Herb Illustrations are not uncommon; almost every medical student has a copy.
But their Herb Illustrations are not the same as the one Xiaosuisui has.
The Herb Illustrations in the hands of ordinary doctors only record common medicinal herbs.
However, the Herb Illustration Ji Youran gave Xiaosuisui is no ordinary one. It was personally hand-drawn by Ji Youran recently, and its records are not limited to just a hundred types of medicinal herbs.
It also details the uses and values of various medicinal herbs, even poisonous ones, along with formulas for some low-level Elixirs. Though a small booklet, it contains a world of knowledge.
It was discovered by an Herbalist, through a combination of Zhao Fei’s carelessness and good luck!
It’s unknown whether it was because the booklet belonged to Xiaosuisui, thereby carrying her good luck, that Zhao Fei’s own luck became exceptionally good.
On his first day on the mountain, he found a detoxifying medicinal herb worth three taels of silver. According to the name in the booklet, it was called Lingqing Grass.
It grew among common weeds and looked no different from them, but its stem faintly emitted a golden Qi. This was the difference between a highly valuable medicinal herb and ordinary weeds.
Zhao Fei sold this medicinal herb at Ping’an Pharmacy and received two taels of silver.
It must be said this was a case of cheating a newcomer, taking advantage of his lack of backing and support.
Even so, Zhao Fei was ecstatic. He bought medicine for his sister and returned to the mountain that afternoon. He did the same the next day, and the day after that...
After several consecutive days, his good luck attracted the jealous attention of Li Er, who made his living gathering medicinal herbs.
Li Er tracked Zhao Fei for several days and discovered that Zhao Fei was a novice Herbalist who relied on a small booklet to identify medicinal herbs.
Li Er grew jealous. In his view, he was the most capable Herbalist in the vicinity. If Zhao Fei hadn’t suddenly appeared, all of Zhao Fei’s recent good luck would have been his.
Li Er was from a collateral branch of the Li Mansion. Because of his connection to the Li Clan, he always sold his medicinal herbs to the Li Pharmacy.
He told the shopkeeper of the Li Pharmacy that Zhao Fei possessed a unique and precious illustrated booklet. Consequently, attendants from the Li Pharmacy intercepted Zhao Fei one day, accusing him of stealing their belongings.
In a nearby alley, men from the Li Pharmacy forcibly took Zhao Fei’s booklet and also stole the three taels of silver he was carrying.
Zhao Fei was indignant. He recognized the men who snatched his Herb Illustration as attendants from the Li Pharmacy, so he went there to demand his booklet back.
Unexpectedly, the people at the Li Pharmacy not only refused to return it but also claimed the booklet was authored by their Divine Physician Zhong. They asserted it was the Li Pharmacy’s most prized treasure, normally kept in the pharmacy, and alleged that Zhao Fei had stolen it.
They claimed that today they were merely retrieving their prized treasure from Zhao Fei.
Zhao Fei stood stubbornly at the entrance of the Li Pharmacy. He pleaded with every passerby to help him seek justice. He told them that the people from the Li Pharmacy were using their influence to bully him and had stolen his treasure.
As a result, a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the Li Pharmacy.
Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the shopkeeper of the Li Pharmacy hastily ordered his attendants to give Zhao Fei a beating to resolve the matter quickly. However, just as they were about to strike, a small child suddenly descended from the sky. In just a few moves, she knocked all the pharmacy’s attendants to the ground.
The child’s identity and origins were unknown, but she could clearly fight well, which made the people from the Li Pharmacy hesitate and feel apprehensive.
They immediately demanded, "Whose child is this? Hurry up and take her home to be fed! Stop meddling in the Li Family’s affairs!"