"And the function of Jiedu Pills is only to remove toxins from the body. It cannot kill the poisonous insects. It treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Do you understand?"
Their expressions darkened at the same time, "So the poison in Xuebao's body may attack again?"
Zhang Xuan nodded, "If we want to eradicate it, we must find a way to force those toxin-producing Gu insects out of the body."
"There is another way, to rush into the palace and find out the person who caused the poison." Meng Yuan touched the dagger at his waist, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Shen Qingqing grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't worry yet, I have an idea, maybe you can try it."
She bent down and rummaged through the cloth bag for a long time, and finally found a palm-sized white porcelain jar. She opened the jar and found a large red to black beetle lying spread out inside.
Shen Qingqing casually broke off a straw stick and poked the beetle's antennae. The beetle woke up without even opening its eyes. It hugged the straw stick and bit it. After chewing it twice, it tasted wrong and spit it out again.
The beetle seemed dissatisfied with Shen Qingqing's behavior of fooling the insect with grass roots. It turned over, its tentacles swung wildly, and squeaked.
"What is this? It's so ugly that it's unique." Zhang Xuan came over to watch, curiously poking at the beetle with his finger.
Then……
An earth-shattering scream sounded in the alley.
Zhang Xuan was bitten by the beetle on his hand. Its fangs hooked into the flesh and he couldn't shake it off!
Shen Qingqing's mind went blank for a moment. After reacting, he quickly poked the beetle with a grass root and said, "Little thing, let go! Let go quickly!"
Zhang Xuan jumped on the spot in pain, "Ugh, the bite is getting tighter and tighter, stop poking, my finger will break if I poke it again!"
Shen Qingqing lost the grass root and held her forehead helplessly, "What do you mean you are touching it when you have nothing to do? It is the King of Gu, the King of Gu!"
"I didn't know it was the Gu King..." Zhang Xuan cried sadly and used his other hand to pull her clothes, "Think of a solution quickly, I'm going to die from the pain."
If you can't use force, you can only use coercion and inducement.
"King Gu, please relax, and I will chop the freshest bamboo shoots for you to eat. Spring bamboo shoots are the freshest and tenderest. I guarantee you will go to heaven with one bite."
The Gu insect "squeaked" twice but remained unmoved.
"Little bastard, are you going to let go? If you don't let me go, I'll wrap you in egg wash, bread crumbs, and fry you in oil!"
"Ouch!" Zhang Xuan screamed, almost kneeling in pain, "It tried hard again, it's over, my hand is useless!"
Shen Qingqing ignored his cries of ghosts and howls, turned her head and looked at Meng Yuan with an expression of surprise: "Have you noticed that it can understand human speech?"
After raising it for more than half a year, she didn't realize that the little thing had such an ability.
"So it bites people because of the phrase 'it's so ugly'?" Meng Yuan felt a little incredible.
"It's possible." Shen Qingqing smacked her lips, looked at Zhang Xuan, and suggested, "How about you apologize to it?"
Zhang Xuan was silent, really not wanting to open his mouth.
But he who knows the current affairs is a hero, he endured it!
"The villain has eyes that don't recognize Mount Tai, and speaks arrogant words. I hope that the Gu King, my eldest brother, has a lot of them and won't argue with the villain."
"Zhizhi."
The beetle moved its tentacles but did not let go.
Zhang Xuan's face was distorted, "You damn... you are such a cutie. In all my life, I have never seen such a fresh and refined Chongchong like you."
"Come, my Gu King baby, let's kiss each other and shake hands to make peace. Come, um..."
The beetle's wings trembled violently, and flew away before Zhang Xuan's wrinkled old face came close to him. The movement was as fast as a shooting star.
Zhang Xuan held his bitten finger and grinned, "Baby, I can't control you yet!"
The beetle lay on the edge of the jar and squeaked at him.
Shen Qingqing changed direction and separated one person from another, "Stop making trouble, business is important."
She lowered her eyelids and looked into the beetle's black and red compound eyes, "Since you can understand human language, I will stop beating around the bush and help me get rid of the insects. After that, you can eat the bamboo shoots for you."
"Zhizhi." Beetle raised his noble head, obviously not agreeing to her conditions.
It’s so annoying that I can’t understand the insect language!
Shen Qingqing knocked on the gourd and called Lazy Ball out, "Translate for me, thank you."
Lazy Ball's head hair exploded, "Shen Qingqing, are you stupid? I am a beast and it is an insect. The species are different. How to translate it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of yellow fur jumped out from behind it, meowing happily.
Lazy Ball grinned and quarreled with it: "Why are you everywhere, are you annoying?"
"What? Can you understand insect language? Do you think I will believe it?"
"Who wants to make a bet with you? I can't understand the insect language. How do I know if you really understand it or if you are just making it up?"
Lazy Ball was doing crazy output, and suddenly his ears were twisted by Shen Qingqing.
"Can you translate it well, eh?"
Lazy Ball was startled by her ferocious look. He shook his ears in aggrieved manner and said, "Just translate, but if you make a mistake, you can't rely on me. If you make a mistake, you can rely on this green tea cat."
"Okay, let's get started." Shen Qingqing let go and looked at the beetle again, "If you have any conditions, mention them."
Beetle: "Squeak, squeak, squeak."
Daju: "Meow meow meow."
Lazy Ball: "It said it was tired of eating fresh bamboo shoots and wanted to change its taste and get some sour bamboo shoots to appetize."
The first sentence made Shen Qingqing confused, "Eat sour bamboo shoots, insects eat sour bamboo shoots? Are you sure?"
"Squeak!"
These two sounds were particularly loud, and Shen Qingqing could hear the urgency and excitement in them without the need for an interpreter.
"Okay, sour bamboo shoots, I agree, then let's take action?"
Shen Qingqing turned around and looked around, and saw Luo Dashan who had just finished his porridge and was leaning in the corner to bask in the sun. She waved to him and said, "Manager Luo, come here."
"What's going on?" Luo Dashan didn't have a long memory. When he heard her shouting, he immediately ran over.
"I found a detoxification method that may be able to save everyone, but I haven't tried it before and I'm not sure if it will work. Would you like to try it for everyone first?"
Luo Dashan's face fell, "Are you trying to trick me alone? Madam, aunt, I have a big temper and a weak courage. That's all. Look..."
He stretched out his thumb and index finger to make a thin slit.
"So please spare me."
"I'm willing to help you test the medicine." Shu Yiyan, who was squatting in the corner drinking porridge, came over at some point, looked at Shen Qingqing firmly and said, "Aunt, I believe you."
"Are you sure? This may be painful or dangerous." Shen Qingqing was reluctant to do anything to a child.
Luo Dashan sighed beside him, "Oh, let me do it. There are so many adults, how can I really let you test the medicine on a child?"
As he said that, he looked at Shen Qingqing again, with sad eyes, "If others come to test the medicine, you are afraid of pain and danger to others, but when it comes to me, you have nothing left. If you cooperate with me, you will be a big victim."
"When this matter is resolved, I will let you become the steward of Changping Alley, and we will also let everyone live a life of food and clothing." Shen Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "Is that okay?"
Luo Dashan smiled happily, "That's great!" This chapter has been completed!