in the next two days, they qualified the trial production of the heat clearing powder.

“phew, finally, some qualified products produced,” the responsible producer said.

he had been engaged in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. this was not biological fermentation, so they were faced with many uncontrollable factors. relatively speaking, the preparation of this traditional chinese medicine prescription was simpler and easier because the prescription was ready-made. they just had to add and brew all the herbs according to the prescription and carry out the subsequent filtering, packaging, and other procedures. a one-time success was out of the question. it required only a few tries, but w.a.n.g yao was quite demanding and particular about the quality.

“this is only a small-scale trial production. if it were a large-scale production, it would probably require much more work and effort.”

this was just a trial production. there were a number of things required to be dealt with through the established procedures.

in the clinic in the mountain village…

a young man, he xiao rui, was receiving treatment for the third time.

his condition had greatly improved. his complexion appeared much better.

it was the same treatment as the previous two. it lasted most of the day.

“after this treatment, i will go to jing with xiaoxue for a period of time,” w.a.n.g yao said. “i won't be able to continue with the next treatment. here is the medicine. take it according to the time stipulated. the medicinal bath shall be put aside for the time being.”

“ah, we were also planning to go back to jing. shall we go together?”

“well, no thank you, auntie,” su xiaoxue replied with a smile.

“can't we proceed with the medicinal bath in jing?”

“we can't in jing.” w.a.n.g yao shook his head.

“alright.” the woman was already very satisfied with the condition of her son's current treatment.

the mother and son had been away from jing for some time, so they wanted to go back as well.

used to life in jing, they were unable to adapt after suddenly coming to such a small county.

w.a.n.g yao and su xiaoxue spent a day with his parents at home. they didn't go to the clinic or nanshan hill. they just accompanied and chatted with them. the family was warm and happy together.

the next day, they left the mountain village and flew directly to jing. they arrived in jing on the same day.

song ruiping was very happy to see her daughter back home.

that evening, she arranged for the cooks to make a spread of delicious food.

“come on, come on, eat more.”

“thank you, auntie.” w.a.n.g yao was only able to express his grat.i.tude. as a result, he ate a lot of food. fortunately, he had a big enough appet.i.te. judging from his current physical condition, if he wanted to eat, he might have been able to devour an entire cow.

the next day was the 15th day of the lunar new year. some places had already prepared lanterns.

festive lanterns were to be enjoyed on the 15th day of the lunar new year.

the festive lanterns in jing were undoubtedly the most vibrant and colorful. many people were coming out to enjoy them.

su xiaoxue was very happy because w.a.n.g yao had been with her all this while.

the streets were packed like sardines in a can. when people got close to their sides, they were pushed away by invisible forces. no one was able to touch su xiaoxue, not even a corner of her clothes.

that night, the two of them didn't go home until late at night.

“did you have fun tonight?”

“yes.”

the next morning, the sky was a little gray. that kind of dreary winter weather was not uncommon in jing.

in southern yunnan, thousands of miles away…

in the early morning, a group of people with unknown origins were driving two cars on a temporarily constructed road.

“wait, master wei, are we on the right path? don't you even have a navigation system?”

“yes, it is this place,” said a young man who was leading them.

“oh, how do people get in and out of such a place?”

“they live in a retreat away from the world. they do not wish to be disturbed by outsiders.”

whoosh… whoosh… whoosh… a sound was coming from the woods.

“ah, what's the sound?”

“what sound? are you hallucinating?”

“no, i really think i might have seen something as well. do you think there might be tigers, leopards, or the likes in there?”

“bullsh*t. i checked before we came here. there are no such things in these woods. besides, i came here equipped.” the young man took out a crossbow.

“do you know how to use it?”

“get rid of your questioning tone. i have hunted and killed a deer with it before!”

the car continued to slowly drive through the jungle. they were not able to speed up even if they wanted to.

in the valley of thousands of medicine, deep in the jungle…

“who's there?”

“there are two cars with some young people who have an exaggerated opinion of their abilities.”

“deal with them as you deem fit.”

“yes.”

roar!

“what the f*ck? it's a leopard! didn't you say that there were no such beasts in here?”

“what are you afraid of? we are in the car. it can't get in.”

“brother wei, should we go back?”

“get ahold of yourself! we're already here and almost there!”

with a bang, a man suddenly fell from the sky. he fell onto the hood of their car. blood was all over his face.

with a screech, the car abruptly stopped. the man was thrown off the car.

“was that a man just now?”

“yes, and he had blood all over his face.”

“you guys stay in the car. i'll go and have a look.” the young man, who was the leader, got out of the car with his crossbow.

“hey, buddy!” he gingerly stepped out of the car and went to the front of the car. he suddenly froze. there was a pool of blood in front of the car, but no one was there. he went around the car and didn't even see a shadow.

when the window opened, a young man poked his head out of the window and asked, “how is it?”

“it's nothing.” master wei's face turned a deathly pale. his eyes looked dazed. sweat beaded on his forehead.

“no wait, master wei, where's the person?”

“there's no one.”

“what? we saw someone just now. his face was full of blood.”

“i said, there's no one down there. it's just a pool of blood on the ground!”

“where is the man?”

“how should i know?”

“that's weird!”

with a thud, the young man sitting in the pa.s.senger seat suddenly sprawled out across the dash. he was unconscious and frothing at the mouth.

“xiao yuan, xiao yuan, wake up, wake up! hey!” he shook the other person hard, but he couldn't get any response from him.

“what's the matter?”

“is it epilepsy?”

“nonsense, xiao yuan doesn't have that problem.”

“what should we do?”

“what else can we do? hurry up! turn around and go to the hospital!”

“right!”

the two cars made a very difficult turn on the muddy road before speeding out as fast as they could.

not long after they left, a man came out of the forest and stood on the road. his face was covered with blood.

“ah, these young people. they are so troublesome making me do such hard work and acting for them!”

this wave of intruders seemed to have pa.s.sed.

the next day, another car entered the jungle looking for the stockade.

“what's happening here?”