[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"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},2292067,4481,"Chapter 104: The Haoran Zhengqi Pill","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>Wu Feng nodded slightly and looked at Lu Fang: “Who is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao said casually: “He’s the son-in-law I brought into the Gao family—Fang Lu. He’s just an ordinary scholar. Master, let’s go see my father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout, she never intended for Lu Fang to speak; after finishing, she turned and pushed open the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, Lu Fang saw the County Squire lying on the bed, as if asleep, yet his breath was slow as a fine thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman stood nearby tending to him; from their conversation, she was Liu Shi, Gao Youyao’s biological mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng carefully examined the County Squire, then pulled out an elixir:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This elixir is called ‘Wanquan Pill,’ an eighth-rank detoxifying pill. Though I don’t think Senior Gao has been poisoned, poisons in this world are countless, with countless effects—just to be safe, he should take one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi quickly took the Wanquan Pill and had someone prepare it in water for the County Squire to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a while, there was no sign of the County Squire waking up; Wu Feng sighed and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s not poisoning, then he must have contracted some strange illness. Before this happened, did Senior Gao show any warning signs—or encounter anything unusual?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi replied seriously: “No. My husband fell ill suddenly. Just before the New Year, he was perfectly fine—eating and drinking normally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao pleaded urgently: “Master, is there any way you can help save my father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng paused, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the Gao family could obtain a third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill at great cost, there might be a chance to save Senior Gao. But such an item is exceedingly rare—priceless and unobtainable, even with gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao looked troubled: “A third-rank elixir? Especially a Haoran Zhengqi Pill? I’ve asked my father’s friends in the capital—they said it’s utterly impossible to buy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell heavy with silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng reassured them: “No matter. I’ll ask my Confucian Realm friends if they can procure a Haoran Zhengqi Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi rose in excitement, bowed deeply, and said: “Thank you, Brother Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled and said: “May I try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao frowned: “You? What are you meddling for? Even the Master is helpless—what can you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Fang Lu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang bowed respectfully: “Madam, I am. I come from a family of renowned physicians and have studied medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi nodded, resigned to trying anything: “Go ahead. Whether it works or not doesn’t matter—it’s still your filial effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao snorted, convinced Lu Fang was merely pretending to be filial, eager to show off—a destitute scholar, how could anyone expect anything from him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, this way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She led Wu Feng to the doorway and spoke quietly about the Haoran Zhengqi Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Lu Fang, granted permission, feigned massaging the County Squire, secretly using Haoran Zhengqi to scan him—there was indeed no sign of poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t mean he hadn’t been poisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many strange illnesses were there in this world? And how coincidental that he fell ill right after offending Magistrate Zheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang didn’t believe in such coincidences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi nodded approvingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a filial boy. You must treat Youyao well. Sometimes she speaks harshly, but her heart is kind. Don’t blame her—she’s the only child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s managed the family business with her father since she was young. If she were soft, the stewards would bully her and no one would follow her. That’s how she became this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled and said: “Madam, I have a family-heirloom detoxifying elixir that can cure any poison. Why not let your husband try it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi frowned at the dark, dull-looking pill in Lu Fang’s hand, hesitating. She liked the young man, but taking random medicine was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao, having finished speaking with Wu Feng, stormed over angrily: “Master Fang, please be careful. Where did you get this pill? How dare you make my father take it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shrugged: “Then forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill in his hand was a third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill—he’d found it while sorting his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d deliberately concealed its outer aura of abundant Haoran Zhengqi using the Extraordinary Power: Conceal Heaven and Deceive Earth—he was, after all, a destitute scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he wasn’t even sure he could wake the County Squire. He’d only wanted to try. Since his kindness was met with ingratitude, he’d saved himself a Haoran Zhengqi Pill—fine by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a moment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng hurried over, excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Fang had already slipped the Haoran Zhengqi Pill into his sleeve. Seeing Wu Feng’s eagerness, he was startled—could this man recognize the Haoran Zhengqi Pill? Unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng smiled: “That heirloom elixir of yours—could you show it to me again? I feel… it resembles something…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang sighed and shook his head: “No, better not. Miss Gao already spoke up—if I produce it now, I’d only embarrass myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Wu Feng frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao noticed her master’s expression and asked cautiously: “Master, is there something unusual about that pill? Fang Young Master, please show it to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang refused repeatedly, refusing to produce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao stamped her foot in anger: “Master, I think he’s just bluffing. What ‘heirloom elixir’? Probably picked it up somewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng hesitated: “I have a naturally strong perception. If I’m not mistaken, just now, Master Fang’s pill contained immense Haoran Zhengqi—it looked exactly like a third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao and Liu Shi exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head: “Master Wu, you’re joking. A destitute scholar like me? How could I possibly have a third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill? You must be mistaken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Youyao bit her lip, softening her tone: “Master Fang, I was wrong before. Please show the pill to Master Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi was about to kneel in desperation; Lu Fang swiftly caught her arm and helped her up, sighed, then pulled out the third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, the Gao family wasn’t threatening or bribing—they were sincerely apologizing and pleading. He had no reason to continue treating them coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Wu, you must be mistaken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang said, then handed the pill over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Feng carefully took the pill, examined it closely, then his expression turned grave: “No mistake. This pill contains immense Haoran Zhengqi—it is unquestionably a third-rank Haoran Zhengqi Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1070,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8fdf59f9f9aed8d9c7336834bbea45fa96d0b2a80380c85a5b5b3d2ee0d7c267","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-105","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-103",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]