553 Won’t Disappoint Xiaolu
After they began to fish for arowana, Su Xiaolu was very busy every day. She was busy extracting the arowana into spiritual liquid and extracting the spiritual liquid into pills.
They could catch seven or eight arowanas a day. This was not to say that they could only catch so many, but because if there were too many, Su Xiaolu would be too busy. So, after catching seven or eight fish, they stopped fishing. Those who needed to cultivate would cultivate and those who could help would help.
“Young Master, the method they used seems to be different from yours.”
An Cheng helped to watch over the big pot, and he said casually.
He had been observing the situation over there for the entire day. There were also capable people under that prince, but they were obviously different from them.
There was an arowana that had taken the bait, it caused a huge commotion, that arowana was clearly more energetic than theirs, they probably did not have enough control over the medicine.
An Cheng looked at Su Xiaolu respectfully.
“Every doctor has different methods. Doctor Wu is very accomplished.”
Su Xiaolu said calmly. Doctor Wu was good at using poison, but he was lacking in medicine.
She was well-versed in both medicine and poison. In ancient times, it was shocking, but in modern times, it was called anesthesia.
It was just temporary anesthesia.
She had two lifetimes of memories, hence she knew about this thing. Doctor Wu could use poison so well even though he only lived one lifetime. He was already a highly accomplished doctor. After all, the arowana was under the sea. It was impossible for it to not move and let them perform acupuncture.
“As far as I’m concerned, all of you are beyond my reach.”
An Cheng smiled and said.
Before he met Su Xiaolu, he had always thought that survival at sea depended on good stamina, good swimming skills, and flexibility like a fish.
But after knowing Su Xiaolu, he knew that a smart mind and skills were indispensable ways of survival.
Even doctors who were not good at martial arts could easily do things that they could not do with much effort.
“You’re also very good. Your hearing is so good that ordinary people can’t compare to you. Everyone has their own weaknesses. You can’t compare your weaknesses to others’ strengths. Doctor Wu and I are people who study medicine and poison.”
Su Xiaolu felt that An Cheng was a little depressed. Thinking that he had experienced so much and was An Lie’s uncle, Su Xiaolu comforted him.
“Thank you, Young Master.”
An Cheng smiled. He was indeed comforted.
He thought that if he could grow legs and recover his health, even if he had to be shameless, he would follow Su Xiaolu and see the world with An Lie.
He could feel a great power within Su Xiaolu. He was a sun.
After extraction of the pills, they called it a day.
After returning to the cabin, Su Xiaolu applied tiger ointment on Old Wu and soothed his meridians before returning to her room to rest.
Lying on the bed, she could not help but think that Master Gui You should be in the capital by now. The things and letters she had given should have already reached Second Brother. She believed that Second Brother would definitely make good arrangements after reading it.
In the capital, Su Sanlang and Madam Zhao were pleasantly surprised by Gui You’s visit.
Gui You talked to them a lot and asked about Su Chong.
In the afternoon, Su Chong and Su Hua returned home.
Seeing Gui You, Su Chong bowed respectfully. “Master.”
Gui You nodded. “Yes, I came today because I was entrusted by the girl. Su Hua, come with me.”
Gui You called Su Hua out alone.
Su Hua did not hesitate and gestured for Gui You to enter.
Gui You entered the room and Su Hua closed the door. Without waiting for him to speak, Gui You took out a letter and handed it to Su Hua.
“Open it. It’s a letter from the girl.”
Gui You handed the letter to Su Hua.
Su Hua took the letter and opened it. Gui You had already taken out a porcelain bottle and placed it on the table.
After reading the letter, Su Hua said to Gui You cautiously, “Thank you for telling me, Uncle-Master. I already have some understanding of this matter. I didn’t expect Xiaolu to know more than me. Uncle-Master, please help me pass a message to Xiaolu.”
There was a change in the world. In fact, there had been some rumors in the imperial court recently. The emperor also valued this matter very much. In addition, the Wisdom King had been in Qinghai.
Now, Zhou Heng took care of internal affairs and the Wisdom King took care of external affairs. The two brothers supported each other.
The change was not a matter of one country, but the entire world.
Su Xiaolu’s letter was very detailed. All kinds of guesses were reasonable. Although they were guesses, it was actually the truth.
Gui You nodded. “Go, I’m going back tomorrow. It’s not a problem for me to bring a letter with me. Keep this well. This item is precious and it was hard to obtain. The girl believes in you, so don’t disappoint her.”
Su Hua nodded.
Su Hua packed his things and thoughtfully kept them. He knew what Gui You meant. He did not need to explain. He only needed to use his actions to prove to Gui You that no matter how old they were, they were still the closest kin.
No matter when, he could not waste the things Su Xiaolu sent him.
At night, Gui You ate at the Su family’s house. There was the white fish at the dining table.
Su Hua chatted with Gui You. The price of the white fish had already dropped to less than five taels of silver per tail.
Their family could afford it. In addition, Gui You was here. Madam Zhao wanted to treat Gui You well, so she specially bought this expensive item.
Gui You ate very well as usual, making Madam Zhao feel at ease.
Madam Zhao and Su Sanlang were also very fond of Gui You. They both hoped that Gui You and Old Wu could eat well. Eating well meant that they liked the food.
After dinner, Gui You called Su Chong over to practice his sword moves.
Su Chong had improved greatly, but this time, he clearly felt that Gui You had made a great improvement. He was a little strained and was not Gui You’s match.
Gui You stopped and looked at Su Chong. “Do you feel that my strength has improved rapidly?”
Su Chong indeed had this question. He nodded honestly. The last time he fought with Gui You, they were already on par. It had been a long time since they last met, and he had not fallen behind in his cultivation. This time, he clearly felt pressure. This pressure did not seem to be just sword moves. Invisibly, there was also sword intent, sword qi, and even the pressure emitted by Gui You himself.
“It’s reasonable for you to have such a question. Su Hua will answer it for you. You should be able to sense that every breath you take now is even fresher. Su Chong, this is good stuff. When you’re free, circulate your internal energy and practice breathing techniques more.”
Gui You said slowly.
“Master, is Xiaolu alright?”
Su Chong nodded, put away his sword, and asked about Su Xiaolu.
Gui You replied gently, “The girl is going very well, don’t worry about her.”
Knowing that Su Xiaolu was fine, Su Chong was relieved.
It was late at night. Gui You returned to his room to rest.
Su Chong also washed up and returned to his room to rest.
The next morning, Gui You left after breakfast. Su Sanlang and Madam Zhao sent him to the door. After Gui You said, “Take care,” he got on his horse and left.
When Su Sanlang and Madam Zhao returned home, Su Hua said to the family solemnly, “Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you.”