The two birds probably felt that this time it was the same as usual. Usually, there are people who feed and water them regularly in this way, and take care of the cages. Sometimes the food is mixed with spiritual herbs and medicines.
So they didn't resist at all.
But this time is different.
Ordinarily, this kind of Qingyuan San is a medicine for relieving and regulating the essence. Spiritual birds can also be eaten, and there will be no discomfort if you eat too much.
However, the medicine was given to the two spirit birds for just a stick of incense, and the two spirit birds were wrong. One was spinning around in place, and the hair on the other's neck was all fluffed up, making a hoarse and stabbing sound.
Mo Chen stepped forward without any trace, covering Xiaodong behind him.
But Xiaodong had already seen that the eyes of the two birds were bloodshot and reddened, as if they could bleed.
No, it's not an elephant, it's bleeding!
Not only was blood dripping from the eyes, but blood was also foaming from the bird's beak. One pounced on it as if it wanted to choose someone to eat, but Wang Mengchen grabbed its neck. The other one panicked and ran head-on towards the window.
It may be that the medicine had affected its eyesight. The bird didn't break open the window, but crashed headfirst into the white stone window edge beside the window. Blood spattered everywhere and died on the spot.
The one in Wang Mengchen's hand was still alive, but it only lived a moment longer than the one that was killed. When Wang Mengchen pinched it, he didn't use any strength in his hand, he didn't want to kill the bird just like that.
It's not that he regrets the bird's life, but that he can better test the medicine while the bird is alive.
But the bird stretched its neck and let out a long cry, then drooped its head limply.
also died.
Xiaodong was frightened by the medicine.
Where is this tonic? This is clearly poison!
These two birds were so docile when they were first brought in, and their coat color was bright, and there was nothing unusual about them. But now? There were bird feathers fluttering everywhere in the room, blood was splashed all over the floor, and there was an unpleasant smell...
Xiaodong felt that the smell was unpleasant, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Wang Mengchen put down the dead bird in his hand.
His face was livid, staring at the two dead birds near and far, his hands clenched into fists.
The two people who were in charge of dispensing the medicine were even more pale. One slumped on the ground with a plop, and the other seemed to be frightened.
"How... Impossible..."
The two of them dispensed the medicine by themselves. Every time the medicine is dispensed, according to the practice of Qianshantang, two people work together to avoid any selfishness or mistakes when one person operates.
At that time, one of them was dispensing the medicine, and the other was helping. Of course, the medicine was prepared according to the prescription.
It's never gone wrong before, how could it be this time
Did someone add something to the ingredients
However, few people come to Qianshan Hall, especially the pharmacy. Today is a special situation, so Senior Brother Wang let these two Shuge disciples in because he wanted them to serve as witnesses.
When feeding the two birds, the two people who dispensed the medicine were confident that there would be no problem with the medicine they dispensed. The problem happened after they left the pharmacy and had nothing to do with them.
But now it's a slap in the face.
This bottle of medicine has been kept in the pharmacy and has not been taken out. As a result, after the spirit bird ate it... the situation is so tragic that it is obvious at a glance, need I say it
So the problem is not outside, but inside Qian Shan Tang, just the two of them!
"Senior brother, senior brother! We really didn't do any tricks, and the medicine was dispensed without any mistakes that day. Senior brother, you must help us, you must help us!"
If something like this happened, it would be natural if Wang Mengchen wanted to throw them out to ward off the disaster. Master is not here, so it is Wang Mengchen who is in charge of Qianshantang.
"Okay, don't mess yourself up."
Wang Mengchen also didn't believe that the two of them would tamper with the medicine.
After all, it does them no good at all. They will certainly not be able to escape the guilt of the incident.
But how could the medicine cause such a big problem
It's like being poisoned, and it's not an ordinary poison.
The disciples sent to Tianfengtang also came back. Fortunately, the two bottles of medicine that Tianfengtang received hadn't been opened yet.
Wang Mengchen tried again without giving up, and the two bottles sent to Tianfengtang were exactly the same as the other two bottles.
Wang Mengchen's expression was extremely ugly.
Even if he handed over his two juniors to quell public anger when Elder Ri Wu and the others made a fuss, it would not be able to erase his responsibility for being unfavorable in supervision as a senior.
He also has enemies in Tianjian City, and there are also people who think he is not pleasing to the eye and want to pull him off the horse.
"What ingredients did you use to prepare the medicine that day?"
"They were all taken by Curry!" The man who had slumped on the ground before was helped to stand up, and he wiped his face vigorously: "I'll go and get them all, and we can match them again in front of the senior brother." .”
No one wants to clarify this matter more than the two of them. If they don't clarify, they are afraid that they will die. Even if the result is better and he can save his life, his skills may be abolished, and he may even be driven out of Tianjian City.
Tianjian no one in the city is willing to go outside.
From their point of view, the places outside Tianjian City are dangerous, wild, devoid of aura, and almost barren. If you are really driven out of the city, then life is worse than death.
Wang Mengchen nodded, and when he looked at Mo Chen and his brothers, he said apologetically, "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Meng, I'm really sorry. I wanted to ask you for advice, but I didn't expect you to be involved in this matter." It's just... the matter has come to this point, and I can only ask you to be a witness."
Mo Chen said: "Brother Wang, why bother to see outsiders? They are all from the same school, and you didn't expect such a thing to happen. Is it convenient for us to watch the dispensing?"
Of course it was not possible, but at this point, what is the convenience
Xiaodong felt both frightened and a little funny.
Hearing that the senior brother said that one of them was not an outsider, why bother to meet an outsider, in fact, the two of them are out-and-out outsiders! Not only are they not from their sect, they are not even from Tianjiancheng.
But Xiaodong felt terrible about this powerful drug.
After eating these two good-looking birds, they died suddenly like crazy and possessed by evil spirits. A person probably wouldn't die instantly like this...but certainly not much better.
When weighing the medicine and taking it, the two men's hands trembled, and Wang Mengchen stood aside with an expression that could be called a tiger's eye. It seemed that as long as these two men dared to make a little mistake, he would mercilessly crush them to death.
Xiaodong watched their actions seriously and curiously, secretly remembering them.
He used to see Senior Brother Jiang and Senior Brother Jiang dispensing medicine, but the movements and various utensils were obviously not as particular as others.
But so what? Don't look at their particularity, but the medicine they make is like poison. Senior brother and the others don't have these exquisite utensils, but the medicine they make is still easy to use. The pills that Xiaodong took when he was sick, and the medicinal soup that the elder brother made for tempering his muscles and bones, both of them are the same, they are all good medicines.
When it was time to steam the medicine, Wang Mengchen simply took over the job of fanning the fire. He stared at the medicinal materials in the furnace while fanning the fire.
The medicinal materials just now were indeed from the pharmacy, nothing unusual, Wang Mengchen also used these in his own prescriptions. The actions of the two people who dispensed the medicine were not unusual, there were no mistakes or omissions, and it was impossible for them to entrain or tamper with him under his nose.
Right now, there is nothing wrong with the preparation process of this medicine, even if he did it himself, it would be nothing more than that.
The medicinal materials were steamed in about half an hour, refined by the elixir fire, and grinded several times when they were taken out again, but the main process of dispensing the medicine can be said to be over.
"This medicine..."
Wang Mengchen didn't need to try again, just by looking at the color and smell, he could tell that this medicine was the same as the one formulated in the previous batch, and it was no longer a normal Qingyuan powder.
It has completely become another kind of medicine. It may not have much effect on ordinary people, but it is no different from highly poisonous to a cultivator. damage.
"How is this possible?" Wang Mengchen watched from beginning to end, making sure that there were no mistakes in the ingredients and the dispensing.
The medicine that can be dispensed is greatly wrong.
But the two who dispensed the medicine breathed a sigh of relief.
This shows that they are innocent.
But where is the problem
The medicinal materials have been checked just now, and the utensils have not been tampered with. Wang Mengchen searched everything again from the beginning as if he was determined, but the result was ironic, everything was fine.
Where could the problem be
Blindly ordinary Qingyuan San, prepared according to the prescription, there is nothing wrong with it, why is it poisonous
Mo Chen had been watching quietly from the sidelines, and now seeing Wang Mengchen as a trapped animal, he suddenly said, "When steaming medicine, where does the water come from? Have you tested the water?"
One word awakens the dreamer!
Water was indeed added when steaming the medicine, but there is nothing unusual about such things as water, just pour it out of the stone bowl and use it.
Wang Mengchen grabbed the person beside him: "Water! It's water! Where did this water come from?"
"That's right, the water is taken from the well behind the Xuanshuang Garden. We have always taken water there."
That's right, this Wang Mengchen also knows.
He picked up the water bowl, but the water in it hadn't been used up yet, and there was still a shallow layer.
Wang Mengchen didn't care much about it, so he took a sip when he picked it up.
The people on the side panicked: "Senior Brother Wang, don't want it!"
After the words fell, Wang Mengchen turned his head and spit out the water with a puff.
"Brother Wang, are you alright?"
"It's okay..." Wang Mengchen wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and the expression on his face couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness.
"The water is wrong."
The disciple who was in charge of fetching water said tremblingly, "Brother Wang, I just went to fetch water as usual, and the water hasn't stayed overnight."
"You, and Dong Shi, go get another bucket of water."
Xiaodong glanced at senior brother.
He remembered what Zhang Zheng said, that the two springs in Tianjian City had been used up.
Is this well water too? (to be continued)