Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After Master Jie Jiu finished the chess game, he heard the shopkeeper come back to report that someone from the Hong Mansion had come and asked him to go over.

After drinking tea, Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling also left the inn and returned to Wanchong Mountain.

After Master Jie Jiu arrived at the Hong Mansion, Er Yuehong only kept them and Chen Pi three people, and sent the rest away, leaving only the housekeeper guarding the door.

"Master Jiu, I asked you to come here this time because I need to trouble you with something."

"Second Master, just speak up."

"Uncle Sun was diagnosed with tuberculosis a few years ago. Chen Pi has been running around for years and only got a prescription that relieved the symptoms. The other herbs on the prescription can be found, except for this deer grass. We are also ignorant and have never heard of it."

Chenpi took out the prescription from his arms and handed it to Jiu Ye.

Mr. Jie Jiu took the prescription, read it quickly, and returned it to Chenpi.

After Chenpi took the prescription that Jie Jiuye exchanged for him, he looked at Jie Jiuye eagerly, hoping to get good news from him.

"This prescription is indeed effective in relieving tuberculosis, but this deer grass is not an ordinary medicine."

"Second Master, you should know what the effect of this deer grass is just by listening to its name..."

“Is it really possible to bring a dead deer back to life?”

"More or less. I heard that a hunter once shot a deer while hunting. After opening its belly, he found that it was a doe with a fawn. Hunters usually let animals that give birth to babies go."

"However, the deer's belly was cut open and the hunter was at a loss. Who knew that after the hunter casually picked some grass and applied it to the deer's belly, the wound healed instantly. After the doe's wound healed, it stood up and ran away."

"Does this deer grass really have such miraculous effects? Then why have we never heard of its name?"

"Second Master, in the past, such rare medicines were directly supplied to the palace. They would not flow into the public, and ordinary people like us would not know about them."

Master Jie Jiu admitted that this was a good recipe, and explained to Er Yuehong and Chenpi the miraculous effect of the deer grass in it. However, before they could be happy for long, they heard Master Jie Jiu say, "But Master Er, you also know that no one can cure people with tuberculosis. You also know the final result, Master Er."

"Now, it's just a matter of delaying survival."

"I don't care. Whether the cure is good or not, I want Uncle Sun to live. It is said that nothing is difficult if one is determined. As long as I look for it more often, I will always find the rare treasures that can cure Uncle Sun."

After hearing what Jiu Ye said, Chen Pi jumped up immediately, panting heavily and staring at Jiu Ye with red eyes.

Although Jiu Ye was startled by Chen Pi's sudden jump, he had also heard of the relationship between the previous steward of the Hong Mansion and Chen Pi, so he could naturally understand Chen Pi's current attitude.

Er Yuehong naturally understood that Chen Pi could not accept the fact that Uncle Sun's life was numbered. After all, ever since Chen Pi's grandmother passed away, it was Uncle Sun who had been taking care of him and caring about him. In his heart, Chen Pi had long regarded Uncle Sun as his own grandfather.

Now that he heard that his grandfather was about to die, he naturally couldn't accept this fact.

"Master Jiu, no matter what, I still hope you can help us find out some information about the deer grass."

"Don't worry, Master. I'll ask someone to find out about the deer grass when I get home."

"Thank you, Master Jiu. When I get the news about the deer grass in the future, I will prepare a generous gift and visit the Xie family to thank you, Master Jiu."

Mr. Xie Jiu just waved his hand.

Er Yuehong took out a bottle of reagent from his arms and handed it to Jiu Ye.

"This thing was given to him by the foreigner in Sand City when Chenpi was on the street yesterday. He said it can cure Uncle Sun's illness."

Mr. Xie Jiu took the reagent handed over by Er Yuehong, opened the stopper and smelled it.

"However, I have never heard of anything that can cure diseases instantly. Master Jiu, you have studied abroad, so you should know this medicine, so I asked you to come over to identify it."

Mr. Xie Jiu looked at the reagent in his hand with disgust.

"This thing is morphine. It has a sedative effect. After using it, the user will not feel any pain in the body. It seems that the disease has been cured, but in fact, it just cuts off the senses."

"Besides, morphine has another name - opium."

"You should have heard of opium. Mr. Lin destroyed it in Taiping Town (also known as Humen) in Guangdong Province."

When Chen Pi heard that it was this harmful thing, he slammed the table and was about to rush out, but was scolded harshly by Er Yuehong.

"Do you think he didn't think of that? He just wants you to go to his house and beat him up, and then he can put you in jail on the pretext of beating a foreign friend."

"When the time comes, no one can save you. Saving you would mean going against foreign forces, and not saving you would be an opportunity to sow discord between you and me."

Although Chen Pi was unwilling, he finally listened to Er Yuehong and sat down obediently. However, the tight grip on the corner of his clothes still exposed his inner anger.