Chapter 74: True Fire Refines the Elixir

  Sorry, today's update is late. Today, for some reason, all sorts of trivial matters came flooding in, and it wasn't until after 2 o'clock that I finally finished dealing with them and had time to start writing. Just now, as soon as I finished writing, I immediately updated it.

  "Are you really confident that you can cure my grandfather's leg?" On the way to send Zhang Wenzhong back, You Jia still couldn't believe the promise Zhang Wenzhong made earlier. She glanced at Zhang Wenzhong with the corner of her eye and hesitated, saying: "You should know that my grandfather's leg has been diagnosed by many experts at home and abroad, but they all gave up. Can...you really do it?"

  Zhang Wenzhong thought to himself, "Those experts are naturally unable to do anything about your grandfather's legs because this is not ordinary paralysis, but rather double leg paralysis caused by gu poisoning. Ordinary medical methods would find it very difficult to discover or expel the gu poison that has taken up residence in your grandfather's body." The idea of gu poison harming people was indeed a bit unbelievable, and Zhang Wenzhong did not plan on telling You Jia the truth, lest she become even more frightened. So when facing You Jia's inquiry, he merely smiled slightly and asked in return, "Do you believe me?"

  Yu Jia paused for a moment, subconsciously saying: "Of course I believe it, just..."

  Zhang Wenzhong interrupted her and said: "As long as you believe in me, it will be fine. Don't worry, I'll definitely make your grandfather stand up again."

  You Jia fell silent, and she couldn't help but recall the shocked expressions of everyone when Zhang Wenzhong said this sentence earlier. At that time, she clearly saw suspicion and disdain in everyone's eyes, but because Zhang Wenzhong had given two rare paintings to Old Master You, they didn't reveal such emotions. Only Old Master You, for some reason, particularly trusted Zhang Wenzhong and was willing to let him treat his legs.

  She thought of herself having doubted Zhang Wen Zhong before, and felt a bit apologetic towards him. After a moment of silence, she asked: "So... how long will it take for the treatment to be effective?"

  Zhang Wenzhong hesitated for a moment before responding, "I need to prepare first, and then I can start treating your grandfather. According to my estimation, it will probably take a relatively long time."

  "How long is relatively long?" Yu Jia asked, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

  "It will take effect within a month, but to fully recover, it will take at least four or five months!" Zhang Wen Zhong replied, still looking somewhat embarrassed. In his opinion, the time spent expelling the Gu poison from Mr. You's body was too long. If his skills were more refined, he could have shortened the treatment time for Mr. You.

  "Will it take effect in just one month? Will I be fully recovered in four or five months?! You...you're sure?! You're not deceiving me, are you?!"" Yu Jia was so excited that she suddenly slammed on the brakes, fortunately both she and Zhang WenZhong were wearing their seatbelts, otherwise their heads would have had an intimate encounter with the windshield.

  "Do you think I would cheat you?" Even though it was a sudden and unexpected change, Zhang Wen Zhong still remained very calm, smiling as he replied.

  "So many experts at home and abroad have said that my grandfather's legs are incurable, but you have the confidence to cure them. If you can really cure my grandfather's legs in four or five months, then I...I..." Yu Jia almost blurted out the words "marry you", fortunately she reacted in time and quickly changed the next sentence to "treat you to a meal", barely avoiding embarrassment.

  You Jia's face turned slightly red and her heart beat faster, she stole a glance at Zhang Wen Zhong, afraid that he would hear something from her previous words.

  Zhang Wenzhong didn't notice anything out of the ordinary and laughed, jokingly saying: "You're being too stingy, aren't you? Just treating me to a meal is enough?"

  You Jia let out a quiet breath of relief, but also felt a little disappointed. However, she didn't reveal these emotions and instead asked calmly: "Then what do you want to do?"

  "Anyway, you should at least invite me out for a few more meals."

  "You're welcome."

  When turning a corner, Yu Jia saw the Feng Qiuhuang tied to the trunk through the rearview mirror and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. Using a BMW 7 Series to transport orange trees, this kind of thing is probably rarely done, right? No wonder many people along the way were staring at themselves in admiration.

  "Mr. Zhang, you really like this barren orange tree that much? My grandfather never made such exaggerated promises to anyone before, and even I feel envious. But you're different, you don't want anything else, just this pot of orange tree." Yu Jia felt puzzled by Zhang Wen Zhong's choice, and also thought it was a great pity.

  Zhang Wen Zhong smiled calmly and didn't respond.

  You Jia suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly: "Ah, right! I heard that in a few days there will be a plant flower exhibition. Since you're interested in plants and flowers, why not go take a look? Maybe you can even buy the ones you like."

  "Never mind, I'm not really interested in those ordinary plants and flowers." Zhang Wen Zhong was telling the truth. Ordinary plants and flowers were indeed unable to spark his interest. What he wanted were spiritual herbs like the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix. However, in this current world, such spiritual herbs were extremely rare and hard to come by.

  "I didn't expect your taste to be so high, huh? Can't you appreciate ordinary plants and flowers?" Yu Jia said with a smile. "I've heard that every time there's a plant and flower exhibition, they display ordinary plants and flowers during the day. But at night, they sell all sorts of rare and unusual flowers. Last time, one of my friends even bought a beautiful carnivorous plant at the nighttime exhibition. Too bad it only lasted a few days before dying."

  "Oh? Really?" Zhang Wenzhong suddenly became interested.

  "You're right, of course," said Yu Jia. "However, the nighttime flower exhibition is not open to just anyone. If you're interested, Mr. Zhang, I can take you in when the time comes. Who knows, you might even find some flowers that you like."

  "Alright, I'll trouble you then." Zhang Wen thought for a moment and still felt that it would be better to go take a look. If they were selling spiritual medicine there, that would be the best outcome. If not, it didn't matter, as he wouldn't suffer any losses anyway.

  "Aren't we friends? If we are friends, then don't mention anything about trouble or not in front of me." Yu Jia gave Zhang Wen Zhong a white-eyed glance and said with a hint of annoyance.

  Zhang Wenzhong smiled and nodded, then suddenly thought of another question and asked in a hurry: "Hey, are the plants and flowers sold at the night flower show very expensive?"

  "What's wrong, are you worried that you like the plants and flowers but don't have enough money to buy them?" Yu Jia couldn't help but laugh, "Have you forgotten about the bank card your grandfather gave you? If I'm not mistaken, there should be at least several hundred million in it. Thinking about it, these plants and flowers can't possibly sell for hundreds of millions, right?"

  "It's hard to say." Zhang Wen Zhong replied with a smile, he was also slightly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that Old Master Yu would be so generous and directly gave him several million.

  No matter how you calculate it, Zhang Wen-zhong felt that he had taken great advantage of the Yu family this time.

  You Jia drove all the way to Zhang Wen Zhong's home, originally she was full of expectation that Zhang Wen Zhong would invite her in for a sit. Unfortunately, Zhang Wen Zhong was just an unromantic and unfeeling person, he didn't even have any intention of inviting You Jia into his home, he just hugged the pot of orchids and nodded at You Jia saying: "Thank you for sending me home, goodbye." He turned around and went upstairs, leaving You Jia standing alone by the car door with a mixture of laughter and tears on her face. In the end she could only shake her head and sigh: "Sigh, this person is really an unfeeling blockhead."

  When Zhang Wenzhong returned home with Feng Qiuhuang, it was almost time to go to work. After some thought, Zhang Wenzhong decided to take a half-day off and use the time to refine the Washing Marrow Pill and Consolidating Yuan Pill using Feng Qiuhuang's leaves, stems, and other medicinal materials. With the help of these pills, his cultivation speed would naturally be greatly improved. If he could enter the Refining Bone realm as soon as possible, he would have a good chance of shortening the time needed to treat Old Master Yu's legs.

  Zhang Wenzhong put the Fengqiu tree in the living room, plucked five emerald green leaves from it, and gently broke off a small branch.

  The leaves of Fengqiu are the main medicine for refining Xiwu Dan, and its branches can also be used to refine Guyuan Dan.

  Zhang Wen Zhong first took out the other several flavors of auxiliary medicine, put them in that earthen pot, placed it on the stove and simmered, until the water was fully boiling before putting Feng Qiu Huang's leaves and branches into it, and constantly stirring with chopsticks.

  A faint, refreshing medicinal fragrance suddenly filled the entire kitchen, making people feel refreshed and invigorated after smelling it. Even on a sweltering summer day, one no longer feels irritable and sultry.

  Until the water in the clay pot was simmered to only a small wine cup, Zhang Wenzhong turned off the fire and took out an aluminum bowl from the cupboard, pouring the medicinal liquid and dregs into this small aluminum bowl.

  Then, Zhang Wenzhong urged the mobilization of all the true yuan in his body, silently reciting the incantation of the "True Fire Technique", allowing the true yuan in his body to shoot out from the tip of his right hand's index finger, transforming into a red true fire that was cast straight into the aluminum bowl, enveloping the medicinal water and residue inside the bowl with the fiercely burning true fire.

  This is the true fire technique, which is the basic technique used to refine the elixir in the Dan Ding School. With the current intensity of Zhang Wen's true yuan in his body, he can only drive this low-level true fire. If he rashly uses high-level flames, it will not only greatly consume his true yuan but also harm his body, even his three souls and seven spirits.

  Half a time later, Zhang Wenzhong finally withdrew his true yuan, and the flames burning in the small aluminum bowl went out in an instant.