Chapter Eleven: Making Medicinal Pills

  Ran Li's training time was a bit longer than Yue Yu's, but after about an hour, he had also reached his limit. Then, instead of practicing with his large axe, he walked to Yue Yu's side with a strange expression and quietly watched him.

  Yue Yu waited until the medicinal broth in the sand pot had been simmered down to a small portion of its original volume, forming a substance similar to medicinal paste, before he stopped the fire. Next, he needed to extract the required medicinal components from it one by one.

  At this time, these medicinal materials had already been basically decomposed in high-temperature boiling water, and various minerals and plant molecules had also been dissolved. However, what Yue Yu really needed was only a very small part of them, and it was not an easy task to extract them one by one from the midst of a large amount of other substances.

  In his past life, he had all sorts of high-tech instruments and chemical agents to help him. But here, there was almost nothing around that could assist him.

  Fortunately, he still had analytical skills, and in this world, there was still the existence of true energy. Yue Yu picked up a sand pot, then infused his internal energy into it, absorbing the medicinal components one by one, and then extracted them out, throwing them into the bronze cauldron.

  This is more tiring than analyzing those medicines in the pharmacy this morning. Fortunately, it was Yueshu's first time refining medicine, and she didn't have enough energy, so the amount of medicine she bought was only about twenty portions. Luckily, she didn't exhaust her true energy by the end of this process. Along the way, Yueshu thought of using Ranli as a laborer more than once. However, she was worried that Ranli's control over his true energy was somewhat insufficient, and his Dahunyuan skill had a natural, slight attraction to various substances. This was something that even a sixth-level warrior like Ranli didn't possess. Therefore, Yueshu ultimately gave up on this idea.

  Next was the final part of the simmering, and by this time, Yue Yu's expression had become increasingly cautious. He scooped a few more ladles of creek water into the bronze cauldron, then roasted it over low heat.

  Actually, the most appropriate thing to do at this moment is to add distilled water. However, neither the tools nor the environment permit it now, and I can only barely make do. Fortunately, the creek water is clear and has no excessive impurities. Earlier, Yue Yu had also observed that the alchemy workshop in the city, located in a high place, usually takes water from here. The mineral content contained in it roughly matches the 'Pei Yuan Pill' in his hand, so there shouldn't be any problem.

  Wait until the water boils again, Yue Yu uses a medicine spoon to stir vigorously inside the cauldron, only after all the medicinal ingredients are thoroughly and evenly mixed can the lid be covered.

  This time, less water was added, but soon it had dried out again. When Yue Yu opened the bronze cauldron, he smelled a fragrance similar to that of "Pei Yuan Wan" wafting out. Yue Yu leaned forward to look inside and saw a layer of white jade-colored medicinal mud settled at the bottom of the cauldron. According to his knowledge, next he only needed to knead these gel-like substances into pellet shapes and thoroughly dry out the water content, then it would be done.

  At this time, Rong Li beside him had already lit up his eyes. At this point, he also roughly knew what Yue Yu was doing. As one of the most outstanding young people in the Yue family castle, he got a lot of "Pei Yuan Pills" every year, so he naturally understood what these white medicinal pastes in the cauldron were.

  "Little master, can this medicine be taken?" Ruan Li swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple trembling slightly. Although he was attracted to the fragrance of the medicine, he still had some doubts about its safety.

  "I don't know, why don't you try it first?"

  Yue Yu thought that if someone came to try the medicine, it would be great. Although in terms of material composition, these ointments were not much different from the "Pei Yuan Pill" in his hand, except for a little more water molecules. However, what was its efficacy and whether it would poison people, he himself was also unsure. After all, there were too many unknown ingredients inside, and he could only rely on their physical properties and molecular structure to identify them.

  However, Ran Li was not deceived. After struggling and hesitating for a moment, he smiled foolishly and shifted his gaze away. Yue Yu shrugged her shoulders, not feeling annoyed either. She picked out a small piece of medicinal mud the size of a fingernail tip and tossed it into the nearby stream. Then she was shocked to see that this originally crystal-clear stream suddenly came to life, with countless loaches and catfish-like creatures emerging to compete for the medicinal mud. In the end, she swallowed one yellow catfish about two thumb widths thick, and not long after, her skin emitted a strange glow, her tail flicked, and she dove back into the muddy water.

  Yue Yu and Ran Li exchanged a glance, thinking that the medicine was likely to be successful. That little thing from earlier had actually shown signs of advancing. It seemed there was no poison, but who knew what kind of effect it would have on the human body?

  Yue Yu immediately covered the bronze medicine cauldron and then wrapped it layer by layer with cloth, blocking the continued spread of the fragrance.

  Just thinking about it, the creatures in the water are so sensitive to 'Pei Yuan Wan', let alone those sharp-nosed monsters on land. Although this mountain was combed by the clan's martial artists two years ago, it is still not possible to be careless now. And what about those martial artists patrolling the mountains? If someone discovers his plan to refine medicine, he fears that everything will be ruined in an instant.

  However, the subsequent handling still made Yue Yu furrow his brow. Although he had been starting a fire here every day for some time, his previous excuse was that he planned to roast game in the wild. But today, not only did the time drag on a bit longer, but also the smell of herbs couldn't be concealed. And this time, although he bought some bone-setting medicine in the city, he wasn't sure if he could deceive others. Under the current limited conditions, he had no choice but to deal with it hastily.

  The remaining bone-injuring medicines were decocted separately and then poured into a sand basin in proportion, just as Yue Yu finished doing all this, his eyebrows suddenly rose up.

  Yue Yu's previous unit was an elite airborne division. Due to the need for various special forces skills in order to fight behind enemy lines, he had basically mastered them all. Naturally, anti-stealth skills were also included.

  Of course, in this world, there's no way to have those sensory instruments and the like. He only uses local materials. Within a 200-meter radius around him, countless small traps of different styles were buried, none of which had any lethal force. For example, small twigs that were shallowly buried in the mud, specially treated shrubs and grasses. Unless it was a seventh-level martial artist who could truly achieve "treading on snow without leaving footprints", it would be difficult not to make any noise when approaching him.

  To get back on topic, that kind of master who is almost at the pinnacle of power probably wouldn't have any interest in sneaking a peek at what some little kid is doing.

  He made a gesture in the direction of Ruan Li, extremely hidden. The latter understood and followed the routine of Da Nu Ming Wang Fu, swinging his board axe again.

  But soon, Yue Yu felt several lines of sight from the direction behind him. It wasn't until after several minutes had passed without noticing anything unusual that they left one after another.

  However, at this time, Yue Yu still did not dare to be careless. After waiting for a few minutes and confirming that the several martial artists had left, he quietly slipped out and restored the small traps that had been destroyed. Just as he finished everything and returned to the forest, a silver-white long sword fell in front of him, spinning through the air.

  Yue Yu caught the sword with a swift motion, then looked back at its origin in surprise. He saw Ran Li holding a large axe, his tiger-like eyes staring over here. His eyes were full of grievance and impatience, the meaning was very clear: since you've already done what you needed to do, shouldn't you fulfill your promise now?

  The corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards, Yue Yu's gaze swept towards Ran Li's side again. Nearby, there was a small pit that had been dug open. Inside, apart from two swords with the same style as the one in his hand, there were also three Tang-style long knives. Yue Yu clenched his left fist, and his eyes gradually revealed a hint of fervor, but at this time, Ran Li's face showed a few hints of fear.