Before leaving, Zhou Xi told General Zhou everything about Zhou Yuanyuan.
Zhou Xi had already guessed that Zhou Yuanyuan was not an ordinary person. However, Zhou Xi had only witnessed Zhou Yuanyuan's medical skills and had not seen Zhou Yuanyuan's bravery in fighting. Zhou Xi was worried about Zhou Yuanyuan. Such a talent, if not backed by a certain level of strength, would easily become the target of competition among several aristocratic families in Kyoto.
While Kyoto City appeared calm on the surface, Zhou Xi knew that the major families were secretly scheming. Aside from General Zhou, who had no children and no desire to continue his family's glory, the other families were all large, and their heads of household had to consider their descendants to some degree.
Even Zhou Nianxin was using General Zhou's name to profit greatly. General Zhou had been in poor health before, and Zhou Xi didn't want to upset him, so he didn't tell him about Zhou Nianxin's tricks. With Zhou Xi watching, Zhou Nianxin couldn't pull off any major moves, so he just turned a blind eye to his minor tricks.
Zhou Yuanyuan possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of detoxifying and restoring bodily functions to peak health. Such a talent is a target everyone desires. The heads of the major families are already aging; who wouldn't want to restore their youth? With power at their disposal, everyone would beg for another five hundred years. If Zhou Yuanyuan's abilities were discovered by the other top families, there would be only two outcomes: one, she would be exploited by one of them; two, she would die.
Zhou Xi was grateful to Zhou Yuanyuan for saving the general. What's more, Zhou Yuanyuan was the general's great-granddaughter. Such a little genius must be well protected to prevent her from being bumped into by some blind person.
General Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhou Xi say that Zhou Yuanyuan had cured him of his poison and illness. Before Zhou Xi's revelation, General Zhou had always believed that Zhao Qingshan had saved him. After all, Zhou Jiasheng had always described his grandfather as almighty. Zhao Qingshan had been working at Renhe Hospital for several months, and General Zhou had heard of his remarkable medical skills and his miraculous healing abilities.
Zhou Yuanyuan was just a little kid under seven, but she was actually more skilled than a veteran Chinese medicine practitioner in his teens? To be honest, General Zhou didn't quite believe it. However, Zhou Xi never lied, so General Zhou had to believe that his family had produced another little genius.
It seems Zhou Jinyu's genes are strong! General Zhou was delighted. Jiasheng was much smarter than the average child. He was only in first grade, but he knew fifth grade knowledge. It was just that his family was poor, so he didn't dare to show off his intelligence.
All of this was told to General Zhou by Zhou Jiasheng when they were playing in the street garden. When General Zhou heard Zhou Jiasheng say this, he felt his heart break. His little genius great-grandson, Zhou Jinyu, didn't even dare to show himself because he didn't have a strong backer.
Just as General Zhou was about to explain the truth to Zhou Jiasheng the next day, he was poisoned.
When Zhou Xi first heard Zhou Yuanyuan talk about General Zhou's poisoning, he was also shocked.
General Zhou's herbal medicine was a mixture of three kinds of herbs. One was the scent of chrysanthemums, which were in full bloom this season. General Zhou had always loved chrysanthemums, and in autumn, his small garden was always filled with various varieties of chrysanthemums.
The second item turned out to be the wild ginseng Zhou Xi had found for General Zhou a few days ago. Over a month ago, Zhou Xi heard from an acquaintance that Tong Ren Tang had imported a wild ginseng plant that was over 200 years old. Zhou Xi, who had been keeping an eye out for wild ginseng and other nourishing herbs for General Zhou, excitedly rushed to Tong Ren Tang and spent several years' salary to buy the wild ginseng.
Zhou Xi has always attached great importance to regulating General Zhou's health. After obtaining the wild ginseng, Zhou Xi stewed the wild ginseng in several batches as usual and gave it to General Zhou to take.
General Zhou has eaten wild ginseng several times. Wild ginseng itself is not poisonous. If he had not encountered the herb Tiankui this time, this wild ginseng would have nourished General Zhou's body as it did several times before.
Tiankui grass resembles asparagus fern in appearance, but unlike asparagus fern, it emits a unique aroma. When inhaled together with the aroma of chrysanthemum, it would be fine for ordinary people, but not for General Zhou, who had just eaten wild ginseng. This mixed aroma stimulated the medicinal properties of the wild ginseng in General Zhou's body, and the combination of the three herbs formed a toxin that caused fatigue.
Every time General Zhou breathed in the fragrance of tiankui grass and chrysanthemum, he added a point of toxin to his body. The most terrifying thing was that this poison was very hidden and difficult for ordinary doctors to detect.
If it weren't for Zhou Yuanyuan this time, General Zhou would have died in his sleep a few days later.
General Zhou was extremely curious about what Zhou Xi said about using mixed herbs to kill. He really didn't know that there was such a way of killing in the world. It was definitely an assassination weapon!
When Zhou Xi brought out the pot of asparagus fern, tightly wrapped in a plastic bag, General Zhou's expression changed. Zhou Nianxin had brought the pot of asparagus fern back three days earlier, saying that General Zhou's room seemed deserted and that adding a green plant would help lift his spirits.
General Zhou didn't care and asked Zhou Nianxin to put the pot of "wenzhu" on the long table in the room.
Unexpectedly, this wasn't just Zhou Nianxin's filial piety, but a fatal knife! General Zhou sighed secretly.
It seemed that what he had raised all these years was not a grandson, but a hungry wolf. However, General Zhou couldn't understand why Zhou Nianxin wanted his life. He would benefit more if he lived. If he died, wouldn't Zhou Nianxin lose a great supporter?
General Zhou stopped thinking about the things he couldn't figure out. Zhou Nianxin was always there, so he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. His most important concern now was how to recognize Zhou Zhixin's family.
Yesterday, at the critical moment of his life, General Zhou had figured it out. Forget about those dandy boys; the reason their descendants weren't up to par was because their own resolve wasn't strong enough, not because their elders held high positions. His son Zhixin had lived among a bunch of top-notch people like Zhou Chunping for years, and his character hadn't deteriorated. Could living with a veteran revolutionary like him, Zhou Jinyu, also change his ways?
Inside the Guards Regiment, Ren Dahai was trembling with excitement after receiving Zhou Xi's call. Oh my god! Did he hear correctly? The beloved General Zhou was coming to inspect the Guards Regiment today? You know, due to health reasons, General Zhou hadn't visited the troops in several years.
Ren Dahai immediately notified the regimental political commissar and several battalion-level cadres to hold a meeting and conveyed the news that General Zhou was coming to inspect. The entire conference room was immediately in an uproar.
General Zhou, the military god of China! He is the pride of all Chinese soldiers!
In the conference room, smiles of surprise appeared on the determined faces of many people. They had never expected to have such a blessing as to be able to see General Zhou up close today. What a happy feeling!
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