"Grandpa Chen, you're saying I don't need to read the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' anymore?" Lu Qing asked, somewhat surprised.
"Not bad, your learning speed is even faster than I expected. You have already read the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' thoroughly. You just need to review it more often in the future. There is no need to study it separately anymore."
Dr. Chen stroked his beard and said.
He was extremely satisfied with Lu Qing's performance during this period.
Lu Qing's intelligence exceeded his expectations.
In just half a month, he had already learned the entire "Compendium of Materia Medica".
He originally thought that if Lu Qing could read the "Hundred Herbs Classic" fluently within a month, that would be quite good.
"It's all thanks to Grandpa Chen's excellent teaching."
Lu Qing felt much more relaxed.
Finally, I don't have to study this "Compendium of Materia Medica" anymore!
God knows how well he memorized the "Compendium of Materia Medica" during this time.
It's no exaggeration to say that he could recite it backwards.
But he couldn't just reveal that he had already memorized the entire "Compendium of Materia Medica" all at once.
Even if you want to show off your intelligence, there needs to be a process for others to accept it.
Otherwise, if you start by showing off how amazing you are, it might backfire.
Now, we've finally waited for this moment.
"Lu Qing, although your intelligence has exceeded my expectations, the assessment we agreed on still needs to proceed," said Doctor Chen.
"Lu Qing understands. Please ask Grandpa Chen to conduct the assessment," Lu Qing said respectfully.
"You have already read the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' thoroughly, but it's not enough to just memorize a medical book; you also need to combine it with practice to truly understand it."
"My test is very simple: within one hour, you must find ten kinds of medicinal herbs recorded in the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' near the village and bring them to me."
"Remember, you can't bring a book with you when you go to collect herbs, and you can't pick the wrong herbs. You also can't damage the herbs while collecting them."
Lu Qing silently remembered what the old doctor had said, and only after he finished speaking did he say, "Is that all, Grandpa Chen?"
"Good, that's all. If you can do these things, I will formally accept you as my disciple and make you my eldest and only disciple."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down!" Lu Qing said confidently.
"Take this medicine basket and hoe. Remember, you only have one hour. If you exceed the time limit, even if you have collected enough herbs, it will not be considered qualified."
The old doctor took out two tools and gave them to Lu Qing.
"Then I'm off now!"
Lu Qing took the medicine basket and hoe and went straight down the mountain.
He found a medicinal herb as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain.
【Radermachera: of superior quality, suitable for medicinal use.】
【It clears heat and detoxifies, and is quite effective in treating coughs caused by excessive internal heat.】
This herb, Lei Gen Cao, is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Seeing that the superpower display indicated its superior quality, Lu Qing immediately bent down and began digging.
The hoe the old doctor gave him was quite sharp, so Lu Qing dug very carefully, afraid of accidentally damaging the herbs.
After all, one of the assessment criteria given by the senior doctor was that the herbs must not be damaged.
Carefully digging up the Lei Gen grass and placing it in the medicine basket, Lu Qing pondered the time for a moment, then his heart tightened.
It took him almost fifteen minutes to dig up just one stalk of *Leymus chinensis*.
If we calculate it this way, wouldn't it take ten quarters of an hour to dig up ten medicinal herbs?
The old doctor only gave him one hour for the assessment.
"We can't be this slow, we need to speed things up."
Lu Qing originally thought that with his special abilities, finding ten medicinal herbs would be a piece of cake.
But now he knows that if he is careless, he might actually fail the assessment.
Putting aside his relaxed attitude, Lu Qing began to speed up his journey to other places.
Along the way, his eyes constantly searched the bushes on both sides of the road.
Whenever I see a plant that is similar to the one described in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", I immediately use my special ability to investigate.
After confirming that it was a medicinal herb recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", they immediately began digging.
Dandelion, cocklebur, plantain...
One by one, the herbs recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" were dug out by Lu Qing and placed into the medicine basket.
His forehead was covered in sweat from digging for medicinal herbs; every time he wiped it, several muddy marks appeared.
Some villagers who were passing by found Lu Qing's appearance amusing.
"Aqing, what are you doing? You're all covered in mud."
“Uncle Wang, I’m digging for medicinal herbs. This is a task assigned by Grandpa Chen, so I can’t be careless,” Lu Qing replied.
"It's a task assigned by the senior doctor, so you'd better take it seriously. Do you need any help?"
Wang Bo's expression immediately turned serious.
The villagers' respect for the old doctor came from the bottom of their hearts.
Upon hearing that it was the task assigned by him, he immediately dared not laugh.
"No need, no need, I can only do this myself. It's Grandpa Chen's assessment of my learning progress over this period of time."
Lu Qing waved his hand in refusal.
"I see. Then you have to do your best, Aqing. You can't let the old doctor down."
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Uncle Wang's expression became even more solemn.
After all, whether Lu Qing can study well is also related to the village's future medical care issues.
“Okay, I will definitely try my best.” Lu Qing waved his hand. “Uncle Wang, I’m leaving now. Grandpa Chen only gave me one hour for the assessment. I still have to go over there to dig for medicinal herbs.”
Watching Lu Qing leave, Uncle Wang immediately ran back to the village.
Before long, almost everyone in the village knew that Lu Qing was completing the assessment task assigned by the old doctor.
As a result, even if anyone saw Lu Qing, they dared not disturb him at all.
They were afraid that he would fail the old doctor's test and be expelled from the mountain.
Even the little kids were forbidden from getting close to Lu Qing, so as not to disturb him while he was gathering herbs.
Lu Qing, focused on collecting herbs, did not notice the villagers' actions.
He was just wondering why the village seemed much quieter than usual today.
At this time on weekdays, the kids usually run around like crazy, making a huge commotion.
However, this thought only flashed through Lu Qing's mind for a moment before he dismissed it.
He doesn't have time to think about these things right now.
He has already dug up eight medicinal herbs, and he still needs two more, but most of the time has already passed.
If we don't hurry, this assessment might really be in jeopardy.
At this moment, Lu Qing also felt a little regretful.
I don't usually pay much attention to what herbs are available near the village, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a rush.
It seems that sometimes relying too much on superpowers is not a good thing.
He just thought that since he had superpowers, he could find herbs at any time, so he neglected to do so.
Fortunately, Lu Qing was lucky and soon found another herb recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".
"There's only one left."
After digging up the herb intact, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
But he also knew that time was running out.
"Where can we find the last herb?"
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Oh right, how could I forget about it? It's true what they say, you can't see the light under the lamp; you almost overlook what you know best!"
After saying that, he took off running back home.
When some villagers saw Lu Qing running, they were immediately startled.
"Aqing, what's wrong? Did something go wrong with the assessment?"
"It's alright, I passed the test!"
Lu Qing didn't have time to think about why the villagers knew about his assessment, so he answered casually as he ran.
Soon, he ran to his house and smiled as he looked at the small patch of thriving plants in the corner of the yard.
"It's you, Oxbone Grass."
