Chapter 575: The Extreme South

The expressions of everyone in the Xuanyuan Tribe changed; they were truly all like this, no one was spared. But in reality, even most of Huaxia was like this. It was fortunate that Baifeng maintained the habit of washing his hands frequently and not drinking raw water, which was why he did not contract Ascaris, and not even his family had it.

Moreover, Ascaris infections are easily triggered in clusters; as long as the eggs enter the water, anyone who drinks that water will definitely be affected. Baifeng did not have a good way to solve Ascaris infections because they did not have deworming medicine here. In fact, because Ascaris infections were extremely rare in later generations, he had not contracted the disease again since eating pagoda sugar as a child, and he had never encountered a single case while working at the Hospital.

Coupled with the fact that there are many effective, fast-acting medicines to treat Ascaris, traditional Chinese medicine was not the first choice. He only remembered that when studying traditional Chinese medicine, it was mentioned that things like Betel Nut could kill parasites, but the place where Betel Nut grew was unknown and far away from where he was. All Baifeng could do was have everyone wash their hands frequently and drink boiled water to avoid infection at the source.

Xuanyuan asked somewhat urgently, "Then is this very bad for people?"

The Sage nodded affirmatively: "Of course. However much you eat, it eats just as much; the food you eat is eaten in vain. Furthermore, it will also eat your flesh. Our King calls this kind of thing a parasite. The King once said he knows what kind of medicine can kill this worm, but we in Huaxia do not have it."

"Then do we have it here? What does it look like?" Xuanyuan asked urgently, because this matter was somewhat significant. He himself also had these worms, but since everyone had them, he had never paid any attention to it.

"Quickly go and call Qibo over!"

The Sage did not know who Qibo was, nor did he know what he did, so he did not pay it any mind and just continued: "You do not have it here either. Our King said that the medicinal herb grows in the extreme south. If you keep walking southeast, you will be able to find it."

Xuanyuan, however, felt that things were not so absolute. Baifeng had not identified every single thing in the Xuanyuan Tribe, so how could he know for sure that it wasn't there? Besides, who knew where the extreme south was? Baifeng had definitely never been there either; if he had been there, how could he not have brought the medicine back?

"You only need to say what it looks like. Qibo is the person who knows all the Grass and trees of our Xuanyuan Tribe best. He is also the physician of our Xuanyuan Tribe; no matter what medicine it is, he can find it."

"Physician? Could it be, could it be that you really went to find Guangchengzi?"

The Sage suddenly exclaimed; only then did he realize that the Xuanyuan Tribe actually had a physician now.

Xuanyuan also feigned indifference, and indeed there was nothing to hide. He had already been there, and although he would go again in the future, Baifeng should not stop him again after knowing he had been there, because how could he guess that he would go again?

"Yes, I went to see Guangchengzi. He is the wisest person I have ever met—no, he is a god. He taught me many, many things. Perhaps there are some things your King has never even heard of. Moreover, Guangchengzi also said he did not know of any Huaxia, nor did he recognize any Baifeng. Then why does your King say that Guangchengzi is the Sage of your Huaxia? Heh."

The Sage was unable to answer for a moment, but Zisheng was not polite at all: "Even if you followed Guangchengzi to learn so much, don't you still not even know what a toilet is? How could you compare to our King?"

Xuanyuan retorted: "What I study is the Dao. The Dao contains everything. As long as I understand the Dao, a toilet is merely something that will inevitably appear, and I will even discover things better than a toilet."

The corners of Zisheng's mouth tilted up slightly: "Then when will you comprehend the Dao?"

Xuanyuan was about to continue the rebuttal when Qibo, who was nearby, strode over. Xuanyuan chose to end the topic, as he believed knowing what the deworming medicine Baifeng mentioned was more important.

Xuanyuan immediately gave a rough explanation to the confused Qibo. Qibo stared at the Sage and said: "You can tell me what it looks like. I know all the medicinal herbs of the Xuanyuan Tribe; I have tasted every single blade of Grass and tree. I will definitely be able to know which one it is."

The Sage was somewhat surprised. Baifeng's knowledge of medicinal herbs was almost as if it were bestowed upon him by a god; he never had to taste them to know what they were called or what they were used for. Yet this Qibo actually went to taste them.

"Are you perhaps a descendant of Shennong? To actually try them one by one."

Qibo answered very seriously: "I am not a descendant of Shennong. I was originally the leader of the Qi River Tribe. Later, when Xuanyuan saw me, he wanted to recruit me as his teacher to teach him how to govern the tribe, celestial phenomena, musical temperament, and warfare. Seeing that he was also a very capable leader, I chose to follow him."

Xuanyuan also nodded in agreement. Qibo was one of the most important people in the Xuanyuan Tribe. He understood almost everything: he understood sacrifices, he understood celestial phenomena, and his observation of the movement of the sun and moon to find patterns could not be done without his help. He was also well-versed in musical temperament, could beat the Drum, and could play the Bone Flute. He was also very skilled in warfare; the Qi River Tribe was also subdued through his own lobbying rather than through war. Qibo had become his greatest helper. Now that Qibo was focused on studying medicine, he relied heavily on Dahong.

The Sage had always respected capable people, especially those who dared to be like Shennong and use their own lives as a gamble to contribute to the human race.

The Sage slowly stood up and bowed to Qibo to show his respect. Although the other members of the Huaxia delegation did not understand the situation, they also hurriedly bowed. Qibo was somewhat alarmed; he was unaccustomed to this sudden display of etiquette.

The Sage explained: "Our King respects people like Shennong the most. Although it seems he helped his own tribe the most, in reality, he helped the entire human race. You are also such a person, and I am expressing my respect for you."

Qibo repeatedly said he dared not: "I do not dare to compare myself to the Shennong Clan; I am far behind."

The Sage did not care about Qibo's modesty and just said very seriously: "You must know that we in Huaxia have physicians, and we have quite a few of them. We make great use of medicinal herbs. But I am not a physician; I only heard our King mention this matter, so I have no idea what that medicinal herb looks like."

Qibo said with some regret: "Our Xuanyuan Tribe is so vast, there must be that kind of medicinal herb. If only your King were here."

The Sage still firmly disagreed: "Our King said it is not here, so it definitely is not. He is very familiar with this land; he knows exactly where the mountains and rivers are. Therefore, since he said it is in the extreme south, it must be there."

Xuanyuan did not believe it: "He could not possibly know. He could not have traveled all over this land. If he really knew, then does he know what it is like to the south of our tribe?"

The Sage's gaze was firm: "A vast, boundless plain where you cannot even see a single small hill."

Xuanyuan opened his mouth in disbelief.