185 The Multi-purpose Alchemy Furnace (1/2)

Ginseng can improve the working ability of a human, as it is proven to reduce fatigue. Also, its various functions are far more impressive than amphetamines. Moreover, it does not have the disadvantage that amphetamines have.

In fact, ginseng could even greatly aid in healing and prolonged life. For example, when the ancients were injured or bleeding, they often would put a piece of ginseng in their mouths, allowing them to buy more time to heal.

As well as having many benefits, ginseng also mirrors closely the valuable, well-known qualities of all essential oils. This can be seen in that it is a multipurpose remedy, that can be useful in fighting cancer, protecting the liver, purifying blood, moistening the lungs, improving immunity and so on. Even men who are sterile could be treated with such a powerful element as this.

Yet still, Chen Fan looked at the bucket in a worried manner. He was also glancing at the Taisui, which had absorbed a huge amount of ginseng essence. Eating a bowl of meat could supplement you nutrition, but eating a ton of meat might kill you. A such, it could not be eaten by the human for the time being, and the electric eel need only a tiny bit of it, when it would get hurt during a fight. Otherwise, it would be a waste to eat it during the rest of the time.

After shaking his head, Chen Fan exited the stone tower. He was ready to go back to Zhongyun city, so that he could buy a beautiful large glass jar to store it in. He figured that, as it could be considered as half a million years old ginseng, it should absolutely not be kept in a rusty old bucket!

Originally, there was a big fish tank in the old house, which was used by the electric eel until now. However, the fish tank was too high to be used anymore.

The glass needed for the Taisui needed to be lower. Specifically, the key word for the character of the tank was ”wide”. It had been two hours since Chen Fan, who was carrying a large glass jar with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a height of half a meters, returned to the lake that was beside the stone tower. He had returned to this spot in order to wash it.

There was no room for the big guy in the capsule, so he had to let the electric eel bring it in by placing it in its mouth.

After spending time putting the Taisui in a glass filled with fresh water, it was already noon when he finally got home. Upon arriving, he prepared to wash his hands and eat.

”Eat?” After washing his hands, Chen Fan suddenly realized that Yunmeng hadn't came home yet.

Looking at the time, it was already 12:20 p.m. Yunmeng's classes were over at 11:40 a.m, and she could get home in fifteen to twenty minutes. Hence, Chen Fan was a little worried, so he took out his phone to call and ask her situation.

”Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected, please redial later…” was the response on the line, when he tried calling.

”Has she turned off her phone, or maybe she's not in the service area?” Chen Fan frowned, as she hadn't returned within this half an hour, and she hadn't called. What had happened to her?

As started the car and drove out of his house, he slowed down and focused his attention on the sidewalk. In the middle of the day, there were not many people on the road, and Yunmeng was wearing a white coat, which should be easy to spot.

After the car came to the large shopping mall called Suguo supermarket on Sanpai road, Chen Fan found that, on the pavement, there were six or seven pedestrians, who were gathered in a circle, watching some scene. He could vaguely hear a faint voice of a woman, babbling from the middle of the crowd. Through the crowd, Chen Fan suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure that looked like Yunmeng, and an electrical bike, which was tilted to the ground.

”F**k!” Chen Fan quickly turned the steering wheel, cranking the car towards the supermarket square.

”What's the matter?” Chen Fan, who was now squeezed into the center of the crowd, hurriedly asked, as he had just caught sight of Yunmeng, who was pathetically standing next to the electrical bike.

”Are you her guardian? You came at the right time, as she knocked into my car, spilling my two boxes of eggs.” A lady in her 40s, wearing a blue coat with egg white and dust on it, spoke in the speed that was faster than a machine gun, while pointing to the electric vehicle that had fallen on the ground. ”As you can see, I just came back from the supermarket after buying eggs, and now there are only seventeen left, after being knocked by her. So, now, you must quickly pay me for the lost ones.”

”Why didn't you call me?” After Chen Fan ensured that Yunmeng was not injured, and had no dust on her clothes, questioned her with a slightly blaming tone.

”The phone fell on the ground and broke, I... I just wanted to wait and call you from the phone booth, but then you came.” Yunmeng's face, which was filled with hesitation, immediately turned to one of embarrassment after seeing Chen Fan, just like a good kid that had just made a mistake and was afraid to look his parents in the eye.

”I say, what's wrong with you, young man? Just pay the damage, so that I can go home to prepare my food.” The woman spoke in a speed that even an announcer couldn't keep up with. Moreover, she had a mental arithmetic level that even Hua Luogeng would admire, as she calculated, ”That's two cases of sixty plum green husk eggs, making for a total of forty-three broken. According to a rate of thirty cents per one, you should compensate me 57RMB and 19 cents, but I don't want the few cents. And hey, the electric bike's rain shell and bumper are broken, so those two added together means that you should pay me three hundred, and my clothes were roughed up, so you have to pay me one hundred more...”

”Wait a minute, I'll ask what happened!” Chen Fan waved his hand and interrupted her. Since neither of them was hurt, he had to then know who was really responsible, and only then could he leave.

The cause was simple and funny. The woman, who had just come out of the supermarket and rode away on an electric bike, dropped her five dollars from her pocket and stepped on her brake to stop and retrieve it. Meanwhile, behind her, only half a meter away, was Yunmeng. Unfortunately, Yunmeng had taken out her mobile phone to text at exact that same time, so she did not have time to react...and bang! They ran into each other.

Since Yunmeng used to climb trees, her sports skills and balance were good. So, even though the cell phone fell, she did not, but the woman was dumped on the ground, along with the electrical bike.

According to car laws and regulations, as long as the front car is not changing lanes, or doing something illegal to cause the collision, the car behind should take full responsibility for any collision, because it could likely encounter a different situation and brake, and the safety distance left by the car is not considered as sufficient enough.

Chen Fan did not know the law for electric bikes, but seeing that the woman's clothes were drenched with egg, and she measuring up her heightened emotional, machine gun speed of talking, Chen Fan estimated that three to five lawyers still would not have been able to speak over her, so he did not even attempt to help Yunmeng to explain this away. Instead, he just took out 500RMB from his pocket and gave it to the lady.

”Boy, I don't have a change for you!” she said.

”Forget it!” Chen Fan helped her lift the electric bike and waved his hand. He then pushed Yunmeng's electric car away from the scene of the accident.

”Pay attention next time! Put your bike next to the supermarket. I'll take you to eat and then buy you a new phone,” Chen Fan said to Yunmeng.

”Okay!” Yunmeng said embarrassedly. ”It's just that the distance was too close. I had no time to respond.”

”You can't be blamed totally. The woman was responsible, too. It's not an emergency. She should look behind her when she stops, to see if there are any other cars.” Chen Fan locked the electric bike, as he attempted to reassure her. ”But this matter, I'm afraid that even if the traffic police had come, they would not have been able to talk it out any better than we just did.”

There were only two places to dine at the supermarket: a pair of western restaurants. Choosing the more luxurious of the two, they walked in together, while Chen Fan found a window seat.

From the menu brought by the waiter, Chen Fan ordered his food, which was mostly similar to Chinese fare. He ordered a fruit milkshake for Yunmeng.

Foreign wine was also on his mind, as he figured that this was probably the thing that most people ordered when eating western food. So, he turned over the wine list and ordered a cup of the cherry fruit wine made by the restaurant.

No matter how well the western food was made, it was still inferior to authentic Chinese cuisine. When the dishes were ready, Chen Fan didn't even bother to use the knife offered, but just used the fork to poke and eat them.

”Gurgling...” Yunmeng saw that he had stabbed a whole steak into his mouth. She was so busy laughing at this sight, she didn't even take the time to wipe the milkshake mustache off her mouth.

”Oh, what is that?” Chen Fan put down his fork and then, turned his face to the window confusedly.

”What?” Yunmeng was fooled!

Chen Fan took advantage of Yunmeng's being distracted, secretly dipping a bit of ketchup with his finger, then suddenly putting out his finger to quickly wipe the ketchup on her little nose.

”Haha.... haha...” this time was Chen Fan's turn to cover his belly and laugh wildly. His voice was loud, and the people that were dining near him turned to give him scornful eyes.

But when they saw the beauty of Yunmeng, the scornful looks stopped, replaced with stares of envy, jealousy, covetousness and greed. They were so smitten and enamoured by her, that they themselves could only hear the swallowing sound as they chewed and ate.

”Ah….” Yunmeng was stunned, as only then did she understand that she had been deceived. She lost no time in reverting to a full-on pout.

”Haha! Don't move! I'll wipe it for you!” Chen Fan picked up the napkin and gently wiped the tomato sauce away.

”Such a coincidence, bro, are you accompanying your girlfriend for lunch?” Just then, a man dressed smartly, with polished shoes and neat hair, walked up to the table, fawning over Chen Fan.