Chapter 365 Beggar

Before leaving, Master Zhao took Dabao by the hand and said, "You have a talent for reading, kid. You are welcome to come to our library to read books often in the future. Do you hear me?"

"Okay, there will be another chance, thank you, old master." Dabao naturally agreed.

After leaving the library, in a sparsely populated area, Liao Jiucai asked Jiang Lianzhu, "What do the ancient books say?"

Jiang Lianzhu slowly explained, "This is indeed a poison from the Aquarius Country, called the Lingzhong Poison. It's extremely rare. The reason the virus doesn't die and has the ability to regenerate is because the mother strain is alive. As long as the mother strain is under control, the Lingzhong Poison won't die and will regenerate. Ancient texts say there are two ways to deal with it: one is to kill the mother strain directly, and the other is to sever the connection between the Lingzhong Poison and the mother strain..."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Jiang Lianzhu continued, "The first method isn't feasible at the moment. We don't know where the parent strain is, so we can't kill it. We can only consider the second method for now."

"Why did we lose contact?" Liao Jiu asked.

Dabao was also quite concerned and listened nervously with his ears perked up.

Jiang Lianzhu paused. "It can temporarily paralyze the spirit poison, allowing them to live but not be controlled by the parent strain. Ancient texts say there's a rare herb called Xianlingcao that can have this effect. Have you heard of Xianlingcao?"

Ancient books also depict the general appearance of fairy grass. It is a slender grass that looks similar to orchid leaves, but this grass is very strange. Orchid leaves are regenerated, while this grass only grows one leaf with many nodes on the stem.

Jiang Lianzhu has never seen it.

Liao Jiu and the others shook their heads, "Never heard of it."

Jiang Lianzhu said, "Since this poison came from Aquarius Country, then logically, this grass would also grow there. We can send someone there to inquire."

"Left Envoy, go back tonight and tell the Western Envoy that he's over there right now. See if you can find him."

Xiang Zuo agreed.

Dabao standing aside seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Jiang Lianzhu asked him, "Dabao, what's wrong with you?"

Dabao scratched his head and said unsurely, "I think I heard it somewhere, but maybe when I was a kid, so I don't remember it very well."

Liao Jiu said, "It's also possible. You were born in a royal palace, and your father loved to travel around and was knowledgeable. Perhaps you heard about it from your father, but you were young and forgot."

Jiang Lianzhu also thought this was the reason. "Since you've heard of it, then it proves that what's written in the ancient books is correct. Let's go look for that fairy grass now. Maybe we can find it in the big medical clinic in Chubei Mansion."

Liao Jiu looked at the sky. It was already late, so it was not suitable for them to come back late.

"Just go back today and I'll send someone to look for it."

"good."

Jiang Lianzhu praised Dabao again, "Thanks to Dabao for being here today, otherwise, we wouldn't even have the chance to go upstairs. Dabao has really helped mother a lot."

Dabao blushed slightly. "It just happened to be luck. However, our Master He often mentioned his teacher, saying that he was a very good teacher, but he failed to live up to his teacher's high expectations. He said that this teacher had a rough life and eventually gave up teaching and spent his days doing odd jobs in the library of Chubei Mansion..."

Jiang Lianzhu said, "I think there must be some unknown stories. Mr. He is a good person, and this Mr. Zhao is also a very unique person. They are both good scholars."

After a few sighs, the matter was settled. He left the academy and headed straight back to the posthouse.

When they were halfway through the busy city, there was a large flow of people, the carriage was moving slowly, and someone was selling candy figures outside.

"The best sugar figurine in Chubei, delicious, beautiful, and cheap! Don't miss it if you pass by..."

Dabao lifted the car curtain and took a look, feeling somewhat tempted.

Jiang Lianzhu asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to eat? Go downstairs and buy one?"

Dabao said, "We went out without Nanbao today. We were afraid that Nanbao would be unhappy. She loves eating candy figurines the most. I was thinking about buying her a candy figurine to take back..."

This is to coax my sister.

Nanbao loves to watch the fun the most, but because she is young, she is often not taken with us, causing her to miss many outings.

He felt bad.

Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "Then let someone go buy one."

Dabao said happily, "Other people's purchases are not sincere. I'll go buy it myself. I'll be back soon."

"Okay, you can go down." Things went smoothly today, and no one was found following him. It should be okay for him to go down and buy some candy figures for a while.

The road was congested and the carriage couldn't go far for a while, so it was better to stop and wait for Dabao to buy a candy man.

Anyway, the man selling sugar figures was just two or three meters away.

Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu did not show up in the car, and Xiang Zuo accompanied Dabao to buy it.

It was already dusk, but the streets were still crowded with people of all kinds, bustling about.

His candy figurine business was booming, and there were only a few left on his candy shelf.

Fortunately, each one is exquisitely made. Dabao bought two, one in the shape of a tiger head and the other in the shape of an eagle.

I have arranged it in my mind, one is for Nanbao and the other is for Erbao.

Himself? He's a man, why would he eat childish snacks? No way!

He had just bought the candy figurine and was about to return to the carriage when someone suddenly grabbed his sleeve...

Dabao's face changed instantly!

I got nervous.

Xiang Zuo almost drew his sword, but after turning around and seeing the person clearly, he put the sword back into the sheath, then quickly pushed the person away and protected Dabao behind him.

"What are you doing?"

The man was dressed in rags, his hair was covered in dirt, and his features were so dirty that his features could not be seen clearly. He was a male beggar.

At this moment, the beggar who was pushed to the left and fell to the ground was also frightened. "I, I, I... I just want to ask the young master for some food money. I don't want to do anything. I have no ill will towards the young master... Please, young master, I haven't eaten for a few days. I have an old father who is bedridden at home to support. Please be kind and give me a little reward."

He pulled Dabao because he saw that Dabao was well-dressed and thought he was a rich young man.

Dabao, standing behind Xiang Zuo, looked at the beggar coldly. He looked like a young man. "You're young, you have hands and feet. You can do some work to support yourself. Isn't it shameful to beg? Asking for money? Dream on!"

The beggar was speechless, and the passers-by also laughed out loud.

Some people agreed, "Young Master, you have a point. These are two young brothers who beg here every day. Someone once recruited them for hard labor, offering them food and wages, but they refused. They are obviously lazy and greedy. We who know their background don't even give them money."

"So that's how it is! Pah! A few days ago, I gave him a dozen coins..."

Dabao didn't want to bother with such a person any more, so he turned around and was about to leave.