Chapter 123 — Grand as Poetry
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The physicians crowded forward and looked down. One after another they nodded repeatedly, so stirred they nearly danced with excitement.
Lord Yan also leaned in to look, but could not understand it. He lowered his voice. "Physicians, how is this formula?"
Physician Qu gazed at Shen Mu with worship and praised, "The pill formula is wondrously beautiful, magnificent as a song! The young divine physician has used the method of substitution, replacing the central great poison within the Thousand Mechanisms Poison with another poison. Do you see? That one! Once this one is replaced, the other one thousand and twenty-two poisons counteract one another, and the toxicity dissolves of itself! Magnificent, truly magnificent!"
Another physician, You, praised, "Physician Xiao did not die unjustly. To die before the young divine physician—he died in the right place!"
Lord Yan shook his head and thought, "Physicians are all madmen. What is so magnificent about this? The key is whether it works. If it does not, neither my office nor his head will stay on!"