Abu got out of the ox cart, first asked the shopkeeper for a room, and carefully carried the Taoist inside; After settling the cost of the ox cart and Alimu, he returned to the Taoist's room. helped him fetch a basin of water, helped the Taoist to start, and asked him to scrub his hands and face. At this time, Yun Niang also settled Wu Ye and walked in.

Fetching water and washing was originally the work done by the subordinates, but this young man actually did it himself, which made the Taoist a little cramped. At this time, I was even more uneasy to see such a bright woman walking in. Fortunately, his hands can still move freely, otherwise, if he asks Engong to wash his face himself, it will be a little unbearable.

Seeing that the Taoist had washed his face, Abu removed the basin and towel and handed them to Yun Niang to dispose of. Turning around, he asked: "I did a cursory examination of the immortal chief's injury just now, it should be that the left leg bone is injured, and it should be fine if he recuperates for a while." Shall I examine the Immortal Elder more carefully first, or shall I eat some food first? ”

After the Taoist washed his face, his beard was straightened out, and he put on a Taoist crown, and he looked like a fairy wind Dao bone. He looked at Abu with some embarrassment, was silent for a while, and said, "Don't hide it, Poor Dao hasn't eaten for two days......

Abu knew this and immediately ordered a few good dishes from the store. Now that it was afternoon, Abu and Yun Niang moved the dining table to the Taoist's bed and ate together.

When the Taoist saw the food in front of him, he couldn't care about Engong and Yun Niang anymore, so he picked up the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth, gobbling it up, it seemed that he was really hungry. Abu was really afraid that if he continued to eat like this, the Taoist might die. However, this Taoist is still a little sensible, after eating two or three bowls of rice, even if his eyes are still green when he looks at the food, he still controls himself and no longer eats.

Abu and Yun Niang also ate some together, and after removing the dishes and chopsticks, Abu helped the Taoist to lie on the bed before talking to each other. First of all, Abu introduced himself to the Taoist, don't call yourself Engong anymore, just call yourself Abu. When Yun Niang was introduced, he directly called Yun Niang his wife who had not passed through the door, which made Yun Niang blush, both happy and shy. The Taoist didn't ask deeply, why did the two walk together without passing through the door.

After the Taoist had eaten, his spirit was really much better, and he had the strength to speak. told Abu about his origin, and what Abu and Yunniang didn't expect was that this down-and-out Taoist had a great background.

It turned out that in the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance had captured a Tianzhu monk named Na Luo Po Suo. In order to survive, Narahara claimed that he could make a medicine for longevity. Wang Xuance knew the holy will, so he gave it to Taizong as a gift.

Emperor Taizong warmly received Na Luo Po and treated him as a guest. Na Luo Er was already a donkey who had been milled, and he couldn't get off the stage, so he had to lie that he had lived for 200 years and could prolong Taizong's life.

In order to obtain the elixir of immortality, Taizong was convinced of Na Luo Er Po Sa, because he personally saw the tea water claimed by Na Luo Er Po Sa, and the history records that this water comes out of the stone mortar, there are stone statues guarding it, and the water has seven colors, hot or cold, which can sell plants, trees, gold and iron, and people are rotten in their hands, so as to turn it into the skull.

Taizong then ordered Na Luo Po to refine the pill in Jinbiaomen, and at the same time ordered Cui Dunli, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to be the general person in charge of the alchemy project, and other relevant departments to cooperate with a high degree. Widely search for all kinds of strange and difficult materials, strange medicines and strange stones, what Tianshan Snow Lotus, Chew Lai Luo leaves, and so on.

It lasted a year and practiced the crude medicine. But when Taizong took the medicine, the elixir turned out to be a life-urging medicine, and his condition was greatly aggravated, and he died within two months.

After Taizong's death, it is strange that no one blamed Na Luo Po Sa, so that he could die a good death. And at that time, some alchemy alchemists who cooperated with Na Luo Po Sa also became uncared for. The Taoist grandfather Liu Daohe was among them, and later Liu Daohe concentrated on studying the various materials and recipes left by Na Luo Po Suo, and presented the elixir to Emperor Gaozong in 681. Gaozong Dayue rewarded Liu Daohe greatly, and he was in the limelight for a while. In 683, Gaozong fell ill and died, fortunately, Liu Daohe was not implicated, but he was also in panic, and died of anxiety at the end of the year. His father, Liu Wende, took his wife away from the whirlpool in Chang'an.

Later, he got a son and named him Liu Yuanlu, which means to stay away from right and wrong, away from glory and wealth. So Liu Yuanlu followed his father to study the alchemy materials collected by his grandfather. Liu Yuanlu is smart and clever, very talented in alchemy, and has excelled among alchemy alchemists when he was young. Today, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered to gather the world's scholars to refine the elixir for him, and naturally found Liu Yuanlu's head.

Liu Yuanlu remembered his father's teachings, to stay away from the land of right and wrong, and not to learn from the generation of Na Luo and grandfather Liu Daohe, and refine the elixir for the saint. At this time, Liu Yuanlu's parents had passed away, and he had no wife and children to worry about. simply went alone, avoided other places, and prepared to go to Tianzhu to explore the strange country where Na Luo Po was back then.

Because he heard that there were horse bandits on the South Tianshan Road from time to time, and some merchants were killed, Liu Yuanlu took the route of Wensu Prefecture and prepared to march to Tianzhu from the North Tianshan Road. Just because of the meager family resources, coupled with the long-term purchase of various alchemy materials, the cost is very huge, and it has long been unable to make ends meet. Now that he has run out of entanglements, he came up with the idea of performing on the street. Unexpectedly, because of his clumsy words and improper handling, he was almost beaten to death, but he was fortunately rescued by Abu.

After listening to his story, Abu was stunned for a long time, and exclaimed: "It turns out that Liu Xianchang is from an alchemy family, no wonder he is so powerful." ”

Liu Yuanlu's face showed shame: "Don't make fun of Engong, if Poor Dao really has real talent and learning, how can he end up like this." ”

Abu said: "Immortals should not be humble, there are words and wisdom, and the wise are often ridiculed by fools, and jade is buried in the mud." Immortals grow up to be talented, but it is not yet the time to show their ambitions. ”

Then Abu asked, "Can the Immortal Elder tell me the details of today as the next one?" ”

Liu Yuanlu sighed and said: "I'm really ashamed, I was really hungry and panicked because I hadn't eaten for two days, so I thought of the idea of performing on the street." I have found in my alchemy experiments that if concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid are mixed together in a certain proportion, a particularly soluble liquid will be formed, which can dissolve most of the metals. ”

As soon as he said this, Abu couldn't help but interject: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, what did you just say?" Concentrated hydrochloric acid, concentrated nitric acid? ”

"It's a name I came up with randomly, because in the refining process, hydrochloric acid is obtained by eating salt stones, so I called it hydrochloric acid; The solubilizing solution obtained by saltpeter is called nitric acid; There is also one obtained from sulfur flaine, which I call sulfuric acid. Nothing else, just to remember. ”

Abu was silent for a long time, and his brain had begun to mess up, what kind of world is this! In the past few years, I have been running around, searching hard, and various experiments have been unsuccessful; And this inconspicuous Taoist in front of him has already mastered the skill of refining strong acids, and they are also the three major strong acids! This makes the self-proclaimed scholar Abu a traverser after two thousand years embarrassed. I could only ask: "Did you cross over?" ”

"Kawagoe? Engong refers to the land of Sichuan and Shu, which has the reputation of the country of abundance, I have settled in Qizhou, Shandong Province with my father for many years, and I have never been there, I don't know why Engong has this question? ”

In the end, Abu could only wave his hand helplessly: "I just ask casually, you continue." "I said that I really picked up a big ingot this time.