Unsurpassed Spirits

Chapter 8 The Cause of the Plague

"You are no match for me." Xue Ce opened his thin lips and said this fact ruthlessly.

He threw the sword casually and nodded slightly to the people, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you for now."

After saying that, Xue Ce turned around and left. At that moment, a light flashed in his eyes.

Han Jinyu has an impulsive personality and never cares about the consequences of doing things. For some reason, he really hates this woman and always chokes a few times when he meets her. But he did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise today.

If I remember correctly, Han Jinyu’s master Meishan Zhenjun is already quite old. If he fails to advance successfully this time, I’m afraid...

Xue Ce curled his lips and walked away.

Han Jinyu stared at his back, clenching her fists, lowering her head, her shoulders shaking slightly, her whole body seemed to be immersed in boundless self-blame and annoyance.

After a long while, Han Jinyu said in a trembling voice: "Senior Brother Ning, I, I caused trouble..."

Ning Shen was also silent and shook his head, "When this matter is finished, we will go back together to receive the punishment."

He looked at Du Feng and glanced at Luo Qingli who was standing aside. Luo Qingli reacted suddenly and secretly cried out that he was unlucky. He quickly raised his hands and said, "I would like to swear that I will never mention this matter to anyone else."

It was originally a dispute between two sects, and it had nothing to do with her. They were just members of the Canghai Sect. Xue Ce obviously had strong backing. Ning Shen couldn't do anything to him, but she was alone. When outsiders heard it, what would they think?
This matter can only rot in the stomach.

Ning Shen pondered for a moment, closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go to the city first."

……

Xingshui City is suffering from the plague. The epidemic is fierce and spreads very fast, which catches people off guard. Seeing that it is no longer possible to survive, these mortals can only ask for help from the Immortal Sect.

Ning Shen asked the sick people and found out that Xue Ce and others had only arrived in the past few days. At that time, the epidemic had spread to a small area, so Xue Ce sent people to kill all the sick or suspected people within a hundred miles. All the sick mortals were captured in Xingshui City, and a large formation was set up outside the city to prohibit travel. Until the epidemic eased, people in the city, whether they were sick or not, could only stay in the city.

The large stove in the northwest corner was also set up by Xue Ce. People who died of the epidemic were thrown in and burned to prevent the corpses from continuing to serve as a source of infection.

Although there were widespread complaints in the city, within just a few days, the spread of the epidemic was indeed under control.

Ning Shen had to admit that Xue Ce handled it well.

But if no solution to the epidemic can be found, Xingshui City will soon turn into a dead city.

Luo Qingli followed Ning Shen and the others around Xingshui City. Seeing them asking for information from patients in the city from time to time, he always felt that their purpose of coming here was not only to care about the epidemic, but more like to complete a certain task.

Since the spread of the epidemic, many mortals have died every day. Time is life. If they had come to save people from the beginning, they would not have stayed in that village for seven days to get rid of water evil spirits, let alone these few days. People don’t understand medical skills at all.

But Luo Qingli just pretended that he didn't notice anything and didn't know anything.

Until someone set up a big pot in the middle of the city, the people spontaneously lined up in a long line with bowls in hand.

There is boiled medicinal soup in the pot, one bowl for each person, and someone comes to apply the medicine every day.

The strong smell of medicine spread in the air, and Luo Qingli frowned slightly as he smelled it.

Du Feng noticed her expression and suddenly asked: "Sister, what's wrong with this medicine?"

Ning Shen and Han Jinyu also cast their eyes over. Luo Qingli was stunned, and finally vaguely understood why these people had tried so hard to invite her to accompany them.

Immortal spiritual plants are very different from ordinary herbal medicines. Generally, even medical alchemists would not go out of their way to study ordinary herbal medicines. But for a medicine jar like Luo Qingli who has been using it for 20 years, just by smelling the smell of the decoction, You can basically tell which medicinal materials it is made from.

Luo Qingli whispered: "Forsythia, Shegan, Scutellaria barbata, dandelion, Centifolia, these seem to be herbs used to detoxify... I just don't understand why such a method is used to treat the plague. Prescription." Several people looked at each other. Du Feng touched his chin and started thinking about it. After a while, he said: "Xue Ce ordered someone to cook this medicine. Got the wrong recipe?"

Du Feng really couldn't understand.

"Maybe he's just giving you the right medicine!"

Han Jinyu, who had been unusually silent along the way, suddenly said something, raised his head and looked at them, "Don't forget, what is the Jade Toad Sect best at?"

Several people were speechless.

Even Luo Qingli knew that the Jade Toad Sect had more Poison Cultivators. At the same level, Poison Cultivators might not have as strong a single combat ability as Sword Cultivators, but on the battlefield, hundreds or thousands of them The poisonous cultivator, what a terrifying existence that would be!

It is precisely for this reason that the Jade Chan Sect can sit firmly on the throne as one of the three sects in Nanzhao and endure for a long time.

Ning Shen didn't know what he was thinking of, and his expression became solemn, "Junior sister Han, you mean that this plague may itself be a poisoning?"

Du Feng was shocked, "No way? Sacrifice some innocent mortals, what are you trying to do?"

Han Jinyu snorted coldly, "The reputation of poison cultivators has never been very good. If this plague is solved by the Jade Toad Sect, then they will naturally gain a lot of fame and prestige!"

Such suspicion is not unreasonable, but everything is still just a guess.

Luo Qingli was forced to listen to the conspiracy theories and silently took a few steps away. She instinctively did not want to get involved in these things until Du Feng called her.

"Sister Qingli, is there anything you can do to see if this plague is caused by poison?"

Luo Qingli: "..." Brother, I really just want to be a beautiful woman quietly.

As if he had just come to his senses, Luo Qingli lowered his head and thought for a moment: "I can only try."

According to her request, Ning Shen found some silver needles for her. Luo Qingli found a sick patient and inserted a few needles into several acupuncture points on his body. Then he took them out one by one and put them in the sun. After taking a look, his eyes suddenly condensed.

The part where the silver needle penetrated under the skin glowed with a faint cyan color. The acupuncture points she chose were all meridians hubs, where qi and blood flow together. There are problems in these places...

He was actually poisoned.

Just by looking at Luo Qingli's expression, Ning Shen and others understood.

Han Jinyu was furious and said angrily: "I'm going to expose them!"

"There is no evidence that they were responsible." Ning Shen gave her a cold look and sighed helplessly, "Junior sister Han, don't be so reckless before the matter is finalized."

Du Feng also advised: "Anyway, let's stay and see the situation."

The group of people could only live in the city first. They didn't have to worry about catching the plague. The monks' bodies were not as fragile as ordinary people. They could withstand the immortal pills. Even if they were infected with the plague, an antidote pill It can solve all problems.

The city operates in its own way. There are only a lot more corpses burned in the large furnace in the northwest corner. The whole city looks lifeless, and mourners are everywhere.

Luo Qingli had witnessed death and even experienced death himself, but when he really saw so many lives passing away in front of his eyes, he still felt a little unbearable.

Sometimes Luo Qingli also wonders, is this really a play directed and performed by the Jade Toad Sect at the cost of hundreds of mortal lives?

If this is the case, then this is really cruel.

(End of this chapter)