The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi brought Tie Niu and Xiao Huan down the mountain. Wen Rulan and Wan Ruwei were with them. Xiao Huan saw such a luxurious carriage for the first time and opened her eyes wide in surprise. Tie Niu was also surprised and asked hesitantly, "Brother Xiao, who... are you?"

Xiao Mubei laughed and said, "He is just an ordinary person with a little more money. Brother Tieniu, Miss Xiaohuan, get in the car."

Xiao Huan looked at Tie Niu hesitantly, and Tie Niu said, "This...is not appropriate. How about we sit together with the two brothers who are driving? There is enough space in the front."

The two of them didn't dare to sit in the carriage. Chu Yunxi smiled and pulled Xiaohuan, asking her to get in with her, and said with a smile: "Why are you sitting in the front? Let's go in and sit together."

It was not easy to pull the two into the carriage, and they sat very restrained. Chu Yunxi knew that children from poor families would most likely feel that they were unworthy, and she couldn't help feeling a little sad.

This time they got down the mountain smoothly. On the way, Chu Yunxi learned that Tie Niu's mother had been ill for about half a month. She had been in good health before. Because her father died early, the mother and son had been dependent on each other. The crops in the family were all planted by Tie Niu's mother. It was not until Tie Niu grew up and became sensible that Tie Niu helped with the work. Farmers rarely get sick, but half a month ago, for some reason, Tie Niu's mother suddenly became very ill. She had palpitations and coughs, and her body was very weak. She could no longer work, and even had difficulty getting out of bed and walking. She saw many doctors and took a lot of medicine, but there was no improvement, and the doctor couldn't tell what the disease was.

"Is it very sudden?" Chu Yunxi asked.

Tie Niu nodded. "It was very sudden. He was fine in the morning and worked in the fields with me. But in the afternoon, he couldn't get out of bed. His face turned blue and he felt uncomfortable all over. I rushed to see a doctor. After taking medicine for so many days, he got a little better, but it's still difficult for him to get out of bed."

The face was blue, the body was weak, and the disease was acute. Chu Yunxi felt that something was wrong. Although common diseases were acute, they would recover after recovery. Some people might be weak for a few days, but they would recover after recuperation. Why did Tie Niu's mother sound like she was poisoned? But who would poison an ordinary peasant woman?

She didn't say anything, but just said that she would check Tie Niu's mother's pulse to confirm it.

Tie Niu's home is in a village about fifty miles away from Kala City. The village is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. The vast rice fields undulate in the wind, which is quite spectacular.

Tie Niu said, "We will soon arrive at my home. My home is rather simple, please forgive me, dear guests."

The carriage entered the village and soon attracted many villagers to watch and whisper. Tie Niu's home was in the center of the village. The carriage stopped and a woman in her fifties came out with a cane. When she saw Tie Niu and Xiao Huan getting off the carriage, she immediately stepped forward and pulled Tie Niu and said, "You two kids, why have you been out for so long and not come back? Did you... offend some important person?"

Tie Niu hurriedly said, "No, mother, don't think too much. This is a famous doctor I invited for you. She has superb medical skills. With her around, you will definitely be cured."

Tie Niu's mother breathed a sigh of relief. "It doesn't matter whether my illness is treated or not, as long as you and Xiao Huan are fine. My child, famous doctors are very expensive, and our family doesn't have money, so let's not see them."

Chu Yunxi just got off the car and smiled when she heard it: "Auntie, don't worry, I won't charge you for the treatment."

Mainly because Tie Niu was suspected at Bodhi Temple, Xiao Mubei went out of his way to test him. Chu Yunxi felt sorry, so she took the initiative to propose to treat Tie Niu's mother and take a look at the customs and habits of Nandi.

When Tie Niu Niang heard Chu Yunxi said she didn't want money, she hurriedly asked, "How can I have the nerve to let the miracle doctor treat me for free?"

Tie Niu stopped his mother from being polite any more and said, "Mom, this Miss Chu and Mr. Xiao are both good people. We get along very well. Please don't be polite. Let Miss Chu take a look at you first and find out the cause of your illness."

Tie Niu's mother finally stopped talking, so they went into the house together. Chu Yunxi sniffed it deliberately and found that there was indeed a poisonous smell on Tie Niu's mother, but the smell was very faint. It was a kind of poison that Chu Yunxi had never seen before, but there was no smell of poison in the room.

Chu Yunxi asked Tie Niu's mother to lie on the bed. She took her pulse and found that she was indeed poisoned. The poison was slow in nature but was gradually eroding Tie Niu's mother's internal organs. It might not be obvious in junior high school, but the longer the time, the stronger the toxicity.

Seeing her frowning and not saying anything, Tie Niu asked worriedly, "Miss Chu, what disease does my mother have?"

Chu Yunxi stood up and said, "Your mother is not ill, but poisoned."

"Poisoned?" Tie Niu and Xiao Huan asked at the same time. Tie Niu said anxiously, "How is this possible? My mother never leaves the house except when she works in the fields. She never has any enemies. How could someone poison her?"

Chu Yunxi asked Tie Niu's mother, "Auntie, can you recall the day you fell ill? Did you eat anything different from usual? Or was there anything different from usual?"

Tie Niu Niang thought hard and murmured, "I didn't eat anything special."

Tie Niu suddenly said, "Mom, didn't you bring back a basket of dragon scale vegetables that day and say it was given to you by Aunt Li next door? No, I ate that dragon scale vegetable too. How come I'm fine? It shouldn't be the dragon scale vegetable's problem."

"What is dragon scale vegetable?" It was the first time Chu Yunxi heard of this vegetable.

Tie Niu's mother said, "Dragon scale vegetable is a specialty of Dahuai Mountain, which is ten miles away. It only grows on the top of Dahuai Mountain. It is named because the leaves are long and the patterns on them look like dragon scales. Although it is difficult to pick, we don't eat much of it normally, but we have eaten it countless times since we were young and have never had any problems. Moreover, Tie Niu also ate it that day."

"You said that Aunt Li next door gave it to you that day?" Chu Yunxi asked.

Tie Niu's mother nodded, "Yes, that day I came back from the fields and passed by Aunt Li's house. She brought me a basket of dragon scale vegetables, saying that her family's Dali went up the mountain to pick them the day before, and because they picked too much to eat, they gave us a basket. We are neighbors, and we often give each other extra good things, so I brought it back."

Chu Yunxi thought for a moment and said, "Can you get me some dragon scale vegetables?"

Tie Niu looked at the sky and said, "It's too late today. Please rest at my house tonight. I will go to Dahuai Mountain to collect dragon scale vegetables tomorrow morning."

Chu Yunxi nodded, and asked some other questions, but didn't find any suspicious points, so she stopped asking.