Fang Qiu looked in the direction Old Yang was pointing.
He saw a kind of green plant with stems like bamboo joints. Some of them grew in the wet soil, and some grew in rock cracks. They looked like grass in a forest.
He looked around.
He found that the area was surprisingly flat as if it had been naturally formed there. If Fang Qiu went upwards, he could see more dendrobes, but if he ventured further, the terrain would be rugged.
“The air here is really good,” Fang Qiu said emotionally.
He had intended to say that the Qi of Heaven and Earth was abundant here, but the words had changed on their way to his mouth.
“Yeah, the unique features of a local environment always give special characteristics to its inhabitants.”
Old Yang nodded in agreement and said, “Dendrobe is one of the nine magic herbs in Huaxia. It’s very effective. This kind of good herb should be used to save more people.”
“Yes.”
Fang Qiu said with a nod, “Dendrobe thrives in humid, warm, and well-balanced environments. Mountains and forests in sub-tropical areas with a humidity level higher than 80% and an average temperature of more than 8 °C are ideal locations. It does not have any specific soil fertility requirements. Wild dendrobes thrive on thick, loose tree bark or trunks. Some grow in rock cracks as well. The yield is extremely low. It is a both rare and good medicine.”
“Yes, this place is just right for dendrobes to grow, but it’s a little troublesome to pick them up.”
Old Yang pointed to the cliff at the top of the mountain. There was a very long dendrobe there, and he said, “I have never been able to pick that dendrobe on the top. Sometimes, when the dendrobe here is used up, the young people in the village will come to help, but even they can’t pick that one on the top.”
Fang Qiu nodded.
This place was indeed dangerous, but he had already begun to plan in his mind.
Meanwhile…
“Rustle Rustle…”
“Clomp Clomp…”
The rustling of leaves could be heard along with the sound of footsteps.
“Someone’s coming!”
Raising his eyebrows, Fang Qiu immediately grabbed Old Yang’s shoulders, took him to the side of the cliff, and hid behind a dense bush.
Although Old Yang didn’t hear anything, seeing that Fang Qiu was so cautious, he didn’t speak and remained silent.
After a while, the footsteps approached.
Through the bush, Fang Qiu saw three people sneaking over from the mountains.
“The Qi of Heaven and Earth in this damn place is rich. But the air is too humid, making me feel uncomfortable.”
Their voices came.
“There are always many snakes and insects in moist places. I hate these damned places the most.”
“Be patient. Let’s find a place to have a look first.”
“It’s been a few days. Those villagers should all be dead, right?”
“I heard that in Leprosy Village at the foot of the mountain, an old man has been decocting herbs for people. Many patients in that village haven’t died. Otherwise, our organization wouldn’t have sent us here.”
“Let’s have a quick look and leave. I don’t like staying in this damn place. There are still several villages outside to check out.”
Hearing what they said, Fang Qiu immediately realized that these three people were from the Nirvana Organization!
He took a closer look.
These three people were not strong. One of them was a sixth-class Martial Superior with one opened meridian, and the other two were sixth-class Martial Superiors with two opened meridians.
“I’ll go out first, sir,” Fang Qiu said to Old Yang and then moved his body
With a swoosh, Fang Qiu turned into a shadow. He rushed to the three people in an instant, as fast as a leopard in the woods.
“Who is it?”
The three men reacted promptly. As they shouted, they turned around at the same time.
However, they were too slow.
As soon as they turned around, Fang Qiu was already in front of them.
“Slap!”
There was a crisp sound.
As Fang Qiu rushed to the front of the first person, he stretched out his right hand and slapped the leading man of the three men hard. The man was a sixth-class Martial Superior with two opened meridians.
“Puff…”
The man spat out a mouthful of blood and lost the ability to fight all at once.
The other two men were shocked and rushed to attack Fang Qiu.
Unfortunately, for Fang Qiu, they were still too weak.
Fang Qiu beat them down with two quick and simple moves!
Behind the bush, Old Yang stood up in shock.
He was startled by what he saw just now. This was the first time he had seen a fight between martial arts practitioners, but it was too short. It ended in just five seconds, which made Old Yang think that he had seen it wrong. However, upon a closer look, he discovered that the three men had indeed vomited blood and had fallen to the ground!
“Are you from the Nirvana Organization?” Fang Qiu squatted on the ground, looked at the three people who had lost their fighting strength, and asked.
“Who are you?”
The leading man among the three men glared at Fang Qiu.
“John Doe!
Fang Qiu snorted.
When they heard that, their faces changed drastically.
They had long heard of John Doe’s name. According to the sources in their organization, John Doe had already killed several members of their organization, and all of them were experts.
They didn’t expect to meet this monster here.
For a moment, the three began to panic.
“Tell me, who sent you here? What are you doing here? Did you poison the villagers?” Fang Qiu asked angrily.
“I…”
The leading man shook his head quickly and said in a panic, “We followed an order to have a look here. We’ll leave after taking a look. We don’t know anything else.”
“Hmm?”
Fang Qiu narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows.
“We really don’t know anything.”
The other two men also shook their heads.
“Who sent you here?” Fang Qiu asked.
“We don’t know.”
Seeing that the leading man shook his head, the other two men also shook their heads. All of a sudden, the panic on their faces disappeared and was replaced by an inexplicable look of indifference to death.
“Do you know what you are doing?” Fang Qiu asked in a rage.
“It’s a Divine Intervention. We’re trying to convert them, haha.”
They suddenly burst into laughter as if they were insane.
“Divine Intervention?”
Fang Qiu rebuked with fury, “What do you mean by Divine Intervention? They are living people. They have their own consciousness, their own choices, and their own ways of living. How dare you impose your thoughts on them?”
“We’re helping them!”
The leading man immediately said self-righteously, “They should thank us because we are doing them a favor. What’s the point of saving their lives since they are already like this? Saving them will only make them suffer more. We know their pain very well since we’re human beings as well. It’s better to convert them and make them no longer suffer!”
“What right do you have to do that?”
Fang Qiu snorted and glared at the three people, asking, “What right do you have to deprive others of their lives? You don’t have the right to take anyone’s life, not even if they agree!”
“Why would we need them to agree?”
The three men suddenly sneered and said, “We are defenders of a right path. We are the ones who chose the right direction. We don’t need their consent. We will help them choose the best path!”
Hearing that, Fang Qiu took a deep breath and slowly shook his head.
He knew that these people had no conscience. It was useless to tell them more because they had been brainwashed.
Standing up, Fang Qiu walked into the bush, led Old Yang out, and picked a long vine from the high cliff in front of him. Then he went straight over and tied up the three people directly.
After doing this, Fang Qiu took out his mobile phone and called Li Ji.
“What’s going on?”
The phone was immediately answered.
“I caught three members of the Nirvana Organization. These people are brainwashed, and it’s impossible to reason with them. Send someone to pick them up and interrogate them,” Fang Qiu said.
“Okay, I’ll contact the military region of Nanjiang promptly.” Li Ji agreed.
Fang Qiu thought that Li Ji must have better means of persuading the three men to reveal important information.
Standing at the side, Old Yang didn’t ask anything.
Fang Qiu dragged the tied-up three people down the mountain with Old Yang and directly locked them in Old Yang’s room.
Of course, Fang Qiu didn’t think there would be any danger. Just now, the three men had lost their fighting capacity under his attacks. To be on the safe side, Fang Qiu directly smashed their Dantians, broke their meridians, and completely destroyed their cultivation foundation!
The sun was setting.
Fang Qiu and Old Yang went to the locust tree at the entrance of the village and saw the children in the village. The entire village became more dynamic as the villagers’ health improved, and the children played more happily.
“I want to help them.”
Fang Qiu looked at the group of children and said in a sincere tone, “I want everyone here to live with dignity.”
“It’s hard,” Old Yang sighed.
“I’ve got an idea.”
Fang Qiu said confidently, “We can rely on those dendrobes on the mountain!”
Hearing that, Old Yang looked at Fang Qiu and saw the determination in his eyes. Thinking of the strength Fang Qiu showed before, as well as the Comprehensive Nourishing Pills that were delivered here by air, he knew that Fang Qiu was not an ordinary person, so he believed in him!
“Just do what you want.”
Old Yang nodded with a smile.
“I will.”
Fang Qiu smiled, too.
“I haven’t told a story for a long time. Do you want to hear my story?”
Looking at the sunset, Old Yang seemed to recall the past and asked with a smile.
“I’m all ears,” said Fang Qiu.
“Then I’ll tell you.”
Old Yang smiled and said, “In the past, Nanjiang was known as a barbarous place and home to Miao sorcerers. It sounds like people living there were very mysterious, powerful, and scary, but people didn’t know that Nanjiang was too large and sparsely populated. It had no flat place to build villages. There were only hundreds of thousands of mountains. And those who were called Miao warriors, Miao managers, and sorcerers resided in these mountains.
“The story I’m going to tell you is about a person named Cheng Yang, who was born in one of the Miao villages among the hundreds of thousands of mountains in Nanjiang.
“There are Miao warriors in the Miao villages. Strongmen and hunters are other names for them. They are warriors tasked with hunting for and supplying the villagers with meat.
“There are Miao sorcerers in Miao villages. They make poisons and antidotes as well as pray for peace for the village. Raising worms is just their hobby. Their purpose is to use worms to avoid danger.
“In Miao villages, there are also Miao managers who are in charge of all of the daily necessities as well as everyone’s well-being. They are gentle and kind-hearted people.
“There are also Miao Doctors in Miao villages. Cheng Yang is a Miao Doctor!”