eurekapd Chapter 573: Wan'er, you've been deceived.
Chapter 573: Wan'er, you've been deceived.
The skilled healer Hua Tuo accepted the silver, a barely perceptible smug smile appearing on his face.
He gestured to his apprentice to give Li Wan'er a packet of medicinal powder, and then said in a serious tone, "Princess, this medicine was carefully refined by me using rare and precious ingredients, and its effects are miraculous."
However, one crucial point is that patients must continue taking the medication. If they stop, their condition will relapse, and they may even fall back into a coma, endangering their lives.
Li Wan'er gripped the medicine powder tightly and nodded vigorously: "I'll remember it, thank you, divine doctor."
After saying that, she turned around and walked quickly towards the outside of the City God Temple.
After leaving the City God Temple, Li Wan'er didn't dare to delay for a moment. She immediately boarded the carriage and sped towards the Fang family's courtyard.
She sat in the carriage, her heart pounding with anxiety. She hoped the powder would really save Li Renyi, but she was also worried that she had been deceived.
But at this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else; she was willing to try anything, no matter how small the chance.
The carriage soon arrived at the Fang family's courtyard. Li Wan'er jumped off the carriage and ran straight towards Fang Xiaoxiao's room.
As she ran, she shouted, "Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao, come out quickly! I have something important to tell you!"
Fang Xiaoxiao was staring intently at the medicinal herbs in her hand, pondering the subtle adjustments to the prescription, when she suddenly heard Li Wan'er's urgent shout.
She quickly put down what she was holding and got up to greet the person at the door.
Li Wan'er's face was flushed, her hair was a little messy, and fine beads of sweat hung on her forehead. Her eyes flickered with a complex light, a mixture of expectation and unease.
"Xiaoxiao, look at this!"
As soon as Li Wan'er entered the room, she eagerly handed the medicine powder in her hand to Fang Xiaoxiao, her voice trembling slightly with excitement, "This is a miraculous medicine that I obtained from the legendary healer Hua Tuo. He said that if Renyi takes this, he will recover."
Her eyes were fixed on Fang Xiaoxiao, as if waiting for a positive answer.
Fang Xiaoxiao took the powder, her brows furrowing slightly. She first smelled it carefully, then gently rubbed it between her fingers, her expression instantly becoming serious.
She looked up at Li Wan'er and said in a serious tone, "Wan'er, you've been deceived. This isn't some kind of miracle drug at all; it's just Five-Stone Powder."
"Five-Stone Powder? How is that possible?"
Li Wan'er's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief. "He said it was made with rare and precious ingredients, and that eating it would save Renyi."
Her voice trembled slightly, and the light in her eyes gradually dimmed, replaced by deep disappointment and self-blame.
Fang Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly and patiently explained, "Look, the texture and color of this powder, as well as its special smell, are all characteristics of Wushi Powder."
Although it has been diluted and mixed with a large amount of flour, I absolutely cannot mistake it. Not only does Five-Stone Powder not cure diseases, but long-term use will also cause great harm to the body.
Her eyes were full of worry and concern. Seeing Li Wan'er's self-reproachful look, she swallowed back the words she originally wanted to say about her recklessness.
Just then, Liu Ruyan's shrill voice came from outside the door: "Fang Xiaoxiao, Li Wan'er, come out quickly and see! I've got the miraculous medicine from the legendary healer Hua Tuo!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Liu Ruyan burst into the room in a flurry of activity.
She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, her face beaming with excitement, holding a packet of medicine powder high in her hand like a child showing off his treasure.
"Look, it took me a lot of effort to buy this."
That legendary healer Hua Tuo is incredibly skilled; many people are eager to get his medicine.
As Liu Ruyan spoke, she proudly shook the powder in her hand.
When she saw Fang Xiaoxiao and Li Wan'er's serious expressions, her smile instantly froze on her face. "What's wrong? What's going on between you two?"
Upon hearing the words "Five Stone Powder," Li Wan'er's face instantly turned as pale as paper, her eyes filled with terror and regret.
Her hands fell limply to her sides, her body trembled slightly, and the tragic scene of the Five Stone Powder ravaging the capital city involuntarily surfaced in her mind. Countless people suffered as a result, and happy families were torn apart. Those scenes seemed to be right before her eyes.
"How could this happen... How could I be so foolish..."
She murmured to herself, her voice filled with self-blame and pain.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was so frightened that she dropped the powder in her hand with a "thud." Her face flushed red with anger, her eyes widened like saucers, and she shouted, "That damned charlatan!"
"How dare they try to deceive us! I'm going to find Zhao Wuji right now, capture him, and skin him alive to avenge everyone!"
With that, she turned and was about to rush out.
Fang Xiaoxiao reacted quickly, grabbing Liu Ruyan and saying seriously, "Ruyan, don't be impulsive! This isn't that simple; we need to think this through carefully."
Her tone was calm and powerful, and her eyes revealed composure and rationality, which instantly calmed Liu Ruyan down.
Fang Xiaoxiao turned to Hongxiu and said quickly, "Hongxiu, go and call Long Jinyan, Murong Changqing, and Ouyang Tuoba back. Tell them we have something important to discuss."
After receiving the order, Hongxiu hurriedly ran out.
Before long, Long Jinyan rushed in, his face still showing signs of anxiety.
"What happened? Why did you call us back in such a hurry?"
He asked loudly, panting heavily.
Immediately afterward, Murong Changqing and Ouyang Tuoba also entered. Upon hearing that Wushi San had reappeared in the capital city, their originally gentle eyes instantly turned cold, and a flash of killing intent crossed their faces.
Murong Changqing unconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist, tightening his grip slightly until his knuckles turned white. He said coldly, "The Five-Stone Powder has reappeared. It seems someone is pulling strings behind the scenes. We must not let them get away with this."
Ouyang Tuoba narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold light flashing in them. He didn't speak, but the aura he exuded was chilling.
At this moment, He Jinnian, who was at the Judicial Commissioner's Office, also rushed back.
He entered the room with a solemn expression and said to everyone, "As soon as I heard about the Five-Stone Powder, I rushed over here."
This Five-Stone Powder is extremely harmful; there must be a much larger conspiracy behind it.
The group sat together, the atmosphere heavy. Fang Xiaoxiao looked at everyone and slowly said, "Now that Wushi Powder has reappeared in the capital, that so-called divine healer Hua Tuo is definitely just a decoy, and there must be a mastermind behind it all."
We cannot act rashly; we must first ascertain their background and objectives before wiping them out in one fell swoop.
With a firm gaze, she articulated her thoughts clearly, and everyone nodded in agreement, thus beginning a discussion about the conspiracy behind the Five Stone Powder.
Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at everyone, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Murong Changqing, Ouyang Tuoba, I would like to ask you two to go to the City God Temple, pretend to be people seeking medicine, and go undercover."
"We must investigate thoroughly, without alerting the other party, who is behind the trading of this Five-Stone Powder."
Her expression was solemn, her eyes full of trust and expectation. "I have thought about this for a long time. This Five Stone Powder is extremely harmful, and the imperial court has long prohibited it. Ordinary people would never dare to touch it easily. Even Pei Zuo would not dare to manipulate it so openly."
The person behind this must be emboldened; we must proceed with caution.