Chapter 25: The Destruction and Disintegration of the Poisonous Path
This sound reached Xu Qing's ears, and his eyes suddenly opened wide.
Breathing rapidly, he felt a rumble in his mind. Being able to enter the tent and listen to the lecture was something he had always dreamed of. At this moment, in his excitement, he took a deep breath and bowed deeply towards the tent.
"Thank you, Master!"
Xu Qing spoke these four words very seriously.
It was a long time before he stood up and left the tent.
That day, when he turned around, he didn't see Master Bai's figure, but he heard Master Bai's criticism of the young man and woman inside the tent.
Ignoring all this, Xu Qing was already filled with intense excitement.
When he returned to his accommodation, he immediately informed Captain Lei of this matter. Captain Lei was also very surprised. Especially when he saw Xu Qing's happy expression, his smile became even more frequent and he felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
The reason why this child in front of him had been frequently visiting the restricted area during this period, although he didn't tell him, he knew that the other party was looking for the life-prolonging flower for him.
Such a child who is both affectionate and loyal, and has saved his life, how could he not cherish him in this cold world? However, seeing Xu Qing, who always comes back exhausted, he can't bear it in his heart.
Seeing Xu Qing happy at this moment, Captain Lei was also very happy. So that day, Captain Lei cooked a rather sumptuous dinner for Xu Qing. During the meal, he kept reminding him to respect his teachers and be respectful to Master Bai, etc. Xu Qing took them all to heart very seriously.
Even after finishing the meal and returning to her room, Xu Qing was still in a state of excitement.
Thinking that she could go to the tent to listen to the class tomorrow, Xu Qing was looking forward to it while tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Amidst his anxiety and worry, he suddenly recalled the scene when he, along with other children, first met the teacher in the slum.
So he opened the leather bag and sorted it out. Eventually, he took out a relatively new bag and put most of his spirit coins in it, along with a lot of his white pills.
In Xu Qing's view, knowledge is invaluable, and it doesn't matter much if all her savings are given away.
But he had to consider Team Lei's side, so he kept half of it.
After doing all this, he let out a long sigh of relief, silently closed his eyes, and began to practice breathing, waiting for dawn.
This night seemed rather long to Xu Qing.
It was not until the first sun rose into the sky that Xu Qing, rarely, changed into a new outfit, washed her hands clean, and then walked out of the room.
Just as I was about to leave, I was stopped by Captain Lei, who never got up early during this period.
He gave Xu Qing a detailed and meticulous reminder. Xu Qing nodded patiently and listened attentively. Finally, Captain Lei helped Xu Qing tidy up his clothes and handed him a leather bag.
"Enter the tent to listen to the class. You can't go empty-handed." "
"I have." Xu Qing said softly.
Captain Lei glared and saw the persistence in Xu Qing's eyes. So he put away his leather bag and went back to his room to take out a pot of wine.
"Master Bai, I know. He likes drinking. Take him there with you."
This time, Xu Qing didn't refuse. After taking the wine pot, he left the courtyard. After walking a few steps, he turned back, waved at the Lei team standing there, and ran a few quick steps straight for Master Bai's tent.
Looking at Xu Qing's back, Captain Lei smiled.
This child was never seen so happy when the clover was distributed.
Mixed with joy and nervousness, Xu Qing arrived at the place outside the tent where he had been standing for over a month. He took a deep breath and knocked on the tent door.
Come in.
Listening to Master Bai's voice, Xu Qing lowered his head to check his clothes, pulled the hem hard to make it look neater, and then slowly pushed the door open. I saw Master Bai and the young men and women sitting inside the tent apart from the guards.
When Xu Qing looked at them, they were also looking at Xu Qing.
In contrast to Master Bai's calm expression, the expressions of the young men and women were much richer. Among them, the young man called Chen Feiyuan had a look of dissatisfaction, while the young woman Tingyu was mostly curious.
Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, bowed deeply to Master Bai, then took out the prepared leather bag and wine pot, and imitated the way he did in the slum, handing them out with both hands.
Xu Qing, who didn't raise his head, had never seen Master Bai at this moment. There was a touch of gentleness in his calm eyes.
Master Bai didn't go to take the leather bag. He just took the pot of wine over and took a sip in front of Xu Qing, as if it were some kind of ritual.
"Start the class." Putting down the wine jug, Master Bai slowly spoke.
It was still the first review. Tingyu and Chen Feiyuan seemed to have caught up with Xu Qing. It was obvious that they had done their homework last night. Their answers were very straightforward. After finishing, they immediately looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing didn't go to see them. Instead, he looked at Master Bai and answered each of the other's reviews one by one. After being very comprehensive, Master Bai nodded and began the formal course.
Xu Qing listened extremely attentively. He cherished the opportunity to enter the tent very much and was not distracted at all throughout the process.
And Chen Feiyuan and Tingyu were the same, which made Master Bai feel a little smile in his heart.
In this way, more than ten days passed. Xu Qing also got used to attending classes in the tent, but his seriousness never decreased in the slightest, and the knowledge he gained became increasingly rich.
However, compared to him, Chen Feiyuan returned to his old self in just a few days. Only Tingyu was still comparing herself with Xu Qing, extremely seriously.
However, after class, the two of them talked more, but most of it was Tingyu's curious inquiries about life in the camp, while Xu Qing was taciturn and only gave a few simple answers.
Chen Feiyuan, on the other hand, was never convinced of Xu Qing from beginning to end and didn't say much.
Xu Qing didn't pay much attention to this. He was never good at socializing, so every time after class, he would leave as soon as possible for the restricted area. The reason why Xu Qing went to the restricted area every day now included the grass and trees.
Before he learned about the knowledge of plants and trees, all the flowers, plants and trees in the restricted area made no difference to him, but now they were different.
Xu Qing often discovers some medicinal herbs that he is familiar with, and each such discovery deepens his understanding of plants and trees significantly.
However, Xu Qing gradually discovered that most of the herbs in the restricted area were Yin evil and poisonous, while there were not many Yang righteousness herbs.
So his research on medicinal herbs has been mainly focused on toxicity from the very beginning.
As he picked those poisonous herbs, he also built a simple house in the small canyon to use as a pharmacy for studying the poisonous herbs.
With his constitution capable of eliminating toxins, Xu Qing was very bold in the research of poisonous plants. After trying various combinations and combinations, he finally concocted an unknown venom.
This venom is made by mixing eight kinds of poisonous plants together and adding snake venom, using these nine substances.
The toxin contains a strong corrosive effect. Xu Qing has tried that if a single drop falls into the flesh and blood, it can turn the carcass of the experimental strange beast into blood water when it breathes.
But only for corpses would it be so fast. For living creatures, for some reason, the time would increase significantly.
Even so, Xu Qing was already quite satisfied with the first venom he had concocted in his life.
After he dried it into powder, he named it "Destruction Corpse Powder".
As for the Zhengyang herbs, although they were few in number, Xu Qing still managed to simply prepare some semi-finished medicinal liquid by combining the methods of Yin and Yang poles.
A small part of it was mixed with horse chestnut, which had some effect of suppressing heterogeneity. Xu Qing once held it and asked Master Bai if it could be combined with his prescription to have a better effect on Captain Lei.
Master Bai informed him that apart from the Heavenly Destiny Flower, everything else was useless, and that his prescription would eventually lose its effect.
It was indeed the case. Even though Captain Lei took his medicine on time every day, his physical weakness was still obvious to the naked eye. Xu Qing saw it in his eyes and was silent in his heart.
Until this day, when the two were having a meal, Captain Lei hesitated to speak and still told Xu Qing that he felt he was no longer suitable to stay in the Scavenger camp and was planning to buy a residence right in a nearby city in the near future.
"Kid, I know your journey won't end at this small camp. Your future will be even further, so I won't ask you to go with me to retire."
At the moment he heard this sentence, Xu Qing, who was eating, paused for a moment. After a while, he lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, asking softly.
Will you come back?
Sure, I'll come back occasionally. Captain Lei smiled and raised his hand, touching Xu Qing's head for the first time. Deep in his heart, he felt a sense of emotion. He didn't want Xu Qing to venture into the restricted jungle for him again.
Xu Qing instinctively wanted to avoid him, but glancing at Captain Lei, he didn't move, allowing Captain Lei's hand to smoothly land on his head. As he gently stroked it, Captain Lei smiled.
Besides, you can come to see me at any time.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing nodded heavily.
That night, Xu Qing opened his eyes many times during his practice and looked at Captain Lei's room.
This emotion was not buried deep in Xu Qing's heart until several days later. Every day, apart from attending lectures at Master Bai's place, he spent more time in the restricted area, striving hard to search for the Heavenly Destiny Flower.
It's just that this kind of flower, as Master Bai said, is hard to come by.