ZHOU WANG'S MAD DECISION 2

"We will not seek help from medical physicians. Instead, we will seek help from the witchdoctors."

Wu Qi stared right into Zhu Su's eyes in shocked manner, since he was really surprised as finding that his lord truly carried out that crazy idea.

Everyone widened their eyes. "You want to take the witchdoctors to participate?!" Li Heng was shocked.

Zhu Su nodded. "And not just from the White Sect. But all various kinds of sects. The sect which focuses on making the Pills of Immortality, or focuses on poison, or jinx... whatever kind of sects, as long as we can get excellent medical science from them, it's fine!"

Actually, Wu Qi thought, Zhu Su would be frightened and discouraged when he should deal with the public and facs the possibility of getting social pressure, but it turned out that...

But Wu Qi did not understand somehow. Zhu Su was not the kind of person who was afraid to fight social pressure although he should pass through difficulties so many times due to this personality. He had been completely obsessed with his projects. He had started this project, and the project had been going on, it must be completed till the end, although he might have to face difficulties once again.

Li Heng was the first one who disagreed. "Your Highness! By inviting witchdoctors... moreover, the witchdoctors from various sects... it means that you will undermine the basic principles of medicine that aims to help people, since the black sect always hurts and even kills people!"

"When you still worked as Fangshi of Xie Wang, you also do such things, is that right, Liu Ku?" Zhu Su pulled his gaze to Liu Ku.

"Well, indeed." Liu Ku immediately understood what Zhu Su actually meant. "And I am now a good Changshi who dedicate myself to people."

"But those kinds who are like Liu Changshi are rare in black sect! Most of them are violent, cunning, and disruptive. They will destruct your project, or even turn it into a black magic project!" Another official protested.

"We don't recruit them into our team, we just interview them, we just want their knowledge, no more than that. As for their attitude, it won't affect our project..."

"It'll still influence, Your Highness! From the myths I heard, interacting with them for just one minute can mess up our entire brains!"

Zhu Su's tension began to rise. "I find a person who is totally well-mannered. I'm sure you will like him even straightly when you meet him. His name is Shao Rong, a handsome and genius young man from Yu Xi."

"Shao Rong from Yu Xi... Master Shao?!" Teng Shuo spoke up.

"Ah, you know him, Sir Teng?"

"Of course I know him. He is very famous because even though he is still young, he is an expert in concocting miraculous herbs. Every Taoist from all over this country knows him."

"Well, since you acknowledge his abilities, then he is indeed skillful!..."

"But he is from Mao Shan Sect, Your Highness!"

Everyone immediately began to whisper anxiously. They got tense as they heard "Mao Shan Sect". Their faces were filled with fear, anxiety, and panic.

"Your Highness! Please consider it once again, more carefully! Will you really recruit the Mao Shan practitioner?!"

"Our project is aiming at people's welfare, but if we join with the Mao Shan Sect, the validity of our project results will be in doubt!"

"The Mao Shan Sect is terrible black witchcraft. They can control the demons of hell to harass humans! They no longer befriend with humans, their friends are the ghosts!"

"What, ghosts?!" Xue Mei and Lin screamed. Xue Mei groaned. "I'm afraid of ghosts very much!"

"You just exaggerate it. Not every one of the Mao Shan Sect is evils. Some are indeed evils, but some are not. Oh, my! Your words may offend the Mao Shan Sect," Zhu Su gave a half-suppressed laugh - he laughed satirically and tiredly since he began to agree with Wu Qi's opinion.

"Your Highness, please don't defend the Mao Shan Sect anymore. Everyone knows that the Mao Shan Sect is a terrible sect."

"But it was Master Shao Rong who cured Wu Qi. Is there any black magician who heal people?"

The whole room fell silent. The fact Zhu Su uttered seemed to make them confused.

Zhu Su lifted up Jinjincai leaves. "Do you know what it is?"

Nobody answered. Even Li Heng was clammed up.

"It is called Jinjincai. Its other name, Jiantoucai. It grows everywhere, including in fields. Its leaves are edible, it tastes sweet. How to cook it; Use the blanching method, steep it in vegetable oil, and just put salt in the end. Its root and leaf can cure the swollen because of Toxic. Wu Qi got his hand swollen, but after consuming Jinjincai he gets better."

Their eyes went round. It was obvious that Li Heng did not expect Zhu Su to be such ingenious, recognizing the plant that he totally had no idea about, and even the way to cook them.

"Then, this." Zhu Su lifted up another plant. "You must have no idea about it, right?"

All of them shook their heads.

"This is called Shijie. It grows in Hui Prefecture, Yazikou area, to be precise it grows in the mountain. When the flowers bloom for the first time, they are pale yellow flowers. The leaves taste bitter and slightly spicy. The way to cook it; take the young leaf, then boil it, replace the water, then boil it again until its bitter taste disappears, then stir it with oil and salt."

"Yo... Your Highness! How come you are... so ingenious?..." Li Heng could not suppress his astonishment anymore.

"Master Shao Rong told me."

Once again, the whole room turned quiet.

"I won't definitely be able to recognize it all, moreover at such a fast pace. Jinjincai and Shijie aren't recorded in our old books. But thanks to Master Shao Rong, I have acquired two additional plants that aren't recorded anywhere, giving our project a very good leap. There is only one key to achieve success; Don't immediately label something with a negative stigma. Like the stigma that Yuan people are all barbarians, whereas many Yuan people are good people. These stigmas must be removed. As it is right now. I'm sure, even though Master Shao Rong is the practitioner of Mao Shan, he will help us to make progress in our project - and ultimately, for the welfare of this whole country."

And once again, the whole room fell silent. But in this silence, everyone got busy pondering the profound truthfulness within Zhu Su's words.