The Great Elder gently opened the wooden box, revealing its contents.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yucheng took a closer look, it was a worm about the size of a soybean, white, a bit like lice, round and clear, with a little vermilion on the top of the head, which looked exquisite and cute.

was so beautiful, Xiao Yu was both surprised and delighted, and asked, "Can this insect really suck out the poison of Yue Gongzi?" ”

The Great Elder said, "Of course. Its name is jade lice, don't look pleasing to the eye, in fact, it is full of poison. Don't touch it with your hands when you take it out on weekdays, and remember to pick it up with bamboo chopsticks or jade chopsticks. ”

"How do you use it to detoxify?" Xiao Yu asked a little impatiently.

"When you go back, you stop the original medicine, take a drop of the blood of the young man and feed it to the jade lice in a porcelain spoon, and so on for three days, and then put the jade lion on his wrist at noon every day. Before the jade lice suck the poisonous blood, it is best to give acupuncture to that Yue Gongzi first. ”

Xiao Yu nodded, and asked again, "Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?" ”

The Great Elder smiled and said, "In the first few times, that Yue Gongzi will be uncomfortable, especially his wrists, which will be a little red, swollen and itchy, which is not a big problem, and it will not be after ten days and half a month." In addition, jade lice are poisonous, in addition to detoxification at noon, they should also be fed early in the morning and evening, regardless of any venom, but the rarer and more intense the nature, the better. ”

"Sounds like it's easy to raise." Xiao Yucheng said.

Xiao Yu asked, "When will this poison be completely cured?" ”

The Great Elder muttered, "According to your diagnosis, within two months, the rest of the poison will be cleared. As for whether his eyes can be restored, it depends on his chance. When the jade lice sucked out bright red blood, it showed that the poison of that Yue Gongzi had been removed. ”

"Jade lice are so rare, thank you to the Great Elder for borrowing them, Ah Yu is very grateful." Xiao Yu thought that this precious life-saving insect must be extremely difficult to cultivate, so he immediately bowed down and thanked him, and said sincerely, "When the poison of Young Master Yue is completely removed, I will return it immediately." ”

"This jade lice is not only scarce and difficult to fertile, but it can only be used by one person." The Great Elder shook his head and said, "At the moment, this one is still ownerless, but once it sucks someone's blood, it will recognize it as the master, and others will no longer be able to use it, so you don't need to return it." However, although that Yue Gongzi saved you, now that you have detoxified his poison, it can be regarded as a repayment, and it is better to keep things like jade lice to feed yourself, although they can no longer be used to detoxify others, but they can't be cheapened by that kid. ”

Xiao Yu was speechless, but when he saw Xiao Yucheng bowing his head again and again, he thought it was true. Xiao Yu asked, "Can I feed it even if I am not its owner?" And what is the use of me raising it? ”

The Great Elder looked sad and said, "How can such a good thing be useless? Not to mention that you can stay and detoxify that kid later, be prepared; The excrement of jade lice is also a detoxification elixir; What's more, it is full of poison, and if you put it in the water to bathe, then the water can become poison/medicine, isn't it an extra weapon for self-defense? You can also use it to concoct strange poisons. ”

Sounds really good. Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

The Great Elder continued, "As for you not being its master, it's easy. Although it is said that it will be poisoned if it encounters jade lice, isn't there a black wood box separated by it? When the time comes, you can find a way to get some blood from that kid on the fifth day of the new month and feed the jade lice, so you don't have to worry about him dying......"

"It's so troublesome, and I have to take blood and feed me every month to feed, don't I have to make up a lot of excuses?" Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed.

The Great Elder thought for a moment and said, "You can also take a lot of that kid's blood at once and put it away in a special bottle that can keep it intact, it's simple." ”

Xiao Yu sighed helplessly: "But I don't have such good objects." ”

The Great Elder said: "In order to prevent someone from having jade lice and having no fear or harming others, this thing would rather be destroyed than fall into the hands of villains." ”

"This is natural." Xiao Yu nodded in agreement.

"I have worked hard to cultivate a few jade lice, which are extremely precious, if it weren't for the grace of that Yue Gongzi to save your life, I would be reluctant." The Great Elder said, "That's it, then I'll give you another bottle to preserve your blood." ”

Xiao Yucheng was a little moved.

Xiao Yu's emotion could no longer be expressed in words, so he had to bow deeply and say, "Thank you, Elder." ”

The Great Elder waved his hand, re-entered the medicine room and took out the green jade bottle and another small wooden box, and said, "You can keep this jade lice, just in case, take the bottle." ”

The green bottle is only more than two inches high, smooth and delicate. If you look closely, it's not made of jade, and you don't know what kind of material it's made of.

Xiao Yu accepted the bottle, but did not take the small box, and refused: "I have understood the good intentions of the great elder, this is the elder's hard work, I am already uneasy to take one, and I will never dare to receive such a generous gift again." It's better to come back and ask for help when you really need it in the future. ”

The Great Elder pondered for a while, then nodded, "That's fine." ”

Xiao Yu thanked him again.

"You don't have to be so polite, Yunying once saved the life of the old man, but I just did my best." The Great Elder sighed.

"That being said, Mrs. Xian also saved her mother back then, and you two are elders, so you should do your best out of filial piety, and you don't deserve to be put on the lips of the elders."

"Ah Yu is also very sensible. By the way, detoxification with jade lice may leave a little bit of the poison it carries. After the remaining poison is cleared, give the little brother this elixir. After the Great Elder finished smiling, he took out a white jade bottle sealed with red silk from the medicine shelf and handed it to Xiao Yu.

The Great Elder instructed: "One grain is sufficient, and the rest is set aside." ”

Xiao Yu nodded and put things away carefully.

"After talking about it for a long time, it's time for dinner. Let's go. The Great Elder looked out at the sun and said. After finishing speaking, he took the lead downstairs, and Xiao Yu and Xiao Yucheng followed.

A few people came out of the medicine valley, the sun was already slanting in the west, the sunset on the horizon was as bright red and magnificent as rouge, and the entire slang village was dyed with a faint crimson. The smoke of cooking in the village was everywhere, and some of the people who had returned from busy songs sang mountain songs, and they were content.

At dinner, Xiao Yu said that she and Xiao Yucheng were going to leave early in the morning, and thanked everyone for their hospitality in the past few days.

The Holy Aunt, Mrs. Xian Tai and the Great Elder all spoke out to save them.

Xiao Yu said sincerely: "This place is excellent, but unfortunately I still have something to do and can't stay for a long time." If you are free another day, you will come and stay again. ”

The next morning, the two of them still changed into their original clothes, and said goodbye to a few people.

Mrs. Xian and the Great Elder sent Xiao Yu and Xiao Yucheng to the Zhaimen, while the Holy Aunt sent them all the way to the place where the two of them parked their carriages before parting.

Xiao Yu's sister and brother worked hard all the way, and it was almost evening when they returned to Niujiao Village.

Xiao Pei has been very worried for a few days, and now that he saw that the two of them had returned safe and sound, he hurriedly greeted Xue Tuan and a few maids, smiling and asking long and short questions. (To be continued.) )