Hearing this, my heart moved. Why does the Feng Shui school, which is good at preserving corpses, sound so familiar? By the way, a Feng Shui master once said that when he was young, he visited a Taoist priest from this school. The Taoist priest also We have dealt with Blind Man Gao together with him, and the Taoist priest introduced the Feng Shui master's most unforgettable beloved wife to her.

I never thought that this herbal medicine called "monkey face flower" would have such great significance. It can not only cure diseases and save lives, but also rise to the national strategic level. Its value is really immeasurable.

But think about it, if the active ingredients of "Monkey Face Flower" can be used to deal with biological and chemical weapons, it will be a breakthrough in chemical weapons defense.

But for some reason, when the old man heard what the man said, he was not excited at all. Instead, he asked calmly: "What's your surname?"

"Oh, my surname is Lu, so just call me Lao Lu."

The old man took a deep breath and said calmly: "Okay, then I'll call you Lao Lu. Lao Lu, thank you for being honest. I think you are an honest person, so I won't beat around the bush with you. In fact, you said The "monkey-faced flower" is probably extinct, so don't hold out too much hope."

Although the old man's voice was not loud, it was like a huge thunder to Lao Lu. He was shocked, and it took him a full minute to come back to his senses and asked: "Why did the old man say that? Are you right?" Are you very familiar with this kind of 'Monkey Face Grass'? Please give me some advice, sir. Your experience may be extremely valuable to me."

Seeing the sincerity on his face, the old man sighed and said, "Well, I can't say that I am very familiar with it, but I have had some contact with it and understand some of the habits of this plant.

Speaking of which, that was decades ago.

At that time, I was young and strong, and I often went hunting in the mountains for ten days and a half. But after I finished hunting, I went to the city to sell them, but I found that I couldn't make much money. Instead, I had to collect medicinal herbs. Can sell for a big price

The job of herbal medicine relies not only on physical strength, but also on the understanding of medicines. The deeper the knowledge of medicines, the easier it is to collect rare herbs, and the easier it is to sell them at high prices. I once saw it with my own eyes. The prices of several herbs collected by herbalists were more than my income in two years. I made up my mind at that time that I must also learn the knowledge of herbal medicines, so that I can collect herbs while hunting. The income is much higher than just hunting.

But who can I turn to to learn?

Many herb farmers are passed down from their families. They have been doing this business for several generations, so they have been exposed to this knowledge since they were young, and they will never teach this knowledge to outsiders. Peers in the industry are enemies, and there is no understanding of how to collect herbs among the herb farmers. The experience is also kept strictly confidential from each other, so I have no way to learn from it.

It just so happened that a Taoist priest came to our place to visit relatives and friends, but his belongings were stolen by thieves. I saw that the Taoist priest had white hair and beard, and a kind face. He was somewhat similar to my deceased old father, so I suddenly felt good about him. He was so thinly dressed in the winter and he was penniless, so I felt really pitiful. Although I didn't have much money, I still gave him some money, which was considered as a means of spending money.

The old Taoist priest was very grateful to me and said that he would definitely pay me back the money. I didn't take it seriously at the time, and of course I didn't care too much about him not paying back the money.

But what I didn't expect was that in the spring of the next year, the old Taoist priest actually came again. He knew that I would go to the game shop in the city every seven or eight days, so he waited for me there.

After meeting me, he not only returned my money, but we also went to a tavern to have a good chat. Although he was a Taoist priest, he was not as aloof from the world as other Taoist priests. We chatted about our experiences and it was very interesting. Speculatively, I heard that I wanted to learn about herbal medicine. He said that he knew something about it and could teach me. Of course, this made me very excited. I felt that good people are rewarded. I did a good thing occasionally, but I didn’t expect that I would get something in exchange for it. So many rewards.

In the next six months, he went hunting with me in the mountains. At the same time, he told me about the identification, medicinal properties, and growing locations of various herbs. My herb-collecting technology improved rapidly in a short period of time. The quantity and quality of the herbs I collected were even better than those of ordinary people. Pharmacists and farmers cannot compare.

I gradually discovered that this Taoist priest was an expert. Not only did he know a lot about medicine, but he could also read Feng Shui. The method he taught me to find herbs was also very unique. It can be regarded as ** inseparable from ten.

Under his guidance, I came into contact with the "monkey face grass" for the first time. As Lao Lu said, this Taoist priest is one of the successors of that school of Feng Shui. He specializes in selecting "yin houses" for people and is responsible for preserving them. The body does not decay.

And this kind of 'Monkey Face Grass' is one of the most commonly used medicines in their sect. It is used to keep corpses from decaying. It has excellent effects. Not only that, it is also a special medicine for treating skin and mucous membrane ulcers. This is what Lao Lu also said just now. , but in addition, this 'monkey face flower' can also be used to treat burns.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the Kingdom of Goryeo came to pay homage and said that one of their princesses was seriously burned by fire, which caused skin ulcers and infection that would not heal for a long time. They wanted to find a famous doctor from the Celestial Empire to treat the princess.

After visiting the experts, Emperor Qianlong found a Taoist priest who was good at treating burns. It only took the Taoist priest three months to make the burnt Princess of Korea basically recover. Not only that, but what was even more rare was that in The scars left by the burns were very slight. We all know that burn scars are the most obvious, but it is really miraculous that the Taoist priest could do this. For this reason, the King of Goryeo sent a team of envoys , I came here especially to express my gratitude. It is worthy of saying that this is a great country, and there are so many talented people.

Emperor Qianlong was very pleased with the Taoist priest. He felt that the Taoist priest had earned him face and was ready to reward the Taoist priest generously. However, the Taoist priest politely refused. This incident is recorded in the history books.

However, the specific name of this Taoist priest is not recorded in the history books.

The old Taoist priest told me that the Taoist priest who was sent to Korea as an envoy was from their sect, and the medicine that the Taoist priest used to cure the burns of the Princess of Korea was 'monkey face grass'.

I thought at that time that this kind of 'monkey face flower' was really amazing. Not only that, the Taoist priest also taught me how to find the 'monkey face flower', and I had also found this extremely precious plant.

I'm not afraid of your jokes, Lao Lu, I even conducted research on this medicine to find out why it has such miraculous effects. After checking a lot of information, I finally got some clues,"

Lao Lu's eyes lit up and he quickly said with admiration: "Oh, I didn't expect that Mr. Lao would have such a legendary experience, and your research spirit also makes me ashamed and admired. Then I really want to ask you, what do you think of this herbal medicine?" What is the principle of medicinal efficacy?"

After listening to what the old man said, I was impressed by him. Although from the beginning we knew from the old man's conversation that he must be educated, we didn't expect that he was so knowledgeable.

In response to Lao Lu's compliment, the old man just shook his head, smiled, waved his hand, and continued: "The human body has many kinds of cells. Some cells are non-renewable, such as brain cells and muscle cells; some can be regenerated, such as liver cells;

But many people mistakenly believe that muscle cells can regenerate. For example, if a cut is made on the hand, the wound will heal. People will mistakenly think that this must be muscle cell regeneration, otherwise how could it heal?

In fact, this is a wrong concept. The wound on the hand can heal not because of the regeneration of muscle cells, but because of the production of fibroblasts at the wound instead of the original muscle cells. After human muscle cells are destroyed, they will not heal. Regenerative, and the most unique function of this 'monkey face flower' is that it can promote the regeneration of muscle cells,"

What the old man said was so professional that I couldn’t understand it. However, the old man next to me, Lu Ze, nodded repeatedly with admiration and approval on his face, “A layman can see the excitement, an expert can see the rules.” For such a profound question, it seems that I, a layman, can’t understand it. I can only understand it in confusion.

"Then why do you say that this kind of 'monkey face flower' is now extinct?" Lao Lu asked doubtfully.

The old man did not answer immediately, but stood up and walked around the room for a few steps, as if he was immersed in some kind of memory. It seemed that he was very excited inside, and he seemed to be trying to control his emotions.

Lao Lu and I stopped talking.

After a minute or two, he sat down, sighed, and said slowly: "Because the environment in which this 'Monkey Face Flower' lives is really weird. It is a 'meat-eating' plant, and What we eat is a very special kind of meat,”

As for the carnivorous plants, I immediately thought of the "vine demon". Could it be that this "monkey face flower" is also an animal, not a plant, like a "vine", that is, the kind that looks very similar in form? It's a plant, but it's actually an animal.

When I raised this question, the old man smiled slightly: "That's not true. One thing is for sure, 'Monkey Face Flower' is definitely not an animal, but I suspect that it may not be an ordinary green plant, but a fungus and mushroom." Same,"

Lao Lu was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the old man knew so much about the 'Monkey Face Flower', he became more and more excited and his face turned red. It's no wonder that in this field, he may not have made a breakthrough for many years. Today How could he not be excited to meet someone who knew so much about "Monkey Face Flower"?

"Then why did your old man say that 'monkey-faced flowers' eat meat?" Lao Lu asked impatiently.

"Well, the old Taoist priest told me that the reason why this kind of 'monkey face flower' is rare is because the place where it grows is very special. It must be a place with corpses, but this corpse is neither a human corpse nor an ordinary animal. The corpse is the corpse of a monster. In addition, as you said, there must be a 'Yinqing tree' near this 'monkey face flower', and the ends of the 'Yinqing tree' will turn red. Taoist priests have talked about the reasons for this phenomenon, but they all talked about Feng Shui theory, and I didn’t understand it. It probably means that it’s because of the influence of yin and yang energy.”

"A kind of monster's corpse, what kind of monster's corpse could it be?", I couldn't help but ask.

"The Taoist priest didn't go into details. He just said that the monsters specialize in eating human corpses. Especially after every plague, they can multiply in large numbers. But the strange thing is that these monsters don't eat living people because they eat living human flesh. Later, he will suffer from phlegm-heat and die. Do you think it is strange?
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