Chapter Twenty-four, Child, You Answer
At this moment, Xu Qing didn't let out a long sigh of relief until he returned to his residence.
He felt that what he did was not very good, but his thirst for knowledge left him with no other choice.
And he also knew that his little tricks had probably been seen through.
I will repay you in the future.
The young man murmured to himself, keeping this matter in mind. He didn't know what he could repay, but that was what he thought in his heart. Maybe there would be such an opportunity in the future.
Fearing that he might forget, Xu Qing took out a bamboo slip from his leather bag and engraved the three characters "Master Bai" on it with an iron stick.
On closer inspection, apart from Master Bai, there is also Captain Lei on this bamboo slip, and there are three other names on it.
Those three names were all people who had helped him during his time in the slums. Even if it was just a little bit, they were all deeply engraved in his heart.
In this way, after engraving his name, Xu Qing took out another bamboo slip and recalled what he had heard in this class, recording it bit by bit.
He even took out the bamboo slips from the last class and recited them silently. After making sure he had written them all down, a look of satisfaction appeared in his expression.
There are already twenty-seven kinds of herbs that I know.
Xu Qing was very happy. This mood lasted the whole day. Even during her cultivation, she was in a good mood.
So the next day, he got up very early too. After selling some horse chestnut, he bought a herb similar to the celestial Destiny flower and went outside Master Bai's tent with ease.
It was still the same spot as yesterday, still standing there silently waiting and keeping an eye on the course inside. It was still when the course ended and Master Bai came out to ask questions that Xu Qing, with a nervous and uneasy look, took out the herbs and asked.
Looking at the herbs, Master Bai gave a light cough and shook his head. At the same time, he actually began to inform Xu Qing of the information about the herbs he had bought.
This made Xu Qing learn more about a medicinal herb unconsciously, which made his satisfaction and gratitude even stronger. After bowing and leaving, in the distance, he turned around as he did yesterday and saw Master Bai standing still, nodding at him.
This scene was captured in Xu Qing's eyes and engraved in his mind.
Just like this, half a month passed.
Xu Qing would almost every day carry various medicinal herbs and ask questions outside Master Yu Bai's tent after listening to the course.
He heard more and more about plants and trees, and even later on, he heard quite a few methods of plant and tree arrangement.
This brought Xu Qing great gains, and he recorded dozens of bamboo slips.
However, Master Bai never mentioned the matter of Xu Qing stealing the master's knowledge. Every day, he patiently answered all his inquiries about herbal medicine.
So in the end, not only did the guards here get used to the appearance of this child in a fur coat every morning, but even the boys and girls in the tent were deeply impressed by him.
Even once when it was raining heavily outside, both Master Bai and the young man and woman thought Xu Qing wouldn't come. In the rain, Xu Qing came in a straw rain cape.
Rain or shine.
This left a deep impression on Master Bai and his two disciples beside him.
So one day, when it was time for the class and Xu Qing rarely showed up on time, the young man and woman kept looking outside.
It seems that I'm wondering why that dirty little scavenger didn't come today.
It was not until Xu Qing's exhausted figure was reflected in the tent that the young man and the girl withdrew their gaze.
The reason why Xu Qing was late was that every day, apart from coming to Master Bai's place to listen to lectures, he would also enter the restricted area. While looking for the Destiny Flower and the Scar Removal Stone, he was also honing himself to hunt strange beasts.
The process of searching was not very smooth.
He never found these two items, and Xu Qing once again deeply experienced the danger in the restricted area.
Even though he was at the fourth level of the Haishan Art, he still had the sharp judgment and observation of an old scavenger. Being cautious on the periphery of the jungle could save his life or even hunt, but he still occasionally encountered crises.
That time, he was late because he encountered a strange beast emerging from deep within. After a desperate struggle, he managed to escape. After running all night, he finally returned in the early morning.
After coming back, he didn't rest but listened to the class silently.
Besides, these days, Xu Qing has also gained a bit more, which is the insurance that Gu Dao once proposed.
The bone knife is doing very well.
Since the last time I bought insurance from him, every time I entered the restricted area, I would come to buy it. Although the fog never appeared again, Xu Qing didn't make a move either.
But the bone knife remained persistent. Somehow, more and more people came to him to buy insurance.
Xu Qing, out of caution, mostly ignored them, but only agreed to the few people he had saved before.
This led to an increase in Xu Qing's income. Coupled with his hunting gains in the restricted area, his life gradually improved.
Although Team Lei was unable to continue his mission, Xu Qing offered him a huge amount of rent. Even though Team Lei refused to accept it, Xu Qing still insisted, which eventually led Team Lei to accept it.
Most of this money was spent by Team Lei on food, which enabled Xu Qing to have hot meals every time he returned from the restricted area.
Even Captain Lei bought some clothes for Xu Qing.
All these clothes were brand new. Xu Qing was reluctant to wear them. Each one was neatly folded and placed in the cabinet. From time to time, when she took them out to have a look, she would feel happy.
And every mealtime is also the moment that Xu Qing feels the warmest.
Not only did Captain Lei eat well, but at this time, just like the elders in the family, when they got old, they would like to talk to him about the trivial matters within the camp as if they were neighbors.
During this period, Cross and Luan Ya also returned, stayed with Captain Lei for a while, and then left again.
It can be said that this period of time was the most fulfilling time for Xu Qing in the past six years.
With hot meals to eat, new clothes to wear, and the company of the Thunder Team, my cultivation is also improving, and my knowledge of plants and trees is still increasing.
So while being content with this, he cherishes everything he has now very much. Every day when he attends classes outside the tent, he is especially attentive.
It was not until this day, in the early morning sunlight, Xu Qing, who was standing outside the tent, heard Master Bai's questioning of the young man inside.
"Chen Feiyuan, tell me about the night corpse morning glory, a medicinal herb."
Chen Feiyuan was the name given by Master Bai to that young man. Xu Qing had known about it for over a month and also learned that the girl's nickname was Tingyu.
Hearing Master Bai's question, the young man was somewhat unable to answer. After stammering a little, he stopped.
Xu Qing couldn't see the tent, but he could still recall the sad face of the other person that he had seen out of the corner of his eye many times after the tent was opened.
"Ignorant and unskilled, Tingyu, you answer." Master Bai's voice was very stern and he called on the girl to answer.
This time, it was obvious that the girl was also ill-prepared.
"Night Corpse Morning glory, also known as Poisonous Mountain Root Spot... Teacher, I, I've forgotten." The girl said this and fell silent as well.
The tent immediately fell silent. It was obvious that Master Bai was brewing his anger. Just then, Master Bai's voice echoed with an uncontainable sense of annoyance.
"Kid, you answer."
Xu Qing outside the tent was taken aback for a moment and immediately spoke out subconsciously.
"Night Corpse Morning glories, also known as Poisonous mountain Root Dove Chrysanthemum, are the vine stems and roots of the fine vein Dove Chrysanthemum, a plant of the Asteraceae family. They are woody vines that grow in shady mountain gullies, cold streams or forests. They have a slightly astringent and pungent taste, are slightly warm when entering the mouth, and have a rotting sensation. They have the remarkable effect of dispelling wind and relieving the exterior, but excessive intake is toxic. They are typical plants with both Yin and Yang poles." " Xu Qing paused at this point.
What symptoms will be caused by excessive intake? Inside the tent, amid the slight dissatisfaction of the boy and the girl, Master Bai asked again.
The symptoms of poisoning include abdominal pain, dizziness and hallucinations. If not rescued, death will occur within 15 minutes. Outside the tent, Xu Qing was nervous in his heart, but he didn't pause for a moment and immediately replied.
How to detoxify.
The method of inducing vomiting and washing the stomach can be used, supplemented by egg white and the stamens of red thorn flowers. The treatment should be carried out at noon when the sun is strong, and the treatment time should not exceed half an hour for three consecutive days.
As Xu Qing answered, although Master Bai inside the tent remained expressionless, the young men and women beside him had their eyes wide open, somewhat surprised.
What are the plants with Yin and Yang poles? Master Bai asked again.
The two poles of Yin and Yang, that is, the combination of good and evil, with good Yang as the medicine and Yin evil as the poison. Without hesitation, Xu Qing replied that all these were the knowledge he had heard during this period of time and had memorized them many times. They were already very familiar to him.
How does this plant perform? Master Bai asked questions even faster.
Take the night corpse morning glory as an example. When combined with the square leaf, its Yang effect can be doubled, mainly treating soul injuries, and it also has a certain soothing effect on foreign substances. However, if combined with the soft hair flower, its Yin effect will be greatly enhanced. Its toxicity is so great that an ordinary person who accidentally ingests it will die within thirty breaths.
"How to deal with soft hair flowers?" "
What's the use of a small leaf or root? Master Bai's questions grew faster and faster, and Xu Qing's inner tension gradually lessened. She answered just as quickly.
In this way, an old man and a young man exchanged questions and answers through the tent. As time passed, a stick of incense had actually gone by.
Master Bai raised a great many questions, and many of them were answers that could only be known after combining the lecture contents that had been spaced for several days. However, Xu Qing answered all of them fluently.
The young man and woman, who had been astonished before, were now in a state of shock, staring blankly at the figures projected from the tent.
It was not until the very end that, in the astonishment of the young men and women, Master Bai asked the last question.
What is the effect of the medicinal liquid prepared by combining three one-year-old night corpse morning glories, six three-year-old cloud plants, and nine ten-year-old single-spike water centipedes of any Cyperaceae family?
As soon as this question was raised, the expressions of the young man and the young girl changed rapidly, and their breathing became rapid as well, because what was involved was no longer just simple plants and trees, but rather blending.
This question was also the one that kept Xu Qing silent the longest among all these inquiries. He thought for over thirty breaths before taking a deep breath and speaking in a low voice.
Evil is hard to suppress good, and when Yang is abundant and Yin is weak, combined with the function of the Yuncao in transforming the positive energy, the whole plant detoxification effect of the single-spike water centipede of the Cyperaceae family can reach an astonishing degree. After Xu Qing finished speaking, his eyes widened and he vaguely sensed something.
This is the 70% basic formula of the Great Transformation Pill in the Detoxification Pill. By combining it with three kinds of herbs and using warm fire for seven hours, it can be refined. Inside the tent, Master Bai's voice came out faintly.
"Having tested you so much, is there anything in your heart that you want to ask?" "
Xu Qing's spirits lifted and his breathing became rapid.
Over the past month or so, he has indeed had many questions that he doesn't understand. But after all, he was just eavesdropping. Although Master Bai was kind-hearted and didn't stop him, he didn't want to disturb his lecture either, so he couldn't ask questions.
Hearing Master Bai speak at this moment, Xu Qing quickly sorted out his thoughts and immediately asked.
"Master Bai, Yan Suo Ma and Yang Yang Ci share similarities in terms of origin and efficacy. What are the differences between these two?" "
"Why can't the ghost flower be picked during the day?" "
"The SAP of the Fangcun leaf clearly has the function of warding off evil spirits. Why can't it be shared with the Mingyan Branch, which also has the function of warding off evil spirits?" "
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Xu Qing's questions were raised one by one, and Master Bai answered them one after another, each in great detail.
Xu Qing seemed to have an endless stream of questions. It was not until time passed and the class time was far beyond that, in the eyes of the boy and girl who looked at them as if they were monsters, Xu Qing, still not satisfied, glanced at the sky and had no choice but to end his inquiries.
He felt that this day was an indescribable gain for him. Most of the questions in his heart were answered, and he even had a sense of understanding and comprehensiveness.
This made his thirst for knowledge even stronger, and he was ready to go back and engrave all of this.
Just as he was about to leave, a somewhat tired voice of Master Bai came from inside the tent.
"From now on, you don't have to stand outside anymore, nor do you have to carry those random herbs. Starting from tomorrow, you can attend the class." "