[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl":3,"chapter-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Great Jin's Most Iron Rice Bowl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1896778,2531,"Chapter 4: Cultivation and the Inheritance of Medical Arts","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>\"Ugh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi hadn't even had time to feel joy over obtaining a fortuitous encounter before the smell on her body, resembling kitchen waste left out for days in midsummer, triggered continuous dry heaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lady Yao pushed the door open and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her mother, Hua Changxi immediately cried out for help: \"Mother, quickly tell Sixth Brother to fetch water for me; I need to bathe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao instinctively refused: \"Bathe? You have wounds on your body; you cannot...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't finish her sentence, for as she approached Hua Changxi and caught the pungent odor emanating from her, she immediately held her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she saw the grime clinging to Hua Changxi's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ninth Daughter, what has happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that something was wrong with her daughter, Lady Yao quickly turned and left the room, hurriedly dragging Hua Minghe, who was resting at home, over with her, while Hua Sixth Lang followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hua Sixth Lang entered the room, he blurted out: \"Ninth Daughter, why do you smell so terrible?\" Shouting as he spoke, he backed out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe stepped forward to examine Hua Changxi's condition; his expression showed some surprise, and then he turned to Hua Sixth Lang, saying: \"Go fetch water for your sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao remained somewhat worried: \"But Ninth Daughter's wounds...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, it's fine; my wounds have already scabbed over.\" Hua Changxi had already removed the gauze bandaging her injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her daughter's scabbed wounds, Lady Yao appeared very surprised: \"How did the injuries recover so quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe thought for a moment and said: \"It must be the effect of the medicinal soup from the Medical Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench made Hua Changxi's stomach churn violently: \"Father, Mother, let me bathe first; we can discuss everything else later, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Lady Yao did not insist and immediately told Hua Sixth Lang to go to the front courtyard to fetch hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten or so minutes later, Hua Changxi soaked in the bathing tub; only after changing the water five times did the strange odor finally vanish from her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've finally come back to life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After changing her clothes, Hua Changxi opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the door opened, Hua Minghe, Lady Yao, and Hua Sixth Lang, who had been waiting outside, walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Sixth Lang circled around Hua Changxi twice: \"Father, Ninth Daughter looks like she's undergoing a martial artist's body tempering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe did not object, merely expressing some confusion: \"Does the blood-replenishing medicinal soup from the Medical Bureau also have the effect of body tempering?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that her situation had nothing to do with the Medical Bureau's medicinal soup but was instead caused by the fortuitous encounter she had just obtained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Hua Changxi said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her intuition told her that it was best not to let anyone know about the fortuitous encounter gained from the eighty-one people sacrificed by the demonic Daoist in red robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Sixth Lang continued circling Hua Changxi: \"Ninth Daughter, how do you feel now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi replied: \"I feel refreshed and clear-headed; my body feels lighter and more agile than usual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it is indeed body tempering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Sixth Lang looked at Hua Changxi with envy: \"Ninth Daughter, your luck is truly good; do you know that a single session of body tempering for a martial artist costs over a hundred taels of silver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What good luck?\" Lady Yao glared at her son. \"Your sister has suffered greatly this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao looked at her husband: \"He Lang, has Ninth Daughter really undergone body tempering?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe nodded: \"It seems so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao was astonished: \"Are the people of the Medical Bureau so generous? Not only did they save her life, but they also performed body tempering as a bonus?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe said: \"Physician Xu mentioned that the True Blood Wood is a new medicinal material discovered by the Medical Bureau; perhaps even they do not yet know all the effects of the True Blood Wood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opportunity, Hua Changxi interjected: \"Father, please do not speak of this matter to others; I do not wish to attract attention. If the Jingzhao Prefecture or the Six Doors learn that I have undergone body tempering, they might summon me for questioning again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe had no intention of spreading the news anyway and instructed Hua Sixth Lang: \"You must not speak of your sister's body tempering to anyone outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao added: \"Do not tell anyone in the family either. Sister-in-law was just talking a few days ago about arranging body tempering for Eighth Lang, but Mother-in-law did not agree. If she learns that Ninth Daughter, a young lady, has undergone body tempering, Sister-in-law will surely cause a scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was noon and everyone was taking their afternoon nap, so Ninth Daughter's bathing had not attracted the attention of others in the household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe was well aware of the family's financial situation; even though he and his second and fourth brothers all served in the yamen, and the family owned a medicine shop, they truly could not afford to have all the sons in the family undergo body tempering to practice martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that her family had kept the matter of her body tempering hidden, Hua Changxi felt a sense of relief in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had not forgotten that young lady who had fought fiercely against the demonic Daoist in red robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What worried her most was that the young lady knew her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had survived, if news of her body tempering spread, that young lady might suspect that she had obtained the fortuitous encounter from the red stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That young lady had fought the demonic Daoist in red robes to the death over the fortuitous encounter; if she learned that Hua Changxi had obtained it, would she not come to kill and seize the treasure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a look of confusion flashed through Hua Changxi's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the red stone was the fortuitous encounter, she had thrown the stone into the magma; so how had she obtained the fortuitous encounter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it simply because she had touched the red stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi could not quite figure it out, but merely thinking that the young lady might come knocking to kill her made her feel somewhat anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that her daughter's complexion was not good, Lady Yao assumed it was due to her injuries and waved Hua Minghe and Hua Sixth Lang away: \"Enough, Ninth Daughter needs to rest; stop standing here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Hua Changxi was indeed fine, Hua Minghe took Hua Sixth Lang and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the father and son departed, Lady Yao told Hua Changxi not to sleep yet, hurried to the kitchen, and returned carrying a clay pot of chicken soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you hungry? This is the chicken soup Mother specially simmered for you; drink it while it's hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her daughter injured, Lady Yao had gone to the market early that morning to buy a black-bone chicken and stewed a pot of Angelica and Black-Bone Chicken Soup to nourish her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was indeed hungry; she took the chicken soup handed to her by her mother and began to drink, but after only a few sips, she let out a surprised \"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annotation of the Hundred Herbs Classic (Entry Level): Tasted herbs 1\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another line of text appeared in her field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With wolfberry berries from the chicken soup still in her mouth, Hua Changxi forgot to swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao looked at her, puzzled: \"What's wrong? Does this chicken soup not suit your taste?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi swallowed the wolfberry and quickly shook her head: \"No, the chicken soup tastes very good.\" Saying this, she picked up her chopsticks, lifted a slice of astragalus from the soup, and put it into her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 2\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi picked up another piece of angelica sinensis and put it in her mouth. [Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 3\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her daughter eating with such relish, Lady Yao's face gained a touch of smiles: \"Eat slowly; Mother will go tidy up the kitchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi nodded vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Hua Changxi had tasted every medicinal ingredient in the chicken soup, the characters in her vision had changed to [Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 8\u002F10].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt somewhat confused, unable to understand exactly what kind of fortuitous encounter she had obtained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Realm: Qi Refining Realm 1\u002F1000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly related to cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 8\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the literal meaning, this should pertain to medical arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation combined with a legacy of medical arts; the fortuitous encounter she received was quite extraordinary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tasting Hundred Herbs 8\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two more ingredients remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was very curious about what would happen after reaching ten types of herbs in Tasting Hundred Herbs, so she stood up and left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hua residence was a compound with two courtyards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The compound faced north; each courtyard shared the same layout: five main rooms to the north, plus two side chambers, with three wing rooms on both the east and west sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that the first courtyard had three reverse-facing rooms on the south side, and there was also a well in the yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua and Old Lady Hua had given birth to three sons and one daughter in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son, Hua Minghe, married Lady Yao and bore three sons and two daughters; the second son, Hua Ming'ang, married Lady Fan and bore two sons and two daughters;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the third child, daughter Hua Zhiyan, married into the Shen family and also had two sons and two daughters; the fourth son, Hua Mingcheng, married Lady Liu and bore two sons and three daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first courtyard housed Old Master Hua, Old Lady Hua, and the eldest branch; the three reverse-facing rooms served as the kitchen, firewood room, and storage room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second courtyard was occupied by the second and fourth branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the seventh month in Jingcheng, the weather was extremely muggy; noon was the time when people felt most drowsy, so the courtyard was quiet, with everyone resting in their rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving her room, Hua Changxi headed straight for the northwest corner of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several herb racks stood in the northwest corner, upon which were drying various medicinal herbs that her elder brother, Hua Sanlang, had gathered from the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the herb racks, Hua Changxi quickly put perilla leaves and white bletilla into her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the characters in her vision changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 10\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the characters changed, an ethereal and misty voice sounded within Hua Changxi's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Common Plants' chapter of 'Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs' has opened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Hua Changxi felt a swelling sensation in her head; in an instant, her mind was filled with extensive knowledge of Chinese medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These medicinal substances included not only plants but also animals and minerals, accompanied by illustrations and text detailing their medicinal properties, toxicity, and other effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she had only one sensation: it was as if she had instantly memorized dozens of books recording Chinese medicines, imprinting their knowledge deeply into her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was tongue-tied; this method of transmitting medical arts was somewhat heaven-defying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, after digesting the medicinal knowledge in her mind, Hua Changxi discovered that this knowledge encompassed not only what she had learned in her previous life but also recorded medicinal materials used by martial artists in this life that she had previously been unaware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was a description of True Blood Wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Blood Wood, a common plant, replenishes and restores blood; it is a holy medicine for blood replenishment among mortals and an essential herb for body refiners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Common Plants' chapter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would come after Common Plants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Realm: Qi Refining Realm 1\u002F1000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annotations on the Classic of Hundred Herbs (Entry Level): Tasting Hundred Herbs 10\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation, a legacy of medical arts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hua Changxi had previously learned that this world possessed martial arts experts, she had already been sufficiently surprised; now, cultivation and legacies had appeared as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, exactly what kind of world had she transmigrated into?\u003C\u002Fp>",2096,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","6a8019689fcd7328b6d40f2639870f621125455d9ef51173483cd3e2ce4bc519","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-5","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-3",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]