Chapter 42 (1/2)
Quiz 42: Night Visit to Scarlet Dragon Pool
The chance encounter just now had allowed the driving Huang Qiao Yi to quickly find Qing Xiu Hall
There weren’tXiu Hall, and there were only a few motor vehicles stopped by the streetside As there was no parking lot, they were unsure of where to park at first Just as they were stureeted theestured at theht
After the three had gotten out of the car, the shopkeeper iht? Welcohed foolishly and introduced hi Xiu Hall Medicine Store”
“Oh, Shopkeeper Zhong, hehe…” Meng Ming’s smile was somewhat dark “There’s a question that I’ve alanted to ask, but Zhou Lun Yu was never willing to give an answer”
“Please ask away”
“What shampoo does he use?”
……
Before they’d even entered the hall, Meng Ming had already started fooling around This put Shopkeeper Zhong at a loss for words He could only reply, “Ahaha, you little rascal, you’re pretty sharp Come on then, please enter”
The silly exchange easily pushed away troublesome matters
The hall was rather large, and, while there were quite a few night lights placed within, it still had a dusky appearance Shopkeeper Zhong apologized and said that this place didn’t usually have anyone coht, so he could only invite them to rest in the hall to wait for Zhou Lun Yu to return Afterwards, shopkeeper Zhong personally went to the front counter to steep the famous tea
Soon afterwards, three cups of Black Lantern tea were brought over Meng Ming immediately recalled their discussion in the car, and inspected the tea leaves He asked, “The teapot and tea leaves all look noron Pool?”
Shopkeeping Zhong said that he did
Meng Ming asked directly, “Then you know that in order to quell the Scarlet Dragon’s anger, oneup theit will relax the body and soothe the mind’ What does this mean?”
Shopkeeper Zhong shook his head, and brought the teapot over for everyone to see
He said, “I don’t know about that I’ve tried before to use Black Lantern leaves and block the teapot mouth, and even filled the entire teapot with the leaves It seemed like…it had been to no avail”
Meng Ming took the teapot and carefully inspected it, but he didn’t find anything in particular The tea leaves were very normal, and didn’t have any special effects
Duan He took a sip of the tea and closed her eyes After wholeheartedly experiencing it, she said, “It relaxes muscles and theit does indeed give a very co However, I don’t think it’s able to fill the body with vitality” She’d originally thought that tasting Black Lantern tea here at Qing Xin would be different fro it in Lin Xian, but the reality wasn’t so She was slightly disappointed
“Hmph, didn’t I say already? There’s no reason to believe the words of the ancient people You guys really thought that they were true?” Zhou Lun Yu stepped into the hall “No point in dawdling around here If you’re interested, we on Pool to check it out —Those two so-called Scarlet Dragon’s eyes are a pretty iht”
Qing Xiu Hall Medicine Store was technically Zhou Lun Yu’s hoe, there weren’tfroreeted Shopkeeper Zhong, and asked hi in the rooht visit to Scarlet Dragon Pool
Mt Qing Xiu wasn’t far, but Scarlet Dragon Pool was at a pretty high elevation, halfway up the mountain
They had sat through a whole day of classes, and ridden in a car for 15 hours, which had been tiring enough However, since Zhou Lun Yu hadn’t visited the mountain in several months, he felt that it was still best to check for any discoveries “If you guys don’t want to come, then you don’t have to”
“I’ll go” Meng Ming placed down his tea cup and said, “I’end!”
“But…” Duan He pointed at Huang Qiao Yi beside her Huang Qiao Yi was currently sprawled across the table, fast asleep with her hand still gripping her tea cup “Drinking this tea makes you immediately relax and feel sleepy If it really did effectively boost vitality, Little Qiao wouldn’t have slept so easily…”
“Grandpa Zhong will bring her to rest, those that want to co Xiu Hall’s door
Meng Ming stood up, “Is Sister Duan He also co?”
“Of course,” Duan He said
Around 9, three figures appeared on the long and narrow path in Mt Qing Xiu
This was the start of Qing Xin’s winter season, so the wind blowing frohtly chilly The stone steps were uneven, and there were all types of weeds growing along the side of the road There were also some rusty chain handrails that had been renovated multiple tiradually turned brighter, rising higher The trees appeared more listless, and dead leaves covered the stone steps If this place didn’t feel like a deserted forest, perhaps it would’ve been more like a tourist scenic spot
“Qing Xiu Hall Medicine Store,” Duan He suddenly said “Is also your home?”
Zhou Lun Yu nodded
Ever since Duan He had first entered Qing Xin, she’d felt that the atmosphere was somehow off However, Zhou Lun Yu had never clearly told everyone as going on
Just as she was about to speak, Meng Ming interjected, “It’s not just because the medicines can’t be retrieved that the Medicine Store is on the verge of closing down, right? Zhou Lun Yu, isn’t there so else?”
Meng Ming helped ask the question for her
Zhou Lun Yu knew that he’d have to tell theood ti Xiu Hall was always known far and wide as a famous Medicine Store Due to its existence, no public hospital in Qing Xin is in service My parents’ generation all went out to doXiu Hall and use his status as a member of my family to take care of patients My older brother’s h for him to be completely independent”
Meng Ming interrupted again, “Then you as well?”
“I only know so about medicine” Zhou Lun Yu was annoyed by the interruption, and continued, “My older brother’s nah school, and will be taking the college entrance exa of this year, he’s had a disease all the way up until now”
“What sickness does he have for even Qing Xiu Hall to be unable to cure him?”
“His facial skin cannot coo out under the sunlight Because of this, he’s unable to continue studying,” Zhuo Lun Yu said “This disease is so we’ve seen before, and are able to cure However, it requires a fa Xiu—Yilan root”
At this point, a hint of breathlessness could be heard in Zhou Lun Yu’s voice “This kind of medicine doesn’t exist anywhere else, this is the only place But we just happened to be lacking supplies at that ti the pool on theruon’s fury, and told us not to cross over it no s, and thus returned from Lin Xian In the end, I also saw…”
“A dragon?”
“Mh about”
The air felt colder and colder
Zhou Lun Yu said, “Even though I saw them, I still don’t believe it However, at that ti me across the pool I understood well that someone definitely wanted to harm Qiao Shun Zhi, and had purposely created this whole situation, inciting panic a the citizens as well”
Meng Ming interjected again, “Har Xiu Hall?”
Once there were no longerXiu Hall Medicine Store would be unable to operate as usual After over half a year, many patients that couldn’t obtain cures would be forced to turn to other places and request for treat’s and Duan He’s first reactions were the private clinic they’d encountered just earlier—Bozmann Clinic
“That’s not necessarily true, since Qing Xiu Hall can’t be oppressed so easily Back then, I went to investigate Qing Xin’s nuh school where Qiao Shun Zhi studied, and learned about someone that wanted to harm him He’s definitely a C-type I think his true objective…” Zhou Lun Yu lowered his head and slowly spat out, “…is the sole enroll Xin students to attend the Provincial University of Medicine”
As they traveled deeper into the an to lessen a bit, but the brightness level didn’t increase Theconcealed by the clouds and round, it revealed soft and moist soil