Chapter 333: Plague ( 14 )
After Su Moye showed the General Mansion’s token, they were allowed to enter the military barracks.
They waited for half an hour before they were led to the General’s tent.
As soon as they entered the tent, Lu Qianxuan saw Ah Jun also coming with Su Moye and the guards. In that instant, he thought that something had happened to his wife. He stood up and asked, "Did something happen to Ya’er?"
Su Moye glanced at Ah Jun, and he stepped forward, knelt on one knee, cupped his fists, and replied with a deadpan face, "Replying to the General, Madam is doing well."
Hearing this, Lu Qianxuan heaved a sigh of relief and asked doubtfully, "Then what are you doing here?"
"Due to the importance of the item, Madam sent me to escort Guard Su."
Knowing how good this young man’s martial arts were, Lu Qianxuan asked, "What item did my wife send this time that needs your personal escort?"
Su Moye stepped forward and placed a box on the desk. "General, this is a letter from Madam." He took out a letter from his clothes and handed it to him.
Lu Qianxuan took the letter and checked the seal before opening it. After he read the letter, his eyes flashed with shock. As he opened the wooden box, he shouted, "Guard, summon Physician Mu!"
The guard didn’t dare to delay and ran to carry out his task.
Meanwhile, Lu Qianxuan saw five small jars inside the box. Each jar was wrapped with thick cloth to prevent it from breaking during delivery.
He opened one of the jars and saw a thick, black paste inside.
He thought that the medicine would smell like the paste made by Mu Luo. Unexpectedly, it not only lacked any bitter or moldy scent, but even smelled like a forest after rain.
Taking a deep breath, he felt that his fatigue from the past days had lessened. His mind cleared, and he felt rejuvenated.
In the letter, his wife had already explained the origin of the medicine and how to take it. She also reminded him about the precautions and the danger of excessive drinking of the medicine.
Lu Qianxuan didn’t doubt his wife’s words, as he had tried the spiritual spring water he obtained from Lei Feng before.
The cold poison in his body was cured after he took a total of fifty drops of spiritual spring water. He diluted it and drank it for more than two months.
It was only yesterday that Physician Mu declared that the poison in his body had been completely cleared. There were one hundred drops of spiritual water left, and he planned to keep them for emergencies.
Twenty minutes later, Physician Mu finally arrived. His hair and clothes were disheveled, showing that he had been resting when the guard summoned him.
The old man was grumpy after being disturbed and asked, "General, can’t you at least let me have a few hours of sleep? My old bones can’t endure days of working without rest."
He had been working nonstop for days without proper sleep to solve the plague. Today, he was finally able to get a few hours of rest, but he had not even slept for an hour before being summoned again.
Seeing the old man’s pale face and heavy black circles under his eyes, Lu Qianxuan felt guilty. But this matter was urgent, so he said apologetically,
"Physician Mu, I’m sorry to bother you during your rest, but we just received a batch of medicine to solve the plague. I need your help to check if it is safe."
The moment he heard this, the old man frowned and asked, "General, where did you get the medicine?"
Before replying, Lu Qianxuan gestured for everyone to leave. When only the two of them remained, he waved him closer.
Seeing how secretive he was, Physician Mu grew curious. He walked over and leaned closer.
"This medicine is from the Heir of the Nuwa Clan," Lu Qianxuan whispered in a low voice.
As soon as he heard this, the old man stared at him as if he were crazy. He reached out to take his pulse and muttered, "You are in good health. But why are you suddenly talking nonsense?"
Lu Qianxuan was speechless at his antics and replied, "Physician Mu, if you doubt me, how about you check the medicine first?"
After a moment of pause, he continued, "My wife said that this medicine needs to be diluted in water. Half a spoon of paste requires four hundred jin of water."
Physician Mu frowned deeper at his words. "Diluting so much water with such a small portion of medicine... will it still have any effect?"
This time, Lu Qianxuan didn’t refute him and simply smiled. "Since we don’t know, then we must test it."
Hearing this, the old man thought for a moment and said, "I will try it myself."
After saying this, he took one jar of the medicine and left the General’s tent. As for the remaining jars, Lu Qianxuan kept them hidden. If the medicine was as effective as his wife claimed, its value far exceeded the estate given to Lei Feng as a gift.
While Lu Qianxuan handled official matters in his tent, Physician Mu had already ordered the soldiers to prepare four hundred jin of water. Since they didn’t have a pot large enough, he divided it into four large water vats.
The water was boiled first before he divided half a spoon of the paste into four portions and added it to the vats.
He thought the medicine would lose its effects after dilution, but he was surprised to find that the water turned golden-brown and emitted a refreshing herbal scent.
The soldiers on break grew curious and gathered around him. Ignoring them, Physician Mu said, "Bring me a bowl."
His disciple quickly fetched a clean bowl and handed it to him. Without wasting time, he filled it three-quarters full.
He first used a silver needle to test for poison. Afterward, he sniffed it but couldn’t identify the herbs used.