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The medicinal recipe was finally learned, and a brilliant smile immediately spread across Qin Fang's face.

A Three-Star Rare Prescription, this was undoubtedly an extremely rare and superior recipe, not to mention its mythical origin. Even if Qin Fang wanted to, it wasn't possible for him not to take it seriously.

Looking at the System's annotations, the Heart Nourishing Pill was a miraculous medicine for treating heart diseases, which made Qin Fang pay it considerable attention.

In the history of human diseases, heart-related illnesses have always been a complex and variable challenge. Perhaps they hadn't reached the level of the world's top five difficult diseases, but they posed a great threat to human life.

If Qin Fang could concoct the Heart Nourishing Pill, then he would essentially have an elixir that could conquer all heart diseases. With systematic research and production, heart disease could very likely become another mountain of human disease history that was surmounted.

Of course, as the owner of the recipe, such an achievement would not only bring him a great deal of wealth and immense fame but might also directly lead to a Nobel Prize in Medicine.

If it hadn't been for the System's validation, Qin Fang would never have believed it to be true. But, as it stood, the recipe was approved, so there was no doubt about its correctness.

And with his Pharmacopeia Skill akin to a bug, Qin Fang only needed the various raw materials for the Heart Nourishing Pill, and he could refine it directly.

A Three-Star Rare Medicine was undoubtedly a high-difficulty challenge. Given his current Skill Level and Proficiency, the success rate of pill refinement would definitely be unusually low.

But as long as he had enough raw materials, Qin Fang believed he would be able to concoct the Heart Nourishing Pill. Once the pill was concocted and with specialized researchers to analyze the components and find a way to mass-produce it, there would undoubtedly be the rise of a juggernaut in the pharmaceutical industry.

"These medicinal herbs..."

However, as happy as Qin Fang was, problems arose as well, which were the medicinal herbs that gave him a headache. Almost none of the herbs' names were familiar to him, and they resembled the names of herbs in online games. But the problem was, how could he find corresponding materials in real society?

As he pondered over this, Qin Fang immediately felt an intense frustration. It was so hard to come across such a superior medicinal recipe, but it was useless without the materials—truly a devastating setback, as if all his efforts had been in vain.

"No, it can't be like this..."

Though Qin Fang was frustrated, he vaguely felt that the situation might not be hopeless. The recipe was passed down by the great medical emperor Wu Tao, whose medical skills and reputation wouldn't allow him to do something so trivial. What's more, the recipe was verified by the System, which meant the herbs did exist in reality, and there was still hope of gathering them.

However, Qin Fang estimated that he first had to correlate each name of the herbs on the prescription with their real-life counterparts...

This wasn't urgent; finding the herbs was going to take a considerable amount of time. Qin Fang even considered whether he should take a trip to the primitive forest, the only place that still retained its primordial aspects and where these herbs might still be found in significant quantities.

But that would need a well-thought-out plan, and Qin Fang had plenty on his plate at the moment, leaving him with no time to focus on this issue yet.

"Eh, this piece of calligraphy..."

Having secured the medicinal recipe, Qin Fang wasn't overly concerned about this piece of calligraphy and intended to deal with it quickly. However, when he actually took the calligraphy, which had entirely changed in appearance, into his hands, his eyes instantly widened.

The calligraphy remained the same, but the characters on it had undergone a significant change. Qin Fang remembered the original font very clearly—it was written in a regular script, appearing very dignified. Now it had transformed into running script, acquiring a touch of softness. The contrast between the before and after was extraordinarily striking.

Moreover, Qin Fang discovered that the original calligraphy had not carried any seals or collectors' marks, which could have indicated the origin of the work. But now, he noticed a colophon in the corner of the piece.

"Cai Junmo? Who is that?"

He could barely make out the name from the style of the seal. Although Qin Fang knew only a few famous calligraphers from history.

Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion was well-known, and his son Wang Xianzhi was naturally remarkable. The Yan 'Muscles and Liu's Bone' need no mention, alongside the wild cursive of Zhang Xu and Huai Su, followed by Su Shi, Mi Fu, among others...

Beyond that, Qin Fang really didn't know who else held such a high level of calligraphy skill. Perhaps if someone mentioned a name, he might remember, but this Cai Junmo clearly wasn't among them.

Despite this, Qin Fang didn't underestimate this piece of calligraphy; if anything, he found it quite impressive. It managed to hide a top-tier medicinal recipe in such a way, and after removing the recipe, the style had completely changed.

Qin Fang carefully examined the piece of calligraphy, using his Scouting Skill repeatedly for detection, finally noticing some irregularities.

"There's something wrong with this paper..."

The key turned out to be in the use of paper, which actually consisted of multiple layers superimposed upon each other. The topmost was a sheet of paper, the very same calligraphy scroll that Qin Fang had initially seen, but beneath it lay a separate prescription that, once Qin Fang had studied and learned it, really disappeared, revealing the paper beneath the prescription.

Whether there were more layers below was uncertain, but the simple effect of these three sheets produced two completely different calligraphic works. Such a technically ingenious method was definitely powerful beyond imagination, yet it was indeed a fact.

Three pieces of calligraphy had been cleverly integrated together, without appearing the least bit incongruous, nearly flawlessly impeccable, making it hard to believe that they were not one but three separate works.

Now that one was gone, the remaining two showed such a display effect, also revealing a signature that Qin Fang planned to have Qiao Zhenfei take a look at when he had the time tomorrow.

Qin Fang's detection skills were only mediocre, far less reliable than the professional knowledge of Qiao Zhenfei.

"I'm close to leveling up..."

Thinking about his detection skill, Qin Fang couldn't help but check his proficiency, which had reached 97%, just a step away from leveling up. It wouldn't be long before he could advance to an advanced detective skill, and Qin Fang was somewhat looking forward to it in his heart.

Intermediate detection skill was far more powerful than beginner level, so an advanced detective skill would certainly be even stronger than intermediate detection, yielding clearer and more accurate results. This would undoubtedly be very beneficial to Qin Fang.

There was no way around it, given the abnormal ultimate mission Qin Fang carried with him. Having an advanced detective skill would make it easier when it came time to complete the mission.

"Hey, Brother Fei?"

While Qin Fang was contemplating his detection skill, his phone suddenly rang. Picking it up, he was surprised to see it was a call from Qiao Zhenfei.

"Nothing major! Just wanted to tell you, those two guys were targeting you, and it seems like there's someone behind them. Be very careful!"

Qiao Zhenfei calling meant there had been some results in the interrogation of the two "robbers."

But what Qiao Zhenfei didn't realize was that Qin Fang already knew this; as soon as these two showed up, they were marked with a distinct red glow, and how could Qin Fang not have known they were coming for him?

"Thanks for your concern, Brother Fei, I understand!"

Although the news wasn't of great significance, Qiao Zhenfei was nonetheless expressing his concern, and Qin Fang naturally wanted to show his gratitude.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Fei, I wanted to ask you something..."

After a few exchanges of pleasantries and just as they were about to hang up and go to sleep, Qin Fang suddenly remembered the calligraphy scroll and couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, what is it? Just tell me," Qiao Zhenfei said, not feeling there was an issue, as their relationship had grown closer, especially after the events of today.

"Well... do you happen to know if there was a calligrapher from our ancient times named Cai Junmo?"

The name Qin Fang wanted to ask about was naturally this one. The scroll was quite extraordinary, not merely for containing a hidden prescription, but also for the skillful merging and transformation of the three pieces of calligraphy. It seemed unlikely that they would use the work of an unknown; hence Qin Fang wondered if it might be a work by some famous artist.

"Cai Junmo..."

Hearing this name, Qiao Zhenfei also hesitated for a moment, "Don't hang up. Let me check. I seem to have some impression of it!"

His deepest research was still in porcelain, and his knowledge of paintings and calligraphy wasn't as thorough, so he couldn't remember at once. However, a simple "I have some impression" gave Qin Fang the feeling there could be a breakthrough.

"Qin Fang, tell me the truth, is it about that calligraphy scroll you bought?"

Before long, Qiao Zhenfei spoke again, but instead of telling who Cai Junmo was, he first asked this question.

"Right, it's about that calligraphy scroll. After I came back and took a closer look, I noticed some things, and the name Cai Junmo appeared on it. I wanted to ask you about it."

Qin Fang couldn't mention the prescription, but he had to show the scroll to someone sooner or later, so he started from there.

"You're serious? I'm coming over right now... Oh, right, Cai Junmo is Cai Xiang, one of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty, along with Su Shi, Mi Fu, and Huang Tingjian!"

After saying that, Qin Fang heard a click as the phone on the other end hung up; it seemed Qiao Zhenfei was truly on his way. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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