bookcurios Chapter 28 Gathering Herbs in the Mountain
Chapter 28 Gathering Herbs in the Mountain
In the room, Wu You was writing down what she needed to do. She was writing everything down and finding the optimal solution.
The Forget-Me-Not Flower will take about another month to mature, and it will take Nanfeng and the others about half a month to get back from there. I will send the Forget-Me-Not Flower to my brother, and he will find someone to make an antidote using modern medical technology.
I made it once before, and this is the second time. With the experience from the first time, this time I'm only adding the Forget-River Flower, and it should still take two or three days to make. Converted to local time, that's a little over a month.
The total time, from beginning to end, adds up to about three months.
The thought that Li Lianhua's poison would be cured in three months filled Wu You with excitement. He wanted to share this good news with others, but he couldn't tell Li Lianhua, nor could he tell his brother.
How shameful! Wu You has lived here for so long, yet she doesn't have a single close friend. But close friends are hard to find; some people never meet one in their entire lives, let alone in this strange world.
Some people encounter those who betray their brothers. Here, I'll take Yun Bhikkhu as an example. He says one thing to your face and another behind your back, and he puts his brother to death.
Helpless, Wu You could only process this news alone, hoping that the poison from the green tea would not recur in the coming months.
Fortunately, in the story, Li Lianhua didn't use her internal energy much during the first few years of living alone, so it should have flared up once a year. It wasn't written in the story, but it started to flare up more frequently after she saved Fang Duobing many times later on.
During the six months that he had lived with Li Lianhua, Wu You had only seen Li Lianhua use Yangzhou Man once, when the poison from the green tea took effect, to suppress it.
The antidote I made before only had 5% potency, but this time, with the addition of the main medicinal ingredients, it should have 8% to 9% potency.
However, since Li Lianhua hadn't been to the hospital, a thorough examination might reveal some uncontrollable factors. To secure that one or two percent chance, Wu You needed to devise a foolproof plan to minimize the risk of failure.
How could he possibly reduce the risks? Wu You racked his brains but couldn't come up with a good solution. He scratched his head, burned everything he had written, and collapsed onto the sofa in despair.
Ugh, another day of utter despair.
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With Leyang gone, Li Lianhua and Wu You's lives continued at a slow pace.
Li Lianhua once asked Wu You why he had stopped, but Wu You did not answer. So Li Lianhua stopped asking and went about his own business.
Li Lianhua chose to handle Wu You's situation calmly, ignoring both her as a person and her affairs. If Wu You wanted to talk, she would listen quietly; if she didn't, she wouldn't press her for answers.
Sometimes Li Lianhua even wondered, was she the real person now, or was the real one the leader of the Four Gates, the number one sect in the world? How could such completely different personalities belong to the same person?
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The monotonous days were really boring, and there was no internet here. If he wanted to watch short videos, he would have to go back to the old house, which was really troublesome. So Wu You accompanied Li Lianhua up the mountain to collect herbs.
Li Lianhua is now poisoned by the green tea and is physically weak. Even though she had practiced martial arts before, she still broke out in a light sweat after climbing a small hill.
Wu You put down the basket on his back, took out a folded cloth from it, unfolded it, and spread it on the stone next to him, intending to help Li Lianhua sit down.
"I can do it myself. I'm just sick, not disabled. I'm not at the point where I need help." Li Lianhua waved her hand and sat down on the stone covered with a cloth.
“Yes, you don’t need help.” Wu You took out two thermos cups from his basket and handed one to Li Lianhua: “Drink some water to soothe your throat first.”
Li Lianhua reached out and took the thermos, poured water into the lid, let it cool, and then drank it.
Wu You also took a sip of tea, which was rose tea she had brewed herself, while she prepared red dates and goji berries, which were good for health, for Li Lianhua.
Wu You always wanted him to live forever. Even if the one who lived forever wasn't the high and mighty, martial arts master Li Xiangyi, who shone like the sun, it would still be the elegant, intelligent, and composed Li Lianhua.
After resting for a while, the two prepared to continue their journey. Wu You put all the items into the basket on his back.
Li Lianhua walked slowly ahead with a hoe, while Wu You followed behind, carrying a basket on her back and holding a bamboo pole. She followed Li Lianhua wherever she went, never knowing the way.
For Wu You, who has a terrible sense of direction, it's impossible to remember the way in these deep mountains and forests, let alone distinguish between east, west, south, and north. It's most important to stick close to the person in front of you.
"You've been reading medical books for so long, why don't you take a look at what kind of herb this is?" Li Lianhua, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and pointed to a weed on the ground, asking Wu You.
The sudden, clear, cold voice broke the tranquility of the forest, startling Wu You, who was walking with her head down. She quietly patted her chest.
Upon hearing this, Wu You knew that this was a test. He knew his own abilities, but he couldn't withstand the test.
However, since she had already asked, Wu You still had to answer. She walked forward and, following the direction Li Lianhua pointed, saw many unfamiliar weeds nearby, among which were a few slightly conspicuous medicinal herbs.
Each plant has seven or eight oval leaves at the bottom, and several stems stand tall in the center, the tallest of which is about half a meter high. It starts to bloom at two-thirds of the way up from the ground. The flowers are small and bloom in concentric circles all the way to the top.
“Hey, I actually know this. It’s plantain, right?” Wu You said confidently.
“That’s right, then tell me what its medicinal properties are.” Li Lianhua ignored Wu You’s smug look and moved on to the next question.
"Let me think about it first." Wu You scratched his head, trying hard to recall the contents of the book.
"Right, it has the effects of promoting urination, relieving dampness and diarrhea, improving eyesight, clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, right?" Wu You said what he had in mind.
"That's right, it seems you remember it well," Li Lianhua praised.
"No way, I just happened to remember it. Should we dig up this plantain?" Wu You took out a hoe from his basket.
“No need, we still have plenty of plantain at home, so let’s not dig any more. Let’s keep going and see if there are any other herbs.” Li Lianhua continued walking, her eyes scanning the surroundings.
"Okay." Wu You quickly put the hoe back in the basket and followed Li Lianhua.
The woods fell silent again, except for the chirping of birds and the sound of two people stepping on dry branches and leaves.
Seeing Li Lianhua's eyes darting around, and her tendency to consider his medical knowledge, Wu You's alarm bells went off, and a red alert sounded in his mind.
Not wanting to be questioned about herbal and medicinal properties any further, her mind raced, trying to find a good topic to discuss so that Li Lianhua wouldn't have time for another surprise inspection.