Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 103 The Secret of Immortality
The largest pharmacy in the city is Xuanji Pharmacy, but it has been sealed off by the Internal Weifu.

In order to buy time, Li Chengge decided to split his troops into two groups. He and Cha Bingliang went to find the chief Si Buping to explain the situation and asked Si Buping to make an exception and let them borrow medicinal materials from Xuanji Pharmacy. Uncle Jiu, Yan Ciwan and Chaolu went to Xuanji Pharmacy together to get the medicine.

The group set off immediately.

Uncle Jiu and Yan Ciwan both chose to ride horses. Chaolu didn't know how to ride a horse, so Yan Ciwan asked her to ride with him.

The three of them rode their horses as fast as they could to the Xuanji Pharmacy. The door of the pharmacy was still sealed with the seal of the Internal Guard House. The Ashun Bathhouse across the street was still emitting smoke. The firefighters were trying to put out the fire, and the people living nearby also joined the fire-fighting team.

The streets were crowded with people, so no one noticed that three people had torn open the seal of Xuanji Pharmacy.

Yan Ciwan, Uncle Jiu and Chaolu sneaked into the pharmacy and closed the door.

They lit the oil lamps and began to look for the necessary medicinal materials according to the prescription.

Among the three, only Chaolu understands medical knowledge. She is most familiar with various medicinal materials. Yan Ciwan and Uncle Jiu can only determine the medicine based on the labels on the outside of the medicine cabinet. For those medicinal materials that are not labeled, they can only be left to Chaolu to identify what they are.

They worked together to find all the herbs they could find, but after comparing the prescriptions, they found that two herbs were still missing, namely Sanqing Willow and Prunella Vulgaris.

Uncle Jiu asked anxiously, "Which pharmacy in Xiangzhou can find these two medicinal herbs?"

Chaolu also wanted to save Xiao Wang, but she could only shake her head helplessly: "Xuanji Pharmacy is the largest pharmacy in Xiangzhou. The medicinal materials here are the most complete in the whole Xiangzhou City. If we can't find Sanqing Willow and Prunella Vulgaris here, it is impossible for other pharmacies in the city to have them."

Uncle Jiu felt as if he had been hit hard, and his fingers holding the prescription began to tremble.

Why did the heaven treat Xiao Wang so harshly? If one person had to die, he could use himself to die in place of Xiao Wang!

Yan Ciwan suddenly asked, "Will the lack of Sanqing Willow and Prunella Vulgaris have a significant impact on the medicinal properties?"

Chaolu answered truthfully: "It will make the medicine much less effective."

"That is to say, even without these two herbs, the medicinal soup will still be useful, but the final effect will be greatly reduced."

Chao Lu nodded: "Yes."

Yan Ciwan made a decision immediately: "Let's ignore the Sanqing Willow and the Prunella Vulgaris for now and use the herbs we can find to make a medicinal soup. Let's save Xiao Liulang's life first."

Chaolu said helplessly: "This is the only way for now."

Upon learning that there was still a glimmer of hope, Uncle Jiu immediately cheered up. He, Yan Ciwan and Chao Lu packed up the herbs and rushed back to the palace at full speed.

It was already late at night and it was very dark.

Uncle Jiu was not sleepy at all. He poured the herbs into the pot, boiled a large pot of medicine, then poured it into the bathtub, added hot water, and then put the unconscious Xiao Wang into the bathtub.

Half an hour later, Xiao Wang was carried out by Uncle Jiu and changed into clean clothes.

After finishing all this, Uncle Jiu went to inform Yan Ciwan.

"I'll leave my Liulang in your care." Uncle Jiu's eyes were full of pleading.

Yan Ciwan promised: "I will do my best."

She walked into the bedroom and came to the bed. Xiao Wang was lying quietly on the bed, wearing only a loose dark pajamas. His eyes were closed, his face was pale, and his breath was very weak.

Yan Ciwan sat down beside the bed.

Her mother's name is Ning Qingyang, and she is the great-granddaughter of the Ning clan leader.

Initially, Yan Ciwan practiced the secret of longevity because Ning Qingyang gave birth to her prematurely and her body was too weak to live long.

The Art of Immortality has the effect of prolonging life, so Ning Qingyang passed the art of Immortality to Yan Ciwan. After practicing the Art of Immortality, Yan Ciwan's physical condition got better day by day, but Ning Qingyang repeatedly reminded her not to disclose the art of immortality to others. The mother and daughter kept the matter secret very well, and even her father, the King of Xizhou, did not know that she possessed peerless martial arts.

The Secret of Immortality once saved Yan Ciwan’s life. I hope it can save Xiao Wang’s life today as well.

Yan Ci Wan prayed silently in her heart. She reached out and pushed open Xiao Wang's clothes, revealing his chest.

She gently placed her right hand on Xiao Wang's heart, with her palm pressed against his skin, while she circulated the internal energy of the Changsheng Jue. The endless internal energy gathered in her right hand, and then flowed from her palm into Xiao Wang's heart.

Xiao Wang's body gradually turned from cold to warm, and his originally pale cheeks slowly turned red.

Yan Ciwan could feel that his heartbeat was becoming stronger and stronger.

It seems that the secret of immortality is useful to him!

She closed her eyes and focused more on practicing her internal energy.

The candle on the table burned quietly, and time passed by little by little.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Ci Wan felt that her internal energy was almost drained. She had to open her eyes, only to meet Xiao Wang's deep eyes.

He's already awake!

Yan Ciwan couldn't help but ask: "When did you wake up?"

At this moment, there was no expression on Xiao Wang's face. His eyes just stared at Yan Ci Wan. He neither spoke nor moved. He looked like he had not fully woken up yet.

Yan Ciwan didn't care when he didn't get a response.

She thought he wouldn't die like this, so she retracted her hand, stood up and said, "You should have a good rest. I'm leaving first."

Xiao Wang still said nothing, just stared at her without blinking, his eyes following her back until she opened the door and walked out.

Uncle Jiu, Mrs. Liu, and Chaolu had been waiting outside the door. When they saw Yan Ciwan come out, they immediately asked.

"how's it going?"

Yan Ciwan said: "Xiao Liu has woken up."

Everyone was overjoyed and rushed into the bedroom to see Xiao Wang.

Yan Ciwan walked down the stairs. As her internal energy was almost exhausted, her steps were a little unsteady and she almost missed a step and fell down. Fortunately, she reached out and grabbed the stair handrail in time.

She calmed herself down and then walked down step by step more carefully.

After finally reaching the first floor, she felt extremely dizzy and could no longer walk. She could only sit down in a chair, planning to rest here for a while, and then go back to the guest room to rest after she had recovered her strength.

At this time, Yan Ciwan was the only one in the hall on the first floor. The moon was bright outside the window and the stars were sparse. The cool breeze blew the leaves, making a rustling sound.

There was a guqin on the table next to it.

She remembered that Xiao Wang once played "The Returning Man" on the guqin, and it was that song that summoned her soul back from the strange dream.

At this time, the music score of "Returning People" was in her arms.

She closed her eyes and leaned back, trying to relax her body. She had been too busy these days and had no time to practice the piano. When things in Xiangzhou were settled, she would have to learn this piece of music well.

She wanted to see what secrets were hidden in this song and why it could summon her soul?
As she thought about it, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and she fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

(End of this chapter)