Qu Chong laughed. "Of course I am. I was waiting for you, little junior sister."
"What for?" Zhu Yanyi asked, surprised.
Old Master Yao spoke from the side. "Your senior brother knows you are very good at extracting medicine. He wants you to help him extract a batch of herbs."
"Is it a lot? If it is too much, I might not finish it soon. I only have today and tomorrow off. I have school the day after tomorrow," Zhu Yanyi asked.
"About fifty kilograms," Qu Chong answered. He paused. "But, little junior sister, I do not want you to extract normal herbs. I want you to extract poisonous herbs."
"Poisonous herbs?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Qu Chong in surprise. She knew Qu Chong’s medical skills often used poison to fight poison. It was a risky way, but as long as it helped people, Zhu Yanyi did not mind. "Is it for Second Senior Brother to use?"
"Yes," Qu Chong did not hide anything. "There are many poison barriers in the Miao region. People working there often get poisoned. I can only treat them by using poison to fight poison. But sometimes the poison is not pure enough. When used directly, the effect is very slow." Qu Chong explained his problem. "I heard from Master that you have special skills in extracting herbs. So I want to ask for your help."
Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment, then nodded. "That is okay. Have someone send the herbs to…" Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan understood her meaning. "How about this? Put your herbs here with Old Master Yao. At night, I will have someone pick them up. Ani’s place is specially arranged by me, so we cannot tell others for now."
Old Master Yao knew Yan Aohan arranged everything in the capital for Zhu Yanyi’s safety. She nodded. "I think this way works. In the future, if you want Ani to extract herbs, send them to me. Then Yan boy will pick them up. When Ani finishes, Yan boy will bring them back."
"Okay," Qu Chong thought about it and agreed.
Old Master Yao looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Your Fifth Senior Brother applied for a laboratory for you. When will you go see it?"
Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. "Later. Going now is useless and will disturb Fifth Senior Brother." Then she asked Old Master Yao, "Grandpa Yao, how is the special medicine thread I gave you last time?"
"It is very good. We have started making it. Some are already made. The Capital Hospital is testing it now. If there are no problems, we will promote it later," Old Master Yao laughed happily. He was very pleased with his little disciple’s research. He did not worry about side effects. This was just a formality.
"Do not forget, I made this mainly for the soldiers on the front lines," Zhu Yanyi reminded her.
"Alright, do not worry. We will promote it to the military first. Everything you make is used by soldiers first," Old Master Yao said directly. She pretended to be unhappy and glared at Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi did not mind her look. She just smiled and said, "Grandpa Yao, I naturally know you are the best. You also know me best, right?" Her skill in acting cute seemed to have improved. Old Master Yao looked at her little disciple helplessly. "You are getting more and more unruly as you grow up."