Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

Chapter 87 It turns out to be erysipelas

With Zhang Hu's departure, things seemed to have returned to normal on the surface. But behind the scenes, many people were still whispering among themselves.

For example, there's Weiwei, the senior student next to me. Her eyes sparkle with gossip.

"Ah Ye, among you outer disciples, there must be quite a few who admire Junior Sister, right?"

Zhou Ye chuckled: "There are quite a few, aren't there?"

Take Du Juan, for example. She's naturally alluring; she's clearly destined to be a great beauty. Even her speech has a slight lisp. In the eyes of a group of hot-blooded young men, wouldn't that make her irresistible?

"And you? Are you like that too?"

"Me? I won't daydream like that. The difference in our status is too great; Master Du would kill me."

Senior Sister Weiwei laughed so hard she was shaking all over. "So you're saying you still dare to dream about it? Tch, you men are so dirty, not one of you is any good."

Zhou Ye glanced sideways. Fine! Whatever you say goes...

"By the way, when is Junior Sister getting married? I'd like to make arrangements as soon as possible."

"There's no rush. I heard we have to wait until she turns 16. By then, she should be able to break through to the Ming Jin realm and marry into the Song family in style. Anyway, Junior Brother Song isn't that old; he'll only be 19 by then."

"Uh-huh."

"..."

And so, I enjoyed a delicious meal of melons and attended an engagement ceremony.

The next morning, Zhou Ye arrived at the address given by Senior Sister Weiwei and found that her whole family was already waiting there.

Senior Sister Weiwei's younger brother is named Chen Song. He's just over 14 years old, just reaching the age to start practicing martial arts. However, he's not at the Fenglei Martial Arts School; he's at a martial arts school in the inner city.

This shows that even the disciples of Fenglei Martial Arts School don't really trust their own school. As long as they have a little money, they will go to a better martial arts school to learn martial arts.

"Junior Brother Zhou." In front of her family, Senior Sister Weiwei still used a more formal form of address. "Actually, the main reason for seeking your help is to have an extra layer of insurance. After Xiaosong failed to break through his cultivation barrier last time, through more than a month of conditioning, his Qi perception has been perfected again, and even his body has been conditioned to its optimal state. But we are still worried. Because it was the same during his second breakthrough. Everything that should have been done was done perfectly. Even Xiaosong's master said there was no problem. So we don't know where things went wrong."

"Xiaosong, how many days have you had this feeling?"

"Master Zhou..."

"Don't be so polite. Just call me Senior Brother Zhou."

"Senior Brother Zhou, it's a little more each day."

"That's one and a half days. So how many days did it take you to achieve complete Qi sensation? Was it the first time you achieved complete Qi sensation?"

"Ten days." Because he was still young, Chen Song seemed rather honest.

"Hmm. May I feel your bone structure?"

"Sure. Feel free to touch me."

Zhou Ye examined Chen Song's physique. As expected, consistent with his perfected Qi perception, his physique should be around +4. Slightly inferior to Huang Sheng, but still considered a genius.

"Senior sister, Xiaosong has excellent potential!" Zhou Ye praised with a smile.

"That's right!" Chen's mother said, both proud and anxious. "My Xiaosong's natural talent is even better than his older sister's. And with the love and care of his sister and brother-in-law, he built a strong foundation from a young age. How could he have failed to pass the test twice?"

Zhou Ye glanced at Senior Sister Weiwei out of the corner of his eye and saw her roll her eyes helplessly. With the love of his entire family and a doting older sister like Voldemort, this kid is truly the apple of everyone's eye!

"Auntie, don't worry. Good things come to those who wait," Zhou Ye comforted her.

Next, he checked the state of Qi and blood in Chen Song's dantian. Chen Song's dantian was indeed overflowing with Qi and blood, reaching a state of perfection. Furthermore, Zhou Ye sensed that Chen Song's Qi and blood were even more concentrated than when he himself had broken through to the next level of internal strength.

"Indeed, your Qi and blood are perfectly balanced." Zhou Ye nodded.

Senior Sister Weiwei and her entire family breathed a collective sigh of relief. Senior Sister Weiwei eagerly asked, "Junior Brother Zhou, shouldn't we strike while the iron is hot and start breaking through now?"

"Um... wait a minute."

At this moment, Zhou Ye wasn't just being deliberately mysterious. He genuinely sensed that something was amiss.

Although Chen Song's Qi and blood were vigorous, there was a slight sense of disorder, and the circulation of Qi and blood also seemed slightly sluggish.

To be honest, this lag was negligible; most people would ignore it. But with the constant adjustments made to the panel, Zhou Ye had already mastered it…

That's right! It's the control panel!

Zhou Ye suddenly realized. Perhaps he didn't know what the problem was, but he already had the standard answer. So, by simply comparing it, he could immediately find the error.

At this moment, Zhou Ye suddenly became serious. His tense demeanor made Senior Sister Weiwei and her family very nervous as well.

Senior Sister Weiwei asked cautiously, "Junior Brother Zhou, what about Xiao Song...?"

"Don't speak. I need to check him over completely."

As he spoke, Zhou Ye began to take the pulse. After all, having read so many medical books and possessing a remarkable memory, Zhou Ye had some knowledge of medicine.

After taking Chen Song's pulse, Zhou Ye once again channeled his own Qi and blood into Chen Song's body, carefully examining him inch by inch along Chen Song's meridians.

More than half an hour later, Zhou Ye knew where the problem lay—erysipelas!

It's erysipelas! When Zhou Ye took Qi Xue San, he received a warning from the system panel and even experienced it firsthand. It's because Qi Xue San contains relatively more erysipelas impurities that the sensation was quite pronounced.

Holy crap! Just how many pills did Chen Song consume?

Zhou Ye looked up and asked, "Senior Sister Weiwei, do you often give Xiaosong supplementary medicines like Qi-Blood Powder and Qi-Blood Pills?"

"Yeah, right!" Senior Sister Weiwei felt strange. "Isn't that how it is? I couldn't afford it back then. Now that things are better, of course I'll use it on Xiaosong, right?"

I understand. Taking the pills too frequently led to an excessive accumulation of toxins, which affected my ability to break through to the next level of cultivation.

It's only in families like Senior Sister Weiwei's that their understanding of martial arts is superficial. If it were a martial arts family, they certainly wouldn't be recklessly using drugs; they'd have someone to guide them!

"Senior Sister Weiwei, Xiaosong has too much poison in his body."

"Huh? Was he poisoned?"

"Don't worry. Since you haven't even entered the cultivation stage yet, the amount of poison is actually not much. You can eliminate the poison through internal circulation. It won't affect your future cultivation. However, you definitely can't break through today, not even for the next few days. You must clear out the remaining poison."

"What should we do then?"

"Do you have cow's milk? If you can't find any right now, goat's milk will do. Give us 5 jin (2.5 catties) first, so Xiaosong can drink it all today."

"what?"

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Weiwei. Milk won't hurt you, so let Xiaosong drink it like a beverage! I'll also prescribe a detoxifying and diuretic formula for you. It's made with herbs that won't harm anyone. That way, the detoxification process will be faster."

"oh oh!"