Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 631 Buying Medicine
Zhao Zhen watched "Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Coat" and laughed, "Grandfather really loves my wife, and he even sent me such a treasure."

Princess Jinzhi heard this and said happily, "As long as the prince consort likes it."

After that, he said to Zhao Zhen: "In addition to this, father also sent three Longwei inkstones, a box of Chengxintang paper, and two pieces of Li Tinggui ink. Father said in the letter that these were also obtained from the descendants of the Southern Tang Dynasty. They are all rare items."

Zhao Zhen listened and looked at them one by one, and found that it was true.

The three dragon tail inkstones were all second-tier items. This box of Chengxintang paper was also a first-tier treasure. As rumored, it was as smooth as an egg, as hard and clean as jade, thin and smooth. This paper was actually made of ordinary sand field straw mixed with celtis bark.

As for the two pieces of Li Tinggui ink, they were actually third-level treasures.

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Li Tinggui Ink (Level 3, one catty of pine soot ink, mixed with three ounces of pearl powder, one ounce of jade dust and borneol, mixed with raw lacquer, deer antler glue, rhinoceros horn, and musk, and the ink worker hammers it 100,000 times to get one ink.)
Characteristic 1: The ink is as hard as jade and does not dissolve in water.

Characteristic 2: Tough, can cut paper like a knife and can carve wood.

Except for the Chengxintang paper, these items were all small, easy to carry and valuable. Take the two pieces of Li Tinggui ink for example, Zhao Zhen was reluctant to use them.

The last item is a precious pearl named "Ruyi Pearl".

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Wish-fulfilling jewel: (Level 5, round in shape, as big as a chicken egg, with a clear and bright light. When placed in the hall, it shines as bright as a full moon.)
Effect 1000: Possessed by the King, luck protects you. (Consumes luck, can avoid disasters.)
Effect 2: Show wealth.

Zhao Zhen looked at the tens of thousands of luck and immediately spent 1000 of it. Then he said to Princess Jinzhi, "This [Ruyi Pearl] is a good treasure. You can use a lucky knot to make it into a pendant, or put it in a sachet and hang it around your waist."

Princess Jinzhi heard this and said, "My dear Prince Consort, this bead is obviously not an ordinary thing. It would be better if you wear it."

Zhao Zhen pointed to his waist and saw a pipa-shaped belt hook inlaid with gold and jade, on which hung sachets, fire beads, exquisite dice, and purple gold coins.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "It's because the weather has turned cooler. Otherwise, there is still a bead to cool down the summer heat."

After looking at the wealth sent by Fang La and comparing it with the rewards sent by the court, it can be seen that the court is now very wary of him.

A ship of medicinal materials not only contains hundreds of commonly used medicinal materials, but also many precious medicinal materials. The first-class ones include two second-class fairy spleens, two pieces of second-class immortal grass, a box of second-class mountain cinnamon bark, and a box of second-class female radish. These medicinal materials are all aphrodisiacs, and the nourishing medicinal materials such as ginseng and polygonatum are all not first-class.

It would be more accurate to say that it was to help Zhao Zhen drain his energy rather than to say that it was to deliver medicine to his wounds.

However, among the animal skins, furs, teeth and bones, there was one piece of each of bear skin, tiger skin, leopard skin, fox skin, golden cock tail feathers and elephant ivory that was of high rank. The rest were ordinary items.

The two imperial horses were both first-level yellow sand horses, while the pair of golden eagles were third-level spiritual birds. If Zhao Zhen had not practiced the bird-training technique, the pair of golden eagles would not have been subdued.

These things are very valuable, but unfortunately, most of them are just for entertainment.

Apart from these two yellow sand horses, the only ones that could be used on the battlefield were the four newly delivered elephants.

There are now ten elephants in the elephant room. Zhao Zhen trained them with the [Gathering Beasts] technique and used gongs, drums, cannons and fireworks to train them. The initial six elephants have become brave enough to go to the battlefield, and are no longer just ceremonial guards.

Unfortunately, Zhao Zhen had trained more than 30 adult Shire horses for a long time, but he could only ride and pull carts, but not go to the battlefield. This [beast gathering] technique is not omnipotent. Besides, Gongsun Sheng, Wu Jiao, Dai Zong, Wu Song, Shi En and his party, led by Chai Fu, the steward of Chai Jin's family, traveled through states and counties, traveled in the morning and slept at night, and headed straight for Mengzhou.

Because I heard from Chai Fu that Yunfeng Valley in Mengzhou is now controlled by a "selfless Taoist", and all the medicines in the valley must be handled by him. The 136-jin "Millennium Polygonatum" that I bought last time was also purchased from the mountain people. The medicinal materials in Yunfeng Valley are extremely difficult to buy.

Because this guy is a Taoist priest, except Shi En, Gongsun Sheng and other three are all dressed as Taoist priests. Considering that they are fellow Taoists, perhaps they can buy some medicine from him.

After walking for more than ten days, they finally arrived at Yunfeng Mountain.

Chai Fu led everyone to the mountain villager's house where they bought the medicine, but found that the place was already deserted. After asking around, they found out that the family had been caught selling the precious medicine by the Wusi Daoist in the Chunyang Palace of Yunfeng Valley, so he asked his second disciple Shenfeng to kill all the people in the family to serve as a warning to others.

When they heard that many people were coming to buy yam, no one dared to accept.

Wu Song was furious when he heard this: "This fellow doesn't act like a monk at all. He wants to kill an entire family for such a small matter. Mr. Gongsun, Mr. Wu, the villagers are afraid to sell medicine to us now, so we can't go back empty-handed, can we?"

Gongsun Sheng heard this and said, "If that's the case, we shouldn't embarrass these mountain folks. We have come a long way to buy medicine. If we return empty-handed, wouldn't it be a joke? Let's go to Chunyang Palace and talk to this [selfless Taoist]."

As soon as he finished speaking, an old mountain dweller said, "You'd better go back early after waiting for a few Taoist priests."

Wu Song heard this and said, "Old man, you are looking down on us."

The old mountain dweller just shook his head and said, "If you don't mind my being nosy, I'll tell you all about it."

Gongsun Sheng heard this and said quickly, "Please speak, old man."

The old mountain dweller said, "Yunfeng Valley here produces a lot of medicinal materials, one of which is Huangjing, which is world-famous. Many families in this village make a living by collecting herbs. Last year, this "selfless Taoist" suddenly came with two disciples, killed the Taoist head of Chunyang Palace in the valley, and occupied the Taoist temple."

"From now on, no one else is allowed to go to the valley to collect herbs. This has destroyed our livelihood. We were indignant, so we formed a large group and rushed to fight him. However, this guy and his two disciples were extremely vicious. We could not defeat him. Now we have to rely on the herbs we have accumulated to survive."

"The Wang family sold that rare precious medicine, which made him aware of it. Now they have issued an order that all precious medicines must be sent to Chunyang Palace. If anyone sells medicine privately again, the Wang family will be the same. Because of this, we dare not sell precious medicines now. We can only hunt pheasants and rabbits to make a living. If you want ordinary medicinal materials, the village can still buy some, but no one dares to sell precious medicines."

Wu Song said: "What a domineering Taoist."

The old mountain dweller said, "This fellow has occupied Yunfeng Valley, and he is secretly doing banditry. If any lone traveler passes by, he will surely lose his life if he finds out."

Wu Song heard this and shouted, "Brothers, these villains deserve to die. We should get rid of them for the people."

Gongsun Sheng did not answer, but asked the old mountain dweller, "Old man, how do I get to Chunyang Palace?"

The old mountain man said, "If you want to go, be careful." Then he pointed out the way to everyone.

Gongsun Sheng and others followed the path pointed out by the old mountain dweller, and along the mountain road, they escorted the carriage to Chunyang Palace.

(End of this chapter)