Chapter 767 - 697: Rare Plant?_1
Mu Wanqing’s voice sounded from outside the door.
“Please come in.”
Li Fan immediately spoke up.
Only then did Mu Wanqing and the others push the door open and enter.
Li Fan looked over and saw Mu Rantian and Yun Chen supporting the Honored Haoming, who was pale with cold sweat all over his forehead, looking severely ill, as if on the verge of death.
He was already so ill that he couldn’t speak, his gaze was blurry.
“Is the old man… poisoned?”
Li Fan couldn’t help but be surprised, it was clear at a glance that he had definitely been poisoned.
Mu Wanqing nodded and said,
“Senior Li, Honored Haoming has been poisoned by someone.”
“We’re at our wit’s end and have no choice but to ask for Senior Li’s assistance.”
Worry filled her eyes.
The poison that the Honored Haoming had been afflicted with this time was unheard of and unseen before.
Even the White Mist Origin could be eroded… could he be saved?
“Bai Qian, take a look.”
Li Fan then looked towards Su Baiqian.
He actually had already discerned the nature of the poison and the solution to it at first glance.
Letting Su Baiqian give it a try would also test what Su Baiqian had learned during this period.
Upon hearing this, Su Baiqian immediately stepped forward and said,
“Please take a seat, Honored Haoming.”
Mu Wanqing and the others then supported Honored Haoming to sit down.
Su Baiqian stepped forward, carefully examining the palm of Honored Haoming, where he had been injured by the poison, feeling his pulse and observing his eyes, performing the examination all in one go.
Soon, she spoke,
“Master, the poison that Honored Haoming has been struck with invades from the outside to the inside and can damage the five viscera and six bowels. Bai Qian thinks that he should take Wuhua Powder internally and apply Lingshi Paste externally. Only by attacking from both directions can he be cured.”
Upon hearing this, Li Fan couldn’t help but nod his head. Su Baiqian had not wasted her time during this period.
Her grasp of the illness and choice of medication were very accurate.
“Agreed.”
Su Baiqian immediately stood up and went to the pharmacy to prepare the medicine. Shortly after, she had already brought out the medicated drink.
The Wuhua Powder was to be taken with hot water to protect the five viscera and six bowels and drive out the poisonous vapors from between them.
After drinking the Wuhua Powder, Honored Haoming immediately started to sweat profusely, and within the sweat, one could faintly see tendrils of blue mist!
“This… is the poison that Honored Haoming has been afflicted with.”
Su Baiqian used a handkerchief to gently wipe it away, and the poison was wiped off.
“Just this little bit was enough to overwhelm Honored Haoming?”
“This poison… is no simple matter.”
All the disciples were surprised.
And Big Black Dog, after taking a sniff, even showed a hint of fear in its eyes.
“It’s that scent, the venom produced by that plant… woof, it nearly cost this emperor his dog life back in the day!”
It felt frightened inside; back when it first encountered that plant, it thought it was a treasure from heaven and earth and took a bite…
Then, it was poisoned, driven mad, and lost its senses for three whole months!
The memory was too vivid!
“Huh? Is this poison… related to some rare plant?”
At this point, Jiang Li unexpectedly spoke up.
He discovered that the Crystal Chip was glowing.
Upon hearing this, everyone else was also astonished.
“Such a violent poison, does it come from some rare plant?”
“Perhaps… many poisons come from plants after all.”
They discussed among themselves.
Seeing this, Li Fan felt quite pleased inside; could they have encountered a rare plant?
This was what one would call luck.
As for the poison… having studied medicine, he of course understood that many poisons are extracted from plants!
At this moment, Su Baiqian had already applied the Lingshi Paste to Haoming, and the bloody hole in his palm pierced by the poison was healing rapidly.
She looked towards Li Fan and said,
“Master… I’ll go look for this rare plant!”
She vaguely felt that this poison gave her a sense of familiarity…
Li Fan also nodded his head; such a plant was poisonous and definitely needed Su Baiqian to handle it—if someone else went, they might accidentally get poisoned and disabled!
After pondering for a moment, he said,
“Right, just to be on the safe side, Da De, take the Big Black Dog with you.”
“If we encounter poison or toxic plants and are uncertain, we can always test them first.”
After all, that’s how medicine works; sometimes when we come across unfamiliar herbs, we just have to experiment!
In ancient times, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs just to determine their properties, whether they were medicinal or toxic; the only way to know was to try.
In later generations, animal testing was often conducted first when developing new drugs, a method that’s quite scientific.
So, having Wu Dade bring a dog along makes it more convenient for testing poisons.
And Big Black Dog, upon hearing Li Fan’s words, perked his ears and was instantly dumbfounded!
He remembered that unbearable memory…
Going mad from poison for three months, was he going to experience that again??
No… woof!
He refused!
Wu Dade, though, was overjoyed, saying:
“Master is wise; this Dead Dog is perfect for poison testing!”
He rubbed his hands excitedly, walked aside, stared at Big Black Dog, and said:
“Dead Dog, you’ve been tricking me every day; this time you’re done for!”
Big Black Dog felt his fur stand on end at that moment as he backed away continuously.
Wu Dade, however, rolled up his sleeves, pounced suddenly, and scooped up Big Black Dog in his arms!
Rough and direct!
Big Black Dog struggled frantically, biting Wu Dade’s arm in the process.
Wu Dade howled in pain, his hand almost bleeding, but at that moment, he was determined and gritted his teeth:
“Dead Dog, don’t even think of escaping this time; I’m going all out!”
Su Baiqian watched the wildly struggling Big Black Dog and Wu Dade, who had a hint of excitement in his eyes, and felt… that something was odd.
“Great Demon King, let me go too!”
At that time, Yun Xi spoke up.
Ever since the last attack on the Brahma Court, when she and Su Baiqian had force-fed a certain Brahma King to death with medicine, she had taken great interest in the art of medicine and started reading medical books.
So, she wanted to go and see for herself.
Furthermore, now that they had come to the Divine Realm, she also wanted to go out… to save her mother!
Li Fan, hearing this, felt it was permissible and said:
“Alright, just be careful.”
Yun Xi nodded and simultaneously looked towards Wu Dade and Big Black Dog, who were now tangled up into a ball, with Big Black Dog seemingly getting the upper hand, and said:
“Big Black, don’t bite, be good and let’s go together, okay?”
At this moment, after a scuffle, Big Black Dog and Wu Dade were both lying on the ground, entangled with each other, with Big Black Dog appearing to be slightly winning!
Now, hearing Yun Xi’s words, Big Black Dog immediately stopped. His dog’s eyes were filled with an expression of having lost all will to live.
No… this emperor doesn’t want to go…
He struggled internally for a second, then released Wu Dade, walked over to Yun Xi, wagged his tail obsequiously, and even barked energetically, displaying a brave demeanor as if he’d endure a mountain of knives or a sea of oil!
Wu Dade got up, looked at the dog bite marks on his arm, and was infuriated.
“Dead Dog… you power-driven dog, you bite me when I tell you to go, but wag your tail when Miss Yun Xi calls… you’re just too inhuman!”
He cursed angrily!
But Big Black Dog only glanced at him with contempt.
Wu Dade became even more furious.
The others, however, couldn’t help but smile.
…
Without delay, Su Baiqian, Wu Dade, and Yun Xi prepared to set off.
Honored Haoming, Mu Wanqing, and others were even more delighted.
“Senior Li has dispatched his disciple, and Sister Yunxi is personally going… nothing can go wrong!”
Mu Wanqing was completely relieved!
They left the small courtyard promptly.
Soon after, they left the small mountain village.
On the way, Mu Wanqing updated Yun Xi, Su Baiqian, and the others about events in the outside world.
“The Lin Family?”
Yun Xi said with anger flashing across her pretty face:
“They’ve gone too far, imprisoning my mother, taking the Grey Mist Path, and using poison to kill an entire region’s living beings…”
Su Baiqian too clenched her teeth lightly, saying:
“Using poison to harm people… they’re scum!”
“I will make them pay the price!”
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