Chapter 57

"Feeling dizzy?" Qi Feng went over to check, and found that Yan Yufeng’s vital signs, pulse, and breathing were all normal. The blood flow was fast, but not as explosive as before. Although it was rapid, it was very calm, and his heartbeat was even a bit slower than normal. After all, now his body was being driven by a massive amount of medicinal energy and spiritual energy, enough to fill his blood and qi pools several times over, so his heart didn’t need to provide the power.

Hmm? It seems this guy could even move on his own just now. Could it be that he’s fine now? Is taking a higher-grade medicine really that effective? Qi Feng couldn’t help but wonder.

"I checked, nothing’s wrong. It’s probably the medicine taking effect. He just needs to sleep it off." Qi Feng was just trying to reassure Su Mei, but in reality, he had no idea how long this sleep would last. Maybe he should ask Uncle Han, the veterinarian, tomorrow. He wondered what Uncle would think of his unconventional treatment.

Su Mei squatted down and poked the guy lying on the ground. Seeing no reaction, and not expecting him to wake up soon, she felt somewhat relieved. "At least the color has returned." Indeed, judging the state of things by color, Qi Feng could only admire her as an art student.

"Should we carry him to the bed?" Su Mei asked, blinking her eyes, seeing that Yan Yufeng seemed to be asleep.

"I think it’s fine for him to just lie there. Call him a spendthrift!" Qi Feng replied casually, packing the remaining snow lotus seeds and putting them back in his inventory. He then looked at the half-eaten spirit mountain immortality mushroom on the ground, still with saliva and tooth marks... Forget it.

Su Mei was speechless, but she wasn’t a weak girl. She had practiced authentic yoga to the fifth level, so she easily lifted Yan Yufeng’s arm over her shoulder and threw him onto the sofa.

Qi Feng looked up and was quite surprised. Lifting over a hundred pounds would make a regular guy sweat, so he gave her a thumbs up: "President, your skills are unparalleled, dominating the world."

"Pfft, if you guys weren’t so weak, you’d be out of control, right?" Su Mei proudly patted her hands, which had no dust on them, but then exclaimed, "Ouch!"

Qi Feng shook his head and chuckled, "You can’t take compliments... Did you strain your muscles?" For black jade fracture healing ointment, treating muscle strain was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Qi Feng wasn’t worried at all.

Su Mei angrily extended her hand. Qi Feng saw that the place with the tooth marks was actually broken and bleeding, but it wasn’t particularly deep.

"Cough! I mean, this guy really bit down hard." Qi Feng deliberately frowned, "How about making him kneel on the keyboard when he wakes up? But, um, should I take you to get a rabies and tetanus shot first?"

Su Mei was almost in tears, "Will this leave a scar?"

Well, girls are girls, especially art students. Their first concern is always about beauty. Although rabies was just a joke, the risk of tetanus was real.

Qi Feng found her worry amusing and gave her a suggestion, "The black jade fracture healing ointment isn’t used up, right? Apply it, and treating a small wound should be a piece of cake."

"Really?" Su Mei had never heard that a bruise ointment could treat open wounds, so she asked, but after getting Qi Feng’s confirmation, she quickly ran to the room to get the medicine, afraid that the scar would set if she waited. After all, Qi Feng’s items were always strange but effective.

Qi Feng chuckled. This wasn’t just the black jade fracture healing ointment from Jin Daxian’s novels; it was a high-end item from the Heroes Shop, a mutant mega health potion. One dose could fully restore all health. Qi Feng even suspected that the correct way to use this game version of the black jade fracture healing ointment was to eat it directly. Of course, he didn’t dare try it. With the Immortal Sword realm, there were plenty of red potions, and they were cheap. He also didn’t have the heart to let Su Mei try it on Yan Yufeng, though he did have a bit of a desire to do so.

Su Mei returned with a small square box, opened the lid, and revealed the ointment inside. Qi Feng thought it felt like the red bean paste filling for tangyuan during the New Year. The box was more than half full, and the cool fragrance spread as soon as the lid was opened. Su Mei took a small spoon and hesitated to apply it to her hand.

"What are you afraid of? It shouldn’t hurt." Qi Feng saw her run quickly to get the medicine but hesitate to apply it.

Su Mei hummed for a while, then looked up at Qi Feng weakly, "This black ointment, won’t the color seep into the wound?"

Oh no! Qi Feng covered his face with his hand. This academic question could stump Jin Daxian himself! Not only did Jin Daxian not know, but even the medical sage Hu Qingniu from Butterfly Valley might not know, and Zhang Wuji certainly wouldn’t know! And Qi Feng thought, the Western Shaolin monk who created this thing probably never noticed this issue.

Seeing Su Mei’s reaction, Qi Feng thought she would blame him if it did stain. He came up with a fair idea, "How about using Yan Yufeng for a skin test? You bite him first to even the score, then let him test the medicine as interest? Remember to bite hard, or the effect won’t be significant enough for reference..."

As expected, the response was a flying pillow.

"Ah, I give up. You’re my half-teacher, so how about trying this?" Qi Feng dodged the pillow and grabbed a small purple porcelain box from the table and tossed it to her.

Su Mei was taken aback, "Isn’t this the medicine you gave to Yan Yufeng?"

"Uh..." Qi Feng scratched his head, "In theory, it should work externally too."

Su Mei was speechless. What kind of theory was this? Their Qi family’s traditional medicine was really versatile! Were they all jack-of-all-trades? "Your family’s medicine doesn’t need to be distinguished between internal and external use?"

"Cough, cough..." Qi Feng had to tough it out, "That’s right! Internal use works externally, and external use works internally! It’s to avoid mistakes that could cost lives. Cough, anyway, this isn’t regular traditional Chinese medicine, so why are you studying it... I don’t even study these things."

Su Mei could only give up, pointing to the black jade fracture healing ointment, "So this can be eaten too?"

"Right!" Qi Feng snapped his fingers, "Exactly! Although I haven’t tried it, I definitely don’t oppose you trying it. It won’t kill you, and it’s a great medicine for internal injuries."

Su Mei didn’t want to argue further; the wound was starting to scab. She opened the small porcelain box of purple jingyu ointment. The box was about the size of a cup, and the light green, semi-transparent gel inside had a delicate plant fragrance. Su Mei couldn’t help but think that every medicine Qi Feng brought out had a pleasant aroma, unlike regular Chinese medicine. This should be fine to apply to her hand.

Su Mei used her fingernail to pick up a bit and gently applied it to the wound. Surprisingly, it wasn’t irritating at all, and the pain immediately subsided. Although it sounded unreliable, the effectiveness of Qi Feng’s medicines was always super powerful.

"How much does this small box cost?" After applying the medicine, Su Mei curiously asked about the price. In her impression, Qi Feng’s medicines were always strange, good, fragrant, and expensive.

Qi Feng calculated, "The cost is about a thousand for this small box. The selling price should be around seven to eight thousand." He based the cost on the equivalent of 700 wen in fake treasure coins and the selling price on the equivalent of 700 wen in real treasure coins.

"Ah, so expensive? And... you’re so greedy?" Su Mei was shocked. This small amount might not even be as much as a bottle of eye cream. A cost of a thousand was already unimaginable, and the profit margin was terrifying. "This is more expensive than LANCÔME?!"

Although Qi Feng, a science and technology half-otaku, didn’t study much about LANCÔME or CHANEL, he had heard of them. They were expensive enough to make working-class people shed a layer of skin.

"Pfft~ How can those deceptive things compare? How much does a bottle of their stuff cost?" Qi Feng sneered. Talking about the value of cosmetics with a girl was like Don Quixote fighting windmills—pointless and likely to lose. So he muttered and shut up.

Su Mei won without a fight, lifted her chin proudly, and then looked back at her wound, her eyes widening in disbelief. "Is it already healed?!" She saw that the bloody tooth marks on her fingers had completely disappeared, and the skin had healed without a trace.

Actually, the black jade fracture healing ointment and the nine-flower jade dew pill were also very effective, but people always paid more attention to the obvious things in front of them.

Qi Feng leaned over to take a look and couldn’t help but admire its power, but he put on a look of "I knew it all along": "Of course. If this thing were a bit more hyped, it could cure any internal or external injury. Compared to its healing ability, a little skin break is nothing. Now you know what real quality is, right? I told you not to compare it with those money-grabbing things..."

Su Mei stared at the small porcelain box in her hand, lost in thought, "Healing ability..."

Qi Feng chatted for a while but found Su Mei lost in her thoughts, so he came over and shook her, "What are you daydreaming about?"

"Ah!" Su Mei snapped out of it, "Oh! I’ll go upstairs and check on Yan Yufeng!"

"Huh? What’s going on?" Qi Feng had just eaten two snow lotus seeds and was feeling very energetic, no need to sleep. He looked at the clock; it was already midnight. He quickly turned on the TV, turned down the volume, and switched to the sports channel. He couldn’t help but think that the snow lotus seeds were great for staying up late to watch sports, but they were a bit expensive. If he sold them, there would probably be a big market!

Before the two sides had even exchanged a few kicks, he heard Su Mei scream and run down the stairs, rushing to Qi Feng and pointing at her face, "Do you see any difference?"

Qi Feng covered his face with his right hand, not even needing to look. The smell told him that Su Mei had smeared the entire box of purple jingyu ointment on her face.