Nanshan Town is not big at all. A bandit suppression campaign resulted in more than a hundred casualties during inspections. In the past few days, funerals have almost never stopped in the entire Nanshan Town.
Walking down the street, you can see white flags standing in every house, a mourning hall set up, paper money everywhere, and people wearing sackcloth and mourning in mourning.
Rao's hands are stained with blood, and he doesn't really believe in ghosts and gods.
But at this dim time, with such a gloomy scene everywhere, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
Subconsciously, Chu Mu's pace also accelerated a lot.
In about a moment, Chu Mu arrived at the destination of his trip.
The only medicine hall in the town is also the location of the only doctor in the town... "Mingxintang!"
The reason why he came here was similar to the reason why he was studying at night in a private school.
The high price of a hundred silvers was exchanged for Doctor Li's teachings on the knowledge of meridians and acupuncture points.
One hundred silvers of money, even if compared with Chu Mu's monthly salary, which is far more than that, if not counting black money, it would take nearly a year to accumulate!
If you include expenses, you may not be able to save this amount of money in two or three years!
There is no doubt that the price of knowledge... is once again frighteningly high!
According to Dr. Li, practicing martial arts is a way to transcend the world, and how can it be measured by money and silver?
A single word is worth a hundred dollars, and no one can say no.
"Take these books and study them first. If you don't understand anything, ask me again."
Entering the medicine hall, Mr. Li picked up several thick books from the table and handed them to Chu Mu.
After Chu Mu took it, Mr. Li pointed to the side room: "That room is quiet and no one will disturb you. Just go there and read."
Chu Mu glanced at the thick stack of books in his hand. The titles undoubtedly clearly explained the contents of these books.
A volume of illustrations of meridians and acupuncture points, a volume of illustrations of the five internal organs, a volume of bone-setting illustrations, and a volume of the Three Treasures Internal Classic, a total of four books.
Chu Mu's eyes skipped the first three books, and finally settled on the fourth Three Treasures Inner Canon.
For the first three books, you can undoubtedly know the content by looking at the titles. However, this "Three Treasures Inner Canon" is undoubtedly a bit confusing to Chu Mu.
What are the Three Treasures?
Chu Mu was confused, but on the first page, Chu Mu instantly understood.
The so-called Three Treasures obviously refer to the Three Treasures of the human body’s “Essence, Qi, and Spirit”!
Chu Mu slowly flipped through the pages, slowly immersing himself in the world of the book.
There are many nouns, adjectives, and even the meanings of quite a few words that Chu Mu has little understanding of, or even obscure.
But just like Chinese characters, a small part of the words make no sense, and it does not affect reading very much.
Of course, this is just a rough reading. If you want to study it carefully, Chu Mu estimates that it is necessary to study it carefully.
The Three Treasures Inner Canon is not thick, only about ten pages. In a moment, Chu Mu flipped through it.
Perhaps the problem is that Jing Qi Shen is too mysterious. The descriptions of Jing Qi Shen in the book are very brief and mysterious, and they feel quite mysterious.
After reading it roughly, Chu Mu could not form a valid concept.
After closing the cover, Chu Mu didn't think about it carefully. This description of energy and spirit was obviously beyond the scope of his knowledge. It was better to wait for Mr. Li to clarify his doubts.
Looking away, Chu Mu also looked at the other three books. Compared with the thin volume of the Three Treasures Inner Canon, the other three books were undoubtedly much thicker.
Each volume is at least an inch thick.
He casually picked up a book of illustrations of the five internal organs and flipped through it. On the first page, Chu Mu's expression changed visibly.
After flipping through it roughly, Chu Mu picked up two other books and flipped through them equally quickly.
Finally, when Chu Mu closed the book, he could not hide his surprise on his brows.
Based on his impression of the medical science of this era, he thought that these books would be more esoteric and mysterious, such as how Yin Yang and the Five Elements correspond to the human body.
But among these four books, except for the Three Treasures Inner Canon, which he still had difficulty understanding, the other three volumes, whether they were illustrations of meridians and acupuncture points, illustrations of bone setting, or illustrations of the five internal organs!
Although its overall theory is Yin Yang and Five Elements, its content is obviously more practical.
In fact... Chu Mu even felt as if he was reading an anatomy book from his previous life!
Meridians, acupoints, bones, organs...
The structure of the human body is described in detail with pictures and texts in these three books.
Chu Mu would not believe it if he could describe it in such detail without having experience in large-scale human anatomy.
But...in this era, large-scale human dissection?
This is undoubtedly a bit ridiculous.
Looking at the four books on the table, Chu Mu seemed a little unable to calm down.
Many doubts that I had had once again came to mind with the impact of these four books.
There are paper money production techniques that are not in line with the times, ore surrender that is not in line with common sense, and medicine that is not in line with the ethics of the times...
Everything seems to be normal with a hint of weirdness.
Chu Mu picked up the four books on the table and walked towards the outer hall.
"If you want to ask about the source of the content in this book..."
Before Chu Mu had time to ask, Mr. Li spoke without raising his head.
"These books were handed down by Master Lao Chan. I don't know the specific source."
"When I was young, I traveled to various places. These books were in the hands of doctors everywhere and were widely circulated. They are not family traditions that are not passed down to others..."
"I think it was written by someone before me, but it was so long ago that I no longer know which great doctor it was."
Mr. Li's tone seemed to be one of admiration, and his eyes, which were already a bit candlelit, revealed a bit of yearning.
"Doctors are supposed to be like this. There are too many rules and too many concerns, which actually restricts them."
Chu Mu did not answer, but waited for Mr. Li to finish his emotion before he said, "Excuse me, Mr. Li, to explain the Three Treasures Internal Classic to the younger generation."
"The theory of the three treasures of human beings, essence, energy and spirit, has been circulated for a long time, but the mystery of it cannot be understood by an old man."
Mr. Li stood up, took the Three Treasures Inner Canon from Chu Mu's hand, and said again: "This Three Treasures Inner Canon, in my opinion, contains quite a few errors."
"But... the mysteries of the Three Treasures cannot be fully understood. People must have different opinions. Just listen to my opinion and don't believe it."
Chu Mu nodded and looked a little more solemn: "Junior understands, please explain it to Mr. Li."
"It is said that when a person is born, he becomes a spirit first."
"The essence refers to the kidneys. According to the number of yin and yang and the five elements, the kidneys govern water and are also blood. They receive the essence of the five internal organs and store it."
"According to my understanding, essence refers to the source of human survival... We usually eat meat and vegetables in our three meals, which is also to absorb the essence of foreign objects and replenish the essence of the human body..."
"With sufficient essence, a person is strong and free from all kinds of diseases. If essence is exhausted, a person is plagued by all kinds of diseases and his life is short."
"The essence of a person is one of innate nature and the other of acquired nature."
"The so-called innate is just like some people are born with supernatural powers and strong bodies, while some are born with weak bodies. That's it."
"The so-called day after tomorrow means..."
Speaking of this, Mr. Li looked at Chu Mu: "Just like you, Brother Mu, you used to be weak and sick. Recently, you have been practicing martial arts hard and tempering your body. Your body is strong, and your body's essence will naturally increase..."
"When you formally come into contact with martial arts and effectively temper your body, your body's essence will naturally become stronger."
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