Chapter 38: Worshipping Immortals and Seeking Medicine (1)
The fourth painting is more simple, just a dead tree, half a tree to be exact, because the whole tree has been hollowed out from top to bottom. There was not a single leaf on the tree, only the dry branches pointing lifelessly towards the sky.
"This, what does this mean......" Meng Xingyuan, who was still full of confidence just now, was at a loss for a moment.
"This tree...... The tree is dead......" Ah Feng wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
Meng Xingyuan knew that she wanted to help herself, but she was afraid of disturbing her train of thought, so she nodded to her and said, "Yes, a dead tree." ”
"Well, the tree is dead, is there still ...... Another name?" Ah Feng was even more incoherent.
"What should it be called?" Anyway, he didn't have an idea, so Meng Xingyuan simply followed Ah Feng's train of thought.
"Shouldn't it be called, called firewood?" Ah Feng said hesitantly, "Aren't people often using dry trees to make fires for cooking?"
Meng Xingyuan whispered to himself: "Firewood, cooking, dry." But how do you put these words together?"
Ah Feng said again: "Look at this tree again, it has been hollowed out from top to bottom......
Meng Xingyuan's eyes lit up and shouted: "Ah Feng, Ah Feng, you are really my lucky star! ”
After guessing the four riddles, Meng Xingyuan and Ah Feng had already come to the door of the room.
"Do you need to change your answer a little more time?" asked the boy, who was still standing outside the gate.
"No, we're confident. After speaking, Meng Xingyuan hugged Ah Feng's waist. He decided that if the poisonous smoke really came out, he would use the "Red Cloud Chasing Moon Step" to take Ah Feng out.
There was a soft "sque......ak", and the door opened.
Ah Feng excitedly hugged Meng Xingyuan's neck and jumped up: "Haha, we succeeded." You're amazing!" When she laughed enough, she realized that she was too close to Meng Xingyuan, and quickly let go of Meng Xingyuan with a red face.
Although he had just passed the danger, Meng Xingyuan, who was hugged, still had a sweet feeling from the bottom of his heart. Since breaking up with his girlfriend, he hasn't felt this way anymore.
"Tell me how you came up with the answer. In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Ah Feng changed the topic.
Meng Xingyuan cleared his throat and said proudly, "Let's talk about the first riddle first." Actually, when I saw that the picture was a chessboard full of chess pieces, I didn't have any idea at all. You said that this is a chessboard that cannot be dropped, and that gave me a revelation. I can guess that the answer to the riddle is 'no leak'. There is no place to drop the pieces on the chessboard, that is, there is no way to drop the pieces, and the homonym of 'no drops' is not the same as 'no leaks'?
"The second riddle is also due to you. I've been starting with the 'robe', and my thinking is restricted. It wasn't until you said, 'This monk's dress,' that it gave me a new idea. The monk represents 'Zen', and 'robe' can be understood as 'clothing'. The answer is 'Zen clothes', just like the Chinese herb 'cicada clothes' I used to eat. The cicada coat is the molting shell of the cicada, so it is also called the cicada shell and the cicada molt, which has the effect of evacuating wind and heat, opening the throat, relieving the wind and stopping spasms, and retreating the eyes. When I was a child, I once had a sore throat and difficulty speaking, and I was cured with Chinese herbs such as cicada, honeysuckle, mint, burdock and forsythia.
"The third drawing, in my opinion, is the simplest. When we see the content of the picture, we will associate it with the water drop stone wear, and I also think of the answer from this idiom - Iwami wear. Isn't that what it means when water drops down on the stone and gradually drip through the stone? Iwami is also called Wusha grass and moon red, and according to the records in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it can treat symptoms such as bone pain, strong winds, and carbuncles.
"I think the last one is the most difficult, and the thinking is also limited to the 'tree' aspect. Later, when you told me that the dead tree could only be called wood, and that it had been dug up from top to bottom, I came up with the mystery. The answer to the puzzle is 'Mutong'. Mutong has a cold and bitter taste, and has the effect of clearing the heart and removing dryness, diuretic and drenching, so it can be used for edema, upset, dampness and heat, etc. According to the "Pediatric Drug Certificate Straight Formula", Mutong is matched with rehmannia root, licorice, bamboo leaves, etc., which can treat upset and urine caused by heart fire moving down to the small intestine. “、
"You're amazing, you even know this!" Ah Feng smiled and complimented.
"Haha, are you starting to like me a little bit because of my erudition?" Meng Xingyuan, who had passed this hurdle without danger, and was in a good mood, also made a joke.
"It's less smelly and beautiful, what I like is handsome guys. Ah Feng blushed slightly.
This sentence hit the mediocre Meng Xingyuan very hard, he argued: "The eldest husband is alive, relying on Wen Taowu strategy, fighting to stand up to the sky, and what he wants is to take care of his wife and children, protect his family and defend the country." That kind of soft and delicate, well-dressed 'sissy' is a manifestation of distorted values. “
"You just envy other men's appearance, right? Ah Feng smiled and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this." Let's get inside. ”
This little hug brought Meng Xingyuan a strange feeling, how could Ah Feng deny that it didn't cause ripples in her heart?
When they entered the room, they saw a tall chair facing the doorway, on which sat a man dressed in a red robe, with a blue face and red hair, and squinting eyes.
"I took the liberty to visit and disturb Lu Daxian. Ah Feng bent down to salute. Meng Xingyuan also hurriedly followed her example and gave a salute.
Lu Yue opened his eyes and said lukewarmly: "It turned out to be Miss Ah Feng, what a rare guest." The two of you don't have to be polite. Hurry up, please take a seat. ”
After the two of them sat down in the guest seat, the boy who guarded the door immediately brought three cups of tea.
"Miss Afeng, I don't know what you are doing on my remote desert island?" Lu Yue's words still didn't have the slightest emotion.
Ah Feng owed: "We came to Guidao to ask Lu Daxian for help. ”
"Haha," Lu Yuepi said with a smile, "Miss Ah Feng is the personal maid of the Queen Mother, who doesn't know the immortals all the way?
Lu Daxian said seriously. Ah Feng still smiled, "I'm just a little maid." However, this matter can only be done by Lu Yue and Lu Daxian, the first person under the Tongtian Sect Master in the Interception Sect. “
"Oh, what the hell is going on then?" Lu Yue heard the words of praise, and his face had a hint of pride.
Ah Feng told her and Meng Xingyuan what they had encountered.
Lu Yue took a sip of tea and said to Meng Xingyuan: "I can't imagine that the little brother has such a heart, it's rare! Even for the sake of Ah Feng and this benevolent little brother, I have to help you." ”
Meng Xingyuan was overjoyed and stood up: "Then there will be Lao Daxian." I thank Meng Po and the people of the world!"
"You're welcome, it's the duty of our immortals to save the world. Lu Yue thought for a while, "Two, please taste my 'ambergris tea' from Jiulong Island first, this tea has the effect of prolonging life." I'm going to get some medicine. ”
After Lu Yue left, Meng Xingyuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, only to feel full of strange fragrance and refreshed, he had never drunk such tea before.
"Slow, don't drink. Ah Feng's words didn't stop Meng Xingyuan, he had already swallowed the tea.
"Why don't you drink it?" Meng Xingyuan said while reminiscing about the taste of the tea, "It tastes really good, you can taste it too." ”
Ah Feng looked around and whispered, "Lu Yue is a master of using poison, be careful of poisoning the tea." ”
"How come?" Meng Xingyuan waved his hand with a big grin, "Everyone has promised to help us, how can they harm us again?"
"I hope not. Seeing that Meng Xingyuan didn't have any abnormal reaction, Ah Feng was a little relieved.
"Taste it, this tea tastes really good. After a while, Meng Xingyuan drank most of the cup.
"When is it, you still have the heart to drink tea?" Ah Feng complained angrily, "I don't like it, you can drink it yourself." ”
"Everyone has promised to help us, why are you in a hurry?" Meng Xingyuan took another sip of tea, "I almost forgot, you are an immortal of Heavenly Court, what tea has not been drunk, of course you don't care about this cup." “
Ah Feng gave him a big roll of the eye and ignored him.