The stone house at the foot of Longjiao Peak of Buzhou Mountain has now been expanded into a small courtyard.
The courtyard was small, only about twenty steps in diameter. Half of the courtyard was occupied by a small medicinal garden, where various medicinal herbs grew, while the remaining space was filled with a mortar and pestle, a grinding stone, medical implements, bronze figurines, and so on.
Not a single blade of grass grows on Mount Buzhou, so this small medicinal garden in the courtyard was cultivated with great effort by Long Xun. Its purpose, of course, was to allow Shao Gong to properly practice his medical skills.
Shao Gong is Qin Meng.
When Qin Meng finally grew to about one year old and could barely speak, Long Xun asked him his name. Back then, Long Xun was so efficient at his work that he shrunk people down and didn't even know Qin Meng's name in this life. After thinking about it carefully, Qin Meng named himself Shao Gong.
Gongtonggong is one of the five notes of the zither, namely Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. At the same time, Shaogong is the sixth string of the guqin. The sixth string is dominated by the Wen (literary) tone, which is gentle yet firm, and is in accordance with the Wenxing (literary star) principle.
Long Xun may seem like a talented singer and dancer, but he's actually a rough man. He can play the zither without any problem, but he's completely lost when it comes to explaining the meaning behind the music.
The name that Shao Gong had carefully considered was, in his opinion, no different from Wang Ergouzi or Li Tiezhu.
Long Xun had a frank talk with him.
Long Xun believes that the judgment made by Fuxi back then was unreasonable. Instead of trying to make amends for such a great disaster, they first tormented people as punishment? What about the wounds inflicted on heaven and earth?
This is like, after an earthquake in a city, criticizing the mayor and permanently banning him from employment, while ignoring the problems of disaster victims and urban reconstruction – it's utterly absurd.
Of course, so much time has passed now, and the world has long since healed itself, so there's no need for post-disaster reconstruction anymore. But that doesn't mean Shao Gong can't make amends in another way.
In ancient times, our ancestors were incredibly intelligent, just like the people of Liuyue City and Penglai City. They lived long lives, were strong and healthy, and were not much different from ordinary wild animals.
Since the collapse of the pillar of heaven, the lifespan of living beings has drastically shortened. In this world today, the average lifespan of ordinary people is generally considered old age at forty, and old age at sixty. If we consider the average lifespan, it is even lower than that, making it hard to look at.
When Long Xun left the previous world, medical advancements had improved people's living standards. Sixty-year-olds still had black hair and few wrinkles on their faces, carrying bags and working hard every day alongside young people. The world's average lifespan had reached ninety-six years.
Shao Gong has experienced many lifetimes, and even though he loses some memories in each life, the remaining memories accumulate into a valuable treasure. He has witnessed the changes in the world firsthand, and he understands many things better than others.
Shao Gong felt the Heavenly Emperor was unjust, not because he believed he bore no responsibility for the battle at Buzhou Mountain, but because the judgment was too harsh and he suffered other punishments afterward. Now that there was hope for his soul, Long Xun proposed another way for him to atone for his past sins, which Shao Gong found quite reasonable.
Throughout history, countless geniuses have emerged, like the moon and stars in the sky. They have gradually changed the world, making it more colorful. Among them are carpenters, doctors, prime ministers, as well as peerless singers, martial artists, and Taoist immortals...
Shao Gong will also be one of them.
His first step was to focus on medicine.
Limited by the environment of Buzhou Mountain, Zilong could only help him build a small medicinal garden; there was no more that could be built.
As for those medical classics, some were written down from memory by Shao Gong, who then tested their accuracy one by one; others were collected by the people of Longyou City when they went out, and he copied them down.
Long Xun was not skilled in medicine. The system only provided him with so many medicinal herbs and treatment methods, and most of the materials for these things were only available in the system. So he simply ignored Shao Gong's studies and only took care of his daily life.
Inside the stone house, Shao Gong put down the book in his hand, his brows furrowed slightly, and quietly pondered the contents recorded within.
The boy, who looked to be about seven or eight years old, already showed glimpses of his future extraordinary beauty. He had delicate eyebrows, phoenix eyes, fair skin like jade, and a handsome and gentle appearance.
Although he now appears calm and human, unlike the fierce and maddened beast he was eight years ago, there is still a hint of sharp indifference hidden within him, and his expression is somewhat cold.
After pondering for a long time, Shao Gong put down the book in his hand, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the room.
Smoke was billowing from the kitchen chimney, filling the yard with the aroma of cooking.
Seeing this, Shao Gong went to the kitchen, where two dishes were already laid out next to the stove, and the Xuanjia dragonman was serving rice.
Shao Gong fetched a ladle of water to wash his hands, and when he turned around, he saw Long Xun carrying out food and placing the dishes on the table.
Long Xun can only move around in the outside world with his spiritual clone, which cannot eat or use. Only Shao Gong is now just an ordinary person and cannot go without three meals a day.
After Shao Gong finished his meal, he conscientiously cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, washed them, and set them aside. When he came out, he saw Long Xun still sitting there, waiting for him with a blank expression.
If the dragon's tail, hanging down behind it, wasn't sweeping the small stones on the ground with its pointed hairs, Shao Gong felt he would definitely think it was serious, rather than immediately recognizing that the guy was actually daydreaming.
After spending time with him, you'll discover that this benefactor, who is like a teacher and a father to you, is actually a simple, honest, caring, and gentle person at heart, beneath the impression of being cold, taciturn, unapproachable, and awe-inspiring.
However, only those he takes notice of can perceive these things.
"What's the matter?" Long Xun asked as he saw Shao Gong come out.
Normally, Shao Gong would be so engrossed in studying medicine that he would forget to eat and sleep. If he wasn't called, he would never step out of his room before the meal was ready.
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