"The doses are usually very precise; a single drop of this herb juice means that two drops might bring you to death's door."
"Grandmother once told me about a Di Ma among her friends who, in pursuit of greater power, would often consume a concoction of wild grass and mushrooms."
"Eventually, he became mentally ill."
"Day after day, he stayed in the psychiatric hospital, grinning foolishly, until he jumped from a building and died."
"In the old days, various fruits, mushrooms, leaves, and seeds…"
"Many had hallucinogenic effects."
"Therefore, I suspect the medicine also takes this into account; taking it regularly wouldn't quickly harm brain cells but would slowly erode these people's health."
Thinking this, I asked,
"So, have these people been used to do some unconscionable deeds or what?"
Miao Fengwu scratched his head and then nodded as he said,