Chapter 349: Taking the Poison

Just then, Bai Wei flipped her wrist and, as if by magic, produced several small silver pills from her palm.

"Leader Zhang, since you are sincere about wanting to cooperate with me, then eat these few pills."

The pills were entirely silver-white and emitted a pungent medicinal odor.

Zhang Yu was startled, "Make me eat them? What kind of medicine is this?"

"Poison."

No sooner had Bai Wei finished speaking than Zhang Yu's expression changed.

"You want me to take poison?"

Bai Wei raised an eyebrow and looked down at him.

"I promised to treat your people, but I never said I necessarily trusted you."

"Since you suspected us just now, fearing we would turn on you later and sell the Peasant Army to the Imperial Court, we also fear you are spies who will leak the secrets of our operation."

"These few poison pills won't kill you immediately after you swallow them; it will take three days for the toxicity to take effect. Once the Fusang People are wiped out, I will naturally give you the antidote."

Zhang Yu's face darkened, "Bai, I have already laid my cards on the table for you; why must you be so suspicious of me?"

"Words are not proof," Bai Wei smiled faintly, "Aren't you the same? Since you have nothing to hide, why be afraid of these few poison pills?"

The middle-aged beggar standing behind Zhang Yu immediately rushed forward in a panic.

"Leader Zhang, you are an important figure in the Peasant Army; you cannot eat this poison."

"It is fine." Zhang Yu shook his head. He looked up at Bai Wei, a hint of pride appearing on his face.

"I, Zhang, have never been an ungrateful person. A mere few poison pills—I will eat them."

Having said that, he snatched the pills from Bai Wei's hand and threw them into his mouth without even looking.

Qin Zhan stood to the side, clutching his Long Sword, and raised an eyebrow at the sight.

"Heh, he really is a man of character."

After swallowing the poison, Zhang Yu wiped his mouth.

"Alright, now that I've eaten the poison, you should tell me about the tactics, right?"

"There's no need to fear that I will betray you; the Fusang People and our Peasant Army have an irreconcilable hatred, and we want to kill the Fusang People even more than you do."

Bai Wei smiled, "Leader Zhang, how straightforward. However, I will warn you in advance: the poison you have taken is highly potent. If you don't have my antidote in three days, your intestines will rot, and you will bleed from your seven orifices and die."

"Also, don't think about finding a doctor to detoxify you; there is only one person in this world who has the antidote, and that is me."

After speaking, she turned and walked to Xiao Moting, lowering her voice.

"Alright, I've found a helper for you. Now we have a chance of winning when we wipe out the Fusang People and take back the ore."

Xiao Moting glanced at Zhang Yu and asked in a low voice.

"Bai, was that pill you gave him really poison?"

Bai Wei winked at him.

"Where would I get such magical poison? What I gave him was just a Human Pill; calling it poison was just to scare him!"

"A Human Pill?" Xiao Moting was stunned; he had never heard of such medicine.

"It's just a small pill for heatstroke from where I'm from; it clears heat and detoxifies. It's fine to eat it like a candy."

Xiao Moting was dumbfounded, completely unable to speak.

Seeing him dazed, Bai Wei couldn't help but chuckle and gave him a push.

"This is called 'all is fair in war.' Alright, now that Zhang Yu has taken the 'poison,' he won't dare to betray us. Call him over quickly so we can discuss how to deal with the Fusang People."

Xiao Moting finally came back to his senses, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

He looked up and said to Zhang Yu.

"Come in. The number of Fusang People is not small, and they have powerful weapons in their hands, so we must arrange this properly."

Zhang Yu nodded, instructed the middle-aged beggar to wait outside, and strode into the room.

……

Over an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Leader Zhang, you are to dispatch fifteen skilled members of the Peasant Army to enter the Dye House with us and slaughter the Fusang People."

"Then, the rest of your Peasant Army will hold the exits of the Dye House to ensure no one slips through and alerts the Yuan Family Army in the city." Xiao Moting rested his hands on the table, his sharp gaze fixed on Zhang Yu, "What do you think of this plan?"

Zhang Yu hesitated, "You only have ten people. Even if I select fifteen from the Death Squad, that's only twenty-five people in total. If we enter the Dye House like this, can we really deal with the hundreds of Fusang People inside?"

Bai Wei smiled, "I almost forgot to tell you: before you go in, I will sneak into the Dye House and poison the Fusang People's food. This medicine will make them fall into a deep sleep. Once they eat the poisoned food, they will become drowsy and won't wake up even if there is thunder, completely losing their ability to fight."

Zhang Yu's expression was one of shock, "There is actually medicine that makes people sleep? Bai's medical skills are truly superb."

Bai Wei smiled without a word.

The modern Sleeping Pill originated from a decoction in the *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* by the divine doctor Sun Simao of the Tang Dynasty. It was only after repeated improvements by modern medical scientists and chemists that these compound tablets appeared, with their powerful effects.

Within them, the crystallized wisdom of countless medical experts and scientists was condensed.

Using them to shock the ancients was no problem at all.

"Leader Zhang, what do you think?" Xiao Moting asked.

Zhang Yu clenched his fist, "Prince of Northern Frontier, I trust Bai; let's do as you say."

……Trust Bai.

Xiao Moting fell silent.

Don't look at how the other party calls him "Prince of Northern Frontier" at every turn, showing all kinds of respect and flattering him to the heavens; in reality, the man doesn't trust him at all.

Zhang Yu is willing to cooperate with the Northern Frontier Army because he trusts Bai Wei.

"Clang."

The door was suddenly pushed open, and the middle-aged beggar rushed in, panicked.

"Leader Zhang, it's bad! Our people came to report that over ten brothers are so severely ill that they are already on the verge of death."

Zhang Yu's expression changed.

Bai Wei stood up immediately, "Take me there to see quickly."

"Alright, I will lead the way right now." Zhang Yu did not dare to delay any longer, stood up, and left.

Xiao Moting also grabbed his Long Blade from the table, turned his head, and instructed Qin Zhan, "You stay here and keep watch; Lu Jing and I will accompany Bai to go there."

Very quickly, Bai Wei followed Zhang Yu and arrived at a piece of wasteland in Yannan City.

This piece of wasteland was in the west of the city, surrounded by low and dilapidated houses, and the streets were full of dust.

Compared to the prosperity of the south of the city, this area appeared very desolate; beggars could be seen everywhere along the roadside, and the pedestrians were also dressed in rags, looking listless.

Zhang Yu arrived in front of the gate of a large tenement courtyard; four or five beggars were sitting at the entrance, and as soon as they saw him, they immediately stood up to salute, while their eyes also looked toward Bai Wei.

"Leader Zhang, this person is..."

"She is a doctor I invited, her medical skills are remarkable."

Upon hearing this, the few beggars hurriedly and respectfully stepped aside.

"Doctor, please come in quickly, you must save our people."

Zhang Yu pushed open the door and turned his head to speak to Bai Wei apologetically.

"Bai, this is the slum area of Yannan City; the environment is truly dirty and messy, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." Bai Wei shook her head.

As the gate opened, a courtyard terrace was directly in front of them.

In the courtyard terrace, sick people were lying everywhere, groans of pain came in waves, and the stench was overwhelming.

The cold wind whistled, and the snow fell even more heavily.