Chapter 410 You Have Been Laughing All the Time and Never Stopped

Xiahou Yuan followed the crowd through the back hall with great interest, and his first impression was that this place didn't look like a clinic at all.

There were all kinds of poultry and livestock, and there were even monkeys in two cages.

If he hadn't known in advance, Xiahou Yuan felt that he would probably think this place was a restaurant.

It's just that these poultry and livestock didn't look right at the moment.

Farmers always boasted that the poultry they sold was fresh, and Xiahou Yuan knew this.

But at the moment, the ones in the cages were either like chickens and ducks, sick and sick as if they had been infected with plague.

Or like the monkeys and dogs barking wildly through the cages, they were manic as if they were possessed by evil spirits. Xiahou Yuan had no doubt that if he opened the cages now, these animals would definitely pounce on them without hesitation.

But in short, Xiahou Yuan couldn't see a single one suitable for the kitchen.

Du Xi was upset by the fierce look in the eyes of the manic beast, and was panicked by the sickly appearance of the poultry. He swallowed his saliva and said:

"Dr. Zhang, this..."

Zhang Zhongjing didn't waste any words and turned around and said:

"All the beasts here have taken Wushisan."

So Xiahou Yuan laughed out loud.

This laughter was somewhat inappropriate, but fortunately no one cared.

Du Xi scanned the poultry and animals, and Zhang Zhongjing also scanned them. Finally, he found a duck cage and pointed at it, saying:

"The five-stone powder that the poultry in this cage eats is exactly the same as the one you take."

"Take two doses a day for each poultry, three coins for each dose."

"Today is the sixth day, and a poultry died of illness yesterday."

As he spoke, Zhang Zhongjing thought of Hua Yuanhua's death, and a cold smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth. He stared at Du Xi and said seriously:

"Maybe it's because the ducks and poultry have no chance of immortality, but General Du is different. If he takes it on time, he will be immortal and will definitely be immortal soon."

"Or does General Du want to try the five-stone powder of Jiayi?"

Zhang Zhongjing's smile startled Du Xi, and a chill rushed from his coccyx to his head. He immediately felt that the shoulders and neck that had been itching the past two days seemed to be aching.

In panic, Du Xi took two steps back involuntarily. The Wushisan that he had snatched back from the little boy seemed particularly hot at this moment, and he could no longer hold it and dropped it to the ground.

The paper scattered, and the medicine powder that Du Xi had spent a lot of money to buy also scattered all over the ground.

Zhang Zhongjing and Jian Yong both silently took a step back, trying to stay away from the medicine powder.

But Zhang Zhongjing failed because he was directly grabbed by Du Xi:

"Dr. Zhang, is this thing... really poisonous?"

At this moment, even Zhang He couldn't help but say:

"If General Zixu doesn't trust Dr. Zhang, why bother asking so much?"

Wushisan is not popular in Yecheng and Xudu now, and it is only spread among celebrities like Du Xi.

The generals all kept their distance from it, mainly because this thing is not a new thing.

The earliest record can be traced back to the records left by the famous doctor Chunyu Yi during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the name of Wushisan was still Wusesan, but Chunyu Yi had seen an example of someone who wanted to eat this thing to become an immortal but ended up dying of gangrene after eating it.

People may not know so much in detail, but at least they know that this thing has nothing to do with strengthening the body.

And it should be said... this thing does not cheat the poor. Military generals who have money basically buy famous horses, sharp swords and strong helmets in order to gain greater merit. No one will spend a lot of money to get this thing.

So at this time, Xiahou Yuan was very interested, and Zhang He stopped him with the idea of ​​not wanting Du Xi to embarrass himself again.

When he returned to the inner hall and sat down again, Du Xi, who had been able to control his emotions, pondered for a while and asked:

"Dr. Zhang asked me to come here to understand the toxicity?"

Zhang Zhongjing shook his head:

"The toxicity has been clearly shown in animals."

This made Xiahou Yuan laugh immediately, causing Du Xi to glare at him immediately.

He was too upset to care just now, but now he understood why Xiahou Yuan was laughing.

Zhang Zhongjing was not disturbed and spoke clearly:

"I came to you to find out how addictive this thing is. After all, animals can't speak."

Du Xi was open-minded at this time and nodded:

"The divine doctor has done me a favor by explaining its toxicity. I know everything."

Then Du Xi was also a little curious:

"Will the Jiayi Wushi powder prepared by the divine doctor kill people after taking it?"

Of course not, Zhang Zhongjing shook his head and said:

"This is nonsense from a child. The monkey has been eating Jiayi Wushi powder for five days and has not shown any signs of weakness."

"If you want to kill yourself by eating it, it will take at least half a month."

Zhang Zhongjing was telling the truth, and there was no way to explain that the formula of the Wushi powder came from later generations, and it was carefully prepared so that the toxicity was not obvious in the early stage.

As for why chickens and ducks died faster when exposed to the less toxic medicine powder, while monkeys and dogs did not even show signs of weakness when taking the more toxic medicine powder, Zhang Zhongjing guessed that it was probably related to the amount of qi and blood, just like the poison of some plants, strong men can eat it without any harm, but women and children can hardly be saved.

But it was too complicated to explain it to Du Xi in a few words.

But this made Du Xi determined:

"Doctor Zhang, can you give me two doses of Jiayi Wushi Powder?"

Zhang Zhongjing and Jian Yong raised their eyebrows in shock, and Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He tried to dissuade them, thinking that the poison of Wushi Powder might have taken effect now.

But Du Xi's attitude was unprecedentedly firm, and he just said that since monkeys could not die from it, he would definitely be fine after taking two doses.

But there were two thoughts in his mind that were hard to say:

What if this magical medicine is only useful when taken by people?

What if Dr. Zhang is really wrong?

However, Zhang Zhongjing took out the little notebook again and wrote it with interest:

After stopping taking the medicine for half a day, the patient is no longer clear-headed, and thinks that he is calculating the gains and losses clearly, but the bystanders are just impatient and take risks, wanting to take the powder without considering life and death.

From this, the addictive nature of this prescription can be seen.

After writing it down, Zhang Zhongjing also had a vague understanding.

This Yingchuan celebrity took the less toxic Wu Shi San and his mind became unstable. Those who took the more toxic ones might be more manic than monkeys when they stopped taking the medicine, not to mention the opium of later generations.

After all, Zhang Zhongjing had heard of Du Xi. Whether he decisively betrayed Xiahou Yuan to ask for surrender on his behalf to save his life, or angrily rebuked Xuande Gong every day to get rid of his stigma, he could be said to be well-mannered.

It can be said that he is completely different from the gambler at this time.

So Zhang Zhongjing simply added: If you take it for a long time, your personality will change drastically, but the patient will not notice it.

As for Du Xi, who was still chattering and asking for Wu Shi San, Zhang Zhongjing did not waste any more words. He waved his hand to call in two guards and ordered them to take Du Xi away and lock the woodshed.

Then Zhang Zhongjing turned his eyes to Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He, holding the small notebook, with a thoughtful look on his face:

"I heard that the sons of the big families in Yecheng and Xudu all like Wu Shi San? General Xiahou must know it clearly."

"Can you tell me?"