Darknight Flower Poison

The middle-aged commoner's face turned ashen at those words. He pleaded, "Honored Alchemist, could you... could you treat them both at once? While treating the young master, could you also treat my son?"

"I... I only have this one son. I don't want him to die..."

"No!"

Wang Bingyan immediately cut him off. "How can you concentrate on treatment with two patients at once? It's better to treat them one by one!"

As she spoke, Wang Bingyan cast a contemptuous glance at the raggedly dressed commoner child. "A commoner's life is nothing but a cheap life. So what if he dies? My brother's life is worth its weight in gold. Stop babbling and treat my brother first!"

The senior apprentice alchemist looked troubled as he glanced at the commoner child. After all, he was not yet a full-fledged alchemist and did not dare offend the Wang Family. He could only walk over to the Wang Family's young master on the stretcher, crouch down, and begin examining him.

Seeing this, despair could not help but rise in the commoner man's eyes.

"Isn't Miss Wang throwing her weight around and bullying others?"

"Exactly. Their conditions are clearly the same, and they could be treated together, yet she insists that the alchemist treat only her brother first. Isn't that just making that commoner child wait for death?"

The people in the hall also began discussing the matter, all of them sympathizing with the commoner father and son.

"These symptoms seem to be poisoning from Darknight Flower." After examining the Wang Family's young master, the senior apprentice alchemist spoke with a frown.

Wang Bingyan raised a delicate brow. "Darknight Flower poisoning? Then detoxify him!"

The senior apprentice alchemist shook his head. "Darknight Flower is fiercely poisonous, and its poison is very difficult to neutralize. I can't do it."

"If you can't, does that mean there isn't a single person in your Alchemy Guild who can?" Wang Bingyan swept her gaze over the entire Alchemy Guild hall.

After thinking for a moment, the senior apprentice alchemist said, "As for Darknight Flower poison, perhaps only Master Mo can neutralize it."

Upon hearing Master Mo's name, the haughty air on Wang Bingyan's face subsided somewhat. "Then go invite Master Mo."

The senior apprentice alchemist shook his head. "Master Mo lives in seclusion and rarely shows himself. How could he be so easily invited out?"

Hearing this, Master Mo could not help stepping forward. "This old man happens to have some free time today. I'll examine them for you."

"Master Mo!" The senior apprentice alchemist clearly had not expected Master Mo to be present. He hurriedly stepped back and bowed.

No matter how overbearing Wang Bingyan was, she still showed Master Mo a measure of respect. Smiling, she said, "Then I'll trouble Master Mo."

Master Mo gave Wang Bingyan a cold look. In truth, he did not like this young lady of the Wang Family.

Wang Bingyan had just ordered the alchemist about imperiously, forcing him to examine her younger brother first, and this had left Master Mo with an extremely poor impression of her.

However, alchemists were, after all, healers who saved the dying and aided the wounded. Master Mo could not simply watch patients suffer before his very eyes without treating them.

Master Mo's gaze swept over the Wang Family's young master and the commoner child. After observing them for a moment, he said, "The symptoms of these two should both be from accidentally consuming poisonous Darknight Flower, and both of them consumed quite a large amount."

Wang Bingyan hurriedly asked, "Then Master Mo, is my brother still salvageable?"

Master Mo sighed and shook his head. "Both of them consumed too much Darknight Flower, and they were brought here too late. The poison has already spread through their hearts and lungs. Even if they are detoxified now, the poison cannot be completely cleared away."

"It will leave serious aftereffects. For the rest of their lives, their limbs may remain paralyzed, and they will be able to spend their days only in bed."

"How can that be?" Wang Bingyan found it impossible to believe. Her voice abruptly sharpened. "My brother cannot become crippled for life! Master Mo, is there truly no way to completely remove the poison?"

Master Mo shook his head. "Lifelong disability would already be the best possible outcome. With this old man's abilities, this is the furthest I can go. My apologies."

"How could this happen?" Wang Bingyan was stunned as well, her face filled with unwillingness. Her gaze roamed around the Alchemy Guild hall as she asked unwillingly, "Is there truly no one who can completely clear away the poison?"

The hall fell silent. Everyone knew Wang Bingyan's words were nothing more than wishful thinking. Even Master Mo could not completely eliminate the poison, so who in the Clear River City Alchemy Guild could do it?

But at that moment, Master Mo suddenly recalled something. Turning toward the back, he asked, "Young Master Su, do you have a way to deal with this Darknight Flower poison?"

Su Chen had originally been standing far behind the crowd. Only then did he stroll forward unhurriedly. He glanced at the Wang Family's young master and the commoner child, then said, "Darknight Flower poison is not difficult to remove."

"You can?" Master Mo's spirits rose. Su Chen had truly given him far too many surprises.

Su Chen merely smiled without answering. Darknight Flower was a wild grass that could be found everywhere, yet it contained potent poison. Many people could not distinguish it from other wild grasses and often picked it to make food, thereby poisoning themselves.

The two before him had both consumed excessive amounts of Darknight Flower, and the poison had already spread through their hearts and lungs. At the current level of alchemy in Clear River City, they were beyond saving.

But to the Dust Pill Emperor, let alone the fact that these two had merely consumed a somewhat excessive amount of Darknight Flower, even if they had eaten a full ten jin of it, Su Chen could restore them to perfect health as long as he wished.

"You?" Wang Bingyan had not noticed Su Chen at first. Only now did she discover that he was there, and her two slender brows rose high as she said with disgust, "What are you supposed to be, spouting such grandiose nonsense here? This has nothing to do with you. Get lost."

Master Mo persuaded her, "Miss Wang, why not let Young Master Su take a look? Young Master Su's attainments in alchemy are not low. Since he said this, he should be very confident."

Before so many people, Master Mo could not directly say that Su Chen's alchemical attainments surpassed his own. For one thing, Su Chen wished to keep a low profile; for another, even if he said it, many people would not believe it at all.

Thus, Master Mo could only imply that Su Chen's attainments in alchemy were not low.

If it had been an ordinary person, after hearing this, they might have considered Master Mo's proposal and let Su Chen treat the patients.

However, upon hearing this, Wang Bingyan rolled her eyes fiercely on the spot and replied with a cold laugh. "Are you people from the Alchemy Guild trying to fool ghosts? If you look down on our Wang Family, just say so. As the guild master, you refuse to detoxify him yourself, yet you drag out someone who isn't even an alchemy apprentice to detoxify my brother. Are you trying to kill him?"

Master Mo frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. "When has this old man ever deceived anyone in his life? Your brother's condition is getting worse and worse. This old man has given you a well-intentioned suggestion: quickly ask Young Master Su to treat him. If you delay, you will regret it."

Wang Bingyan said coldly, "Master Mo, your Alchemy Guild has gone too far in bullying people. I'll lay my words here today: either you personally detoxify him and guarantee that my brother will not be crippled for life, or I will immediately go outside and tell all the people of Clear River City exactly how the Alchemy Guild treats human lives like grass and refuses to save those facing death."

The middle-aged commoner's face turned ashen at those words. He pleaded, "Honored Alchemist, could you... could you treat them both at once? While treating the young master, could you also treat my son? I... I only have this one son. I don't want him to die..."

"No!"

Wang Bingyan immediately cut him off. "How can you concentrate on treatment with two patients at once? It's better to treat them one by one!"

As she spoke, Wang Bingyan cast a contemptuous glance at the raggedly dressed commoner child. "A commoner's life is nothing but a cheap life. So what if he dies? My brother's life is worth its weight in gold. Stop babbling and treat my brother first!"

The senior apprentice alchemist looked troubled as he glanced at the commoner child. After all, he was not yet a full-fledged alchemist and did not dare offend the Wang Family. He could only walk over to the Wang Family's young master on the stretcher, crouch down, and begin examining him.

Seeing this, despair could not help but rise in the commoner man's eyes.

"Isn't Miss Wang throwing her weight around and bullying others?"

"Exactly. Their conditions are clearly the same, and they could be treated together, yet she insists that the alchemist treat only her brother first. Isn't that just making that commoner child wait for death?"

The people in the hall also began discussing the matter, all of them sympathizing with the commoner father and son.

"These symptoms seem to be poisoning from Darknight Flower." After examining the Wang Family's young master, the senior apprentice alchemist spoke with a frown.

Wang Bingyan raised a delicate brow. "Darknight Flower poisoning? Then detoxify him!"

The senior apprentice alchemist shook his head. "Darknight Flower is fiercely poisonous, and its poison is very difficult to neutralize. I can't do it."

"If you can't, does that mean there isn't a single person in your Alchemy Guild who can?" Wang Bingyan swept her gaze over the entire Alchemy Guild hall.

After thinking for a moment, the senior apprentice alchemist said, "As for Darknight Flower poison, perhaps only Master Mo can neutralize it."

Upon hearing Master Mo's name, the haughty air on Wang Bingyan's face subsided somewhat. "Then go invite Master Mo."

The senior apprentice alchemist shook his head. "Master Mo lives in seclusion and rarely shows himself. How could he be so easily invited out?"

Hearing this, Master Mo could not help stepping forward. "This old man happens to have some free time today. I'll examine them for you."

"Master Mo!" The senior apprentice alchemist clearly had not expected Master Mo to be present. He hurriedly stepped back and bowed.

No matter how overbearing Wang Bingyan was, she still showed Master Mo a measure of respect. Smiling, she said, "Then I'll trouble Master Mo."

Master Mo gave Wang Bingyan a cold look. In truth, he did not like this young lady of the Wang Family. Wang Bingyan had just ordered the alchemist about imperiously, forcing him to examine her younger brother first, and this had left Master Mo with an extremely poor impression of her.

However, alchemists were, after all, healers who saved the dying and aided the wounded. Master Mo could not simply watch patients suffer before his very eyes without treating them.

Master Mo's gaze swept over the Wang Family's young master and the commoner child. After observing them for a moment, he said, "The symptoms of these two should both be from accidentally consuming poisonous Darknight Flower, and both of them consumed quite a large amount."

Wang Bingyan hurriedly asked, "Then Master Mo, is my brother still salvageable?"

Master Mo sighed and shook his head. "Both of them consumed too much Darknight Flower, and they were brought here too late. The poison has already spread through their hearts and lungs. Even if they are detoxified now, the poison cannot be completely cleared away."

"It will leave serious aftereffects. For the rest of their lives, their limbs may remain paralyzed, and they will be able to spend their days only in bed."

"How can that be?" Wang Bingyan found it impossible to believe. Her voice abruptly sharpened. "My brother cannot become crippled for life! Master Mo, is there truly no way to completely remove the poison?"

Master Mo shook his head. "Lifelong disability would already be the best possible outcome. With this old man's abilities, this is the furthest I can go. My apologies."

"How could this happen?" Wang Bingyan was stunned as well, her face filled with unwillingness. Her gaze roamed around the Alchemy Guild hall as she asked unwillingly, "Is there truly no one who can completely clear away the poison?"

The hall fell silent. Everyone knew Wang Bingyan's words were nothing more than wishful thinking. Even Master Mo could not completely eliminate the poison, so who in the Clear River City Alchemy Guild could do it?

But at that moment, Master Mo suddenly recalled something. Turning toward the back, he asked, "Young Master Su, do you have a way to deal with this Darknight Flower poison?"

Su Chen had originally been standing far behind the crowd. Only then did he stroll forward unhurriedly. He glanced at the Wang Family's young master and the commoner child, then said, "Darknight Flower poison is not difficult to remove."

"You can?" Master Mo's spirits rose. Su Chen had truly given him far too many surprises.

Su Chen merely smiled without answering. Darknight Flower was a wild grass that could be found everywhere, yet it contained potent poison. Many people could not distinguish it from other wild grasses and often picked it to make food, thereby poisoning themselves.

The two before him had both consumed excessive amounts of Darknight Flower, and the poison had already spread through their hearts and lungs. At the current level of alchemy in Clear River City, they were beyond saving.

But to the Dust Pill Emperor, let alone the fact that these two had merely consumed a somewhat excessive amount of Darknight Flower, even if they had eaten a full ten jin of it, Su Chen could restore them to perfect health as long as he wished.

"You?" Wang Bingyan had not noticed Su Chen at first. Only now did she discover that he was there, and her two slender brows rose high as she said with disgust, "What are you supposed to be, spouting such grandiose nonsense here? This has nothing to do with you. Get lost."

Master Mo persuaded her, "Miss Wang, why not let Young Master Su take a look? Young Master Su's attainments in alchemy are not low. Since he said this, he should be very confident."

Before so many people, Master Mo could not directly say that Su Chen's alchemical attainments surpassed his own. For one thing, Su Chen wished to keep a low profile; for another, even if he said it, many people would not believe it at all.

Thus, Master Mo could only imply that Su Chen's attainments in alchemy were not low.

If it had been an ordinary person, after hearing this, they might have considered Master Mo's proposal and let Su Chen treat the patients.

However, upon hearing this, Wang Bingyan rolled her eyes fiercely on the spot and replied with a cold laugh. "Are you people from the Alchemy Guild trying to fool ghosts? If you look down on our Wang Family, just say so. As the guild master, you refuse to detoxify him yourself, yet you drag out someone who isn't even an alchemy apprentice to detoxify my brother. Are you trying to kill him?"

Master Mo frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. "When has this old man ever deceived anyone in his life? Your brother's condition is getting worse and worse. This old man has given you a well-intentioned suggestion: quickly ask Young Master Su to treat him. If you delay, you will regret it."

Wang Bingyan said coldly, "Master Mo, your Alchemy Guild has gone too far in bullying people. I'll lay my words here today: either you personally detoxify him and guarantee that my brother will not be crippled for life, or I will immediately go outside and tell all the people of Clear River City exactly how the Alchemy Guild treats human lives like grass and refuses to save those facing death."