Chapter 55: The Girl Doll

  Shennong returned to his tribe and passed on all that he had gained during this period to the people of his tribe, after which he followed Xu Dao in his cultivation.

  Unconsciously, more than a decade has passed, Shennong is also naturally talented in cultivation, and in just over a decade, he has cultivated to the Great Ascension.

  On this day, Shennong was cultivating when he suddenly received a summons from Xu Dao, and Shennong hastily rushed to Xu Dao's residence.

  Xu Dao said to Shen Nong, "Now your cultivation is also not low, you can continue to taste a hundred herbs and distinguish poisonous substances."

  Shennong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Master, for your teachings. I will set out on the journey now."

  Xu Dao waved his hand and said, "Don't rush."

  He then took out a book and a whip, handed them to Shennong, and said, "This book is a Dan book. According to the alchemy techniques on it, you can refine the elixir to solve all poisons. This divine whip is called the Zhen Whip, which can distinguish between countless plants. Just use this Zhen Whip to hit something and you will know whether it is poisonous or not, so that you can identify all kinds of herbs. However, you must remember that the vast wilderness is huge, and there are countless poisonous things. Some poisonous things are even feared by masters, so be careful."

  Shennong nodded heavily, took over the Dan Book and Shén Biāo, and bowed to Xū Dào again, "Thank you, Master."

  Xu Dao nodded, "Mm, go."

  Shennong bid farewell to Void Dao and left the tribe, once again embarking on the path of tasting a hundred herbs and distinguishing a hundred poisons.

  Shennong received the divine whip bestowed by Xu Dao and headed deep into the mountains, where he encountered various plants and trees he had never seen before. He used the reddish-brown whip to strike them, testing whether they were toxic or not, and recorded his findings.

  If they were poisonous, Shennong would prepare himself and then take those poisonous plants to test their toxicity.

  Shennong slowly discovered that various poisons all had five-element properties, and some of the more potent poisons even contained multiple five-element forces, which is why they were so highly toxic.

  Shennong examined their cold, warm, flat, and hot nature, distinguished the meaning of monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy, slowly used to detoxify, and also treated diseases.

  One day Shennong found a vine-like plant with small yellow flowers in the stone crevice, Shennong hit it with an ocher whip and discovered that it contained highly toxic substances, so he ate the flowers and stems.

  Before long, Shennong felt a severe pain in his abdomen, as if his intestines were about to rupture. He quickly used his powers to neutralize the poison. After a while, Shennong got up and wiped the sweat from his forehead, saying: "Fortunately, I have the Taoist method to protect myself, otherwise I would have died here. I must remember this kind of grass and tell my people, so that they won't mistakenly eat it and lose their lives. Since eating this grass makes one feel as if their intestines are about to rupture, let's call it 'Duan Chang Cao' (Intestine-Rupturing Grass)."

  After decades of trial and error, Shennong discovered that licorice root can cure coughs, rhubarb can treat constipation, and yellow lotus can reduce swelling.

  For decades, Shennong has almost tasted all the herbs and wrote a book "Shennong Ben Cao Jing". The book explains the three categories of medicinal properties and their meanings, the monarch, minister, assistant and messenger of medicinal materials and their positions and functions in prescriptions, the combination of yin and yang, seven emotions, four qi (cold, hot, warm, cool) five flavors (pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, salty), toxicity or non-toxicity, harvesting and processing of medicinal materials, decoction methods, relationship between medicinal materials and diseases, etc.

  When this book was finished, the merits descended from heaven and fell on Shen Nong. At the same time, in Shouyang Mountain, a group of merits also descended and fell on Xu Dao's body. Another portion of merit fell on Yun Zhongzi's body on Wuxing Island.

  Shennong returned to his tribe and began teaching his people the art of medicine. Shennong was so diligent, but he couldn't help neglecting his family.

  Shennong had a daughter named Nüwa, who was lively and cheerful since childhood, like a little elf, and was deeply loved by everyone.

  The little girl is clever and sees her father working hard for the people every day, but she doesn't disturb him. She often plays with the children in the clan by herself. The little girl is lovely, like a porcelain doll, and all the children like to play with her.

  One day, the girl held her chin with both hands, gazing at the rising sun, with a curious look in her eyes, like a curious baby, constantly looking at the direction of the sunrise.

  "What are you thinking about, little girl?" Shennong walked out of the house and saw the girl staring blankly, with a loving expression on his face, he gently patted the girl's head and asked.

  The little girl asked in a crisp voice without turning her head back, "Father, the rising sun is so beautiful, where does it rise from?"

  Shennong chuckled and said, "Dongfang, Dad has work to attend to. You play by yourself now, remember to be good."

  Shennong was with his own daughter, as if he had become ten years younger.

  "Yes, the girl is very well-behaved." The girl replied.

  Looking at the distant figure of Shennong, the girl was dazed and lost in thought. After a moment, she stood up, tilted her head to gaze at the sun, and murmured, "I want to go east to see the sunrise."

  The girl finished speaking and set off to the east, because of her cuteness, all the tribespeople along the way adored her more and more, no matter where she went, the girl could bring a burst of laughter.

  The little girl rushed to the East Sea. On this day, as soon as the sun rose, the little girl left her tribe and ran to the edge of the East Sea, gazing at the horizon. "Wow, it's so beautiful! But the sun is on the other side of the sea, how can I get there?" The little girl was worried, wrinkling her cute little nose, not knowing what to do.

  At this time, bursts of laughter suddenly came from another direction. The little girl heard it and immediately threw away her worries, jumping and running over there with a hop.

  All that can be seen is a flat ground, where a 12 or 13-year-old child is riding on the back of a 7 or 8-year-old child. The 7 or 8-year-old child has already collapsed from exhaustion and lies flat on the ground. Meanwhile, the 12 or 13-year-old child seems to be unaware, slapping his hands and moving around on top of the younger child's body. Nearby are some other children, all around ten years old, who are laughing together.

  "That's too much! He's already exhausted, and you still won't get up." The little girl was furious, walked over, pushed away the older child, and pulled the younger one up.

  That big kid was furious and shouted, "Where did this little girl come from? She really doesn't know the situation, daring to interfere with Young Master's affairs! Do you know who Young Master is?"

  The girl turned around and said, "I don't care who you are, I just know you're too much. Bullying a little kid is no big deal, go hunt some monsters if you have the guts, humph."

  "Haha, hunting and killing demonic beasts? Does this young master need to do such things? This young master will tell you, this young master is the Dragon Prince of the East Sea. Little girl, hurry up and apologize to this young master, otherwise this young master won't be polite."

  It turned out that this person was Ao Guang's youngest son, named Ao Bing.

  The girl heard this, put her hands on her hips and said, "Hmph, I am still the daughter of Shennong, this matter was originally your fault, why do you want me to apologize? From now on, don't allow you to bully my people again."

  Ao Bing was furious, "Let me teach you a lesson." After finishing speaking, Ao Bing revealed his true form and transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon, shaking his head and swinging his tail as he charged towards the little girl.

  The girl was shocked and flew backward, Ao Bing's one move missed, but it sent several other children flying, each of them fell with a bruised face.

  The little girl's face was ugly, and she flew away to a distant place. Ao Bing followed all the way. In this area, no matter where the little girl flew, there were always tribesmen who suffered from unprovoked disasters and got injured. The little girl couldn't bear it, so she could only fly towards the sea surface, and then the girl fought with Ao Bing on the sea.

  Although the girl followed Shennong to practice, she was still young after all. How could she be an opponent of a heavenly creature like the five-clawed golden dragon? She was knocked down into the sea in just one exchange of blows.

  The waves crashed in, directly submerging the little girl. The little girl had never experienced this before, and she struggled randomly in the sea, instantly choking on several mouthfuls of seawater, and finally slowly losing consciousness.

  At this moment, a faint blue light flashed, and the girl's body was enveloped in a thin membrane. The membrane acted as a barrier, separating the seawater, and a figure appeared beside the girl - it was Yun Zhongzi.

  Yun Zhongzi looked at the girl doll, shook his head, and then took out a dan medicine from the gourd bottle and fed it to the girl doll.

  A moment later, the girl woke up and found herself still in the sea, greatly shocked. However, she felt very calm and her breathing was smooth. The girl's face suddenly looked bitter, and she said in a low voice, "Am I dead?"

  The little girl made a sour face, looking left and right, suddenly saw Yun Zhongzi, instantly delighted, but in an instant looked back at Yun Zhongzi's back, shouting "Big brother, the evil spirit is coming, run quickly."

  "Huh...?" Yun Zhongzi was laughing at himself, but suddenly he was shocked. "Big... big brother?" It's been years since I've heard this title.

  Following the girl's line of sight backwards, a large octopus was seen eating not far away.

  "Waaah, the big bad ghost is coming! Big brother, why can't I run away? Are we going to be eaten by the ghost?" The little girl tried her best to fly away, but was trapped in a thin membrane and burst into tears.

  Yun Zhongzi rubbed his nose and said, "Don't cry, girl. Watch big brother catch this evil spirit."

  Yun Zhongzi also became playful, and afterwards, amidst the girl's laughter, he kicked that big octopus like a football, kicking it wildly for a while, finally letting it escape with its tail between its legs.

  "Wow, big brother is so amazing!" The little girl was very excited, jumping up and down in the sea, clapping her hands and cheering.

  Yun Zhongzi looked at the girl's pure and genuine smile, and couldn't help but smile too. He took her small hand and said, "Big brother will take you on a trip to the East Sea, how about that?"

  "Good, good." The girl was extremely excited when she heard this.

  Yun Zhongzi took the girl to the East China Sea, originally wanting to take her on a leisurely tour of the East China Sea. However, he thought about the legend of Jingwei filling up the sea that would be passed down through generations, and after some more thought, Yun Zhongzi pulled out a strand of hair from the girl's head.

  The girl felt pain, tilted her head, and looked up at Zǐ Dào in the clouds, "Big brother, why did you pull my hair?"

  Yun Zhongzi gave a mysterious smile and said, "Watch big brother change a magic trick for you."

  With a wave of his hand, the strand of hair in his hand floated gently upwards. Yun Zhongzi then snapped his fingers again, and a ray of light flashed by, leaving behind a trail of glittering clouds. The strand of hair transformed into a small bird with white feathers, red feet, and a sharp beak - a precision bird. It let out a soft chirp and flew directly towards the land. Then it picked up a small stone and threw it into the East Sea. Finally, it flew back to the land again, repeating this process ceaselessly.

  ……

  Thanks for the reward from "Don't listen to their nonsense", this is the second time that fellow daoist has rewarded me, Yunfeng thanks you here!

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