The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 574 The poison can be cured, but the life cannot be saved.

Princess Tantai was surprised that the Imperial Preceptor would not participate in the research and development of the antidote. Although he was in seclusion to pray for blessings, with the country in crisis, why did he not take any practical action? Could prayer really make this corpse poison plague disappear?
Corpse poison is poison, and not just any poison, but a sinister and intractable corpse miasma. If it remains unsolved, Da Dan will become a living hell, and then what peace and stability can we expect?
The stability he desires is surely national peace and prosperity, yet what is he doing when the country is in peril?
Princess Tantai felt extremely disappointed, and even more so for those poisoned people before her. They clearly revered him like a god, but when disaster struck, the Imperial Advisor did not step forward!
The Xuan decree he issued was even more ridiculous. Instead of taking the lead, he stayed in a corner and did his own thing, leaving his fellow practitioners to provide relief. Wasn't he afraid of being criticized?
Princess Tantai recalled his words from back then: "If Dadan is stable, then the country will be at peace." Now, reflecting on those words again, she felt only utter irony.

"Holy Maiden, Fellow Daoist Lang has sent over a medicinal soup that can protect the living from being bitten and infected by these undead infected with corpse poison. It can protect the people. We can have our fellow Daoists draw this Zheng Yang Poison-Dispelling Talisman, but we are afraid that some officials will obtain the talisman and keep it for themselves or use it for profit. Therefore, the Holy Maiden must issue an order that if any official abuses his power for personal gain, his entire family will be executed to set an example." Gong Si said, "In particular, the Poison-Dispelling Talisman is very difficult to draw. Even we cannot draw a large number of them all at once."

Drawing talismans requires not only cultivation level, but also vital energy and yang essence.

Princess Tantai saw the Zhengyang Dispelling Miasma Talisman, which was also passed down by Lang Jiuchuan for reference. The runes were complex, but for her talent of creating talismans with a spark of inspiration, it was a piece of cake.

The same applies to the Imperial Preceptor.

Would the Imperial Advisor be willing to paint this?

Princess Tantai said, "I will convey a message to His Majesty that in the face of national crisis, anyone who abuses their power for personal gain will be executed immediately."

Gong Si nodded. Suddenly, they heard a huge commotion coming from the prison. They rushed over and saw Lu Ruiting vomiting black blood. There was a limp body on the ground with internal organs and—insect eggs.
The two men's expressions immediately changed.

Looking at this increasingly gloomy prison, one inexplicably feels that the darkest hour is approaching.

Meanwhile, Lang Jiuchuan, unable to attend to the roaming corpse demons, returned to the medical shed in Guanjiang Village with the Ghost Flower and immediately began processing medicinal herbs.

She has to race against that corpse demon!
She first filled a large bucket with spring water and had the water spirit purify it. Then she took a jade plate, filled it with water, and soaked the ghost flower in it. The ghost flower, soaked in spring water, became even more crystal clear, eerie and holy.

This flower is inherently yin in nature, and she didn't know how to process it to make it more medicinal. So she simply prepared a new prescription, adding black bean husks to slightly neutralize its yin nature. Just before the decoction was ready, she added the whole ghost flower that had been soaked and simmered it over low heat.

When the ghost flower is used in medicine, it emits a strange and peculiar smell, as if something has been stored for a long time and has a sour and rotten odor that makes people nauseous.

Lang Jiuchuan infused the medicine with a stream of Yin Xuanming True Qi to fully catalyze the medicinal properties of the Ghost Flower. After the medicine was ready, he finally infused it with a Yang Poisoning Talisman.

The medicine was ready, and the soup had an eerie vermilion color.

Lang Jiuchuan took a sip. The medicine was sour, bitter, and smelly. Her face scrunched up, and she almost vomited. But she could feel a bit of life force in the medicine, which warmed her meridians.

She subconsciously made hand gestures, guiding the life force to flow throughout her body, nourishing her eight extraordinary meridians, until it completely settled, and her pulse became deep and steady.

"How is it?" Master Zhishang asked her, his face pale.

He also tried to draw two talismans to dispel miasma, but just two of them depleted most of his vital energy, leaving him pale.

Lang Jiuchuan handed over a bowl of medicine and said, "The Ghost Flower contains vitality, and this medicine is neutral and not a strong medicine. If we drink it, it will remove poison if there is any poison and strengthen the body if there is none. After drinking it, you can circulate two major cycles to enhance the medicinal power. You have worked hard these past few days."

Master Zhishang took the medicine. Although the smell was unpleasant, he still tilted his head back and drank it down. The indescribable taste of the medicine went straight to the top of his head, making him feel as if he were eating rotten flesh. Lang Jiuchuan had someone carry the bucket of antidote over to the group of living dead. She glanced at them and realized that during the time she had been dealing with the corpse pit on the mountain, two more faces had completely disappeared.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. How many more people have lost their lives in places she didn't see?

"I don't know if this antidote will work. It might stimulate the corpse poison, and it might have the opposite effect on the internal organs. This is the best prescription I can think of right now. If you're willing to try it..."

"Whether we live or die, it's all up to fate. We've already gained a few days of survival." Xiaoyu was the first to step forward, took the medicine the soldier offered, and drank it all in one gulp. Following her was her husband, Liu Quan.

The two drank the medicine, and everyone waited quietly, watching their faces change from white to red, then from red to green, a series of colorful transformations.

Within a few breaths, the two felt as if a fiery serpent was leaping through their meridians, coursing through their bodies, and the scorching yang energy forced out the yin energy within them.

An ominous aura rose from the two of them and then dissipated with the wind. Immediately afterward, they knelt on the ground and vomited incessantly, vomiting mouthful after mouthful of dark blood until the blood turned bright red. Only then did the two of them collapse to the ground, their faces pale and their eyes lifeless.

Lang Jiuchuan walked over, rolled up their sleeves, and the lividity caused by the Poisoning Soup had faded to almost invisible, and their pulses were becoming stable.

Overjoyed, she immediately used her divine sense to explore Xiaoyu's meridians and found that the black corpse poison had disappeared, leaving only a faint yin energy, while in her dantian, there was a trace of life force nourishing her internal organs.

Become!

Seeing Lang Jiuchuan's expression, everyone immediately understood and rushed to the soldier in charge of distributing the medicine, scrambling and making a mess of things.

"Everyone stay quiet. The antidote has the necessary ingredients, and everyone will have them." Lang Jiuchuan shook the imperial bell, and the thunderous sound calmed the restless people down.

Eunuch Yu hurriedly sent several more people to distribute and prepare the medicine. Lang Jiuchuan watched them drink it, paying special attention to those who had been poisoned for a long time and were severely ill. Compared to those with milder symptoms, their detoxification process was more painful, and they were also weaker. Lang Jiuchuan checked their pulses again, feeling heavy-hearted.

"Although the poison has been neutralized, your internal organs have been damaged, and your lifespan is limited. I'm sorry, I cannot save your life." Lang Jiuchuan looked at the woman who had first begged her, and then touched her son's forehead, saying, "Fortunately, his condition has not worsened, and he can live for a long time."

The woman burst into tears, hugged her son, and kowtowed repeatedly: "This is a blessing in disguise. Thank you, Fairy Lang. You are a living bodhisattva who saves us from suffering. Thank you."

"Thank you, Fairy Lang!"

Everyone in Guanjiang Village bowed down to her.

Faith and willpower continuously flowed into her mind. Lang Jiuchuan stood up and said to Daoist Zhishang, "Now that the antidote is available, let us begin to save the world!"

(End of this chapter)