Chapter 102: Bloodline Totem

The sound of the wooden fish Aniu heard was clearly abnormal. Hua Changxi learned that the sound rang every night, so she planned to spend the night at the pharmacy to see what was going on.

"Sister Pucao, show me the account book for this period."

Seeing that it was still early, Hua Changxi flipped through the account book and soon discovered that the sales volume of pills in the pharmacy had increased significantly in the past two months.

First, the merchant Zhuo bought a lot of pills.

Second, Yu Gui introduced a eunuch named Xiao Guizi to buy pills. Xiao Guizi bought more than 50,000 taels of pills every time he came.

Hua Changxi saw that the time Yu Gui introduced Xiao Guizi to buy medicine happened to be after she saved Eunuch Xuan, so she guessed that Xiao Guizi should be a subordinate of Eunuch Xuan of the Eastern Depot.

The pills bought by the merchant Zhuo and Xiao Guizi accounted for 80% of the total sales, and the other 20% were mostly sold by the other ten pharmacies.

Hua Changxi looked at Pucao: "Sister Pucao, have you been to the other ten shops?"

Pucao nodded: "I have. Yu Gui is reliable. The shop names have all been changed to Shennong Hall, and the plaques are also marked with serial numbers. People can tell at a glance that those ten shops are branches of our Shennong Hall."

Hua Changxi looked at the "Mortal Herb Plants" volume one placed on the medicine cabinet and asked: "Has anyone come to buy books?"

Pucao: "Some asked, but few bought. However, the other ten shops sold some."

Hua Changxi nodded: "The Zhuo family pharmacy has been operating for so many years, and its reputation is still good."

Pucao looked at her: "Changxi, the clerks in the ten branch pharmacies are still the original Zhuo family people. In this way, is the pharmacy still yours?"

Hua Changxi said with a headache: "I know what you mean, but I don't have time to deal with these things. I've already asked Yu Gui to look for suitable managers. You should also pay attention to whether there are suitable people in your daily life."

Pucao nodded and agreed. After moving into Feng'an Square, she hadn't been idle. She often walked through the streets and alleys, and she knew most of the people in the square. Don't say, there were really quite a few capable people in the square.

Hua Changxi added: "Whether it's a manager or a clerk, don't limit it to men or women when choosing."

Hearing this, Pucao's eyes flickered, and she quickly agreed.

Hua Changxi continued to look at the account book, looked at the amount of pills sold, and rubbed her forehead.

There would be more and more customers in the future. Relying on her alone to refine and sell pills was obviously not enough.

She had identified a few good candidates in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, but they were mortals and could only refine mortal pills. Only cultivators could refine spirit pills.

Hua Changxi looked at Pucao: "Sister Pucao, have you been reading medical books during this time?"

Pucao replied while organizing the counter: "I am. I've finished reading this 'Mortal Herb Plants' and the few medical books you recommended. I was just about to ask you to recommend a few more books for me to read."

Hua Changxi: "Do you like learning medicine?"

Pucao nodded and smiled: "I do. If I become a doctor, not only can I treat my own illnesses, but I can also help others. How good that would be."

Hua Changxi: "Sister Pucao, I'll teach you how to refine pills."

Pucao's hand paused: "Really?"

Hua Changxi nodded: "After dinner, I'll wait for you in the alchemy room."

Pucao was full of joy: "Hmm."

After dinner, Hua Changxi refined a few furnaces of ordinary mortal pills in the alchemy room, letting Pucao familiarize herself with the alchemy process.

At midnight, movement came from Aniu's room. Hua Changxi and Pucao quickly left the alchemy room and saw Aniu walking out of the house like a lost soul, then heading straight for the back door.

Qingniu wanted to pull Aniu back, but was stopped by Hua Changxi raising her hand.

Hua Changxi sensed carefully and didn't hear the sound of a wooden fish, but Aniu was clearly being led away by something.

"You stay at home, I'll follow and see."

Watching Hua Changxi follow Aniu out of the courtyard, Pucao was a bit worried and looked at Qingniu: "Changxi and Aniu, won't they be okay?"

Qingniu shook his cow head: "Don't worry, there shouldn't be many people who can hurt Hua Changxi."

Pucao looked at the green ox: "You seem quite afraid of Changxi?" Every time Changxi came over, the green ox didn't dare to wander in front of her.

Qingniu's cow face was wrinkled: "She has an indescribable aura on her, which has a suppressive power over me. As soon as I see her, my legs go weak."

Pucao didn't understand cultivator matters and only thought that Hua Changxi's strength was stronger than Qingniu's.

On the other side, Hua Changxi followed Aniu from a distance, walked through several streets, and finally arrived in front of an abandoned house in the southwest corner of Feng'an Square.

Watching Aniu walk into the abandoned house, Hua Changxi was worried that the person in the dark had other detection methods, so she didn't dare to get close. She just drove her somersault cloud and flew into the air. Looking down from a high altitude, she soon saw a monk in white sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, closing his eyes and knocking on a wooden fish.

The wooden fish he knocked on made no sound, but spirit energy ripples constantly spread outward.

As soon as Aniu entered the courtyard, the monk in white opened his eyes, with a clear smile on his face, and stopped knocking on the wooden fish.

As soon as the sound of the wooden fish disappeared, Aniu regained his clarity. Seeing himself standing in a strange place, his expression changed greatly: "Where is this?"

The monk in white smiled: "Protector of the Cow God, you have finally come."

Aniu didn't listen to what the monk in white said at all, looked around guardedly, and turned to run away.

Seeing this, the monk in white's expression sank. He turned his golden bowl, aimed the bowl mouth at Aniu, and Aniu was illuminated by a beam of golden light, his body instantly frozen.

At the same time, a huge cow shadow appeared on him, and a deafening 'moo' sound rang out.

The cow shadow and cow sound flashed and disappeared, but it was enough for Aniu to see clearly.

"Do you see it? You possess the supernatural power of the Cow God and are the Protector of the Cow God, shouldering the mission of awakening the Cow God."

Aniu shook his head violently: "I don't understand what you're talking about."

Seeing him so resistant, the monk in white had to change his strategy. He took out a cultivation technique called "Cow Demon Art" and tempted him: "Do you want to become an invincible powerhouse? If you practice this 'Cow Demon Art,' you will become an invincible top powerhouse."

Aniu listened but remained unmoved: "I'm living quite well now, and I don't want to become any powerhouse." After speaking, he ran out of the abandoned house.

Seeing this, the monk in white shook his head: "Protector of the Cow God, you cannot escape the mission of awakening the Cow God." As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and blocked Aniu's path, reaching out to grab him.

Just then, the monk in white suddenly felt a palpitation. He looked around and finally looked up at the sky.

Seeing Hua Changxi flying down on a cloud, the monk in white's expression changed greatly. He grabbed Aniu and fled.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi's expression changed. There were many people in the square. If she really chased and fought with the monk in white, she would definitely hurt others by mistake.

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi quickly condensed spirit energy in her right hand. The next moment, a huge Buddha hand shot out, shooting toward the monk in white like lightning.

"Bang!"

The monk in white was directly slapped away, and Aniu also broke free from his restraint and landed on the ground.

The monk in white was beaten and bled. Seeing that Hua Changxi's combat power was so fierce, he looked at Aniu unwillingly and had no choice but to grit his teeth and choose to flee.

Hua Changxi naturally wouldn't let him go and quickly chased after him.

Seeing Hua Changxi chasing relentlessly and at a very fast speed, the monk in white was very anxious. During the chase, seeing Hua Changxi intentionally avoiding the surrounding houses, he suddenly had an idea.

"Boom boom~"

In an instant, several houses were destroyed.

Seeing the monk in white attacking the surrounding houses indiscriminately, Hua Changxi's expression sank. A fire lotus condensed in her palm, and with a 'swoosh', the fire lotus broke through the air, changing from small to large, instantly covering the monk in white.

"Ah~"

A shrill sound rang out in the night sky. Before the sound dissipated, the monk in white had already been burned to ashes by the fire lotus. When the wind blew, there was no trace left.

"Clatter~"

A string of Buddhist beads fell to the ground. Hua Changxi stepped forward to pick them up, then returned to help Aniu up and quickly left the place.

The destruction of houses and the shrill screams woke everyone in Feng'an Square. Everyone walked out of their homes trembling, wanting to know what had happened.

After Hua Changxi brought Aniu back to the pharmacy, she gave him a healing pill and let Qingniu take care of him to rest.

"Sister Pucao, when we were fighting just now, a few families were hurt. You come with me to see. If there are any wounded, let them come to the pharmacy for free treatment, saying it's the pharmacy helping the neighborhood."

After hearing this, Pucao nodded and went to the street with Hua Changxi, following the crowd toward the street where the houses were destroyed.

Six families' houses were destroyed. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but all those who were injured were sent to the pharmacy by Pucao and treated by Hua Changxi.

Just as Hua Changxi finished bandaging the wounds of the injured, the people from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division arrived to ask about the situation.

"We don't know what happened either. In the middle of the night, we were sleeping well when we suddenly heard a boom, and then the house collapsed."

"Fortunately, the neighbors appeared in time and saved us."

"That scream was terrifying. When we went over, we didn't see anything, as if we had misheard the scream."

The people in the square reported what they knew to the officials very actively.

The people from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division listened and listened but didn't hear any key points, so they could only go back to report.

After the people from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division left, Hua Changxi looked at the wounded crying in the pharmacy and said to Pucao: "This, let them draw a portion of their wages first to fix the houses they live in."

Pucao nodded: "Changxi, don't blame yourself too much..."

Hua Changxi shook her head: "Shouldn't have made a move in the city." She paused, "The officials will definitely come again."

Pucao quickly said: "Don't worry, I know how to deal with them."

Hua Changxi 'hmm'ed: "I'll go back to my room to rest for a while."

Returning to her room, Hua Changxi took out the Buddhist beads she had picked up.

The Buddhist beads had eighteen beads, seventeen of which were burned black, and only one was intact.

Thinking of the scene where the monk in white took out the cultivation technique, Hua Changxi guessed that this bead should be a magic treasure with storage space.

The monk in white was already dead, so she felt relieved and dripped a drop of blood on it. Soon, she sensed the space inside the bead.

There were many things in the space, including cultivation technique books, spirit stones, spirit plants and spirit fruits, pills, spirit talismans, magic tools, array disks, and array flags.

"What is this?"

There was a transparent sphere the size of a grapefruit in the space. As soon as Hua Changxi took it out and touched it, flames appeared in the sphere, and then the flames submerged the sphere at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, the entire sphere was ablaze with fire.

Hua Changxi quickly moved her hand away, and the flames retreated like a receding river, quickly retracting into the sphere and disappearing.

"Is this... a spirit-testing stone?"

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. She took the spirit-testing stone to Aniu's room and asked Aniu to put his hand on it.

Unfortunately, the sphere had no reaction.

Qingniu saw it from the side and raised his cow hoof, indicating that he also wanted to test.

Hua Changxi let Qingniu touch the sphere. As soon as the cow hoof was placed on the sphere, green light immediately shone brightly.

Seeing this, Qingniu immediately grinned.

Hua Changxi looked at Qingniu and then at Aniu: "Cows have spirit veins, but humans don't... what a strange thing."

Then, Hua Changxi called Pucao in and let her touch the sphere.

As soon as Pucao's hands were placed on the sphere, a green light and a red light lit up in the sphere. The two lights were evenly matched and quickly filled the entire sphere.

"This... Changxi, what is this?"

Hua Changxi: "This is a stone for testing spirit veins. Sister Pucao, you have spirit veins and can cultivate."

Pucao was overjoyed: "If I cultivate, can I be like you?"

Hua Changxi nodded, noticing out of the corner of her eye that Aniu lowered his head in disappointment, and comforted him: "Aniu, you can also cultivate."

The most suitable cultivation method for people with bloodline atavism is actually body refining. The "Nine-Turn Profound Art" obtained in Mount Wuzhi is a profound body-refining technique.

Aniu raised his head abruptly: "I couldn't even make the sphere light up."

Hua Changxi: "Let me study it. You can definitely cultivate."

Aniu had always believed in Hua Changxi. Hearing her say this, his complexion improved instantly.

Hua Changxi took the spirit-testing stone back to her room and flipped through the other spaces in the Buddhist bead space. Soon, she took out the golden bowl that had illuminated Aniu's bloodline atavism.

After burning the golden bowl with fire lotus and seeing that there was nothing unusual, Hua Changxi dripped a drop of blood on it.

After the blood merged into the golden bowl, relevant information about the golden bowl appeared in Hua Changxi's mind.

"Totem Bowl, can illuminate human bloodline totems."

Placing the golden bowl on the table, aiming the bowl mouth at the door, Hua Changxi quickly walked into the range illuminated by the bowl mouth.

The next moment, the golden bowl shot out golden light. When the light covered her, Hua Changxi felt the blood in her body begin to burn and boil.

Then, a swaying and dazzling red lotus floated out from Hua Changxi's body and bloomed.

"It smells so good, what is this fragrance?"

"Seems like lotus fragrance."

"Where does the lotus fragrance come from?"

The pharmacy and the surrounding neighbors all smelled the lotus fragrance, but unfortunately, the fragrance disappeared quickly.

Hua Changxi put away the golden bowl: "There are cows, snakes, and flowers. The bloodline totem is either an animal or a flower or plant. Could it be that the human race in the past relied on the demon race for protection?"

"Lotus totem, no wonder the Hua family is surnamed Hua!" ===== CHAPTER 103 =====