Chapter 67: "Peach Blossom Sister"'s Self-examination

  The taxi took Qin Lang to his old house in Nanchen Alley.

  As soon as Qin Lang stepped into the courtyard, he threw aside his investigation of Zhu Ganglie and focused on rummaging through the bulging bag of medicinal herbs.

  Brewing "Fourteen Sons Yujin Tang" is not as complicated as refining elixirs, but it still requires some preparation work, such as special processing of the materials to maximize their medicinal properties.

  This process was a breeze for Qin Lang, and he completed it smoothly over the weekend. Now, all he needed to do was gather the last two ingredients, and he could start brewing the medicinal soup officially.

  The next day was Monday.

  Qin Lang got up early, according to his plan, today he was going to collect the last two materials. But thinking of his previous appointment with Liu Taohua, he specially went to school first.

  At the school gate, Qin Lang unexpectedly met Skinny Monkey and his gang. Unlike usual, today they took one look at Qin Lang and turned around to run away like mice seeing a cat.

  Qin Lang found it funny, but at the same time felt strange. Because he clearly saw that Skinny Monkey and his gang were all bruised and battered, especially the guy nicknamed "Duck", who was the most pitiful, with not a single one of his upper or lower front teeth remaining.

  He had no idea that the miserable state of the thin monkey gang was all the masterpiece of the acting school girl Wang Fengmei.

  Wang Fengmei didn't get the money from the duck, and was even slapped in the face. Unable to bear this humiliation, she turned around and found "Knife Scar Sister", the protector of the red-light district.

  Although Dāo Bā Jiě is a woman, her ruthlessness surpasses that of men. She started wielding a knife and killing people in her teens, earning herself a notorious reputation.

  The entire red-light district is under the control of this scar-faced woman, all the establishments have to pay her protection fees, and every time a prostitute receives a client, she has to give her a cut. The advantage is that in this one-third acre of land, no matter what trouble arises, she will show up to resolve it.

  Wang Fengmei has not been stingy with "Knife Scar Sister" over the years, so this time when she encountered grievances, she cried to Knife Scar Sister. Knife Scar Sister immediately flew into a rage. The next day, she took people to find Shouhou and his gang, and finally caught them all in an internet cafe.

  The result can be imagined, a group of people were beaten up, and the duck was given special attention because it owed money. Not only did it return the money on the spot, but it was also beaten so badly that its front teeth were gone.

  "I haven't even had a chance to settle the score with these people, and yet they've already been beaten so badly. I have no idea who was behind it." Qin Lang shook his head. He had originally planned to make those guys pay for what happened that day, but considering that Qian Dabing was the one who ended up losing out, and he himself hadn't suffered any losses, he decided to let it go for the time being.

  Now seeing the miserable state of the thin monkey gang and their attitude towards themselves fleeing in fear, Qin Lang felt that he had lost interest in teaching them a lesson. He liked the tough guys, it was only fun to kill them, but these guys who became soft-boiled after just one encounter, he really couldn't muster up the spirit.

  "Let it be, just consider it a chance for these people. As long as they maintain this attitude when they see me in the future, sparing their dog lives won't be a problem."

  Qin Lang smiled faintly and walked into the school gate.

  All the way to the teaching building of the third year, as soon as Qin Lang stepped onto the stairs, he felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, as if there was a taste of schadenfreude in the air.

  Students climbing the stairs with him were whispering to each other, their eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation, occasionally bursting into a fit of hearty laughter.

  There were students who recognized Qin Lang, and those who were timid made way for him. Those who were bolder stretched out their thumbs and shouted: "Qin Da... ah, Brother Qin, you're the Emperor of Awesomeness! Today we can bask in your glory and go see Peach Blossom Sister's comedy show."

  Qin Lang smiled and didn't respond. When he arrived at the entrance of his class, Class 3-10, Qin Lang was surprised to find that all his classmates had arrived very early, with everyone present.

  These people were originally excitedly discussing something, making a racket like a vegetable market. But as soon as Qin Lang appeared at the door, the entire class suddenly became silent, as if their audio cables had been pulled out.

  But this strange silence only lasted for a moment, and then several boys who were usually more active and mischievous in class started whistling at Qin Lang and applauding.

  It's obvious that they are helping Qin Lang to strike Liu Taohua's prestige and make him lose face.

  Class monitor Wu Xin hastily stood up to dissuade him, but how could he be persuaded.

  Qin Lang didn't respond and followed his memories back to his own seat.

  The seating arrangement of Class 30 in High Three is arranged according to their grades. Those with good grades sit at the front, while those with poor grades sit at the back.

  And because his IQ is not high, and his grades are the worst in the whole grade, he alone has lowered the average score of the entire class by a lot, causing Class 10 of Senior Three to always rank last among all classes in the grade. So Liu Taohua was so angry that she assigned him a special seat.

  This seat is stuck to the back wall of the classroom, with only one person sitting in it, and all the seats in the last row are at a distance from it, belonging to an isolated object.

  Sitting in such a position obviously implies a kind of "humiliation".

  Qin Daben didn't care about this before and instead enjoyed the special treatment, who let him have a low IQ anyway.

  But now Qin Lang doesn't care about this point either. Because this independent seat, on the contrary, is more in line with his requirements, giving him a relatively independent space. And not being surrounded by other students all around, that way makes him feel uncomfortable.

  The bell rang for class, and it was time for morning reading, but Liu Taohua didn't show up until the end of the morning reading class.

  The students in the class, including Qin Lang, were a little suspicious. Could it be that Liu Taohua was afraid of losing face and didn't come? Because after the morning reading class, it was time for the flag-raising ceremony to begin.

  Qin Lang's initial request was for Liu Taohua to read out a 5,000-word self-criticism during the flag-raising ceremony.

  The school radio has already broadcast the announcer's prompt for students to go to the flag-raising platform to prepare for the flag-raising ceremony. The students of Class 10, Grade 3, with doubts, like those from other classes, went downstairs and gathered at the flag-raising platform.

  The national anthem is played and the flag-raising ceremony officially begins.

  Qin Lang blended in with the class queue, watching as the national flag slowly rose, but thought to himself: Liu Taohua shouldn't have the guts not to show up. This is Director Ma supervising from behind, if she dares not to come, her husband won't let her off either.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after the flag-raising ceremony ended, school teachers moved speakers and microphones to the flag-raising platform, and Liu Taohua finally appeared.

  Liu Taohua's complexion looked somewhat haggard, and the usual arrogance was nowhere to be seen on his face, only a kind of shame that made him reluctant to meet people.

  She walked to the flag-raising platform with her head down, facing the eyes of all teachers and students, and began to read out the self-criticism in her hand. Her speech was very fast, obviously wanting to end this embarrassing atmosphere as soon as possible. Unfortunately, a 5,000-word self-criticism, even if the speed is faster, it's not something that can be finished in a short while.

  Qin Lang didn't care about the content of Liu Taohua's self-criticism, what he wanted was for Liu Taohua to lose face. And now, this effect had obviously been achieved, because all the teachers and students in the school were laughing at Liu Taohua.

  Those teachers didn't dare laugh openly in front of Principal Zhang, but the students had no qualms and burst out laughing together.

  "Hahaha, I didn't expect Peach Blossom Sister to have a day like this, it's really laughable."

  "What a pity, only 5,000 words, it's really not enough. It should be written to 100,000 words, and let her stand on top of it and read for a whole day."

  "Hey buddy, move your head a bit, you're blocking my shot. Such a great scene can't be missed, I have to take a photo and post it on Weibo."

  For a time, all sorts of rumors and discussions rose and fell in succession.

  But behind the scenes, many mobile phone lenses were aimed at Liu Taohua on the flag-raising platform.

  This was destined to be Liu Taohua's dark day.

  After finishing reading the 5,000-word review, Liu Taohua's face was red and nothing else could be seen. Whenever she saw anyone, she would lower her head and quickly escape without a trace.

  The students began to return to their classes in twos and threes, but Qin Lang did not move. His purpose for coming to school today was to see this vicious woman make a fool of herself, and now that his goal had been achieved, he didn't want to continue wasting his time.

  "It should be around eight o'clock, time to get down to business."

  Qin Lang turned around and walked towards the school gate.

  Because there was a leave note, Little Liu at the door did not stop Qin Lang from going out.

  As soon as he left the school gate, Qin Lang stopped a taxi and said, "Go to Pingyang County, Shagou Town, Tugou Village, Changlun Mountain, and drive as close to the foot of the mountain as possible."

  Pingyang County is a small county town under the jurisdiction of Ping'an City. Qin Lang went to this place in order to gather the remaining two materials, "Yangzi Stone" and "Mohe Lotus".

  Yangzishi is a mineral, also known as Cotton Snake in the Dan Ding continent. It usually appears in long strips and needle-like shapes, with a transparent color and luster. Rarely, it has green hair-like appearance, but it is extremely difficult to encounter.

  While the wild lotus is an ordinary plant, its appearance is no different from that of the heart lotus, but its volume is much smaller than that of the heart lotus. The annual growth of the wild lotus is only five centimeters at most, and even smaller.

  These two materials are extremely common on Earth, with a huge quantity, and do not have medicinal properties or excavation value, so they are not only absent in traditional Chinese medicine, but also no one applies them to other fields, completely ignored.

  Qin Lang found records of these two materials through books and finally confirmed that they were the materials he needed.

  Perhaps he is the only one on earth who knows that these two materials are not only useful, but also of great value. Although they have no medicinal properties when taken separately, after being processed by a special technique to make them interact with each other, they can produce an extremely mysterious medicinal effect, directly acting on human essence and spirit, and are the indispensable main materials for the fourteen sons' Yu Jin Tang.

  What Qin Lang found ridiculous was that these two materials, although not rare on the Dan Tian Continent, were not easy to find. But on Earth, these two materials were extremely abundant and easy to find, it didn't take much effort at all.

  He simply determined several places where these two materials could be found through the properties of the two materials and a glance at the map.

  But in the end, he locked onto Chang Leng Mountain, a desolate mountain not too far from Ping An City. Because only on this mountain could Qin Lang find two materials at once without having to search for them separately, saving time.