The Legend of the Medical Concubine

Chapter 228: Medicinal Materials Problems and Destruction

As time went by, Lin Ruoxue studied the rare medicinal material in her hands more and more deeply. She found that its texture was hard and difficult to cut, and although its color was bright, it seemed to hide some unstable factors. The pungent smell made her head a little dizzy, but she forced herself to keep her spirits up and kept trying various possible methods of treatment.

Lin Ruoxue quickly recalled the various medical books she had read in her mind, trying to find records about similar medicinal materials. However, the more anxious she was, the harder it was to find a clue. She bit her lower lip tightly, secretly anxious in her heart: "This medicinal material is so strange, how can I get it?"

Just as she was thinking hard, an accident happened. When she checked the herbs again, she found that some key parts were damaged beyond recognition. The originally intact herbs were cut open, and some powdery parts disappeared. Lin Ruoxue was shocked, and she immediately realized that someone was secretly sabotaging them.

She stood up angrily and looked around. Others in the palace were also a little flustered by this sudden situation. Minister A exclaimed: "What's going on? Who did it?" Minister B said angrily: "It must be the envoys of Dali. They will do anything to win."

When the King of Nanyue heard about this, his face became even gloomier. He stared at Lin Ruoxue closely, his heart filled with worry. The King thought to himself, "This competition was already difficult, and now this has happened. How should Lin Ruoxue deal with it?"

Lin Ruoxue tried to calm herself down, and she carefully examined the destroyed herbs, trying to find some clues. She found that the destruction was not random, but targeted, and it seemed that the other party knew the key points of these herbs.

"It seems they came prepared." Lin Ruoxue thought to herself. She decided to look for alternative herbs or find a way to repair the damaged parts.

She began to search every corner of the palace for something that might be useful. She moved quickly through the palace, her eyes full of determination and resoluteness. She knew that she couldn't just give up, she had to win this competition for Nanyue State.

At this time, the Dali envoy was watching all this with pride. He thought to himself, "Hmph, let's see how you can win this time. Nanyue Kingdom will eventually fail in this challenge."

During her search, Lin Ruoxue kept thinking about countermeasures. She recalled the special pharmaceutical methods she had seen in some ancient medical books, and perhaps she could try to use those methods to solve the problem at hand.

She carefully pieced together the broken parts, like a skilled craftsman repairing a precious work of art. Her fingers were soft and flexible, and every movement was full of caution and concentration. She first aligned the edges of the broken herbs, and then gently wrapped them with an extremely fine silk thread to fix their positions. Then, she picked up a small pair of tweezers, gently picked up the tiny fragments, and filled the gaps little by little. She stared closely at the herbs in her hands, not missing any tiny flaws.

After the splicing was completed, Lin Ruoxue soaked the herbs in a special potion. The potion was clear and transparent, exuding a faint fragrance. She gently put the herbs into the potion and watched it slowly soaked in the potion. Her heart was full of expectations, hoping that this potion could restore the medicinal properties of the herbs. She waited quietly, and time seemed to stand still at this moment. Her eyes flashed with concentration and hope, as if she was guarding a precious treasure.

During this process, her heart was filled with tension and anticipation. She didn't know if her method would work, but she had to give it a try. As time passed, Lin Ruoxue was so absorbed in her pharmaceutical work that she seemed to have forgotten everything around her.