63: Chapter 62 Flying Dragon Soup

"Hmm." The old man nodded, then said with a chuckle, "Right, didn't you want a prescription?"

"Yes, the Bazhen Soup isn't very effective for me anymore."

Li Changsheng nodded. It was already quite good that the Bazhen Soup had lasted this long.

The effects of long-term dietary supplementation were very apparent; his physical fitness had already exceeded the average level.

"Your body doesn't show many issues anymore, but your pulse suggests your internal organs are still a bit weak. This might be related to when you previously triggered your Liver Fire."

Zhang Youdao frowned in thought. It was inevitable that he would wonder about this, as he had absolutely no idea that Li Changsheng had liver cancer.

Yet, Li Changsheng's overall physical condition was genuinely improving, and even the cancer cells were being suppressed. This made it increasingly baffling to him that this could be liver cancer.

"Now is the right time for you to practice martial arts. Although your Foundation is good, your internal organs are weak. There's no need for medicinal supplements—every medicine has its side effects—so switch to dietary supplements instead. Take a look at this prescription and ask me if you don't understand anything."

As he spoke, the old man took out his latest Huawei phone and his fingers flew as he started editing rapidly.

"Flying Dragon Soup??"

Looking at the dish name and ingredients sent by the old man, Li Changsheng was a bit stunned.

"Uh, Old Man, you aren't trying to get me locked up, are you?"

"Hmm? What are you saying!" Zhang Youdao was immediately angered upon hearing this.

Li Changsheng had no choice but to point at the name of one of the ingredients.

"Hazel Grouse! Look, Old Man, isn't this a national second-class protected animal?"

Li Changsheng looked at the old man with a complex expression.

Did the old man think he was doing too well and wanted to send him in for a few years of reform?

"The Hazel Grouse is the essence of this dish; 'Flying Dragon' refers to it! This thing is incredibly nourishing. But don't worry, this old man would rather go in himself than send you in. Go find Boss Cao; he has a farming channel for this stuff. Eating farm-raised ones isn't illegal. Besides, this isn't like medicinal herbs—wild herbs definitely have better efficacy. For food ingredients, wild and farm-raised are about the same; the only difference is the texture."

Zhang Youdao's explanation finally made Li Changsheng realize.

But Boss Cao was quite omnipotent, having everything?

Having solved the dietary supplement issue, Li Changsheng subtly asked the old man some questions about Baji Quan, Xingyi Fist, and External Martial Arts.

He gained a little something; the old man knew a bit about both internal and External Martial Arts.

"Old Man, so you originally learned Baguazhang?"

Listening to Zhang Youdao's description, Li Changsheng was very surprised. The old man never seemed to have shown Baguazhang before.

"Hmm, when practicing martial arts, you go from the inside out, and after that, learning anything else is fast. But there's nothing strange about practicing Baguazhang. My Grandmaster was Daoist Panshan. And Baguazhang was originally created by Grandmaster Dong Haichuan under the guidance of my Grandmaster, Daoist Panshan, and Old Ancestor Yunpan. So it's not strange that my lineage knows Eight Trigrams Palm."

Zhang Youdao said this with some emotion, his gaze filled with reminiscence.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng didn't dare to disturb him; sometimes, all old people have left are their memories.

After chatting with the old man for a while longer, Li Changsheng went to see Boss Cao again.

"You want chicken? You come to me for chicken? Go, go, go, turn left and go next door!"

Boss Cao looked displeased, shooing him away like a fly.

Li Changsheng glanced next door; well, it was a small hair salon.

"Boss Cao, it's Hazel Grouse. The Old Man said you have a channel for it." Li Changsheng had no choice but to say quickly.

"Hazel Grouse? The Old Man told you about this too?" Upon hearing this, Boss Cao's work suddenly stopped, and his expression became incredibly serious.

Hmm? What was going on?

Li Changsheng looked at him suspiciously. You're just a farming channel, why are you so nervous?

"Boss Cao, isn't this farm-raised?" Li Changsheng couldn't help but confirm.

"Yeah, it's farm-raised, but our farm is a bit far away." Boss Cao looked left and right, just like a secret agent meeting a contact.

"How far?"

"The country to the north. Our farm is on their side, so it takes some time to transport the goods in." Boss Cao lowered his voice.

Upon hearing this, Li Changsheng was speechless. So this was what they called "farming."

This was already a crime worse than hunting a second-class animal; now he had to add smuggling to it.

"Boss Cao, why don't you open a farm domestically? All this back-and-forth is so troublesome." Li Changsheng felt this was just an unnecessary complication.

"Sigh, of course my friend wants to, but opening a farm over there doesn't cost money, right?"

Fine!

Li Changsheng understood; there was no farm at all. Boss Cao's friend was probably afraid of trouble and had gotten used to using code words.

What a load of crap about a farm. If this were discovered, that person would be in prison for life.

"Alright, just tell me how much you want? I'll contact them for you; it takes about a week to arrive."

"Let's start with seven per week, and we'll see after that."

There was no helping it; Li Changsheng had no other channels right now and could only focus on the immediate situation.

"That works. But don't worry, my friend has experience with this, and he won't bring any trouble to you. Now, pay up."

Ever since last time, Boss Cao stopped talking about feelings with Li Changsheng and only talked about money—practical.

After paying, Li Changsheng felt a pang of pain seeing fifty thousand deducted all at once.

Forty thousand for a week's supply; Li Changsheng felt he had spoken too soon earlier—in two weeks, he would be close to bankruptcy.

"Forget it, I'll eat it for a while first, and if I run out of money later, I'll just endure it."

Li Changsheng was relatively open-minded about this; mainly because the current cancer crisis wasn't urgent for the moment.

He took another stroll through the vegetable market, bought ingredients for the following week, and then slowly headed home.

Just then, his phone rang.

He looked and saw it was actually his grandmother's number. Seeing this, Li Changsheng quickly tapped to answer.

"Changsheng, how have you been lately? Are you eating well? How are you sleeping? Do you need money?"

The old woman was always like this, asking after the younger generation while completely neglecting herself.

Although he had been busy with health preservation and martial arts recently, Li Changsheng still talked to his grandmother every week.

"Grandma, I'm eating well and sleeping well. I don't need money; I still have hundreds of thousands. Right, did you receive the clothes I bought you last time? Autumn is coming soon, and the weather is cool at night. Make sure to wear more when you're watching TV at home."

Every time he chatted with his grandmother, Li Changsheng couldn't stop smiling, and his tone was filled with joy.

"Grandma knows, Grandma knows. Hehe, Changsheng, didn't you say you'd be back in a while? I've already washed and sunned the quilt and sheets in your room. You can stay there as soon as you come back."

Upon hearing this, Li Changsheng felt a slight pang of sadness; he had almost forgotten about this.

"Yeah, Grandma, I'll be back in about half a month."

Li Changsheng thought about it and said. He also felt it was time to go back.

He had no interest in attending that exchange meeting; compared to his grandmother, that was nothing.

He prepared to stay at home for a while, perhaps even move back to his hometown. After all, he had already quit his job, and he could livestream from anywhere.

As for martial arts and health preservation, he could communicate with the old man via WeChat. Of course, he could also come over from time to time; transportation was convenient now anyway.

The only trouble was Boss Cao. Without his channel, it would be difficult to find such a convenient one in the future.

"Maybe I can ask Boss Cao if he can ship it."

While chatting with his grandmother, Li Changsheng suddenly paused.

"Changsheng, why did you stop talking?"

His grandmother's slightly puzzled voice came from the phone.

Glancing at the figure leaning against a wall not far away, Li Changsheng frowned, but still said with a smile to the other end of the line: "Grandma, I have something to deal with here. I'll call you back another day."

"Alright, alright, important business comes first, important business comes first."

He hung up the phone, put it away, placed the ingredients in his hand to the side, and then slowly walked toward that person.

"You've been tailing me for a long time, haven't you?"