Hu Xiu directly led Li Muchen to Hu Shiyue's study.
As soon as Master Hu saw Li Muchen, he said, "Master Li, the acupuncture techniques you taught me are too precious. After much thought, I still feel ashamed, so I prepared some things to express my gratitude."
Li Muchen said: "I have already taken your Polygonatum japonica. We don't owe each other anything. Why should Mr. Hu take it to heart?"
Hu Shiyue shook his head and said: "How can Huang Jing be compared with the Thirteen Needles of Guimen? Besides, the young master only took a little."
After that, he opened the box that had been prepared on the table, pointed to the items inside and said, "Here are some dragon bones. Their properties are very different from the dragon bones used in pharmacies. They can also be regarded as treasures of my Hu family."
Li Muchen could tell at a glance that this was no ordinary dragon bone.
The so-called dragon bones in traditional Chinese medicine do not refer to dragon bones, but to the fossilized bones of ancient large animals, usually mammals, such as mammoths and rhinos.
The fossil that Hu Shiyue took out was obviously not the fossil of an ordinary animal. Judging from its breath, it was an ancient exotic beast. Unfortunately, the skeleton was incomplete and it was impossible to determine what it was.
This is something that can be encountered but cannot be sought. It is of great use to practitioners. It can be made into elixirs to assist in practice. Even if you practice a sect, you may not have much storage.
"Mr. Hu, this is too expensive." Li Muchen said.
Hu Shiyue waved his hand and said: "Whether it's expensive or not depends on the person who uses it. Our Hu family has been practicing medicine for generations. This stuff is too strong to be used as medicine indiscriminately. Storing it in the warehouse is also a waste. I know Mr. Li is not an ordinary person.
I think it will be useful. If you give it to the young master, it will serve its purpose."
Hu Shiyue said this, and Li Muchen refused again, which seemed pretentious. It was not the behavior of a practitioner, so he simply said: "Then I will accept it."
He had thought about refining elixirs in the future and giving some to Hu Shiyue to help him extend his life for a few more years, which would also be considered a good relationship.
Hu Shiyue nodded and took down an antique nanmu box from the shelf, which was only slightly larger than a pencil box.
"Master Li, this is a set of five-element acupuncture that my brother once used. He also got it by chance. Master Li's acupuncture skills are astonishing, so this is the right thing for him."
Li Muchen took the box, opened it gently, and was suddenly surprised.
There is a set of needles neatly placed in the box, arranged in the five colors of "green, red, yellow, white, and black", which correspond to the five elements of "wood, fire, earth, gold, and water".
Each of the Five Elements Needles has ten needles, making a total of fifty needles.
Li Muchen's spiritual sense sensed it, and he immediately knew that these needles were definitely extraordinary, but rather refined magical weapons made of special materials.
If you say it is a needle, it is indeed a needle.
Moreover, it is a rare and good needle. For doctors who know acupuncture, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a treasure.
In particular, the Five Elements Qi contained in the needles can achieve better results for special acupuncture methods such as Guimen Thirteen Needles, and also make the acupuncturist more relaxed.
However, it is not just a needle.
In Li Muchen's eyes, this is a magical weapon.
To be more precise, this set of swords is made up of fifty fine swords!
This kind of sword is also called "micro sword" in the immortal family.
Its sword is as thin as a needle and can be hidden on your fingertips, on your body, or even in your mouth.
When the true energy is poured into it and the magic power is stimulated, the sword energy can be shot out.
It's difficult to refine just one micro-sword like this, let alone fifty swords, and they still have all five elements.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other, and the sword energy of the five elements is emitted.
Li Muchen knew he had found a treasure.
Such a set of micro swords is not common even in Kunlun.
"Mr. Hu, although the dragon bone just now is expensive, I can still afford it, but this thing..." Li Muchen shook his head, "No reward for no merit, just a few injections from me, I dare not accept it."
Master Hu was stunned for a moment and said, "If Mr. Li says he can't bear it, who else in the world can bear it?"
Li Muchen asked: "Why don't Mr. Hu use it for himself?"
Hu Shiyue sighed sadly: "To be honest, I have used it before, and it is indeed a good needle. But my eldest brother died unexpectedly, and I miss people when I see things, which inevitably hurts my feelings, so for so many years, my treasures have been buried in the dust."
Li Muchen frowned slightly and asked: "Mr. Hu, I have a few questions to ask. If Mr. Hu can trust me, please help me answer my questions."
Master Hu said: "Young Master Li has even taught me such precious acupuncture techniques. Is there anything else that I can't trust? If I couldn't believe it, I wouldn't think of giving my eldest brother a treasure that is as precious as his life to Young Master Li."
"Okay, let me ask the first question, where did your brother get this set of needles?"
This set of "Five Elements Swords" is definitely a top-grade magical weapon. It can be regarded as a mountain-holding treasure in ordinary sects.
It is impossible for people without fate to get the tools of cultivation. Hu Yuntian can get it, either because he has special luck or he is also a cultivator.
"I don't know the specifics. I just know that he went to the capital to treat a patient. The disease was very difficult to treat. This set of needles was provided by the patient's family. After he was cured, it was given to him."
Li Muchen was startled and asked: "Who is the patient?"
"I don't know." Hu Shiyue shook his head and said, "My elder brother didn't reveal it, but the analysis of the medicinal materials I took away from him showed that the prescription he used should be the exorcism prescription in Qianjin Strategy. According to the prescription, this prescription is
Guqi recipe is specially used to expel evil spirits from the body. So I suspect that this matter is related to the legendary demon."
"The devil's way?" Li Muchen frowned deeply, feeling that he was getting closer and closer to the truth of what he wanted to know.
"I'm just guessing. No one knows whether there are demons in this world. My elder brother came back once later. He left this set of needles and told me to use them carefully. Then he resigned as the head of the family and severed ties with the Hu family.
Since then, I have never seen him again."
"But, what I heard from you just now seems that you are very sure that your eldest brother is dead. Since we haven't seen each other since then, how do you know that he is dead?" Li Muchen stared at Hu Shiyue and asked.
"That's because a few years later someone came to Tongqingtang to deliver a message saying that my eldest brother was dead."
"You believe it when others say so?"
"We have to believe this man is of high moral character and respect," Hu Shiyue said. "Moreover, he also brought the jade pendant that my eldest brother has been wearing since he was a child."
"who?"
"Longhu Mountain Zhang Tianshi."
"Master Zhang..."
Li Muchen thought of the talismans sealed at the mouth of the well.
"Zhang Tianshi also asked us not to ask any more questions. He also asked us what other belongings my eldest brother had, and he took them all for cremation. We took out all the things that my eldest brother had used in his life." Hu Shiyue sighed, "Oh, that's right.
God's will, I was a little selfish at the time. I liked the set of needles left by my elder brother too much, and I thought the needles could not be cremated, so I didn't tell the Heavenly Master. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to survive today. This is also Mr. Li's fate."
Li Muchen was silent for a long time, going through all the clues in his mind.
"Mr. Hu, I accept this set of needles. In return, I can take you to the burial place of your elder brother Hu Yuntian."
Hu Shiyue stood there in shock, opening his mouth but speechless.
Hu Xiuyi next to him was even more shocked: Does he really know my uncle?