Chapter 101: The Medicine of the World (I)

"What? are you interested?" Unexpectedly, in the face of Zhang Qing's reckless inquiry, Ou Boni was not angry, but looked at him with a smile.

Zhang Qingguang stared at the strange potion in the stone mortar and the dry medicinal materials next to him, and didn't notice Ou Boni's expression. Hearing her ask, she nodded again and again to show great interest.

Ou Boni then explained the functions of these medicinal materials to Zhang Qing, and at the same time explained the production method of 'Zizhu Qingling Ointment'.

It's also Zhang Qing's lack of experience, and he doesn't know how rare such a powerful topical drug is in the rivers and lakes, so he doesn't think it's strange for Ou Boni to explain the production method to him.

Speaking of which, the production process of 'Zizhu Qingling Ointment' is indeed very complicated, in addition to preparing dozens of ordinary or rare animals and plants with medicinal value in various ways in advance, and then it has to be boiled in a large stone mortar at a low fire as it is now.

According to Oboni, it takes a full year to prepare the ingredients from scratch, and the processing time varies from three years to the time. In fact, the batch of 'Zizhu Qingling Cream' used by Zhang Qing was made six years ago, and the current pot was also prepared by Ou Boni three years ago.

The boiling process lasts for five days, during which the herbs are constantly thrown into it and stirred several times. During this period, the medicine master can leave for no more than six hours in total, and it is intermittent, so it is very draining.

Moreover, this is only considered to be the original solution, which cannot be used directly, and it will be dried for 49 days and cellared for 81 days. After that, it is opened again, another medicinal liquid is added, slowly dried on the fire, mixed with a kind of mink oil, and stored for another month to be regarded as the real 'Zizhu Qingling Ointment'.

Just this production process made Zhang Qing dizzy to hear, and he wanted to say that many of these processes might be some kind of useless ritual similar to a witch doctor, but after all, he had personally experienced the magic of this medicine, and this world was different from the earth, so he didn't dare to draw conclusions so arbitrarily.

However, although he didn't know the principle, after all, he was a high-achieving student from a medical university, and he had memorized dozens of textbooks with hundreds of pages, coupled with his increasingly keen memory after cultivating "Sword Record", Zhang Qing easily memorized dozens of medicinal materials with awkward names.

By the time Wei Xiangzi came out of the morning class for Ah Longyin, he had even memorized the preparation methods of these medicinal materials, which surprised the two big men of Kongsang Dao and sighed that he had the talent to become a pharmacist.

You must know that it took them ten days to completely memorize this prescription, although it was a study and memory at that time, but Zhang Qing is just a child who has never been in contact with the profession of pharmacist, and it is not easy to have this level. Not to mention that Ah Longyin still remembers a lot of mistakes and omissions because she is not interested, just now Wei Xiangzi asked her to make up from the basics in the house.

Hearing Zhang Qing skillfully reciting the names of medicinal materials and how to deal with them, Wei Xiangzi and Ou Baoni glanced at each other, both showing inexplicable looks, and finally Wei Xiangzi opened his mouth:

"Aqing, are you interested in becoming a pharmacist?"

"Pharmacist, what is this? When I was sick at home, I invited Lang Zhong?" Zhang Qing had never heard of this term in this world, and only Lang Zhong had some connection to this term from Zhang Shanyi's memory, but he knew that there was this title in the hospital on the earth, but it was definitely not the same profession.

Wei Xiangzi smiled slightly and began to explain to him.

It turns out that in this world, people who have no internal qi or true qi and only rely on ordinary medicinal materials to treat others are called Langzhong. This kind of Langzhong mostly exists in various towns and even villages, and it will also help ordinary people to see a doctor on a daily basis. They can basically deal with headaches, brain fevers, or traumatic injuries, but that's all.

After all, this world is the world of martial artists, and various different types of true qi emerge one after another. And becoming a warrior will inevitably fight with others, so there are more cases of various strange internal and external injuries. On the other hand, there are many famous mountains in this world, and there are also many forbidden places in various primitive states, among which there are many kinds of poisons, fierce beasts, and even monsters and ghosts that have cultivated demonic energy.

They will all cause strange damage to the warriors who enter the expedition, and these injuries mixed with strange energy are simply impossible for ordinary Lang Zhong to handle, so a long time has given birth to a group of martial artists who have a deep study of various medicinal materials and have mastered the true qi.

Because they are equipped with martial arts, and the worst is also innate cultivation, they can easily go deep into the no-man's land that ordinary people can't enter at all, and obtain some rare medicinal materials. Or hunt some kind of animal that is either ferocious or poisonous, and then use it to make medicine.

Through the inheritance from generation to generation, a pharmacist has formed a profession that has many systems, but it is mainly to serve the warriors and deal with various incurable diseases.

Because only true qi can assist in healing, it must be innate to become a pharmacist. However, this aspect of training can be started from the acquired stage, but at this time it can only be called an apprentice. Internal Qi basically cannot exist outside the body, so it is almost useless to other people's injuries, and apprentices with short learning time are not even as useful as Lao Langzhong.

However, the status of pharmacists is very high, because they can not only treat injuries and diseases, but almost all famous families will have their own medicinal bath recipes and pills for cultivating their children, which are also summarized by pharmacists little by little. These famous families also have pharmacists who are good friends with their families and even train pharmacists to help them refine pills and prepare medicinal baths.

Moreover, a good pharmacist is an object of respect whether it is in the rivers and lakes or in the temple. For example, people like Dongyi and Beiyao are hostile to Daxuan, and although they have trade contacts, ordinary people will still be hostile in each other's countries. However, if the famous pharmacist of the Xuan Dynasty went to the two countries, whether it was a martial arts person or a city government official, he would definitely welcome him. And if it is a few famous pharmacists in the realm of the outer gods on the rivers and lakes, they will even get the courtesy of the heads of the various sects and the heads of the families.

Even Emperor Ming Yuzun, the Emperor of Beiyao, who had already cultivated the 'Treasure Body of the Son of Heaven', had personally met the famous lone pharmacist of the Great Xuan Beiyou a few years ago, and the 'One Eye of Life and Death' Xia He of the Outer God Realm.

The teacher's inheritance of this miracle doctor is not examinable, but the medical skills are indeed superb, and the two most popular legends about him on the rivers and lakes can also prove this.

The first one, it is said that more than thirty years ago, when he was still an ordinary pharmacist in the innate realm, he was far less famous than he is now. He followed a friend to visit a famous martial arts hostel, but he only chatted for a few words and left in a hurry, which made the boss unhappy.

Afterwards, his friends complained about him, saying that he was proud of his talent and did not take other people's famous places in his eyes, and his reputation was not good. He shook his head and said to his friend: "I just saw that this senior had a hidden evil disease, and there was no cure, so I couldn't bear to see his situation, so I left in a hurry." ”

My friend, who is also a pharmacist, said unbelievably: "How is this possible? I see that my predecessor is as strong as an ox, and he is full of energy when he speaks, and it is said that he just took a concubine a few days ago, so why is it that there is no cure in your mouth?"

Xia He said: "That's because his evil disease is all in the internal organs, and he can't see it on weekdays, and once he has an attack, he will die on the spot." ”

The friend asked again, "Then why don't you tell him?"

Xia He sighed: "You also know medical science, even you can't see it, my reputation is not obvious, how can I make him believe." What's more, this senior is known for his stubborn character, if I rashly step forward and tell him that he is already sick and incurable, do you think I can still get out of the door of his house?"

My friend was still skeptical: "It's really incurable?"

Xia He nodded: "Ten days will die." ”

This friend waited in the city where the martial arts celebrity lived, and sure enough, on the ninth day, the senior's mansion was in trouble. He went to inquire, and he knew that the seniors had just finished eating, and he felt full of energy, so he wanted to instruct the juniors on a whim.

As a result, when he was standing in the middle of the field to demonstrate to the disciples, his complexion suddenly changed drastically, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground on his back and died. This death without warning made everyone in the whole house at a loss, only this friend was secretly frightened, and at the same time threw himself to the ground with the five bodies that Xia He admired.