Zhang Zixi dragged his broken body and searched around the dilapidated temple, but he couldn't find a piece of clothing to cover himself. He was forced to stay in the temple and wait until dark before quietly returning.
But when it got dark, the beggars came back, and two of them were wearing his clothes.
"Give me back my clothes."
The beggar said with a smile, "You gave us this piece of clothing yesterday. How can we take it back?"
Seeing that they were unwilling, Zhang Zixi could only offer inducements, "Then I can buy it, right?"
"How much silver are you offering?"
"One tael of silver." Zhang Zixi said gritting his teeth.
When the other beggars heard this, they burst into laughter. "For one tael of silver, we'll give you clothes and let you go home safely? You're simply dreaming. Now someone has offered us ten taels of silver to take good care of you in the next few days."
As he spoke, the man's eyes swept over his fair body. Zhang Zixi's face turned ashen.
"I'll also give twenty taels." Zhang Zixi hardened his heart and said through gritted teeth.
The beggar said, "They gave us ten taels of silver each. If you can give us twenty taels of silver each, we will let you go."
Zhang Zixi's face turned completely dark.
Twenty taels of silver per person, so for more than a dozen people that would be over a hundred taels.
Twenty taels of silver was already the most he could ask for, a hundred taels was simply impossible.
As soon as the beggar saw his appearance, he knew that he didn't have it.
"Just stay here. You don't like *** very much, isn't it better for you to stay here now?" The beggar smiled evilly.
Zhang Zixi had a dark face. He liked to play with others rather than let others play with him.
Over the next few days, Zhang Zixi was tortured beyond recognition. It was five days later that he escaped from the beggars' den. As soon as he escaped, he left Baiyun Town overnight.
Of course, all this is a story for the future.
After Bei Yutang threw Zhang Zixi into the ruined temple, he took Xiao Zimo back home. Although he had just gone through that incident, Xiao Zimo recovered quickly.
I ate two big bowls of hand-rolled noodles in the evening.
After he finished his dinner, Bei Yutang didn't take him for a walk in the yard and disappeared. Instead, she said to him, "Mo'er, starting tomorrow, mother will teach you about various poisonous plants and herbs, how to make poisons, refine poisons, and detoxify them. Are you willing to learn?"
Xiao Zimo nodded.
As for finding a teacher, Bei Yutang has no plans to choose a new one for him for the time being. She will not feel at ease if she does not find a more reliable teacher this time.
The next day, at daybreak, Bei Yutang and Xiao Mo'er headed towards the forest outside the city. As they entered the mountains, a ray of light appeared on the horizon, and soon the entire earth was bathed in golden sunlight.
Bei Yutang found a small purple flower in the bushes and beckoned Xiao Zimo over. "Mo'er, remember this flower is called purple stem orchid. It's a slightly poisonous plant. If humans or livestock accidentally come into contact with its pollen, they will get itchy and develop a rash all over their body. The rash won't last long and will clear up on its own after about two or three days."
Xiao Zimo carefully wrote down its name and toxicity.
As they walked further in, Bei Yutang pulled out a weed-like plant from the ground and placed it in front of Xiao Zimo. "This is called wild water chestnut, a herb used to treat coughs. It's quite effective, but its production is extremely rare and difficult to find. We're lucky today."
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