157: There's Some Danger

There's Some Danger

"Ms. Mo, you have to think of a way to deal with this. I'm afraid I can't save Old Master Huo in time with my current ability." Mo Jiu's tone was a little anxious, and he secretly reprimanded himself for his lack of skills.2

Before helping the old master into the house, Mo Zhu bumped into him on purpose. She secretly stuffed a pill that would help to alleviate the poison in the Old Master's body into Mo Jiu's hand when no one was looking. When they entered the room, Mo Zhu secretly sent him a message to ask him to give the old master acupuncture treatment.

However, even so, he wasn't able to control the poison in the old man's body successfully. After studying medicine for so many years, other than the basic illness and pain, Mo Jiu was really helpless against such a domineering and rare poison.

Seeing how Mo Jiu was blaming himself, Mo Zhu patted her hands indifferently and stood up. She changed her expression and said with confidence, "You don't have to be so anxious. Don't worry, the poison in Old Master Huo is not the Heart-Devouring Poison."

Mo Jiu didn't quite understand Mo Zhu's words. He scratched his head and looked back at her in confusion. "Ms. Mo, what do you mean by this? When I diagnosed the old man, be it on the surface or through his pulse, they were exactly the same as Master Huo's symptoms back then. Besides that, the spread of the poison in his body was very similar."

"Just by looking at the symptoms and the time it takes to spread, we can't confidently diagnose which poison it is. The poison of the Heart-Devouring Poison is very tricky, and it's different from the spread of ordinary poison in the organs of one's body. There are many similar types of poison. You'll understand after you study a few more types of them." Mo Zhu rested for a while and her mood improved a little. Seeing how eager Mo Jiu was, she couldn't help but share more.

Mo Jiu was stroking his chin and pondering over the meaning in her words. Mo Zhu was not in a hurry. She moved her wrist and added, "This poison is not Heart-Devouring Poison. The pills I gave you just now are enough. Old Master Huo is old and weak. When he wakes up, ask the kitchen to brew a few bowls of medicine. It will drain the poison faster."

"Alright, Ms. Mo. I'll pass down the instructions in a while." Mo Jiu nodded in agreement when he heard this. Then, he patted his head as if he understood something and asked curiously, "Ms. Mo, according to you, why did the Huo family spend so much effort to get a poison so similar to the Heart-Devouring Poison and poison Old Master Huo at this critical moment?"

Upon being questioned by Mo Jiu, Mo Zhu rolled her eyes at him angrily and looked at Mo Jiu as if she was looking at a fool. She said lightly, "Why do you think they kept pestering Huo Xuan tonight to ask who the divine doctor who cured him is?"

"Could it be?" Mo Jiu reacted immediately after Mo Zhu's reminder. "Could they be using this poison to lure out the divine doctor hiding behind Master Huo?"

With a light laugh, Mo Zhu looked up at Mo Jiu. "That's right. They got the news from somewhere and suspect that I'm the legendary divine doctor who cured Huo Xuan. Not only did they cause a scene today to probe my identity as the divine doctor, but they also want to see my understanding of the Heart-Devouring Poison and my true medical skills."

As she spoke, Mo Zhu's expression became increasingly grave. She did not expect the Huo family to be filled with danger. They did not dare to really harm Old Master Huo's life. The other families in Beijing were eyeing the Huo family's every move covetously, so they could only take the risk and use this method to test her.

However, she felt sorry for Old Master Huo. He was already so old, but he still had to suffer from such pain.

Sighing lightly, Huo Xuan had arrived beside Mo Zhu at some point in time. He grabbed the girl's hand and rubbed it a few times before asking, "How did you see through all of this?"

Huo Xuan was also very surprised. This was the first time Mo Zhu had come to the Huo family and she had already encountered such a huge emergency. He didn't expect that not only was she not flustered, she was able to calmly analyze so much to understand the true reason behind their actions.

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