Chapter 5: Elixir

Flowing water!

Before long, everyone arrived at this one-foot-wide waterfall.

"Give me the bucket!" Zhang Laoda barked at He Pingsheng, then grabbed the water bucket and walked to the water to fetch half a bucket of water himself.

Zhang Laoda carried the water to the woman in green with difficulty, then smiled and said: "Great Young Lady, please check!"

"Hmm!"

The woman in green nodded, scooped up some water, and put it into her mouth.

Her brows furrowed.

"Second Qiao Shijie, how is it?" The woman in pink walked over and asked.

Before the woman in green could speak, the woman in pink also scooped up water and put it into her mouth. After tasting it, she was furious: "The water source has been polluted by you... kid, you deserve to die..."

She glared at He Pingsheng with her almond eyes.

The woman in green shook her head and said: "Not necessarily. This water is running water. Even if it was polluted by him, how could it completely lose its original taste?"

"I think, it's likely that the source has a problem!"

"Come!"

The woman in green gave a light drink, and then the magic power in her body suddenly surged. She used an immortal method that He Pingsheng couldn't understand, and a line of water flew from the waterfall, falling precisely into the snow-white hand of the woman in green.

The woman in green took the opportunity to put the water into her mouth.

The woman in pink asked: "Qiao Shijie, how is it?"

The woman in green shook her head: "This water is not right, it's a world of difference from the previous taste. I'm afraid the problem started at the source!"

"The source?"

The woman in pink looked up, following the waterfall upwards.

The highest part is the direction the water comes from, which is the highest section of the mountain range behind Xiuzhu Peak.

Here, there are cliffs and precipices, and ordinary disciples cannot climb up at all.

Handymen like He Pingsheng will never think of climbing to the top of the mountain in their lifetime.

So, in a sense, the change in water quality really had nothing to do with He Pingsheng.

The woman in pink knew it very well, she had blamed the wrong person.

But her status as an Inner Sect disciple is so noble, naturally, she wouldn't apologize to a "low-status" handyman disciple. Instead, she turned her head and glared at He Pingsheng fiercely, snorting coldly.

"You are the handyman responsible for carrying water. If the water quality changes, you should have told this young lady immediately. You cannot shirk the responsibility for this matter!"

Always have to find some reason, right?

But the woman in green didn't give the woman in pink any face at all. She looked at He Pingsheng and sighed: "It wasn't his fault to begin with. Alright, Tian Shimei, report this matter to Master and let others investigate!"

"What is your name?"

The woman in green looked at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng bowed: "Replying to Great Young Lady, the little one is He Pingsheng!"

"This matter shouldn't have anything to do with you, my Tian Shimei blamed you wrongly!" The woman in green reached out her jade hand and handed a snow-white porcelain bottle to He Pingsheng: "Inside, there are two 【Jin Gu Dan】. Eat one, and your injuries will heal within three days!"

"As for the remaining one, it is compensation for you!"

He Pingsheng felt uneasy in his heart, not knowing whether it was better to accept it or refuse it.

The woman in green had already stuffed the porcelain bottle into his arms.

"Qiao Shijie..." The woman in pink on the side looked reluctant and said: "Just a low-status handyman, why apologize to him? If he dies, he dies. Does our Xiuzhu Peak care about one or two handymen?"

"Tian Shimei, you can't say that!"

"I heard Master say that mortals cannot be killed at will, otherwise, you will be tainted with karma, which is not good for your future cultivation. I am doing this for your own good!"

The voices of the two became smaller and smaller.

He Pingsheng raised his head and found that the two women had already walked far away.

Phew...

He breathed a sigh of relief.

On the side, Zhang Laoda also breathed a sigh of relief.

Many people around glared at the porcelain bottle in He Pingsheng's hand.

He Pingsheng was so scared that he quickly gripped the porcelain bottle.

"You guys... all get lost for me..."

Zhang Laoda waved his hand.

Then those people were scared and left instantly.

On the huge mountain spring, only He Pingsheng and Zhang Laoda were left.

"Little He..." Zhang Laoda put on a smiling face and said: "What I said just now was for the Young Lady above to hear, don't take it seriously, could I really beat you to death?"

"Our Xiuzhu Peak is also a place that follows rules!"

He Pingsheng didn't speak, he didn't know how to respond to Zhang Laoda.

Because just now, he really felt the murderous intent on Zhang Laoda.

"I beat you up, actually, to save you!"

Zhang Laoda continued to look at He Pingsheng, smiling: "Think about it... if I didn't beat you, would that Young Lady have beaten you? Her sword was already pointed at you!"

"I beat you, at most beat you up, let your nose and mouth bleed, and suffer some skin injuries!"

"But if I didn't act, when that Young Lady acted, she would have split you with a sword. You would be a cold corpse by now!"

"No... should be two halves of a cold corpse!"

He Pingsheng shivered for no reason.

Although Zhang Laoda was somewhat sophistical, what he said was the truth. If he waited for that woman to act, he might have really lost his life.

Of course, this doesn't mean Zhang Laoda is kind.

"So, Little He!" Zhang Laoda said shamelessly: "I saved your life!"

"You can't not repay the life-saving grace, right?"

While speaking, his gaze stared at He Pingsheng's arms, looking at the white porcelain bottle.

He Pingsheng finally understood at this moment: this guy wants my elixir?

"Zhang Laoda!" He Pingsheng said: "I am injured... this elixir is needed to recover from injuries!"

"Otherwise, I won't be able to complete the task these few days!"

"Hehe..." Zhang Laoda laughed and said: "Don't you have two?"

"How about this... share one with me!"

"You take the remaining one to recover from your injuries!"

"Also!" Zhang Laoda continued: "From tomorrow on, I will change you to an easier job. I will let someone else do the water-carrying work!"

"How about it?"

He Pingsheng started to calculate in his heart.

First, it's probably not going to work if he doesn't give it.

If he doesn't give it, the thing will be coveted by this guy, and he will have a hard time in the future.

Second!

If he gives it, he can get some benefits.

Forget it... those who know the times are heroes. I'm not cowardly, just compromising a little!

"Good!" He Pingsheng said: "I hope Zhang Laoda keeps your word and arranges an easier job for me tomorrow!"

He opened the porcelain bottle, took out a red elixir, and handed it to Zhang Laoda.

Zhang Laoda didn't take it, but pursed his lips and said: "I want the one with the bottle!"

Simply put, this guy wants to take the bottle away together.

Fine...

He Pingsheng wouldn't care about these things, and gave the bottle to Zhang Laoda!

Zhang Laoda took the bottle, opened it, and looked at it: "That's right, it's exactly a first-tier Jin Gu Dan!"

"Kid, I'm happy today, I'll teach you a trick!"

"See the patterns on this elixir?"

"This is called Dan pattern. One Dan pattern means this elixir is low-tier, two are mid-tier, three are high-tier!"

"Go!"

Zhang Laoda put the white porcelain bottle into his arms and left triumphantly. ===== CHAPTER 6 =====