What kind of Journey to the West is this?

Yanxia didn't quite understand the witch doctor's incantation, but someone else did.

Doctor Xiong walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, followed by two servants. They came over to take a look and asked in confusion, "Isn't there someone with a fishbone stuck in his throat? Who is it?"

The carpenter smiled innocently and said, "I was cured by the master just now. The master brought a bowl of water. I drank it, and the fish bone was gone."

The carpenter obviously knew Doctor Xiong and kicked the apprentice boy.

The boy also said quickly: "Yes, it's gone! It's amazing! Just as amazing as the old doctor's medical skills!"

The carpenter said embarrassedly: "It's really troublesome for the old doctor to make a trip..."

Doctor Xiong didn't mind and waved his hand, saying, "I won't charge you any money."

The carpenter then smiled and changed his tone, saying, "That's not good. Doctor, if you need a medicine cabinet in your pharmacy, just come to me."

Yanxia watched with great interest, but she could smell the worldly atmosphere.

Seeing that Cangyue was also looking at it seriously, she patted Cangyue's cheek and said with a smile: "It's time to study hard. Only after staying in the world for a long time will you know how to be a human being."

Seeing that everyone was well, Xiong Fengxian said to Yan Xia, "Miss An, can we go to the back and talk for a few minutes? I have something to tell you."

This person is not here just to treat illnesses, but also has other tasks.

Seeing that Doctor Xiong was serious, Yan Xia took him to the study and asked Cang Yue to prepare a pot of tea for him.

Generally speaking, when a doctor specifically talks to you about something, it's usually not a good thing...

The result was similar to what Yanxia had expected.

This is indeed not a good thing.

When he walked into the study, the old doctor saw a big red coral on the table.

This red coral looks like a deer antler, with many branches and twigs, and is quite beautiful.

Xiong Fengxian felt that he was indeed a wealthy man.

The two sat down. Yan Xia was already familiar with the old man, so she asked, "Want money?"

"I'm an old man who's about to die, what do I need your money for..."

Doctor Xiong was speechless for a moment and said, "I'm almost dead."

These words were said calmly. Yan Xia was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Indeed, at your age, you should close your eyes."

Doctor Xiong: “…”

This little old man looked to be around sixty years old, but Yan Xia knew that he was an old monster who lived from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. He must be almost a hundred years old, but he had the secret to maintain his youthful appearance.

Yanxia didn't know the exact amount. After ninety-nine, one couldn't ask about one's longevity.

Yan Xia took a sip of tea and asked calmly, "So you came here just to tell me about your death?"

Doctor Xiong also sighed, "I'm an old man, and I've let go of many things. After all, money, fame, and fortune, you can't bring them with you when you're born, and you can't take them with you when you die..."

Yan Xia ruthlessly interrupted, "You weren't so carefree when you accepted a hundred taels of gold from me."

"You girl, do you really want to piss me off to death?"

"Then please continue."

Doctor Xiong said, "My medical skills are the only thing that bothers me. I moved to Cangzhou City when I was 100 years old and took in two apprentices. But they are both useless. After studying for many years, they still know nothing..."

Yanxia got what she heard.

This was before he died, he passed on all his medical skills to her!

This old man really values himself.

But Yan Xia refused and said, "I can't learn it."

"A great doctor's skill is like charcoal in the snow, a remedy for suffering and distress. What I have obtained is but icing on the cake, which only makes me look a little prettier, but does not bring out the full effect."

Doctor Xiong smiled bitterly, probably because he had expected An Yanxia to answer like this.

Yan Xia asked again: "Where will you go after you die? Heavenly Hospital or City God's Mansion?"

These are two paths.

Going to the Heavenly Hospital means ascending to heaven: Xiong Fengxian has been curing diseases and saving lives all her life, so she is at least at the level of ascending to heaven on a crane, and at a higher level, she can even fly to the sky on a dragon.

But once in heaven, it is not easy to come down to the mortal world. Finding a suitable disciple is also difficult.

After all, there are no so-called independent cultivators in heaven.

Going to the City God's Mansion, it is the local deity: the old doctor has some blessings and fame, and can be deified after his death. He is definitely qualified to be a seventh or eighth-rank God of Fortune.

The only advantage of the local area is that it is relatively free, and it is also easier to find inheritance in the human world.

Doctor Xiong’s choice was similar to what Yan Xia thought.

"Of course it's Tian Hospital."

Yan Xia thought for a moment and said, "In that case, we are also friends. I will find you a talented apprentice to inherit your medical skills."

Donghuang Suddenly Receives Jade Talisman: Chapter 140 [Red Bone Coral]

"How much time do you have?"

"I estimate that there is about half a month left."

"You're quite clear about this..."

Xiong Fengxian chuckled and explained, "When one's power reaches a profound level, a single falling leaf heralds the coming of autumn. I looked within my body and sensed a slight abnormality, which told me that my life was coming to an end!"

"My only regret is leaving behind those two unlearned ones. I only regret not taking advantage of the opportunity back then, and now I can't leave my house and ascend to heaven!"

Leaving the house to ascend to heaven is basically the highest standard of ascension for mortals. Not to mention yourself, even your aunts and uncles and the cats and dogs in the yard can go to heaven together and become immortals. As the saying goes: If one person achieves enlightenment, all the chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven.

King Huainan Liu An and Heavenly Master Xu Xun were both of this standard.

Yan Xia commented, "If you had the chance back then, you probably wouldn't have come to Cangzhou City, let alone met those two fools."

The old doctor also smiled and no longer felt any regret.

As the saying goes, every sip and every bite is predestined.

The old doctor chatted for a while, and when the conversation came to the fish bone, he asked, "Did you use the bone-dissolving water on that child just now?"

"Are you also familiar with the art of incantation?"

"The ancient witch doctor's technique is rare nowadays! You should use this method less often."

Yan Xia paused while drinking her tea and asked, "Are there any side effects?"

"The art of Zhuyou is all about trust. What works for you may not work for him. What works today may not work tomorrow. When it doesn't work, it's not only useless, it may even be harmful to the condition."

Yan Xia sighed, "How weird!"

"This is witchcraft. In ancient times, when people didn't understand pharmacology, witches used it to treat people. The most outstanding among them were the Ten Witches of Lingshan. It wasn't until later that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and determined the properties of three grades of herbs. That's when the distinction between witch doctors and witch doctors began."

Yan Xia understood, "So Zhu You is actually witchcraft, not medicine. Are you guys cutting Zhu You out now?"

This may sound a bit harsh, but it's true.

However, although doctors say they do not collude with "witches", this stereotype that has lasted for thousands of years is obviously not easy to change.

Even in the time of Han Yu, witches and doctors were still referred to together as "witch doctors, musicians, and craftsmen" and so on.

The old doctor was very old and knowledgeable. He said, "I have also learned the art of incantation. Witchcraft is not only used to cure illnesses, but also for divination, curses, killing, and exorcising demons. It has many wonderful uses. I have a scroll related to curses, which I will bring to you later."

"That's so embarrassing!"

Flies rub their hands in the summer smoke.

"let it go."

Yan Xia was not right but still felt strong and said, "I didn't say no."

...................

In the afternoon, the old doctor said goodbye. Not long after, a boy from the medicine hall came to deliver a book.

This book is just a palm-sized volume with not many words.

Yanxia flipped through a few pages and discovered that this witchcraft was indeed bizarre. The techniques of making straw dolls and drawing horoscopes were very similar to the curses and black magic spells circulated in later folk cults. It seemed this was their ancestor.

She was also thinking about learning the "Seven Arrows Book", but she didn't even know how to use it to make a straw man.

It really is “sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”

This kind of insidious and harmful magic was Yan Xia's favorite. But unfortunately, her understanding in this area was somewhat lacking. After reading it several times, she felt groggy and drowsy, as if she was back in high school morning self-study class.

My eyelids couldn't hold up and they closed gently, and I fell asleep.

This dream was almost the same as reality. It was still the familiar study, but there was a little girl in front of me wearing a red bellyband and twin pigtails without pants.

The little girl bowed and said, "Thank you for saving me!"

Yan Xia saw that Loli looked familiar, and suddenly said, "Are you the red coral spirit?"

"Exactly, benefactor!"

The little girl said gratefully, "I was originally a coral creature in the Dragon Palace of the West Sea. The Third Prince saw that it was not easy for me to be born with intelligence, so he wanted to wait for me to transform and send me to the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South Sea to practice. However, I failed the transformation tribulation and was taken away in an iron net. After many twists and turns, I was bought by the wife of my benefactor, and he discovered me and saved me."

"I have never transformed, nor do I have a mouth or a throat, so I can only express my gratitude to my benefactor in my dreams!"

After hearing this, Yan Xia realized that Coral was not born with intelligence through the influence of Buddhism, but had actually been a monster for a long time, but was captured because he failed to transform.

"You saved me from the tribulation of transformation, and I have nothing to repay you for. But I heard that you are learning the art of incantation, and I have also learned a little bit from the Dragon Palace."

The red coral loli took out a ball of light from her bellyband and held it up to Yanxia.

The ball of light was against Yan Xia's chest, and Yan Xia knew that this was the medical skill that the imperial physician in the West Sea Dragon Palace had taught to this little Lolita.

This is the medical skill of monsters, which is very different from that of humans. For example, most of the medicines used are plants and animals from the sea, which Yanxia has rarely seen.

But the underlying theories are similar, and both involve the art of incantation.

The royal physician of the West Sea Dragon Palace was not as opposed to the art of incantations as Xiong Fengxian was. Instead, he highly respected it. This was probably because the demon society was still relatively backward.

Yan Xia watched the imperial physician giving a lecture and looked at the little Loli with suspicion.

"Your identity is extraordinary!"

To be able to have the imperial physician of the Dragon Palace give him lectures, he must be from a famous family.

The little girl laughed and said, "My benefactor, please don't pry. It's not good to know too much..."

Yan Xia sneered, "Come here."

The little girl shook her head like a rattle, took a few steps back, and said, "My benefactor, as a cultivator who refines essence, it's better not to know too much."

This little girl had clearly underestimated Yan Xia's strength. In the blink of an eye, four swords flew to her side.

She asked in surprise, "Five Blade Plague Curse?"

Then he laughed and said, "Why is my benefactor still so rude to me?"

He seems quite confident, and it seems that he is indeed confident.

The little girl opened her hands and conjured up a collar with a bell. She shook it and the bell rang.

A very annoying and irritating demonic sound was heard, somewhat like the flaming golden bell of the Bull-Head Dharma Image, but even more sinister.

This is a spell targeting the consciousness and spirit, but Yan Xia is very good at concentrating her mind and is not afraid at all.

Yan Xia laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.

The next moment, the four swords turned into ropes, and the little Loli was given a set of rope skills.

She struggled for a moment and wondered, "My benefactor, you've only just begun refining your essence, so how come your consciousness is so powerful? It seems like you've been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years..."

Yan Xia didn't answer, but walked over and pulled off the loli's bellyband.

A skeleton is in full view.

A literal skeleton, with a spine, clavicle, sternum and ribs that are shiny, red and crystal-like behind the bellyband.

This little Loli is actually a skeleton carved out of red coral.

"So you're practicing the Tantric form of the Great Joyful Buddha, the Pink Skull Bodhisattva... Judging from your figure, you haven't completed it yet? No wonder you're so focused on studying that you want to enter the Manjusri Monastery to serve as a scumbag."

"Alright. You haven't transformed yet, right? Then stay in the study, or I'll take off your skull and use it as a bowl."

Yanxia let it go lightly.