Chapter 674 — The Poison Formula
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"Uncle Chu, please don't go in just yet. Yaoyao is still rather weak -- wouldn't it be better to wait for her at the door of the operating room?" Wei Zhao said.
"My apologies, that was rash of me!" Gu Pengzhan nodded quickly and halted his steps.
"Divine Doctor, have you already cured Gu Mengyao? Could you take a look at my child now?"
"Yes, Divine Doctor, we beg you -- can you treat them now?"
When the parents heard Wei Zhao say that Gu Mengyao was already out of danger, they were overjoyed. Earlier, while he had been speaking with Gu Pengzhan, they had not dared to interrupt for fear of angering Wei Zhao. Only now, seeing that he had finished speaking, did they voice their questions.
Wei Zhao glanced at the parents. He could well understand how they felt, but he truly had no time to administer acupuncture and draw out the poison one by one. For one thing, he was exhausted; for another, there were female students among them, and he was not familiar with them -- how could he very well ask every one of them to strip naked?
Besides, if he ended up drenched in urine again, that would be revolting! He bore no ill will toward the young lady, but as for the others, the thought did not sit well with him at all.
"I will treat them, but the antidote has run out for now. I need to discuss it with Grandpa Guan and work out how to prepare some more." After saying this to the parents, Wei Zhao turned to Guan Xuewen: "Grandpa Guan, let's find somewhere with fewer people to talk."
Wei Zhao's words were half true and half false, yet the parents could not help but believe them. Hearing that he was willing to treat their children, they were delighted, though the news that the antidote was gone still left them somewhat worried. But since Wei Zhao had promised to prepare more, he surely would not be deceiving them!
"Good!" Guan Xuewen was overjoyed. Wei Zhao had likely already grasped the method of neutralizing the poison, but could hardly say so in front of the crowd of parents at the operating room door.
Wei Zhao and Guan Xuewen went into the isolation room where Gu Mengyao had first been kept. Wei Zhao shut the door, then said to Guan Xuewen: "It is indeed a rare poison of ages past, called the Seven-Herb Death Powder. Its antidote was lost as early as the Ming Dynasty, but after the Tang Clan of the late Qing re-collected it, they compounded the antidote anew. The cure is not instantaneous, but with a larger dose, the poison can be completely neutralized within three days, and after a month of recuperation, the patient will be no different from a normal person."
Wei Zhao wasted no words and told him plainly what he knew.
"Oh? The Seven-Herb Death Powder!" Guan Xuewen's eyes went wide with astonishment. "There are still people today who know the formula for such a poison?"
To Guan Xuewen's mind, the Seven-Herb Death Powder was the stuff of legend. Not only had its antidote been lost, but even the poison's own formula had long since gone unrecorded! Yet Wei Zhao knew not only the poison formula but also the antidote formula?
"Heh, ordinary people would not know it, but certain ancient medical families should." Wei Zhao spoke calmly. "As for the antidote, I suspect they no longer know that either."
Guan Xuewen was visibly moved. "Shall we... begin preparing the antidote right now?"
"Yes. In a moment I will write out both the poison formula and the antidote formula for you," Wei Zhao said. "Give the poison formula directly to the police, but do not let the antidote formula spread! Go and procure the herbs yourself, then take them to Fatty Lai's pharmaceutical plant for purification. Try to have the antidote ready by tomorrow morning. Those students can hold out until at least tomorrow night, but beyond that, I cannot say."