After the medicine boy retreated, there was no one else in the back hall, Lu Zhongting clenched his fists and said to Xuan Qi: "Xuan Gang Master, you have something to say, but you can ask each other, the old man knows everything, and he has no end to words!"

"Then thank you, Mr. Lu, have you ever seen a doctor for Hua Shiwu of the Hua family?"

"A month and a half ago, Mrs. Hua asked Lao Yu to go to the Hua family to see a doctor for the head of the Hua family. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Can you tell me what you know?"

"Of course you can! When the old man arrived, the head of the Hua family could still speak, but he was a little confused. At that time, there was a black silk in the main seal hall of the Hua family, and there was also a black silk invasion in the meridians of the limbs. The old man once used a silver needle to insert it into the abdomen of the head of the Hua family, and explored the internal organs for the head of the Hua family, but it was already poisoned into the internal organs, and there was no cure. ”

Xuan Qi nodded, which was similar to what Hua Yingchun said at the beginning, and immediately continued to ask, "Has Mr. Lu ever found anything abnormal?"

"When the old man first checked it, he felt quite strange that he couldn't find out what poison was in the head of the Hua family. It wasn't until I returned to the hospital that I found out a little. Lu Zhongting paused, and then said: "At the beginning, I only felt that the poison in the Hua family master tasted extremely spicy, and I couldn't tell what kind of poison it was. After the old man came back, when he cleaned up the silver needle, the spicy smell dissipated somewhat, revealing the original taste of the poison. ”

"Oh, I wonder what kind of poison?"

"A trace of aroma in it, the old decay has never seen it, but after checking the medical books left by the sages, I found that it is very similar to a kind of Tianzhu strange flower. The name of this strange flower is the mandala flower, and it only grows in the warm and sunny area of Tianzhu, and it is rarely seen in the Central Plains!"

"Mandala flowers?"

"Yes, and black mandala flowers. This flower is extremely poisonous, although it can be used as medicine, but once it is excessive, there is no salvation for the middle. Poisoned people will have symptoms such as dizziness, confusion, and paralysis of limbs, and in severe cases, it will lead to blood clotting throughout the body, which is fatal. Judging from the symptoms of the flower family, it should be a long-term small amount of consumption, and the accumulation of toxins in the body will cause such a situation. ”

"Oh, why did Mr. Lu say that?"

"The poison of the black mandala, as long as half a penny, can kill people. And in the main body of the old Guanhua family, the poison in it should be as much as seven or eight dollars. If I had taken it at the same time, I am afraid that I would have died a long time ago. Moreover, the black mandala has a strong aroma, so if you take it in large quantities, the user will find the abnormality on the spot, and only a small amount can be taken for a long time to avoid being discovered by the user. According to old estimates, it will take at least half a year to reach such a large amount of medicine if you take it every day. ”

Lu Zhongting took a sip of tea and moistened his throat before continuing: "And in order to prevent the fragrance from being detected by the flower master, there is also a poinsettia petal mixed with it to neutralize the aroma of the black mandala. The spicy taste mentioned earlier is the taste produced by the flowers of a jatropha tree, and the toxicity of this flower can enhance the onset of black mandala toxicity. ”

Xuan Qi knew the medicinal effects of poinsettia and leprosy, and immediately asked, "What Mr. Lu means is that the poison in the head of the flower family is caused by long-term use of poison. And someone deliberately let the head of the Hua family take the medicine unknowingly?"

If it weren't for the Xuan Gang Master's question, the old man wouldn't have wanted to talk about it in front of others. After all, this matter is related to the Hua family, and it is not something that the old man can bear. ”

"Then thank you Mr. Lu for this! Mr. Lu told me at this time, aren't you afraid that the people behind this scene will secretly kill you?"

"The old man is naturally afraid, and he can only hope that the Xuan Gang Master will cover up this matter more, and don't let people know that it was the old man who said it. Moreover, no one knows about this black mandala in the Central Plains, and I am afraid that this poisoned person will not think that the old decay can find out the source of this poison. ”

Xuan Qi nodded and said, "That's good, I will definitely keep this secret for Mr. Lu and not let the third person know." In addition, if Mr. Lu feels that he may be in danger, he can go to the beggar to help Taiyuan rudder to find Rao Guosheng Rao helmsman for help. ”

"The old man has thanked the Xuan gang leader!"

"I should thank you Mr. Lu for it!"

Xuan Qi said goodbye to Lu Zhongting, walked out of the medical hall, and walked slowly on the street, thinking about how to find out the person who was poisoned behind the scenes. Although Lu Zhongting did not explicitly mention that the person who poisoned him was a member of the Hua family, if he wanted to let Hua Shiwu take black mandala for a long time without knowing it, I am afraid that only the closest person to Hua Shiwu could have this possibility.

Lady Hua and Hua Shiwu's two children are counted among them, but the possibility is relatively small; Hua Yingchun is a suspicious person, because it is Hua Yingchun who takes over the position of the head of the Hua family, not Hua Shiwu's eldest son, Hua Mingyang; in addition, the housekeepers and cooks of the Hua family, as well as some maids, servants, and housekeepers who serve on weekdays, are all within this suspicious range.

Whether it was for Lu Zhongting's sake, or if he didn't startle the snake, he could only pretend not to know what poison was in Hua Shiwu's office, so he could only investigate secretly. Fortunately, Hua Yingchun asked Xuan Qi to help find the person who poisoned him, and Xuan Qi had a reason to go to Hua's house to conduct some superficial investigations. Xuan Qi knew that he might not be able to leave Taiyuan in a short time, so he immediately stepped into the beggar gang Taiyuan and stayed.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xuan Qi went to Hua's house alone. When he arrived at Dehua's house, his own flower welcomed Xuanqi into the spring. Xuan Qi explained his intention and wanted to ask some questions from the people close to Hua Shiwu. Hua Yingchun said, Mrs. Hua, Hua Mingyang, and Hua Minglu, under the escort of the old housekeeper, had already set off to return to Jizhou's mother's house yesterday afternoon.

Xuan Qi was stunned for a moment, and asked the reason, but it turned out to be Mrs. Hua's father, and the old man of the Sun family in Jizhou was also seriously ill. Mrs. Hua had long wanted to visit, but because of Hua Shiwu's illness, she could only stay. Now that Hua Shiwu has passed away, Hua Yingchun is not good at stopping Mrs. Hua from visiting her father.

Xuan Qi secretly thought that although this matter was a little suspicious, it was also human nature, suspicious and understood, but he didn't care about it for a while. Although a few people were not there, Xuan Qi still asked Hua Yingchun to invite the cooks and domestic servants who had the opportunity to get close to Hua Shiwu on weekdays, and made simple inquiries one by one. These people also answered the same questions, explaining Hua Shiwu's daily life, eating habits, etc. one by one on weekdays, without the slightest panicked look. Xuan Qiyi didn't find anything suspicious for a while, so he had to leave and leave.

After leaving the Hua family, Xuan Qi returned to Taiyuan to divide the rudder, and asked Rao Guosheng to order him to go down, and let the beggars help the disciples protect Mrs. Hua and her party along the road. And Xuanqi repaired a book, and asked people to send it back to the capital Xuanmen to strictly investigate the source of the black mandala.

In the afternoon, Xuanqi left Taiyuan to divide the rudder, and he quickly whipped his horse and headed towards Jizhou.