The Qin Dynasty entered the game with love.

Ying Ji didn't lay much groundwork; her search for Master Mo was solely for the poppy flower incident.

The poppy flower items that are currently circulating are displayed one by one.

"Elder Mo, I wrote to you before that poppies are extremely harmful. If they were to spread throughout the Nine Provinces, we would probably have to surrender without any outside attack."

Elder Mo understood that this matter was of great importance, but he did not think it would endanger the Nine Provinces: "What you're saying is, how can something so small be so serious even if it does cause harm?"

Ying Ji smiled bitterly. How could she not know the harm of poppies? If it weren't for the invasion of opium... Never mind, there's no point in saying that. I need to show some real evidence.

Ying Ji took Mo Lao directly to Xianyang Prison and asked a group of prisoners who had been treated with poppies to give their accounts.

"Old Mo, these people used to be ruthless killers, but now, as long as they take a sip of the 'divine powder,' they're capable of anything."

And this one, a man from the Zhao state, who had been inhaling the "immortal's elixir" for about a month, has now told me everything he knows.

Does Master Mo remember this person?

Ying Ji pointed to a kind-looking old man.

Old Master Mo examined him closely, his pupils suddenly shrinking: "The renowned physician Gu Siyuan, how could he be here?"

Before Ying Ji could explain, the old man roared, "Let me go, let me go! Give me the 'Miracle Powder,' give it to me now! I'll give you anything—medical books, my daughter, my son, anyone! Hurry up, give me the 'Miracle Powder'!"

The old man roared as he broke free of his chains. Despite being covered in blood, he seemed to feel no pain and continued to slam against the wall beside him.

The walls were covered in blood from the impact, a truly horrifying sight.

The old man saw the newcomer and carefully recognized him: "Old Master Mo, Old Master Mo, it's you! The one beside you must be the princess, hahaha, definitely, definitely."

I saved your life. You beg the princess to give me a dose of the "immortal powder." As long as you have the "immortal powder," we'll call it even, call it even, hahaha, hurry, hurry, hurry!

"Let me have a bite, did you hear me? I asked you, did you hear me?"

Old Mo didn't want to admit that he was frightened, but now he felt his legs were weak. He wasn't afraid of the scene in front of him, but rather of thinking about the various things that were popular in Xianyang.

He felt a chill run through his body: "Ying Ji, Ying Ji, someone is trying to destroy the Nine Provinces! This thing must not appear. You are right, you are right."

Ying Ji sighed: "Old Master Gu realized this a few days ago. The soldiers who had been treated with poppies before were using more and more in the later stages. He discovered that some soldiers were burning the pills and inhaling the smoke."

In order to save the soldiers, he took the initiative to risk his life. At first, he actively looked for a cure, but once he took it once, he took it a second time. In addition, he had a lot of ingredients, so he directly made the "miracle powder".

He lost control of himself and used every means to steal more poppies, and even found people to grow them and buy poppy seeds.

When I found out, he was already like this. He had only quit that drug for less than a day, and he was already like this.

Old Mo's face was now as black as water. He silently led his men out of the courtyard.

He slapped Old Xu's teacup away, which was still being drunk.

"Old Xu, do you know what you've done?! You've committed utterly heinous acts! Utterly heinous acts!"

Ying Ji was somewhat confused, but she managed to stop Mo Lao from hitting her.

"Mr. Mo, what are you doing? Can't you talk things out properly?"

Mo Lao broke free and kicked Xu Lao, who had just gotten up, knocking him to the ground. Zhang Liang, who was standing nearby, helped him up.

Ying Ji dared not let go this time, and directly pulled Mo Lao to separate the two.

Before Ying Ji could speak, Elder Mo trembled, clutching his chest, pointing in Elder Xu's direction, and then fainted from lack of breath.

Zhang Ping quickly went to Bian Le, the medical leader on the other side, and pulled him towards Old Mo's courtyard.

Bian Le examined him for a while, then picked up his gold needles and began to treat Master Mo.

In less than an hour, the person slowly woke up.

Seeing that the person was awake, Bian Le prepared to leave, but Ying Ji stopped him: "Old Bian, have you made any moves regarding the poppies I asked you to keep an eye on?"

Bian Le also knew about Uncle Gu's situation, and looked worried. Seeing that there were many people around, he pulled them to a side hall.

"This matter is caused by our medical family causing trouble in all directions, so naturally we will do our best to investigate it. However, poppies bloom all over the country, but they cannot survive in Qin, especially among the disciples who have been sent to Zhao."

They even said that initially, the poppies couldn't be raised, and after investigating all the territories, all the poppies in Zhao's land had vanished overnight, leaving no trace.

Ying Ji knew that the medical family had saved countless lives and had a vast network of connections, but even though the medical family had made a statement, there had been no action, which was truly surprising.

Old Man Bian looked anxious: "Princess, I don't know, I don't know how Uncle Gu is doing now."

When he saw the other party shake his head, Bian Lao knew that there was no progress in the matter.

"I heard that Bai Shijun was also poisoned by this. I wonder what kind of medicine it was. May I take a look?"

Ying Ji sighed. She wanted to get the formula right away, but the pills came from another world, and she had never even heard of some of the herbs. As for the treatment process... well, what could she say?

"Old Bian, I also want to, but we've basically used it all up. I'm still trying my best to get people to develop it, but this poison has a fast onset, a short duration, and a very high addiction rate."

All those who used opium have been detained; a few are still alive, but Old Gu consumed several times more than the average person, so there's really nothing we can do to help him.

Bian Le also knew that this matter was difficult. Even the most miraculous medicines from renowned physicians, which could cure all diseases, were useless when given to his uncle. It was only because the royal family had such resources that they could cure this poison.

Bian Le left first to continue his research on how to create an antidote.

As soon as Ying Ji returned to the courtyard, she saw the scars on Old Xu's face.

Looking at Zhang Liang beside him, the young man pulled Ying Ji to sit down quietly and whispered in her ear what had just happened.

Although Mo Lao had woken up, seeing his dear friend only made him feel heartbroken, and he beckoned Ying Ji over.

Ying Ji held the old man's hand and comforted him, "Old Mo, don't rush, tell me slowly."

Old Master Mo was almost in tears: "You wanted to know how this thing came to Xianyang."

Seeing the old man point to the poppy flowers that had fallen to the ground, Ying Ji nodded, and then stared at Old Xu as if she had figured everything out.

Old Master Mo was grief-stricken, tears streaming down his face: "My old friend has loved growing flowers and plants since he was a child. His family is quite well-off, so he loves to cultivate rare and precious flowers and plants."

These flowers were cultivated by him.

Old Xu silently picked up the poppies on the ground, the clarity in his eyes gone, replaced by an overwhelming sadness and self-reproach.

"I...I didn't know at the time, I really didn't know. That man gave me the thing, saying it was a mandrake from the Western Regions."

I had never heard of this flower before, so I wanted to try growing it. Over the past five years, I have traveled to various places hoping to find soil that would allow it to bloom, but I haven't found any.

But when this flower bloomed this year, I compared it to the datura flowers in ancient sites and found that they were completely different.

I recently heard from a friend in Qin that the flowers withered after they came from Yan to Qin.

I was curious, so I came to take a look, but I never expected there to be so many of these flowers in Xianyang City.

Out of curiosity, I used my connections to investigate and followed the trail to the clinic.

When I saw Old Gu, he was bound and covered in blood, but he was crying and begging me to hand him the "miracle powder" on the table.

I handed it to him, and after he took it, he felt much better. I thought he was having a relapse.

Unexpectedly, they saw a datura tree and asked it with a smile how it could survive here, as it had never been found in Qin before.

He was very excited when he learned that I could cultivate this flower, saying that he wanted to use it in medicine. I believed him and gave all the seeds of the flowers that had bloomed before to Old Master Gu.

Later I realized something was wrong; I couldn't get away anymore. Old Gu was keeping a close watch on me; my food, clothing, and lodging were all under his supervision. A few days ago, Old Gu was taken away, which is why I came to my old friend for help.

After saying this, Old Xu's already hunched figure became even more bent, as if he knew he had done something wrong but was at a loss as to how to make amends.