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Chapter 53 This isn't filming; it's more like torture.
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This mosquito repellent pouch is exactly what she needs right now.

Jian Ning slapped her arm hard, and a dead mosquito lay in her palm, stained with blood.

It's impossible to tell whether it's mosquito blood or her blood anymore.

Those wretched mosquitoes kept biting her, leaving her with one welt after another.

Although she didn't know how effective the mosquito repellent sachet would be, she immediately became very enthusiastic about making it.

Jian Ning glanced at the ingredients: mugwort, mint, patchouli, calamus, angelica, perilla...

Several medicinal herbs are dried, ground, mixed, packaged, and placed in a sachet.

Jian Ning thought for a moment. Mugwort was everywhere in the manor; she had seen it when she walked around the entire manor before.

However, the other medicinal herbs...

The little white cat always stayed by her feet; contracted spirit beasts and their owners could naturally resonate with each other.

"Meow~" All the medicinal herbs are there, this cat knows where they are.

Jian Ning handed the shopping basket to Alaska behind her, "Take it back."

The Alaskan Malamute immediately grabbed the basket, wagged its tail, and happily carried the vegetables home.

At the Long family's house, it felt bored because it ate and drank well every day.

Being bossed around by Jian Ning, I could run around freely and had a wonderful time every day.

Jian Ning bent down and patted Xiao Bai's head. "Lead the way!"

Not long after.

Xiaobai led her to a place near the bamboo forest.

This place is far from the villa complex and is in the completely opposite direction from the vegetable garden. Jian Ning first came here by sneaking in from here.

"Meow~" Those people plant most of their medicinal herbs in this area; you can find everything here.

Jian Ning asked, "The medicinal herbs that those people planted yesterday?"

"Meow~" Yes, this place has only been abandoned for a few years, and people have already come to grow medicinal herbs. It was Mommy Meow who told us that. Mommy Meow will teach us how to find herbs to eat when we are sick.

Jian Ning wasn't very familiar with traditional Chinese medicine. "Could you help me find some agastache, calamus, and angelica?"

"Meow~" Of course, this cat is very powerful.

"Yes, yes, you're the best!" Jian Ning praised it.

Little White strides confidently, meowing, "Follow me!"

With Xiaobai's help, Jianning successfully gathered all the medicinal materials needed for the mosquito repellent sachet.

Unlike the cumbersome process of drying herbs in modern times, the book "Alchemy from Beginner to Expert" describes a method where herbs can be placed in an alchemy furnace and dried with spiritual fire to achieve excellent results.

The types of fire used in alchemy are divided into three categories: ordinary fire, spiritual fire, and extraordinary fire.

Ordinary fire is the most basic kind and can only be used to refine the most basic pills.

Spiritual fire is the true fire cultivated by cultivators, which transforms the spiritual power within the body into flames.

Strange fires are those subdued from the heavens and earth, such as the fire from the earth's core. This kind of flame exists within spiritual objects and has immense power in alchemy, allowing for faster decomposition of medicinal herbs and extraction of their essence.

However, under normal circumstances, there is no need for a different kind of fire.

Spirit fire is more than enough.

Just then, Jian Ning obtained the "Fire Manipulation Technique," and using this spiritual fire to dry the medicinal herbs only took less than ten minutes.

When Jian Ning returned home, she walked around the yard and finally chose the pavilion behind the house.

Extending from the main gate is her laundry room, and further out is a semi-circular lawn connecting to the front yard. There's a pavilion here that provides shelter from the wind and rain, which is just right.

She touched the Qiankun Ring on her left index finger.

Before long, a cauldron for alchemy appeared out of thin air on the ground.

A few seconds later, Jian Ning put the alchemy furnace back.

Little White was startled when it saw the alchemy furnace appear out of nowhere, and then when it suddenly disappeared, its round little eyes looked around in confusion.

"Meow~" Master, weren't you going to dry the herbs?
Jian Ning then put the alchemy furnace out again.

"I just think this Qiankun Ring is quite interesting, so I'll play with it." This Qiankun Ring is essentially a portable and convenient storage space.

The little Border Collie was sunbathing nearby when it turned around and barked, "Woof!" Its owner is so childish!
Jian Ning said, "We're out of meat strips for today."

The little Border Collie immediately jumped over and tugged at Jian Ning's trouser leg, "Woof~" Meat strips are here!

"No."

The little Border Collie persisted, pawing at her relentlessly, its big, watery eyes fixed on her.

"Woof~" Yes~
"Okay, okay, I have it."

Jian Ning was helpless.

She discovered that the Border Collie was a stubborn dog, but considering that dogs often resemble their owners, she forgave it, since she herself was a stubborn one.

After playing with the cats and dogs for a while, Jian Ning finally got down to business.

She put the collected herbs into the alchemy furnace.

Next, he focused his mind and activated the "Fire Manipulation Technique," and a bright yellow flame burned in his palm.

She flipped her palm and pushed the flames toward the furnace.

The flames struck the heating port at the bottom of the alchemy furnace directly, where the herbs that had just been placed were located in the reaction vessel in the middle of the furnace.

Jian Ning focused her mind and continuously transformed her spiritual energy into spiritual fire through the "Fire Manipulation Technique".

When the ten minutes were up, Jian Ning opened the lid of the alchemy furnace, and a fragrant aroma of herbs wafted out, which made people feel extremely at ease.

She bought a stone mortar and pestle for pounding white pepper a few days ago, but hasn't used it yet.

They used a stone mortar and pestle to crush the dried herbs.

There aren't any ready-made sachets, but I used to get a lot of small bags as free gifts when I bought skincare products, which were basically ready-made sachet bags.

Jian Ning made ten mosquito repellent sachets in one go.

I couldn't wait to tie a mosquito repellent sachet around my waist, intending to test its effectiveness.

One day passed.

To Jian Ning's surprise, this thing actually worked.

She had never seen mosquitoes at home, so she went to the artificial lake to fish.

The area by the lake, where the grass grows, is swarming with mosquitoes.

She watched helplessly as a mosquito flew towards her, then, as if it had encountered a ghost, it turned a corner and flew away.
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In the evening, after Jian Ning finished dinner, she received a video call from Zhang Nan.

As soon as the video call connected, Nan Nan's bitter face appeared on the phone screen.

"Ningning~" Zhang Nan held his face in one hand and complained bitterly, "Quickly take a look at me while I'm still alive, and see how badly this company has made me this week."

Jian Ning looked at her and said seriously, "You've lost weight."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nan's face immediately brightened: "Perhaps this is the only advantage after being exploited by Zhou Bapi's company; it truly is painless weight loss."

"Nan Nan, you're doing great, don't lose any more weight," Jian Ning said sincerely.

She herself has also experienced the time when she had to control her weight in order to look good on camera.

When people lose weight, they have less fat on their bodies, their immunity decreases, and they become susceptible to illness.

Zhang Nan shook his head. "There's nothing I can do. I weigh over 90 pounds now, and I look fat on camera. The director won't let me eat too much either."

Jian Ning felt sorry for her: "Then when you come back, I'll make sure you get some nourishment."

“It’s better if you don’t say ‘come back,’ because it hurts me as soon as you do.” Zhang Nan said, his face full of despair. “Do you know that the company took on a drama without my consent, and it was filmed secretly in the deep mountains for a full twenty-eight days! After filming, I have to record a music variety show. I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you for the next month.”

Since it was a secret shoot, Zhang Nan certainly couldn't reveal the specific details of the acting, and Jian Ning naturally didn't ask. She was just about to say a few words of comfort to her.

On the other end of the video call, Zhang Nan slapped himself hard across the face.

I killed a mosquito.

“Look at this mosquito, it’s huge. Even being exiled to Lingnan in ancient times wasn’t as bad as what I’ve been through. There are insects everywhere here, and mosquitoes are everywhere. We all live in tents, and we even shower under tents. Can you believe it?” Zhang Nan muttered, and finally exclaimed, “I think this is more like torture than a movie.”

Jian Ning looked down at the mosquito repellent pouch at her waist. "By the way, Nan Nan, I made a few mosquito repellent sachets today. Do you need them?"

(End of this chapter)