Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 252 Getting Started
The surrounding poisonous fog was so thick that everything looked purple, and even Yingyao's constant fanning with her fire wings was of no use.

Fortunately, a white door appeared in the hazy purple mist.

"Walk."

Now that things have come to this, there's no point in hesitating anymore.

Hu Jingnan went in first, followed by Ying Yao, while Gu Jingnian helped Yan Da and A Meng up and followed them in.

As the fog dissipated, the fresh air instantly cleared my mind.

The door that Gu Jingnian summoned slammed shut behind him with a "bang" and quickly disappeared.

Gu Jingnian looked up, but saw no snowflakes in the sky. He seemed to have gone to the wrong place and hadn't actually found the door standing in the wind and snow.

Looking around, they found themselves on a scenic hill, with lush green trees and the occasional chirping of birds.

The weather was fine and the temperature was just right, making people feel relaxed and happy, except that their heads were still a little dizzy from the poison.

Gu Jingnian checked Yan Da and A Meng's breathing; they were still alive, but remained unconscious.

"Miss Hu, do you have any medicine that can save them?"

"Why are you asking me again?"

"You always manage to come up with useful treasures," Gu Jingnian said politely, "Please think of a way."

Since he had made the request, Hu Jingnan really started to think of a solution. First, she took the pulses of the two of them, then frowned and pondered for a while before looking around for herbs that could detoxify them.

Suddenly, her gaze sharpened, and she murmured to herself, "So that's how it is?"

"what?"

"Look at that tree."

Gu Jingnian looked over and saw a tree with a yellow trunk, red branches, and green leaves.

He thought for a moment and said, "Koelreuteria paniculata?"

"Young Master Gu also knows about the goldenrain tree?"

"I read in the Records of Local Customs that there is a tree called Luan in the Cloud and Rain Mountain. It grows on red rocks. It has yellow roots, red branches, and green leaves. The emperors used it for medicine."

Hu Jingnan nodded and said, "So, Young Master Gu has also read 'The Record of Local Customs'?"

"I only peeked at it once at the Zhaowen Hall in Ruiguo," Gu Jingnian said. "Miss Hu must have studied it carefully?"

"What? Does Young Master Gu wish to have more of a conversation with me?"

"Yes."

"Let's get the medicine first. Goldenrod leaves can be used in medicine, and they might be able to save the two of them."

Is it the right treatment?

Instead of answering directly, Hu Jingnan asked in return, "Does Young Master Gu have any other ideas?"

Gu Jingnian thought for a moment, then flew to the goldenrain tree in the distance and reached out to pick its leaves.

Suddenly, a sharp arrow shot towards him.

He used fire wings on his back to catch the arrows, and with a flick of his wrist, the arrows, carrying fireballs, shot towards the approaching figure.

Suddenly someone shouted, "What a madman! He stole my medicinal herbs and even dared to hurt people!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian turned his head and saw a boy holding a longbow, dodging his fireball, and staring at him with a resentful expression.

"Is this medicine yours?"

"Of course," the boy replied matter-of-factly.

Gu Jingnian then asked, "Can you treat viper poisoning?"

"Tch, how could you not know? Goldenrod leaves can cure all poisons."

"In that case, I'll lend you a few goldenrain leaves. I'll repay you if I have the chance."

Gu Jingnian's mindset is quite different now. He wants to save Yan Da and A Meng. Whether the boy lends him the medicine or not, he's determined to get it.

Soon, he picked some goldenrain leaves, crushed them under Hu Jingnan's guidance, and fed them to Yan Da and A Meng.

Seeing this, the boy stomped his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

After being given the medicine, Yan Da and A Meng still did not wake up after a long while, and their faces turned ashen.

"what happened?"

“Yes, how could this be?” Hu Jingnan was also puzzled. “Luan Ye is a medicinal herb recorded in the ‘Treatise on Local Products’…”

"Hahaha!"

The boy suddenly burst into laughter, nimbly leaped onto a tree, put his hands on his hips, and said, "You fools, you actually believed the 'Records of Local Customs'."

Gu Jingnian asked, "You also know about the 'Records of Local Customs'?"

"I've read extensively and know far more than you," the boy said proudly. "Telling you won't hurt. It's true that the 'Records of Local Customs' states that 'the emperors collected it for medicinal purposes,' but do you know what it was used for?"

Hu Jingnan asked, "What are you doing?"

The boy said, "Naturally, it's for refining pills. The strange man swallowed the leaves of the Luan tree, and then they were placed into the pill furnace to refine the Blood Condensation Pill."

Gu Jingnian had already anticipated this when he said those words.

Sure enough, the "Records of Local Customs" does record the art of refining. Considering the fruit Ren Shuangfei ate before being refined, it probably had the same effect as this Luan leaf.

"How do we detoxify?" Gu Jingnian asked.

"Detoxification?" the boy said. "Why would we need detoxification? One of them is skilled in fire, and the other can change size. They are perfect for increasing your cultivation. Just share some of the benefits with me, and what's wrong with lending you my alchemy furnace?"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Jingnian had already made his move.

The fireball that had landed in the forest earlier had caught fire and instantly turned into a fire dragon, which swept towards the boy.

Gu Jingnian planned to capture the child and force him to reveal the information he wanted.

The next moment, the boy disappeared.

“Lililililil!”

A voice came from behind. Turning around, he saw the boy making a face at Gu Jingnian.

"Fool, you can't catch me."

Gu Jingnian tried several more times, but the boy kept changing positions and was indeed difficult to catch.

The boy dodged and cursed, "You don't know what's good for you! I sincerely wanted to make a deal with you."

"Who knows if you're trying to lure us into a trap?"

"Pah, who has the patience to lie to you? I'll borrow your furnace while my master is away, and I can secretly make some money too."

"Who is your master?"

"Then you don't need to know, just tell me if you're willing or not," the boy said. "Anyway, you two are going to die anyway."

"Alright," Gu Jingnian asked, "What benefits do you want?"

Without saying a word, Tong Zi immediately pointed at Hu Jingnan and said, "I want her to be my wife."

"what?"

"I want her to marry me!" the boy repeated.

Hu Jingnan, who was always demure and quiet, finally frowned upon hearing this, clearly displeased.

Yingyao then said, "How old are you? How can you marry Miss Hu?"

“She’s beautiful.” The boy looked Yingyao up and down and said, “You’re not bad either, but she’s even more beautiful. If I’m going to marry, I’ll marry the most beautiful one.”

"Your ages don't match."

"Tch, do you know how old I am?" the boy said. "I'm older than all of you combined, but I'm still a child now. When I grow up, I'll be even more handsome than him."

He pointed to Gu Jingnian, then added, believing that this was still not enough to describe his handsomeness.

"Look at my features now, I'll be incredibly handsome when I grow up!"

Gu Jingnian seemed to be convinced by his words and said, "Alright, I agree."

Hu Jingnan asked, "What makes you think you can agree to this?"

"It's not up to you anymore."

"Haha." The boy was overjoyed and waved his hand, saying, "Come with me... Madam, don't run away."

He put his hands behind his back and swaggered away.

Gu Jingnian said, "Yingyao, you take Miss Hu under your wing."

After saying that, he helped Yan Da and A Meng up.

Yingyao and Hu Jingnan exchanged a glance and followed him.

The group walked slowly, but each time the child passed through a tree hole, he seemed to move to a new place.

After passing through several tree hollows, somehow they found themselves in a palace.

The palace was large and empty, with only a large alchemy furnace on it.

This time, the alchemy furnace was not concealed by a building; it was simply placed there openly.

But when Gu Jingnian and the others looked around, they found that the palace had no doors, only a high ceiling, and vermilion walls on all four sides.

There were medicine shelves on both sides, displaying all kinds of medicinal herbs.

"Wait a minute," the boy said. "Let me close the palace door first, so that Master won't see us."

As he spoke, he picked up the whisk on the table and waved it in four directions.

The light inside the hall changed, as if some non-existent door had been closed.

The boy laughed and said, "I haven't even said that yet. Giving me this beauty as my wife isn't enough. After I refine these two, I need to take two more Blood Coagulation Pills."

Gu Jingnian asked, "How do I refine it?"

"Wait a minute, let me set it up."

After saying this, the boy walked to the medicine shelf and muttered, "I still need to prepare some more medicinal herbs."

At this moment, Hu Jingnan and Gu Jingnian exchanged a glance, nodded, and prepared to attack the boy again.

(End of this chapter)