nucmednet Chapter 322 A Gift for You
Chapter 322 A Gift for You
Carrying the wooden box, Song Ming rushed to the Gu residence. After announcing his arrival, he was led into the hall to wait. A moment later, Gu Mochen strode in, paused slightly upon seeing Song Ming, and then smiled, "Song Ming, what brings you to my Gu residence today?"
Song Ming stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said solemnly, "To be honest, something has happened at Medicine King Valley, so I came to ask Master for advice. As for when you returned, I didn't hear anything about it." With that, he walked straight inside.
At that moment, he saw Ye Qingchen, and Bai Zhi and Fu Ling behind her. He handed the wooden box in his hand to Fu Ling, saying, "It's just a small token of my appreciation."
Fuling took the wooden box, opened it, and saw that it contained light bamboo leaves and dried flower petals. She couldn't help but smile and say, "Second Master Song, you're so thoughtful." She closed the box, put the contents away, and said, "Master, I'll go and invite the Medicine King now." Then she disappeared in a flash. Song Ming hadn't noticed that Fuling knew martial arts that day, but now he thought much more highly of this girl.
At this moment, Gu Mochen and Ye Qingchen came over to inquire about the situation. Song Ming hesitated for a moment before saying, "Many medicinal herbs in Medicine King Valley have mysteriously withered. I don't know what's going on. It looks like they've been poisoned, but the poison isn't targeting the herbs. It's spreading out in patches without any pattern."
After listening, Gu Mochen frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "This matter is indeed strange. The herbs withered for no reason, which is very likely because someone who plays with poisons has come to Yuncheng. Recently, people from the Western Regions have been in Yuncheng, seemingly looking for some ancient wonder."
Song Ming's heart skipped a beat. He had had a similar suspicion before, and now, hearing Gu Mochen's words, his worries deepened. "It seems the medicinal herbs are a minor matter; it looks like someone has come to cause trouble for Master?"
Gu Mochen's eyes flickered, and he slowly asked, "Does Master know people from the Western Regions?"
Song Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know, but many of Master's actions are similar to those of people from the Western Regions. I'm afraid these people are coming to Yun City because of Master."
As the two were talking, Fuling came in carrying tea. Hearing their conversation, Fuling couldn't help but interject, "We can't let anyone hurt the Medicine King. He's our master's... uh, our master's master."
Song Ming and Gu Mochen exchanged a glance, both seeing thoughtful expressions in each other's eyes. Song Ming nodded and said, "What Miss Fuling said makes sense. However, there are many traps around Medicine King Valley. If someone were to sneak in, it would be impossible not to trigger them. So it's safe for now. I just don't know how they poisoned it without triggering the traps."
Gu Mochen tapped his fingers lightly on the table and suddenly said, "Is it a poisonous snake?"
Song Ming felt a chill run down his spine. It was indeed possible. If it were a human, how could his people not have detected it? He understood. Their medicinal fields contained truly aged, high-quality herbs. A snake with spiritual energy would naturally know this. It was probably here looking for aged Ganoderma lucidum or ginseng, poisoning the other herbs.
Gu Mochen stood up and paced back and forth. After a moment, he said, "Regardless of whether it's related to them or not, we can't sit idly by and wait to die. We must retaliate against their actions head-on and first find out the whereabouts of this ancient wonder."
Song Ming nodded and said, "Then I'll lend you a hand."
Gu Mochen shook his head and said, "Go back and think about your medicinal herbs."
Fu Ling was surprised by Gu Mochen's attitude towards Song Ming, and Song Ming, who was also not very eloquent, said, "Then I'll go back and check the medicinal herbs."
Ye Qingchen felt a little awkward watching the conversation between the two. She said to Fuling, "Fuling, go and see Second Master Song off." Then she gave her a space of spiritual water and told her to pour it into a bucket and water the medicinal herbs.
Song Ming arrived at Medicine King Valley in a few leaps, and at that moment, Fu Ling also arrived. Song Ming was amazed by Fu Ling's lightness skill and immediately gestured for her to enter.
Fuling then went with him to the herb garden to carefully examine the withered herbs.
Suddenly, Fuling exclaimed softly, "Come and see!" Song Ming hurriedly ran over and saw Fuling squatting next to a withered herb, pointing to the soil at the base of the herb and saying, "Look, the soil here seems to be a little different in color."
Song Ming crouched down and examined the soil closely, noticing its darker color and faint odor. He picked up some soil with his fingers, smelled it, and his expression changed slightly: "This is... the scent of the Rotten Poison Grass."
Upon hearing this, Fu Ling was also shocked: "Corrosive Poison Grass? This is an extremely rare poison that can cause plants to wither and rot quickly. Moreover, it is extremely toxic. If a person accidentally comes into contact with it, they will also suffer greatly."
Song Ming stood up, his gaze icy: "It seems that someone really did this on purpose. I said that ordinary venomous snakes don't have this ability, yet they actually used venomous snakes carrying rotten herbs to destroy the herb garden."
Fuling frowned and said, "Then what should we do now? If that person continues to use the poisonous herb to destroy the herbs, the entire herb garden in Medicine King Valley will be destroyed."
Song Ming pondered for a moment and said, "The most urgent task is to find the poisoner. Judging from the amount of this poisonous herb used, the poisoner couldn't have carried too much at once. They must have infiltrated the herb garden in batches to poison it. We can strengthen the guard of the herb garden and set traps around it to see if we can catch the poisoner."
Fuling nodded in agreement: "I think it's feasible. Second Master Song, what should I do?"
Song Ming said, "You go back. I'll take care of things here. Tell my master about the situation here in a bit."
Fuling said, "My master asked me to give this to you. Please pour it into your irrigation water and water these withered herbs." Then Fuling left.
Song Ming did as instructed, and to his astonishment, the withered herbs revived. What kind of miraculous medical skill was this? Just then, the Medicine King arrived. Fortunately, by the time he arrived, his century-old business was thriving again, and the old man was instantly relieved. He said to Song Ming, "They've come to see me. I have to face what I have to face. Please take good care of Mo Chen for me, okay?"
Song Ming nodded and said, "Master, I know Mo Chen is that baby even if you don't say it. I will take good care of him." With that, Song Ming left, leaving the Medicine King to watch over his vast medicinal field. Were these people going to ruin his happiness? His grandson had finally been cured, and now these people were here again.
A few days later, just when everyone thought there would be a fierce battle, Gu Mochen and Ye Qingchen killed the leader of the Western Regions group with an overwhelming advantage and obtained an ancient artifact. They didn't say what the artifact was, but Fuling came to find Song Ming again.
Song Ming was very happy to see Fu Ling, but he maintained at least a cool and aloof demeanor. He asked Fu Ling, "Miss Fu Ling, what brings you here today?" Fu Ling replied, "Nothing much, I just brought the thank-you gift I received from you the other day." Then she opened the food box and took out a plate of osmanthus cake, a plate of lotus flower pastry, a plate of bamboo leaf and mung bean pastry, and a plate of red date cake. She smiled and said to Song Ming, "Try them, I made them all."
Song Ming didn't stand on ceremony. It was also the first time he had seen such exquisitely made pastries. He casually picked up a piece, took a bite, and said with a smile, "Mmm, very sweet." He laughed as he spoke, and Fu Ling was stunned. She had never realized that Song Ming's smile was so handsome!