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"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the legendary treasure 'Bi Xi'." Ye Bo said.
"Bixi!" Zhou Xixian was stunned for a moment, and then a gleam shot out of his eyes, but Su Jing and the two young men were still confused, Su Jing couldn't help asking, "What is Bixi?"
"The so-called Bixi is a legendary thousand-year-old treasure - the horn of the big snake. Since ancient times, the snake horn has been recorded in our country's historical records. "Shan Hai Jing Zhu" says: The snake horn of the ancient capital is called Bixi. Li Shizhen In "Compendium of Materia Medica", the snake horns are recorded in detail, and the full text is as follows: Bi rhinoceros, the horn of a big snake. It is regarded as Gu poison, and it is said that it can detoxify Gu poison like rhino horn. In the Tang Dynasty, there are ancient capitals that also produce this, so the bone is aggressive. It is also like the falsehood of the ancient capital. However, there are always different opinions about the legend of the snake horn. It’s impossible to even talk about the concept of this age-old mystery.” Ye Bo was so excited that he was eloquent, took a sip of water, and continued.
"Many people think that Bixi is just a legend. It doesn't exist in reality, and they are too lazy to study it. But I have done a lot of research on this aspect. I think this bone is just like the one recorded in ancient books. Bixi is almost identical."
"I don't think it's too early to get excited." Zhou Xixian said calmly, "The possibility of the horn of the snake originally existing is extremely low, and the shapes recorded in ancient books are still different. Maybe this bone just looks the same as the bone. It’s just like some kind of record you recognized.”
"It's up to you to say. I'm just guessing now, not sure, but the bone doesn't have any traces of grinding. It's obviously grown like this. I have a hunch that it's definitely not simple. Do you have liquor here?" Ye Bo said .
"No, but if you want it, just go out and buy a bottle." Zhou Xixian said, and asked a student to go out and bought a bottle of white wine. Su Jing and the two young men were very puzzled, why do you want white wine?
After buying the baijiu, Ye Bo took a bowl, put the horn bone into the bowl, and slowly poured the baijiu.Against the backdrop of the crystal-clear white wine, the horn bones look even more translucent.
After a while, a miraculous scene happened.
The white horn bone gradually changed color, showing a tinge of green, and then the green color became thicker and thicker, and the whole horn bone became like a piece of jasper, crystal clear, as if emitting a faint green light.
"Oh my god!" Everyone exclaimed collectively, and Su Jing was also a little surprised.
"This is Bixi, this is the real Bixi." Ye Bo blushed with excitement.
"Bixi really exists!"
"This discovery is amazing!"
Everyone was as excited as if they had discovered a new continent. Only Su Jing was surprised at first, feeling a little surprised that the white horn bones had changed color in the white wine, and then he was relieved.
Generally speaking, snakes have no horns, and the horns of the legendary serpent are not so easy to appear.However, in the time and space of "Legend of Cthulhu", this is simply too rare and ordinary. There are all kinds of magical beasts, including fire phoenixes and dragons. What are snakes with long horns? When encountering a huge snake with long horns, it can only be regarded as a low-level monster.
In the time and space of "Legend of the Cthulhu", it is estimated that this is just an unknown snake horn. It is just used as a small ornament, used to hang around the neck and placed on the earth, but it is the legendary thousand-year-old treasure .
"Mr. Su, can you sell this green rhinoceros to me?" Ye Bo said excitedly.
"Why sell it to you? Mr. Su brought it to me for testing. If you want to sell it, you can sell it to me." Zhou Xixian was not happy.
"You old guy, are you still shameless?" Ye Bo suddenly became angry, blowing his beard and staring, "You snatched that spider fossil last time, are you still not satisfied? Besides, This piece of Bixi was brought to you for testing, but you are so blind that you can’t recognize it, what right do you have to want it? This Bixi falls into your hands, it’s a waste of money.”
"I don't care, anyway, Mr. Su brought me here for testing." Zhou Xixian couldn't explain it, but he still refused to give up, messing around.
The two of them are usually very reserved, but when they met this kind of treasure, they immediately became the same as the last time they met spider fossils, and they refused to give in at all, just like those aunts who quarreled in the countryside.
Su Jing looked a little funny, and said: "Old Ye, Elder Zhou, don't fight, I will not sell this piece of Bixi. Even if you are willing to bid [-] million, I will not sell it."
This treasure obviously looks very extraordinary, and strictly speaking, Ye Lao didn't really understand its value. It is probably not the horn of an ordinary snake, but the horn of a monster snake. Sell it casually.
Hearing what Su Jing said so resolutely, Ye Bo and Zhou Xixian stopped arguing. Although they wanted it very much, but the owner didn't want to sell it, they couldn't force it.Of course, they still couldn't hide their greedy eyes when they looked at the jasper-like horn bones in the bowl.
Su Jing felt that their eyes were too hot, so she quickly picked up the horn bone in the bowl, put away the tooth by the way, and put it in her pocket.After Ye Bo and Zhou Xixian reluctantly persuaded him to stay, he bid farewell and left.Otherwise, if I stay any longer, I'm really worried that Bixi will further stimulate them, making them change their minds, and even fight for Bixi.
Chapter 614 Neurotoxin
A piece of green rhinoceros gave Su Shi a great surprise, and at the same time he had to sigh that professional knowledge is more comprehensive. Even if his memory is amazing, after all, this memory has only been owned for one year, and he has to be busy with various tasks in this year. This kind of thing, I don’t have much time to read books to gain knowledge, and the experience is too lacking. Bixi’s unorthodox thing, it’s impossible to know it without reading it, and it’s far inferior to Ye who has been immersed in paleontology for decades. Bo.
After returning home, Su Jing put the other bones of the bone necklace into the white wine to try, but unfortunately there was no response except for the piece of jade rhinoceros. He deliberately searched for a lot of information about the bones, and even asked I left Ye Bo and Zhou Xixian, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out what is special about the other bones, maybe they are just ordinary bones.
That night, Su Jing received a call from Ye Bo. Su Jing guessed that he was discussing Bixi, but guessed the wrong direction. After answering the call, Ye Bo's voice came from over there: "Mr. Su, then Kuai Bixi, is it still in your hand?"
"Yes." Su Jing nodded.
"Can you lend me an emergency?" Ye Bo said.
"This..." Su Jing was taken aback. If you want to use this Bixi as a treasure for exhibition, then it's okay to say, what's the use for emergency?If it was someone else, Su Jing must think that he deliberately made excuses to trick herself into lending Bi Xi, but based on Su Jing's understanding of Ye Bo, he knew that he was not such a person, and asked, "Old Ye, this Bi Xi What else can be used for emergency?"
"I didn't mean to say, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded in the Compendium of Snake Horns: Bixi, the horn of a big snake. It is regarded as Gu poison, and it is said that it detoxifies Gu poison like rhino horn. It means that Bixi has the effect of detoxification .” Ye Bo said.
"But I don't know if it's true or not."
"Indeed, Bixi only exists in legends. No one has used it in reality, so I don't know if it is true or not. If it is not necessary, I would not think of using it. But I have a friend whose son was poisoned by snake venom. It is said that It is a kind of neurotoxin, because the injection of anti-venom serum was not timely enough, which caused serious consequences. Although he managed to save his life, he has been in a coma and has been lying in the intensive care unit for three weeks. He may die at any time. Yesterday I told The friend mentioned that Bixi might be able to detoxify. He wants to try it. If Mr. Su is willing to help, he will be very grateful. Bixi detoxification, it is said that it only needs to be soaked in wine for an hour, and then drink it. There is no harm to Bixi." Ye Bo said, with a hint of pleading, obviously he valued that friend very much.
"Since you have spoken, Mr. Ye, and it is for emergency use, how can I not agree, the reward is fine, saving people is the most important thing. However, after all, I don't know whether this Bixi can really detoxify, in case something goes wrong , then what should we do?" Su Jing said, saving people is the most important thing, he likes money, but he didn't intend to make such emergency money, but Su Jing didn't want to cause trouble to his upper body, in case the poisoned person took it, not only did he not If he can detoxify and die because of it, will he be held accountable? Although Su Jing is not afraid, he does not want to cause trouble for no reason.
"Don't worry about this. My friend is not that kind of person. If he chooses this way, he will bear all the consequences at his own risk. Of course, he won't blame you. Besides, he has no choice. If he delays any longer, his son will be fine." If you don't die, you will probably become a vegetable." Ye Bo said.
"Okay, let's experiment with mice first." Su Jing said.
"You see, why don't you take Bixi to the hospital, where there is that kind of snake venom, you can do experiments with mice on the spot, and let my friend watch it, so that he can make his own decision." Ye Bo said.
"Okay." Since Su Jing agreed, he didn't want to delay, and drove to the hospital. When he arrived at the door, he saw Ye Bo, a middle-aged couple with haggard faces, and a tall young man, in front of him. Waiting anxiously at the door, seeing Su Jing, they greeted him enthusiastically, and the middle-aged man opened the door for Su Jing.
"Mr. Su, this is my old friend Yao Chijing." Ye Bo introduced.
"Mr. Su, thank you for coming..." the middle-aged man Yao Chijing said politely.
"It's just a little effort, let's talk inside." Su Jing waved his hand.A group of people waited into the hospital and came to a room that looked like a laboratory. There were several doctors in it, and they had prepared white mice and venom.
However, the leading middle-aged male doctor seemed not very happy, and said: "Mr. Yao, we listened to you and prepared experimental mice and Taipan snake venom. , even our hospital can't treat it, and the horn of the big snake is even more impossible. I think it's just a feudal superstition. Mr. Ling is at a critical moment now, if he drinks this messy thing, if something goes wrong, Our hospital is not responsible."
"Doctor Liu, I know you are in a difficult situation, but try it first, if it doesn't work, forget it." Although the doctor seemed a little impatient, Yao Chijing was still patient. After all, from the perspective of a hospital, it is impossible to use anything from outsiders casually. It was treated with folk remedies, and now the doctor is willing to listen to him and do an experiment, which is already very face-saving.
"Okay." Dr. Liu didn't say any more. He felt that it would be useless to say any more. Let Yao Chijing see it with his own eyes. When he finds out that the so-called big snake's horn Bixi is useless, he won't have illusions up.
A young doctor helped and grabbed the mouse with a gloved hand. Doctor Liu took out a small syringe and injected a little taipan venom into the mouse. Yao Chijing's son was also hit. This poison.
The Taipan snake is distributed along the eastern and northern coasts of Australia, and also appears on the islands of New Guinea. It is one of the most venomous snakes on land and one of the fastest continuous attack speeds. It is so fast that you can't see it with your eyes. A bite of a human has about 110 mg of potent toxin, and the venom can kill 100 adults and 50 rats.
Before the invention of antivenom, there were no known survivors of taipan bites, and death usually occurred within an hour of the bite.Even with successful antivenom injections, most poisoned people will stay in intensive care for a long time.
The most frightening thing is that part of the damage caused by this venom to the human body is irreversible. If the poisoning is severe, it will cause organ failure, and most of them will be kidney failure. There is no other way to heal it except for kidney replacement. In the current situation , it is hard to say how much function Master Yao's kidneys can maintain.Therefore, Mr. Yao's current situation is extremely dangerous.
Chapter 615 It's Unscientific
Immediately after the injection, the mouse began to convulse. The young doctor put it in the cage. It couldn't stand up at all, but lay there trembling, and then began to vomit and cough up blood. It looked extremely miserable.
"Give it the horn of the big snake quickly, or it will die." Dr. Liu said, he didn't believe in the horn of the big snake, but just to let Yao Chijing see that the horn of the big snake is useless. They have an excuse.
"Okay." Su Jing took out a wine bottle, which contained a bottle of white wine and a biser horn, which Su Jing soaked in before coming, which could save time. It took more than an hour on the road, according to Ye Bo That should suffice.
Seeing the blue horn inside the wine bottle, the doctors showed a hint of surprise, because the horn looks so beautiful, even if it is jade, it can't compare to it.However, they were just surprised, and still did not believe that this thing could detoxify.
Su Jing took a cup, poured out some wine, then held up the head of the little white mouse, and poured white wine from his mouth.The mouse's mouth is very small, so it's not convenient to use a cup to pour it in, but Su Jing's hand is very steady, and almost no drop is wasted.
After the little white mouse drank the white wine, its body suddenly convulsed more violently. Su Jing, Ye Bo, Yao Chijing, middle-aged women and tall young men were all shocked, while Dr. Liu and others took it for granted.
"Let's talk about it, this kind of folk remedy is impossible to be useful." Dr. Liu said impatiently, he felt that it was a waste of time, and also wasted some Taipan snake's poison, this thing is not cheap.
"Wait a little longer." Su Jing said suddenly, because he knew that the mouse seemed to be twitching more violently, but it was not developing in a bad direction.When he gave the mouse a drink, he quietly dipped a drop of the mouse's blood on the Wanshou card, and he could understand the mouse's cry. He only listened to the mouse's current cry, which was painful and happy, full of vitality.
"What are you looking at, I didn't see it... Huh!" Dr. Liu stopped abruptly in the middle of his words, because the mouse suddenly stopped convulsing, vomiting or vomiting blood, and just lay quietly with its eyes open. Open, turn around, and seem to have regained a little vitality.
"It seems to be effective." Ye Bo's eyes lit up.
"Great!" Yao Chijing and the others were so excited that they almost jumped up.
Everyone waited quietly for a while, and saw that the little white mouse struggled to get up after lying down for a while, took a few steps as a toddler, and walked more and more steadily, then hid in the corner of the cage, curled up into a ball, The appearance of avoiding the enemy.Its eyes are becoming more and more energetic. Even a fool can tell that the poison on its body has almost been cured.
"How is this possible?" Dr. Liu and the others were stunned. Even if anti-venom was injected, the effect would not be so fast and obvious. Moreover, anti-venom is usually a special type, and each snake venom has a corresponding anti-venom Therefore, to remove the poison of Taipan snake, antivenom must be developed according to the poison of Taipan snake.And this big snake's horned rhinoceros seems to have nothing to do with the Taipan snake, why can it detoxify, can it detoxify any snake venom?
All the doctors couldn't believe it. They conducted a series of detailed tests on the mice, and finally came to a result. The toxins in the mice's body had been completely eliminated without leaving any sequelae. The therapeutic effect of the serum is even better.
"My God, this is nothing short of a miracle!"
"It's not scientific at all."
"What kind of panacea is this Bixi?"
All the doctors were stunned, and even Dr. Liu, who didn't believe it the most at first, had to accept it.They wanted to use Bixi for research, but Su Jing would naturally not agree. If they gave it to them, could they get it back?
"Mr. Su, this Bixi brewed wine..." Yao Chijing and his wife grabbed Su Jing's hand with excited expressions.
"Don't worry, since I'm here, I won't be stingy. This wine can be used for your son, but you should also know that it's just the first trial, and I don't know if it can cure your son. If... "Su Jing made it clear.
"Don't worry, Mr. Su, we will bear all the consequences at our own risk." Yao Chijing interrupted Su Jing's words.
"That's good." Su Jing took out the Bixiu, and then handed the bottle to Yao Chijing. In fact, the doctors were still a little worried, but after seeing the magic of the Bixiu, they couldn't stop them anymore. They just let Yao Chijing Sign an agreement first.
When everyone entered the intensive care unit, they saw a pale young man lying on the bed. He was somewhat similar to the tall young man next to Yao Chijing, but he looked a few years older. He looked very weak and dying.The nurse helped to lift the young man's head, poured out some white wine, poured it into the young man's mouth, and drank two glasses in a row.
Then, everyone waited quietly, the atmosphere was a little depressed, and everyone was a little nervous.
After a while, the young man on the hospital bed coughed suddenly, a mouthful of black blood spewed out of his mouth, he coughed violently, his body twitched and heaved, looking very scary, Yao Chijing, Su Jing and others were startled, the doctor The nurse quickly held down the young man.
"Cough, cough, cough..." The young man's cough became more severe, his body was still twitching, and the last series of coughing was so severe that his lungs were about to be coughed out.But at the end of the cough, the young man opened his eyes, coughed a few more times, and then panted heavily.His face, which was flushed due to a severe cough, also slowly recovered, and his eyes were a little puzzled, "Where am I?"
"Hahaha..." Yao Chijing looked at the young man who had woken up, and suddenly laughed out loud, while tears flowed out. The middle-aged woman hugged the young man and wept with joy.The tall young man standing by the bed quietly wiped away his tears.
"Mr. Yao, how do you feel?" Dr. Liu and the others were shocked again. Under their treatment, the person who couldn't wake up for a few weeks suddenly became sober after drinking two glasses of wine. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Can't believe it at all.
"I feel a little tired, and my throat is a little hot...why does it smell like alcohol?" The young man on the bed licked his lips, sniffed his nose, and couldn't help being puzzled. Now he barely recalled that he seemed to be bitten by a snake, and then If he fell into a coma, then he should have been sent to the hospital during his coma and saved his life, but as a patient, who would drink to him?
"Brother, this wine saved you." The tall young man smiled.
"Wine saved me?" The young man on the bed was stunned. Yao Chijing explained with a smile. After listening, the young man was amazed and thanked Su Jing.
Of course, Dr. Liu and the others were still not at ease. They conducted a series of detailed examinations on Mr. Yao, and were shocked to find that Mr. Yao had recovered in a seven-to-one manner, and even kidney failure, heart and lung failure, etc. It has improved a lot, although there are still sequelae, but it seems that as long as it is recuperated, it can still recover, and it is no longer troubled by the venom of the Taipan snake.Many problems that they could not solve were solved in this way. The doctors had nothing to say except lamenting that this was unscientific.
Chapter 616 Soft and Elastic
Dr. Liu and the others were completely shocked, and couldn't help but want to use Bixi to study it, but no matter what they said, Su Jing refused to agree, even pouring some white wine, Su Jing was not willing to do research. Find someone to study by yourself, and don't want to hand it over to them.
Ye Bo was also shocked. Although he proposed to use Bixi to detoxify, after all, it was only based on the records in ancient books, and he had never seen it with his own eyes. Moreover, the effect seemed to be even more exaggerated than in the records, beyond imagination.
"Mr. Su, thank you so much!" Yao Chijing and his wife pulled Su Jing with gratitude.
"You're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands." Su Jing smiled.
"Your little effort saved my life." The weak young man lying on the hospital bed laughed.
"Mr. Su, thank you for your kindness. If you need anything in the future, just call me. No matter whether you go up the mountain of swords or down into the sea of fire, I will be there whenever you are called." The tall young man said, patting his chest, and it was obvious that their brothers had a very good relationship. .
The whole family expressed their gratitude to Su Jing, and they obviously valued kindness very much, which made Su Jing feel good about it, so they didn't ask them for any reward.He didn't stay long either, and after chatting for a while, he said goodbye and left, taking away the remaining half of the bottle of Bixi baijiu.
"Lao Ye, who is this Mr. Su?" Looking at Su Jing's leaving back, Yao Chijing couldn't help asking.
"Hehe, don't you guys read the news? He's a celebrity. You can find out by searching the Internet." Ye Bo laughed.
Yao Chijing and others searched for Su Shi, and found all kinds of news and materials. After reading it, they couldn't help being surprised and surprised. Yao Chijing sighed: "This Mr. Su is really a strange person."
"It's not just a strange person, it's a god-man." Seeing Su Jing flying on a golden eagle, the tall young man had a look of admiration.
"It turns out that he is still the largest shareholder of Chaos Time and Space Group, and he has been interested in their solar cells for a long time." Yao Chijing smiled. Seeing this smile, his wife and two sons knew that he was interested.Their Yao family is also considered a big family, and it can enter the top ten rich list in the province. In recent years, they have been expanding the family business and looking for various business opportunities.
Su Jing didn't know that Yao Chijing was paying attention to him behind his back. That night, he received a call from Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo was surprised and surprised: "Ah Jing, what is your relationship with Yao Chijing?"
"What's the matter?" Su Jing was very puzzled, and Wang Zhuo also knew Yao Chijing.
"Although our Chaos Time and Space Group is now a hot piece of cake, it is still a little bit lacking in enthusiasm to attract a huge investment from a rich man like Yao Chijing without letting too many shares. He also made various concessions, mentioned you many times during the period, obviously to give you face, why do you have more face than me?" Wang Zhuo said with a smile.
"Hehe, that's how it is." Su Jing secretly remembered Yao Chijing, and he might be able to make a deep friendship in the future.He told what happened today, which made Wang Zhuo very emotional. Whoever said that Su Jing was a shopkeeper, he would always bring in big business. Last time it was Jiang Ni, this time it was Yao Chijing.
"This bone necklace is a big surprise. The other pieces seem to be just ordinary bones, but let's keep them and look at the other things." Su Jing took out the slime's skin again, the hot stones, and ate hot leaves.
"This slime's skin, no matter how much you research, can't find any special purpose, but it's really comfortable to make close-fitting clothes, skin-friendly, soft and elastic, so why not just use it to make clothes." Su Jing pondered, Even for intimate clothing, there are many kinds.The first thing he thought of was women's underwear, because he felt that men don't need to be so particular about it, and women need more care.
"Use a piece of slime skin to try making some clothes." Su Jing thought so, but he didn't have sewing skills, so he decided to take it to Wang Siya's clothing store and made a phone call. Wang Siya happened to be free, So I asked her to meet at the clothing store.
By the way, Su Jing brought some silk from the time and space of "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals". Wang Siya said she wanted it last time, but she didn't have much at that time, so she didn't give it to her. A piece of underwear, it's time to give Wang Siya one.In the past, we were not too close to Wang Siya, but now we are like relatives, and we give each other more happily.
Su Jing drove to the Siya clothing store, Wang Siya went downstairs to greet her, and took Su Jing's hand affectionately into it. The shop assistants couldn't help being a little surprised when they saw this scene. Some of them had heard of Siya cosmetics and Siya clothing. They are all inseparable from Su Jing, but I didn't know that Wang Siya and Su Jing were so close.
"Ah Jing, you said you want to make clothes, what good materials or good designs do you have?" Wang Siya asked expectantly while pulling Su Jing into the room, and there was a woman with short hair waiting in the room, it was Siya Clothing store designer Xie Yaling.
"There is a material that I want to make and try, but before that..." Su Jing handed the bag in his hand to Wang Siya, and said with a smile, "Sister Siya, this is for you."
"What is it?" Wang Siya took the bag, opened it, her eyes lit up immediately, she couldn't wait to reach in, and took out a handful of silk, silky and soft, it seemed to be emitting a faint fluorescence, making people love it, Wang Siya said happily, "Really send me?"
"Of course it is true." Su Jing nodded and smiled.
"My dear brother, I like this gift so much." Wang Siya fondly pressed the silk on her face, feeling the softness.
Xie Yaling was very envious when she saw it. She was the one who sewed a long skirt for Su Jing by hand, so she knew how perfect that silk is. I don't know how many times I dreamed that I had a dress made of this silk.However, she resisted and did not ask Su Jing for it. Obviously, there are not many such silks, and she is not Su Jing, so she is not convinced.
Xie Yaling changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Su, what material do you want to try for clothes?"
"That's it." Su Jing took out a piece of slime's skin. Seeing this skin, Wang Siya and Xie Yaling were slightly taken aback, because the skin really didn't look very good, it was green, and the color wasn't too flattering. happiness.Besides, there is no green leather in this world. Since it is green, it is either artificially dyed, or it is imitation leather itself.
Wang Siya and Xie Yaling reached out to touch it, their eyes lit up slightly, and their expressions suddenly changed.Then, they stroked, pulled, and pressed carefully, and after checking, their faces were full of surprise.
"The skin is so soft and elastic, and it feels as comfortable as a layer of human skin," Wang Siya said.
"This elasticity is so good, what kind of skin is this?" Xie Yaling asked in surprise.
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