ninety thousand miles

Chapter 596 Treatment
The middle-aged male half-demon nodded but didn't respond.

Lao Xiaokai then talked about the climate of Cangwu Wilderness. He said: "The climate here is complex and extremely changeable, so some medicinal herbs that are difficult to grow elsewhere can be found here, and their medicinal properties are also strong."

"But when people live here and are young and have sufficient energy and blood, it's fine. But when they get a little older or get injured, it's not easy to recover, and all kinds of strange symptoms will appear, such as headaches, body stiffness, itching, etc."

"Since we can't find the root cause of the disease, we cure one thing and then another one pops up."

He changed the subject and said, "But half-demons should rarely have this problem."

"Is there any way to solve this problem?" asked the young male half-demon.

Lao Xiaokai replied: "It's not difficult. Just pay more attention to your diet..."

"..."

Li Chuan came out of his mysterious state a little and heard Lao Xiaokai talking nonsense about qi stagnation and blood rushing.

He had already seen these dozens of half-demons. Half-demons in human form were almost indistinguishable from humans. He even suspected that if he used a magic mirror to look at them, they would naturally appear in human form.

But the demon is not like that. The demon's human form is more like an illusion.

Lao Xiaokai said, "I will leave you two more prescriptions, one for regulating qi and one for replenishing qi and blood. Can you show me your half-demon form? If it's not convenient, forget it."

"It's not inconvenient," the young male half-demon said, "We usually move around in animal form, but because we are in Songdu, we have to maintain human form."

After he said that, he began to undress.

The picture in Li Chuan's eyes began to change again. He saw a structure he had never seen before. It was a six-sided disc structure. The midpoint and horizontal line of the disc formed countless rhombuses. The lines connecting the rhombuses bit each other end to end, connecting the six sides together.

When the young male half-demon's body was still changing, the six circular faces began to rotate rapidly in different directions, and all the other points and horizontal lines also moved and rearranged. Soon, it took on a completely different form from before.

Not like a human, not like a monster, and not like a beast.

Li Chuan glanced away, and after exiting the mysterious state, he looked again in the direction where the young male half-demon was standing.

this……

Li Chuan tried hard to keep a straight face.

There stood a monster with a human face, as big as an elephant, with a horse's body and a lion's head, covered with green scales and a single horn on its forehead.

For cat ears and fox tails, you’d better rely on fairies.

Lao Xiaokai examined the monster's body very calmly, touching here and pressing there, busying himself back and forth for a while.

"I almost know it." Then he began to write the prescription, explaining as he wrote, "I added a herb, colorful feather leaves, fresh or dried. I remember seeing them in the northwest..."

"I know where it is," the creature began.

"Yes, yes, you must be more familiar with it than I am." Lao Xiaokai said, handed them the written prescription and said, "Okay, remember to show it to the master first, take it for two or three days, and if you feel it is effective, take it for ten days, don't take more. If you feel uncomfortable again, take it for another ten days, no more than half a month."

"What will happen if it exceeds the limit?" asked the monster.

Lao Xiaokai replied: "Normally it won't be a big deal. Medicines are poisonous to some extent. It's better not to take them if you can avoid it."

After that, several more half-demons took on animal forms and asked Lao Xiaokai to treat them. Each animal form was different and had its own unique characteristics. Towards evening, the middle-aged male half-demon finally showed his animal nature hesitantly. He was a giant turtle with a human face and a row of spikes on his back shell.

Lao Xiaokai searched his body for a long time and finally found where he was injured. It turned out that there was an almost invisible crack on the tortoise shell. A bamboo seed of Thunder Bamboo had fallen into it at some point, and sprouts had emerged and squeezed into the crack, causing him to have shoulder pain from time to time.

Lao Xiao asked, "Are you going to pull it out, or what? If you want to pull it out, you might have to make the crack wider, or dig it out from the inside until it's clean."

"Let me try." Li Chuan said. "Okay, you try." Lao Xiaokai gave up his seat.

"Are you a doctor too?" asked the middle-aged male half-demon.

"I'm good at repairing things, maybe I can fix your crack too." Li Chuan walked to the giant turtle, squatted down, and found the crack under Lao Xiaokai's guidance.

He looked through the crack for a long time before he found the bud of the thunder bamboo that Lao Xiaokai had mentioned.

How did Lao Xiaokai find it? Could he be a veterinarian?

"Do you need an injection?" Lao asked Li Chuan with a smile.

"No need, stand further away, you're blocking the light." Li Chuan said, and then he entered the mysterious state again with the afterglow of the setting sun.

After decomposing it layer by layer, he quickly found the buds, main roots, and numerous lateral roots of the thunder bamboo.

It's not a big deal. After coming up with an idea, Li Chuan didn't start right away, but observed the entire body of the giant turtle. Soon he found the structure of the six-sided disc. After he memorized it completely, he started to pick out the thunder bamboo bit by bit.

In the backyard, Lao Xiaokai and the other half-demons saw Li Chuan stretch out his hand and cover the crack of the tortoise shell.

Lao Xiaokai suddenly felt something in his heart. He turned around and saw the spiritual master standing under the eaves looking at them.

Seeing Lao Xiaokai looking at her, the spiritual master nodded and continued on her way.

As the white night approaches, thumping sounds of varying pitches can be heard everywhere.

The last touch of golden color sprinkled on Li Chuan's back.

Li Chuan suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the setting sun, then he turned his wrist, and the tiny bamboo shoots and roots lay quietly in the palm of his hand.

The golden light illuminated the back of the armor, and the almost invisible gap was completely closed.

Amid the sound of thumping, the polar day quietly invaded the sky.

Li Chuan stood up. His feet felt numb after squatting for so long.

He showed the thunder bud to the giant turtle and said, "This is it. It's all pulled out and the turtle shell is restored." He thought for a moment and said, "Let Doctor Lao prescribe two more doses of medicine for you to recuperate."

The giant turtle's face was full of gratitude, and he said, "I feel better too."

At this time, the spiritual master came over and said, "The white night has arrived. Let's go back to the house and rest. If you have anything to say, we can talk tomorrow."

Li Chuan said: "Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"I'll take you back." said the spiritual master.

"It's troublesome." Li Chuan said.

After walking several steps, the numbness and itching on the soles of my feet finally disappeared.

After returning to the room, Li Chuan saw Wen Guying sitting on a chair by the window, wiping his Tianqi sword.

Seeing Li Chuan and the other man coming back, Wen Guying asked, "You're back? What did you find?"

Li Chuan finally couldn't help but speak out the doubts he had been having for the whole afternoon, "How could an ancient demon beast combine with a human to produce offspring? And it's such a... freak species?"

(End of this chapter)