fairy family

Chapter 58: Transforming Grass into Magic Medicine
Yu Yu!

The neighing of horses sounded on the outskirts of Huangshan County, breaking the silence.

The soil was broken, the rocks were crushed, and pulled by four ten-foot-tall horses, Yu Que and others moved smoothly from the city to the wild, and crossed mountains and ridges.

In the carriage, after the initial excitement passed, everyone sat in the narrow seats, their bodies swaying from side to side, and their internal organs were almost dislocated.

Finally, the carriage arrived at a deserted village in a foggy valley and slowly stopped.

But the four large horses at the front of the carriage were still breathing heavily and spewing out billowing white steam, as if they were boiling water.

Lu Tiehua knocked on the carriage and shouted, "Get off the train, you idiots."

Upon hearing this, Yu Que and others got off the car one after another.

After standing on the ground, even though they were all strong men with good family spirit, their legs and feet were constantly moving, and their bodies were like a tumbler, swaying from place to place.

Lu Tiehua stood on the roof of the carriage shed, but he did not speak any more. Instead, he turned his body to the side and let a figure next to him walk out.

The figure was thin and dressed in red. It was a woman.

The woman stood in front of Lu Tiehua. She was tall and thin, with a hot bust. She was wearing makeup and had bright red lips. She was looking at everyone in the field with a smile on her face. In terms of momentum, she was not much weaker than Lu Tiehua.

"I am the examiner of the third test tonight. Dear candidates, you can just call me Madam Red Snake." The woman pointed to the deserted village ahead and said:
"This village has been struck by a disaster. All 2,563 people in the village have died. Evil spirits are everywhere, but there are also precious medicines. This is the place where you will be tested by the ghosts tonight."

As soon as they heard these opening words, the nearly 200 examinees present all changed color.

"More than 2,500 people died. If this happened in the city, it would be a horrifying thing!"

"Is it so dangerous outside the city?"

Everyone was talking about it, looking surprised and suspicious.

Yu Que was caught in the middle. Even though he had been reminded by Huang Guishan and knew the horror outside the city and the difficult lives of the people, he never expected that entire villages outside the city would be dying. He had never heard of this before.

Mrs. Red Snake took in the expressions of the crowd and her smile grew even wider.

Her body flashed and disappeared from the top of the carriage, leaving only a shadow there.

This woman appeared in the crowd, walking, and was generally a head and a half taller than everyone else, standing out from the crowd.

Her lower body seemed not to move, but her figure was graceful, as if floating like a snake or a ghost.

Mrs. Red Snake was in the crowd, pinching the arm of this candidate, pinching the cheek of that candidate, smiling from ear to ear.

When passing by Yu Que, the woman did not let Yu Que go. She touched Yu Que's cheek gently, with bright eyes and charming look.

"There are many lovely little brothers and sisters."

Madam Red Snake covered her mouth and said, "You are really like jade branches and trees. If that's the case, why don't you just stay where you are? After all, once you enter the village, your life and death will be determined by fate, and your wealth and honor will be determined by God."

These words immediately caused many people's eyes to change, and some of them were moved, especially Qian Huazhen who was next to Yu Que.

But the next moment, Madam Red Snake said again:
"But I must remind you that the third stage of the county exam is called the 'ghost exam'. Its purpose is not to get more people to pass, but to give you an opportunity."

She pointed at the deserted village filled with ghosts and said with a smile:
“The opportunity lies in this village.

Your only mission tonight is to survive in the village before dawn and get some medicinal herbs. The better the herbs you get, the better the results you will get.

Moreover, the county school will not take away the medicinal herbs you have collected. All the medicinal herbs are the medicines you use when you open temples and sculpt Yin gods after entering the county school. They are related to your path to immortality.

Therefore, whether to go or not is up to you to decide. "

After these words were spoken, the examinees' faces changed and their thoughts of quitting naturally disappeared completely, especially those examinees from poor families.

“The third level is actually about collecting herbs, and the herbs collected are for myself.” Yu Que was also thinking about it in his heart, with excitement in his eyes.

You know, even if you enter the county school, whether it is to open a temple or to sculpt the Yin God, it will cost money, food, and treasures. The county school will only provide the most basic materials.

Generally speaking, the more willing you are to spend money on these two links, the greater the probability of success, the greater the potential you can develop, and occasionally you will get unexpected benefits.

Although Yu Que has now cultivated the Yin God, his ancestral temple has not been opened, his immortal path is unknown, and he does not have much resources.

If he can get the right medicinal materials at the third stage, then when he opens the ancestral temple in the county school, he will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort, and will not be inferior to the children of those wealthy families!

While many candidates were discussing, Madam Red Snake suddenly spoke:
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. There may be some natural treasures in this village.

This is a treasure that even I covet. If one of you is lucky enough to get it, there will be unexpected surprises when the temple opens in the future!"

When the words "natural talent and earthly treasure" were spoken, the discussions among the many candidates became louder.

Those who were able to enter the third level were the elite immortal children in the Seventh Quarter of Huangshan. They basically knew about the so-called ancestral temples, which were divided into "grass temples" and "spiritual temples."

There are also natural treasures in the world that can be refined into the ancestral temple, turning stones into gold and grass into spirits!
Suddenly, Yu Que's breathing became heavy.

A look of covetousness quickly emerged in his eyes, more obvious than in the rest of the people.

Because he has now cultivated his spiritual consciousness, but the range of his spiritual consciousness is limited to three feet. According to Huang Guishan, this means that when he opens the ancestral temple, he can only open a thatched temple. The size of a thatched temple is at most three feet, it can only be small, not big!
Yu Que was quite annoyed by this, but he was too ashamed to blame his ancestors. He also really didn't know where to find the so-called natural treasures that could transform one's body and soul.
"I have repeatedly inquired about the news of the grass temple's transformation into a spirit in the black market of Guiji, and I have also taken the initiative to ask about the treasures of heaven and earth.

But all I got was vague, and I didn’t even know the specific information about where the natural treasures were born. I didn’t expect to find out about it by accident during the county exam tonight! "

Yu Que's thoughts were churning in his head, his eyes flickered, and he quickly said in his heart:

"This place has a precious medicine that turns grass into spirits. I must get it!"

However, he also doubted whether there were really treasures in the deserted village ahead.

If it really exists, why don't the county examiners use it themselves?
Yu Que was not the only one who had doubts. Suddenly someone at the scene shouted:

"Madam Red Snake, since there are natural treasures in there, why don't you use them yourself, but let us go and collect them?
Could it be that you want to trick us into coming in..."

As soon as the other party spoke, the smile on Mrs. Red Snake's face froze. She turned her head and stared at the man.

The candidate immediately swallowed back the remaining suspicious words in his mouth.

He shrank back and quickly retreated into the crowd, trying to hide himself.

"Haha!" At this moment, a loud laugh was heard. It was the examiner Lu Tiehua from the previous round who spoke.

The other party jumped off the carriage, landed with a thud, then strode out and smiled at Madam Red Snake:

"Red Snake, I've already told you this. Even though the kids in the third level may look stupid, they are not easy to fool. You expect this to stimulate them, but your invigilator is not good enough."

Lu Tiehua shook his head, then pointed at the deserted village and said:
"You little idiots, this village does have natural treasures, but they were all dug up by Master Xuezheng a long time ago and sent to the Taoist Palace.

The scraps of that thing are exactly the gold ingot chestnuts in your hands."

These words caused a wave of regret among the crowd, and everyone was disappointed.

"Nothing."

The examiner Lu Tiehua suddenly changed the subject and said, "This place has so many natural treasures, so it must be a rare and precious place. The other medicinal herbs that grow here are also rare in the world. Compared with the candidates in previous years, you are lucky."

The man even chuckled and said, "Although the ghost chestnut spiritual root has been dug up, there may still be some residual roots and leaves in this village. If you can get them, even if you can't turn the grass into spirit, you can certainly develop its potential to a great extent!"

Compared with Mrs. Red Snake's nonsense, these words were much more simple and made everyone feel expectant again, and they no longer felt that it was pure delusion.

Moreover, compared to the Red Snake Lady who just appeared.

Lu Tiehua was the examiner of the previous round. He was fair and strict, so naturally everyone trusted what he said.

The crowd was filled with murmurs again: "I was wondering, how could a group of us commoners enjoy the treasures that can open up a sacred temple?"

"Alas, the precious medicine is gone, what a pity."

Yu Que stood among the many candidates, his expression changed and his disappointment was evident.

However, he adjusted his mentality in time, let out a long breath, and comforted himself: "If I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate. This time I'm admitted to the county school, if I can open a three-foot grass temple and develop my potential to the fullest, it will be a good result."

But no matter what, Yu Que felt depressed when he thought that after being admitted to the county school, he would only be able to open a thatched temple but not a spiritual temple.

The so-called first place in the three minor subjects are nothing but empty names compared with the spiritual roots of the spiritual temple.

Outside the deserted village, Mrs. Red Snake saw Lu Tiehua coming to steal her limelight, and her face turned slightly cold: "You are the only one with the surname Lu who is smart."

Lu Tiehua laughed silently, spread his hands, stepped aside, and motioned the other party to continue speaking.

"Humph!" Madam Red Snake rolled her eyes, took out a bright red whip, pointed at the deserted village ahead, and shouted:

“In addition to collecting herbs, remember to write down all the ghosts, evil traces, and medicinal herbs you see in the village tonight, and write them up in a memorial later.

Based on your memorials, the county society will consider whether to designate this place as a medicinal garden and send teachers and students to suppress it. This is also why I hope you can work hard and strive to be the best! "

The candidates looked at each other in bewilderment, only then did they realize that their results in the third stage were actually related to the county school plan and the performance of this examiner.

Everyone murmured for a while, and then replied in succession: "Yes! The younger generation will definitely work hard."

Some people were full of flattery and shouted in flattery:

"Student Jia Sanjia is willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"

When Madam Red Snake saw how obedient everyone was, the coldness on her face disappeared and her smile returned.

The woman laughed loudly, cracked the long whip in her hand, lashed the air, pointed at the deserted village and shouted:

"After 871 years of incense burning, the final examination of the seventh workshop of Huangshan is about to begin!"

Yu Que and others bowed in response, their voices excited.

(End of this chapter)