Section 267 Study of the golden cicada

At the same time, the poison venerable asked them to keep the blue eyes of each centipede, and with some herbs brought back by the deep valley, to develop the food of the golden cicada, which caused the medicine millet to be very curious, looking at the golden insects that ate with relish, and asked, "Senior brother, how do you know that it wants to eat this?" ”。

Poison Zun said: "I remember that Shizun's Strange Thing Chronicle says that how many poisons this golden cicada gives birth to, it is necessary to obtain a part of their body from the poison as food, and in order to survive more, some of these poisons will wrap the golden cicada, not only to protect it, but also to let it eat the nearest poison, then, the development of the golden cicada will be slowed down, and other poisons can reproduce more, so as to achieve a balance between each other."

Yao Guzi nodded while listening: "I didn't think that this poison is also very interesting."

Poison Zun smiled and said, "Yes, you just found out."

Yao Guzi asked again: "Then senior brother, if you give the blue eyes of the centipede to this little golden cicada as food, will it think that it has eaten faster?" ”

Poison Venerable replied, "Of course it will."

Yaoguzi then asked, "What will happen after you finish eating?" ”

Poison Zun thought for a while and said, "I think it will find a suitable partner and then produce a new poison child"

Yaoguzi said in surprise: "I seem to understand that if the blue-eyed centipede breeds with other centipedes, it will slow down the speed at which the golden cicada consumes their population, and it can also allow the bloodline of the poisonous seed to be retained, so that the golden cicada is likely to stay in the centipede group and continue to reproduce."

Poison Venerable nodded and said, "What you said is good, it's a pity that the blue-eyed centipede was all wiped out by you, and I don't know when I will encounter the blue-eyed centipede again, or other poisonous ......."

Yao Guzi smiled helplessly and said, "Senior brother, you see, we didn't know the habits of these poisonous insects at that time, did we? Besides, you also know that Tuoba Hongxuan's methods are clean and neat, how can he leave any fish that slips through the net."

Poison Venerable nodded and said, "The Venerable Lord's exercises are unfathomable."

Yao Guzi sighed: "Yes, how did this kid kill so many centipedes, and how did he transport these centipedes and herbs here, I can't figure it out!" Although there are three more helpers, this is not human, I can't figure it out."

Poison Venerable also agreed, and said: "These three helpers, especially the one named Dongli Ge, I have seen them before, and I always feel that they also obey the Lord, but they are not Zixiao's people......."

Yao Guzi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Could it be that this kid has other identities?" ”

Poison Venerable was slightly startled, and hurriedly said: "Old man Yao, you don't know about this matter, if the Venerable Lord doesn't say it, don't ask, understand?" ”

Yao Guzi glanced at the poison venerable with great disdain and said, "Why can't you ask?" ”

Poison Zun frowned and said, "Senior brother, you and I are so old, don't you know that there are things in the world that you know as little as possible?" It's one thing for someone to tell you, but if you don't say it, you shouldn't be too curious."

Yao Guzi actually knows it, but sometimes he is full of curiosity, but since the senior brother said so, he also knew it, so he said: "Okay, senior brother, don't worry, the old man of medicine listens to the old man of poison."

Poison Venerable smiled helplessly, changed the topic, and said, "How do you think this epidemic will be cured?" ”

Yaoguzi said: "I've seen it, it's not too complicated, and the centipede meat can solve this epidemic." I have asked Yunxiu to stew the golden flowers from astragalus, licorice, dandelion and honeysuckle with centipede meat, and then add honeysuckle and wolfberry, which should cure this epidemic."

After hearing this, Poison Zun nodded and said, "Yes, the diet is better."

At this moment, I heard someone shouting outside: "Everyone, come out and get the soup." I saw four guards carrying two large wooden barrels, which were filled with the soup that Yaoguzi said, and they were being distributed.

Someone asked, "This soup is so fresh, what is it made of?" ”

The guard replied: "Centipede meat"

Hearing this, many people paused for a while, and some still had a tendency to gag. Yao Guzi hurriedly walked over and said, "Don't vomit! This is a good thing to prolong life, not to mention that you are not afraid of the plague, but it will not be easy to be invaded by wind evil in the future, and you can only drink it if you are blessed."

A noble lady frowned and said, "But, this is too disgusting, that centipede ......."

Poison Zun also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Madam, don't look at it as a centipede, this blue-eyed centipede is comparable to gold, it has a price and no market, it is rare in the world, and the woman will be radiant and more beautiful when she eats it."

The woman was amazed and said, "Is it really that effective?" ”

Poison Zun replied: "Yes, we don't only use herbs to save people, and many insects, ants and animals are also medicines. You might as well take a bite, it's delicious." After speaking, he took a bowl from the guards together with the medicine millet and ate it with relish.

Everyone saw that these two doctors were also eating very well, and they couldn't help but dispel the doubts in their hearts, and slowly tasted it, so soon the two large barrels of soup were eaten, and the whole big tent consumed more than ten barrels of soup, and the people who had the epidemic ate it for three days, and the epidemic on their bodies was miraculously cured, which made the pressure in the emperor's heart lighten a lot.

Although the problem of the epidemic has been solved, the mood of the prince of Xinxi Luo'er and Taishier Zhu Yujian is not necessarily better, and the two of them came to the emperor's big tent with a heavy heart, only to listen, Wang Luo'er said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this epidemic is afraid that it is inseparable from Zixiao Palace, and according to the old man's secret guard before, this medicine valley seems to be very closely related to Zixiao, so the minister should beware that this epidemic and disaster are Zixiao's revenge, and we should prepare as soon as possible."

Taishier Zhu Yujian also echoed: "The old minister also agrees with the meaning of Xi Gong"

Tuoba Si also had the same doubts in his heart these days, and he said with a solemn expression: "If Yao Guzi and Poison Venerable are related to Zixiao, then, what about the Nine Kings? What about the Nine Princesses? I...... I don't dare to think ......".

Xin Xigong frowned and said, "His Royal Highness the Nine Kings has always been frail and sickly, staying at home, and living in the villa all the year round, there shouldn't be any problems. As for the Nine Princesses, if they really have something to do with Zixiao, is it because Hu Xia has already cooperated with Zixiao Palace? This needs to be looked up."

Taishi Er Zhu Yujian said: "Your Majesty, whether these nine princesses are related to Zixiao or not, but when the old minister hears her call the master of the medicine millet, this woman can't stay, and must be disposed of."