Chapter 58: A Birthday Alone

As the wind blew, rippling the water, the little boat creaked, bobbing up and down, creating gray froth. Inside the boat, Xu Qing was completely focused on his pill concocting. One by one, he took out the medicinal plants he needed, either plucking off the leaves, extracting the sap, or removing stamens before carefully putting them into the stone bowl. As he worked, more and more medicinal liquid built up. After confirming the mix ratio and making some final adjustments, he added the seven-leaf...