Collapse Iron: The Five Heroes of the Clouds Won't Let Me Go

"Mr. Cheng Xiao! You... what are you doing here?!"

"If I weren't here, you wouldn't be doing well."

Cheng Xiao picked up the jade tablet and began to contact the official in charge of the Tianbo Bureau. Since he was a smuggler, the immortal ship had countless ways to deal with this medicine merchant.

"You're so stupid, you've been fooled for so long. Now that something's happened to the kids in the family, you should be looking for your boss!"

"Yunhua may be a bit slow-witted, but he's reliable enough. What kind of medicinal herbs would you need to go to the trouble of making this kind of deal?"

Fukue explained:

"It's not even in the Dan Ding Si! It's a very potent medicinal herb called [Yun Shen]. I've never heard of it before; it's from an ancient prescription!"

Cheng Xiao frowned. All the medicinal materials in the publicly available prescriptions of the Dan Ding Division are in stock, so there shouldn't be any cases where he hadn't heard of them.

"Let me see the prescription."

I took a yellowed piece of paper, the opening words of which were "Eternal Bliss".

Cheng Xiaoguang knew something was wrong just by looking at the name.

Sure enough, upon reviewing the prescription, it became clear that this was the elixir that would induce the demonic possession!

Cheng Xiao once collected the vomit of rescued passersby and conducted extensive research on it, becoming very familiar with its components.

"You've been tricked. It seems the people who passed down the secrets of the Medicine King are taking advantage of your desperation to save your daughter."

"How is that possible!"

"Even if you manage to concoct this medicine, giving it to your daughter will only induce her to fall into a demonic state."

The poor child was completely fooled.

However, this also indicates that the people who passed on the secrets of the Medicine King have already extended their influence very far into the Dan Ding Division; they are truly like a leech.

Cheng Xiao opened the box brought by the medicine merchant, but there was no "Yun Shen" (a type of ginseng), only a peculiar branch with golden leaves growing on it.

"I'll keep this. Now take me to your house."

"Mr. Chengxiao, aren't you going to blame me?"

Fukue said cautiously.

"What good will blaming you do? Will it satisfy my desire to dominate? Your daughter is still sick, so take me there right now!"

"yes!"

Before leaving, Cheng Xiao told Yun Hua about what had happened and how it was handled. Just then, the official in charge of the maritime trade arrived.

"Cheng Xiao! You're too much!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Come over as soon as you're done here. I have something to tell you."

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say!"

Watching Yunhua act as boisterous as a husky, Cheng Xiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

[It's truly unbelievable that you're qualified to be the head of the Alchemy Department.]

Without further ado, Cheng Xiao arrived at Fu Zhi's house. As a Dan Shi, he had some assets, and his home was quite nice.

As soon as he entered the room, a strong smell of medicine filled the air. Cheng Xiao looked at the girl lying on the hospital bed, petite and fragile.

"A girl who is constantly taking medicine will only get weaker and weaker, and eventually her body will not be able to withstand the effects of the medicine and she will die suddenly."

Fukue, as a father, understood these principles, but even if he did, he still had to use the medicine.

Cheng Xiao didn't rush to treat her; he simply used his penetrating vision to examine the girl's entire body and found something unusual.

There is a living thing in its lower abdomen! It is constantly absorbing its life force.

It was a seed, its outer skin grotesque and disgusting, already cracked open, with a bud taking root in its core.

Cheng Xiao's research desire was aroused, and he did not intend to destroy it directly for the time being.

Using the snake's penetrating ability in conjunction with a scalpel, and then using the horse, the wound is quickly healed.

Fuzhi was extremely nervous. Mr. Chengxiao didn't prepare any disinfection procedures or anything like that and went straight to making a knife!

If he hadn't known Cheng Xiao's abilities, he would never have allowed his daughter to be treated this way.

Even after being extracted, the seed still had vitality; the sprouting branches were constantly twisting, as if searching for nutrients.

Fuzhi's daughter woke up, completely healthy, without any weakness!

Riding a horse is a one-step process, requiring no recovery period.

Fukue helped her daughter up and said:

"Lulu, quickly thank Mr. Chengxiao, he's your savior!"

The little girl was very sensible; she first introduced herself, and then bowed to express her gratitude.

"Your name is Fu Lu? Do you have a sister named Fu Lu Shou?"

Fuzhi said apologetically, "Mr. Chengxiao, her grandfather's name was Fushou. He has already passed away."

Cheng Xiao: "..."

With the matter resolved, Yunhua said she had important news to report, so they gathered at Fuzhi's house.

After telling her daughter to rest a little longer, Fuzhi knelt down solemnly before Chengxiao.

"Mr. Chengxiao! I will never forget your great kindness! I almost made a terrible mistake this time! Please accept my bow!"

"Get up. I only have one request: to advance to the third-level alchemist as soon as possible and assist Yunhua more."

"I understand! I will definitely not let you down!"

(Level 3 is the highest level.)

Cheng Xiao played with the seed in his hand. The flexible bud even tried to crawl into Cheng Xiao's palm, but the scorching heat of the [Dragon] made it instantly obedient and quiet.

Before long, Yunhua finally arrived.

"Cheng Xiao! A major discovery! The smuggler has a lot of materials for immortal ships, all related to longevity! The composition of that branch has also been identified; it's a piece of body tissue from the Demon Yin's back!"

After Yunhua finished sharing the information, Chengxiao also put the seed into the test tube.

"Fukue, is there anything else you want to say? Go ahead and say it, I'll protect you."

Cheng Xiaoman said casually, but he had already noticed Fuzhi's unease.

"Yes... Lord Siding and Mr. Chengxiao are searching for the secret teachings of the Medicine King, aren't they? I think I already know who it is."

Yunhua: "!"

"Who is it? Tell me!"

"It's my good friend, Dan Gu."

Yunhua was shocked: "Dan Gu? No way! How could such an honest person be a mole within the Medicine King's secret lineage?"

Cheng Xiao did not express his opinion.

Fukue said again:

"The prescription I have was given to me by him, and the medicine merchant was also introduced to me by Dan Gu."

"I even think back to the time when I realize that my daughter developed this strange illness because the 'Dan Gu' fed her some snacks!"

"It seems like it's most likely him. An honest man? He's definitely not honest."

Cheng Xiao was not surprised by the outcome, or rather, it was originally a perfect plan, and the Fuzhi family would be eaten by the Medicine King's secret method in an accident.

Unfortunately, by sheer chance, the hot-headed Yunhua got involved. Yunhua was also a simple-minded young man and didn't think of handling it alone. He immediately came to Chengxiao for help.

You could say that fools sometimes have good luck.

Yunhua, in a moment of urgency, was pulled back by Chengxiao:

"Don't rush. The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark. It's rare to have such a comfortable battle. We can't alert them. Now that we know which pond the fish is in, we need to see how big it is."

Cheng Xiao stood up and encouraged Fu Zhi:

"Fuzhi, there's a reason why your family is named Fu Lu Shou. You deserve a great reward this time. Since your merits and demerits cancel each other out, we won't pursue the matter of you misappropriating medicines from the Dan Ding Si."

"I am extremely grateful!"

Yunhua asked curiously:

"Now that we have a lead, why aren't you in a hurry? What are your plans?"

Cheng Xiao chuckled: "I need to contact someone powerful; she absolutely hates the Medicine King's secret teachings!"

"Who?"

"The Vidyadhara Dragon Lord - Lord Drinking Moon".