Chapter 9: Million Dollar Bounty

sk about the specifics and feel happy for you."Qu Lingfeng had anticipated that someone would come to inquire about him and had prepared a statement in advance."That's right, when he saw my master him...After waiting for more than ten minutes, the clerk finally finished his game. He put his phone on the counter, took a sip of tea, and then slowly said, “What kind of medicine are you looking for”

Ye Bufan passed the well-written recipe. The waiter saw it and couldn't help but be amazed.

Above, it's written with many precious medicinal herbs from previous years. With this prescription alone, one could get at least several thousand yuan in rebates.

He asked, "Are you sure you want to buy so many medicinal herbs"

Ye Bufan said, "Of course, it's just that I don't know if you have all of them here."

"Of course, there's no medicinal herb that we at Bai Caotang don't have." The young boy's attitude immediately improved, and he said with a smile, "Little brother, just wait a moment, I'll get the herbs ready for you right away."

Soon, the fellow laid out a pile of herbs on the counter. Ye Bufan examined them one by one, and found that all the herbs were present and in good quality.

He said, "How much"

The clerk rattled the abacus for a while, then said, "That's 250,300 yuan. Cash or card"

"Huh That's so expensive"

Ye Bufan was startled. Although he studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at Jiangnan Medical University, he wasn't very familiar with the prices of medicinal herbs.

I thought the 30,000 yuan in my pocket was a huge sum, but now it's not even enough for a fraction of what I need. I didn't expect that just the medicinal herbs for refining a Foundation Establishment Pill would cost so much.

He said a little awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring that much money."

The young man's face, which was originally filled with a smile, immediately turned cold: "No money, no money, what are you pretending to be here for Are you kidding me"

"I'm sorry," Ye Bufan explained, "I didn't expect these herbs to be so expensive."

"You don't know the price, what medicine do you want to buy" the young man said dissatisfiedly. "Well then, if you don't have that much money, just buy less. I can't let you make me work for nothing."

Ye Bufan said, "That won't work. This is the medicinal herbs for a medicine; without it, it's useless."

The prescription he listed was only the dosage for a Qi Condensation Pill. With such a small amount of ingredients, it wouldn't be possible to refine any pills at all.

The young man frowned and said, "Just change the age of the herbs. You have to know that the price difference between ten-year-old herbs and two-year-old herbs is more than ten times."

Ye Bufan said, "That won't work either. The medicinal herbs I offered are already the lowest years."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man exploded, “This isn’t okay, that isn’t okay, are you just messing with me”

"Ye Bufan apologized again: "I'm sorry, I didn't bring enough money this time. I'll come back and buy it when I have enough."

"Bah, you pauper, who knows when you'll have enough money." The clerk angrily put away the herbs, "It's all my fault for being blind. Seeing you dressed like a beggar, I shouldn't have sold you the medicine."

The young man was furious because he didn't get the commission he had expected.

Ye Bufan frowned: "What do you mean by that I already apologized for not bringing enough money. Besides, you work here, it's your responsibility to dispense medicine. What's there to complain about"

"Ouch, you've got some spunk!" The young man suddenly flared up, slapping his chest and saying in a haughty tone, "Don't you know what place this is This is Baicao Tang, and our boss is Old Master Cao."

The only people who come here to see a doctor are the rich and powerful. Is this a place for poor people like you to pretend to be important

"You..."

Ye Bufan was just about to get angry, but then he sighed. After all, he was the inheritor of the ancient medical sect. He shouldn't waste his time on such a petty and opportunistic person.

Thinking about this, he turned his head and walked out. Suddenly, he saw a large red notice posted on the wall with four big characters: Million Bounty.

Looking down further, there was a passage written above: “My name is Cao Xinghua. By chance, I obtained the Golden Prescriptions of Hua Tuo, but it's a incomplete version, with three medicinal ingredients missing.”

"If anyone can complete these three medicinal herbs, and after confirmation by myself that they are correct, I am willing to offer a reward of one million Chinese yuan."

Below is the prescription for Hua Tuo's Golden Fang, but only the first 15 ingredients are listed, with three blanks indicating that someone is waiting to complete it.

Seeing the reward, Ye Bufan's heart was filled with joy. Cao Xinghua, he knew, was the head of Baicao Tang and a prominent figure in the Jiangnan medical community, a respected elder comparable to Mount Tai.

As for Hua Tuo's Golden Formulas, he knew them better than anyone else.

According to the records passed down through generations of ancient physicians, Hua Tuo was from the ancient medical school, but he did not practice martial arts. He was only an outer disciple.

This Hua Tuo Jin Fang was not created by Hua Tuo himself, but was passed down from ancient medical schools.

I was worried about not having enough money to buy the herbs to make the Foundation Establishment Pill, and now a million in wealth has come my way.

Having thought this through, he picked up the pen prepared beside him and began filling in the three missing medicinal herbs on the list.

"Hey, you pauper, are you never going to stop Who let you scribble and doodle all over here"

As soon as he had just written down two prescriptions, the young attendant rushed out from behind the counter and shoved him aside.

Provoked repeatedly by this guy, even a mud bodhisattva would be enraged. Ye Bufan roared angrily, "What do you want"

The young man shouted, "I'm talking to you too! Do you know what place this is This is Baicao Tang. You can't just scribble and draw here randomly!"

Ye Bufan angrily said, "Isn't this a bounty Why can't I write it"

"Dude said with a sneer, "Going broke A million bounty is nice, but what's it to you"

Since this notice was posted, countless medical masters were attracted to it. Many came here to try their luck, but all failed without exception.

To know that there are at least tens of thousands of medicinal herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, if you want to rely on luck to make up for the remaining three herbs, the probability is countless times lower than buying a lottery.

This prescription was even beyond the capabilities of Master Cao. Many renowned TCM practitioners had also failed to complete it, so how could he possibly believe that this poor boy in front of him could do it

Ye Bufan sneered, "Isn't this a public bounty Since there's a bounty, people should be allowed to try."

The fellow shouted, "The reward is a test, but it's not for just anyone to come here and scribble whatever they want. You think that $1 million is something everyone can get"

"If you can complete the Hua Tuo Golden Formula, I am Hua Tuo reborn!"

"Liu Hong, what's all the fuss about"

At that moment, a dignified old man walked over from the TCM clinic.

Though his hair and beard are now white, his complexion is rosy and he exudes an air of vigor and vitality. He is none other than Cao Xinghua, the esteemed proprietor of Baicao Tang, also known as Mr. Cao.

"Lao Cao, you're here."

After seeing Cao Xinghua, the young man named Liu Hong immediately became like a lapdog.

"What's going on Why are you shouting so loudly in the store"

Cao Xinghua kept talking while glancing at the bounty notice. When he saw the two medicinal herbs Ye Bufan had written, he was immediately stunned and stood there in disbelief.

"Old Cao, this poor kid has no money. He's causing trouble in our shop and just scribbled all over the reward announcement..."

Liu Hong didn't notice the old man's expression and kept chattering away beside him.

Cao Xinghua didn't even glance at him, his expression excitedly turned to Ye Bufan and said: "Young man, did you write these two medicines on the wall"

Before Ye Bufan could speak, Liu Hong chimed in and said, "It was him who wrote it randomly. If I hadn't stopped him in time, he would have written a third flavor too."

"Lao Cao, don't get angry. I'll wipe it off right away..."

Liu Hong hadn't finished speaking when Cao Xinghua slapped him hard across the face. "Damn thing, apologize to your younger brother right away."

"Ah..."

Liu Hong was dumbfounded, staring blankly ahead.

Cao Xinghua angrily said again, "Did you hear Apologize to this young brother quickly."

"I..." Liu Hong still didn't understand what was going on, but he couldn't disobey Cao Lao's words, so he could only say respectfully, "Sorry."

Ye Bufan said coldly: "Today, I have seen what it means to be a bully in a big store. Xiuhe is unseen by anyone, but known only to heaven. The saying that 'a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine does not deceive himself or others' is something your Baicao Tang is not worthy of!"

"Young man, I apologize. It's my fault for not being strict enough with you. Let me express my apologies again."

Cao Xinghua, after apologizing, said anxiously, "Little brother, can you really complete this Huatuo Jin Fang"gance on his face."Of course, who am I I've passed down your Qi-transforming into Three Pure Ones. How could I not see that it was your Taoist body"You're quite the prodigy, you even managed to mimic...