When Su Xingyan returned with the items, Hua Yuxiao's complexion was already ashen, and her body was turning cold.
Ling Feng took off his outer garment and naturally draped it over her.
He then looked at the items before him and quickly began to prepare them.
Poultices, decoctions, pills…
These things appeared as if by magic from Ling Feng's hands.
As the most ancient of medical arts, what kind of single medicinal herbs did the witch doctors of that era have for specific ailments?
Everything was accumulated experience built upon countless lives, and after countless repeated experiments, they finally reached the point where anything they picked up could become medicine.
This was the power of the witch doctors, something ordinary physicians could hardly comprehend!
"Elder Su, take this. Apply the poultice to the back of your head."
Ling Feng called out casually.
Su Xingyan, however, stared blankly at everything, especially the bowl of foul-smelling decoction, which made him feel somewhat disheartened.
"This, this contains the Green Muck Gu, which is highly poisonous. Drinking it directly… will it be alright?"
"It won't be."
Ling Feng offered no explanation.
Su Xingyan, as if gambling with his life, pinched his nose and gulped down the medicinal soup in one go.
Ling Feng selected the remaining few items, frowned slightly, and then mixed several of them, forming fragrant mud pills and presenting them to Hua Yuxiao.
"This, is for me?"
"Yes, take it. It can suppress the onset of the cold poison, allowing you to be free from torment for at least a moment or two."
Ling Feng explained casually.
Hua Yuxiao harbored no doubts and swallowed it directly.
Immediately, she felt a warm current spread throughout her body from her abdomen, feeling so comfortable that she almost cried out.
Meanwhile, Su Xingyan broke out in a sweat, and a trickle of blood flowed from his nostrils, but he paid it no mind.
"Hmm? Good, it's gone! My true qi can circulate through my meridians. Amazing! Truly worthy of being called a witch doctor!"
Su Xingyan came to his senses and actually performed a set of punches, full of vigor, feeling incredibly excited.
After finishing his punches, his gaze towards Ling Feng turned to one of reverence.
"Destiny calls, Ling Feng, it seems you are destined to become a witch doctor!"
"Elder Su, does the manor still possess any witch doctor secret texts?"
Ling Feng asked, his thirst for knowledge overflowing.
"Uh… there is a fragmented piece, but my grandfather's grandfather left a verbal message. That thing is rumored to be over ten thousand years old, not something that can be cultivated by human effort, and the writing is also incomprehensible."
Su Xingyan was not truly stingy; he revealed such secrets without reservation.
"May I have a look?"
"Alright."
Su Xingyan turned and patted a vase on a shelf. Immediately, a rumbling sound was heard, and a hidden door slowly opened.
There was actually a secret room next to it.
"I'll go get it. You two wait here."
Su Xingyan finished speaking, turned, and entered the secret room.
Within a few minutes, Su Xingyan emerged, holding a scroll made of animal hide.
Ling Feng took it with both hands and sniffed it. His eyes immediately lit up.
"What's wrong?"
Su Xingyan asked curiously.
"Nothing."
Ling Feng offered no explanation. Whether this scroll was ten thousand years old, he didn't know, but the material of this scroll was truly rare in the world. He opened it and indeed found various strange ancient characters.
Ling Feng vaguely recognized a few characters but couldn't connect them. After a slight frown, he scanned through them, memorizing them all.
"Thank you, Elder Su."
"Heh heh, what thanks are needed? This is all your own fortune, destined! Moreover, you have restored my health. Haha, I'm going to the Witchcraft Assembly this time!"
Su Xingyan laughed heartily. He had long wanted to attend the Witchcraft Assembly, but his health had prevented him from going. Now, his wish was granted.
Ling Feng cast a wry glance at Hua Yuxiao.
Sensing Ling Feng's gaze, Hua Yuxiao came to her senses, her eyes involuntarily darting away.
If Su Xingyan could personally attend, he could bring three to five disciples. In that case, becoming a witch doctor would be somewhat redundant.
But just as Ling Feng had thought, things had already happened, and the facts could not be changed.
"Perhaps, this is also destiny," Ling Feng sighed helplessly.
…
They would depart for Witch God Mountain the day after tomorrow.
When Xiuxiu learned that her grandfather's health had recovered, she naturally pestered him to let her go.
Lin Shuaixian was completely Xiuxiu's shadow, impossible to shake off.
Su Xingyan could only bring the two of them, though in reality, he only wanted to bring Su Shanhe.
Witch God Mountain was by no means a place where good people gathered. One might ascend the mountain alive but not necessarily descend.
However, in the past two days, Ling Feng had once again disappeared with Hua Yuxiao. Even Yang Fei didn't know where he had gone.
But Yang Fei wasn't idle. Ling Feng had given him a very important task.
The night before their departure, Ling Feng returned to the Su residence with Hua Yuxiao.
"Ling Feng, thank you for helping me dispel the cold poison."
Hua Yuxiao had expressed her gratitude countless times.
Over the past two days, she had spent every moment with Ling Feng, inseparable. They had experienced much and learned much.
Yet, Hua Yuxiao wasn't particularly happy; in fact, she felt a subtle unhappiness.
"No need to thank me. This way, you can leave me tomorrow and return to the company."
Ling Feng said indifferently, standing before his room door as if bidding Hua Yuxiao farewell.
Hua Yuxiao bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Ling Feng and said, "These past two days, you took me into the mountains, not only to raise Gu but also to treat my illness, so that I could leave you?"
The atmosphere seemed a bit off.
Ling Feng tried his best to appear calm and said in a deep voice, "You said before that the company was very busy."
"I can delegate all of that to my secretary and assistant," Hua Yuxiao suddenly said. "And I am now also a witch doctor. Although… although I only know the basics, I want to go to Witch God Mountain with you. You won't refuse me, will you?"
Ling Feng felt helpless. Once he learned the art of witchery, he would naturally need to cultivate a large number of Gu insects for his own use to be considered a true witch doctor.
However, Hua Yuxiao couldn't be separated from his side, so he had to bring her along.
But the more they spent time together, the more Ling Feng felt their feelings for each other fermenting.
This was not what he wanted to see, which was why he had hastened to help Hua Yuxiao expel the cold poison.
Yet, he couldn't stop Hua Yuxiao from learning the art of witchery. Moreover, Hua Yuxiao was extremely intelligent; she could basically memorize anything at a glance, was adept at drawing inferences from one instance, and her learning speed was extremely fast.
Thus, in just two or three days, she had already grasped the fundamentals.
Although she only knew the basics, Ling Feng had to admit that Hua Yuxiao could indeed be considered a witch doctor.
"If you wish to go, I cannot stop you."
Ling Feng finished speaking, pushed open the door, and closed it.
Hua Yuxiao's eyes lit up, a hint of smugness appearing.
Ling Feng had tacitly agreed to her accompanying him, hadn't he?
"Alright, then you can have a good night's sleep tonight! Ling Feng, goodnight."
Hua Yuxiao said, then turned and left, a faint smile on her pretty face.
However, Hua Yuxiao did not notice that her grandfather, Hua Potian, was standing in the shadows behind her, shaking his head with a wistful expression.
"Fate has not yet arrived; it cannot be forced! Ling Feng, I hope you do not hurt Yu Xiao."
Hua Potian sighed softly and then disappeared into the night.