Ginseng has an excitatory effect on the central nervous system, but in large quantities it can inhibit the nervous system. If too much is taken at one time, acute poisoning may occur, manifested as itching, headache, dizziness, bleeding, hallucinations, and fever, and in severe cases, even death.
Loban and his men ate hundreds of years old wild ginseng as carrots. Even though they were orcs with extraordinary physiques, they could not escape the fate of being poisoned.
"Big Bear, do you need any help?"
Andre was one of the few orcs in the tribe who could speak Chinese. After hearing Qingshan's words, he raised his head and glared at the girl angrily. Andre wanted to curse loudly, venting his anger, but reason overcame his impulse. As the old Chinese saying goes, "others are the butchers and I am the meat." He and his companions were now meat on the chopping board. If they wanted to survive, they had to beg these Chinese people for mercy.
"Respected Witch Lady, please show mercy and spare my companions. We will never dare to attack the Goblin King again!"
Qingshan saw the fury in the bear's eyes and expected him to insult her, but he wasn't as clumsy and impulsive as he looked. He knew when to be humble, which surprised Qingshan. She was a soft-hearted person, so no matter Andre's motives, since he was so polite, she had no reason to be harsh.
"Haha, I'm not a witch, and I don't cast any magic. They ate too much ginseng and got poisoned—!"
Andrei was startled. Recalling their earlier encounter in the goblin thicket, he felt that Qingshan's words might be true. Loban, a foodie, specifically picked the larger goblins. He hadn't stopped eating from start to finish, probably devouring over twenty. Yelena and the three werewolves had also eaten quite a bit, but he stopped after only two. So, he only felt a slight heatiness, not the delirium and nosebleeds that Loban and the others had.
Andre knew his mission to capture the Goblin King in China had failed. His only hope now was to save his life from these Chinese Qilins. At this point, a head-on attack wouldn't work. He had to be humble. If he could evoke sympathy from this Chinese girl, she might even save Loban and the others. So, without hesitation, he transformed back into human form, pulled all the ginseng he had dug out from his belly pocket, and along with the ginseng that had fallen from Loban, Yelena, and the others, he respectfully placed it on the ground, pushed it toward Qingshan, and said,
"Beautiful lady, these are all the goblins we dug up. I give them to you. Please save my companions!"
Qingshan stroked his chin, looking at the bodies on the ground crying and groaning, scratching and tearing at each other, and slowly asked Andre: "No hurry, first tell me why you came to China, remember, tell the truth!"
Andre felt that the girl in front of him looked weak and frail, her waist not even as thick as his thighs, but her eyes were surprisingly bright, with a gleam of wisdom in them, and her calm aura was no less than that of the most respected elders in the tribe.
Andrei did not dare to hide anything and explained in detail the purpose of his visit to China. Finally, Andrei stated his position:
"My beautiful lady, the five companions and I present here hold no hostility towards the Chinese, nor have we ever harmed any Chinese. We entered Chinese territory and violated the peace agreement with China. We were wrong. However, the number of orcs is dwindling, and many are born with disabilities or even stillborn. If we can't find a solution, they will be extinct within a hundred years. To continue our race, we have no choice but to take the risk of coming to China. Now that our mission has failed, the victors take all, and we have no right to make demands of you and your companions, but I beg you to show mercy and let my companions go. I will stay and accept the punishment!"
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