Chapter 24 The Origin of Shadowless Powder "Yes." Pei Yixue said with a disdainful smile...
"You are such a bastard! You are making so much sense now, but if you were to take over, you would also say that Zhang Laoliu has a chronic illness."
The quarrel between the two doctors became louder and louder, attracting the attention and discussion of people around them.
These two, as well as the people they call Dong Laogou and Liu Mazi, are all well-known doctors in Xitang County.
A smile appeared on Pei Yixue's lips. From today onwards, the position of Liming Pharmacy in Qingzhou will be unshakable.
The matter inside the hall had not yet been resolved, but the noise outside the hall had already surged like a tidal wave. Governor Fang looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, frowning. He slammed the gavel and said in a loud and majestic voice: "Silence!"
With this order, the noise outside gradually subsided as if a breeze swept by. Governor Fang's eyes swept through the constables who had been loyal to Magistrate Li. At this moment, the hesitation and confusion on their faces gradually dissipated, replaced by determination and clarity.
Governor Fang nodded slightly, a trace of satisfaction flashing in his eyes: "Very good, I am very pleased that you can turn back from your mistakes. Li Liangcai, do you have anything else to say?"
Magistrate Li was already in a desperate mood at this moment. He looked at Governor Fang provocatively and sneered, "These accusations are nonsense. I have never done these things. Please understand!"
Governor Fang looked at him coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Don't cry until you see the coffin! Come, bring Jiang Yi up!"
Following Governor Fang's order, the yamen runners acted quickly, and soon Jiang Yi was escorted to the court. Seeing Magistrate Li and the constables tied up, Jiang Yi's face turned pale instantly, and he obviously knew his situation.
Before Governor Fang could speak, Magistrate Li said, "Don't be afraid, Dr. Jiang. Just tell the Governor the truth."
"Bang!" Governor Fang slammed the gavel down hard, and the sound made the whole court tremble: "It's not your turn to speak here!"
"Yes, sir." Magistrate Li answered indifferently with a sarcastic smile on his face, which made Governor Fang very angry.
Jiang Yi closed his eyes, trembled, knelt on the ground, and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Governor Fang.
Governor Fang asked: "Jiang Yi, as a doctor, you should be helping the world, but why did you collude with Magistrate Li and frame others? Tell the truth quickly, and I can give you a lighter sentence at my discretion."
Jiang Yi replied in a trembling voice: "Sir... I... I was possessed by a ghost for a moment. I couldn't bear to see Xu Zhang of Liming Pharmacy acting recklessly, so I decided to teach him a lesson. But Magistrate Li was unaware of this and did such a wrong thing. I am willing to be punished."
When Magistrate Li saw Jiang Yi taking the blame, his eyes flickered and it was unknown what he was thinking.
Pei Yixue bowed to the governor in the court and said, "Sir, I have something to say." He turned to Jiang Yi and said, "You and I are strangers, and you are hiding from the world while I am practicing medicine. It is a bit unreasonable for Dr. Jiang to come out from the deep mountains and forests to frame me."
Jiang Yi pursed his lips and said, "It took me decades of practicing medicine to gain the reputation of a miracle doctor, but you have established your reputation in just one year. Naturally, I feel resentful. It just so happened that Zhang Laoliu came to Liming Pharmacy to cause trouble, so I just went with the flow."
"Really?" Pei Yixue's eyes suddenly turned cold. If Jiang Yi took all the blame on himself, he would not be able to find out who was at the Pei family pharmacy.
Governor Fang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Yi, do you know that this matter is enough to ruin your reputation and even put your life in danger?"
Jiang Yi knelt on the ground and bowed his head deeply, "I am willing to plead guilty."
"Bah! He calls himself a miracle doctor, but he is not ashamed to lie and slander others at such an old age."
The crowd's spitting was like a needle, piercing Jiang Yi's eardrums. He felt mixed emotions, as if he was being pressed down by an invisible boulder and couldn't breathe. He buried his head deeply, "I... I am ashamed to be a doctor, but I... I don't regret it." Jiang Yi's words were full of determination.
"Are you aware that Li Liangcai and his subordinates poisoned and murdered me?" Governor Fang's voice sounded again.
"Your Excellency, I don't know."
Hearing this, Magistrate Li immediately became proud: "Sir, I have said that I have never tried to murder you." He glanced at the detectives like a venomous snake, "It is these ungrateful wolves who slandered me."
"Li Liangcai!" Governor Fang shouted angrily, "I didn't ask you a question. If you dare to disturb the court again, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Jiang Yi." Governor Fang turned his gaze to Jiang Yi again, "Do you know that deceiving me is a heavier crime?" His voice was as cold as iron, with unquestionable majesty.
"Your Excellency, I really don't know."
"Well, I wonder if Doctor Jiang has ever heard of the Shadowless Powder?" Pei Yixue asked playfully.
Jiang Yi was stunned, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Pei Yixue smiled slightly, "Doctor Jiang is really a forgetful person. Why don't I recall it for Doctor Jiang?" He explained calmly, "'Wuyingsan' is an extremely rare poison. It is colorless and tasteless, and difficult to detect. After taking it, the toxin will immediately invade the heart meridian. Theoretically, there is no cure. Even if the poisoned person dies after an autopsy, no abnormalities will be found. It will only be determined that he died suddenly due to some factors.
However, it has a unique feature. The pulse of those who take this medicine will show a special fluctuation. I noticed this fluctuation when I examined Governor Fang's pulse before.
In order to make this Shadowless Powder colorless and odorless, an extremely special medicinal ingredient is needed, the secret herb from the outside world.
The medicinal effect of Hidden Secret Grass is very unique. When it is mixed with other medicinal herbs, it can enhance the effectiveness of these herbs and make their medicinal effects more significant. But what is even more magical is that Hidden Secret Grass itself emits a fragrance of clear tea, but after being mixed with other herbs, it neutralizes the original smell of these herbs and becomes colorless and tasteless.
Not long ago, the Pei Family Medicine Hall happened to get a plant."
When Jiang Yi suddenly looked up, Pei Yixue knew that he had made the right bet. He had said it with great confidence before, but in fact he had never seen the Shadowless Powder. He just guessed based on the plot of the original book that the poison that Governor Fang was poisoned with was the Shadowless Powder.
In the later part of the original book, Wuyingsan helped the protagonists solve a big problem, the life of the richest man in Daqing. In the book, Chang Feng, the son of the richest man, is in love, but his father, the richest man, is clear-headed and always makes trouble for Liao Qiubai, hoping to make Chang Feng return to the right path.
After this happened so many times, Liao Qiubai decided to go all out and secretly got rid of this person.
Regarding the origin of Wuying Powder, the original book only mentioned that it was helped by an old friend of Liao Qiubai.
Considering how Dr. Jiang protected the Pei family pharmacy, Pei Yixue guessed that he was the old friend of Liao Qiubai.
As for the secret herb obtained from the Pei family pharmacy, there was also an element of gambling in it.
He only knew that the Pei family pharmacy had recently obtained a precious medicinal herb from a foreign land, but he was not sure what it was.
Facing Jiang Yi's slightly cloudy eyes, Pei Yixue said: "If I remember correctly, Shadowless Powder is the unique secret skill of Dr. Jiang." Jiang Yi wanted to take all the blame. How could one charge of framing others be enough? Adding the charge of murdering an imperial official was a different matter.
Pei Yixue was not afraid that Jiang Yi would not admit it. The secret herb was not easy to obtain, and Pei's pharmacy could not find a second one at the moment. As long as he checked the whereabouts of the secret herb in Pei's pharmacy, he could trace it back to Jiang Yi.
At this critical moment of life and death, he wanted to see what Jiang Yi would choose, whether to give out the Pei Family Pharmacy that was hiding behind the scenes, or to admit the crime himself.
After the fear and panic, Jiang Yi looked at him with a hint of happiness, as if he had met a close friend whom he had met too late, and he showed a sense of mutual appreciation.
"Dr. Xu truly deserves the title of miracle doctor. I, Jiang, accept my defeat with a sincere heart." Jiang Yi's tone was full of admiration, as if at this moment, all his hostility and estrangement towards Pei Yixue had vanished.
Pei Yixue smiled: "If Divine Doctor Jiang is truly convinced, can you tell me the truth? Did Divine Doctor Jiang do all this just to teach me a lesson for being so arrogant?"
Jiang Yi's expression did not change, and he seemed to be very calm and said: "I am honored that Dr. Pei can trust me so much. But I have to say that I am indeed a narrow-minded person. Whether it is lying about Zhang Laoliu's condition or using the Shadowless Powder to poison Governor Fang, it is all because I can't stand your continued complacency.
As for the hidden secret herbs in Pei's medicine hall, I bought them at a high price. Pei's medicine hall was just doing a business deal and didn't know the inside story. The poisoning was also done by me alone and had nothing to do with others."
Hearing Jiang Yi's quibbling, Pei Yixue snorted coldly. He stared at Jiang Yi and asked the pharmacy worker beside him: "Hu Guang, have you ever met Dr. Jiang when you were boiling medicine?"
The pharmacy clerk thought for two seconds and said, "No." The pharmacy clerk wanted to say that he wished his eyes had grown on the medicine pot during the time when the medicine was boiled. Not to mention Jiang Yi, he remembered very clearly that no one had come. No one had come, and it was not him who poisoned, so he just felt like he had seen a ghost.
But his boss only asked whether he had met Jiang Yi, so he just had to answer truthfully and didn't need to say anything else, otherwise he was worried that he would make more mistakes if he said too much.
Pei Yixue wanted to continue asking the pharmacy clerk whether he had seen other people or encountered anything unusual when he was preparing and boiling the medicine, but at this moment, there was a commotion outside the court accompanied by a "puff" sound.
Jiang Yi suddenly vomited blood and fell to the ground. His face was as pale as paper, and he was breathing out more than breathing in. He could die at any time.
Pei Yixue's heart skipped a beat, and a truth emerged in his mind: Jiang Yi had looked unhappy and trembling when facing Governor Fang's questioning in the court. This was not because of fear or shame, but because Jiang Yi had taken poison.
During this period of time before this, Jiang Yi had been enduring the pain of the poison in order to allow the poison to penetrate deeply into his internal organs and ensure that there was no possibility of resuscitation.
Seeing the surprise in Pei Yixue's eyes, Jiang Yi forced a smile. From the moment he was brought to the court, he never thought about getting out alive.
Pei Yixue frowned, walked slowly to Jiang Yi, and took his pulse. He sneered, "Jiang Yi, how about we make another bet? If I cure you, you will tell me the truth."
"Ahem..." Jiang Yi's eyes flashed in disbelief. "Doctor Xu, you are joking. Everything I said before is true. I took the poison myself... I just wanted to die. But now the poison has penetrated deep into my internal organs, and Doctor Xu can still cure it. I am very curious... Is there anything in this world that Doctor Xu can't cure?"
"Yes." Pei Yixue said disdainfully: "Dead man."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
