The medicine stove lit a fire in the backyard, and Qining personally helped the store clerk prepare the medicinal materials on the list.
There is a special warehouse behind the drug store, which is filled with various medicinal materials. Qining looks a little messy, but the store clerk is very familiar with it and prepares the required medicinal materials one by one very easily.
The medicinal materials were placed in porcelain bowls and placed in the courtyard. Dozens of porcelain bowls placed together looked very spectacular.
Tang Nuo went out, summoned the shop assistant to come over and gave a few instructions. The shop assistant nodded in agreement, and when he got to the yard, he said: "Take a penny each from the mustard, the uncaria, the grass, the cocklebur, and the javanica." , put them together to suffer...!" Seeing Zhao Wushang and others looking at him blankly, thinking that these guys knew nothing about medicinal materials, he could only go there by himself, took a medicine scale, picked out a few medicinal materials, and took some A coin was put into a medicine stove.
As soon as he put it down, Tang Nuo's voice came over again: "Take one penny each of the four herbs: corn grass, uncaria, cassia, and holly, and put them together to cook."
The shop assistant had no choice but to choose again. He was the only one present who knew the medicinal ingredients, and the others could only watch.
Suddenly he heard a knock on the door in front of him, and Qining hurried over. At this time, he needed someone who knew pharmacology, and he wondered if Dr. Song had already rushed over.
Opening the door, there was no one outside. Qining frowned and was about to close the door when he suddenly heard a cough from the side. Qining was wary and stuck his head out to knock on the side. The night was dark and cold. When he saw a figure standing under the wall outside the door, Qining frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Who is it?"
The man seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally said: "Master Hou, he is an old beggar!"
Qi Ning was startled and felt that the voice was very familiar. He quickly remembered who it was and asked, "Is it Elder Zhuque?" However, he heard that it seemed to be Elder Zhuque, the helmsman of the Southern Qisu Branch of the Beggar Clan.
"Master Marquis has a good ear." Elder Zhuque came forward, but the light from the room made Qining realize that it was indeed Elder Zhuque.
Elder Zhuque was wearing a big black robe, holding a Suzaku iron staff in his hand, and looked very solemn.
"Elder Zhuque, why are you here?" Qi Ning was quite surprised to see Elder Zhuque come to the medicine shop in the middle of the night.
Elder Zhuque whispered: "Master Marquis, can you give me a cup of hot water?"
Qi Ning originally thought that the house was very busy, so this old beggar came at a bad time, but seeing that he was quite old, he came looking for him in the middle of the night, and it was freezing cold outside, so he didn't hesitate too much, saying : "Come in and talk." Let Elder Suzaku come in.
Elder Zhuque entered the room and looked around. Qining pointed to the corner of the room. Elder Zhuque cupped his hand and walked over. Qining went over and poured a cup of hot water and brought it over. Elder Zhuque hurriedly took it. , said repeatedly: "Thank you, Lord Marquis."
There is a small table and three chairs in the corner of the room. Duan Canghai and others were guarding here previously. Elder Zhuque took a few sips of hot water, then put down the tea cup and said straight to the point: "Master Hou, from the time you left last night to just now , seven more brothers from the Beggar Clan died of poison."
Qi Ning was horrified and frowned: "Have any of your disciples from the Beggar Clan been taken to Nanhe Lane?"
Elder Zhuque looked solemn, shook his head and said: "It is better not to involve the imperial court in the affairs of the Beggar Clan. However, the old beggar has placed all the disciples in the gang who have been infected with the epidemic together, and sent people to guard them strictly so that no one else can enter. , they can't get out either." After a pause, he said: "The old beggar has done some calculations and found that there are now a total of 253 infected disciples, and more than half of them are in very serious condition."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "Are you here to ask if you have found a way to detoxify?"
"The old beggar knows that he is too impatient." Elder Zhuque said with a bitter smile: "But brothers are dying every day, and the old beggar is helpless. It's really...!"
"I understand." Qi Ning said, being able to understand Elder Suzaku's state of mind.
This kind of thing is not a test of martial arts skills, nor is it a test of resourcefulness. Facing the epidemic, since the Beggar Clan can't find a way to do it, even if they have all the strength and martial arts, they can't do it and can only worry.
"Master Marquis, Bai Shenghao... has also been infected with the epidemic virus. He was just discovered today." Elder Suzaku hesitated for a moment and finally sighed.
Qining was surprised.
Bai Shenghao is the helmsman of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch of the Beggar Clan. In the Gyeonggi area, apart from Elder Suzaku, Bai Shenghao has the highest status in the Beggar Clan.
He never expected that even Bai Shenghao would be infected with the virus.
"The disciples in the gang were poisoned. In order to deal with the matter these days, Bai Shenghao has been staying up day and night, and has had many contacts with the infected disciples." Elder Suzaku frowned and said, "But I don't want him to be infected with the virus in the end. Mr. Hou, The old beggar came here tonight just to ask, how sure is the Marquis of finding a way to detoxify the poison?"
At this moment, another knock on the door was heard, and Qining asked: "Who is it?"
"Master Hou, it's the little old man." Dr. Song's voice came from outside. Qining stood up immediately and went to open the door. Doctor Song came in and asked urgently: "Master Hou, do you want to see the little old man?"
Qi Ning pointed back and said, "You go to the back to help Miss Tang, she will tell you what to do." Then he said to the guard who brought Dr. Song back: "You also go to the backyard to help."
The two of them hurried back. Tang Nuo obviously heard the noise and called Doctor Song when he went out. He gave a few instructions. Doctor Song nodded slightly.
"Here...are you looking for a way to detoxify?" Elder Suzaku saw this and asked hurriedly.
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "Elder Zhuque, actually, I can't give you a definite answer until now, but since yesterday, I have been looking for a way to detoxify. Whether it succeeds or not, I can only leave it up to the people. Destiny." After a pause, he said: "But you can rest assured, if I find a way to detoxify, I will tell you the Beggar Gang as soon as possible."
Elder Zhuque stood up and said gratefully: "Master Hou, if all the disciples of the Beggar Clan can be saved, Master Hou will be the benefactor of my Beggar Clan."
Qining waved his hand, poured another cup of hot water for Elder Suzaku, and then asked: "Elder Suzaku, there is something that I really want to know, but this is something you helped me with, so if I ask presumptuously, Don’t be surprised either.”
"What does the Marquis want to ask?"
"You have been sure from the beginning that this is the dead hand of the Black Lotus Holy Cult. Why are you so sure?" Qining frowned and said, "Did you see it from the poison?"
Elder Zhuque hesitated for a moment, then finally said: "To be honest with you, when the Beggar Clan started to spread the disease, we didn't notice it. Until someone died from the poison, we thought it was just an illness. But several people died one after another. Only then did we realize something was wrong, so we called in some good helpers, and also asked several people from the Jianghu community to help check, and we found out that he had been poisoned."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Elder Suzaku continued: "And we quickly found out that the corpses that died from the poison contained Miao Jiang's poisonous eggs."
Qi Ning thought that it turned out that the beggar gang had also discovered the Gu egg poison, and asked: "So you judge that it is the work of the Black Lotus Holy Sect?"
"Does the Marquis also know about the Black Lotus Holy Cult?" Elder Suzaku asked.
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then said: "Elder Suzaku, let me tell you the truth, the imperial court has also listed the Black Lotus Holy Sect as a suspect, and there are already people who want to use troops against the Black Lotus Holy Sect."
"The imperial court wants to use troops against the Black Lotus Holy Sect?" Elder Zhuque was stunned for a moment, thoughtful, and then said: "The Poison Egg Poison is only found in the Miao Territory, and the Poison Egg Poison is used as a medicine to prepare such a powerful drug. poison, we are helpless, and only the Black Lotus Holy Sect has such ability." After a pause, he said: "Even so, we would not make such an assertion lightly, but not long ago, our Beggar Gang and the Black Lotus The Lotus Saint Sect had a conflict, and... and even hurt their people, so...!"
"You have a conflict with the Black Lotus Holy Sect?" Qining asked immediately: "Where? Is it in the capital?"
Elder Zhuque shook his head and said: "It's not in the city, but it's still near the capital. Beggar Clan disciples are all over the world, and they have a lot of eyes. A while ago, some disciples discovered that several Miao people suddenly appeared near the capital, mysteriously, so they I summoned people to follow them secretly and see what they did."
Qi Ning thought that this was because you, the Beggar Gang, were nosy, but he also knew that Jianghu people like to meddle in other people's business. This Beggar Gang is not weak in the Gyeonggi area, and it is natural for them to want to find out something rare when they see it.
"Originally, we never thought that we were from the Black Lotus Sect. After all, the Black Lotus Sect is far away on the border of Bashu and has not set foot in the Central Plains." Elder Suzaku said with a solemn expression: "After the disciples in the gang followed, who knew that the other party was also very We are vigilant and want to get rid of them. The more they act like this, the weirder we feel. They are clinging to us, and when they see that they can't get rid of us, they actually have murderous intentions."
"So the two sides started fighting?"
Elder Zhuque nodded slightly: "They set up an ambush, attacked our people, and killed several of our brothers. Fortunately, two of them were ill-informed and escaped their murderous hands. Our Beggar Gang has always been reasonable, and we don't want to We can easily become enemies with other Jianghu forces, but since they are so ruthless, we naturally cannot sit idly by and ignore them."
"The world of martial arts emphasizes repaying kindness and repaying hatred. You have lost two lives to them, so naturally you will not let it go." Qining said.
Elder Zhuque said: "The Beggar Clan immediately sent people to search for those people, and they were found within two days, and then...!" After a pause, he thought for a moment, and then said: "I wanted them to make it clear, but they were so stubborn. Be reasonable and take action when they meet. In the end... In the end, two of them were killed, but the remaining one also escaped." His brows furrowed: "We checked the corpses and found that they had black lotus tattoos on their bodies, which are black lotus tattoos. The mark of the Lotus Saint Sect, only then did I know that I had enmity with the Black Lotus Saint Sect.”
Qi Ning finally understood and said: "So the disciples of the Beggar Clan were infected with the epidemic virus, and the poisonous egg poison in the poison came from the Miao border. In addition, you just killed people from the Black Lotus Sect not long ago, so it is natural to think that this is The vicious hands of the Black Lotus Sect. You think this is a grudge between the world and the government. If the government is alerted, you beggar gang will look bad, so you conceal the epidemic, but you don’t know that it will lead to a huge disaster."
Elder Zhuque looked solemn, nodded and said: "That's exactly it."
"Elder Suzaku, since you said that the Black Lotus Sect does not set foot in the Central Plains, can you clarify why the Black Lotus Sect sent people to the Gyeonggi area this time?" Qining asked with a frown.