Chapter 36: Can You Refine the Immortal Pill?

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  "It's Qingdi, come in." The door to the old principal's room was opened, and Ma Guantian, with white hair but very good spirits, saw that the visitor was Chen Qingdi, and a thick smile appeared on his face.

  "Are you Principal Ma? Want to see me?" Chen Qingdi's face was full of doubt. Previously, Chen Da Shao had found the wrong principal's office several times, who knew if this time was real or not.

  "Not bad, just who I wanted to see, come in." Ma Guantian said with a faint smile.

  "Hmm." Chen Qingdi nodded and thought to himself, "It seems that this old horse doesn't have any ill intentions towards me. In any case, I'll go in first and take a look."

  As soon as Chen Qingdi entered the old principal's room, Chen Fengran walked out from behind a stone pillar.

  "How is this possible?" The one who opened the door was Ma Guantian, Chen Fengyan's whole body suddenly shook violently, his face also changed in an instant, and he was extremely shocked and disbelieving in his heart. "Usually it's always Ma Qingqing who opens the door, what happened this time? Does Ma Guantian attach such importance to Chen Qingdi? Would he actually take the initiative to open the door for him? Or... or is Ma Qingqing busy preparing medicine?"

  Chen Fengyan, who had already felt threatened, was still uneasy. So, he didn't immediately go to choose a major, but instead came to Ma Guantian's office.

  He wants to know the result at the first time.

  Chen Fengran arrived later than Chen Qingdi, but he was familiar with everything in the Chinese Medicine Academy and knew where Ma Guantian's office was. Chen Dashao, on the other hand, didn't know and took many wrong turns, wasting a lot of time.

  So Chen Fengyan was just one step later than Chen Qingdi.

  When Chen Fengran arrived, he happened to see Ma Guantian opening the door for Chen Dashao.

  This made Chen Feng's sense of crisis even stronger.

  Ma Guantian was a giant in the Chinese medical community, and ordinary people found it hard to get an audience with him, let alone have him open the door personally. Yet, here he was, right in front of Chen Fengyan, which left him utterly stunned.

  Crisis! A huge crisis!

  Threat, enormous threat!

  "Could it be that Chen Qingdi, this useless thing, has a talent for traditional Chinese medicine that is so impressive to Ma Guantian that he's willing to personally open the door for him? Or else...” Chen Fengyan really didn't want to believe it. "Ma Qinqin isn't here, or is she really helping with the prescription?"

  "Ma Qingqing? How could I have forgotten that Ma Guantian's precious granddaughter, Ma Qingqing?" Chen Fengran's heart skipped a beat, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes as a sinister plan surged into his mind.

  "If something happens between Chen Qingdi and Ma Qianqian, Lü Bufan will definitely not let Chen Qingdi off. " Chen Fengyan took a deep breath, and a faint smile appeared on his face, "No matter how much attention Chen Qingdi gets from Ma Guantian, as long as I use Lü Bufan's hands to eliminate him, that's all there is to it. And I can also reap the benefits of the fisherman, why not?"

  "As soon as Chen Qingdi did something he shouldn't have done to Ma Qianqian, Ma Guantian would no longer value him and Lü Bufan wouldn't let him off either. This was a situation where nothing could be done to salvage it. Ma Qianqian, I'm sorry." Thinking of this, Chen Fengyan let out a deep sigh of relief.

  As long as he can achieve his goal, Chen Fengran has always been a man who will stop at nothing.

  In order to frame Chen Da Shao, Chen Feng Yan was able to do something as heinous as finding someone to rape his own sister, Chen Xiang Xiang.

  However, Chen Fengyan was not ruthless enough at that time, otherwise Lin Jingrou would not have appeared at the critical moment and saved Chen Xiangxiang.

  Lin Jingrou's appearance was also deliberately arranged by Chen Fengyan.

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  "Hmm?" As soon as Chen Qingdi entered the old principal's room, he smelled a faint scent of traditional Chinese medicine, as if someone was preparing it.

  "This is who prescribed the medicine, it's really talented, to be able to prescribe such a medicine, I really admire. Originally it was a tonic for the body, but it turned out like this. If someone who needs it eats it, although they won't die from it, the more they eat, the worse their body will become."

  Chen Qingdi furrowed his brow slightly and shook his head secretly, "With such skills, if he goes out to practice medicine, he'll absolutely be a quack doctor who harms people without any benefit."

  "Green Emperor, don't stand, sit down." Ma Guan Tian pointed to a chair and said lightly.

  "Oh." Chen Qingdi responded with a single word and sat down decisively.

  "Qingdi, judging from your expression, have you discovered something?" Ma Guantian smiled slightly and said: "Qinger, bring out the medicine you've prepared."

  "Here." Ma Ruyan, from the inner room, carried a plate with various Chinese herbal medicines mixed together, full of curiosity, walked out and her eyes fell on Chen Qingdi's body, sizing him up.

  There were many rumors about Chen Qingdi, and Ma Qingqing had heard a lot of them. However, none of them were good to hear. They all said that Chen Qingdi was arrogant and domineering, bullying men and oppressing women, doing evil things to the extreme, and defying heavenly justice.

  Zhen Ren, Ma Qingqing had never met before.

  "You're Chen Qingdi, right?" Ma Qinqin placed the plate on Chen Qingdi's desk and said: "My grandfather said you have extraordinary talent in traditional Chinese medicine. But when you just came in, you hummed, is there something wrong with the medicine I prepared?"

  "It's just a little bit, but it's not a big deal. At least, in the short term, it won't kill you." Chen Qingdi said lightly, glancing at the plate of prepared Chinese medicine.

  "Oh? Qingdi, tell me about it." Ma Guantian's face lit up with a smile, showing interest.

  "Miss Ma should be taking tonics, Chinese medicine used to nourish the body." Chen Qingdi said lightly.

  "Nonsense." Ma Qingqing rolled her eyes and said: "I heard that Chen Qingdi's body is not good, so I specially prepared a tonic, to help you recover your body."

  "Then thank you, Miss Ma. I appreciate your kind intentions. However... " Chen Qing's tone changed as he pushed the plate away and said: "With my current physical condition, I dare not take the medicine you've prepared."

  "What do you mean by saying that? Are you suggesting I'd harm you?" Ma Qingqing, also known as Big Sister Ma, flared up instantly. "I went to great trouble to prepare this medicine for you, and not only did you refuse to appreciate it, but you're even afraid to take it. What are you insinuating by saying it's like poison? What do you really mean?"

  "Miss Ma, you misunderstood. My body is too weak now and I can't take this tonic." Chen Qingdi raised an eyebrow and said lightly: "This medicine is indeed a tonic, but there's one more qian of Angelica sinensis in it."

  "A small amount of Angelica, seemingly insignificant, but when combined with the potency of other Chinese medicines, a normal person would be fine after consumption. However, for someone in my physical condition, not only would it fail to have a nourishing effect, but it would be downright poisonous. Although it may not kill you immediately, prolonged consumption would be unpredictable." Chen Qingdi asked slowly, "Miss Ma, tell me, does a normal person need to take tonics? Most people who take tonics are those with weak constitutions."

  "As for others, I dare not guarantee, at least I don't dare to take it. Of course, if one day my body is well adjusted, taking a few more will be harmless." With that, Chen Qingdi stopped talking and just smiled at Ma Qinqin.

  "You... you just came in and found an extra yuan of Angelica dahurica?" Ma Qingqing said with an incredulous face. The extra yuan of Angelica dahurica she knew, of course, was her doing on purpose.

  As for the consequences of taking too much Angelica, it is indeed as Chen Qing said. Normal people will not be harmed and may even benefit from eating it, but those with a weak constitution will find their bodies becoming increasingly frail if they eat it.

  Can't bear it, such a bitter pill to swallow.

  As Chen Qingdi said, if one's body is not weak, who would be willing to take bitter Chinese medicine that is hard to swallow?

  "Is it difficult?" Chen Qingdi asked back instead of answering.

  "You... you go." Ma Qingqing was suddenly left speechless by Chen Qingdi. This guy is too arrogant, isn't he? Is it that difficult? Too conceited.

  "Principal Ma, you want to see me, it's not just to test me, is it?" Chen Qingdi no longer paid attention to Ma Qinqin and looked at Ma Guantian, saying lightly: "If Principal Ma has something to say, I, Chen Qingdi, will certainly do my best to accomplish it."

  Ma Guantian knew that Chen Qingdi understood traditional Chinese medicine and must have had some connection with Chen Zhenhua, so Chen Qingdi was not easy to offend.

  What's more important is that Ma Guantian doesn't have any malicious intentions, at least for now.

  "You only started learning about traditional Chinese medicine a few months ago, right?" Ma Guantian's eyes gleamed with excitement, his tone filled with certainty.

  What kind of person Chen Qingdi is, Ma Guantian naturally knows clearly. Similarly, he also got confirmation from Chen Zhenhua's mouth that Chen Qingdi had never been in contact with traditional Chinese medicine before.

  In Chen Zhenhua's view, if it weren't for Chen Qingdi's thing not working out and being constrained by face, Chen Dashao would never have studied traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, he wouldn't have discovered that the arrogant and domineering Chen Dashao had such a talent.

  It's simply a gift from heaven.

  Strictly speaking, it is. Indeed, Chen Qingdi was a great master of alchemy before he crossed over, but he had never been in contact with traditional Chinese medicine.

  Ordinary herbs, how can Chen Qingdi look at them with admiration? If it weren't for the fact that there are no spiritual herbs on Earth, would Chen Da Xiaojie have wasted his time on Chinese herbal medicine?

  It is indeed forced by circumstances and limited by conditions.

  "Good, very good, extremely good." Ma Guantian had already known the result, but hearing Chen Qingdi say it in person still made him feel incredibly excited and thrilled.

  "Qingdi, you are the most talented person I've ever seen in Chinese medicine." Ma Guantian's excited old face turned red as he said: "Qingdi, I have always wanted to promote Chinese medicine, but I am limited by my talent and age. So, I want to take you on as a student, do you agree?"

  Are you willing?

  The Tai Shan Bei Dou of the Chinese medical community, Ma Guan Tian. If he wants to take on an apprentice, all he needs to do is utter one sentence: "I'm taking on a student." As soon as this sentence is spoken, countless people will knock their heads and squeeze in, trying to become Ma Guan Tian's student.

  Even... some famous Chinese medicine practitioners will put aside their dignity.

  It can be seen that many people want to become Ma Guantian's students.

  Now, Ma Guantian actually took the initiative to accept Chen Qingdi as his student, and it seems that he is still worried that Chen Qingdi would not be willing.

  If others knew about this, wouldn't they be jealous?

  "Chen Qingdi, what are you thinking? Why don't you hurry up and agree?" Seeing Chen Qingdi not speaking, Ma Qinqin urged: "I don't know how many famous doctors want to become my grandfather's students, but my grandfather doesn't even look at them. My grandfather took the initiative to accept you as his student, what are you hesitating about?"

  "Principal Ma, I appreciate your kind intentions." Chen Qingdi stood up and shook his head, saying: "I'm not interested in traditional Chinese medicine, so sorry about that."

  "What? You refused?" Ma Qingqing almost jumped up from her seat, her face filled with incredulity, staring at Chen Qingdi in utter shock.

  Ma Guan Tian actively took Chen Qingdi as his student, but Chen Qingdi refused. If others knew about this, they would scold Chen Qingdi to death and spit on him.

  Of course, Chen Qingdi chose to refuse, and he had his own reasons for doing so.

  It is undeniable that Ma Guantian's attainments in traditional Chinese medicine are truly impressive, almost unmatched in today's society. However, would Chen Qingdi, this mighty and powerful great master of alchemy, look at him with admiration?

  You're awesome, you're great, can you refine dan medicine, immortal elixir?

  Sorry about that, brother - I successfully refined the immortal pill, only to be destroyed by the alchemical tribulation and reborn on Earth.

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