284: Interrogation of Rat Demon

When Sun Simiao saw the pan tao tree, he was completely stunned!

"A rootstock of the immortals, it truly lives up to its reputation!"

The old man wept, his tears streaming down, but soon, Tang Ku plucked a pan tao and gave it to him to refine medicine.

Sun Simiao took the pan tao, wiped away his tears, and immediately said, "Actually, there is another problem. There are too many people poisoned in Chang'an now. If I use the form of Medicinal Pills, I'm afraid I won't be able to save many people!"

"I have thought of this too..."

Tang Ku said, "On the way to find you, I discussed it with Mr. Yuan and Daoist Li. The best method is to turn the medicine into a mist, and through the mechanisms they designed, let this medicinal mist spread throughout all of Chang'an. In this way, the medicinal power can be maximized, and those who are not poisoned can also inhale the medicine to prevent it! Do you think this can succeed?"

Sun Simiao thought for a moment, then said, "Although it is a whimsical idea, it does have some merit... Hmm, ordinary medicine might not have such powerful effects, but with the pan tao you gave me, it shouldn't be a big problem... Sigh, it's a pity that my two tianshan snow lotus will have to be sacrificed!"

As he spoke, the old man stole a glance at Tang Ku. Tang Ku certainly knew what he meant and couldn't help but smile, "Three pan tao, I promised you, and there won't be any less!"

"Hehe, am I, this old man, the kind of snobbish person... Hmm, alright, alright... Hmm, I have already taken the pulses of those who are deeply poisoned, and I have also tested the blood of these guys. I have full confidence that I can refine it successfully. Find me a quiet room, and also, bring the medicines I need and move them into the quiet room... During the time I am refining medicine, except for you yourself, no one else is allowed to disturb me, understand?"

Sun Simiao said, "Especially women, they must absolutely not enter the pill room without permission!"

Wu Zhen, who was on the side, said with some dissatisfaction, "Old man, you aren't discriminating against women, are you!"

Sun Simiao rolled his eyes and said, "Nonsense, in this old man's eyes, there is no distinction between men and women, only between patients; discrimination my foot. This batch of medicine needs to be refined with Pure Yang Fire, and all the medicines are full of Yang Qi, but when refining, a little bit of Yin-attribute medicine needs to be added to regulate it. A woman's Physique belongs to Yin, which will interfere with the Qi field around the Pill Furnace, and it will be very troublesome when the time comes, understand?"

For the first time, Wu Zhen was stunned by someone lecturing her, and she couldn't find a reason to refute it, so she couldn't help but sit to the side, sulking angrily!

"Pure Yang Fire?"

Tang Ku said, "Then what do you think about using Nezha's Samadhi True Fire?"

Sun Simiao had already met Nezha, but without even thinking, he shook his head and said, "No, Third Prince Nezha's fire is too intense. The fire I'm talking about is Pure Yang, but it is much milder. If you use Samadhi True Fire, it's easy to refine away the medicinal properties, and that wouldn't be worth the loss!"

"So refining medicine isn't easy either; there are actually so many tricks to it!"

Pigsy, on the side, said while gnawing on a corn cob.

Tang Ku smiled, "Every trade has its secrets; it's normal that you don't know... Uh, wait... where did you get that corn in your hand?"

Looking at Tang Ku's shocked expression, Pigsy said strangely, "This is a tribute from the palace sent by Your Majesty, brought by some Western Regions merchants. It's quite delicious. Why, do you know it? Is this thing called corn?"

"Western Regions merchants?"

Tang Ku couldn't help but frown, "Where are they from?"

"I don't know about that... We have a basket in the kitchen, shall I boil some for you to taste?" Pigsy said.

Tang Ku rubbed his temples and said, "Don't, you guys eat it yourselves, I find it creepy..."

He escorted Sun Simiao to the quiet room specially prepared for him, and then returned to his own meditation room.

"Damn it, something ahead of its time has appeared again... Isn't corn supposed to appear in our country only in the Ming Dynasty? Could it be that my arrival caused a chain reaction? Hmm, no, those Western Regions merchants might have problems... Must be on guard!"

Sha Wujing walked in holding the poison-wielding demon, and threw him onto the ground. The guy was thrown into a daze, slowly regained consciousness, and opened his eyes abruptly, only to find the terrifying monk from before sitting on the futon in front, looking at him with a smile.

The guy shuddered suddenly, his hair standing on end, and almost jumped up, but he discovered that he was actually tied with a rope, and the power coming from it made him lose even the ability to shapeshift.

"Speak, where do you, a little demon, come from, and who instigated you to come to Chang'an to poison people? And why did you poison them?"

Tang Ku smiled slightly and said, "Tell the truth, and I will spare you from physical suffering!"

The demon was still in human form. Sha Wujing pulled off his hood, only to discover that this fellow had a rat-like appearance, looking extremely ugly, but the pointed mouth and small nose completely revealed his true form.

This was a giant humanoid rat.

The guy's small eyes rolled around, and immediately he knelt before Tang Ku, kowtowing like pounding garlic, saying, "Holy Monk, spare my life, Holy Monk, spare my life, I... I am just a rat that attained the Dao at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. No one instigated me to poison anyone, and I haven't poisoned anyone either. Please see clearly, high monk of the Buddhist sect, you cannot kill the innocent!"

"Hehe, you are quite cunning. Since you didn't poison anyone, why did you go to hunt down Sun Simiao?"

Tang Ku chuckled.

"That... I... I have a grudge against that old Daoist. Back then, my offspring entered the mountain privately to steal and eat Spirit Medicine, and was caught and trampled to death by this old Daoist, so I want revenge!"

The rat said resolutely, "I... I really don't know about the matter of Chang'an being poisoned, please see clearly!"

Tang Ku smiled: "You don't know... that's really strange. Why have you been hiding under my Du Xin Domain for so long? Hmm, and you say you come from the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, but why do your clothes and your behavior look so much like a Japanese person?"

The rat demon was startled and thought to himself, "This monk's eyes are really sharp... No, I can't admit it, he is bluffing me... I..."

"Hehe, you must think I'm bluffing you, right?"

Tang Ku couldn't help smiling, "Do you really think I don't know where you come from and what your name is?"

The rat remained silent. After a moment, it said, "You... you are a person of the Buddhist faith, you must not kill the innocent. I... I am also a victim, I am also an aggrieved party!"

"Aggrieved party my foot!"

Tang Ku suddenly had a knife in his hand, placed it against the rat demon's neck, and shouted sternly, "In this world, the only ones who are our enemies and are so despicable are that bunch of guys on the Japanese islands. Who is your master? Professor Darwin, or that Tesla? I remember that among the Japanese demon gods, there is a guy named Iron Rat, wouldn't that be you? If you don't tell the truth, your life won't be spared!"