All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 11 A Bright Future Ahead
Zhou Qing followed Wei Hongyu through the courtyard gate, across a corridor running from west to east, and into a room that resembled a study.

The room was small and had no expensive decorations. The most eye-catching thing was a desk and a shelf full of books.

As soon as she entered the room, Wei Hongyu went to the shelf and started rummaging through it.

Before long, she found three old, thread-bound books with worn covers.

"Miss Wei, we..."

Zhou Qing asked in a low voice.

Wei Hongyu looked at Zhou Qing, who seemed a little nervous, and smiled slightly: "You've passed the test, so you're now an apprentice at our Baiyun Martial Arts School. Just call me Senior Sister."

"I called you here to test your physique and see if you have any hidden special constitution."

As she spoke, Wei Hongyu picked up the thread-bound book and began to read.

"Pfft, pfft." The Green Silk Gu comforted Zhou Qing, telling him not to be nervous. As long as it didn't reveal itself, no one could detect its presence.

Zhou Qing felt a sense of relief.

After about fifteen minutes, Wei Hongyu put down her book and stood beside Zhou Qing.

"Don't be nervous, relax."

"Mm." Zhou Qing nodded.

As Wei Hongyu approached, a faint, sweet fragrance wafted to his nose.

Zhou Qing subconsciously held her breath.

Wei Hongyu grasped Zhou Qing's right hand and pinched his pulse.

"Have you suffered internal injuries before? Has your qi and blood been damaged?"

“Yes,” Zhou Qing replied.

"It's almost fully recovered, but it's not enough," Wei Hongyu pondered.

After saying that, she went back to her desk, spread out a sheet of white paper, and quickly began to write with a brush.

"This is the prescription for the Body Strengthening Soup, with one of our Baiyun Martial Arts School's secret ingredients removed. Follow the prescription to get the medicine, drink ten doses, and your body should be almost fully recovered."

"This prescription is worth one tael of silver, and the apprentices will have to pay with cash. However, the silk you sent this time is of good quality, so I won't take advantage of you and will just give you two taels of silver."

Wei Hongyu handed the prescription to Zhou Qing.

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Zhou Qing accepted the prescription and immediately clasped her hands in a gesture of respect.

Outsiders say that Baiyun Martial Arts School is very strange, but after entering, they found that it was not like that at all.

"Hmm." Wei Hongyu reached out and pinched Zhou Qing's wrist bones, arm bones, shoulder bones, neck bones, and finally spine bones in turn.

"Not bad. If it weren't for the internal injury, his physical constitution would be considered above average."

Wei Hongyu withdrew her hand.

"The next test will be a little painful, so please bear with it."

As she spoke, she took out a cloth bag from her bosom, inside which was a row of red needles of varying lengths.

Wei Hongyu took out the longest red needle and inserted it about two inches above Zhou Qing's wrist.

Then, with a little force, he pierced through his wrist and moved the needle up and down.

"Hiss~" Zhou Qing gritted his teeth in pain.

"All right."

After more than ten consecutive twitches, Wei Hongyu pulled out the fine needle and saw black blood seeping from the barely noticeable needle hole. She rubbed it with her palm, and the black blood at the needle hole turned red again.

"You don't seem to have any special constitution that allows you to avoid poison, so why aren't you afraid of Little Heavenly Dragon's poison?"

Wei Hongyu pondered.

"You often go up the mountain to pick mulberry leaves. Have you ever eaten any special poisons or medicinal herbs?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing seemed to be deep in thought.

"A few months ago, I was bitten by a two-foot-long centipede while picking mulberry leaves. My whole body went numb and I couldn't move."

Suddenly, a red toad appeared and started fighting with the centipede. Eventually, the centipede was no match for the toad and crawled into my stomach through my mouth, and the red toad followed.

I thought I was going to die, but after a while, I was fine.

Ever since that incident, the centipedes on the mountain seem a bit afraid of me. Is that why?

Zhou Qing delivered the prepared explanation, and Mr. Jin's plot was clearly a classic.

To gain attention, one naturally has to be different from others.

Moreover, with the existence of the Green Silk Gu, his practice of poison skills at the Baiyun Martial Arts School will eventually lead to the discovery that his resistance to toxins is extraordinary.

Rather than waiting to be discovered, it's better to make your special qualities clear from the start.

"Could the red toad be the Manggu Zhuha?" Wei Hongyu asked in surprise, then dismissed her own idea and muttered to herself.

"No, if it were a Manggu Toad, an ordinary person would have no chance of survival! It must be a similar poisonous creature, or a different species with the bloodline of a Manggu Toad."

"Senior Sister, will there be any problems with my body?" Zhou Qing asked cautiously.

"It seems unlikely at the moment. I didn't expect you to have such a serendipitous encounter; you are quite fortunate. Don't tell anyone about this; I'll ask Father when he returns."

Wei Hongyu gave her instructions.

"Thank you, Senior Sister," Zhou Qing said solemnly.

"Remember to come to the martial arts school to practice before 7 AM every day. If you can reach the Skin Refining Realm within three months, you can continue training for free. Otherwise, you will have to pay tuition again."

"In addition, the tuition you paid is only enough to learn the training method; the medicinal soups that aid in cultivation will cost extra."

"Yes," Zhou Qing replied, having already learned about these things before coming.

Many martial arts schools that charge eight or ten taels for three months of tuition directly include the cost of these herbal medicines in their tuition.

“Okay, take the silkworm cocoons back to reel in the silk first.” Wei Hongyu nodded.

"Senior Sister, if all my silkworms are of this quality in the future, will the martial arts school accept them? The price will definitely be lower than the market price, 80% lower, is that okay?" Zhou Qing asked hurriedly.

Wei Hongyu, the senior sister, seems to be a meticulous person.

Rather than have other merchants in town lower his price, he preferred to sell to a martial arts school.

“Okay, I’ll give you three taels for each silkworm,” Wei Hongyu said after a moment’s thought.

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy. He had expected the price to be two taels, but he didn't expect her to be willing to offer three taels.

Even if he could sell these silkworms in the county for four or even five ounces, he would still have to bear unnecessary risks.

Wei Hongyu's offer of three taels is already a very fair price.

"Let me make this clear first, I won't accept anything below today's quality," Wei Hongyu added.

"Of course! It will definitely be higher, not lower!" Zhou Qing said confidently.

Having the status of a martial arts school apprentice can reduce the interference of many external factors.

From now on, all I need to do is focus on raising silkworms and practicing martial arts.

The reason why raising silkworms was so difficult before was mainly because of Zhou Xian, that gambling addict, who dragged us down and we couldn't even get enough to eat.

In addition, silkworms are relatively fragile, resulting in significant fluctuations in the quality of the harvested silk.

Now, as long as the Green Silk Gu eats more and produces more feces, the quality of the silk will only increase, not decrease.

It's only halfway through April now, and from May to September, there's at least four more harvests to go.

If you raise two silkworms a month, you're guaranteed a minimum income of six ounces.

Not to mention having enough to eat, we could afford to eat meat every meal.

Once his strength improves, he will be able to reach the area above the mountainside.

The area is shrouded in miasma and rarely visited by humans, but this also means that there are many rare and precious herbs and medicinal plants that no one has ever picked.

After getting through the most difficult days, a bright future awaits him.

(End of this chapter)