Chapter 46

Nowadays, there are hardly any people who know about the insect jars, let alone know what's inside the jar without even opening it.

What shocked the middle-aged man even more was that the one who revealed all this was actually a young man.

If he hadn't confirmed that he had never met this young man before, he would have suspected that the young man was just guessing.

Indeed, insect jars are a very ancient term.

This was a special profession that only existed in the old society.

In the old society, during ancient times, there were some special people who made a living from this.

They raised some rare and important medicinal insects and plants, which was the fundamental nature of this profession.

In medicine, sometimes special and rare things were needed.

And these people made a living from this, operating their livelihood.

At this moment, Su Jiu was also delighted, not expecting that in today's society, he would still encounter someone who deals with insect jars.

Most importantly, the one he encountered was actually a Sun-shielding Spider.

Su Jiu felt the aura emanating from the jar in the middle-aged man's hand. It was indeed the Sun-shielding Spider.

"Uncle, are you selling this Sun-shielding Spider?" Su Jiu broke the awkward silence and directly asked the middle-aged man in front of him.

"What? Uncle? Am I that old?" The middle-aged man pointed at himself, clearly upset upon hearing Su Jiu's words.

"Uh, Brother, I want to buy this Sun-shielding Spider. How much does it cost?" Su Jiu was instantly at a loss, never expecting the middle-aged man's reaction to be like this.

After a moment of awkwardness, Su Jiu changed his address.

"Not for sale!"

"What? Not for sale? Brother, why not?" Su Jiu was stunned, not recovering for a long time. People who use insect jars naturally do this kind of business. Su Jiu asked directly about the price of the Sun-shielding Spider precisely because he was clear about this.

But he never expected the middle-aged man in front of him to refuse outright, not selling it.

This made Su Jiu pause for a moment.

"Not for sale. This Sun-shielding Spider has already been reserved by someone else. They are waiting for it to save a life! How could I sell it to you? However, if you want it, you can follow me home later; I still have some at home." The middle-aged man explained, seemingly a bit annoyed by Su Jiu's surprise, as if he thought Su Jiu's question was foolish.

"Uh, okay! Brother, I'll go with you." At this moment, Su Jiu, looking at the middle-aged man, felt quite awkward, never expecting that he would be looked down upon by someone.

But now, everything was for the sake of the Sun-shielding Spider.

So Su Jiu didn't care too much.

"Then follow me, but don't talk randomly later." The middle-aged man said to Su Jiu in a straightforward manner.

"Okay!" Su Jiu couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.

He never expected to encounter such a situation today.

This person doing business was truly unique.

Su Jiu didn't say much more and followed the middle-aged man.

Following the middle-aged man through the flower and bird market, turning left and right, they entered a small alley and arrived at a relatively old shop.

"Medicine Virtue Hall!" Su Jiu looked at the signboard of the shop.

He couldn't help but think, never expecting to encounter such an old medical hall here. In today's society, there are very few such traditional Chinese medicine shops left.

He never expected that in the county of Dafang, there was still such a medical hall.

Just by looking at the signboard, Su Jiu knew it had a history of at least a hundred years.

"Wait here for a moment. I'll deliver the spider and then go home." The middle-aged man said to Su Jiu.

Su Jiu acknowledged with a nod.

The Sun-shielding Spider was originally used for medicinal purposes and had no other use. As for using it for mental control, this was information Su Jiu obtained from the golden compass in his mind.

In today's society, probably very few people would still know about these things.

Su Jiu waited at the door for about ten minutes.

Suddenly, a commotion came from inside the house.

"This is..." Su Jiu was stunned; it seemed that a woman was crying loudly inside.

Su Jiu knew that after entering the Qi Cultivation realm, his senses were much more acute than those of ordinary people. An ordinary person standing at the door wouldn't hear the sounds inside, but he could hear them clearly.

Su Jiu was stunned, pondered for a moment, and then quickly walked into the house.

Su Jiu immediately thought of a problem; the middle-aged uncle was likely in trouble.

Logically, the middle-aged uncle was just delivering the Sun-shielding Spider as a medicinal ingredient, which shouldn't take so long.

But now, he had been inside for more than ten minutes and still hadn't come out. Su Jiu was still waiting outside for the transaction; it was impossible for him to be chatting inside.

Su Jiu was very clear about this.

The Sun-shielding Spider was used for medicinal purposes. Su Jiu knew that generally, it was used as a medicinal guide, mostly for detoxification and cleansing the body.

But now, Su Jiu clearly heard a woman's cries, indicating that a patient in the medical hall had a problem, and it happened after using the Sun-shielding Spider.

Su Jiu knew that the Sun-shielding Spider could not be eaten or used directly as medicine; it could only be used as a medicinal guide for detoxification.

In simpler terms, it involved using the Sun-shielding Spider to bite the patient's wound and directly detoxify it.

Su Jiu hesitated for a moment, then immediately stepped into the house.

This was an old house, and from the small alley, it could be seen that it had a courtyard layout.

It belonged to the Qing Dynasty period. It was rare to see such architecture in the county.

However, at this moment, Su Jiu had no time to admire these.

As Su Jiu approached, the woman's cries became more distinct.

"You quack, what kind of hundred-year-old shop is this? Now you've treated my husband like this, I'm going to report you to the police."

"And you, with your lecherous face, bringing a poisonous spider here. I'm telling you, if anything happens to my husband, you'll be going to jail!"

"Oh, my husband..."

Walking into the inner courtyard, Su Jiu clearly heard a woman shouting loudly.

The woman was not old, around thirty years old, dressed fashionably. Next to her, on a simple bed, lay a man of about forty, his eyes tightly closed, his face extremely pale.

Facing the woman, standing with his back to Su Jiu, was the middle-aged uncle. Next to the middle-aged uncle was an elderly man with a ruddy complexion. Su Jiu knew at a glance that this was likely the old Chinese medicine doctor of the medical hall.

The old doctor looked ruddy, but at this moment, anyone could see the worry and helplessness on his face.