Hu Yuan asked again: "Miss Cheng calls her 'first teacher'. It turns out that the senior Medicine King has passed away, so he is a poor man with little blessings and cannot meet with the master?"
When Cheng Lingsu saw the other party mentioning his deceased mentor, a somewhat sad expression appeared on his face, and then he asked with a little curiosity: "People in the world are afraid of the 'Poison Hand Medicine King' like poisonous snakes and beasts. Aren't you afraid of it, Master Hu?" ?”
Hu Long said with a smile: "Although my respected master is known as the 'Poison Hand', he is also known as the 'King of Medicine'. In addition to his superb methods of preparing and administering poisons, his medical skills are also superb. To be honest, Pindao has some medical skills." The problem above cannot be solved, so I have long wanted to take the opportunity to see Senior Medicine King for advice. Little did I know that now there is actually a separation between yin and yang, and I can't help but do nothing!"
Cheng Lingsu admired his mentor the most in his life. Hearing Hu Yuan praise his mentor so much made him more happy than hearing a hundred words of praise for himself. He clapped softly and said:
"I didn't expect that Taoist Hu was actually the confidant of my master! My master often said, 'Although I occasionally use poisons to hoe and punish evil, it is mostly to cure diseases and save people. If you call me the "King of Medicine", then the poor monk will be ashamed to deserve it." , but why add the word "poisonous hand"? Is the old monk Wuhai a murderer? 'It's a pity that he is no longer here, otherwise he will definitely treat you as an old friend."
Speaking of this, the circles under his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Seeing that she had touched something sad, Hu Long hurriedly changed the subject and asked, "Last time, Miss Cheng said that there was something that needed Pindao's help, but she didn't know what it was?"
Cheng Lingsu calmed down a little and said with a smile: "I went to Liaodong this time to capture a strange spiritual insect called 'Zhu Jing Ice Toad'. This insect loves to look for all kinds of elixirs to feed on, and its medicinal properties are After being accumulated in the body for a long time, it has become a kind of top-quality elixir. If I can catch this ice toad, I can prepare a few 'Ice Heart Poison-preventing Pills'. With this elixir at my side, I can use these elixirs The poisonous gas contaminated over the years is gradually discharged from the body, and secondly, it can prevent the intrusion of a powerful enemy."
Hu Long suddenly realized that the powerful enemy she had to guard against was Shi Wanai, the "Poisonous God Owl" of her uncle's generation. At the same time, she also understood that her malnourished body and appearance were actually the result of years of exposure to poisons.
Cheng Lingsu added: "I spent a lot of effort to find out that there is an ice toad that often hangs around here. I have just designed to lure it out, but I didn't know..."
Although she didn't say anything further, Hu Long felt deeply ashamed, knowing that it must have been the cry he just made that scared Bingchan away, causing his family's success to be ruined.
He hurriedly stood up, bowed solemnly to Cheng Lingsu, and said sincerely: "I'm really sorry, it turns out that poor Taoist accidentally ruined Miss Cheng's important matter. How should I find the Bingchan? I'd like to ask the girl for some advice. I'm determined to go there. Catch it and give it to the girl as compensation.”
Cheng Lingsu waved his hand and smiled and said: "I can't say whether I will pay or not. The ice toad is extremely agile and can leap as fast as flying. Even though I set up an ambush, I am only 30 to 40 percent sure of catching it. If Hu Daozhang can catch the ice toad, , I am willing to give away one of the prepared 'Bingxin Poison-preventing Pill'."
Hearing that this elixir could ward off hundreds of poisons, Hu Yun was quite attracted to it. At this moment, he did not pretend to refuse, but directly asked about the method of catching ice toads.
Cheng Lingsu said: "This method is very simple. I have prepared some elixirs that the ice toad likes to eat most, which can lead it out of its hiding place. The difficulty is that as long as it goes within thirty feet, It can detect it immediately and run away, making it difficult to catch up."
Hu Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Is it possible that Miss Cheng is sure about the distance of thirty feet?"
Cheng Lingsu nodded firmly and said: "I have tested it several times and I can confirm it."
Hu Long clapped his hands and said, "If that's the case, I should give it a try!"
Cheng Lingsu was overjoyed, stood up and bowed: "Such a young lady should thank Taoist Hu in advance!"
She seemed to be very concerned about catching the ice toad. At that time, she turned around and took out a small medicine bottle from the baggage by the wall, held it in her hand, and then greeted Hu Long and walked out together.
After Hu Long followed her out, he first signaled to his subordinates on the other side to stay where they were, and he and Cheng Lingsu walked to the northeast corner of the ruins.
Cheng Lingsu opened the medicine bottle in his hand, first poured out a black pill that exuded a faint fragrance, hesitated for a moment, poured two more pills into his palm with a look of reluctance, turned to Hu Long and said with a wry smile: " This is the 'Life and Creation Pill' refined from Ganoderma lucidum that has been heated for three hundred years, and it is the most precious. If it were not to lure the ice toad to show up, I would really be reluctant to take it out."
After that, she placed the three elixirs separately on the ground, and then took him to hide behind a broken wall more than thirty feet away.
Both of them were very patient people. At that time, they kept their voices and breaths hidden, and took turns peeking outside the low wall. Gradually, nearly an hour passed, and they did not show any sign of impatience.
Suddenly, Cheng Lingsu, who was observing, gently touched Hu Long with his arm.
Hu Long knew that those words were coming, so he quietly poked his head out of the broken wall and looked around.
The moon was bright tonight and the wind was clear. Under the bright moonlight, a small white thing scurried and landed on the place where the pills were placed. It's just that the distance is too far to see clearly what the thing looks like and whether it's taking the pill.
After a few breaths, the little thing made two low sounds of "gu quack, gu quack" and then flew to another place where the pills were placed.
Without waiting for Cheng Lingsu's reminder, Hu Long also knew that the time had come. He disappeared behind the broken wall and shot towards the little thing like an arrow from a string.
He ran the "Liang Yi Xuan Gong" with all his strength and pushed the "Yue Wang Divine Arrow", the "Iron Sword Sect" Qing Gong secret skill, to the extreme. With a few taps of his toes on the ground, he instantly flew over a distance of more than twenty feet. With lightning speed, before the little thing noticed it, he got within ten feet in front of it.
At this moment, the little thing finally reacted. He didn't even bother to take the third elixir. He let out a cry of "Gu Gua" and fled away in the distance by several feet. His speed was actually faster than Hu Long's. Even faster.
Fortunately, Hu Long was prepared. As soon as he raised his right hand, a copper coin flew out from his fingers.
He used a hidden weapon technique that he had combined with the inheritance of the "Iron Sword Sect". The moment the copper coin was about to leave his hand, his wrist shook strangely, causing the copper coin to fly in a very arc trajectory, bypassing the little thing. Then he came back and hit the front of it.
The copper coin contained a soft force that caused the little body to fly back but did not injure its life.
Hu Long reached out and grabbed it, accurately grabbing something soft and slippery with a cold feeling in his palm.
He pinched the little thing with his fingertips and handed it to Cheng Lingsu, who was running towards him with excitement. At the same time, he saw clearly that it was indeed a toad about the size of a baby's fist, with a body as white as snow and only bright red eyes. .
"Miss Cheng, you..."
Seeing how cute the ice toad was, Hu Long couldn't help but worry that the little girl Cheng Lingsu would be too soft-hearted to do anything. While passing the ice toad over, he thought of saying a few words to cheer her up.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Lingsu took the ice toad with one hand, pinched a bright silver needle between his fingers with the other hand, and stabbed it neatly into the back of the ice toad's head, cutting off its vitality. The two "Life and Creation Pills" that had not been digested were squeezed out, and then he raised his head and asked: "Taoist Master, what do you want to say?"
"No...nothing?"
Hu Long smiled dryly and shook his head. When the other party lowered his head to look at Bing Chan, he quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed in his heart: "I heard in my previous life that girls studying medicine are tougher than the others. From what I can see in front of me, It seems like a delicate and frail little girl, but you are not deceiving me with your words!"
