Chapter 613, List of Martial Arts
After lunch, when Gu Jian and Granny Gu sat under the eaves to digest their food, Daohua couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you know about the Eight Meridians Pill?"
Gu Jian raised his eyes and looked at Daohua: "Why are you asking this?"
Daohua quickly sat down next to him. "Today I saw someone with amazing Qinggong skills. He crossed a river hundreds of meters wide in just two strokes. I was thinking, I wish I had that kind of skill."
Gu Jian glanced at her and said, "As a girl, why are you thinking about these miscellaneous things all day long instead of focusing on needlework?"
Daohua showed disapproval: "How can this be considered a trivial matter? This is very important. Even if I don't practice, Xiao Yeyang and my two brothers must practice. After all, they are Jinling Guards, and their work is usually quite dangerous."
Hearing this, Gu Jian looked at Xiao Yeyang and asked, "Do you want to use medicine to open up the eight extraordinary meridians?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "If it is possible, I would certainly hope so. After all, if I only rely on my own practice, maybe even after 10 to 20 years of practice, I may not be able to open up the eight extraordinary meridians."
When Daohua heard her master ask this, she knew he must know about the Eight Meridians Pill, and hurriedly asked, "Master, do you have the Eight Meridians Pill?"
Gu Jian rolled his eyes in annoyance. "If the Eight Meridians Pill were so easy to obtain, then everyone in this world would be an expert in the internal martial arts." He paused, then said, "However, I, your master, do know how to prepare this Eight Meridians Pill."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua were both delighted.
However, the next moment, Gu Jian poured cold water on him: "Knowing how to make a concoction is one thing, being able to make it is another. Forget about anything else, even the main ingredient of Eight Vessels Pill, Jingsui Grass, is almost no one able to produce it."
"This herb is hard to come by. Anyway, I've only seen it once in my life by chance, and I haven't even heard anyone mention it since."
"Furthermore, the other ingredients for the Eight Meridians Pill are not easy to collect. Even if we do collect them all, the efficacy is directly linked to the quality of the ingredients."
Daohua quickly said, "Master, please show me the recipe. Maybe I can collect all the herbs to make the Eight Meridians Pill."
Gu Jian glanced at his apprentice and casually named a string of medicinal herbs: "These herbs must not only be of high quality, but also of a certain age. Many martial arts families may not be able to collect a few of them after several generations. The herbs planted in your medicine garden are just some common herbs. How many can you collect?"
Daohua couldn't help but mutter, "Don't underestimate people."
Not to mention, she actually has those medicinal herbs that the master just mentioned, and they are all planted in the space.
Although these medicinal herbs are rare, since she started running the medicine garden, she has come into contact with medicinal herb dealers from other places and collected many good medicinal herbs from them. She even exchanged some particularly precious ones for high-quality medicinal herbs such as ginseng grown in the space.
Now, two-thirds of the black soil in her space is used to grow various medicinal herbs.
However, since the medicinal herbs in the space had not been processed, taking them out directly would definitely arouse the suspicion of the master and Xiao Yeyang. Daohua did not say much, thinking of telling the two after they were processed.
Sure enough, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
Now she only needs one more herb, Jingsui grass, and she will be able to prepare the Eight Meridians Pill.
Daohua looked at Gu Jian and said, "Master, although Jingsui Grass is rare, I believe there must be someone who has picked it before."
Gu Jian: "Jingsui grass grows in harsh, cold, and dangerous places. Most people who go looking for it are those who need it. If they really get it, they won't use it immediately. Why would they keep it?"
Rice Flower frowned: "No one will stay? Even if not the whole plant, leaving a seed will be good."
Hearing this, Gu Jian was speechless. "The reason Jingsui grass is so rare is because its growing environment is very harsh. Even if I gave you seeds, you wouldn't be able to grow it. Jingsui grass is a medicinal herb, not a vegetable grown in the field. Do you think you can just grow it casually?"
Rice Flower: "We have to give it a try."
Seeing that Daohua really wanted to plant something, Xiao Yeyang pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go find some for you."
Daohua smiled and nodded quickly.
Gu Jian glanced at Xiao Yeyang. Since his nephew was willing to indulge his apprentice, he didn't say much. He just instructed: "I understand your desire to improve your martial arts, but you are not allowed to use drugs indiscriminately to force the meridians to be unblocked."
"I know that some noble families have developed medicines that can open the eight extraordinary meridians. However, except for the Eight Meridians Pill, even if other medicines have some effect, they will also have very serious side effects. Not only will they harm your body, but they will also shorten your lifespan."
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Master Gu, don't worry, I know the seriousness of the situation and I won't do anything rash."
At this time, Daohua saw that Granny Gu was feeling sleepy, so she helped her into the house for a nap. When she came out, she suddenly remembered something and quickly asked Wang Maner to go into the house and get the bundle that Gou Xiaoqi had dug out today: "Master, can you take a look and see if this is a martial arts secret manual?"
As soon as Daohua opened the bundle, Gu Jian and Xiao Yeyang each stretched out a hand, one took the parchment scroll, and the other took the note.
"Where did you find this?"
"Where did you get this internal martial arts technique?"
They both asked at the same time.
Looking at the two of them, Daohua realized that she might have been lucky again, so she quickly called Bishi over and told her about how Gou Xiaoqi had found something.
After listening to this, Xiao Yeyang immediately got up and left the yard.
Then, Daohua and Gu Jian saw a secret guard appearing from somewhere outside the courtyard gate. Xiao Yeyang whispered a few words to him and then left quickly.
Xiao Yeyang came back and looked at Daohua and Gu Jian: "I'll have someone clean up the scene."
Daohua quickly said, "Bishi has been cleaned."
Xiao Yeyang raised the paper in his hand and said, "This is a letter from the Eighth Prince's disciples. Your maidservant is not professional enough. Let the secret guards take a look to prevent the Eighth Prince's people from finding any clues. I also want the secret guards to wait there and see if they can wait for the person who comes to take the things."
Gu Jian nodded: "We should go and take a look. The person who left these things behind is definitely not an ordinary person."
Daohua looked at Gu Jian: "Master, you just said this is an internal martial arts technique, is it very powerful?"
Looking at his apprentice who was full of curiosity, Gu Jian smiled and said, "You are really lucky, girl. This is a top-notch internal martial arts technique. If it were placed in a martial arts family, it would be passed down as a family heirloom. And you unexpectedly picked it up."
Daohua's face lit up with joy: "Really? Then can Xiao Yeyang and the others practice?"
Gu Jian nodded: "Of course."
Daohua smiled and said, "That's great." Then, she looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "When you go back, practice with your third and fourth brothers."
Xiao Yeyang carefully examined the parchment scroll and nodded: "Okay, when I get back, I will make three copies, but this is the master copy."
Without thinking, Daohua said, "You take it."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua with a smile: "This is a martial art that can be passed down from generation to generation, and you gave it to me?" Although he had many martial arts techniques in his hands, they were obviously not as good as this one. This might be a martial art that was not passed down to outsiders by a certain family or force.
Daohua rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you want to pass it on, then do it. When I get back, I'll get two sheepskins to copy the technique onto, and then give them to my third and fourth brothers to pass down through the family."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and naturally put the parchment scroll into his arms.
Rice Flower asked again: "By the way, what's written on the paper?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "We'll know after we decipher it."
Daohua: "Master, don't you have the Tao Te Ching? Go and decipher it."
Seeing that Gu Jian had no objection, Xiao Yeyang took the paper into the main room and began to decipher the contents on it.
Soon, a long list appeared on the paper.
Looking at the people on the list, Xiao Yeyang narrowed his eyes and said, "I know who left this thing behind."
Rice Flower: “Who is it?”
Xiao Yeyang: "The monk who injured me, Wentao and Wenkai before." Obviously, the monk knew that he would not survive, so he wrote down the list of the Eight Kings and their gang that he knew. He probably did this to leave it for the people behind him to protect themselves.
Daohua's face suddenly showed understanding: "No wonder Xiaoqi found this bag. He must have been infected with your scent when fighting with you. That's why Xiaoqi came looking for it."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Xiao Qi's nose is quite sensitive."
Daohua nodded: "Xiaoqi has the best nose among the seven hunting dogs."
Xiao Yeyang put away the deciphered list, stood up and looked at Gu Jian and Daohua: "I'm afraid I can't accompany you. I have to go back and take care of some things."
Gu Jian did not stop him: "Business is more important, but you must pay attention to safety."
Xiao Yeyang nodded and looked at Daohua: "Where's the cake? Cut me a piece quickly so I can taste it."
Daohua quickly asked Wang Maner to bring the cake over.
As soon as the box was opened, a big pink pig's head was revealed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang laughed and said, "The pig heads you make are getting more and more beautiful." He paused and looked at Daohua, "It seems that this pig has entered your heart, right?"
Daohua glanced at him sideways: "I can't help it, after all I like eating pork the most."
(End of this chapter)
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