Chapter Eleven: The Bottle is Hard to Open

  On the way back, Han Li didn't meet many people, only a few passing monks saw him limping and were somewhat surprised, but they also didn't say anything to him. It seemed that no one paid much attention to this little junior brother.

  Back in his own home, the pain in his feet became even more severe. Han Li hastily sat down on the edge of the bed, gently removing his shoes and socks to examine the injury.

  The swelling is so severe! The thumb of the right foot has risen high, and the skin on the injured area is swollen and bright red, like a bright red chili pepper.

  Han Li hastily reached out and pulled out a small medicine bottle from under his pillow, which was carefully prepared by Dr. Mo for external injuries, effective against bruises, swelling, and even bleeding, this was not easily obtained from Dr. Mo, originally prepared for Zhang Tie's practice of "Elephant Armor Technique" in case of external injury, but unexpectedly he had to use it himself first.

  As soon as the bottle cap was opened, a strong medicinal fragrance filled the entire room. The light powder poured onto the swollen toes, and a cool sensation spread immediately. It's really not in vain that Dr. Mo's secret wound medicine is effective! Dr. Mo's medical skills are truly unmatched!

  Han Li found a clean cloth and wrapped the injured toe into a big package before putting on new shoes and socks.

  Yes! It's okay, the pain has eased up a lot.

  He walked back and forth slowly for a few steps, still quite satisfied with his quick treatment of the wound.

  It's time to deal with that mysterious bottle, the culprit that left me severely injured.

  Han Li took out the bottle from his bosom and found a cloth to wipe it clean. Only then did the entire original appearance of the bottle present itself before his eyes.

  The volume of this bottle is not large, and it can be held in one hand. It's smaller than my own medicine bottle by a fraction. The entire body of the bottle is a pale green color, with several dark green leaf-like patterns printed on its surface. The patterns are lifelike and have a raised feeling to them, as if real leaves were embedded directly onto it.

  He weighed it in his hand, and it was heavy. However, the object was clearly not made of any metal or ceramic that Han Li knew of. Because when he touched it with his hand, there was no feeling of coldness like ordinary metal, nor was there the smooth texture of general ceramics.

  Han Li carefully observed for a while, and only then was he certain that the bottle was made of some material he didn't know, this light green color seemed to be a natural color, it was a color that belonged to the material itself, not like it was dyed later.

  When he saw the tightly sealed bottle cap, Han Li decided to satisfy his curiosity and immediately opened the bottle to see if there was anything inside.

  Put your hand on the lid again and twist it hard.

  One, two, three... The bottle cap and body were as still as if they had been cast together, not a thread moved, the lid showed no signs of being opened at all.

  Han Li was shocked, when he first picked up the bottle, he couldn't twist it open. At that time, he was worried about his injury and didn't have the energy to use much force, so he didn't think much of it. He thought that now that he's using all his strength, opening it would be an easy task. But unexpectedly, it still wouldn't budge.

  Han Li continued to twist it for another dozen or so times, feeling his arm ache, but still without success, and stopped.

  He shook his arm and exercised his wrist, which had been strained from using too much force just now.

  He brought the bottle under his eyelids and examined it carefully again. Unfortunately! There was no discovery of any hidden mechanism on it.

  Han Li was in a dilemma. Without opening the bottle cap, how could he know if there was anything inside? If there was, this bottle was so peculiar and sealed so tightly, it must be an extremely precious treasure.

  Han Li tightly grasped the bottle with his hand, staring at it in a daze for a while. Finally, he decided to let Zhang Tie, who had much more strength than himself, try to twist it open. It's worth noting that Zhang Tie, with his current abilities, could lift dozens of water buckets with each hand and run up and down the mountain with incredible speed. The large water vats in the valley were all filled by him every day on schedule.

  He had made up his mind and walked into Zhang Tie's house to wait for him, looking forward to Zhang Tie coming back as soon as possible.

  The waiting was unbearable. Han Li felt that time passed very slowly, and it wasn't until after a long while that he heard the creaking sound of Zhang Tie pushing open the door to enter the room.

  As soon as he looked up, Han Li saw Zhang Tie wearing a thin blue cloth shirt, his whole body emitting heat and sweat, walking in with a big sweat. Han Li knew that this was the normal phenomenon after he had just finished practicing his skills, and didn't think it was strange.

  As soon as Zhang Tie saw Han Li in his own room, he was stunned. Before he could even open his mouth to speak, Han Li, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately handed the bottle over to him.

  "Zhang Ge, help me out, can you open this bottle for me?"

  "Where did you find this? It looks great!" Zhang Tie was slightly stunned and then took the bottle.

  "Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

  "Huh? This thing is really solid, it's hard to twist open! What's it made of?" Zhang Tie didn't waste any words, took it over and used both hands to exert force, but still couldn't open the bottle cap.

  "No, I won't be able to open it. Why don't you go ask another senior brother to try?" Zhang Tie threw the bottle back at Han Li and gave him another suggestion.

  "Can't you either?" Han Li was getting anxious and couldn't help but pace around in circles inside the house.

  "What's wrong with your foot?" Zhang Tie only then discovered that Han Li was walking a bit off-kilter.

  "It's nothing, I just kicked a stone while walking." Han Li didn't know why and didn't want to tell him the truth about the bottle. Maybe it was subconscious, but he treated the matter of the bottle as his own little secret.

  Han Li was now very disappointed and didn't have the spirit to chat with Zhang Tie, so he asked him a few questions about his progress in practicing his skills, then left his house, preparing to go back and think of a way to solve the problem of the bottle on his own.

  Back in his small hut, Han Li placed the bottle on the table and leaned against it with his eyes fixed intently on the bottle, while his mind was racing to come up with a good solution.