Chapter 179 Mung Beans
Lin Qian went back to rest and fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed. She hadn't slept a wink for a whole day and night. She was indeed tired.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already dark outside. Lin Qian was about to sit up when she found someone lying next to her. After a closer look, she realized it was Wei Xiaoran.
He didn't sleep a wink that day. In addition to interrogating the men in black, he also took care of the poisoned people.
Lin Qian didn't want to disturb Wei Xiaoran's rest, so she walked around him, quietly got out of bed, washed up, and went out.
Doctors like Meng Ziling who had rushed over were all gathered in one tent. When Lin Qian came over, she found that each of them had a sullen face.
"How is it going? Have you figured out what kind of poison it is?" Lin Qian asked, looking at them.
"Yeah." Meng Ziling nodded, but his face looked very ugly.
Lin Qian asked, "What's wrong? Is this poison very difficult?"
Meng Ziling said, "It's not just a tricky thing. This poison is called Red All Over the Sky. It's recorded in books that this poison once wiped out an entire city, and everyone in the city bled to death. Legend has it that someone witnessed it with their own eyes. The entire city was covered in blood, and even the sky was dyed red. That's how it got its name Red All Over the Sky."
"Since it is recorded in the book, is there an antidote?" Lin Qian is most concerned about the antidote now.
At this time, an imperial physician named Lin spoke up. He was not from one of the eight major medical families, but because of his surname, Lin Qian took good care of him and taught him a lot of medical skills.
Imperial Physician Lin said, "There's no antidote listed in the book, because this poison was created by the Poison King Jiang Xu. Everyone knows that the poisons he created have no antidote."
The Poison King Jiang Xu? Lin Qian was suddenly stunned, and the figure of Mu Chao immediately emerged in her mind.
Mu Chaoke had mentioned the Poison King Jiang Xu at the beginning, and he also wanted Lin Qian to challenge the Demonic Doctor Valley on his behalf and find the "Hundred Poisons Tendon Restoring Prescription".
Lin Qian recalled the last time she met Mu Chao and the determined smile on his face.
Could it be that this poisoning incident had something to do with him? Even if it wasn't, he must know something.
Thinking of this, Lin Qian suddenly turned around and left the tent, then found Lin Shuo: "Shuo Shuo, you should go home now and find Mu Chao. I think he must know something about this poisoning incident."
"I understand. I'll go home and take a look." Lin Shuo said, then rode Lin Qian's Fire Qilin and went to the capital.
After Lin Shuo's back disappeared, Lin Qian returned to the tent and said, "Since this red poison is so toxic, many doctors must have researched an antidote. Do you know?"
Since no antidote has been circulated, then there is definitely no antidote, but there will be people researching it. If we add or subtract herbs based on these, we won’t have to take so many detours.
The people in Immortal Medicine Valley are very knowledgeable about poisons. Meng Ziling said, "I have read a few prescriptions in the notes of several seniors in the Immortal Medicine Valley.
But these are all ideas from our predecessors, and there has been no opportunity to test them. No one knows how effective they will be.”
Lin Qian nodded: "Write it out first and let's study it to see if it's feasible."
Meng Ziling immediately picked up his pen and wrote out three prescriptions. The eight doctors passed them around one after another, and after reading them, everyone fell silent.
At this time, Lin Qian did see some clues, and pointed to the herbs on the prescription and said, "Look, these three prescriptions all have Golden Key, Solitary Thousand Miles, and Golden Fruit Olive. These three herbs are obviously the most important.
Next, we will try these three prescriptions one by one. If none of them can detoxify the poison, then we will keep these three herbs and discuss adding other auxiliary herbs."
They immediately followed through, passing down the three prescriptions, getting the herbs, and soon the medicines were ready. Each prescription yielded ten bowls of medicine, and a total of thirty people were recruited as experimental subjects.
After the medicine was administered, Lin Qian and the eight doctors were waiting for it to take effect, but the result disappointed everyone. None of the three prescriptions worked.
The eight doctors plus Lin Qian continued to scratch their heads and discuss how to add or subtract herbs. Fortunately, there was cold spring water that could temporarily mitigate the toxicity of the poison. Otherwise, while they were discussing, these people would have died from losing all their blood.
"Why not add herbs like centipede, scorpion, silkworm, earthworm, and cicada shell to try to fight poison with poison?" An imperial physician suddenly said.
They had almost pulled their heads out, but still couldn't find the cause. The imperial physician became anxious and came up with the idea of fighting poison with poison.
Lin Qian disagreed, saying that this method should not be tried unless it was absolutely necessary.
They still don't know what medicinal ingredients Hongbiantian is made of, so this method of fighting poison with poison cannot be implemented at all.
In the end, several people could only continue scratching their heads.
Early the next morning, several doctors were so anxious that blisters appeared on the corners of their mouths, but they still couldn't come to any conclusion.
However, Lin Shuo came back first. The Fire Qilin was indeed a good horse that could run a thousand miles. After eating and drinking enough, it ran very fast. In just one night, Lin Shuo ran back and forth.
"Sister, Mu Chao is missing, and her sister has been taken away too." Lin Shuo said.
Lin Qian frowned, but didn't say much. She just nodded to show that she understood. Mu Chao left, but Lin Qian knew in her heart that he would come back.
As long as he doesn't find the next person capable of challenging the Demon Doctor Valley, he will definitely come back to find Lin Qian.
"I understand. Then you should go back and have some rest." Lin Qian said to Lin Shuo, who looked exhausted.
Lin Shuo nodded, then saw a row of doctors with red eyes, dark circles under their eyes, and blisters at the corners of their mouths. He was shocked: "Huh! What's wrong with you?"
"It just took some brain cells and a night of hard work. You should go back to sleep." Lin Qian also looked back at the doctors and said speechlessly.
These people are too weak. They must be physically weak, otherwise how could they become like this after staying up all night?
Lin Shuo nodded and said, "Oh, fine then. I'll go back first. But seeing that you have so many blisters on your mouths, I suggest you make some mung bean soup to relieve your internal heat."
"I know, I know. You should leave quickly." Lin Qian said with a smile, but when she turned around, she was immediately stunned.
"Mung beans? Mung beans! Yes, how could I forget about mung beans?" Lin Qian slapped her forehead and said loudly.
The doctors were still in a daze. They were shocked to see Lin Qian hitting herself, but they also heard Lin Qian mumbling "mung beans".
The flesh of mung bean is neutral and the skin is cold. It can detoxify all kinds of poisons such as metal, stone, arsenic, and plants. It is best to grind it with the skin and take it with water.
The doctors' eyes lit up and they immediately looked at the prescription in their hands. Then they looked up and said to Lin Qian, "Adding mung beans might work! We can give it a try."
Lin Qian stood up suddenly and said, "I know where there are mung beans. I'll go get some. You guys quickly prepare the herbs and wait for me to come back."
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