Chapter 2: Protecting the Buddhist Beads
Seeing this, Zhou Yanlin bit her lips lightly, a determined look flashed across her face, and a small wooden box suddenly appeared in her hand. It emitted a faint green light and looked extremely mysterious. "Brother Zhou Dan, this is for you. I hope it can help you." After saying that, Zhou Yanlin handed the small wooden box to Zhou Dan.
"kindness?"
Zhou Dan was moved. He glanced at Zhou Yanlin, who had a determined face, with a slightly strange expression. Looking at the small wooden box in her hand, which was less than ten centimeters long, he actually felt refreshed. The violent energy and blood in his body seemed to have encountered some kind of guidance and quickly eased down.
Zhou Dan therefore concluded that the wooden box contained something extraordinary!
"What is this?" Zhou Dan took a deep breath and did not take it immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the small wooden box that emitted a light green light. He looked puzzled and did not understand what Zhou Yanlin meant by this.
"This is a meridian pill. According to the general records on elixirs, it has the effect of repairing meridians!" Zhou Yanlin seemed to sense Zhou Dan's confusion, and after pondering for a moment, she finally spoke.
"What?"
Zhou Dan's body shook violently, as if struck by lightning. He stood up suddenly from the bed with an excited look. He grasped Zhou Yanlin's arms tightly with both hands, his face full of disbelief.
"You said there is a Sutra Pill in here?" Although he was shocked, Zhou Dan still confirmed it. He could hear the strong excitement in his words.
"Yeah." Zhou Yanlin smiled sweetly. The tingling pain in her arms at this moment did not break Zhou Dan's excitement. It seemed that Zhou Yanlin really liked seeing Zhou Dan happy.
"Brother Zhou Dan, take the Jingdan quickly, I hope it's still in time."
After hearing Zhou Yanlin's words, Zhou Dan not only did not intend to take the elixir, but looked at Zhou Yanlin with concern, "Where did this elixir come from? The one in the ancestral temple? If so, you are too reckless, send this elixir back quickly."
“Brother Zhou Dan…” Seeing Zhou Dan’s refusal, Zhou Yanlin’s expression suddenly became anxious, and she hurriedly said: “This pill is not the one in our family’s ancestral temple, it’s…” Having said this, Zhou Yanlin actually stopped talking abruptly, and there was no further words.
"What is it?" At this time, Zhou Dan was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Zhou Dan has robbed countless tombs in his life and obtained countless rare treasures. Although this tomb-robbing business seems extremely unethical to outsiders, Zhou Dan has always acted in an upright manner. Tomb-robbing is merely a profession passed down in his family. Whenever he encounters valuable antiquities or even cultural relics, he either returns them to the country secretly or auctions them off and sells them for money to help poor people.
And now Zhou Yanlin actually took a huge risk to steal the Jingdan for him. Even though they were childhood sweethearts, Zhou Dan naturally could not accept such a precious item, because he could not harm such a caring girl for his own sake.
In the Jiuzhou Continent, alchemists are extremely rare. But it does not mean that there were no alchemists in the Jiuzhou Continent a thousand years ago. The Zhou family also saved a first-grade alchemist by chance a thousand years ago. When the first-grade alchemist left, he also left two first-grade pills for the Zhou family. This Jingdan is one of them! As for the second pill, it is missing.
For a thousand years, no one in the Zhou family has taken this pill, which shows how precious it is.
"Yes..." Zhou Yanlin hesitated to speak, but in the end she couldn't explain it.
"Xiao Lin, take the pill back." Zhou Dan seemed to have determined that the pill in Zhou Yanlin's hand was the elixir that the Zhou family treasured like a treasure.
"Brother Zhou Dan... this pill was given to me by my master before I left. He seemed to be afraid that I would get hurt when he saw that I was coming back, so he left this pill for me." Zhou Yanlin pondered for a while, and then a light bulb suddenly flashed in his mind. He immediately said, "So you don't have to worry about this pill being related to the family."
"Oh?" Zhou Dan was slightly surprised. Relying on his vague memory, Zhou Dan remembered that when Zhou Yanlin was eight years old, he became a disciple of an old man with extraordinary skills. This man acted mysteriously and had extremely terrifying strength. Even the old monster of the Zhou family was respectful when he saw him. It can be seen that Zhou Yanlin's master is very powerful.
"Is this elixir really left by your master?" If what Zhou Yanlin said was true, this elixir was most likely her exclusive property.
"Hmph, when have I ever lied to you? Besides, why would I lie to you?" Zhou Yanlin pretended to be angry, and then simply pouted her cherry lips and turned her head to the other side, looking quite angry.
"Okay, I was wrong."
At this moment, Zhou Dan had to admit his mistake to Zhou Yanlin. After all, Zhou Yanlin was still young, while Zhou Dan had been in society for many years and had quite rich experience. With his 24-year-old mind, he was not only good at coaxing children, but he was still more than capable of dealing with the matter at hand. Of course, this did not rule out the possibility that Zhou Yanlin was pretending to be angry.
"Humph, Brother Zhou Dan is the worst." Zhou Yanlin stamped her feet, and finally showed that charming smile again on her face. But Zhou Dan was staring at Zhou Yanlin's stunning face, lost in thought.
"Brother Zhou Dan, take the medicine quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome if you develop a disease!" Being stared at by Zhou Dan, Zhou Yanlin's face suddenly turned red. Her charming appearance made Zhou Dan forget that his hand was already holding Zhou Yanlin's white and delicate hand instead of the small wooden box.
For Zhou Yanlin, this was the first time that she was held by a man other than her father. Although this man had a place in her heart, Zhou Yanlin was still confused and didn't know what to do. The complexity of her heart at this moment could not be explained in a few words. She hoped that Zhou Dan could hold her hand for a little longer, but she was very shy...
"Brother Zhou Dan..." Zhou Yanlin whispered softly, her beautiful face already covered with blushing.
Zhou Dan's soul returned immediately, and his blank mind finally regained its normal thinking ability. He hurriedly looked down and saw that his hands were tightly holding Zhou Yanlin's delicate hands. No matter how thick-skinned he was, Zhou Dan couldn't help but blush at this moment and immediately withdrew.
Zhou Dan's action undoubtedly made Zhou Yanlin extremely shy. She didn't know what to do next. The awkward atmosphere made both of them feel a little uncomfortable. They could even hear each other's breathing.
"Brother Zhou Dan, you must take this pill as soon as possible!"
A distracted voice broke the awkward situation. Zhou Yanlin quickly placed the small wooden box on the edge of Zhou Dan's bed and ran out in a hurry, not giving Zhou Dan time to react. By the time Zhou Dan reacted, Zhou Yanlin's figure was already dozens of meters away.
"This little girl..." Zhou Dan looked at Zhou Yanlin's beautiful back and smiled bitterly. Then he picked up the small wooden box with a slightly cautious expression. His narrowed eyes suddenly opened and he opened the small wooden box. A dark pill the size of a longan suddenly appeared in Zhou Dan's eyes.
This pill is the size of a longan and as small as a round chocolate, but Zhou Dan does not dare to underestimate this seemingly ordinary pill. It is a first-grade pill, and ordinary first-grade alchemists may not be able to refine pills of the same level.
As soon as the small wooden box was opened, the room was immediately filled with the aroma of medicine, which made Zhou Dan's pores relax. Compared with the previous dragon grass water, the latter was obviously much more noble.
"The elixir is worthy of being called an elixir. Even a first-grade elixir cannot be compared with dragon herb water!" Zhou Dan took out the elixir from the small wooden box, held his breath, and let his pores absorb the rich medicinal fragrance. Then, as soon as the turbid air was out, he put the elixir in his hand directly into his mouth. The elixir melted in his mouth, forming hundreds of warm currents flowing through Zhou Dan's eight extraordinary meridians.
“Huh~~”
A few hours later, Zhou Dan opened his tightly closed eyes. A soul-stirring gleam of light shot out from the depths of his eyes, and his pale face had long since returned to its rosy color.
"Jing Dan is indeed worthy of being comparable to a second-grade elixir. I didn't expect it to repair my Ren, Du and Chong meridians among the eight extraordinary meridians." Zhou Dan showed joy. He had previously taken the dragon grass water and it repaired the Dai meridian, one of the eight extraordinary meridians. Now after taking the Jing Dan, he was able to repair three main meridians of the eight extraordinary meridians. In other words, Zhou Dan has now repaired four of the eight extraordinary meridians.
The human body's meridians are divided into twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, and the eight extraordinary meridians have a total of eight major meridians, namely the Governor Meridian, the Conception Meridian, the Chong Meridian, the Belt Meridian, the Yin Wei Meridian, the Yang Wei Meridian, and the Yin Qiao Meridian. Zhou Dan's meridians were all destroyed before, making him a cripple, and his body was even weaker than that of an ordinary person.
However, Zhou Dan has now preliminarily repaired four of the eight extraordinary meridians, and opened them up one after another. He is now much stronger than a normal person. What makes Zhou Dan most happy is that he is now able to practice initially, and it is only a matter of time before he can repair the eight extraordinary meridians.
Zhou Dan stretched his whole body, and his bones suddenly made crackling sounds. The feeling of comfort that he had not felt for a long time quickly spread throughout his body, making him unable to help but feel excited.
"I finally regained my ability to practice!" Zhou Dan's eyes were sparkling, and his body was trembling slightly with indescribable joy. At this moment, the joy on Zhou Dan's face suddenly froze, his face flushed instantly, and then a mouthful of blood gushed out of his body, staining the edge of the bed. He was shocked to find that the four major meridians that he had repaired with great difficulty were all broken.
"Zhou Yong is so cruel!" With a cry of grief, Zhou Dan fainted.
The person who crippled Zhou Dan was Zhou Yong, the second generation member of the Zhou family. The reason why Zhou Dan fainted was that there was still a soul power in his body that did not belong to him at all. It was this soul power remaining in his body that broke the four major meridians that he had reconnected with great difficulty, causing Zhou Dan to fail.
As the saying goes, old ginger is still spicy, Zhou Yong actually still has a trick up his sleeve! !
Zhou Dan was so angry at Zhou Yong's methods that he vomited blood and fainted. While in a coma, he was shocked to find that his mental power was unprecedentedly concentrated. A horrifying scene appeared before his eyes. He saw broken meridians being constantly beaten by the violent qi and blood.
"Is this inner vision? Can I see what's going on inside my body?" Zhou Dan's mind was very active, and he knew instantly that he was in the state of inner vision. But what made him anxious was, what's the use of inner vision at this time? According to the violent blood and qi in his body that kept attacking the broken meridians, even if he could wake up, Zhou Dan already knew what the consequences would be. If he didn't die, he would definitely be completely disabled.
Just when Zhou Dan was desperate to wake up, all his mental energy was attracted to one place or rather a part of his body.
"Is this a Buddhist bead?" Zhou Dan was shocked to find that there was actually a string of Buddhist beads in his brain, that is, in his sea of consciousness! The Buddhist beads emitted a light golden glow, which gave Zhou Dan an extremely comfortable feeling. Moreover, as the light golden glow continued to radiate from the Buddhist beads, his sea of consciousness was now filled with a vast expanse of light golden liquid.
"Why are these Buddhist beads so similar to the ones in that strange tomb?" Zhou Dan was shocked to find that the Buddhist beads in his sea of consciousness were exactly the same as the ones he had stolen from a tomb. They were carved in exactly the same appearance.
"Could it be?" At this moment, Zhou Dan's mind started to work rapidly again, and a bold idea emerged in his mind, "Could it be that I traveled here because of this string of Buddhist beads?"
Thinking of this, Zhou Dan felt a surge of anger in his heart!
All this happened just because of it!