As soon as they entered the imperial palace, everyone stopped in the south study for a while and immediately rushed to Rongshou Hall where Mr. Chao lived.
The two of them, Yue and Song, had just approached the gate of Rongshou Hall. Before they stepped into the yard, they saw maids and long attendants filing in carrying hot water and medicinal soup. The painful groans coming from the main hall were like sighs on the verge of death. It is also like the hopeless cry of a long-term illness, with a sense of despair.
When they entered the main hall, the old man of the Chao family was tied to the imperial chair. The old man's hands and feet were tied up, and even his neck was tied to the soft cushion. Only his mouth was left open, and he didn't know how to roar angrily. What.
When Mr. Chao was normal, he had no other abnormality except that his skin looked older than his peers. Seeing his old illness relapse, Yue Guanchao realized the horror of this drug.
Observe carefully, Mr. Chao's saggy skin kept turning black during the onset of the disease, exuding irregular spots. Thick blood vessels and trembling tendons could be seen under the skin. From time to time, there were small bumps hidden under the skin, as if there were leeches walking under the skin. As long as If a needle pricks the affected area, the thing will surely spread out in different directions, making it even more difficult to catch.
During this process, the old man was in great pain. When he shouted, he was so hysterical that his face turned blue and purple, like a roasted pig's liver.
The veins on his forehead were bulging, as if there were earthworms buried in his forehead, and the light in his eyes sometimes scattered and sometimes gathered. If the restraints hadn't bound his hands and feet, the skin on his body must have been scratched.
This situation is very much like that of an old rich man who is addicted to cigarettes!
The old lady beside him tremblingly took a potion made from Ganoderma lucidum and fed it to the old man by the spoonful. Only after drinking the medicinal soup could the pain be temporarily relieved.
"How is the old man doing?"
Chao Wenshun grabbed the family doctor next to him, his eyes were concerned and anxious. The old doctor had a gray beard and was already a lot older. He sighed and waved his hands: "The disease is more severe than the last time. I took more Ganoderma lucidum today." times."
"Hey, go down."
After the old doctor left, Chao Wenshun looked at Yue Guanchao and took out the jade cicada: "Mr. Yue, now that we have reached this point, there is no need to show off anymore. I see that you are also a young and talented person who wants to make friends. If my father can really be rescued, then you He is a great benefactor of the imperial court, and he will be a distinguished guest at banquets in the future."
What Yue Guanchao wanted was this sentence. He looked at Chao Wenshun:
"Chao Da Dong, the poison of the forbidden curse on the old man is called the forbidden curse. In fact, it has nothing to do with ghosts and gods. It is just the worms raised by Da Yinzun. He is poisoned by the green-winged corpse cicada!"
Chao Wenshun's eyes shone brightly, and the doubts in his eyes could not be dissipated: "Green-winged Corpse Cicada? I think I am well-informed, why have I never heard of this strange insect?"
Yue Guanchao stepped forward and introduced the origin of the green-winged corpse cicada to Chao Wenshun:
"This kind of insect is related to the Mohebei tribe from which Da Yinzun was born. It is a secret secret of their own tribe's pig-breeding technique, and it is not easily spread to others. Moreover, it has been a thousand years since the prosperity of Haidong Kingdom, and most of the historical records were destroyed by the country. There are very few things that can be passed down.”
"Regardless of the past, this kind of insect originally acted on the dead. The green-winged corpse cicada secretes liquid when it is dormant, and the body can be fed by the pigeon to keep the body incorruptible for thousands of years. But if the pigeon If it dies, the body will be quickly sucked out of the grease by the caterpillars and turn into a withered mummy."
"We all guess that what the ancestors of the Chao family drank at the time should be the cicada liquid of the green-winged cicada mother. Once this kind of thing is drunk, the unique smell cannot be erased for thousands of generations. It is expected that the old man Chao will be buried in the grave when he was young. The smell passed down from generation to generation on the body awakens the parasites on the corpse, and then they become parasitized and turn into pigs."
"This kind of insect is attracted by the moon tide and wakes up every lunar month to eat. The old lady's fatigue and aging are due to the grease swallowed by these green-winged corpse cicadas. The more grease they eat, the more fat they eat." , the person will age more and more, and eventually become a mummy like a corpse."
After listening to Yue Guanchao's introduction, Chao Wenshun already knew what was going on. When he introduced his condition to these people, he spoke vaguely. Now that he heard the young man's details about the caterpillar's routine, he gradually began to believe what he said.
"How to detoxify?"
Yue Guanchao looked at Mr. Cat. Mr. Cat discovered the green-winged corpse cicada. Only Mr. Cat knew how to detoxify it. The old man raised his hand and said: "
Don't be impatient, sir. If you want to detoxify, you need cicada liquid from the green-winged corpse cicada. You should prepare a charcoal basin, salt, and water basin. It will be easy to operate if you have these things. "
"Okay, you go get ready quickly."
Yue Guanchao went out to prepare things. He walked to Mr. Cat and asked curiously: "Have you found out the method of removing pigs?"
Mr. Cat nodded in response: "Well, fortunately, that book has a rich collection and contains cures for miscellaneous diseases. It also mentions ways to detoxify pigs."
When the two of them whispered in their ears, the attendants had already brought the things. Master Mao did not say anything, but took the charcoal basin and lit the charcoal fire, and then placed the copper basin on the charcoal basin holder.
Even Chao Wenshun couldn't understand these behaviors, but he didn't dare to ask in detail. After all, the old man Chao's life depended on it. The main hall fell completely silent every time he went back and forth, leaving only the screams and screams of the old man Chao who was about to lose his strength.
