage ring, and threw the two bodies into it. It just so happened that the roses in his father's garden favored human blood. As magicians, these two humans had more energy in their bodies than ordinary people, making them a good nutrient. However, the little girl's body had lost too much blood and was a little shriveled, which made him feel a little disgusted.
Before the little girl appeared, a small white figure rushed out in front of her, and Shen Jiang decided to continue walking in that direction.
Shen Jiang's heightened perception made him more acutely aware of all changes in the forest. Just as a plane leaves a trail of clouds behind it, the scattered elements of the air were displaced by a tangible object. Before the elements had fully merged, a faint trail of movement remained in the air. The deeper he went, the more pronounced the trace became, indicating that only a single creature had just appeared.
It should be the one she saw before.
Shen Jiang recalled the image of the furry blanket-like figure gliding through the air and couldn't help but smile. After so many visits to the Iron Forest, she had finally found a medicinal herb to take home.
At this moment, a little guy with super cute big eyes, beautiful black eyeliner and a fluffy tail is nibbling on the lunch he just hunted - a few juniper berries - in his home in the aspen tree hole.
Suddenly, Shuke stopped eating, his little nose twitched a few times, and a strange nutty aroma came from outside, which made him silently stick his head out of his cave, trying to find the source of the aroma.
"I found you."
The surprised human voice in his ears made Shuke stiffen all over. He slowly turned his head and met a pair of bright and black human eyes.
!
Shen Jiang looked at the rapidly dilating pupils of the little flying squirrel, who was obviously frightened, and quickly greeted him in a friendly manner, "Hello, little one."
If Shuke could scream, his scream would have been resounding through the sky, but unfortunately, when Shuke looked into the giant's eyes at such a close distance, he rolled his eyes and fainted, his body falling straight down.
Shen Jiang was startled and quickly caught the little flying squirrel with both hands, and then cast a light recovery magic on the little flying squirrel.
Shuke slowly woke up and heard the chattering of humans, as well as a strange tingling sensation on his body.
"My Lady Witch, this little fellow is so cute, and his belly is so white."
"Yes, yes, it makes my heart melt. Its fur is so smooth."
"Hmph, what's the point of being cute? You're so timid, you must be scared to death."
"Perhaps the witch wants to use its heart to make a potion? It's okay if you're brave enough."
Shuke's eyes were tightly shut. He didn't dare open them at all after hearing these evil words. His trembling body could only try to ignore those evil fingers.
Why did the terrible human magician give up chasing those terrible big monsters in the forest and set his sights on these small monsters with no fighting power?
Shen Jiang's voice, tinged with laughter, rang in Shuke's ears: "Don't be afraid, I don't want your heart. But if you continue to pretend to be asleep, I might have to use some unconventional means to wake you up."
Shuke heard the threat in her voice and quickly opened his eyes.
The big eyes with beautiful black eyeliner blinked aggrievedly, and Beatrice and Catherine's hearts were almost melted by the cuteness of this big-eyed rat.
There was a whole row of magicians standing in front of him. Shuke counted them and found that there were five of them. There was also a man in a black robe who looked ferocious and murderous. He seemed to be even more difficult to deal with than these five magicians.
Shuke covered himself with his hands, his eyes filled with fear. Could it be that Shushu was going to die today?
Shen Jiang took out a handful of nuts from his pocket and placed them next to the flying squirrel. The sweet smell of the nuts made Shuke's body feel extremely unreal, and he swallowed his saliva subconsciously without any backbone.
What is this for, a hearty meal before death?
They had long heard that human magicians were despicable, shameless and extremely cruel, but they did not expect that the evil wind would eventually blow upon these peaceful little monsters.
"How many little flying squirrels like you are there in this forest?"
The human's seemingly normal tone made Shuke the mouse feel cold all over. The human not only had his eyes on him, but also wanted to take the lives of their entire family of flying squirrels!
No, he would never betray his own clan rats!
Shuke pushed away the nuts beside him and said with a determined look on his face: "Shuke knows nothing!"
Shen Jiang was stunned at first when he saw the little flying squirrel looking like he was ready to sacrifice himself heroically. Then he realized something and burst out laughing.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. We are Baihu's friends. I won't hurt you. I just want to make a deal with you."
Shuke was puzzled, and Bulingbuling's big eyes showed confusion.
He was just the most insignificant little monster in this forest, his awakened magical talent lacking any combat power. What could he offer these magicians? Besides his body and soul, perhaps only the poop in his tree hole.
Unexpectedly, in the palm of the human's outstretched hand, there was the dried poop that Shukla had pulled out.
The self-proclaimed noble human magician was wearing pure white gloves and holding his excrement to express his desire.
Shuke's eyes rolled around, and he looked at this ridiculous scene, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Shuke was silent for a second, then at a loss for words for three seconds before finding his voice again: "You said the thing you wanted to trade was my poop? What's so special about it?"
Unexpectedly, the human nodded seriously. "Your poop can invigorate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, which is very important to me. I hope that from today on, we can reach a long-term agreement. I am willing to collect your little flying squirrel poop for a long time."
Shuke didn't understand what promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis meant, but he blinked twice quickly. "Is the poop of other mice okay? I have a good friend. Although he's not a flying squirrel, he also has a lot of poop. It looks similar to my poop."
Shen Jiang shook his head: "Not everyone's poop is valuable. I only want the poop of the Little Flying Squirrel Clan."
A strange sense of satisfaction filled Shuke's heart. As a long-time invisible figure in the forest, Shuke couldn't help but nod and agree seriously, "Yes, I also think my poop is very special. Sometimes when there is no food during the winter, I will eat my poop. By doing this, I can survive a harsh winter."
Priest was originally stunned and distracted when he heard the sentence "Not everyone's poop is valuable", but after hearing what the little flying squirrel Shuke said, Priest's face darkened: "Shut up, you pervert!"
Shuke was frightened by the hostility in his tone and immediately shut up.
Who knew Shen Jiang was pleasantly surprised and said, "Great! If there is such a poop, please give it all to me."
Shuke looked back at her and saw that she wasn't joking, so he became interested in continuing the conversation. He had already seen that this human woman, whose magic level he couldn't detect, was the leader of this group, and everyone else had to listen to her.
Finally, all the rat poop in Shuke's cave was cleared out and replaced with sweet nuts that covered the entire cave.
Recalling the agreement he reached with humans: as long as Shuke can provide more flying squirrel poop, humans must use food or other things as a trading condition to continue purchasing flying squirrel poop.
Shuke thought that he had not been back to see his parents for a long time, so he planned to set off immediately and go to the other side of the steel forest to tell them this somewhat unbelievable good news.
Spread the word: The Flying Squirrels aren't just useless little beasts in the Iron Forest! Humans highly value their puppies! Flying Squirrel puppies should be circulated as the Iron Forest's hard currency!
Except for Priest, Ellis and others had no idea about the Witch's deal this time.
After all, they had seen the witch use the juice of the chest beetle corpse to treat serious diseases, so they could fully accept that the witch was going to use the fragrant flying squirrel poop to make potions.
It’s just that none of them wants to drink the potion made from flying squirrel poop.
Shen Jiang smiled and introduced the little flying squirrel cake in her hand to them: "This is Wulingzhi, which can dissolve blood stasis, relieve pain, and promote blood circulation. This herb can be used for a situation like Cecilia's just now."
Cecilia waved her hand with a bitter face and refused. She now knew the source of this thing. Although the little flying squirrel looked extremely cute, she would rather die than eat it.
Shen Jiang: "You just need to replenish your Qi and blood right now. You don't need this medicine for the time being."
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