The Secret of Twelve Characters

"Dr. Sun, please walk slower!"

Du ke squatted on the back of thirteen, while the little rabbit led the way in front, the cat also turned to the side and reminded Dr. Sun in a low voice.

"General, don't worry, I can still hold on..." Before he could finish speaking, Dr. Sun let out a violent cough, "Cough cough cough..."

Due to the violent coughing, Dr. Sun, whose whole body was shaking, raised his hand and saw specks of blood.

Seeing the blood spots on his palm, Dr. Sun was not terribly surprised. He just wiped his palm on his tattered clothes.

Du ke noticed this and said to Little Rabbit, "Go find some doctors, money is not a problem, find the best doctors."

Little Rabbit had just brought Du ke to the door of Delicacy Residence when he heard Du ke's order.

The little rabbit's ears stood up immediately and he replied, "Okay, sir!"

"General, don't waste your money on me. I know my own body."

Dr. Sun had just said this when Du ke shook his head and said, "Don't worry about my money. I may not have brought enough of anything else, but I certainly don't lack money."

"Dr. Sun, just listen to my arrangements obediently."

"Since that’s the case, I’ll have to trouble the general."

Dr. Sun saluted with his hands, and Du ke shook his head. "Don't be so polite. Let's go in first."

Little Rabbit did not immediately go to find a doctor, but first entered Delicacy Residence and found a buddy.

Inside Delicacy Residence, whether it was customers, buddies, or chefs, they were all monsters. A yellow dog spirit with a white towel draped over one shoulder immediately came up to Little Rabbit.

"Hey, little flute, you brought customers?"

"Big Yellow Brother, this time it’s a distinguished guest!"

Little Rabbit glanced at the cat and dog behind him, and whispered to the Yellow Dog Spirit, "Big Yellow Brother, this distinguished guest can even order Aunt Bu from Hongque Building. You must take good care of him, the reward will not be lacking."

When the Yellow Dog Spirit heard Little Rabbit say this, his ears immediately stood up.

"Alright, little flute, to actually receive such a generous guest this time."

"Just a stroke of good luck."

"You're not going to serve them?"

"The master asked me to invite an imperial doctor..."

Little Rabbit explained in a low voice, and the Yellow Dog Spirit immediately realized, "No wonder!"

"In that case, don't worry, leave it to me here. I will definitely take good care of them!"

"Okay, I'll leave it to Big Yellow Brother!"

"Mm, go on, go on, I'll set aside some leftovers for you to take home later!"

"Great, thank you Big Yellow Brother!"

Little Rabbit happily ran out of Delicacy Residence and came to Du ke, respectfully said: "Sir, it's been arranged, just look for that yellow dog when you go in!"

"Mm, thanks for your hard work!"

Du ke casually threw out a money bag filled with gold and silver.

"A reward for you."

"Ah, thank you sir!"

Little Rabbit hugged the money bag and nodded vigorously, then turned and ran out.

"I'll go invite the imperial doctor now!"

After seeing Little Rabbit leave, Du ke immediately said to Dr. Sun, "Please, Doctor."

"After you, General!"

Dr. Sun followed Du ke and entered Delicacy Residence. The Yellow Dog Spirit that Little Rabbit had notified earlier immediately came up to greet them.

"Ah, esteemed guests in person, please come in quickly."

"Take us to a private room," Du ke casually threw out a few gold coins, and then said, "Prepare good food and wine, fresh vegetables and fruits."

"Oh right, no lamb meat!"

Du ke stared at the Yellow Dog Spirit very seriously and said, "None at all."

"You got it, please come inside, distinguished guests!"

The Yellow Dog Spirit made a “please” gesture and shouted, "Esteemed guests upstairs to the private room!"

"Coming!"

Immediately some monsters responded to go open the private room. Du ke frowned and said, "Three!"

"Three..." Before the Yellow Dog Spirit could speak, Du ke threw over a handful of gold coins.

"I made a slip of the tongue earlier, it's three esteemed guests!"

As the Yellow Dog Spirit saluted Du ke, Du ke also looked at Dr. Sun and said to the Yellow Dog Spirit, "Find a few buddies to serve and groom my mentor here."

"You need to take good care of him, rewards won't be lacking."

As Du ke spoke, he threw out a bottle of Blood Qi Pill. The Yellow Dog Spirit didn't open the bottle plug, but with the help of the bottle, he immediately smiled from ear to ear and said, "Thank you esteemed guest!"

"Please go upstairs and wait, I will brew you a pot of good tea."

"I will definitely serve this mentor well."

"Mm!"

Du ke nodded casually, then turned to Dr. Sun and said, "Dr. Sun, go get groomed first."

"Alright."

Dr. Sun followed the shop buddies to the back hall, while Du ke and thirteen went upstairs.

As soon as the cat and dog entered the second floor, the customers on the first floor began to discuss the cat and dog.

"Wow, where did this cat and dog come from, what a huge entourage!"

"He’s got a heavy hand, daring to open a private room at Delicacy Residence."

"Did you see the elixir bottle he rewarded, it looks like it should be for ordinary martial artists, and moreover of extremely high quality, useful even for low-level little monsters!"

"This really is a boss who doesn't lack money!"

"I wonder where he’s from!"

"But his taste in human slaves is not great!"

"That's right, that human slave is so old already, looks like he's about to die."

"You guys are clueless, maybe he just likes to eat old bones!"

"Haha, maybe that's the case!"

"Forget about them, let’s drink!"

......

Inside the second floor private room,

The cat and dog were squatting on chairs, and the table in front of them was also filled with appetizers, fruits and hot tea.

Du ke poured a cup of tea for the puppy, picked out some fruits for him, and then lit up his own smoking pot to inhale the essence of the five elements.

Before Du ke finished smoking a pot, Dr. Sun was brought in.

At this moment, Dr. Sun was no longer as disheveled as before. His back was still hunched, and the scars on his face were shocking.

After being groomed, Dr. Sun's tied up hair also revealed a branding mark on his forehead.

The branding mark symbolized a slave.

Du ke glanced at the yellow dog next to him, casually threw out a few gold coins.

"Go out first and don't come in unless called!"

"Oh, okay!"

The Yellow Dog Spirit immediately left, and Dr. Sun also sat down.

As soon as Dr. Sun sat down, Du ke poured him a cup of tea and handed it over.

"Drink some hot tea first, catch your breath!"

Dr. Sun took the teacup, looked down at his reflection in the clear tea, and smiled bitterly. "Alas, who would have thought that life could be so unexpected that I would meet the General here in this monster market."

"If it weren't for the General's rescue today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have lasted much longer."

"Let's not talk about that. After all, we are old acquaintances."

"But when you left the mansion, didn't you go fetch something? How did you end up like this?"

Du ke asked in a low voice. After all, in Du ke's impression, Dr. Sun should have left the Su mansion to retrieve the remaining Realm-Transcending Pill formula.

Back then, Little Fatty Yue Yun had cried to him about this.

"Alas, it's hard to explain in a few words!"

Dr. Sun let out a heavy sigh. Du ke did not make a sound or urge him.

Whatever Dr. Sun had experienced, it was up to him whether he wanted to talk about it or not.

This kind of thing, you can't rush or force to ask.

After all, the other person is already so miserable, if you force to ask like this, it's like pouring salt on his wounds.

After a moment of silence, Dr. Sun looked at thirteen, who was wearing a tiger head hat and biting a pear, and laughed. "I didn't expect this puppy has grown so big already."

"With adequate resources, he grew quickly."

Du ke glanced at thirteen. Seeing Dr. Sun and Du ke looking at him, thirteen hurriedly lifted his head and stood up his ears.

"Don't splatter juice everywhere when eating fruit," Du ke said as he wiped Thirteen's mouth. Thirteen squinted his eyes and chuckled foolishly.

Seeing this scene, Dr. Sun also laughed and drank the clear tea in his hand.

Dr. Sun wouldn't ask why Du ke was here, nor did he want to know.

After all, respect is mutual. Du ke didn't ask about him, so he didn't need to ask about Du ke either.

Besides, sometimes the less you know the better.

He didn't have much time left. He didn't want to leave behind unnecessary troubles for others.

After Du ke finished wiping Thirteen's mouth, Dr. Sun put down his teacup and said very sincerely, "General, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Go ahead Doctor, I will definitely do anything within my ability."

Du ke gave a direct reply to Dr. Sun's request.

Seeing this, Dr. Sun also directly opened his clothes, revealing his emaciated chest.

Seeing his actions, Du ke said nothing, only watched silently.

Dr. Sun spat into his palm and vigorously rubbed off the skin on his chest.

But on closer look this wasn't just skin rubbed off, it was clearly a human skin scroll peeled off from being stuck to his chest.

After Dr. Sun removed the human skin scroll, Du ke frowned. He felt something strange about it.

He had an inexplicable feeling that this skin scroll was somehow alive, with a different kind of bewitching aura.

"Dr. Sun, this is..."

"The fundamental method that only disciples of my Ganzhi Beast Control Sect can cultivate - the Gan Zhi 12 Characters True Formula!" Dr. Sun spread open the human skin scroll, turning the side with writing and drawings to face Du ke, and slowly enunciated each word.

"The 12 Characters True Formula?"

Du ke raised his eyebrows and looked at the human skin scroll. He saw that the drawings were arranged in a circular pattern, divided into the 12 Earthly Branches.

The 12 characters were: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai.

"Each character is one formula, 12 characters make up the 12 sections of the true formula. All methods of external cultivation and internal purification are present, both human and beast can cultivate!"

"Didn't you say the inheritance was lost?"

"Why did I come out this time?"

"You're right!"

Du ke's face showed sudden realization.

"In addition, the complete pill formulas for the Four Great Extreme Realms are also recorded here!"

As soon as Dr. Sun said this, Du ke immediately found the pill formulas for the extreme realms in the four corners.

He had already refined the Celestial Robe of Water and Fire, and the Marrow Silver of Cinnabar, only the Five Shrines Divine Treasury and Revolving Heaven Inhaling and Exhaling were left.

His current internal organ cultivation was progressing rapidly. With the nourishment of the Five Element Essences, his internal organs grew stronger by the day.

What Old Li said before about one cigarette per day was long forgotten.

After all, cultivation could become addictive.

Effortless cultivation even more so.

"Back then, the Sect Leader promised that as long as I brought back the remaining two pill formulas, Little Luo would be allowed to leave and establish her own sect!"

"That's why I went through all this trouble, but never expected such a difficult journey, nearly losing my life."

"So you're taking this out to..."

Du ke softly asked, and Dr. Sun immediately said to him, "I can tell from your energy that you have entered the stage of cultivating the internal organs now!"

"Mm, fully completing it is just a matter of time!"

"This Gan Zhi 12 Characters True Formula contains the subsequent cultivation methods you're missing, which is the internal cultivation Yin Glyph Method after the Tiger-Leopard Stance."

"You want to give this to me?"

Du ke sensed Dr. Sun's intention. Dr. Sun rolled up the human skin scroll and placed it on the table, pouring himself a cup of tea.

"The General is going back right?"

"I'm going back to find Little Luo."

"Then I'll trouble the General to pass this on for me."

"Why don't you come back with me and hand it over yourself?" Du ke frowned.

But Dr. Sun just gazed at his reflection in the teacup, smiling self-deprecatingly.

"Once I left, I could never go back."

"I can never go back again."