abnabooks Chapter 2508 The more you dig, the more suspicious things become.
Chapter 2508 The more you dig, the more suspicious things become.
Chapter 2508 The more you dig, the more suspicious things become.
Upon hearing this, Dong Rui understood:
"Sedative smoke? Is it that simple and brutal?"
"If Madam Gu and her husband hadn't slept with the window open, did you smell any unusual odor? The aroma of the medicinal smoke shouldn't have dissipated so quickly."
If there is still a lingering smell of medicinal smoke, it means that the monster has been here.
"A peculiar smell?" Dong Rui took a deep sniff, then cursed, "Damn! You should have come and smell it for yourself. This couple sleeps with the doors and windows closed, they probably don't shower much, the grease on their bedding could suffocate a person!"
Why should he do all the dirty and tiring work? Why?
"Where's the medicine smell?"
"No." Dong Rui covered his nose. "If there's even the slightest smell of medicine in this room, it can't escape my nose."
Who is he? He's the ancestor of medicine!
"Then you just wait, the monster might be here soon," He Lingchuan laughed. "It depends on your luck."
The monster might come tonight, it might come tomorrow night, or it might never come. But the three of them hadn't found a better target yet, so they could only try their luck.
Dong Rui shrugged and released two demon puppets, ordering them to sneak near the bed.
Then, it was just a matter of waiting quietly.
Ling Jinbao's job was much easier. He found the largest pharmacy on the street and sneaked in without alerting the night watchman. He then began searching the pharmacy.
However, he had just entered the pharmacy when he heard some noise coming from the street outside.
Ling Jinbao peered out from behind the lattice window. There was a red osmanthus tree behind the pharmacy, with lush branches and leaves. Even if people on the street looked into the window, they could hardly see anything because the branches and leaves blocked their view.
He saw four people hurrying past the pharmacy, looking around anxiously.
He recognized one of them as the monk who had passed by the noodle shop earlier.
His companion asked him, "How much further?"
The practitioner replied, "That's the fork in the road ahead. I heard this afternoon that Hao Laoliu was last seen there, and someone saw him."
Ling Jinbao remained hidden in the shadows, without uttering a sound.
After they had walked quite a distance, he said to He Lingchuan, "The cultivator we met this afternoon just passed by the pharmacy; he seemed to be looking for someone."
"Stay away from them. They have antennae on their heads and are running around at this hour; they're likely being watched by the gods."
"I know." Ling Jinbao quietly entered the pharmacy.
Since peach blossom marks are a common ailment in Baisong City, the prescription and medicinal materials should be placed in a location that is easy for pharmacists to access when dispensing medicine.
Ling Jinbao searched for a while but couldn't find the prescription. Instead, he saw seven or eight medicine packets next to the cabinet, with names and addresses written on them. Clearly, the pharmacy here didn't pay much attention to protecting customers' privacy.
There were also three words on the medicine packet:
Peach Blossom Seal.
This must be the medicine the customer ordered. It seems that local pharmacies also offer decoction and delivery services, which is very convenient.
"Aha, I've got the addresses of several more patients with 'peach blossom syndrome'."
Ling Jinbao opened several medicine packets and looked inside; the types and quantities of medicinal herbs were not quite the same.
Most practitioners study pharmacology. After glancing at it and smelling it a few times, he said:
"There are roughly three prescriptions here. Their main function is to replenish qi and blood, but one prescription focuses on removing blood stasis and promoting new blood production, another focuses on nourishing yin and protecting the uterus, and the third is mainly for treating aversion to cold. The medicinal materials are all very common."
Then he named seven or eight medicinal herbs.
Dong Rui heard it too, and subconsciously scratched his head:
"Huh? Why would they use such tonics to treat peach blossom marks? If this illness is caused by dampness and yin energy from the earth, the medicine should focus on raising yang and dispelling pathogens. Besides, these prescriptions sound really like..."
Even He Lingchuan pressed on, asking, "What does it resemble?"
"Two of the doses are like medicine to prevent miscarriage, and one is like medicine to help recover after a miscarriage."
Ling Jinbao couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Dong has a wide range of interests!"
"I've also formulated similar recipes," Dong Rui said irritably. "They're occasionally used in demon puppet experiments."
"In short, these few doses of medicine have nothing to do with exorcising evil spirits, but they might be somewhat useful for improving qi and blood. Men don't get peach blossom marks, perhaps because their yang energy is already very strong." Dong Rui rubbed his hands together. "But the appearance of peach blossom marks is a wind-heat syndrome, so the prescription should lean towards dispelling wind and clearing heat. Isn't that common sense? Why don't all the doctors in the city use it?"
If one doctor lacks common sense, are there no doctors like that in the entire city of Baisong?
Something's not right here.
"It seems the more we dig into Baisong City, the more mysterious things we find."
Ling Jinbao said decisively, "I'll go and catch a doctor and ask him. Don't worry, I have some tricks up my sleeve to make him forget what he said tonight."
More than fifteen minutes have passed.
Hearing the thunderous snoring below, Dong Rui moved his stiff neck and said, "Damn it, I want to go out for some fresh air!"
The air in this room is terrible.
It seems they're having a bad night.
Ling Jinbao was able to give a satisfactory answer: "I found the oldest doctor nearby, surnamed Yu. He told me that the prescription for Peach Blossom Seal was issued by the Bai Song City government and could not be modified. Women usually become weak after a few days of contracting this disease; his daughter-in-law had also had it. The prescription contains all common medicinal herbs and does indeed have the effect of warming and nourishing qi and blood, so it's the right treatment for this situation."
He Lingchuan suddenly said, "Ask him again about the Peach Blossom Seal. What are the rumors circulating about it, and what does he think?"
Baisong City has been expanded for ten years, and the Peach Blossom Seal has also existed for ten years. Based on his understanding of human nature, many citizens must be questioning the origin of the Peach Blossom Seal and the efficacy of the prescription.
"it is good."
Ling Jinbao went to ask.
No one knows what method he used, but Doctor Yu was half asleep and half awake, his eyelids drooping. When Ling Jinbao asked him a question, he answered immediately.
Of course, there were many doubts in the town, because some people asked the original residents from ten years ago, and they said that this strange disease did not appear in Baisong Town at that time. Baisong Town was built, and the disease came, which means that the disease is inseparable from Baisong Town.
This is also why some residents have moved away from Baisong City.
Some people questioned whether the infertility of the woman from Baisongcheng was related to the "peach blossom mark" (a type of birthmark on the skin) or the prescription for treating it, suggesting it was a consequence of following the prescription. However, this questioning was relatively rare because the medicinal materials were all visible, and people had discussed their uses, all of which were unrelated to miscarriage.
The third rumor is that the city's drinking water is poisonous, which caused the peach blossoms to appear, since the main water source is the large lake next to it.
But this is something that's easy to verify. The three of them had seen the large lake when they arrived, and it was indeed quite large. The wider the body of water, the more difficult it is to poison the lake, and besides, the lakebed is flowing, with upstream and downstream sections, so it's not stagnant water.
Officials have conducted public tests to confirm that the water is non-toxic. Furthermore, many people who draw water from wells in the city still contract the disease.
But this saying still circulates in the city today.
He Lingchuan asked again, "This Dr. Yu has been practicing medicine for many years, what insights has he gained?"
(End of this chapter)