Chapter 46: The Hundred Days of Poison Feast

Wu Buwei said solemnly: "The 100-day poison banquet is a test for people to taste the poison of the world within 100 days. During this period, almost all the food eaten was poisonous, and people were not poisoned to death by relying only on the mutual restraint of poisons. ”

Xiang Chonghua shuddered and said, "No wonder those people are so sensitive to poisons. ”

Wu Buwei shook his head and said, "You are wrong. What really makes people sensitive to medicine is the special secret medicine that the master added to the poison called 'reminiscence'. Although this medicine is the master's own creation, it is not inferior to any kind of poison recorded in "Deviance". After 'reminiscence' enters the body, it is difficult to expel unless there is an antidote from the master. If the human body accumulates this poison to a certain extent, it will be extremely sensitive to the drug, and even the medicine will not be able to take it. The people of Baihumen can sense the poison, so it is naturally not easy to be poisoned. ”

Qin Fei said: "But aren't many of your disciples poisoned by their own people?" ”

Wu Buwei said with a smile: "This is the second great thing about 'Remembering the Past'. Too much reminiscence can make people sensitive to the drug, but if it is diluted with honey wine, it can make the person temporarily unable to feel the stimulation of the drug. There is a rule in the White Tiger Gate, that is, the poison and antidote of the people of the gate can only be taken from the White Tiger Gate's own medicine garden. The water in this medicine garden is mixed with mead-wine. If anyone violates the rules of the door and dispenses medicine privately, they will naturally be easily identified by the same door and killed. Of course, because of the fear of the master, this phenomenon is almost non-existent. Even if there were occasional ones, the one who was killed and the one who killed could not guess what was going on. ”

Qin Fei sighed: "In this way, even if there are many disciples, Mr. Ci Wu can control it freely. ”

Wu Buwei said: "The purpose of the master to let the disciples take this medicine unknowingly is more than that. Although 'reminiscence' is very helpful in identifying medicines, it is also a chronic poison. Although it will not have much effect on the body, it must be controlled regularly with drugs, otherwise it will gradually become poisonous. Every year on the birthday of the master, the birthday wine that everyone drinks is added to the antidote to temporarily suppress the 'memories of the past'. Those who have dissenting intentions for the master, or even betray the master, naturally have only one way to die. ”

Qin Fei wiped the cold sweat from his head and said, "Isn't a high-ranking disciple immune?" ”

Wu Buwei said: "Not bad." He took out a vial from his arms and handed it to Xiang Chonghua and said, "This medicinal powder is colorless and tasteless, even the people of Baihumen will never be able to distinguish it." Whether it is skin contact or oral administration, as long as it is touched a little, it can revive the 'memory' in the body. Best of all, it doesn't do anyone harm. You must use it sparingly. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "Then what should you do?" ”

Wu Buwei said with a smile: "I have always liked to take risks, and I only kept this thing out of gratitude to my master." If I were to use this method against them, I would rather be slaughtered by them! ”

Qin Fei forced the medicine bottle into Xiang Chonghua's arms while interjecting: "Mr. Ciwu is too jealous of Brother Wu if he is so good. ”

Wu Buwei said with a smile: "His old man said that I was the first person who was willing to dig out his heart to him, so taking this bottle of medicine as a reward is, of course, also a kind of restraint on the heart and the unintentional." One of them has a lot of connections with Shizun, and the other has a special identity, if he really has a different heart, it is inconvenient for him to do it himself. You don't have to envy me, although I didn't take any poison, I was the most controlled by others. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "Why? You are so free and easy, is there any other handle that he holds? ”

Wu Buwei said: "He didn't let me suffer the 100-day poison banquet, but he was actually forced to do so. In order to save my life, the master used extremely heavy techniques and medicines to help the liver and suppress the lungs. But the main attack of 'Memories of the Past' is the lungs and veins of the human body, and as long as I get a little bit of it, I will die. ”

Xiang Chonghua Qi said: "You are obviously seriously injured, why does he still suppress your lung veins?" ”

Qin Fei said solemnly: "Because the five internal organs of a person are not a mass of harmony, but maintain a balance in the mutual growth and restraint. The lungs belong to gold, the heart belongs to fire, and fire overcomes gold. If this is too weak, it will cause the other to be too strong. If the heart is greatly damaged, the inhibition of the lungs will be drastically reduced, causing a cascade of balance loss of control. Inhibiting the lungs is equivalent to supporting the heart. The normal operation of all things in heaven and earth is nothing more than the word balance. Everyone knows that the way of nature cannot be changed, but can only be followed. But how many people can use it for their own purposes with the ease of Mr. Jina? Mr. Tzu Na is truly a genius! ”

Wu Buwei sighed: "Aren't you extremely smart? Then he added: "It's just that the medicine is a little worse." Seeing Qin Fei's little face turn from red to black, he said with a smile: "Although I have picked up a small life, I am already a strong outsider. Han Wen saw that I sometimes had palpitations and shortness of breath, and thought that it was because I was ill, so he called many doctors. But what can quacks do who can only deceive people? If it weren't for the master's unique internal strength to renew my life, I might not have survived for two years. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "Why don't you go and ask Mr. Zhuang Meng." His medical skills are the best in the world, and there must be a way. ”

Wu Buwei said lightly: "First of all, it doesn't matter whether Mr. Zhuang Meng has the ability to penetrate the world. Even if he could heal me, I wouldn't ask him. The longevity of life is only a hundred years. In the face of eternal time, how much difference is there between a hundred years and more than ten years? The biggest advantage of humans over animals is that they can decide how to spend their lives to a certain extent. Instead of succumbing to the length of life, it is better to have a good time, so that it is not in vain to be a human being. ”

Xiang Chonghua hurriedly said: "I didn't ask you to worship under him, how can you bend your heart and suppress your will when you beg him?" If you can't pull your face, I'll help you beg him! ”

Qin Fei said: "Brother Wu naturally has his own reasons, why do you want to force it?" He stood up and said to Wu Buwei: "For more than 20 years, Baihumen and Xuanwu Pond have not violated each other on the surface, but in fact, they are like fire and water. Brother Wu respects Mr. Ciwu like a celestial, but he has never said whether Mr. Zhuang Meng is right or wrong, and he is very grateful. ”

Xiang Chonghua said: "I know that Mr. Ciwu is not bad to you, but his cruelty and ruthlessness are also known to the world. Why do you ......?"

Wu Buwei said coldly: "Although the people of Baihumen are good at assassinating poison, they are also killing, what is the difference between killing people with a knife, piercing the heart with an arrow and poisoning?" Anyone with a bit of brains should know that the struggle between the aristocratic states that harms and kills the most people is Moru. Except for the disappearance of the Vermilion Bird Valley, the White Tiger Gate is the most alienated from politics, and the people who died at the hands of our men are not much less than those who died under the siege of the city and the conspiracy power struggle. Although Baihumen's methods are terrifying, they are all aimed at the opponents of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen who can afford high prices, and those who will not come will not refuse, and they are very cautious. The most ridiculous thing is that how many of those who abused Mr. Tzu Wu and the White Tiger Gate were victims? They mixed hearsay with fear in their hearts to frighten themselves, but they worshipped the princes and nobles who despised them and mutilated them. If the world can reduce the blindness by three points, the traitors who deceive the world and the poor people who have been wronged can be reduced by at least half. However, if the positions and interests are not the same, the views will naturally be different. I have no right to influence your thoughts, but I ask you not to insult the people I respect the most in front of me. ”

Xiang Chonghua said apologetically: "I'm sorry for inadvertently offending Mr. Ciwu, I just think he is too ...... to his own disciples."

Qin Fei interrupted him with a serious face, "Although the White Tiger disciples are young at the beginning, they are generally twelve or thirteen years old, and I believe that Mr. Ci Wu will also tell them what they will experience before they enter." Since you have opted in, you are responsible for your actions. It's like if you choose the battlefield, you no longer have the right to complain about the cruelty of war. He paused, then continued: "I used to think that only the art of war was the greatest and most legitimate thing in the world, but now I suddenly feel that many of the so-called good and evil in the world are in fact nothing more than obedience to the interests and habits of the public. No matter what people do, it is only for profit. The greater ones are for the good of the collective. The more selfish ones are for personal gain. But even if it is for the benefit of the collective, why not for its own collective? The boundary between good and evil is never clear. ”

Wu Buwei sighed: "Even the so-called morality is not pandering to the interests and habits of the master? If a woman is tired of her husband and turns to Gaozhi, everyone will spurn her, but if a man likes the new and hates the old, he is taken for granted. If, after thousands of years, man's dominance ceases to be sacrosanct, the corresponding morality must also change greatly. ”

The corners of his mouth suddenly raised a mocking smile, and he said, "Guess why my mother left my father?" It was because she tore the dress given to her by the queen in order to bandage the wound of a wounded child on the side of the road, and committed great disrespect. In the eyes of my cowardly father and his snobbish father, the lives of a hundred commoners are no match for a rag given by the royal family! That's the morality of what they do! And I, on the other hand, just picked up the things that the world could not do. ”

Xiang Chonghua saluted Wu Buwei and said, "Please allow me to apologize for those childish words before." ”

Wu Buwei waved his hand and said: "You can be patient and listen to these crazy words, I am already very happy, how can I blame you?" I thought that only Shizun and I could understand these thoughts in the world......" He took out a small wine jug from his arms, raised his head and took a sip and handed it to Xiang Chonghua, Xiang Chonghua took it without thinking about it and took a big sip. Qin Fei hesitated for a moment, asked Xiang Chonghua for the wine jug, and also took a sip. Wu Buwei's eyes were slightly red, and he said, "Thank you." If the master knew, he would be very happy. He is actually a very poor person. ”