The next day, Peach Blossom Plain, the Xiuluo Scene.
Well, of course, I’m just joking.
Shen Ying behaved naturally throughout, as the group strolled in the morning, dined at noon, and relaxed at the estate in the afternoon.
Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying played a ga of chess, chatting casually during the match, and Shen Ying naturally learned about Lu Zheng’s novel style of play.
So Lu Zheng joined in and also played a ga with Shen Ying.
It was a leisurely day, and they bade farewell at 3 p.m.
That night, Shen Ying dread and invited Lu Zheng for a few more rounds of chess, and Lu Zheng happily went.
Familiar with Lu Zheng’s chess moves, Shen Ying launched an aggressive attack, going straight for the crucial point, while Lu Zheng adeptly balanced attack and defense, engaging on all sides. They battled until dawn before both rested.
...
In the following days, Lu Zheng continued to go to Renxin Hall to study dicine and treat patients while taking ti to learn the Body-Freezing Curse.
As for treating patients, it was unclear if it was because there were no terminal illnesses or because the common people’s Light of Fortune was limited. Either way, Lu Zheng hadn’t received a single strand of it.
And this Body-Freezing Curse, indeed, was an advanced spell.
Initially, during practice, one could draw the talisman on a paper talisman, unlike the Five Talisman Technique, which could be quickly activated. To cast a Body-Freezing Curse talisman, True Qi, a hand seal, and a mantra were also needed.
With True Qi running in circles, the hand seal transforming in myriad ways, and the mantra having several dozen words...
"By the ti I finish casting the Body-Freezing Curse, the fight would already be over!"
Later, one could use blood or vermillion to draw the talisman on the palm, replacing the paper talisman. However, this required the spellcaster to have a deep understanding of the Body-Freezing Curse to make subtle adjustnts when drawing the talisman on the palm.
Drawing a talisman on the palm is different from drawing on yellow paper, after all.
Eventually, there was no need for blood or vermillion, directly casting it with True Qi.
And that’s just the curse talisman!
Correspondingly, True Qi, the hand seal, and the mantra could also be gradually simplified and the ti shortened as proficiency increased.
In principle, it’s a bit like solving a problem.
Initially listing data, writing formulas, drawing auxiliary lines, calculating drafts—after half a day’s labor, the answer could finally be found.
Upon reaching a certain level, a glance at the problem, a ntal calculation, and the answer could be given instantly.
At that ti, this Body-Freezing Curse would be considered initially mastered.
So underachievers never reach the level of ntal arithtic, and so Daoists never learn the Body-Freezing Curse in their lifeti.
"What the heck..."
"Solving problems a bit slower doesn’t change your score compared to a top student. But casting the Body-Freezing Curse a bit slower is a matter of life and death."
"Tsk tsk, it’s just..."
Reaching the level of being able to use the Light of Fortune in a short ti is very difficult.
Fortunately, with the Light of Fortune as a safety net, otherwise, Lu Zheng would have no confidence in learning the Body-Freezing Curse on his own.
"Forget it, no rush. Anyway, I don’t need to use it urgently now. Generally, I still have martial arts to assist."
Lu Zheng shook his head, treating the learning of the Body-Freezing Curse as a routine task.
...
A few days later, the custom antiqued dical books Lu Zheng had ordered online arrived.
"Qingyan."
"Lu Lang?"
That morning, the two happened to et at the door. Liu Qingyan was about to speak when Lu Zheng called her.
"Let’s not go to Renxin Hall today. I bought so dical books for you to see."
"dical books?" Liu Qingyan’s beautiful eyes lit up, filled with joy.
Compared to modern tis, with a myriad of books, in the study rooms of the Great Jing Dynasty, there were mostly various Confucian classics, poetry collections, picture books, miscellaneous writings, or basic theories. True skill manuals or craft secrets were scarce, almost nonexistent.
For example, dical books on the market only included things like "Internal Viscera Theory," "Hundred Acupoints Atlas," and "Herbal Collection," known to any physician.
Books like "Qingtian Scripture," on differential diagnosis, acupuncture, and dicine, were mostly true inheritance secrets of various schools and were rarely seen on the market.
So despite Liu Qingyan and Elder Liu’s decent dical skills, their foundation was just the "Qingtian Scripture."
Now that Lu Zheng had also started learning, the books he could bring to Liu Qingyan were certainly not basic ones like "Internal Viscera Theory" or "Herbal Collection."
Seeing Liu Qingyan’s look of anticipation, Lu Zheng lifted the bundle in his hand, "Shall we go to the study?"
"Yes! Yes!" Liu Qingyan’s eyes sparkled as she hastily turned to go back inside.
Madam Liu happened to co out from the backyard and asked, "Qingyan, not going to the clinic today?"
"Not today, Lu Lang bought so dical books, so I’m reading today."
Seeing Lu Zheng co in, Madam Liu greeted with a smiling face, "Staying for lunch?"
"Thank you, Madam." Lu Zheng cupped his hands politely.
"No trouble, no trouble, this is great!" Madam Liu smiled as she turned into the kitchen, "Let see what’s in the kitchen."
"Brother Lu."
Liu Qingquan, sleepy-eyed, appeared, standing drowsily at the bedroom door, yawning and rubbing her eyes, clearly not fully awake.
Lu Zheng just waved when Liu Qingyan eagerly pulled him into the study.
"Huh?"
Liu Qingquan jerked awake, wondering when her sister had ever been this impatient?
"What’s going on?"
Her gossip instincts afla, she tiptoed and silently approached the study, leaning her head to press her ear against the door.
"Quick, show !"
"Don’t rush, let untie it first."
"Wow!"
"How about that, impressive, right?"
Liu Qingquan’s little eyes widened, her breath grew heavier.
"So many dical books!"
"Yes, there are ones on internal dicine, ridian theory, acupuncture, prescriptions—they should all be classic dical books, take a look."
Liu Qingquan: 눈_눈||
So boring!
With a stretch, Liu Qingquan yawned again and waddled back to bed, perhaps preparing for another nap.
In the study, Liu Qingyan looked at the dical books before her, feeling she couldn’t take it all in.
She picked up a copy of "Su Wen," flipped through a few pages, and felt too excited to contain herself.
She set the book down to calm herself before picking up "Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet," and her heart pounded even faster.
"Though these books are classics, they’re not very lengthy. Once you’re done with them, I have a few more monuntal works."
"More?" Liu Qingyan felt her heart was about to leap out.
The few books before her were already making her dizzy with happiness, and now there was talk of a "monuntal" one?
Lu Zheng nodded with a smile.
"Thousand Gold Prescriptions!"
"Compendium of Materia dica!"
Over a million words, not novels—each word a pearl of wisdom, just dare you not to be intimidated!
...
The entire day, Liu Qingyan and Lu Zheng didn’t leave the house, even having lunch brought into the study by Madam Liu.
Lu Zheng finally saw how passionate and devoted Liu Qingyan was about dicine.
No wonder she easily surpassed Elder Liu despite starting her studies decades later.
Elder Liu: ค(TㅅT)ค
...
At 5 p.m., sending Lu Zheng off, Liu Qingyan quickly returned. Lu Zheng climbed the persimmon tree in his backyard to take a look, and saw that a lamp was already lit in the Liu Family’s study, unsure how late Liu Qingyan would study.
Lu Zheng shook his head and returned ho to check if there were any ssages for him.
"Hmm?"
Lu Zheng frowned; Lin Wan hadn’t called, but Huang Xiumin made over a dozen calls.
What’s going on?
Just as he was wondering, Huang Xiumin’s call ca again.
"Hello, what’s up?"
"Lin Wan’s in trouble, she’s in ergency treatnt!"
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