From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 280: Meeting Gift and Clinic
The back garden of Chaojucheng Yujia Noodle House.

This was the first time Yu Shuyang met his second sister Yu Zilan. His second sister was not an ordinary monster. She had learned witchcraft, which is commonly known as shamanism.

In the Middle-earth, there are temples, monks from the divine sects who serve the gods, and monks from the demon sects who sense the will of heaven. Therefore, witches and sorcerers do not exist. There are only a very small number of monks who have been poisoned by incense.

Although there are no witches or sorcerers, witchcraft does exist, especially witch doctors who specialize in treating monsters, and the tradition has a long history.

The so-called "dancing gods" in later generations has its roots in Nuo dance sacrifices. By wearing masks and robes, singing and dancing, they perform a mythological story to drive away ghosts and cure diseases.

The principle of witch doctors' treatment is to regard all epidemics as "ghosts" and cure the epidemics caused by monsters by exorcising ghosts.

It's funny to say that my second brother-in-law Bai Youyuan came from a family of acupuncturists. Later, he studied medicine in Wuzhou and became a disciple of Dr. Ye, a doctor of the Warm Disease School.

He can be said to be a disciple of a medical family with a good family background. You should know that there are five rules in the medical family that one cannot treat, and one of them is not to treat patients who are skeptical. Skepticism is not only a lack of belief in medicine, but also a belief in witchcraft and ghosts.

Yu Shuyang really couldn't understand how his second sister and brother-in-law got together. According to Yu's father, they were a pair of "love-hate relationship".

"Second sister, I got a treasure a few days ago, and I was saying it was useless. Now that you and your brother-in-law are here, it's just right for me to use it."

As Yu Shuyang spoke, he took out the heavenly treasure he had obtained not long ago - the Yang Stone, from his magic bag. At that time, he said that he was giving it to the medical monk.

Yu Zilan practiced witchcraft and had been with her husband for many years, and had also learned a lot about herbal medicine. Although she did not see the origin of the Yang Stone, she could feel a pure Yang nature.

"Ninth brother, this is a treasure. It has a pure yang nature, comparable to the immortal energy nurtured by a third-grade demon fairy.

This is too valuable, please put it away." Yu Zilan quickly refused. According to the rules, an older sister should give a gift to her younger brother, and she should not accept this treasure.

Mother Yu was watching from the side. When she saw her daughter trying to refuse, she knew that the two siblings were not familiar with each other. If Eighth Sister Yu was here, she would not refuse at all.

"Sister Lan, just accept it. Since your brother is willing to give it to you, don't worry about whether it's valuable or not.

You don't know how capable he is. Although it seems like I'm the one running our noodle shop, it all depends on your brother's support behind the scenes.

The shop's specialties, Wuzhi steamed fish and Yunwu tea, are all grown on your brother's island, so don't be polite to him."

Yu Mu helped to persuade her for a few words, and then personally handed the Yang Stone to Yu Zilan, which was considered as the gift of meeting.

On the other side, two little hedgehogs, with their front paws resting on the table, stood in human form and ate snacks. The two brothers were eating happily.

Huang Bashan on Yu Shuyang's neck also followed him all the way. When he saw the delicious food, he couldn't help but climb down from the Bailin Zhanyuan Sword. As soon as he landed on the ground, he turned into a black snake over ten feet long.

As soon as the black snake landed on the ground, it scared the monsters in the house. Huang Bashan could control the size of his body and there was no sound when he came and went.

Seeing this, Yu Shuyang hurriedly introduced Yu's mother and second sister, "Mother, second sister, this is Eighth Sister's son, named Huang Bashan."

Yu Mu was even more moved when she heard this, and she couldn't help but call Huang Bashan to her side to ask about his well-being. Then she called the two grandsons of the Bai family over to let the three cousins get to know each other.

Huang Bashan is of the ancestral Ba snake bloodline, and has a kind of luck and protection on his body. Both his brain and mind are more mature than his two cousins who have just become demons.

After animals become spirits, they have to undergo another transformation, that is, they have to shed their beastly habits and learn the ways of monsters.

The two cousins of the Bai family still had animalistic habits and spoke in a very childish manner. Fortunately, Huang Bashan did not despise them.

Outside, Bai Youyuan placed all his luggage in the side room, and then rushed to the living room in the upper room. Before he even entered the door, he heard his two sons quarreling.

Their Bai Hedgehog Clan originated from the deep mountains of Menzhou. Their bloodline inheritance is not ancient, and their practice method is also that of medicine, one of the nine human families.

The Zhongzhou branch later came to Beijing to open a medicine shop, and gradually developed into another branch. They followed the Menzhou branch and mostly engaged in the business of medicinal materials.

Over the years, the Bai family's main sect has been dissatisfied with this and has tried to win over the Zhongzhou Bai family. As the demon fairy ancestor is about to die, he has been causing trouble in the Zhongzhou Bai family.

He caused the Bai family in Zhongzhou to fall apart, and more than a dozen brothers separated from the family, thus cutting off the roots of the Bai family in Zhongzhou.

Bai Youyuan knew the whole story, but he was still unable to do anything about the instigation of the Menzhou clan. As the saying goes: Ten fingers are not always the same, so there will naturally be some differences among ten or twenty brothers.

The division of the family lasted for half a year. During this period, the daughter-in-law received a letter from her mother-in-law. As soon as Yu Mu settled down in the East China Sea, she found a post station and wrote letters to her daughters.

Firstly, the Xiyu blessed land is in turmoil, so I have to let my daughter and son-in-law know, so that they don’t enter the blessed land again, which would cause trouble.

Secondly, he also asked about the current situation of the children. Back then, Yu's father told Yu's mother about Xiyu's story, and all eight daughters were married far away in order to avoid disaster.

Now that Yu's father is about to break through to the fifth level, he will be able to open up a blessed land in less than ten or twenty years. She is thinking of bringing the children to live with her.

Only in this way were Yu Zilan and her husband persuaded to move in with their two children.

As soon as he entered the door, Bai Youyuan saw two children playing with a snake demon. The three little demons were circling around the dining table, eating cakes and fruits, making a mess of the cups and plates.

He could tell at first glance that this snake demon was extraordinary, as if it had inherited ancient blood, and its aura gave off a wild feeling.

Looking over here, there is a young man in a Taoist robe. His appearance is of course very good-looking, with the demeanor of a nobleman. The most important thing is that he is covered in precious light, which looks extremely dazzling.

After all, Bai Youyuan grew up in Zhongzhou and was a disciple of a medical family. Naturally, he knew what a Taoist robe meant and had even more respect for the young man.

"Husband, why are you standing there like an idiot? Come over and introduce yourself. This is my ninth brother. You may not have seen him before." Yu Zilan introduced him to her husband with great joy.

"Hello, ninth brother. You are indeed a handsome man. If you were in Zhongzhou, I wonder how many ladies from noble families would want to capture you and take you back as their son-in-law." Bai Youyuan followed his wife's words and made a few jokes.

Yu Shuyang had heard in his early years that the aristocratic families in Zhongzhou had the custom of capturing a son-in-law, so he casually asked, "Second brother-in-law, what's the story behind this Zhongzhou practice of capturing a son-in-law? Why are the daughters of aristocratic families so worried about getting married?"

You must know that there are rules for marriages among aristocratic families and fairy families. Marrying daughters also need to prepare dowries, including food, clothing and other necessities.

Yu's father worked very hard to prepare dowries for his eight daughters. Even so, he only gave the first five daughters a grand dowry of ten miles.

The sixth sister, Yu Tienan, joined the army in the northwest, but he was engaged and not married yet, so his dowry had not been paid. The dowries of the seventh and eighth sisters were barely enough, with 20% of the dowry boxes missing and 30% of the things missing.

"Ninth brother, do you really want to be captured? This son-in-law thing isn't as good as the rumors say." Bai Youyuan teased his brother-in-law, then explained the situation. Most of the aristocratic families in Zhongzhou have a heritage of over a thousand years. They are different from the other aristocratic families in the other eight states. Whether human or demon, they all practice the same cultivation methods as the Nine Families of Humanity.

Although the nine schools of humanity have different intentions, the ultimate goal of their practice is not to escape catastrophe and ascend to heaven, but to become a saint and an ancestor.

Each of the nine human families has a holy place. Those who have cultivated to the first level will eventually go to the holy place to reside. Therefore, the bloodline inheritance and family inheritance will not be interrupted for tens of millions of years.

As a result, intermarriage between aristocratic families became a big problem, and it became difficult for the legitimate daughters of aristocratic families to get married. Gradually, the custom of "catching a son-in-law" emerged.

The so-called "catching a son-in-law" is nothing more than recruiting a son-in-law. The aristocratic families in Zhongzhou have always despised son-in-law, and this is just an excuse to cover up their reputation.

Of course, there are indeed cases where talented young men are captured and taken home to be sons-in-law. However, the results of such forced capture are usually not good, and they often end up with resentful couples.

Yu Shuyang also understood in his heart that the matter of catching a son-in-law had spread very widely in Jiuzhou. This also conforms to the characteristics of gossip, namely: eroticism, men and women, overnight wealth, and prominent families.

After the casual chat about "catching the son-in-law", Yu Shuyang and Bai Youyuan felt much closer, and the strangeness they had when they first met was gone. Yu Zilan took out the Yang Stone and showed it to her husband.

Bai Youyuan's family has been in the medicinal materials business for more than a thousand years. Although most of their products are ginseng from the deep mountains and old forests of Menzhou, they are still in the medicinal materials circle.

"Ninth brother, this is probably a natural treasure, not just a spiritual medicine. You are too precious to treasure it." Bai Youyuan did not pretend to be ignorant and directly revealed the origin of the Yang Stone.

He may not have understood the origin of the natural material before. He had just experienced the death of his ancestor, and the blessed land collapsed in half a year, turning into a strange object.

If it weren't for this thing that hindered the separation of the family, it is possible that their family would have come to the East China Sea at the end of last year.

"Brother-in-law, you are too polite. You and my sister are both from a medical family. Only when this Yang Stone is in your hands can you cure diseases and save lives.

"Leaving it here with me is useless except for refining magical instruments. Now I don't lack magical instruments, so why not give it to you? This is the best of both worlds." Yu Shuyang persuaded again.

There are countless creations in the world, and even more natural treasures. Blindly hoarding treasures is like a squirrel picking up pine nuts, which will eventually become moldy in a tree hole.

Cultivation is not just about refining magic, it also involves the cultivation of one's mind and character. One should not be greedy and take more than one wants, as this will only become a burden on the path of cultivation.

Just like Yu Shuyang's indifference to the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head technique before, the foundation of his cultivation is the Lower Dantian Golden Elixir Dao, that is, the Xuanwu Water Method is used for life work, the Tianfeng Method is used for sexual work, and the Sword Dao is used for self-defense.

Seeing that his wife's brother's words were sincere and his eyes were pure and innocent, Bai Youyuan knew that this was Yu Shuyang's innermost thoughts, so he stopped refusing.

Then Yu's mother ordered a table full of food, and the family had a good reunion dinner. While talking, she said with some emotion that Yu's father was unlucky and missed the reunion dinner.

Although she said this, Yu Shuyang and Yu Zilan, brother and sister, both understood that their mother missed her husband who was in seclusion.

They exchanged glances with each other in perfect tacit understanding and began to change the subject. Currently, the Fish Mother's cultivation had reached the early sixth stage, and she was naturally in the midst of a blood backlash, which was also the calamity of her self-awareness.

"Mother, you said that Youyuan and I can't just sit around and do nothing when we come to the East China Sea. We still need to find a way to make a living.

How about opening a medicine shop? Youyuan's family used to do this." Yu Zilan asked, looking at Yu Mu.

After hearing this, Yu Mu shook her head and said, "The East China Sea is not like Zhongzhou. The resources here are very scarce. If you want to do the medicinal material business, you must have a source of supply.

It is difficult to get the supply of goods. Whether it is the sea merchants from the inland of Kyushu or the big local drug dealers in the East China Sea, they have already divided up the market.

Your ninth brother has a method of growing zhicao, and he can grow a large amount of it at home, harvesting 3 million kilograms every month. It is also due to his maneuvering that we have the current situation.

I've also thought about your two problems. Why not open a health soup restaurant in the noodle shop and make some nourishing drinks to temporarily establish the reputation of the clinic.

When the time comes, it's up to you both to offer free medical treatment or to sit in the clinic to see patients. When you're famous enough, you can open another clinic."

After listening to her mother's words, Yu Zilan thought it was feasible. She looked at her husband and asked him to make the decision. Among the two of them, when it came to curing diseases and saving lives, Bai Youyuan had to be the one.

Witch doctors do not have the Five Elements and Six Qi, and are indeed not as good as herbalists in treating common diseases. In comparison, they are more proficient in treating "ghost diseases".

"I'll trouble you, mother-in-law. This time, Zilan and I will also get a share of the wealth, plus what we have accumulated over the years.

Why not just open a clinic? That way, Zilan and I will have a place to stay." Bai Youyuan is an honest man and doesn't want to take advantage of the Yue family for nothing.

Yu Shuyang watched from the side and knew that Yu Mu wanted to keep his second brother-in-law and his family, so he joined in and said, "Second brother-in-law, what you said is out of place. We still need a place for you to live here.

You don't know the current situation in our family. My mother is too busy to handle everything here in the noodle shop and has to keep an eye on it all the time.

The family bought two places, one on this island and the other where my father is in seclusion, so there are no extra people on the mountain.

The other island is busy with farming and doesn't have any extra manpower. Now that you're here, you can stay in the shop for a while."

Bai Youyuan was persuaded by his wife's younger brother and no longer mentioned the matter of opening a clinic outside. Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Yu Shuyang told Yu Mu about his plan to go to Qingqiu Island.

"Mother, I will be back from my trip over there in three to five months at the shortest, or three to five years at the longest. I came here today just to say goodbye.

"I'd also like to bring Huang Bashan to you to see. By the way, should he go with me or stay with you?" Yu Shuyang asked, looking at his mother.

Yu Mu had known for a while that Yu Shuyang was going to learn a trade. She glanced at her three grandsons and said, "It's useless to go with you to learn a trade. It's better for you to stay in the shop. I'll only need to send a letter to your eighth sister."

Yu Shuyang nodded after hearing this, and then persuaded: "Why don't you let Eighth Sister and the others come over as well? There's no point in staying in Danhuang Cave Heaven, so why suffer that?"

Yu Mu nodded and said, "Don't worry about this. Think about helping your second sister and the others find an island.

In the future, they will have a base, and it would be best if they could manage the island like you did. They all know medicine, so naturally they also know how to grow magical herbs."

Yu Shuyang nodded and said, "This is a simple matter. I happened to be going to Qingqiu Island, where there are islands for sale.

I heard that Qingqiu has a nine-tailed fox in charge, and the spiritual crops on the island can be harvested three times a year, especially the food is very cheap. Why not buy some rice and flour here?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mu shook her head and said, "If there's a suitable island, buy one. Forget about the food. You've already developed farmland on Hushan Island, right? You can just use your own produce from now on."

(End of this chapter)