Chapter 215: Medicine Witch Fangming
The demon world is green, and the medicinal herbs and flowers all over the mountains are still blooming.
Mochizuki didn't expect that he would return to this place again, but he was actually looking for a life-saving elixir prescription for the little snow rabbit. He went straight in the direction of the Heye's house, and before he reached the gate of the courtyard, he heard laughter coming from inside.
In the yard, Hinge's wife, Bell, is playing games with two little boys and a little girl. She sat in the chair across from the child with a stack of cards in her hand, and the names of various herbs were written on them. When she draws a random one and reads it, the children will go to the pile of herbs in front of them to pick out the herbs, and the first child she must have taken the right ones can put the herbs into their own dustpan, and the last one with the most herbs in the dustpan will be the winner.
This is a game that has been handed down by the Demon Spirit Clan since a long time ago, and while entertaining, children unconsciously memorize the names of various herbs. The three children walked between the herb piles, bells and dustpans, and even though they were out of breath, they still enjoyed themselves.
Seeing Mochizuki who suddenly walked into the courtyard, the three children were stunned for a while, and then a pair of children with hinges and bells recognized Mochizuki at the same time, ran towards him with a smile and threw himself into his arms and shouted, "Uncle Mochizuki!" ”
And the other slender boy standing in place was the son of the prince and the red-eared demon spirit. His father entrusted him to Hinga before he died, and he became the adopted son of Hinge and Bell. Although Kui didn't know this uncle who came out of nowhere, he couldn't hold back the bright smile on his face when he was playing just now.
He looked at Mochizuki, and there was not the slightest hint of anger or hatred on his face, and he guessed that the hinge and the bell must have given him a lot of love. Aware that he was making eye contact with a stranger, Kui became shy and ran behind the bell.
"It's Mochizuki-sama, why are you here!" The bell gently stroked the little head behind him and greeted Mochizuki.
"Bells! I'm here for help with something to ask for help, what about others? Mochizuki asked bluntly.
"He's busy in the herb field, it's almost time to come back, you go and sit in the house first, I'll make you a cup of hot tea!"
Bell was about to let Mochizuki into the house, but he said, "No, I'll go directly to the field to find him!" ”
She saw that he was anxious, so she said to her son, "Little stone, my mother still wants to cook for you!" You and your sister lead Mochizuki-sama to your father, okay? ”
"Hmm!" Little Stone nodded sensibly in response.
"I'm going too!" When Kui saw that Xiaoshi and Doudou were going to look for the hinge, he also begged for the bell and said.
"Go, Kui!" The bell lovingly slapped his little face again, and then pushed him forward.
The three children jumped all the way, huddled around Mochizuki and led him towards the herb field where the hinge worked, and before he reached his destination, he met the hinge on the road.
As soon as Hingye saw that it was Mochizuki, he walked over and asked, "Lord Mochizuki, why did you suddenly come to Qingyang?" ”
"My eldest brother's daughter, Snow Rabbit, is seriously ill, and I'm here to ask for a cure!" Mochizuki responded to him straight to the point.
"Okay, I'll take you to the old medicine witch of the Demon Spirit Clan! Don't worry, she'll have a way! Hingye knew that Mochizuki was a cheerful and optimistic person, and if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, he wouldn't be so sad.
He sent the three children home first, and by the way, he also dropped the tools he was carrying, and then took Mochizuki to the old medicine witch's house on the fourth floor of the city. This medicine witch called Fang Meng can be said to be the best at preparing elixir among the living demon spirit clan. A few unknown yellow flowers peeked out from the fence of the small courtyard where he lived alone, and the courtyard door opened inward with a single push.
In Mochizuki's impression, the medicine witches are all extremely ugly, because most of their lives need to constantly test the medicine, and the toxins contained in various drugs accumulate in the body over time, which will inevitably cause skin sores, sometimes even lose teeth and nails, or go blind. Therefore, before going to meet Fang Ming, Mochizuki was mentally prepared, and warned himself not to show any disrespectful expression to annoy this medicine witch.
The little snow rabbit who suddenly contracted a strange disease is still waiting for him in the Wutong Garden, and he doesn't know if her condition has deteriorated, so he just hopes that it won't develop too quickly. The thought of her last visit before leaving, her frail appearance made him feel heartache and make it difficult for him to breathe.
The yard was very tidy, except for a deck chair and only a few herbs to dry. On a recliner, a man in a green robe is taking a nap. This man was much more slender than the average Demon Spirit Clan, one hand holding the spread out ancient book over his face to block the sun, and the other arm naturally hanging from the handle of the chair. One can't help but think that he is either too vigilant or sleeps too deeply, so even Hingha and Mochizuki don't react when they come to him.
"Fang Ming!" Hingye leaned down and whispered to him, and when he didn't react, he patted him on the shoulder again, "Fang Ming!" ”
Mochizuki saw that no matter how Hinge called, the man just didn't react and was a little impatient, and he was waiting for the prescription to go back to save his life. So he leaned over and knocked the man on the head a few times, and shouted, "Wake up! ”
Hinge turned to him and shook his head, meaning to tell him to stop quickly. But it was too late, and after the person who was asleep on the recliner moaned a few times, his upper body bounced straight up from the chair, and the book on his face slid to the ground.
At this time, Mochizuki realized that this Fang Meng turned out to be a woman. Not only that, but it seems that her appearance is completely different from other demon spirit clans, and she is simply no different from ordinary human women. She has short hair, a fair face, delicate facial features, and an appearance that is not very suitable for the title of old medicine witch at most.
He asked Hingye in surprise, "This is the old medicine witch you are talking about?!" ”
"Yes, Fang Ming's father is a demon spirit, but her mother is a human. Because her family has passed down the secret recipe for delaying aging, she looks so young, in fact, she is more than 800 years old. Hinge replied with some embarrassment. Fang Ming's age should be the oldest among the living Demon Spirit Clan, and although she does not participate in political affairs or battles, she is still respected by the Demon Spirit Clan because of her seniority in the clan and profound knowledge of elixirs. She is arrogant by nature, and it can even be said that she is a little eccentric, but the first time Mochizuki saw her, he hit her on the head, and she must not be happy.
Fang Meng looked sleepy, covered the place above her head that had only been knocked by Mochizuki, and found that there was a swollen bag. She glanced at Hinge and said with great displeasure, "I don't care who you are the new leader of the Demon Spirit Clan, there has been a word between you and me for a long time, Hingye!" Don't interfere with each other, do you understand?! Then she turned her face to Mochizuki and glared at him angrily, "What are you bringing this rude to me now?!" ”
"Fangming, don't be weird! This is not some rude person, but a real prince, called Mochizuki. He is also anxious to find a prescription for his relatives to save his life before he will offend you, you have a lot of adults, don't worry about us! Hinges pleaded with a smile as he made amends.
Fang Meng stared at Mochizuki from head to toe several times, then pointed at him and sneered and said, "Prince? Hahahaha...... I think the destruction of this demon world is a matter of time, and anyone can really be a prince, alas! ”
Mochizuki felt that the fang in front of him was really annoying, but he saw the hinge that was constantly making his eyes shine. He knew that he had to suppress it as much as possible at the moment, so he took a deep breath and said to Fang Ming: "This Lord Fang Ming, Mochizuki was offended a lot just now!" I just want to ask you for a cure! ”
"I can't cure this disease!" Fang Meng shook her head and replied with great certainty.
"You!" Mochizuki has obviously endured it again and again, but he hasn't even said the symptoms of the snow rabbit yet, and this Fang Meng can't be cured, it's just a bit deceitful. He was about to have a seizure, but the other party continued.
"The patient didn't bring it, how do you want me to deal with it?!" Fang Meng put away the contempt she had just given him and said with a serious face.
"I see! That little girl was so sick that her body was already too weak to endure the long journey! But Mochizuki can tell her symptoms, isn't it? Hinge quickly helped explain.
"Oh?! Tell me about it! Fang Ming heard that it was a child who was born sick, and it was inevitable that she would have compassion, so she no longer took Mochizuki seriously.
It was only in the past few days that she began to get sick, and after the onset of the disease, she was in a coma, her body was cyan from top to bottom, and the color was getting darker and darker, and she was also sweating profusely. Because she never woke up, she couldn't tell if she had eaten something by mistake or what she had come into contact with. In the past few days, I have also invited many doctors in the Chenji Palace to see them, but they can't say why. Mochizuki told Fang Meng about the little snow rabbit, and he was so emotional that even the corners of his eyes were a little red.
Fang Ming's expression became very solemn after hearing this, and after being silent for a while, she sighed again and again: "Alas, alas, ......"
"How?" Hinge asked her tentatively.
"That sounds tricky! I really don't have any cures here! Fang Meng replied with some regret.
"If I knew this way, I wouldn't have wasted my time in Qingyang!" After Mochizuki finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"You guy with a pigtailed head, you're really an impatient, I haven't finished my sentence yet! I couldn't cure her because she wasn't sick at all, she was poisoned! Fang Meng shook her head and got up from her chair.
"Poisoned?" Mochizuki asked in shock.
"That's right, the poison in her is called Xuzhi. I don't know if you've ever heard of Angelica dahurica? ”
"Isn't that a flower in the world?" Mochizuki has a slight impression of this flower.
"Yes, Angelica Angelica is not only non-toxic, but also the root can be used as medicine. But there is another similar plant that only grows in the demon world called Angelica nigra, and it doesn't matter if I take Angelica nigra alone, but it can be used as a medicine, no matter what kind of poison is added to the root of Angelica dahurica, the toxicity will be multiplied several times. But what kind of poison did the other party use the root of Angelica dahurica to induce? And why would he harm a child? I can't say it! Have you sinned against anyone? ”
"She is my eldest brother's daughter, my eldest brother died early, leaving only their orphans and widows to depend on each other, my sister-in-law lives in a simple place on weekdays, if she says that she was poisoned because of the enemy, maybe it can only be for me." After Mochizuki listened to Fang Ming's explanation, she immediately blamed herself.
"It's up to you to find out the truth yourself! I can only tell you that the whole body of the poisoned person will first turn blue, and then gradually turn from green to black, until the internal organs and bones are the same color as Angelica, that is, he will definitely die! Generally, it takes two or three months from poison to death, I can give you a recipe to relieve the poison first, it can temporarily eliminate the symptoms of poisoning, and prolong the life of the little girl, and you need to find out the poisoner during this time, and force him to say what kind of poison he has undergone, in order to know the way to detoxify! ”