This old gentleman, if the kid is not mistaken, this medicinal herb in your hand is not fake, but has undergone a special mutation!" Lin Yan's tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, and he didn't intend to meddle in it, but he already knew one thing from the conversation between the two, that is, this raunchy old man must be a genuine alchemist.

Although it was not clear what the alchemist's worth and status were in the wild world, Lin Yan was able to deduce some information through the respectful attitude of Shopkeeper Xiao when he faced the old man.

That is, the status of alchemists in this world is not low!

Another point is that he needs to do alchemy for his grandfather and himself, but at present, he lacks the conditions required for various alchemy, one is a medicine tripod, and the other is a medicinal material.

Since the old man in front of him is an alchemist, then he must have a medicine tripod for alchemy, which is what Lin Yan urgently needs most at the moment. As for the medicinal materials, maybe they can also be obtained through this Mu Lao.

"Boy, who are you? dare to question the old man!" Hearing what Lin Yan said, Mu Lao's face became gloomy, his tone was quite displeased, and he also released a coercion.

You must know that Mu Lao is an old-timer, he has been immersed in the field of alchemy for decades, and he has never seen any medicinal materials, and this "little Huazi" in front of him actually keeps saying that this thousand catties are real, isn't this an old face that slaps him in public, he can't even identify an ordinary medicinal material?

Although Mu Lao was very angry, he didn't mean to do it, because the little man in front of him was low-minded, and as a strong man, he didn't bother to do it to Lin Yan personally.

Although Mu Lao was sometimes crazy, he was a careful person, and he immediately realized that the little Hanako in front of him must have discovered something, and he wanted to know how Lin Yan explained.

Because he knew very well that the little flower in front of him had been troubled by Shopkeeper Xiao before, if it was inferred according to common sense, Lin Yan should not have said good things for Shopkeeper Xiao at this time.

But this little Hanako did something contrary to human feelings, which means that there must be something wrong.

Of course, there is also a possibility that this little Hanako is really full of nonsense.

But Mu Lao is not an ordinary person!

In fact, when Mu Lao saw Lin Yan for the first time, he had a feeling that this little flower was definitely not an ordinary teenager!

Not to mention an ordinary teenager, even if he is an adult, he will be very nervous in front of Mu Lao, if he faces Mu Lao's coercion, he will definitely tremble, and he will already break out in a cold sweat!

But Lin Yan was unusually indifferent, and his eyes were very clear, and he didn't dodge anything, this kind of performance was by no means something that the kind of nonsense person could do, and it was even difficult to find this kind of bearing in the direct descendants of many big families.

This couldn't help but surprise Mu Lao very much in his heart!

"This young man is not simple!" Mu Lao secretly commented on Lin Yan in his heart.

And at this moment, almost everyone present felt the coercion of Mu Lao, and everyone knew that this old guy was very angry now, and the consequences would be very serious!

But no one sympathized with Lin Yan, because he seemed to be just a "little Hanako". And the people around him all had a lively expression, and some even expected Lin Yan to be unlucky.

The shopkeeper Xiao on the side not only did not thank Lin Yan for saying good things for him, but instead sneered.

Of course, Lin Yan knew that after he said this, Mu Lao would be angry, after all, the other party was an old-timer, and being questioned by a young man like himself in person was not only a matter of face, but even a matter of dignity, so at any time, the other party would not treat him as if he was nothing, and he would definitely attack himself.

But he wasn't worried at all, because he was confident!

He knew and believed that as long as Mu Lao listened to his explanation, it would definitely be a different scene.

And the coercion released by Mu Lao didn't put much pressure on him, he smiled like no one else.

"This old guy, I really don't know what to do..."In the face of Mu Lao's anger, although Lin Yan's face looked very indifferent, and he was not afraid, he secretly scolded in his heart, "If it weren't for me, you would have lost this precious thousand catties." ”

Of course, it is impossible to say this, otherwise he will really be very sad.

"Old... Mr. ...... "Even so, the three words "old guy" almost blurted out, "You listen to the kid first, in fact, this jack is not only not fake, but priceless!"

"Boy, how do you say this?" Seeing that Lin Yan was quite serious, Mu Lao was obviously surprised.

"This herb should grow in a cool and moist place, and it is not difficult to plant, as long as you take care of it and avoid being touched by reptiles, it will grow smoothly under normal circumstances... I wonder if what the kid said is true?"

Lin Yan didn't answer directly, but glanced at Mu Lao and said in a tentative tone.

He is very familiar with this herb, including its medicinal properties and growing environment, and he himself is very confident in it.

"You're right, this medicinal herb is not very rare and precious, and it can indeed be cultivated in large quantities in the medicine garden..."There was no obvious change in the expression on Mu Lao's face, he just nodded faintly, agreeing with what Lin Yan said, but he changed his words, "But how do you understand what you said is invaluable?"

Obviously, he didn't agree with Lin Yan's point of view, because it had subverted his cognition.

Shopkeeper Xiao on the side looked at Lin Yan's gaze very unkindly, as if he was playing some bad idea.

In fact, he really wanted to teach this little Hanako a hard lesson, but with Mu Lao here, he couldn't do anything.

"Old gentleman, please look!" Lin Yan pointed to another jack in the counter, "At first glance, this jack in your hand is no different from the others, their corollas are all purple, they are all beautiful..."

Lin Yan glanced at the old man again and began to explain... And Mu Lao also listened carefully, and at the same time, he was very puzzled and followed Lin Yan's point, listening and carefully inspecting.

Suddenly, Lin Yan changed his words and went straight to the point: "But the color of this corolla in your hand is a little brighter, in addition, the corolla is also slightly longer than the calyx, its stamens have two, instead of the usual one, and finally there are very fine short hairs in the ovary in the petals... However, the petals of these jack-plucked flowers in the counter do not have this feature. ”

In his previous life, under the strict teaching of his master, Lin Yan was familiar with many medical books, Dan books and books on various medicinal materials, and he knew all kinds of medicinal materials that he had seen and had not seen before, and his medicinal properties, pharmacology and characteristics were well understood, so he was very confident now.

Since ancient times, medicine and medicine have not been separated, and of course, pill and medicine are also not separated.

If one is not proficient in the Tao of Medicine, the Way of Dan and pharmacology, then how can an alchemist refine an elixir that conforms to the mechanism of the human body, and how can a physician treat a patient?

Through Lin Yan's careful explanation, Mu Lao also obviously noticed that the jack in his hand was indeed a little different.

"Sure enough, it's a little different, if you don't look carefully, it's really hard to find!" Mu Lao nodded slightly, and at the same time sighed, and his gaze at Lin Yan had changed a little at this time.

At this moment, Mu Lao seemed to have completely not only been completely more "unreasonable" than Lin Yan just now, but also his attitude had changed significantly.

"That's true, there is no difference between the overall appearance and the flowers, but there is only a little difference within the flowers, so it is difficult to be discovered, let alone an experienced alchemist, even if the person who personally cultivated this medicinal material does not look carefully, it is difficult to distinguish it. Lin Yan explained.

"The old man has been dealing with medicinal herbs all his life, and he hasn't even found this kind of change, it's really embarrassing..."Mu Lao sighed with emotion.

"If it weren't for the fact that the old gentleman had discovered that there was an abnormality in this jack pull, the kid would never have thought that it had mutated. So the old gentleman doesn't have to feel this way. Lin Yan's words were obviously for Mu Lao.

And Mu Lao suddenly changed his words: "But what is the mutation you are talking about?"

Although Mu Lao was an experienced alchemist and had dealt with various medicinal materials for many years, he still didn't know much about the mutation of medicinal materials, and for him, this was the first time he had heard of it, so he was quite curious about it.

"Don't worry, old man, please listen to the kid in detail..."Lin Yan smiled faintly, and did not answer Mu Lao immediately, but told the story...

"In the process of growing medicinal materials, there are very few mutations, and there are many cases of mutation, some of which are mutated by the medicinal materials themselves, some are affected by changes in the external environment, or some kind of accidental emergencies will also affect the growth of the medicinal materials themselves, so as to mutate, and there are different medicinal materials in the growth, competing with each other will also mutate... In short, there are many and complex situations that cause variation..."

"Any medicinal material may have a variety of mutations, and the mutation of medicinal materials is also to adapt to the changes in the living environment, only the medicinal materials that can constantly adapt to environmental changes can continue to survive and reproduce... This is called natural selection, survival of the fittest..."

"Most mutations lead to the death of medicinal herbs, because many mutated medicinal herbs cannot adapt to the environment, and these mutations are failed mutations..."

"But there are also a very small number of mutations that are successful, that is to say, the mutated medicinal materials can continue to survive, and the properties of this mutated medicinal materials will also change, most of the mutated medicinal materials have very little change in medicinal properties, but there are also qualitative changes in the thinking of individual medicinal materials..."

Lin Yan talked in front of everyone, but his tone did not have the slightest arrogance and pride, for him, what he said was just ordinary common sense, and there was nothing to boast about.

In fact, what he is talking about is only knowledge similar to the theory of evolution, and the evolution of any species follows this law, and this is only the basis of some medicine in the Xuanling Realm.

But his words made the surrounding audience stunned, and their faces were full of surprise!

"Is it possible that many medicinal herbs will mutate in one way or another?" Mu Lao wondered.

"Actually, it's not surprising that individual medicinal materials have mutated, it's just an accident!" Lin Yan's tone was very flat.

"What a bunch of nonsense! Medicinal herbs are a kind of spiritual creature born between heaven and earth, and all medicinal herbs are born with whatever they are, and they are not at all what mutations have occurred as you say. ”

At this time, Shopkeeper Xiao stared at Lin Yan and retorted viciously.

He didn't seem to hear that Lin Yan was talking to help Bai Pharmacy, and he didn't even understand what Lin Yan was talking about, he thought that he was so unlucky today, it was entirely because of Lin Yan, if Lin Yan wasn't here, how could he be reprimanded by Mu Lao in public!

He was even considering using Mu Lao's hand to deal with Lin Yan now, so he was trying his best to refute Lin Yan's remarks at the moment.

"Yes! I have never heard of that!"

"That's just a strange thing..."

"Ridiculous..."

"He's just a poor boy, what can he know..."

"Let's go back and study for a few more years..."

At this moment, Shopkeeper Xiao's words also caused many people in the hall to talk quietly, and they obviously agreed with Shopkeeper Xiao's statement.

In their opinion, Lin Yan is indeed just a poor boy like a beggar, I am afraid that he has not even read a few books, and the tone of their discussion can be described as extremely mocking and disdainful!

Due to the deterrent power of Mu Lao, although no one dared to speak out about him, the "old name Huazi", but the people here did not have to be afraid of Lin Yan at all, and they did not have to worry about the consequences of ridiculing Lin Yan, a "little Huazi".

As for the ridicule of others, Lin Yan didn't pay attention to it at all, and he was not interested in reasoning with these people at all, because he knew very well that those bystanders were boring.

Because in his previous life, he studied all kinds of medicinal materials, and it is normal for people in this world not to know or understand, so he is not surprised at all!