In the green soil of the demon world, medicinal herbs and flowers are still blooming all over the mountains and plains.
Mochizuki never expected that she would return to this place again to find a life-saving elixir for Little Snow Rabbit. He headed straight for Heye's house, and before he even reached the entrance of the courtyard, he heard laughter coming from inside.
In the yard, Heye's wife Lingdang was playing games with two little boys and a little girl. She sat on the chair opposite the child with a stack of cards in her hands. The names of various herbs were written on the cards. When she randomly picks a card and reads it out, the children will go to the pile of herbs in front to pick out that herb. The first child who is sure that she has picked the right one can put the herb into the pile. In his own dustpan, the one with the most herbs in the last dustpan is the winner.
This is a game that has been passed down from a long time ago by the Demon Spirit Clan. While having fun, the children unknowingly memorized the names of various herbs. The three children ran back and forth among the piles of herbs, bells and dustpans. Even though they were out of breath, they still enjoyed it.
Seeing Mochizuki suddenly walking into the courtyard, the three children were stunned for a while, and then the children of Heye and Lingdang recognized Mochizuki at the same time, ran towards him with a smile, threw themselves into his arms and shouted: "Uncle Mochizuki! "
The other thin boy standing there was none other than Kui, the son of Wang Jue's red-eared demon spirit. His father entrusted him to Heye before he died, and since then he has become the adopted son of Heye and Bell. Although Kui didn't recognize this uncle who suddenly visited him, he couldn't hold back the bright smile he had during the game just now.
He stared at Wangyue, and there was no trace of anger or hatred on his face, so he guessed that the hinges and bells must have given him a lot of love. Kui realized that he was actually looking at a stranger, and suddenly became shy, running behind Ling Ding.
"It's Lord Mochizuki, why are you here!" Lingdang greeted Kui's little head behind him while gently stroking Kui's little head.
"Bell! I came here this time because I have something to ask Hinye for help. Where are the others?" Mochizuki asked bluntly.
"He is busy in the herb field. It's almost time to come back. Please go sit in the house first and I'll make you a cup of hot tea!"
Just as Lingdang was about to let Mochizuki go into the house, he said, "No, I'll just go to the fields to find him!"
She could see his anxiety, so she said to her son: "Little Shitou, mom still has to cook for you! You and your sister can lead Master Mochizuki to your dad, okay?"
"Yeah!" Xiao Shitou nodded sensibly.
"I want to go too!" Kuiyi saw that Xiao Shitou and Doudou were both looking for hinges, so he also begged the bell and said.
"Go, Kui!" Lingdang patted his little face lovingly, and then pushed him forward.
The three children jumped all the way, clustered around Mochizuki and led him towards the herb field where Heye worked. Before they reached their destination, they met Heye on the road.
As soon as Heye saw it was Wangyue, he walked up to him and asked, "Master Wangyue, why did you suddenly come to Qingyang?"
"My eldest brother's daughter, Little Snow Rabbit, is seriously ill. I'm here to ask for a prescription for a magical medicine!" Mochizuki answered him straight to the point.
"Okay, I'll take you to find the old medicine witch of the Demon Spirit Tribe right now! Don't worry, she will definitely find a way!" Heye knew that Mochizuki was a cheerful and optimistic person. If the situation wasn't urgent, he would not have done it. So gloomy.
He first sent the three children home and put down the tools he brought with him. Then he took Mochizuki and walked towards the old Yaosha's home on the fourth floor of the city. This medicine witch named Fangqi is the best at preparing elixirs among the demon spirits still alive. A few unknown yellow flowers poked out from the fence of the small courtyard where he lived alone, and the courtyard door opened inward with just a push.
In Wangyue's impression, medicine witches are all extremely ugly, because most of their lives they need to constantly try medicines on themselves, and the toxins contained in various medicines accumulate in the body over time, which will inevitably cause their skin to get sores, and sometimes even make them fall off. Loss of teeth and fingernails, or blindness. So before going to see Fangqi, Wangyue was mentally prepared and warned herself not to offend the medicine wizard by showing any disrespectful expression.
The little snow rabbit who suddenly contracted a strange disease was still waiting for him in Wutong Garden. He didn't know whether her condition had worsened, but he just hoped that it wouldn't develop too quickly. The thought of her frail appearance when he visited her for the last time before leaving made him heartbroken and breathless.
The yard was very tidy, with only a deck chair and some herbs hanging to dry. On the recliner, a man in green robe was taking a nap. This man's figure appeared to be much slender than that of ordinary demon spirits. One hand was holding an open ancient book on his face to block the sun, and the other arm was hanging naturally from the handle of the chair. One couldn't help but think that either he was too vigilant or was sleeping too deeply, so he didn't react even when Heye and Mochizuki walked up to him.
"Fangqi!" Heye leaned down and called him softly. Seeing that he didn't respond, he patted his shoulder again, "Fangqi!"
Mochizuki became impatient when he saw that no matter how Heye called, the man had no response. He was waiting for the prescription to come back and save his life. So he came over and hit the man on the head several times, and shouted: "Wake up!"
Hinye turned to him and shook his head to tell him to stop immediately. But it was too late. After the person sleeping on the recliner groaned a few times, his upper body jumped up from the chair, and the book on his face fell to the ground.
Only then did Wangyue realize that Fangqi was a woman. Not only that, it seems that her appearance is completely different from other demon spirits, just like an ordinary human woman. She has short hair, a fair face, and delicate features. Her appearance, which is in her twenties at most, does not go well with the title of Old Medicine Witch.
He asked Heye in surprise: "Is this the old medicine wizard you mentioned?!"
"Yes, although Fangqi's father is from the demon spirit tribe, her mother is a human. Her family has a secret recipe for delaying aging, which is why she looks so young. In fact, she is over 800 years old." He Ye He responded with some embarrassment. Fangqi should be the oldest among the living Demon Spirit Clan. Although she does not participate in political affairs or fighting, she is still favored by the Demon Spirit Clan because of her seniority in the clan and profound knowledge of elixirs. respect. She was aloof by nature, and could even be said to be a bit eccentric. As a result, Mochizuki hit her on the head when he saw her for the first time. She would definitely not be happy.
With a look of sleepiness on her face, Fangqi covered the area above her head where Mochizuki had hit her, and found that there was a swelling there. She glanced at Heye and said with great displeasure: "I don't care who you are as the new leader of the Demonic Clan. You and I have already had an agreement, Heye! Don't interfere with each other, do you understand?" Understand?!" Then she turned her face to Wangyue, glaring at him angrily, "Now why are you bringing this rude person to show off to me?!"
"Fangqi, don't be surprised! This is not a rude person, but a real prince, named Wangyue. He is also eager to find a prescription for his relatives to save their lives, so he offended you. You sir have a lot of , don’t argue with us!” Heye begged with a smile while bowing to apologize.
Fangqi stared at Wangyue several times from head to toe, then pointed at him and sneered: "Prince? Hahahaha... I think it will be a matter of time before the demon world is destroyed. Anyone can become a prince, alas! "
Mochizuki felt that the Fangqi in front of her was really annoying, but she saw Heye who kept winking at her. He knew that he had to suppress it as much as possible at this moment, so he took a deep breath and said to Fangqi: "Master Fangqi, Wang Yue was so offended just now! I just want to ask you for a magical prescription to cure the disease!"
"I can't cure this disease!" Fangqi shook her head and refused with certainty.
"You!" Mochizuki had obviously endured it for a long time, but she hadn't even told her about the snow rabbit's symptoms yet, so Fangqi said it couldn't be cured. It was simply too much to bully others. He was about to get angry, but the other party continued.
"We didn't even bring the patient, how do you expect me to treat him right?!" Fangqi put away her contempt for him and said with a serious face.
"So that's it! The little girl is too sick and her body is extremely weak. She really can't bear the long journey! But Mochizuki can tell her symptoms, right?" Heye quickly explained.
"Oh?! Tell me!" When Fangqi heard that the sick person was a child, she inevitably felt sympathy and stopped being serious with Wangyue.
"She just started getting sick in the past few days. After she got sick, she was in a coma. Her body was green from top to bottom, and the color was getting darker and darker, and she was also sweating a lot. Because she was always I couldn't wake up, so I couldn't find out whether it was because of eating something by mistake or coming into contact with some source of disease. In the past few days, many doctors from Chenji Palace were invited to see him, but they all failed. I can't explain why." Wangyue told Fangqi about the situation of the little snow rabbit. He was so emotional as he spoke that even the corners of his eyes were a little red.
After hearing this, Fangqi's expression became very solemn. After being silent for a while, she sighed repeatedly: "Alas, alas..."
"What?" Heye asked her tentatively.
"This sounds quite tricky! I really don't have any prescriptions here that can cure her!" Fangqi responded with some regret.
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have come to Qingyang to waste my time!" Wang Yue said and turned around to leave.
"You guy with pigtails is really impatient. I haven't finished my words yet! I can't cure her because she's not sick at all, but poisoned!" Fangqi shook her head. Head stood up from the chair.
"Poisoned?" Mochizuki asked in shock.
"That's right, the poison she was poisoned by is called Xu Zhi. I wonder if you have ever heard of a plant called Angelica dahurica?"
"Isn't that a kind of flower in the human world?" Mochizuki was somewhat impressed by this kind of flower.
"Yes, Angelica dahurica is not only non-toxic, but its roots can also be used as medicine. But there is another similar plant called Black Angelica that only grows in the demon world. It doesn't matter if you take Black Angelica alone, but it can be used as a medicine. No matter what kind of poison is added to the root of Heizhi, the toxicity will be doubled several times. But what kind of poison did the other party use the root of Heizhi as a medicine? And why would he harm a child? I just I can't tell! Have you offended anyone?"
"She is my eldest brother's daughter. My eldest brother died young, leaving them orphaned and widowed. My sister-in-law usually lives in seclusion. If she was poisoned because she made enemies, maybe it was because of me. "After Wangyue heard Fangqi's explanation, she immediately blamed herself.
"It's up to you to find out the truth for yourself! I can only tell you that the poisoned person's body will first turn blue, and finally gradually turn from green to black. When the internal organs and bones are the same color as black peony, that is, he will die. No doubt! It usually takes two to three months from the onset of poisoning to death. I can give you a prescription to relieve the toxin first. It can temporarily eliminate the symptoms of poisoning and prolong the life of the little girl. And you We need to find the poisoner within this period of time and force him to tell what kind of poison he was poisoned, so that we can know how to detoxify him!"