"So bitter, so bitter..." She quickly put the bowl on the table, sticking out her tongue and frowning.
The strong taste of the medicine lingered in her mouth, and there was even a strange aftertaste floating around.
As if suddenly remembering something, Mo Xin quickly lowered her head and took out a small paper packet from her sleeve. She took out a cube of sugar from it and handed it over, saying, "Eat this to get rid of the bitterness."
Su Xiaoliu glanced at the sugar cube, quickly took it and popped it into her mouth.
The sugar melted as soon as it touched her tongue, sweet beyond measure, with a faint delicate fragrance. Su Xiaoliu suddenly felt that drinking that bowl of medicine was worth it.
Zhong Fengyue glanced at Mo Xin and suddenly said softly, "Mrs. Xiao, could you give me that packet of sugar?"
Mo Xin was slightly taken aback but didn't hesitate. She handed the paper packet over without asking what he wanted it for.
Zhong Fengyue thanked her with a smile and put the paper packet away.
Just as Su Xiaoliu looked up, she suddenly felt an itch in her nostrils. Then, she felt a rush of heat in both nostrils, and two streams of warm, moist liquid trickled down.
Zhong Fengyue and Mo Xin both turned to look at Su Xiaoliu and were stunned.
Su Xiaoliu reached out to touch under her nose. When she brought her hand in front of her eyes, her fingers were covered in bright red blood. She froze and almost fainted.
"Mrs. Xiao!" Su Xiaoliu looked at Mo Xin with a mournful face, stretching out her hand and saying, "Look!"
Mo Xin was also a bit at a loss. She exchanged a look with Zhong Fengyue. Then she quickly picked up a white handkerchief and held it to Su Xiaoliu's nose.
Su Xiaoliu thought to herself that she was right. Why on earth did she have to drink that medicine when she was perfectly fine? It had caused problems! It was supposed to be a tonic, but look, she'd over - done it!
Zhong Fengyue quickly picked up the porcelain bowl. There was still some residue in it. He brought the bowl to his nose and sniffed it gently. First, he was stunned, then he was both angry and amused. He handed the bowl to Mo Xin.
"Mrs. Xiao, this..."
Mo Xin took the bowl, bent her head and sniffed. Her face changed slightly as she said, "Why is there deer penis in it?"
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Mo Xin, thinking she had misheard. It was only when she saw Zhong Fengyue awkwardly twitch the corner of his mouth that she was sure she had heard correctly.
She grabbed the edge of the table and bent her head, retching...
In the room filled with the fragrance of medicine, each medicinal ingredient had a name written in front of it.
Chu Weixin, dressed in green, walked around, picked one of the ingredients, walked to the clay pot, opened it, poured out the medicine inside, and then put the ingredient in her hand into the medicine that had been boiled into a paste.
Suddenly, the wooden door was pushed open, and a hasty figure rushed in.
Chu Weixin paused slightly. She probably guessed who it was and didn't turn around. Instead, she picked up the pestle and lowered her head to pound the medicine.
Su Xiaoliu strode up to Chu Weixin and slapped the long table hard. Her almond - shaped eyes widened as she said, "Chu Weixin, what do you mean by this?"
Chu Weixin lowered her head and quietly pounded the medicine, one stroke after another, neither in a hurry nor impatient. Her cold eyes didn't even look at Su Xiaoliu as she said softly, "I don't mean anything else. I'm just thinking about your health. Since food supplements didn't work for you, I thought I'd try medicine supplements."
Su Xiaoliu put her hands on her hips, angrily turned her head away. Out of the corner of her eye, she was about to see a medicinal ingredient called "deer penis". Her almond - shaped eyes widened slightly. She suddenly looked at Chu Weixin and questioned, "Do you just not like me? If you really think so, just say it. I'll jump off the mountain right now to show you."
This Chu Weixin seemed to be at odds with her. She always went against her and was determined to make her angry to death.
Chu Weixin stopped pounding the medicine. Her cold eyes looked at Su Xiaoliu and she said softly, "Jump then. I won't stop you."
Su Xiaoliu was so angry that her vision went black. She slowly closed her eyes and then slowly opened them. She said with a bit of a lack of confidence, "Fine, if I jump, don't you regret it later." Jump off the cliff? No, no. She had to think about it. If she jumped and died, her body might be in pieces. How terrifying!
Chu Weixin lowered her head again and continued pounding the medicine. A hint of a smile flashed in her cold eyes as she softly laughed and said, "If you want to jump, go ahead. The cliff in Wanku Valley isn't very high. You might even survive the fall. If you don't have a breath left, it's okay. I'll go down and pick you up. There's always a way to revive you. But if you end up half - paralyzed or horribly disfigured, I won't be able to cure you."
Su Xiaoliu felt a chill run down her spine when she heard what she said. She glanced at Chu Weixin and muttered, "How did the martial world produce such a scourge like you? You always think about maiming people first and then treating them..."
Chu Weixin pretended not to hear. She put down the pestle, turned around, and counted the rows of porcelain bottles. Her gaze suddenly fell on a small porcelain bottle. She reached out and took it out, placing it beside Su Xiaoliu's hand, and said, "Since you've come to my pharmacy, I'll give you this medicine as a souvenir."
Su Xiaoliu glared at her. It was as if she was some honored guest.
She irritably lowered her head, picked up the small porcelain bottle, looked at it in her hand, frowned slightly, and read the label on it.
"The Elixir of Oblivion..."
She looked up at Chu Weixin, vaguely feeling that this wasn't a good medicine. She asked, "What is this?"
Chu Weixin smiled gently. Her cold eyes glanced at Su Xiaoliu, then she turned around and poured out the medicine from the medicine pot, putting it aside. She said, "There's only one of this medicine. A few years ago, when Wanku Valley was still in bloom, I made it with the good ingredients from Wanku Valley."
Wanku Valley wasn't always a barren valley?
Su Xiaoliu was stunned. Suddenly, she remembered the scene she saw after opening the window. Wanku Valley was barren and desolate. How could one ever imagine it in bloom?
After a while, she suddenly came to her senses, looked down at the small porcelain bottle in her hand, and asked, "What's it for?" Just by the name, it didn't seem like a medicine for treating people. It seemed more like some kind of evil medicine from the dark arts.
Chu Weixin quietly looked at her. Her cold eyes glistened as she slowly said, "It can make you forget everything you want to forget, and you'll have no sorrow."
The gentle breeze blew, and the geese left their calls in the air.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her head and quietly looked at the small porcelain bottle in her hand.
Forget everything you want to forget, and have no sorrow...
Her almond - shaped eyes suddenly widened. She quickly pushed the small porcelain bottle back, shook her hands, looked at Chu Weixin, and said, "Sure enough, it's not a good thing!" She took a few steps back. "No, no. You keep it for yourself. I don't want to be a fool."
Chu Weixin let out a soft laugh. Her cold eyes slightly narrowed as she picked up the small porcelain bottle again and put it back among the row of porcelain bottles.
Su Xiaoliu glanced at the row of small porcelain bottles, looked at Chu Weixin with her almond - shaped eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Do you have any more valuable medicines?" It would be a pity to leave without taking anything. There were so many medicines here, and it was free anyway. She might as well take a few bottles and sell them for a good price later.
Of course, Chu Weixin had no idea what she was up to. She gave her a disdainful glance and said, "All the medicines here are very valuable. It depends on what you need."