Chapter 22 / Wakasen

In the middle of winter, I always feel that the weather is very cold, and I wear layer by layer, and Chen Xiangmei's standard figure like a hanger is bloated like a ball. But sitting by the gossip fireplace, the warmth is warm. The days are short and the nights are long, the sun sets quickly, and the sky gradually darkens. The fire grew brighter and brighter, and during the day it seemed to glow red with charcoals, not only did it turn red, but a layer of cheerful, cyan flames could be seen on the outer layer of the fiery red.

On this day, Chen Xiangmei went to the gossip furnace again, and poured a handful of herbs from the door of the furnace without hurrying, and immediately, a blue-red flame appeared.

Lu Qingqiu said, "Now what you have to do is to fuse these medicinal powers into a pill. At this point, you can't afford to be lazy anymore. If you have any more distractions, this medicine will be wasted. ”

Chen Xiangmei inhaled and began to use the smooth pure green true fire to slowly fuse these refined powders together.

"Controlling the heat is the hardest step. Some herbs are mutually exclusive, and some are repulsive. One mistake can ruin all your efforts. ”

Chen Xiangmei didn't dare to be careless at all, and she had already memorized some basic common sense about refining pills. At this time, coupled with Lu Qingqiu's guidance, although he was a little in a hurry, he was barely able to cope with it. After another hour, there were some changes in the gossip furnace. A breath of elixir spread out from the furnace. The aura of this elixir is very strong, and the smell is also calm.

With a bang, the door opened. As a strong aura of elixir gradually spread, wrapped in a faint cyan flame, a thumb-thick round golden pill appeared in the pure green furnace fire that was not slow and stable.

Lu Qingqiu held the jade gourd bottle in his hand, put the Seven Returns Pill in, and came to Lin Yiqing's sickbed.

At this moment, Lin Yiqing was still asleep, as if she was sleeping indefinitely.

Lu Qingqiu opened the cork of the jade gourd bottle, poured out the golden pill, and slowly stuffed it into Lin Yiqing's mouth. He gently massaged his chest so that it could be swallowed.

Chen Xiangmei also took warm water to help swallow it.

Lin Yiqing swallowed the Seven Returning Pills, still sleeping soundly and without any reaction.

Chen Xiangmei stared, waiting for a miracle to happen.

Lu Qingqiu smiled slightly and said, "Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread." Now if he leaps to his feet, it will not be called resurrection. That's called corpse fraud. ”

Chen Xiangmei shuddered and stopped staring.

For several days, there was no movement. Chen Xiangmei had nothing to do to help Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu pick up herbs and clean the incense burner. On this day, a team member suddenly came to look for him, saying that Lin Yiqing had a situation. Chen Xiangmei's heart jumped, and she hurried to the sickbed, and when she saw it, she was shocked. Lin Yiqing, who was on the sickbed, was covered in thin scabs formed by the venom of the giant toad, and they cracked and fell off. The whole person seems to have turned into a butterfly and broke out of the cocoon, completely changing its appearance. In the light and misty night starlight, the lips are as beautiful as cherry blossoms, and the skin is as delicate as porcelain. Quietly close his eyes, like a beautiful boy who sleeps peacefully in myths and legends. Lin Yiqing was originally handsome, but for some reason, her face was blue, and she looked a little demonic and sickly. Now there is no disease at all, and the puff is jade. Chen Xiangmei was stunned on the spot, not knowing what she saw in front of her, it was really an illusion.

Here, Lin Yiqing was reborn and recovered from a serious illness. Qin Xiao and Zuo Yintang also breathed a sigh of relief, and planned to dig the Centipede Mountain Mine immediately. But when I thought of the group of giant frogs in the cave pool, my stomach returned to sour water, and I had a headache.

He found out that he was confident, took the initiative to ask Ying, and also used Lu Qingqiu's gossip pill furnace to refine the medicine. It's just that Lu Qingqiu is refining a panacea to save people, while Cha Cha Zhi is refining an intestinal poison to deal with giant frogs.

Chen Xiangmei still played the role of a Taoist boy, and when she saw that Qin Xiao would find out Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu as guests, she didn't dare to be negligent. Put the herbs that have been prepared in the Ascension Chronicle into the Bagua Furnace. Before he could control the heat, the flames fluttered up. In an instant, a handful of herbs turned into pitch-black ashes. Find out that Zhicai's medicine and Lu Qingqiu's are completely at two extremes. Chen Xiangmei looked at her mistake and was so embarrassed that she was at a loss.

"Go on." Cha Cha Zhi sat cross-legged on the couch and said quietly.

Chen Xiangmei was also anxious and wiped the sweat on her forehead. After persistently burning a few handfuls of herbs, he finally barely managed to find the adaptation point to the fire.

Finding out the little white powder extracted from Zhiwang, he bowed his head slightly, and said approvingly: "Not bad, that's it." Captain Chen, let's rest for a while. ”

As soon as the words fell, Chen Xiangmei's shoulders, which were trying to maintain balance, suddenly collapsed. Just followed Lu Qingqiu to refine the pill, and then turned to the cha cha zhi to refine the poison, this change is too big, isn't there even a transition? Chen Xiangmei Suoxing threw away the bamboo fan, and her body fell to the ground softly as if she had lost her strength. Panting slightly, his chest continued to rise and fall, and his whole body was sore.

"Meditating and pranayama at this time is of great benefit to cultivation." Glancing at Chen Xiangmei, who was sitting on the ground like soft clay, Cha Zhi said lightly.

After a moment of battle between laziness and persistence in her heart, Chen Xiangmei had to sit up reluctantly, her trembling hands posing for pranayama, and then slowly closing her eyes. Seeing this, Cha Cha Zhi smiled, and shifted his gaze to the jade gourd flat placed in front of the gossip furnace. The bottle was filled with a little bit of refined pale white powder. These are the results of Chen Xiangmei's hard work in one day.

Chen Xiangmei closed her eyes and cultivated for nearly an hour. It's strange to say, because the qi power exhausted by alchemy has finally gradually recovered. And it seems to be much fuller than before. Slowly opened his eyes, and the sour and numb feeling of powerlessness in his whole body also dissipated most of it. Twisting his neck, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Cultivated? Then go ahead. Opening his eyes and looking at Chen Xiangmei, who had recovered as before, Cha Cha Zhi said with a smile.

For seven days in a row, Ascha Zhi refined a total of one hundred and eight black pills.

Chen Xiangmei couldn't help but asked, "Chief Chadao, didn't you say that there are only seventy-two toads?" What do you do with refining one hundred and eight pills? ”

Lu Qingqiu, who was on the side, smiled and said, "Because of these seventy-two toads, there are also partners." ”

Chen Xiangmei said: "Partner? What is Toad's buddy? The Frog Prince, or the White Swan? ”

Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu laughed when they heard it.

The successful refining of Cha Cha Zhi's intestinal poison indicates that a more fierce human-frog battle is about to be staged. Qin Xiao and Zuo Yintang didn't dare to take it lightly, just hearing that the giant frog had swallowed Fan Lao Ugly alive, they were already sick to their stomachs. If you are faced with a large group of toads, it is like a nightmare to think about it. The selected team members are gearing up and eager to try.

As soon as the day came, before dawn, Qin Xiao, Zuo Yintang and Chen Xiangmei led the team to meet with the martial artist Ouyang Hai, Yizhang Hongjia Saihua, Taoist Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu on the rural dirt road leading to the Centipede Mountains. Everyone was in high spirits, and they all held back a bad breath, wanting to sprinkle it on these toads. Hardly saying anything, like a death squad, he embarked on the journey to the Centipede Mountains without hesitation.

Everyone ate at the return to Laixi Station, full of wine and food, nourished their spirits, and marched towards the Centipede Mountains. When they arrived at the entrance of the mine cave of the waterfall and flowing spring, everyone took out torches and lit them, followed behind Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu, held the torches high, and groped inside.

Before entering the center of the cave, a frog chirped, and the sound was heard.

Everyone's hearts were tense.

To be continued/