Chapter 3, Opportunity
Chapter 3, Opportunity
The rear government office of Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Jiu Niang."
"Here, drink this."
Hua Minghe carefully helped Hua Changxi, whose wound had been bandaged, up, holding a bowl of brown-red medicinal soup with a strong smell of blood.
Hua Changxi frowned at the smell of medicine: "Father, what kind of medicine is this? Why does it smell so bad?"
Hua Minghe also felt that the medicine smelled a bit too bad: "This is a medicine prepared by the Medical Bureau. It is said to be a tonic for blood production."
Hua Changxi didn't want to drink it, but for the sake of his own health, he still drank the medicine from Hua Minghe's hand. After drinking it, his facial features were distorted.
It's too bad to drink.
It feels like drinking blood.
"Ugh~"
Hua Changxi felt like vomiting.
At this time, a middle-aged man in beige official uniform walked in.
"Don't ruin things!"
"That's a great blood tonic."
"If the case of the demon cult this time wasn't so big and the number of victims wasn't so great, you wouldn't be able to drink this good stuff."
Seeing the person coming, Hua Minghe immediately stood up and greeted him: "Pharmacist Xu."
Hua Changxi suppressed the nausea in his heart and looked at Pharmacist Xu with some surprise: "Uncle Xu, why are you here?"
Pharmacist Xu: "Those who were captured by the demons and bled for sacrifice all fell into a deep coma due to excessive blood loss. Ordinary doctors are simply unable to treat them."
"The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture asked the Medical Bureau for help, and the Medical Bureau sent me and several other pharmacists over to see if we can save more people."
As he spoke, Pharmacist Xu looked at Hua Changxi and said with a smile: "Nine Lady, you are so lucky to have survived the hands of the demon."
Hearing this, Hua Minghe was terrified, and said to Hua Changxi in a deep voice: "Don't run around anymore in the future."
After this kidnapping incident, Hua Changxi also felt that the public security in ancient times was too poor. He nodded obediently and said, "I understand." Then he looked at Pharmacist Xu.
"How are the others?"
Pharmacist Xu sighed: "We saved twelve people."
Hua Minghe's face looked a little grim: "There are eighty-one people, but only ten survived. Those evil monks and evil Taoists are becoming more and more rampant."
Pharmacist Xu was also angry: "Who said it wasn't true? I only heard about evil monks and evil Taoists appearing in other places before, but now they dare to come to the capital to commit crimes."
"The imperial court should also take good care of those monks and Taoists."
Hua Minghe did not respond.
Most of the ministers in the court believe in Buddhism and Taoism, and the current emperor believes in both Buddhism and Taoism.
Under such circumstances, who would dare to suppress the rise of Buddhism and Taoism?
Pharmacist Xu obviously knew all this, so he didn't say anything more and turned to look at Hua Changxi: "How do you feel now?"
Hua Changxi carefully felt his body's condition. After drinking the medicine, he felt a warm current flowing through his body. He was no longer dizzy. He couldn't help but asked in surprise, "What was that medicine soup just now? It has such a good blood-replenishing effect."
Pharmacist Xu smiled and said, "This is a new medicinal material discovered by the Medical Bureau, called True Blood Wood. The pills made from True Blood Wood have miraculous effects on warriors, not to mention ordinary people."
True blood wood.
Hua Changxi's eyes moved slightly. This was another medicinal herb she had never heard of before.
Fortunately, she is used to this situation.
The customs and folkways of the Jin Dynasty were very similar to those of the Tang Dynasty in her mind, but there were also some differences, the most different of which was the prosperity of martial arts.
The kind of martial arts masters described in martial arts novels really exist here.
People who practice martial arts are called warriors, and many of the medicinal herbs used by warriors are unfamiliar to her.
"Pharmacist Xu, another victim has woken up. The prefect asked you to go over and take a look." A bailiff came over and called Pharmacist Xu.
Pharmacist Xu nodded and said to Hua Changxi before leaving: "Nineth Lady, the Medical Department will recruit a group of apprentices next month. Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to join the Medical Department? This is a great opportunity."
Hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression suddenly brightened: "I will definitely go."
After Pharmacist Xu left, Hua Minghe looked at Hua Changxi disapprovingly: "Why are you thinking of going to the Medical Department? Isn't it better to just stay in the pharmacy at home?"
Hua Changxi curled her lips and said, "I would like to continue to stay in the family medicine shop, but will grandma agree? Last year, grandma wanted me to make room for my sixth brother and eighth brother."
In the mind of the old lady of the Hua family, all the Hua family properties should be left to their sons and grandsons. The business of the pharmacy should naturally be handed over to their grandsons, and their granddaughters should stay at home to embroider and weave.
The reason she was able to help out in the pharmacy was because she showed extraordinary medical talent, which shocked the head doctor. The head doctor personally asked Old Lady Hua for her, and only then was she able to stay in the pharmacy to help out.
In the past two years, her sixth brother and eighth brother wanted to go to school and no one competed with her. But this year, both of them dropped out of school and are old enough to help out in the pharmacy, so she has to make room for them.
Hearing this, Hua Minghe was silent for a moment. He has five children, the first three are sons and the last two are daughters.
When the youngest daughter, Shi Niang, was eight years old, she was taken away by Taoist Qingyun from Taisu Palace in Mount Qiyun. Now, Jiu Niang is the only daughter left by his side.
Jiu Niang likes medicine, and as a father, he really wants to satisfy his daughter, but the Hua family has no property and there are many children in the family. If the children want to develop, they really have to find other ways.
If a boy in the family wanted to join the Medical Department, Hua Minghe would definitely agree, but Jiu Niang is a young lady.
"Although the Medical Department does not participate in court affairs, it is still one of the many government offices in the court."
"The affairs of the government office are complicated and complicated, and it's not something a young lady like you can understand." "The Medical Department says that both men and women can enter, but most of the people inside are men. Do you know how difficult it is for a woman to gain a foothold among men?"
"You are familiar with Pharmacist Xu. Go ask him how many women have made it in the Medical Bureau since its establishment?"
Hua Changxi lowered her eyes: "If a woman wants to stand out, where can she go without difficulty?"
Seeing that Hua Minghe still wanted to persuade her, Hua Changxi said again: "Father, I didn't intend to make a name for myself by going to the Medical Department. I just wanted to find a job."
"My medical skills have been recognized by Pharmacist Xu. With him looking after me, I will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the Medical Department."
In her previous life, she was the heir of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and she entered the best traditional Chinese medicine hospital in the country as soon as she graduated with a doctorate.
Even though she didn't recognize many of the medicinal herbs in this world, she believed that with the medical knowledge and clinical experience from her previous life, she was absolutely capable of doing the work in the Medical Department.
Hua Minghe didn't want to argue with her when his daughter was injured, so he could only say, "Let's talk about this later. Your disappearance this time scared your mother."
"Rest for a while. The prefect and the chief constable may summon you later. Tell them everything you know. After registering, you can go home with your father."
Hua Changxi nodded.
After resting for an hour, a policeman came and took Hua Changxi to the lobby.
Hua Minghe accompanied Hua Changxi and met the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture in the lobby.
Unexpectedly, a demon appeared in the capital and caused chaos. Hua Minghe, as a constable of the Six Gates, sent someone to notify the Six Gates as soon as he rescued his daughter.
Therefore, the head of the Six Gates also sat below the prefect.
In order to avoid trouble, Hua Changxi concealed the fact that the young lady knew her and told her everything else without reservation.
After he finished speaking, before the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture could speak, the chief constable of the Six Gates asked first: "Can you tell me more about the red stone you mentioned?"
Hua Changxi: "It's a red stone, round, and this big." As he spoke, he gestured with his hands.
The chief constable asked again, "Is there anything special about the appearance of the young lady who fought the demon Taoist and the middle-aged man who appeared later?"
Hua Changxi thought about it, but couldn't think of anything special, so he shook his head at the chief constable.
Seeing this, the chief constable sighed inwardly, knowing that it would be difficult to arrest the two men. He did not continue to ask questions and turned to look at the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture: "What do you want to ask, Your Excellency?"
The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture nodded and looked at Hua Changxi: "Miss Hua, are you sure that the red-robed demon Taoist is dead?"
Hua Changxi nodded affirmatively: "He must be dead. I threw the red stone into the lava, and the demon chased after him and jumped in. How could he not die after falling into the lava?"
The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture smiled and said, "I have nothing else to ask."
Seeing that the head of the Six Gates Constable also shook his head, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture said to Hua Minghe: "You can take your daughter home. If you need to ask Miss Hua anything in the future, you must come to Jingzhao Prefecture."
Hua Minghe knew that this was the procedure for handling the case: "If your Excellency needs it, I will definitely bring Jiu Niang here to assist in the investigation."
When Hua Minghe brought Hua Changxi back to the Hua family, it was almost dark.
"Jiu Niang."
The Hua family members gathered around and looked at Hua Changxi who had fallen asleep in Hua Minghe's arms with concern.
Hua Minghe: "Jiu Niang is injured. She needs to rest now. I will take her back to her room first. Everyone can talk to her in two days."
Hua Minghe said something to his family and then carried Hua Changxi back to the room.
Hua Minghe's wife, Yao, quickly followed.
The others stayed in the main room.
Although Old Lady Hua was concerned about her ninth granddaughter's injuries, it did not stop her from using Hua Changxi as an example: "You all saw it, this is the price of running around everywhere."
"Especially the three of you, Wu Niang, Qi Niang, and Shi Er Niang, you must stay close to your family when you go out. Do you understand?"
Hua Wu Niang, Hua Qin Niang and Hua Shi Er Niang, knowing that Hua Changxi was captured by the evil Taoist priest, were still frightened and replied "I know" one after another.
In Hua Changxi's room, Yao gently wiped Hua Changxi's body with a towel and changed her into clean clothes.
Worried that her daughter would wake up, Yao stayed up until midnight, and only returned to her room after making sure that Hua Changxi was sleeping soundly.
As for Hua Changxi, although he had just experienced a life-and-death crisis, he slept particularly soundly.
While she was sleeping soundly, she had a dream.
In her dream, she turned into a little bird emitting red light.
The bird's nose opened and closed, making a thunderous breathing sound. With each breath, the surrounding air flow continuously entered the bird's body.
As the air flow was absorbed, the red light on the bird became brighter and brighter.
Unconsciously, Hua Changxi's breathing became in sync with the bird's.
Hua Changxi slept until noon the next day. When he woke up, he felt extremely refreshed. However, when his eyes were completely clear, his whole body was frozen.
[Realm: Qi Training Realm 1/1000]
The line of words that appeared in his sight made Hua Changxi stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
After coming back to his senses, Hua Changxi closed his eyes and shook his head several times. He found that the words were still behind him. His heart suddenly started beating violently. He couldn't help but think of the red stone that the old man in red robe and the young lady were fighting desperately for.
Could this be the opportunity that the red-robed demon and the young lady were talking about?
(End of this chapter)