Hearing Su Qingluan's rare sarcastic sneer, Mu Xingzhi's originally smiling lips faded and became serious and calm.
Su Qingluan took a deep breath: "If it is poison, as long as you don't touch it and don't care about the taste, you won't be poisoned."
Mu Xingzhi nodded: Even the most cruel poison, which kills instantly upon contact with blood, will have to cut the skin or fly in the air for people to come into contact with.
Then a thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that this "night pearl" can actually take a person's life from a distance?
As if to confirm Mu Xingzhi's suspicions, Su Qingluan sighed, "Guess why I said to seal this thing with lead and bury it deep underground in a deserted place?"
"Because even if you are several meters away, as long as you can see this blue light, you will be affected by this poison."
"You mean, this light is the source of the poison?" Mu Xingzhi immediately grasped the key point of Su Qingluan's words.
In fact, this is the concept closest to "radiation", and some radioactive elements can indeed emit light - radium is one of them.
So Su Qingluan nodded: "From that story, even if you often see this night-shining pearl from a distance, it can be affected and become weak."
If radioactive materials are not placed in a radiation-isolating material, the radiation range can range from a few meters to hundreds of meters. What is even more worrying is that many radiation-isolating materials, such as reinforced concrete, are not easy to produce in this era.
Furthermore, the higher the density of radiation-resistant materials, the better their radiation resistance. For example, under the same external conditions, the density of pure gold is greater than that of lead, but Su Qingluan clearly remembered that gold cannot prevent radiation.
She didn't dare to be overconfident, so she conservatively gave a maximum range.
"Not only that," Su Qingluan added, remembering the details she had forgotten to mention, "even for those who survived, if they raised offspring, many would be born with disabilities, deformities, or even die young - the probability is much higher than a normal birth."
In fact, Su Qingluan had no idea about the specific probability. After all, she was not a medical practitioner.
But she thought that the ancients attached more importance to reproduction than modern people. If this aspect was involved, these people would definitely be more cautious.
As expected, when Su Qingluan said that this "night-shining pearl" might be harmful to his offspring, Mu Xingzhi frowned for the first time. This was also the first time he frowned since Su Qingluan met "Mu Xingzhi".
"Is it such a vicious thing..." the man murmured.
Su Qingluan nodded: "Anyway, I've told you everything I need to say. That Night Pearl is too dangerous and uncontrollable. No matter what you want to do with it, I advise you not to do it."
Throughout history, mankind has made too many mistakes and paid too much of a price due to insufficient knowledge and reverence for radioactive elements. Su Qingluan does not want absurd and horrifying jokes such as "radium water is a holy health product" and "radium food is nutritious and healthy" to happen again.
Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan and nodded solemnly: "I accept your kindness."
Su Qingluan felt relieved by his serious attitude - it was no wonder she was so frightened. Radioactive materials were such a deadly weapon that even in modern times with sophisticated equipment, one had to be very careful when handling them, let alone in ancient times when no one knew anything about them.
This time, after Su Qingluan turned around and left, Mu Xingzhi did not call her again.
But after Su Qingluan left, Mu Xingzhi started writing. When Song Bo brought in tea, he saw Mu Xingzhi with his head down, writing with his pen twitching.
"Boss, what are you doing..." Song Bo was a skilled martial artist, and his eyesight was naturally exceptional. Although he was a little far away from Mu Xingzhi, he could still clearly see the words on the paper.
"So, what Madam Su said is true?"
"The truth of that story is not important, but judging by Qingluan's attitude towards that night-shining pearl, it's best to stay away from it."
"But……"
"I just want to see how powerful this night pearl is." So he wrote a letter to the person who gave him the night pearl, asking him to be extremely careful and to try it on a mouse to see how powerful the night pearl was.
To put it bluntly, although Mu Xingzhi didn't think Su Qingluan would intentionally deceive him, he didn't completely believe her words - some things must be seen to be believed.
Although the sun has set, it is still bright outside.
However, in this corner of the imperial palace, the richest and most prosperous place in the world, even though the room is filled with splendor, it cannot conceal the decadent atmosphere within.
Luxurious, precious spices rose in a hazy white mist. A beautiful woman in a palace dress, adorned with pearls and jade, her hair lush and towering, reclined lazily on the chaise longue, gazing at the girl seated neatly below her. "That child has indeed been clever since she was young. Not only her peers, but even the important officials of the previous dynasty praised her highly. And you said that since she's still alive, how can she be 'not a concern'?"
The woman below said respectfully, "I dare not lie to Your Majesty. Although 'that person' is still alive, he will not live long. He will certainly not affect your plans. Within three years, he will surely be gone."
Thinking of this, the girl's eyes flashed with a cold mockery that was not at all in keeping with her age: "What good is a dead person, no matter how smart or talented he is? He will still turn into a pile of yellow earth, without any value."
"Are you serious?"
"When have I ever deceived your majesty?"
Concubine Xian did not treat such words that easily determined life and death as fairy tales, but her expression was calm and composed:
"I naturally understand Madam Xu's intentions, but I just feel that fate is playing tricks on me." Concubine Xian sighed. "Speaking of which, that child also had a tragic fate. He was obviously such a smart child, what a pity... Do you know why he passed away?"
Madam Xu shook her head. "He was extremely weak in the end, in pain all over his body, and vomited blood before dying. His condition was extremely tragic. He must have suffered from some serious illness."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian frowned, seeming a little reluctant and sighing.
Madam Xu smiled upon seeing this and said, "His Highness the Fourth Prince is a man of great stature and talent, on par with anyone else."
The "Fourth Prince" that Madam Xu mentioned was the son of the virtuous concubine in front of her, but the virtuous concubine did not comment and just smiled indifferently.
If the real "Su Daya" had not died, she would have been surprised to find here that the "Mrs. Xu" sitting opposite the virtuous concubine was none other than Xu Linlang, with whom she had exchanged lives for thirteen years!
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