Chapter Two

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The quiet chamber Wu Ming had prepared for Qin Fang was the study of the Elder of the Wu Family, furnished with many volumes of books, most of which were ancient editions, and their texts were all in Classical Chinese.

These were all passed down through generations of the Wu Family. Some had been damaged, and the remaining ones were greatly cherished. Even though these books were not worth a lot of money, the elders always valued anything passed down from their ancestors.

The reason for choosing this place was mainly because there was a small partition inside the study, essentially an ancient secret chamber. Its mechanism was broken, so the Wu Family members simply fitted a door, which turned it into a rather tranquil space.

All the materials Qin Fang needed had been gradually brought into the quiet chamber, along with all sorts of tools, making the set complete. Qin Fang checked everything to make sure nothing was missing, then he was ready to close the door and start making medicine.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing Luo Xi following him in, Qin Fang immediately furrowed his brows. He was about to start compounding medicine and did not want any of his actions to be witnessed by others, let alone someone watching closely.

"I... I need to watch you. If you... how would I know if you're not actually making medicine!"

Luo Xi was a little afraid of Qin Fang now, especially the fierce glint that occasionally shone through his gaze, which made her shudder slightly.

However, she had never been the kind of woman to accept defeat. She straightened her chest, not particularly impressive, and asserted her position quite righteously.

"Well, suit yourself..."

Qin Fang waved his hand dismissively and turned to leave.

"You... Where are you going?"

Luo Xi was taken aback, just when she thought Qin Fang seemed surprisingly cooperative, only to realize he wasn't going to compound medicine, but heading out the door. Anxious, she grabbed Qin Fang and blurted out.

"Aren't you supposed to watch me here? Then watch... I'll come back when you stop watching!"

Qin Fang shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "Although Old Master Wu is a senior I greatly respect, if his own relatives do not care about his life or death, why should I, an outsider, bother to meddle?"

"You... I'll go! Is that good enough?"

Despite numerous confrontations with Qin Fang, Luo Xi had invariably ended in total defeat, and this time was no exception, clearly outmatched by Qin Fang.

Even if she hated Qin Fang to death, at this critical juncture, she absolutely couldn't let her personal anger lead to her grandfather lying on the bed, taking his last breath unattended.

In the end, she had no better choice but to concede unwillingly.

The door closed, and Qin Fang even bolted it from the inside, ensuring no one could enter. He could now focus on making medicine with peace of mind.

All the materials were placed in special containers, as Qin Fang had specifically requested, which was relayed by Wu Ming. The freshness of certain ingredients could greatly influence the outcome of the medicine, so Qin Fang dared not be careless.

Although Qin Fang had not made any promises to the Wu Family members, if he failed to create the Detoxification Pill, who knows how the Wu Family Members would treat him, and even his master, Cai Pingyuan, might be affected.

Qin Fang's Props Box could maintain the freshness of items, keeping them as if newly acquired regardless of the time passed, but this did not mean that other herbalists could do the same. He had to be extremely cautious.

Fortunately, the results were acceptable. There might be some small impacts, though probably not significant.

Qin Fang certainly did not expect that the items he requested, though uncommon, could still be found. For example, materials from the Viper were available at specialized breeding facilities in Jiujiang, where King Cobras were raised by the hundreds or thousands. As long as one was willing to pay, any desired amount could be obtained.

The Snake Gallbladders and eyes were harvested fresh from the just-killed serpents, and needless to mention the venom. This was their money-making project, ready at hand. The only trouble was gathering the Viper's saliva, but with a large workforce, collecting from several hundred serpents all at once, they managed to gather one hundred milliliters.

The rest employed more or less the same approach: throwing enough money at the problem, along with the numerous subordinates of the Wu Family, they completed the task in just a few hours.

If Qin Fang himself had to handle this, even in Ninghai, it would have taken several days to gather the amount now at hand.

"Is this... the Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng that belonged to my master?"

What surprised Qin Fang the most, however, was that a Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng, which looked very similar to the one that belonged to Cai Pingyuan, was used as a medicinal primer.

Wrong, not similar, it was precisely the same!

This Old Mountain Ginseng had been kept in a box by Cai Pingyuan, and that box was always in his hands. Qin Fang had learned about the contents of the box while chatting briefly with Cai Pingyuan as he waited for the Wu Family Members to collect the materials.

"Ah, indeed, such a deep friendship after so many years..."

Qin Fang felt deeply moved. This Old Mountain Ginseng was almost three hundred years old, its shape almost human, undeniably a treasure of inestimable value.

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