I Have Medicine [System] – 02

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Chapter 02 – Fatal task 

In the next moment, a core law appeared in Gu Zuo’s mind. 《Heaven’s Will Medicine Law 》

However, this article of the core law seemed to be incomplete at the moment. Most likely, the chapter that Gu Zuo had was only an introductory chapter. The content was extremely profound but Gu Zuo was a modern youth. There was a lot he could understand with his smart head, but how was he to deal with these mysteries of the Dao? [1]

Gu Zuo knit his brows.

If he couldn’t comprehend, how was he to cultivate? Since this was given to him by the system, then that should mean that it was the Core Law most suited to him. If he couldn’t learn, then wouldn’t it affect him when he went to refine medicine later?

He was new to this world. There were too many issues to deal with at once. Even if h had a system to accompany him, it was still no good act recklessly…

Without waiting for Gu Zuo to think through his troubles, the system released a mission.

【Cultivation Task: Collect 30 strands of Yao Qi.】

【Mission Props: 《Primary medicine refining hand arts》《Man level Dan list》《Man level prescription》《Man level medicinal cuisine collection》.】

【Method of completion: Study the knowledge provided by the stage props. The medicine refining process will produce Yao Qi and the system will absorb it.】

【Time: One month.】

【Penalty for failure: Obliteration.】

Very good, very clear.

But Gu Zuo’s head wasn’t very good, nor very clear.

He was on the path to death at this point ah… He was a complete rookie in terms of medicine refining, wasn’t a month’s time too short?

No, that wasn’t right. Though he had never studied nor understood medicine refining, he still had the memories of the other body.

Gu Zuo forcefully suppressed the panic in his heart and made his way through the memories. If he wasn’t remembering wrong, then the youth on the bed used to be an apothecary before his death.

Although not an official one at that…

Gu Zuo carefully looked through the youngster’s memories one at a time. Naturally, the young man’s entire life was thoroughly understood by him.

After he finished looking through the memories, Gu Zuo’s face revealed a distorted expression.

…The young man on the bed, wasn’t he the much loved ‘holy saint’? In his 15 years, Gu Zuo had seen many types of people, but this was the first time he had seen a true ‘holy saint’.

Perhaps this was also fate.

This youngster’s name closely followed Gu Zuo, but it was still more outstanding. He was named Qi Tianyou, a servant of the Qi household. In a momentary act of kindness, he was picked up as an abandoned infant and then registered as a servant. When his aptitude was tested, unexpectedly he was found to possess Yao Beads! Since he had the ability to one day possibly become an apothecary, he was immediately adopted by the Qi family. He received the Qi surname and proper cultivation training.

Qi Tainyou had always been a bright child. His temper was quite pure and benevolent; his etiquette was fine as well. He never despised another nor did he act arrogant based on his identity. Instead, he had always been humble and studious, eagerly helping those in need.

As he grew up, Qi Tianyou’s talent as an apothecary became more and more obvious, but he never slacked off in his practice. If someone asked him to refine medicine or aid in diagnosing an illness, he wouldn’t refuse even a servant.

However, no matter how much Qi Tianyou acted like a saint, he was still just a servant adopted into the family. The direct descendants and even the concubine born didn’t see him as a part of the Qi household. Yet no matter how the direct descendants hindered him or ridiculed him, Qi Tianyou always laughed it off without a care.

But no matter how the people of the Qi household thought of him, his reputation in the Yunyang city was outstanding; he had brought a considerable face to the Qi family. Thus no matter how much the young masters and ladies were irritated, they couldn’t do much in the face of the pleased elders and the boy’s talent.

According to reason, a pure and kind apothecary like Qi Tianyou was regarded as quite important in the Qi household. Then how in the world did he end up with his Yao Beads dug out of his wrists? How did he end up in his present miserable state? Even the number of people who came to pay him a visit was zero.

The answer to this was two people.

Though Gu Zuo didn’t have any reason to be upset, he couldn’t help but clench his teeth and scold when the memories reached the point: Damn slag men!

The bottom-most scum out of all the slag men!

Though he said that Qi Tianyou was well loved by the people of the city, it still didn’t mean that everyone in the city loved him. Opinions regarding him varied, but due to his kind personality, he was still able to maintain a favorable image.

But since there were people who thought of him in favor, naturally there were also those who went as far as to admire him.

One of the two legendary slag men who had reduced Qi Tianyou to his pathetic state was precisely his admirer, a legitimate young master of the Bai household, the Blood Refining [2] level 3 genius, Bai Wenjun.

差不多两年前，白文俊来到故交齐家做客——以他的身份其实是有点纡尊降贵的，在跟齐家人交往一段时间后，就看上了齐天佑，对他是温柔体贴，百般讨好，差点没在额头上写着“求交往”三个字了。但齐天佑年纪不大，对这种事没什么经验，也没看出来，只觉得白文俊是个可交的朋友，对他也很亲近。

本来么，断袖这种事，在这个世界上并不是主流。有这爱好的人不少见，可就跟封建古代社会一样，断袖可以，老婆照娶，除非你的实力已经高得可以无视一切了，否则传宗接代那还是立家的大事。想跟断袖的对象双宿双飞，那是很少见的。

照顾佐看，这白文俊属于天生断袖，他看中齐天佑，应该是有几分真心的。齐天佑的样子不赖，本身又是天赋出众的炼药师，要真带他回去，也是可以的。但坑爹的是，齐家嫡支出产的另一位炼药师齐枫，他也突然断袖地看上白文俊了！

齐枫比齐天佑大三岁，是齐家嫡支大房的小儿子，出生后测资质就看出是个炼药师，之后一直被捧着，性格就很骄纵。可自从齐天佑被收养后，家里的资源被分走了一半不说，家族的宠爱也被分走了，而且家族上下还都更喜欢齐天佑，这怎么不让他这个一贯顺风顺水的小少爷不快活呢？这么多年来，总是跟齐天佑过不去的人，基本上也都是被齐枫指使的。

齐天佑感恩嘛，加上主家那些人也都劝他别跟齐枫一般见识，所以他对齐枫，那就是能躲则躲，采取避开战术，从来都是忍让的。而齐枫才不管这些，就一直变本加厉，反正就是不让齐天佑好过。

本来如果只是这样，也还勉强，可谁知道白家来了个英俊潇洒的白文俊，对人温温柔柔的，一过来就把齐枫给迷住了呢？

齐枫属于艳丽张扬的长相，白文俊刚来的时候，对他的倾慕也是很满意的，没拒绝他的暧昧，可后来看到齐天佑后，一扭头，就奔着齐天佑去了。

这下子，算是捅了马蜂窝。

齐枫那么高傲的人，能容许他眼里一个外面捡来的下贱坯子抢走他看中的人？尤其是他倒贴的那位主动去追的，简直就是打他的脸！

长久积累的怨气积压，齐枫一个不爽，偷偷带人去堵了齐天佑，痛骂他一顿后，把他手中穴位里的药珠挖了，后来丢下一句“你要是想让我爹娘伤心，就去告诉他们是我干的吧”后，扬长而去。

齐天佑手上的小孔流血不停，心里更是难过。他完全不知道自己怎么“抢了齐枫的男人”，对白文俊也只是当成朋友，同时也真的不愿意让齐枫的父母——目前齐家的家主和夫人伤心，所以他只能满怀不解，回去了自己屋子里。

很快齐天佑被人挖去药珠的事情传开了，齐天佑只说不知道是谁做的，但齐枫其实做事并不那么隐秘，齐家主家的那些人，怎么可能不知道？愤怒当然是有的，可损失了一个炼药师，就不能再损失第二个，齐枫又是家主疼爱的小儿子，被惩罚面壁几天后，就当没这回事了。

而齐天佑，没了药珠就没了前途，不仅身份一落千丈，渐渐地也没什么人再关注。他被抛弃在这小院子里，孤孤单单的一个人，有些不怀好意的人嘲讽他，也有些受过他恩惠的来看他，可那点怜悯，能有多久呢？不过一两个月，他就被遗忘了，有时他去领取一些资源，也没人理会。

至于白文俊，他是很冷静的，既然齐天佑没了药珠，就不可能成为他的伴侣，他自然不会再往他身上投注心思，注意力也就自然转移到很美貌的齐枫身上。这下子齐枫可算满意了，觉得自己真是太聪明了。

齐天佑慢慢憔悴了。

他没怪罪任何人，一切都是他的选择，可他还是不明白，为什么有些人可以变得那么面目可憎。

本来他以为齐家会是他一生尽忠的地方，但当他没有利用价值后，其实并没有人把他当做真正的齐家人。

他们甚至连养着他，也只是做个表面功夫了。

一时想不开，齐天佑就自尽了。

对于他而言，他看不到前面的方向，也不想让齐家给他的回忆变得更难看，所以他宁愿在还没彻底失望的时候，自己死掉算了。

顾佐揉了揉额角，觉得这家伙真是蠢爆了！

哀其不幸怒其不争，小命只有一条，活着比什么都好，为什么要去死呢？

什么信仰破灭他是不懂，但亲人背叛他还是很明白的。

只是顾佐觉得，如果是爸爸不要他了的话……嗯，爸爸不可能不要他，所以这个假设不成立。

也只能说，齐天佑的运气太差了，他本身，又太单纯了。

顾佐甩甩头，把对那两个人渣的不爽甩开。

他既然之后会用齐天佑的身份，齐天佑的仇，如果他以后有能力的话，也会帮他报了的。齐家对齐天佑有养育之恩，到这份儿上大家断亲就好，可齐枫和白文俊这两个罪魁祸首，一定要让他们偿命！

然后，顾佐撇开这些情感类记忆，去捕捉剩下的那些。

不管怎么样，他自己得先活着。

所以，他还是先把炼药师相关的东西搞清楚再说吧……

 

 

[1] Dao – The principles of cultivation and the mysteries of the world

[2] Blood  Refining level 3 – It’s a stage of cultivation and Bai Wenjun has reached the third level in it.

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