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Chapter 712: Chapter 716: Using Poison
Su Tang smiled slightly.
She said, "Use poison!"
The others looked at one another.
"If we can’t approach the emperor openly, why not use poison? He loves poison. If he dies from it, the thought somehow comforts me. What do you guys think?"
Gaiyin did not comment.
Yadang: "That sounds right, but where do we get the poison? Since the emperor poisons us, he must be very good at handling poison. What if he finds out?"
Su Tang puffed out her chest confidently, "Ah, brother, how could you forget who I am? Have you forgotten what I do?"
Qiu Mo gave Su Tang a puzzled look, "What do you do? Aren’t you the Holy Maiden of Peach Spring?"
Yadang stroked his chin thoughtfully, "You’re a healer, can you use poison too?"
Su Tang immediately twirls around in pride.
Patting her chest, she said confidently, "Of course. There’s no difference between doctors and poisoners since ancient times. What is poison? It’s mixing antagonistic medicinal herbs to create adverse reactions after understanding medicinal principles. I am familiar with medicinal principles, and I know which combination of herbs can create powerful reactions, even threatening lives. So, don’t I know how to use poison?"
Yadang grinned and nodded vigorously, "Of course, of course you do!"
Gaiyin silently moved Su Tang’s tiny hand away from her chest.
She already has a small chest, stop patting or there will be nothing left.
It looks like he will need to work harder from now on.
Completely lost in her pride, Su Tang failed to notice Gaiyin’s unusual action.
Xia frowned, "As Yadang just said, since the emperor knows how to use poison, he would surely detect its presence. I think it won’t work."
Like a little bunny, Qiu Mo was swayed by each argument, unsure of who to believe, and turned to Su Tang again.
"You make a good point. However, since I first heard of the emperor and now know him, he has used poison on four people. One is Ayin’s brother, one is your father, one is Maya, and the others are us. As to whether he’s poisoned others I’m unaware of, but I’ve found that we have one thing in common."
"What commonality?"
Everyone’s minds raced. No matter how they tried, they couldn’t find a connection.
Even Gaiyin couldn’t help furrowing his brow.
Su Tang laughed, "You guys can stop thinking. You don’t understand medicinal principles, so you won’t guess the key. Let me explain to you. In simple terms, herbs can be split into medicinal herbs and poisonous herbs. Medicinal herbs can form a deadly poison when certain types are mixed together, while poisonous herbs can turn into life-saving medicine. The commonality we know among the victims is that the poison we were subjected to came from a single poisonous herb.
"So, allow me to make a bold guess. The emperor himself actually doesn’t understand medicinal principles, and the poison he uses might have been obtained fortuitously. If I don’t use poisonous herbs but only use the antagonistic principles of medicinal herbs to poison him, the chances that he won’t discover it are high. What do you think?"
Qiu Mo found Su Tang’s reasoning plausible, even though she didn’t fully understand it.
Both Yadang and Xia remained silent, calculating the chances of this plan’s success in their minds.
