Chapter 117, Ghost Market

Chapter 117, Ghost Market

Chapter 117, Ghost Market

Hua Changxi has always felt that time is the most precious thing. He is always very punctual for every class at the Qihuang Hall. He starts class on time and leaves get out of class on time.

The servants who often came to listen to her lectures were already very familiar with her schedule.

As soon as they heard Hua Changxi announce the end of get out of class, they stood up and watched him go, then did what they were supposed to do. Those who wanted to continue refining pills stayed in the No. 6 Qihuang Hall, and those who had other things to do left.

Mu Qingying and others who came to listen to Hua Changxi's lecture for the first time felt a little uncomfortable when they saw Hua Changxi leaving directly.

In the Apprentice Hall, Disciple Hall, and major drugstores on the Ninth Street, doctors and pharmacists will not leave immediately after teaching, but will give everyone the opportunity to ask questions.

Seeing Hua Changxi was about to leave the yard, Mu Qingying quickly chased after him: "Hua Changxi."

Hua Changxi stopped and looked back at her: "What's the matter?"

Mu Qingying: "Thank you for your correction just now. If you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have realized my problem. I can see that your alchemy skills are very proficient. I have a lot of things I don't understand. Can I ask you for help?"

Hua Changxi refused directly: "I have something else to do. If you have any questions, you can ask them in class next time you come to class. I only answer questions during class."

Seeing her refuse so bluntly, Mu Qingying was stunned for a moment. Since she became the apprentice of the director of the Medical Department, she had not been rejected so directly for a long time.

Mu Qingying was a little embarrassed: "You have something to do, then I won't bother you."

Hua Changxi nodded, then turned and left.

Hua Shuran and Hua Wanyue, who originally wanted to reconnect with Hua Changxi, saw that Mu Qingying had hit a snag and did not want to embarrass themselves, so they tactfully did not approach her.

Hua Changxi left. Mu Qingying said hello to Master Chu, Miss Duan, the He sisters, Hua Shuran and others, and left quickly.

As soon as she left, several others also left one after another. Soon, only some servants who were still learning alchemy were left in the No. 6 Qihuang Clinic.

Hua Wanyue originally wanted to follow Master Chu and Miss Duan, but was stopped by Hua Shuran.

Seeing Hua Wanyue looking at her in confusion, Hua Shuran had to patiently explain: "Can't you see that Miss Duan doesn't want us to follow her."

Hua Wanyue listened and looked at Mr. Chu's back with a look of regret on her face: "What a pity!"

Hua Shuran snorted and laughed: "What's the pity? We are all in the Medical Department. Sooner or later, we will meet again."

Hearing this, Hua Wanyue looked at Hua Shuran and said, "Fifth Lady, why do you think the Seventh Prince wanted to come and listen to Hua Jiuniang's lecture?"

Hua Shuran shook her head: "Who knows."

Although the Bo family has extensive social connections, they cannot come into contact with the royal family, let alone the princes in the palace.

Speaking of Hua Changxi, Hua Wanyue was full of opinions: "Grandpa is right, this Hua Jiuniang is really arrogant."

Hua Shuran also felt that Hua Changxi was a little crazy.

The young ladies she came into contact with on a daily basis, no matter what they thought in their hearts, always appeared to be "modest and polite", but Hua Changxi, to put it nicely, was of a true nature, but to put it bluntly, she had no manners.

She didn't care about Hua Changxi's character. She wanted to know more why Hua Changxi was so arrogant and where did she get the confidence from?
Also, where did she learn the alchemy skills that are better than those of the Ninth Street Pharmacists?
On the other side, Duan Yuyan, who was walking in front, looked back at Hua Shuran and Hua Wanyue. Seeing that they didn't catch up, she smiled with satisfaction: "They are sensible. They just want to cling to us just because they are on the same path as us. How annoying."

Seeing that the Seventh Prince Chu Junhao did not respond to her, Duan Yuyan was a little unhappy and pulled his sleeve: "Cousin, are you listening to me?"

Chu Junhao glanced at her and said, "I'm thinking about something."

Duan Yuyan: "What are you thinking about?"

Chu Junhao's mind flashed back to Hua Changxi concentrating on the lecture, and then to Hua Changxi's ruthless rejection of others. He smiled and said, "It's really completely different."

Duan Yuyan didn't understand: "What's the difference?"

Chu Junhao smiled and shook his head, then asked, "What do you think of Hua Changxi's lecture?"

Duan Yuyan paused. Although she felt that Hua Changxi's attitude was not respectful enough, she couldn't say against her will that the lessons she taught were bad. They were better than those taught by the alchemists who usually taught them, and easier to understand.

"Okay."

Chu Junhao smiled and said, "Since you think it's okay, let's come and listen to her classes more often in the future."

Duan Yuyan was not opposed to attending the class, but still said: "But Hua Changxi is talking about how to refine ordinary pills, and what we are going to learn now is how to refine spiritual pills."

Chu Junhao knocked Duan Yuyan on the head with a fan: "You just don't like to use your brain. Whether it's an ordinary pill or a spiritual pill, the steps and techniques of refining are actually not much different."

"We haven't had much experience with alchemy before, so our foundation is weak. This is a good opportunity to catch up."

Duan Yuyan felt that what Chu Junhao said made sense: "Okay, then we will come and listen more often in the future. Although Hua Changxi is just a chores, he still has some real skills."

Walking at the end were Zhu Qinghuan and Shen Qianfan.

Because they all got the wooden signs, they could be considered "insiders" to a certain extent. When the two of them first came to listen to Hua Changxi's lecture, their main purpose was actually to form a gang.

There was no way, they didn’t know what the wooden sign was used for, but it was obviously very important. Various forces had gotten involved in the Medical Department, and the two of them had no backing, so they could only think of ways to increase their own strength.

Unfortunately, Hua Changxi is a somewhat aloof person and keeps his distance from everyone.

Although they failed to improve their relationship, Hua Changxi's attainments in medical skills really exceeded their expectations.

Shen Qianfan said with emotion: "Sure enough, those who can get the wooden sign are not ordinary people."

When Zhu Qinghuan heard this, he looked at him and said with a smile, "Brother Shen, are you bragging?"

Shen Qianfan was not embarrassed at all, but was very serious: "I am stating the facts. I think I am not bad in medical skills. Why, you don't have confidence in yourself?"

He felt that those who could get the wooden plaque were people with great medical skills.

Zhu Qinghuan was choked and turned to talk about Hua Changxi: "I really didn't expect Hua Changxi's alchemy skills to be so sophisticated."

Shen Qianfan nodded in agreement: "Heroes have always emerged from youth. I have gained a lot from listening to her lectures."

Zhu Qinghuan glanced at him, a little speechless, and continued: "Looking at Hua Changxi's alchemy skills, she doesn't look like a novice, but a veteran who has been refining pills for a long time. She doesn't seem to have reached the age of marriage yet, how did she master such a skill?"

Shen Qianfan looked at her and said, "If you really want to know about this, go and ask Hua Changxi in person. However, I advise you not to ask, because no one likes to have their privacy explored. I have to go back to the Disciple Hall. Bye."

Watching Shen Qianfan walk away, Zhu Qinghuan sighed and whispered, "Indeed, no one who can get the wooden sign is a fool."

The problem of the teleportation array could not be solved for the time being, so Hua Changxi had to put it aside. Unable to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation, she turned her focus to body training.

The skin is tempered once every night, and each time the skin is tempered, the elasticity and toughness of the skin will increase a little.

After tempering her skin three times, ordinary swords and knives could no longer break her skin, and she was no longer afraid of fire.

After tempering her skin six times, her skin had initially developed the ability to defend against spiritual power.

After tempering her skin nine times and practicing the skin refining chapter of "Nine Revolutions Profound Art" to perfection, Hua Changxi's skin was like solidified fat, crystal clear, and shiny in the sun. At this moment, even the full-strength attack of a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training could not break her skin defense.

Hua Changxi felt the changes in his body's strength and discovered that the strength he displayed when practicing the skin refining chapter of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art should correspond to the Qi refining realm of a cultivator.

Within the same realm, a physical cultivator may not be able to defeat a magic cultivator, but the physical cultivator's defense can withstand the attacks of the magic cultivator.

On the fourth day of June, Hua Changxi started the second chapter of "Nine Revolutions Profound Art" - the chapter on refining the flesh.

When tempering the skin, she had to endure the pain of repeated tearing and healing of the skin. When tempering the flesh, she not only had to endure the pain of skin tearing, but also the pain of flesh withering and regenerating. The pain index was directly multiplied several times.

Soaking in the medicinal bath, Hua Changxi gritted her teeth and persevered. When she came out of the bathtub the next day, the corners of her mouth were bleeding.

She could temper the skin continuously, but she couldn't temper the flesh continuously.

It hurts too much.

However, the effect was also obvious. Hua Changxi could clearly feel that her body had become stronger. If her body was made of mud before, now her body was turning into stone.

Hua Changxi took a soothing and nourishing medicinal bath before going to the Qihuang Hall for class.

Seeing Mu Qingying, the He sisters, Hua Shuran, Hua Wanyue, Chu Junhao, Duan Yuyan, Zhu Qinghuan, and Shen Qianfan coming to listen to her lecture again, she just glanced at them indifferently.

During this period, these people often came to attend classes. Because of their arrival, they also attracted some other people, including those from the Apprentice Hall, the Disciple Hall, and even some registered disciples from the Ninth Street Pharmacy.

With more people attending the lecture, not only did Hua Changxi, who was giving the lecture, feel more accomplished, but the sword pattern on the wooden sign also became more and more "three-dimensional".

Hua Changxi would naturally accept such a good thing.

After the class that day, Yu Hui came over and said, "Sister Changxi, Eunuch Lin from the East Factory is here. He wants to see you."

Hua Changxi was a little surprised: "Where is Eunuch Lin now?"

Yu Hui: "At my godfather's place."

Hua Changxi: "Then let's go over there."

Eunuch Lin did not come alone, he brought a young eunuch with him, who was his godson who almost died.

"The flower steward is here."

As soon as Hua Changxi arrived, Eunuch Yu tactfully took Yu Hui away and left the house to Hua Changxi and Eunuch Lin and his son.

"Eunuch Lin, you came to see me, is there something wrong?"

Eunuch Lin smiled and took out ten sets of spiritual needles from his storage bag: "These are the spiritual needles that Doctor Hua wanted. Take a look. Do they meet your requirements?"

Hua Changxi took the spiritual needle with surprise: "It was refined so quickly." As he said that, he quickly checked the spiritual needle and found that there was no problem.

"Eunuch Lin, how much should I pay for ten sets of spiritual needles?"

Eunuch Lin smiled and said, "We have inquired about it. Tomorrow is Doctor Hua's fifteenth birthday. These ten sets of spiritual needles will be our birthday gifts to Doctor Hua."

Hua Changxi's eyes flashed: "Eunuch, no merit, no reward. Your gift is too valuable. I dare not accept it."

Eunuch Lin hurriedly said: "How can it be in vain, Doctor Hua, you have saved our family's life." As he said that, he looked at the young eunuch beside him.

"Mr. Lin, why don't you go forward and thank your lifesaver."

After hearing this, Lin Sheng knelt down in front of Hua Changxi and said, "Thank you, Doctor Hua, for saving my life."

Hua Changxi was too late to stop him, so he quickly asked him to stand up: "You are too kind, eunuch."

Eunuch Lin shook his head and said, "Doctor Hua, you don't know that although this child is my adopted son, he and I are indeed related by blood. I treat him as my own son."

"You saved him, which is equivalent to saving me. I feel that ten sets of spiritual needles are not enough to express my gratitude."

Hua Changxi looked at Eunuch Lin and Mr. Lin, both of whom were filled with gratitude, and knew in her heart that they must have other purposes.

She was at a loss as to how to find a talisman master, and had long realized that her circle of contacts was too narrow. Wanting to expand her network, she just went along with what they said.

"My father-in-law is so kind to me, so I will shamelessly accept these ten sets of spiritual needles. If you need anything in the future, just let me know, and I will definitely help if I can."

Seeing her accept the magic needle, Eunuch Lin felt relieved, and then he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Hua Changxi had long guessed that Eunuch Lin had ulterior motives, so she was not surprised to see him like this: "Eunuch, if you have something to say, just say it."

Eunuch Lin looked determined: "Doctor Hua, I want my useless son to follow you."

Hearing this request, Hua Changxi was quite surprised: "Follow me? I'm just a servant."

Eunuch Lin: "Doctor Hua is too modest. I heard from Eunuch Yu that everyone in the errand hall now believes in you. It is a blessing for him to follow you."

Fearing that she would refuse, Eunuch Lin continued, "Doctor Hua, my son is a seventh-rank warrior. What the East Factory is doing now is too dangerous. I'm afraid that if he continues to stay in the East Factory, he will die sooner or later."

"If he hadn't met Doctor Hua last time, he and many warriors from the East Factory would have died."

"I know that Doctor Hua may not think highly of my son, but he is still useful. He is obedient and can be your errand boy."

Hua Changxi didn't want to have too much involvement with the East Factory. Just as he was about to refuse, Eunuch Lin stood up and handed him a wooden box.

"I heard from Eunuch Xuan that Doctor Hua wants to find a talisman master."

"I don't know any talisman master, but I know where to find one without revealing my identity."

Hua Changxi's eyes flashed: "Oh, where can I find it?"

Eunuch Lin: "Ghost Market."

Hua Changxi frowned: "Ghost market? What ghost market? Where is the ghost market? Why have I never heard of it?"

Eunuch Lin held the wooden box forward and said, "The ghost market is in the capital, but it is very mysterious. You need someone to lead you in. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to get in on your own, unless you are lucky enough to bump into the entrance of the ghost market."

"This wooden box contains the token for entering and exiting the Ghost Market. The person holding the token can sense where the entrance to the Ghost Market is."

"The ghost market was built by cultivators, and all who come in and out are cultivators. In the ghost market, you can not only buy all the items that cultivators learn, but you can also find weapon refiners, talisman masters, alchemy masters, and formation masters."

After listening to Eunuch Lin's introduction to the ghost market, Hua Changxi couldn't take her eyes off the wooden box. Up to now, she has never really come into contact with the circle of cultivators.

If the Ghost Market is really as Eunuch Lin said, it is definitely an excellent place to understand the society of monks.

Hua Changxi hesitated for a moment and looked at Lin Sheng: "If you follow me, you must swear an oath to the devil that you will never betray me, otherwise your soul will be destroyed."

Mr. Lin looked at Eunuch Lin and said, "As long as it doesn't harm my godfather, I'm willing to follow Doctor Hua's advice on everything else."

When Eunuch Lin heard his answer, he was relieved, but he was afraid that Hua Changxi would refuse, so he immediately scolded him: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you follow Doctor Hua, she will be your only master. No matter what she asks you to do, you have to do it."

Lin Sheng lowered his head and refused to give in.

When Hua Changxi saw him, he looked at him with a higher opinion: "Okay, I'll take him in."

After dripping blood and swearing an oath, Hua Changxi took the wooden box, opened it, and saw a black token with a skull painted on it.

Hua Changxi looked at the token, put it away, and looked at Eunuch Lin curiously: "With your status, it shouldn't be difficult to find a place for Lin Sheng, why did you find me?"

Eunuch Lin smiled and said, "Doctor Hua is willing to give lectures to servants, which is a very kind act. Mr. Lin is a eunuch, and eunuchs are slaves wherever they go. He may live a better life with Doctor Hua."

Hua Changxi didn't expect the reason to be so simple. If he didn't lie, then he really loved his son deeply.