Dugu Jie stared at him for a long time before nodding and saying to Chen Desheng, "It's getting late. Mr. Mo should be on his way. Desheng, we should also return to the palace."

"Your Majesty is right."

Mo Liansheng stood by the roadside leading the horse. After the emperor's carriage left with his head bowed, he leaned against a birch tree behind him and sat down on the ground with weak legs.

He touched his forehead and felt a cold sweat. The emperor was the emperor. A single look from him could make anyone's legs go weak.

When his violently beating heart slowly returned to its normal rhythm, Mo Liansheng felt his tongue go numb and extremely uncomfortable, which was a sign of poisoning.

Mo Liansheng thought that the bowl of wine given by the emperor was poisoned, and he thought he would die for sure. But after a day and a night, he did not die of poisoning.

But he lost all his taste buds and sense of smell!

The emperor had no intention of killing him, but he had taken away Mo Liansheng's most proud gift of smell! The emperor wanted to teach Mo Liansheng a lesson, to let him know the consequences of daring to covet Nangong Xian!

Taking away Mo Liansheng's sense of smell is equivalent to taking his life!

Although the emperor did not take Mo Liansheng's life, he successfully planted a seed of hatred and resentment in Mo Liansheng's heart.

It took Mo Liansheng nearly ten days to reach Shu, and more than a month and several inquiries before he finally found the legendary mysterious medicine valley.

The Medicine Valley was owned by an old witch doctor. Although he was quite old, he had a 20-year-old daughter. In those days, if a woman was still unmarried at 20, she was considered an old maid.

Seeing that Mo Liansheng was handsome and well-versed in medicine, the old witch doctor wanted to marry his daughter to him. However, if Mo Liansheng wanted to gain a foothold in Sichuan, marrying the witch doctor's daughter was the fastest way.

But when he thought of Nangong Xian, Mo Liansheng felt a little unwilling.

If he couldn't marry the woman he loved, then marrying any other woman in the world would be the same. After careful consideration, Mo Liansheng married the old witch doctor's daughter.

Soon after the marriage, Mo Liansheng's wife became pregnant.

Seeing his daughter's belly growing bigger and bigger, the old witch doctor completely trusted Mo Liansheng and took Mo Liansheng to his library.

Entering the library, the old witch doctor told Mo Liansheng, "This library contains all the witchcraft scriptures I have accumulated and created throughout my life. I know that you medical students don't believe in witchcraft, but since witchcraft exists, it has its reasons."

"Since you have entered my valley and married my daughter, this library will belong to you from now on. You can come and go and read here as you please."

"Father-in-law, what you said is absolutely right."

The old witch doctor has real skills. Mo Liansheng has learned everything about Dr. Zhou. Now that he has lost his sense of smell, he really wants to learn the old witch doctor's skills.

Mo Liansheng spent a month, forgetting to eat and sleep, reading through all the books in the library. When he turned to a black paperback book, Mo Liansheng was attracted by two terrifying blood-red words on the book:

Medicine man.

Medicine man?

Mo Liansheng opened the book in confusion and saw the contents in the book. The more he read, the wider his eyes became!

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In the winter of the fifth year of Taiping, Emperor Taiping Dugu Jie was critically ill and almost passed away. He was saved by acupuncture by the genius doctor Zhou.

Although Dugu Jie's life was saved, his health was indeed not as good as before, and he could only move around in a wheelchair.

That day, Dugu Jie, seated in his wheelchair, personally examined Crown Prince Dugu Sheng's knowledge and statecraft. Just as he finished, he heard the hurried footsteps of Chen Desheng.

Recently, because the Crown Prince needed to recuperate, the people in the palace walked quietly, fearing to disturb the Emperor's rest. Chen Desheng's hurried steps today clearly indicated something had happened.

Dugu Jie glanced at the prince and said, "We'll continue later."

"good."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness." Chen Desheng walked to Dugu Jie's side, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister requests an audience."

"What's the matter?" Dugu Jie felt a little sleepy and wanted to sleep.

Seeing his father's tired face, Crown Prince Dugu Sheng quickly stood up, bowed and said respectfully, "Father, since the Prime Minister has something to discuss with you, I will take my leave first."

Seeing his father's frail complexion, Gu Dusheng felt a little sorry for him and said, "Father, please don't overwork yourself. Rest early. I will come again tomorrow to pay my respects to you."

"Hmm." Thinking of something, Dugu Jie said, "My dear, your master will come to see you later, don't sleep in."

"good!"

Dugu Sheng has already taken Nangong Xian as his teacher, and is learning martial arts and archery from Nangong Xian.

After Dugu Sheng left, Chen Desheng impatiently told Dugu Jie: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has brought you good news and needs to report it to you in person."

Dugu Jie waved his hand weakly, "Announce."

The Prime Minister walked in quickly and made a gesture to kneel before Dugu Jie, when he heard Dugu Jie say, "Prime Minister, there is no need to be so polite."

The Prime Minister stood and bowed, but did not kneel.

"Chen Desheng, give the Prime Minister a seat."

Chen Desheng gave a look, and a eunuch brought a chair to the Prime Minister. After the Prime Minister sat down, he couldn't wait to tell Dugu Jie: "Your Majesty, I recently heard a piece of good news."

"explain."

"I've heard that a strange beast has appeared on the Sichuan-Shu border. Its blood can purify and enhance the effectiveness of medicines, its flesh can restore health to those suffering from tuberculosis, and its heart can even revive the dead!"

Hearing this, Dugu Jie's eyes brightened a little, "Living dead flesh and bones..." Dugu Jie frowned slightly and asked, "What kind of mythical beast?"

"Wuming, I've only heard that strange beasts are very rare and have appeared in the Sichuan and Shu areas. Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Your Majesty can send people to Sichuan and Shu to search for strange beasts! Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and you will definitely find the strange beast!"

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