Chapter 556: Dire straits
Jiang Lianzhu glanced at Liao Jiu and said, "Forget it, let's make it clear to the old dean. We are here to treat the War King. The cold poison in his body was brought back from the Darong Kingdom, and he was secretly plotted against by the Darong Kingdom..."
The old dean's expression became serious now, and his suspicion and vigilance were gone.
"It's the War King! Legend has it that the War King was seriously ill, but I never thought he was suffering from witchcraft. The Soul-Calling Flower is a cursed ice crystal flower created by the Great Witch using witchcraft in extremely cold weather. The seeds of the cold poison are planted in the human body, eventually turning the person into an ice sculpture. Once infected, few people can break the spell, even with witchcraft. They can only be sealed, but the seal cannot last forever. It may relapse at any time..."
Jiang Lianzhu said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, that's right. He was sealed once before, and the seal was broken later, so he broke out."
The old dean sighed, "I'm an acquaintance of the War King. He seems wise and powerful, and has great luck. He doesn't seem like such a fool. How could he have fallen for the Darong Nation's scheme?"
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "The War King wanted to save his wife. It's hard to explain the reason. Anyway, it was a special case. The relapse was because he went to the Darong Kingdom to fight..."
The old dean sighed.
Almost everyone knows about the great war between Da'an and Darong.
The fighting lasted for two or three years. The Darong Kingdom was blessed with the power of totems, and was wise and powerful, and also good at night combat. After they were blessed with witchcraft, the soldiers could see at night and were good at surprise attacks. They were all cavalry archers and could leave after fighting.
Several border cities of Da'an Kingdom were severely affected, and the people were in dire straits.
The imperial court initially sent other armies, but they were completely defeated and had several border cities robbed by the Darong Kingdom.
The War King was sent later, relying entirely on his bravery. In the face of absolute strength, witchcraft was of no use. He recovered the lost territory in one fell swoop, pursued the victory, defeated several tribes, and killed several great witches.
Then, the Witch King was furious and planned an ambush. The War King was outnumbered and fought a famous Battle of Lingchuan Mountain.
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"He was probably poisoned in Lingchuan Mountain. Cold poison is difficult to treat in the early stages, and even more difficult in the later stages. If it were easy to treat, the War King wouldn't have waited until now, right?"
Jiang Lianzhu nodded. "It's quite tricky. I can only try my best. I found some ice worms that can be used as a medicine. They are both extremely cold. Ancient medical books record that ice worms can treat cold poisons. I'm worried that there is still witchcraft in the War King's body. I only know medical skills, but I don't know much about witchcraft. I'm afraid something might go wrong during the treatment, so I came to ask you for advice. Do you have any suggestions? You are knowledgeable and know everything..."
After saying that, Jiang Lianzhu suddenly felt that the old dean was a bit like Baidu Zhihu, and everyone came to ask him if they didn't understand something.
She is now too.
Well, quite vivid.
This shows how awesome the old dean is!
The old dean pondered, "Since you've said so, I must help you in any way I can. As citizens of Da'an, we all have a responsibility to cooperate in treating the War King. Disciple, go to the shelf in the back and get the travelogue I wrote about the Darong Kingdom..."
The "evil disciple" Liao Jiu responded and left.
At this moment, Nanbao was listening to the adults talking. She seemed to understand but not quite, and was a little bored. She was attracted by several large spherical ornaments in the study and went to play with them by herself.
Jiang Lianzhu looked at something that looked like a celestial globe.
After a while, Liao Jiu brought over a few books, all of which were handwritten in small regular script, with neat and dense handwriting.
The old dean took it and flipped through it, and found several parts that specifically wrote about medical skills.
He took a quick, cursory look, then excitedly slammed his hand on the table. "Found it! I've previously written down information about the Soul-Guiding Flower. It's a sorcery that can only be performed by high-ranking wizards. There's no antidote to the Soul-Guiding Flower, but the price a wizard pays is also extremely high, requiring him to sacrifice half of his own magical power to perform it. If the Soul-Guiding Flower can be extracted from a patient's body, it can be used again to enhance the wizard's magical power and improve his sorcery..."
Seeing Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Jiu looking at each other in bewilderment, the old dean spoke again:
"Let me put it another way. Do ordinary people like us develop internal energy through martial arts practice? Can masters with advanced cultivation levels impart internal energy to their disciples? Don't unofficial histories often describe masters unwilling to give up their internal energy before their death and being forced to pass it all on to their disciples? The same is true for sorcerer power; it can be taught and attracted. The difference is that only a sorcerer can digest the soul-calling flower..."
Liao Jiushuai's face relaxed. "Teacher, I understand. You mean, this soul-guiding flower can be taken out? After taking it out, can it be reused? Then how to take it out? After taking it out, will the War King's illness be cured immediately? No treatment is needed?"
Jiang Lianzhu was the first to shake her head. "Impossible! Even if the cold poison is gone, his internal organs have been damaged to varying degrees, so treatment is still necessary. The question is how do we get the Soul-Guiding Flower out? I used to think using the Frostworms, fighting poison with poison, would be the solution, but now I think I was a little naive."
The old dean said, "Mrs. Jiang is right, evil disciple. You are not a doctor, so don't talk nonsense. If the War King really consumed the Soul-Guiding Flower, the Soul-Guiding Flower must be removed first and the witchcraft removed before the normal treatment process can be carried out. How to solve the Soul-Guiding Flower? I looked through my notes again, but there is no solution. No one has ever said how to solve it. They all say there is no solution..."
The books and notes were rustling as I flipped through the pages.
Look serious and anxious.
Liao Jiu said, "Teacher, don't be anxious."
Nanbao was playing with the armillary sphere and accidentally dropped it on the ground with a bang...
Jiang Lianzhu's mouth twitched, and she hurried over to help straighten things.
This unlucky child, if he breaks something valuable and has to pay for compensation, I don’t know if all his belongings can afford it.
"Nanbao, are you okay?"
Nanbao got into trouble and stuck out her pink tongue, "It's okay, Dean, the things are not broken, I will help you pick it up!"
The little guy is also very smart and knows how to make amends.
The mother and daughter picked up the trash together and they picked it up quickly.
The ground was covered with small balls. It turned out that the large round ornament was not an armillary sphere, but was made up of small beads.
There were more than a dozen small balls in total. The study was surrounded by bookshelves, so they didn't roll very far and were quickly picked up.
Over here, the old dean was anxiously flipping through a book, while Jiang Lianzhu and her daughter were playing ball to restore the original...
Jiang Lianzhu just treated it as a parent-child relationship, playing with building blocks.
There were more than a dozen balls, all of different sizes and patterns. Jiang Lianzhu had seen them before and assembled them one by one based on her memory.
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