Qin Yue brought over tea and snacks and asked curiously, "What is this box meant for? The medicinal scent is quite unique."
"My ancestors were physicians," the old woman said, gently stroking the dividers inside the box. "This is a 'Twelve-Period Medicine Box,' designed to hold different herbs for each of the twelve traditional hours. The spirit mushroom held in the crane's beak is actually a concealed trigger." She pressed a spot on the inside of the lid, and with a soft click, a thin false bottom popped up.
Hidden within this layer was a stack of yellowed paper, densely packed with small, elegant regular script. Mu Feng’s Xuantong eyes instantly focused; the characters magnified and sharpened before his gaze. They were various medicinal formulas, but the one on top featured a "Song" (Pine) mark on the bottom right corner, identical to the one on the base of the box, only more refined. Beside the character was an incredibly tiny gourd-shaped hallmark.
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