Because of Su Muqing's sudden interruption, Doctor Yang, who was overly startled, accidentally dropped the spoon on the ground. The Fiery Flame Fruit inside also spilled out.
"Miss! You..." Xu Fu wanted to scold her, but then he remembered that she had just saved the young master's life. He couldn't bring himself to utter the reprimand. Instead, he roared at Doctor Yang, "Go crush another one!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Doctor Yang quickly returned to the table, preparing to continue crushing the chili peppers.
Su Muqing walked over and leaned in for a closer look. She then realized that the man's face, which had been glowing red just moments ago, was now deathly pale and devoid of any color. His lips had even turned a purplish-red!
Wasn't he sweating profusely just now? Yet, this person now looked as if he were very cold.
Cold? That shouldn't be the case! The outside temperature was at least 32-33 degrees Celsius. It was only morning, and the temperature was already so high. She herself felt uncomfortably hot! It was certainly impossible for him to have caught a chill!
Since it couldn't be a chill, then... she turned to look at Madam Zhou and asked tentatively, "Is he poisoned?"
Su Muqing recalled novels she had read before, which featured scenes of ancient martial arts masters being afflicted by various exotic poisons. The man before her surprisingly fit the description!
Hearing Su Muqing's question, Madam Zhou nodded repeatedly! "Yes, yes, yes! He is indeed poisoned! Elder Xu, did you hear that? She realized the young master was poisoned! It must be her. The mystery in the poem just now was told to me by Miss Mu Qing! Her name is Mu Qing!" Madam Zhou said excitedly to Xu Fu, deliberately emphasizing the name Mu Qing.
After hearing Madam Zhou's words, Xu Fu murmured, "Mu Qing, Qing Mu?"
Then he raised his head, his eyes fixed on Su Muqing, and asked, "Are you sure your name is Mu Qing, not Qing Mu?"
Xu Fu's question was sudden, and Su Muqing didn't have time to ponder. She instinctively replied, "How did you know I was almost named Su Qing Mu? My adoptive father found me in Qing Mu Mansion back then. When he brought me home, he planned to name me Su Qing Mu. But my adoptive mother thought the name sounded like a boy's name, so she reversed the two characters." wap.kanshu伍.net
This was something Su Minghui had told her yesterday regarding household registration. She only then learned that the original owner's name was Su Qing Mu.
When the original owner was found, Su Ming Yuan, to ensure she remembered where she was found, had directly given her that name.
However, upon returning home, Li Shi found it unpleasant and changed it to Su Mu Qing. She considered changing it at the village but felt it was unnecessary. So, she just used Su Mu Qing in everyday life.
Gradually, everyone called her Su Mu Qing, and no one paid attention to the name on the household registration. After all, she was a girl! Once married, she would only bear her husband's surname. Names weren't that important!
Yesterday, when Su Minghui brought out the household registration, she saw it and finally changed the name permanently.
She intended to be the mistress of the household in the future. She had no intention of taking a husband's surname!
Xu Fu and the other man exchanged a surprised glance upon hearing Su Muqing's words. From Qing Mu Mansion, and almost named Qing Mu. Both points matched!
"Miss Su, do you still remember the person I told you we were looking for? That's you! I only had a feeling before, but now I can confirm that person is you! Master Zhi Kong said that as long as the destined person is found, the young master's poison can be cured! Please use your divine abilities and miraculous powers!" Madam Zhou spoke rapidly, then knelt down. After kowtowing several times, she looked at Su Muqing with earnest anticipation.
The others in the room also uniformly knelt and kowtowed to her, then stared at her with excited expressions.
Su Muqing: ‼(•'╻'•)꒳ᵒ꒳ᵎᵎᵎ Did she run into some cult? Was she mistaken for some celestial maiden?
Su Muqing looked up at the sky speechlessly. How could she possibly be that destined person? Seeing so many people kneeling before her again, she didn't know who to help up first. She could only prostrate herself and ask helplessly, "Why are you all kneeling again? I can't be the destined person you speak of. I only know some superficial medical skills, and I can't cure..."
Before she could finish, a flash of white light shot through her mind, and she suddenly stopped. No! She actually could cure poison...? She had the Spirit Spring Stone! How could she have forgotten about it?
No time for explanations. Su Muqing scrambled to her feet, ignoring the people still kneeling on the ground.
She strode to the bedside and looked at the man on the wooden board, who was stubbornly trying not to close his eyes. She closed her eyes and quickly reviewed the usage instructions for the Spirit Spring Water.
Normal people needed to dilute it significantly when consuming it, otherwise, it could cause weakness and exhaustion. However, if given to a poisoned person, it could be consumed directly in its original form without causing diarrhea.
In that case, giving it to the man before her should be fine!