Chapter 206: Witch Poison
"Brother, what exactly is the old lady's disease?"
"It's not an illness..." Qi Qing looked at the old man, "Master showed the old lady fifty years ago."
The old man closed his eyes, seemingly relieved, but there was always a cloud on his face.
"Master, have you seen it? It turns out, then... are there any diseases that Master cannot cure?"
"It's not that simple..."
Qi Qing slowly shook his head.
"hurt?"
Qi Qing was still silent.
"Half right?"
Qi Qing finally said: "Old injuries plus witchcraft poison, and... death of heart."
The first two are understandable, and the witchcraft poison also gave him a headache... But what does it mean to be heartbroken?
Perhaps knowing what You Chuiyun was thinking, Qi Qing said with a solemn face: "Ouyang Guogong's Mansion, among all the men named Ouyang in the family, only Ouyang Bailuo is left. The old Duke, his third son and other grandchildren They all died in battle, and the whole family was loyal."
You Chuiyun knew about this, or in other words, the whole of Daxia knew about this.
In other words, in another five thousand years, there will still be four eye-catching characters written in the history books: Manchu Zhonglie.
The Ouyang family is not very powerful and has no expenses...even among the five great families in the south, its economic strength is inferior.
But in the entire Great Xia, no one dared to say that Ouyang's family was inferior to them. There were two palaces, one at the feet of the emperor and the other in the south of Caiyun.
The disciples of the old Duke Guo were all over the court, and they even formed a group. The memorial tablet in the uninhabited Duke Guo's Mansion at the foot of the emperor would be cleaned by people in this group every day. The inside and outside of the palace are spotless... even neater than the Prince's Palace next to it.
And all of them are officials of the imperial court and important ministers of the emperor.
Even later, in order to prove their desire to conquer the world, many scholars who were rushing to take the exam had to ask someone to go to the palace of the Duke's mansion to prove that they had the ambition to conquer the world.
Now, in Daxia, even if your surname is Ouyang, you will still be respected.
This is why the loyal spirit of the Ouyang family is still there and will last forever.
The Ouyang family is special. Although it is not actually powerful, it is also respected as the head of the five major clans in the south.
You Chuiyun felt a little excited for a moment. He knew what it meant to be honored as a guest by the Ouyang family... At least with the support of the Ouyang family, his reputation and image in Daxia would definitely be partially reversed.
Because judging the Ouyang family's actions in Daxia is tantamount to putting oneself into an unkind and unjust place. The Ouyang family is the representative of the word loyalty. If you slander them, it will be a capital crime - a capital crime that will be infamous in history books for thousands of years.
If you don't want to be scolded by those commentators and historians, then shut up and don't try to give any critical conclusion to the Ouyang family.
Because scolding the Ouyang family and criticizing the Ouyang family is equivalent to scolding and criticizing Daxia - you ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world whether they agree.
This kind of thing was summed up by later generations with four words - political correctness.
It was so tragic that it was recorded in the annals of history, so it is understandable that the old lady was heartbroken, but how to understand it?
Qi Qing knew that You Chuiyun was not familiar with this aspect, so he explained: "The word "death of heart" comes from "Zhuangzi Tian Zifang": 'There is no greater sorrow for a husband than death of heart, and the death of a person is the second most important thing.' The original meaning It means that losing one’s mind is more terrible than death of one’s body…it is extended by our doctors to mean the patient’s incurable heart disease.”
"Heart disease that cannot be cured? I know a thing or two about this. To untie the bell, you need the person who tied it, and for heart disease, you need the medicine of the heart."
You Chuiyun was thoughtful.
Qi Qing's tone increased.
"In the past fifty years, the old lady has never had a good sleep or a good dream. Even if she takes a nap, she will be awakened by the scene of her husband and children dying in a pool of blood and being torn apart by random soldiers... She only needs a moment. If you close your eyes, you will be tortured. If this continues, even gods will not be able to bear it."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the old man who seemed to be squinting his eyes.
"This sounds too mysterious. I have nightmares as soon as I close my eyes. Isn't it an exaggeration?"
"No exaggeration at all."
This time it was the master who answered. The old man was in a daze, looking at part of the sketch of Shen Nong carved on the pillar.
"I have personally observed it for half a month... Ouyang Li's nerves are extremely fragile because of this, and she is on the verge of collapse... But her willpower is the only one I have ever seen in my life. She managed to survive for fifty years, but she still has fifty years left to live. , still worn away by this nightmare torture."
He Chuanbai's eyes were filled with memories, and he closed them again.
It sounded like You Chuiyun's scalp was numb and his back was cold. He felt sluggish just after staying up for a few nights... The old lady was tortured as soon as she closed her eyes, and she had been tortured for fifty years.
Qi Qing continued: "Master has carefully studied the cause, and it is caused by the poison of witchcraft..."
"I've heard of poison, it's used by Miao Jiang - this witch poison?"
"It is used by the demon clan. Because its properties and methods are superficially similar, it is also called poison, but it is given the surname Wu."
"It turns out it was them..."
"The old lady and Duke Ouyang parted ways on the day when the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons was destroyed. Duke Ouyang died in battle, and the old lady was poisoned by the demon king's witchcraft poison... and it was planted in the recurring wounds. , fifty years ago, this poison that had been dormant for a long time broke out, stirring up the mind and torturing the mind.
The old lady has been holding on for so many years, but she can't stand it anymore - she will have epilepsy attacks recently, accompanied by heartbreaking pain... My master and I agreed that it was the poison that entered the brain and heart at the same time. A two-pronged approach led to the sudden deterioration of the old lady's condition. "
You Chuiyun was stunned.
At this time, the old man spoke: "Fifty years ago, Mrs. Li visited the thatched cottage three times and came to beg me in person, so I agreed to her... Unexpectedly, I was helpless to do anything about her illness! Now think about it, these fifty years have passed, every time I think about it When I got up, I felt that it was a disgrace to my medical skills.
So I have been thinking about it for fifty years.
Think of a sentence. "
"What?"
You Chuiyun and Qi Qing asked together.
The old man sat upright and said solemnly and solemnly, "The King of Ten Thousand Demons is really a talent for riding horses, no, a demon talent."
You Chuiyun was embarrassed.
"So Master, have you found a cure in the past fifty years?"
"certainly!"
The old man's whole body trembled slightly, and he was a little excited. He raised his face slightly: "I have been studying hard for fifty years and naturally found a method. You Chuiyun, didn't I tell you before?"
You Chuiyun couldn't help but asked: "What is it?"
The old man coughed lightly, You Chuiyun picked up the copper kettle and used the fire technique to boil the water.
Qi Qing immediately stood behind the old man and pinched his shoulders.
"For the past forty years, I have been studying the composition of the witchcraft poison of the Ten Thousand Demon King - or, in other words, whether it is insect poison, medicinal poison, or something else... This question has troubled me for forty years. Years... I tried my best to extract the poisonous ingredients from Li's body, and I was depressed about this for a long time.
It can be said that the reason why doctors in this world are helpless about Li's illness is this - they can only see that the illness should be consistent with the recorded poison attack, but they have no idea what kind of poison is in Li's body. They took blood tests. , even digging out the meat raw, still nothing -"
At this point, the old man slapped his thigh, with a sense of admiration: "Ten years ago, I finally had an idea..."
"Oh Master, don't show off."
He Chuanbai looked at the two apprentices with squinted eyes and remained silent for a long time.
"You have to look for the clues yourself--"
"Ah?"
The two looked at each other: "Master, what exactly did you find?"
He Chuanbai's face finally showed a solemn look. He did not answer immediately, but said: "I have said that the weirdness of this matter must be investigated by you personally... I will give you a month to find out the witchcraft." After you have thoroughly researched the art of poison, you can set off to Ouyang's house... you will naturally know what I have discovered by then."
Both You Chuiyun and Qi Qing saw doubts in each other's eyes.
Qi Qing thought about it for a moment, then said straight to the point: "Master, you... do you want me to escort my junior brother? Junior brother can use this to become famous as a doctor."
At this time, the old man gave him a serious look, and then cut him off from head to toe.
Qi Qing was furious and couldn't stand it.
It's because of a guilty conscience.
"You want to marry someone else's daughter-in-law, but you come to ask me?"
Qi Qing was shocked, and then his whole body became cold. He looked at the old man in disbelief, but did not dare to look into his sharp eyes. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"Disciple did not hide it from Master on purpose. Disciple realizes his mistake."
He Chuanbai's face was ashen.
Seeing that his master was silent, Qi Qing felt unsure, so he kept kowtowing.
Bang bang bang.
His head immediately hit the ground with blood stains.
You Chuiyun couldn't stand it anymore, so he grabbed Qi Qing, who was already weak, and couldn't bear to say: "Master, senior brother is not in good health... Please say something."
"Junior brother..." Qi Qing glanced at You Chuiyun gratefully.
But Mr. He Chuanbai didn't let go at all. Instead, he snorted and his face turned ugly.
"Master... please tell me something. Why does senior brother care about someone else's wife? Or is it from the Ouyang family?"
He Chuanbai lost face when You Chuiyun said it so bluntly, and couldn't help but rebuke: "Is this a good thing to say? Are you thinking about someone else's wife? Hum, if you want to know, just ask your senior brother, he knows."
Qi Qing's lips turned pale: "Master... I was wrong, I was really wrong."
In fact, what He Chuanbai disliked the most was Qi Qing's useless look. He was so angry that he threw a cup and smashed it next to Qi Qing, shocking the two of them.
"How dare you say that? After all, my daughter-in-law is also the emperor's consecrated wife. Don't you know? You still dare to have evil thoughts about her. Do you want to shame her chastity? You are so brave - —Qi Qing!
Hahaha, if you weren’t so bold, you probably wouldn’t be able to do such a thing! "
