Chapter 153: Person-to-Person Transmission

Hua Changxi did not want to return to the Hua family early and planned to stay in the Shennong Pharmacy to refine pills until the 23rd. Who knew that the next day, Eunuch Yu would come looking for her.

"Master, Prince Shou wants to divide the eighteen Qihuang Pavilions among different people to manage. The Seventh Prince sent someone to tell me this and asked me to find you and tell you to return quickly. Although you possess a wooden tablet, if you are not on the scene, you might not be assigned even a single Qihuang Pavilion."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi frowned. "Divide the Qihuang Pavilions? What does Prince Shou want to do?"

Eunuch Yu shook his head. "After Prince Shou came to the Medicine Division, he changed many rules. Now, there is even a Street Master on the First Street who manages all alchemists."

Hua Changxi understood that although spiritual energy was recovering and cultivators were appearing one after another, and turmoil had appeared in many places, the basic order of the Great Jin remained. Under such circumstances, the royal family and the imperial court were the most orthodox managers.

Prince Shou had taken over the Medicine Division; as long as she still wanted to stay in the Medicine Division, she had to comply with his management.

"Let's go, we are returning to the Medicine Division."

The predecessor of the Medicine Division was the Alchemy Saint Hall, and the Alchemy Saint Hall had deep ties with the Shennong Cauldron. Hua Changxi certainly did not want to completely sever her relationship with the Alchemy Saint Hall just like that.

Hua Changxi and Eunuch Yu returned to the Medicine Division. Just as they entered from the back door, they saw servants leaving one by one with their bundles, looking dejected.

Seeing this, Eunuch Yu sighed. "Prince Shou has dismissed all the original servants."

Hua Changxi: "Without servants, who will do the work?"

Eunuch Yu shook his head. Now, he no longer had any management authority in the Servant Hall; all the management personnel were arranged by Prince Shou. He was not familiar with them and could not find out any useful information.

Hua Changxi silently watched the servants leaving in disappointment, passing by them, feeling their helplessness and powerlessness, and walked silently toward the street of Qihuang Pavilions at the very back.

"Manager Hua, you have finally come. Quickly follow me to the old courtyard in the square; the Prince and the Division Chief have already gone there."

On the street of Qihuang Pavilions, the eunuch Xiao Li Zi, who was by the Seventh Prince's side, had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Hua Changxi arrive, he immediately smiled and greeted her.

Hua Changxi glanced at him and let Eunuch Yu go back to help with his own affairs, while she followed Xiao Li Zi to the old courtyard in the square alone.

On the way, Xiao Li Zi was very enthusiastic, constantly trying to strike up a conversation with Hua Changxi.

"Manager Hua, my Seventh Prince admires your medical skills very much; he even wants to take you as his master."

Specifically sending someone to notify her and arranging for someone to wait for her, Hua Changxi could see that the Seventh Prince was intentionally trying to befriend her. Although she didn't know the Seventh Prince's purpose yet, she didn't want to make an enemy of a prince either. Accepting this goodwill, she laughed. "I am not qualified to be the Seventh Prince's master."

Xiao Li Zi: "Manager Hua, you are being modest. The Seventh Prince often praises your medical skills. Although I don't understand anything, after following the Seventh Prince to listen to the lectures you gave, I also feel that I have gained a lot."

"The Seventh Prince often says that although he hasn't formally taken you as his master, after listening to so many of your lectures, you already have the reality of master and apprentice. In his heart, he has long regarded you as a master."

"Regardless of whether you acknowledge it or not, he respects you as a teacher. As long as the Seventh Prince is in the Medicine Division for one day, no one will dare to be disrespectful to you."

Listening to these words, Hua Changxi thought of something and asked with a smile, "Previously, I was a manager of the Servant Hall and could live in a courtyard alone, but now I am just a small servant. The courtyard I lived in hasn't been taken back. I suppose the Seventh Prince had a word?"

Xiao Li Zi smiled lightly. "These are all trivial matters not worth mentioning. Manager Hua, please don't take them to heart."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. For the Seventh Prince, these were 'trivial matters not worth mentioning', but it was precisely these trivial matters that could hold her back.

If the current manager of the Servant Hall really wanted to take back the courtyard, she would have no 'justifiable reason' to continue living there.

Soon, Hua Changxi followed Xiao Li Zi to the old courtyard in the square.

The originally spacious old courtyard had become somewhat crowded because Prince Shou had brought many people.

In the courtyard, Gu Xing was still the same, lying on a rocking chair with his eyes closed. Prince Shou should have already communicated with him, but looking at his gloomy expression, the communication process between the two should not have been very smooth.

Seeing that Mu Qingying and the others who possessed wooden tablets had all arrived, Hua Changxi automatically walked to their side and stood still.

Standing opposite Mu Qingying and her group were a group of royal relatives. These people were now all alchemists in the pharmacies occupied by the royal family on the First Street.

The Seventh Prince was standing among them. Seeing Hua Changxi arrive, he took the initiative to smile and nod at her.

Hua Changxi saw it and also smiled and nodded.

"Prince, my opinion is that those who possess wooden tablets should manage one Qihuang Pavilion each, and the other Qihuang Pavilions can be arranged as you see fit. What do you think?"

The Division Chief looked at Prince Shou with a smile. Although he was asking for his opinion, his attitude in his words was very tough.

Prince Shou glanced at the Division Chief and looked again at Gu Xing, who was closing his eyes and not speaking. "Senior Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Xing opened his eyes and looked at Prince Shou. "I have already told you my opinion. The Alchemy Saint Hall will choose its own master, and the Qihuang Pavilions also have their own selection rules. My opinion is to let nature take its course, but will you listen, Prince? If you won't listen, why bother asking for my opinion?"

Prince Shou's face sank. "Does Senior Gu really not want to give this Prince a few pointers?"

Gu Xing sighed. "My Gu family is just a gatekeeper; I don't know more than you do. If you don't believe me, Prince, there is nothing I can do."

As he spoke, he closed his eyes again.

Seeing this, anger surged in Prince Shou's eyes. Taking over the Medicine Division was something he had actively requested. He must win this alchemy holy land for the royal family.

"If you are completely useless, then you can no longer continue to stay in this courtyard, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Xing suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Prince Shou, his eyes cold. "Want to drive me away? Let alone you, even if the Retired Emperor came in person, he wouldn't have that qualification. Get out."

As soon as the word "out" was spoken, the people in the courtyard saw Prince Shou being knocked away by an invisible force. Then, a heavy crashing sound came from outside the courtyard.

Hua Changxi poked her head out to look and saw Prince Shou knocking over the stone cauldron in the square and sliding down from it. Although he didn't vomit blood, judging from his twisted facial features, this blow was very painful.

Compared to Hua Changxi's watching the excitement, Mu Qingying and the others were somewhat shocked.

No other reason; in their eyes, Gu Xing was just a dying old man. Prince Shou was at least a Golden Core stage cultivator, yet he was knocked away by him so easily.

The Division Chief was also full of surprise. Although he had some guesses about Gu Xing's strength, it was the first time he had seen him make a move. Seeing that his strength was formidable, even stronger than he had guessed, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Gu Jinfan's mood at this moment was nothing but shock. There was no way around it; in her previous life, Gu Xing was beaten to death by a few mortals. Now seeing him become so strong, she even had some self-doubt.

Gu Xing was tied to the Alchemy Saint Hall. Gu Xing becoming stronger meant that the Alchemy Saint Hall was recovering. The Alchemy Saint Hall was still slowly activating in places she didn't know about.

"Did these people do something?"

Gu Jinfan cast her gaze on Hua Changxi and the others who possessed wooden tablets.

After driving Prince Shou out of the old courtyard, Gu Xing closed his eyes again. Before closing his eyes, he glanced in the direction of Hua Changxi, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

During this period, this girl hadn't come to the Medicine Division much, yet his Alchemy Saint Hall hadn't stopped recovering. What had she done?

Could it be that she had spread the things in the Qihuang Pavilion?

Spread to whom?

Hua Changxi noticed Gu Xing's gaze, but she didn't understand it. She never thought Gu Xing would be a mortal. Today, he showed such a hand, and she felt it was too normal.

However, what she didn't know was that the growth of Gu Xing's strength was because she had given the Qihuang Body Refining Technique to the Hua family.

Old Master Hua gave the body refining technique to the Hua clan. After the Hua clan obtained it, they gave it to some families they were on good terms with; the daughters-in-law of the Hua family also copied the body refining technique for their respective maiden families; Hua Minghe even shared the body refining technique with the Six Doors. Thus, person-to-person, family-to-family, clan-to-clan, the number of people practicing the Qihuang Body Refining Technique naturally increased. ===== CHAPTER 154 =====