Chapter 249 Identifying Poison
Thanks to the complete records of Lin Li and Zhou Jin, the characteristics and phenomena are also clearly marked in detail. There are about six or seven kinds of poisons in total. The difference is that they will cross, superimpose or dilute these poisons before use. Su Tong is now confident that he can distinguish them clearly.
Zhou Jin was arranged to go to the small building that Thorin had originally arranged for Qin Yi and the others to stay in to inquire about the news.
After returning, he said, "I observed for almost two hours, and two groups of people tried to approach to find out what was going on in the building, but they were all sneaky and didn't dare to come forward. Only the one named Qiya knocked on the door at least three times."
Su Tong thought of the way Qiya looked at Qin Yi and smiled:
"Qia is probably attracted to Brother Yi!"
Qin Yi looked up at Su Tong and said nothing.
Zhou Jin and Lin Li looked at each other and said nothing.
Su Tong asked: "Why? Isn't it funny?"
Zhou Jin shook his head, "Not funny."
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As it grew dark, the group split up and went their separate ways.
Lin Li and Zhou Jin took their luggage and pottery fragments to the designated location to wait for news.
Qin Yi and Su Tong went to the thatched pavilion to accept the test.
As soon as the two appeared, the crowd surged.
There are many people who are just here to watch the fun, but there are even more people who have different thoughts and ulterior motives.
After paying the registration fee, I entered the pavilion. Sure enough, on the long table in the middle, there were nine large bowls lined up in a row, and each bowl was filled to the brim.
Large torches had been lit on the four corners of the pavilion, making the pavilion as bright as day.
There were three people sitting opposite the long table: an old man with a goatee, an elderly woman, and a man in his forties, all wearing Miao costumes.
Su Tong took a closer look at the woman. There were patterns on her face, and he didn't know whether they were painted or tattooed. It was a unique mark of the witches in the village. She should be Qiya's mother.
There is also a gong hanging next to the elder. When the gong sounds "clang", it means that the party can begin.
It also lasts for one stick of incense, and it ends when the time is up.
Su Tong lowered his head and sniffed them carefully, eliminating two bowls based on the smell.
Then he took out a small bag containing various powders.
There is a spare small dish on the long table. Pour the water in the large bowl into the small dish. By reacting with various powders, you can tell what is in the bowl.
Two types of these powders were ground by Lao Wu using herbs, and several others were ground by Su Tong using tablets.
After trying it this time, she eliminated another four bowls.
There are three bowls left.
She looked at the three bowls carefully again, picked up one of them, took a sip, and spit it out after just a moment, thus ruling it out.
There are two bowls left.
She was very confident about her previous judgment.
The bowl of non-toxic food is between the remaining two bowls.
One of these two bowls looks colorless and tasteless, while the other has a faint sweet aroma.
Su Tong first took a sip of the bowl with the smell, and felt a light sweetness, not irritating, nor fishy, and the tip of the tongue did not feel numb. He paused in his mouth for a while, and there was no other feeling...
Qin Yi touched her arm from the side.
She nodded and spit it out.
He picked up his own water bottle and rinsed his mouth.
She knew that Qin Yi was afraid that something might happen to her if she held it in her mouth for too long. Fortunately, although this Miao village was good at using poison, the poisons they used for testing were not highly toxic. Even if someone was poisoned, it would only cause torment but not death.
If you just take a sip and spit it out, there won't be any problem.
Su Tong picked up the colorless and tasteless bowl again.
Theoretically speaking, this bowl of clear and transparent liquid is most likely pure water.
But the rules also say that the non-toxic bowl does not necessarily contain plain water. It could be sweet soup or strong tea.
She lowered her head, took a sip, and tasted it on the tip of her tongue. There was no taste at all.
After sucking it for a while, there was still no response.
Qin Yi touched her arm again.
She shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
She waited a moment longer before spitting it out.
She felt a little embarrassed when faced with these two bowls.
Logically speaking, in this situation, if she and Qin Yi each drink a bowl, one of them will be able to pass.
However, it also means that one person will be poisoned.
I still don’t know what the poison is or what symptoms it will cause…
They have already arranged the subsequent plan. The first thing to do after getting the pottery fragments is to evacuate the village quickly, otherwise they will become the target of all the gangs.
At this time, no matter who is poisoned, everyone will be in danger, and the entire team will be in danger of not being able to escape in time.
Because they can't abandon each other.
Su Tong put down the bowl in her hand and picked up the bowl with the smell next to it to taste it again. She felt a belated and faint bitter taste on the tip of her tongue...
Very faint, but she still captured it!
She was delighted, as if a stone had finally fallen from her chest.
This bowl of water looks colorless and tasteless, but it is actually gentian that has been diluted several times. The consequences of drinking it are not serious, and it will only cause mild abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Putting it here is probably more to confuse the eyes.
She turned around and smiled at Qin Yi.
"Brother Yi! I got it!"
She raised the bowl she happened to be holding in her hand and said, "This is it."
As he said this, he raised the bowl and prepared to drink.
Qin Yi stretched out his hand and snatched the bowl, glancing at her leisurely, meaning, how can I let you do this kind of thing.
Then he raised his neck and drank the bowl of sweet water.
After Qin Yi finished drinking, Su Tong looked at the three people opposite with a smile.
According to the process, whether you drink it right or wrong, the other party must give a conclusion.
Because even if you take the wrong medicine, some medicines don't take effect immediately.
The three people on the opposite side were silent.
Everyone around the pond craned their necks to watch, but because they were far away, they couldn't see any details. They only saw the two men take a long time to finally drink a bowl of wine. At this rate, they might not be able to finish it even after one stick of incense.
Just at this moment, the gong in the thatched pavilion was struck three times, "clang-clang-clang".
The surroundings suddenly became lively!
Three sounds!
It rang three times!
Those two actually passed!
If it fails, only a gong will sound to indicate the end.
They clearly saw that the people in the pavilion only drank one bowl. Could it be that they really picked out the non-toxic one from the nine bowls!
It’s amazing!
In the middle of the thatched pavilion, the elderly woman stood up and spoke a series of words to Qin Yi and the others.
The man next to him smiled and said to Qin Yi:
"The witch said that you are the only person who has passed the challenge by drinking only one bowl since it began! She will personally take you to the village chief to get the pottery shards."
The woman stood up, motioned Qin Yi to follow her, and walked towards the suspension bridge on the right side of the pavilion.
Qin Yi and Su Tong looked at each other and followed.
Unexpectedly, the woman turned around and shook her head at Su Tong.
The man continued, "The witch said that she can only send him alone to get the pottery shards from the village chief. You just need to go back and wait."
Su Tong frowned. If that was the case, it would disrupt their plans.
But the witch was already urging them ahead.
Qin Yi turned around and said, "Forget it, go to their place and wait for me!"
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