Xuanxia

Chapter 608 Fighting Fire with Fire
When Ning Wushu was showing his extraordinary power, in the refugee camp, Fado had already honestly written down everything he knew.

He signed the confession of the conspiracy of the monks who caused disaster.

He wrote down the prescription he got from Yuanzhao in great detail, including the dosage of each ingredient and the order of preparation.

As for the special little fruit, he took them all out and placed them aside.

"Master Fu."

Fatuo carefully held the prescription and asked, "Is this okay?"

Fu Qingzhou ignored him.

He sat aside, holding the confession in his hands, and looked at it carefully.

This confession revealed the conspiracy of the monks in danger - in fact, it was not that complicated and was exactly the same as what he had guessed before.

They prepared a medicine called "Huangni San" and spread this terrible medicine in the Chang'an Beach area through well water, livestock and other means, causing this large-scale epidemic.

Before this, the monks in danger had already found some contacts such as Lao Wang and Prefect Yang, and used threats and inducements to make them submit and become their own people.

Afterwards, Yuanzhao led several trusted aides, including Fatuo, to the areas where the epidemic was most severe and began to preach and spread the message.

The prescription was, of course, also provided by Yuanzhao. It was called "Jingfu Decoction." The most important ingredient in it was that small fruit, which was called Bodhi Heart Fruit. It was said that it was cultivated by Yuanzhao himself and was difficult to find outside.

Fu Qingzhou knew the rest. They disguised the medicine as "Buddha's Tears" and spent seven days treating the refugees. The reason for seven days was naturally because it took time for these refugees to slowly believe and brainwash them.

In his confession, Fatuo wrote down the original words that Yuanzhao said when he assigned the task.

“People are sometimes like sheep.”

"A sheep may resist and charge, but if you put them in a sheepfold, whip them, drive them with a dog, and give them food and water, they will become obedient and docile...it only takes a little time."

"What we need to do is to create such a warm sheepfold for them so that they can become docile lambs."

Seeing this, Fu Qingzhou became so angry that he almost crumpled the confession to pieces.

But he endured it in the end.

He put away his confession, glanced at Fatuo who was holding the prescription carefully beside him, and let out a breath.

"very good."

Fu Qingzhou took the prescription and said, "But whether your prescription is real or not, I have to wait for me to verify it."

"Of course, of course!" Fado nodded repeatedly: "Master Fu, go and verify it. If I say anything false, I will be struck by lightning!"

Fu Qingzhou sneered, "There is another question - your confession did not mention the people behind Yuanzhao? They were able to deal with a high-ranking official like Yang Zhifu, so their network of connections is extraordinary."

"This……"

Fatuo was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't know."

"You just said that Huijue was behind Yuanzhao. I was shocked. I don't know how they managed to deal with Prefect Yang. Although I claim to be Yuanzhao's confidant, he won't tell me everything..."

Fu Qingzhou didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that Fatuo probably really didn't know.

These matters are too secretive, and only monks who have been truly brainwashed by the "Hundred Evils Sutra" are absolutely safe. But right now, Huijue himself is unknown where he is hiding, and he only pushes Yuanzhao out to do the work. With Yuanzhao's ability, it would be difficult for him to brainwash so many people in a short period of time.

Therefore, it is impossible for Fatuo to know the real secrets.

After all, he is just a big "Lao Wang" who only knows that he is responsible for this part of the work.

"Okay, pretty honest."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "You did a good job, but it's not enough."

A trace of bitterness flashed across Fado's face, but he soon smiled again: "Master Fu, if you say it's not enough, then it is definitely not enough - what else do you need me to do? Please tell me what you want!"

"You are quite good at talking." Fu Qingzhou said calmly, "You have to take responsibility for the refugees outside who were deceived by you."

Fatuo gasped: "How are you going to take responsibility?"

"Fight fire with fire."

Fu Qingzhou said calmly: "You used the tricks of the charlatans to deceive the refugees, so you have to use this trick to make them wake up." "Ah?" Fatuo was confused: "How, how do I do this?"

"You want me to teach you?"

Fu Qingzhou sneered: "I can teach you, but are you sure?"

Fado shuddered.

A man like him who was burdened with such heavy sins had no right to bargain at all. Now that he had told Fu Qingzhou everything he knew, if he wanted to go back on his word and kill him, he wouldn't even be able to protest his injustice.

The only useful thing is, as Fu Qingzhou said, a clever tongue.

This is what saves his life.

If Fu Qingzhou had to teach this, then why was he needed? Couldn't a random monk do the job?
"Okay, okay!"

Fado gritted his teeth and said, "Leave the matter to me, Lord Fu!"

As he said this, he got up from the ground, paced on the spot, and began to think.

Soon, his eyes lit up and he lowered his voice and asked, "Um... can we invite Doctor Liang to come?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Sure. I have some things to deal with. You wait here until I come back."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the tent.

Before opening the curtain, he smiled at Fatuo and said, "Stay here and do your best. If you do something wrong, the entire Mingjian Pavilion will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

Fatuo bowed humbly and said, "I dare not."

Fu Qingzhou knew that he didn't dare, but he still snapped his fingers quietly when leaving the tent.

So when he left, a hidden talisman was quietly written on the door curtain of the tent. If Fatuo planned to leave quietly, this talisman would burn Fatuo and the entire tent to ashes.

Fortunately, Fatuo is not stupid.

When Fu Qingzhou left, the monk guarding outside the tent was confused, and had no idea when this man entered the tent. But before he could react, he heard Fatuo giving instructions in the tent.

"This donor is someone I invited, so don't panic, brother."

"He has a deep affinity with Buddhism and an extraordinary status. From now on, there is no need to stop him from entering the tent."

At this moment, Fatuo's voice no longer had any of the caution and apologetic smile from before, but was completely full of tenderness and magnetism, just like the ups and downs of Sanskrit chanting.

Fu Qingzhou thought to himself, this guy is really a natural born charlatan... Just the tone and rhythm of his voice, others will never be able to learn it in their entire lives.

He smiled at the astonished monk guarding the tent and strode away.

When Fu Qingzhou found Liang Guangchang, this old miracle doctor... was sleeping.

He was too tired, having been working non-stop for some time. Several more people had died in the refugee camp last night and today, so he could no longer sit still and had been running around the camp diagnosing patients the entire day.

At this time, Liang Guangchang finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.

Fu Qingzhou listened to the clinic's apprentice's helpless report and looked up at the sky.

It's almost the siege hour.

He was extremely confident that Ning Wushu would do the job...but he still planned to go to Lao Wang in person.

Although Fatuo had written down the prescription, he still felt uneasy unless he verified it.

Since Liang Guangchang wants to rest, let him rest for a while.

"Let your master get some more sleep."

Fu Qingzhou smiled at the apprentice of the clinic and said, "When he wakes up, tell him not to walk around and just wait for me here."

After saying this, without waiting for the apprentice to respond, he turned and left.

The apprentice was startled, and suddenly seemed to remember something: "Hey, wait, the master said that if you come, you should drink a bowl of medicine before leaving, and you have to treat your internal organs anyway..."

But when he turned around to pick up a bowl of medicine and turned back, Fu Qingzhou had disappeared.

(End of this chapter)