Kang Shi: "..."
His impression of Yu Zi had remained stuck at "a pitifully orphaned girl with a stubborn, unyielding nature, eager to learn but fiercely proud." She could barely be called half a student of his, and spending time with her had reminded him of his younger sister, who had once still lived at home... Over time, he had inevitably developed a bit of a filter when it came to Yu Zi. He simply hadn't expected her to grow so quickly, to be completely transformed in just two years.
No—
It wasn't that Yu Zi had changed so quickly.
It was that he was still treating her according to his old impression of her.
Kang Shi looked away from the teasing glint in Old General Jiang's eyes and asked, "How much of this medicinal herb did you bring?"
Yu Zi replied, "Quite a lot."
Then she added, "Enough to deal with three to five hundred people."
"Three to five hundred? How could that possibly be enough?"
That tiny amount wouldn't even be enough to pick the enemy's teeth.
There were only two ways to administer the drug.
Either you drugged their food or their water supply. The former was far too difficult. Forget getting close to their provisions; just approaching them risked being discovered. The latter was much easier by comparison, but had one fatal drawback: water flowed, so they had to time it just right to make sure the enemy consumed enough of the tainted water.
The flowing water would also waste the medicine.
The amount that could originally knock out three to five hundred people would be diluted once poured into the water supply. Add in the medicine carried away by the current, and they'd be lucky if it could knock out a hundred. Their enemy, on