Traveling to the ancient harem

A few days later, in Jingzhen’s courtyard.

The atmosphere was a bit serious at the moment. Huang Ye stood in the Second Master's pharmacy, in front of her was a case that almost took up an entire room. The case was filled with herbs. It looked like there were hundreds of them. She took a deep breath. Today was the final test. As long as she could make this pill that could cure all poisons, she would be considered a successful apprentice.

The two masters were a little nervous. This medicine preparation was different from other medicines. If one ingredient was wrong, or the dosage was incorrect, a good medicine could become a fatal one. No matter how smart the disciples were, without precise control, a slight mistake could lead to a huge loss.

Hongdou was not worried at all. She knew that the young lady would definitely pass the test. Even if she failed, she would be wherever the young lady was. That was why she could still look around, appearing particularly heartless.

Huang Ye began to carefully identify the medicinal herbs she needed among each herb. Over the years, she followed her master to the mountains to collect herbs. When her master treated patients, she would also help. In order to train her, her master would sometimes take her down the mountain to live in the town for a few days, and go out for free medical treatment every day so that she could directly come into contact with various cases.

Gradually, she began to take over some patients whose conditions were not too serious, taking their pulses, giving them acupuncture, and prescribing medicine. The little girl was not at all stage-frightened, and grew up little by little in this most intuitive experience. Now, ordinary illnesses are no longer difficult for her. Today is the test of poison skills, and she is confident that she will pass it.

I saw her methodically picking out the herbs that needed to be used one by one, taking them to the pharmacy (these herbs had already been processed), arranging them in order, and then starting to light the fire with a fire starter. As the water temperature in the medicine pot rose, she began to put the herbs in one by one in order. The whole process was without any panic, and she was calm, not like an eleven-year-old child.

The room was soon filled with a strong smell of medicine. Huang Ye carefully controlled the temperature. As the smell became stronger, she began to remove the fire little by little, leaving only a little bit of primer.

Seeing that the time has come, Huang Ye opened the medicine jar and put in a kind of glue that he had prepared in advance (this glue acts as an adhesive). He covered it with a lid and continued to simmer it slowly over a low heat. This process is very important. If you don't control it well and the medicine gets mushy before the time is up, all your previous efforts will be wasted.

Looking at the hourglass, the time was up. Huang Ye padded his hands with a thick cloth and picked up the medicine jar. He carefully scraped out the ointment inside with a long-handled wooden spoon. When it was no longer hot, he kneaded the ointment into three pills of equal size.

You think this is a success, but you are overthinking. These three pills need to be put into a special steamer and steamed for another hour before they are considered a success.

Huang Ye put the steamed pills in a small dish and carefully brought it to the master: "Second Master, please check." The earnestness in his eyes made Jingzhen almost embarrassed.

Jingzhen picked up the pill and observed it carefully, then put it under her nose and sniffed it carefully. After an unknown amount of time, she raised her head, looked at Guanzhen, and nodded: "Very good, you can start your apprenticeship now."

"Ah, ah, ah I'm so happy..." Huang Ye jumped up excitedly and gave the Second Master a big hug, followed by the Master, and Hongdou. Even the Prince was picked up and thrown around, which scared the Prince so much that he ran away. It was so scary.

Guan Zhen looked at Huang Ye lovingly: "Your graduation today means that you can practice medicine and save lives in the future. Remember that a doctor should be kind-hearted. You should always have kindness in your heart and not be burdened by utilitarianism. As for poison, remember that you can only use it to protect yourself and don't hurt others easily."

Huang Ye agreed readily. Her master had said not to harm others easily, so harming others in self-protection would not be considered a violation. That was how she understood it anyway.

"The capital has sent letters asking twice, wanting you to return. Now that you have already set out, you can make preparations."

Guanzhen was reluctant to let go. She had been with the child for several years. Although they were master and disciple, in her heart, she had always loved her as her own child. The child was also a good one. Although she seemed noisy on the surface, she was actually very careful and had a very good heart. With the company of the two children, she and her junior sister had a few years of lively life.

But she cannot hinder her disciples' steps. She has her own way to go. Her battlefield is in the capital. She is an eagle and will spread her wings and fly high one day. A small Ciyu Temple cannot trap her.

"Master..." Huang Ye was a little sad. Although he knew that this day would come, when he thought about leaving here and possibly never seeing his master and the others again in his life, he felt like there was a ball of grass blocking his heart and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Jingzhen touched her disciple's hair without saying anything. She didn't like to talk much, but seeing her disciple sad, she could only comfort her in this way.

"Second Master, you are still so young, can't you return to secular life?" Huang Ye has said this a hundred times. Every time, Second Master would smile and shake his head. This time was no exception.

"I promised Second Master that I would go to the Poison Medicine Valley to kowtow to my master after I finish my apprenticeship. Before returning to the capital this time, I must keep my promise and go to the Poison Medicine Valley."