Chapter 26 Parasitism
Xie Shouzheng then asked: "How do we identify those infected? And how can we treat them after they are infected?"
Lin Qingyue: "The identification method is not difficult. I can synthesize a fragrance that mayflies hate. Ordinary people will not feel anything strange when they smell it. But when infected people smell it, they will feel a headache. From this, we can tell whether they are infected or not."
As she spoke, she wrote a recipe and handed it to Xie Shouzheng: "These are the ingredients for identifying the incense pills. Find a way to help me get them together, and I will refine them into incense pills."
Xie Shouzheng glanced at the recipe and said, "The other herbs are easy to come by, but I've never heard of Yue Youlan."
Moon Orchid is a common orchid in the world of immortal cultivation and is the most important herb for identifying mayfly silk. If you don't have it, it will be very troublesome.
However, all living things in the world have always been mutually dependent and mutually exclusive. Since there are mayfly monsters and mayfly silk in this world, there will naturally be things that counteract each other.
So she picked up her brush and drew Yue Youlan: "Haven't you seen something like this?"
"Oh, this is the Night Orchid! It's a type of orchid that blooms at night. I didn't expect it can be used as medicine..."
It turns out that the Moon Orchid has changed its name in this place to the Night Orchid. Anyway, as long as I can find it, the name is not important!
"...This flower grows in Lan County and is rarely seen in other places. Lan County is the hometown of orchids and happens to be in the fiefdom of the King of Jin. The King of Jin is also a lover of orchids, so perhaps there are some."
Lin Qingyue said, "I'll go to the palace and look for it."
Xie Shouzheng nodded and continued, "It's not enough to just identify the infected person. The important thing is how to eliminate the parasite."
Lin Qingyue said, "Then we need to find the headworm, also known as the mayfly monster. The monster should be in the capital. If you want to investigate, my lord, be careful not to alert the enemy. Mayfly silk has no intelligence. After entering the human body, it simply imitates the host's behavior in life. But the mayfly monster does have intelligence."
"Also, we must control and prevent the spread of the infection. Mayfly silk is usually dormant, but once within a certain range, it will be driven by the headworm. In other words, those infected will become its pawns. The more pawns there are, the more difficult it is to control the situation."
Xie Shouzheng became more and more frightened as he listened: "A certain range means..."
Lin Qingyue: "Within a ten-mile radius."
In other words, within this range, as long as the headworm is willing, the infected person will be driven by it no matter how noble his status is.
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
Xie Shouzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Today, the entire Xuanjing Division will not take any action. If the princess can prepare the identification incense pill, all the brothers in the division will check and confirm that they are not infected before proceeding with the next action!"
The purpose of doing this is also to prevent Xuan Jingsi from being infected and becoming pawns of others.
Lin Qingyue nodded, said nothing more, and turned back to Prince Jin's Mansion to look for You Ye Lan.
Xiaohua followed closely with light cat steps, and there was a solemn look on her round cat face.
On the way, sitting in the carriage, Xiaohua asked Lin Qingyue: "Could my father also be infected with the mayfly silk?"
Lin Qingyue nodded. "That should be it. Before the mayfly silk parasite took hold, it didn't carry any evil aura, so it was able to flow smoothly into the palace. And your father is the True Dragon Emperor, he possesses great luck, so only after being infected did it show some signs of infection."
Having said that, Lin Qingyue's voice paused, and Xiaohua also thought of something. The man and the cat looked at each other, and they both understood each other tacitly.
Everything in the world is interdependent and mutually exclusive, and poisons are often accompanied by antidotes. So, conversely, could all this be the work of the King of Jin?
Prince Jin's ambition for the crown prince position is obvious.
But he had been in the capital for more than half a year, but Emperor Zhao of Qi still had not given in.
Perhaps, Dongfang Yan couldn't wait any longer and wanted to use the mayfly silk to manipulate Emperor Zhao of Qi to establish a crown prince!
At the same time, Prince Jin Dongfangyan was discussing matters at the residence of Prince Rui.
Prince Rui is one year older than Dongfang Yan, and the two have had a very good relationship since they were young.
Most importantly, the old King Rui was lazy and did not like to wield power.
Even when the emperor summoned the eight princes to Beijing to discuss the issue of the crown prince, the old Prince Rui showed little interest and only sent his son to go through the motions.
The Rui prince, Dongfang Cui, had the same personality as his father. After arriving in the capital, the other princes were busy vying for power. Only Dongfang Cui was busy looking for delicious food and wine.
At that moment, the plump Crown Prince pointed at the table full of delicacies and said to Dongfang Yan, "These are the ten dishes I've carefully selected over the past six months. I plan to compile them into my 'Da Qi Folk Cuisine Cookbook'. Come and try them and see how they taste."
Dongfang Yan frowned: "You said it was something important, so you wanted to treat me to a meal?"
Dongfang Cui said as a matter of course, "Isn't delicious food the most important thing in the world?"
Since Dongfang Yan had arrived, he had no choice but to sit down and eat.
"This delicacy has a unique flavor. I guarantee you'll want more!"
Dongfang Cui enthusiastically added a few slices of the translucent stuff, topped it with a bunch of small dipping sauces, and then warmly greeted him: "Try it! You have to eat it in one bite to enjoy it."
Dongfang Yan ate it in one bite according to the method he taught him.
After chewing it for a few times, although I don’t know what the ingredients are, it does taste unique and very delicious.
After taking a bite, he couldn't help but take some more and asked casually, "What kind of meat is this? It's really delicious."
"Sashimi! How's it? Addicted, right?"
Dongfang Yan's hand holding the fish meat trembled, and the fish meat, as thin as a cicada's wing, fell back into the plate.
"What? Raw fish? Raw?"
Dongfang Yan had also heard of this dish, but he never ate raw food and had no idea what sashimi looked like.
Dongfang Cui said happily, "How about it? Are you surprised? I didn't like raw food at first, but after trying sashimi, I found it incredibly delicious. I'm even planning to list this dish as the top raw food. Come on, try this peach blossom wine. A sip of wine and a bite of sashimi, I'm not worthy of being an emperor!"
Dongfang Yan still felt a little uncomfortable with raw food, so he just drank some peach blossom wine and didn't eat any sashimi.
After three rounds of drinks, they had almost finished eating. Dongfang Yan still had a lot of work to do, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Dongfang Cui jokingly said, "With your diligence, even if you don't become emperor in the future, you must become a regent to justify your efforts."
Dongfang Yan glared at him and said, "Be careful what you say and do."
Dongfang Cui laughed heartily. "You people are such hypocrites. It's obvious that it's all Sima Zhao's intention, everyone knows it, yet you still try to hide it. Do you really think our Emperor doesn't know? He's very shrewd!"
Dongfang Yan smiled helplessly, "You're just like me, lacking ambition. No wonder His Majesty always likes to summon you. If it weren't for our long-standing friendship and my thorough understanding of you, I would have considered you my biggest competitor."
"No, no, I don't have your cunning ideas! Oh, and I've also prepared a plate of sashimi and peach wine. Take them back for your sister-in-law to try. Speaking of which, you've been married for so many days, why haven't you brought your princess to meet us clan members?"
"There's nothing to see." Dongfang Yan's tone became unpleasant when he mentioned Lin Qingyue.
"You, you!" Dongfang Cui patted his shoulder and advised, "Since you are already husband and wife, you should treat each other well. I have packed the wine and sashimi for you, remember to bring them."
This time, Dongfang Yan did not refuse again.
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