Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1833 Sword Qi Connects with Blood Qi

Using "Mu Shanyun, Douban Lane, No. 12 Beicang Avenue" as the main content, Bian Mu sent a text message to Qi Yuewei, asking her to help verify who this so-called Mu Shanyun was and what his background was.

Qi Yuewei quickly replied with a text message, saying that she was currently attending a signing ceremony in Nanjin and had asked a friend to check. Finally, Qi Yuewei asked what stage the new drug development had reached and that if necessary, the Qi family was willing to invest some money to participate.

Judging that it was inconvenient for Qi Yuewei to call, Bian Mu replied with a text message: "Small-scale product, not much profit, trying our best not to lose money! Your family doesn't need to suffer and gain nothing by following along."

After waiting for a while, there was no further news from Qi Yuewei.

Having just finished his morning shift, and with a light rain falling outside, Bian Mu took a short rest before driving to pay a special visit to Manager Nie, a vendor at the "Flower Field Ghost Market," carrying a large plastic bag containing the heavy cast iron cauldron.

After examining it for a long time, Manager Nie estimated that the cauldron was probably cast more than 600 years ago, and was most likely an antique. Moreover, it was definitely not ordinary cast iron, but should have been made from a single piece of special natural iron. She had no idea how it was made.

Just to be on the safe side, Manager Nie specially accompanied Bian Mu in the SUV given to her by Nie Yawen, and they sped all the way to the 109th branch of the Provincial Academy of Social Sciences to have her father conduct another further test.

To keep things strictly official, Director Nie had someone collect 3000 yuan from Bian Mu for the testing fee and then told the two of them to wait in his personal office.

Since they had nothing better to do, the two chatted about swordsmanship for a while. When Boss Nie heard that Bian Mu had mastered the skill of making a heavy sword as light as paper, he was immediately surprised.

"I heard you're usually incredibly busy, seeing patients in clinics and developing miracle drugs. Even if you go to bed early and get up early, how much time do you actually spend practicing each day? How come your swordsmanship has progressed so rapidly?! Is this what they call a one-in-a-million talent?! Does it mean that no matter how good you are, never argue with a genius?! Hahaha..." Boss Nie said with a laugh.

"How could that be! Mr. Nie is joking. It might be related to my profession! Think about it... I see at least 50 patients a day, not counting outpatient visits. Some patients have special circumstances, and since I'm alone, I have to diagnose them very carefully! The things about the body's Qi and blood gradually become as clear as reading the lines on the palm of your hand! Perhaps there are some similarities between swordsmanship and medicine? Over time, some of the difficult hurdles in traditional martial arts become less daunting for someone like me who learned the art halfway through!" Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"It really is! Come on! Let's spar!" With that, Boss Nie got up and walked to the bookshelf. He gently pressed some kind of mechanism, and Bian Mu watched as the bookshelf slowly slid open to both sides. The gears underneath made a soft whirring sound, and then it flipped open again. Hey! There was actually a small and exquisite hidden compartment inside. In the compartment, five or six traditional swords of different lengths were arranged horizontally. There were high-quality replicas of Han swords, Tang horizontal sabers, and Song Dynasty charging swords. The sword energy was faintly emanating from them. Without a doubt, they were the fine swords that her father had carefully trained.

Boss Nie reached out and picked up a Song Dynasty battle sword, turned around and pressed a certain mechanism again, and the bookcase returned to its original state.

Bian Mu took the sword in his hand. It was a medium-length battle sword, advantageous for two sides to clash head-on. Its size and length were quite suitable for him. After concentrating for a moment, he took a step forward with his left foot, making a half-circle motion. Bian Mu slung the long sword over his shoulder, turned his head to look back, and began with a sword move called "Chang'e Gazing at the Moon." The sword led the waist and horse stance, the waist and horse stance led the footwork, and the footwork led the sword energy...

Interlocking moves, Bian Mu strived to ensure that each sword technique resonated with the flow of his internal energy. With each deep breath and gentle inhale, Bian Mu had already compressed his inner strength to the minimum possible level…

The sword grew lighter, the sword intent grew stronger, and as sweat beaded on his back, the charging sword in Bian Mu's hand became as light as pine wood.

"Great!" Boss Nie was a true expert. Seeing the ingenious use of it, he couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

Just then, Director Nie returned from the laboratory accompanied by two students. Seeing someone enter, Bian Mu naturally extended his sword stance, drawing back the sword energy, exhaling a long breath, and taking the opportunity to sheathe the charging sword.

"Half of the equipment in the lab is imported, and each time it's turned on, there's wear and tear. Some expenses have to be covered, so please forgive us, Director Bian!" After a few polite words, Director Nie handed the paper test report to Bian Mu.

The Xuan Tie Heavy Cauldron was quite heavy, and one male student couldn't lift it at all. So they had to put it on a small trailer and have two male students carefully push it back to the office.

"Look at you, it's my pleasure, it's my pleasure, thank you!" Bian Mushun said, then politely greeted the other two male students.

As expected, it was an extraterrestrial meteorite. The test report showed that the meteorite also contained a certain amount of "dog's head gold" at the time. "Dog's head gold" is a kind of natural gold that flew in from outer space. It is a piece of pure gold that is 99.9% pure and does not need to be smelted by humans.

Director Nie sent the two male students out and had his daughter brew three cups of tea. The three of them sat around the desk and chatted for a while.

"In my decades of experience, I've only seen a handful of such pure extraterrestrial iron ore. Before, it was always small, laboratory-grade ore. This is the first time I've ever seen such a large piece. Would it be convenient to store it here for a while? That way, we can conduct a comprehensive study and perhaps even fill some research gaps. My doctoral students are currently struggling to find suitable materials!" Director Nie said with a smile.

Hearing this, Bian Mu felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Okay! Is your place safe?" Bian Mu casually prompted.

"Don't worry about that. We have kilograms of precious metals coming in and going out of our area all the time. All the gold here is from mainland China, so don't worry! We have very professional security personnel, with people on duty 24 hours a day. Besides, if I and a few students don't tell you, no one else knows how much it's worth," Director Nie explained with a smile.

"Really? Then I'll just leave it here with you for now! If I take it back, I'll have to store it in a bank safe deposit box anyway, and it's so heavy. I'll have to open another account and choose a safe deposit box near the bottom. This is much more convenient. Also, could you please do some trace element analysis for me from the perspective of ancient alchemy and modern pharmaceutical manufacturing?"

"No problem! This is what I do! I'll test anything related to traditional Chinese medicine for you. Since this test has a public service aspect, we won't charge extra."

"Thank you, Director Nie!" Bian Mu said politely with a smile.

"We're all family here, don't be so polite. You've already made your way here, so feel free to come and visit often! I saw your sword-drawing technique just now, it's really getting more and more skillful. Have you made another step forward in your swordsmanship?" Director Nie said with a smile.

"Don't even mention it, Dad! That guy, who's just an outer disciple, has already mastered the art of effortless skill!"

"Wow! What a promising young man!" Director Nie praised with a smile.

Afterwards, the three sat together and chatted for a while about their swordsmanship. The Nie family, being a prestigious family, gave Bian Mu many pointers on key techniques, from which Bian Mu felt he benefited greatly.