Chapter 573 - The Scum Is A Spy

But, this poison is different from the 'poison' of the other participants received form Ke Lu. When Cheng Sheng checked Hui Na's, Hui Qu's and Hui Lu's pulses, his face darkened in anger. Everyone could guess that the three sisters were fed aphrodisiac. Cheng Sheng said that there was something added in the poison and he thinks that it could turn the three to be servants for he sensed that the three sisters' mental and spiritual condition aren't good.

Cheng Sheng and You Rou right now are checking the three. Cheng Sheng and You Rou have already dispelled the strong aphrodisiac from the three's bodies after he knocked them unconscious for them to not make any trouble after having reactions.

"Feed them those magic pills." Cheng Sheng told You Rou.

"Yes." You Rou nodded and took out the bottles of magic pills that are filled with the nourishment pills Cheng Sheng refined from the corpses of the Devouring Worms. You Rou then fed the three sisters and wrote down the obvious and also subtle changes on their body, mind and spirit as Cheng Sheng instructed.

"Shidi. Shimei." Fei Yin called when he appeared by the door of the infirmary of the Righteous Alliance where the other participants that were victims of Ke Lu were brought.

"Da shixiong." Cheng Sheng and You Rou greeted when they saw him. "Sect leader Hui." They added when they saw Hui Qiu behind Fei Yin.

"How are my disciples?" Hui Qiu worriedly asked as she placed fruits and snacks on the table. "Please help yourselves." She told them. It was already lunch break yet Cheng Sheng and You Rou are very busy.

"Elder Cheng. Someone is stirring in their sleep. He looked like he is having a terrible nightmare." A Righteous Alliance disciple spoke.

"Elder You. Someone woke up and their complexion isn't good. He is about to vomit!" another Righteous Alliance disciple reported.

"I'll be there." Cheng Sheng answered and turned to Hui Qiu while You Rou left to attend the patient.

"Very busy?' Fei Yin spoke before he left to attend to the patient in place of Cheng Sheng.

"Sect leader Hui. Right now, your disciples are out of danger but we have to closely monitor their mental and spiritual state." Cheng Sheng spoke as he looked at Hui Qiu. "These magic pills are the ones I have refined lately and I will continue to refine more, for fortunately, there are still Devouring Worms left." He said.

"Thank you very much." Hui Qiu gratefully bowed.

"No need for thanks, sect leader Hui." Cheng Sheng said. "These are the current results of your disciples. I have to bother sect leader Hui to bring some people to look after them three for the Righteous Alliance are currently short-handed even if the Zunjingde Sect disciples are helping." He sighed.

"I will." Hui Qiu solemnly said.

"This isn't just this." Cheng Sheng said. "Sect leader Hui. You should already be aware of the existence of spies. First, it was Ho Ting who was hypnotized into possession. Now, there is Ke Lu. I want you to bring your own people whom you fully trust for you to take good care of your disciples. Not everyone can always watch over them." he explained.

Hui Qiu's eyes reddened. "I understand." She said and took a deep breath to calm her emotions. Because of the existence of spies, mistrust definitely will form. Who knows when will the person next to you suddenly stab you in the back after they were replaced by a spy that disguised as them?

The Righteous Alliance doesn't have it easy, either, because of what happened to the competition. Not to mention he enemies outside the Zhongyang hiding.

"Don't worry. I will do my best to treat them." Cheng Sheng said. "Right now, their mental state and spiritual state should have calmed down now since my shimei just fed them medicine. If sect leader Hui feels not reassured, you can call for your people now to look after them." he told her.

"Thank you." Hui Qiu nodded and read the results of her disciples.

Cheng Sheng then left and saw Fei Yin just knocked the patient unconscious before the patient could make a ruckus. "…" so rough. He thought and grimaced. "Da shixiong. Have you had lunch?" He asked as he approached him.

"I am waiting for you. I have booked a room in a seafood restaurant but you are currently busy. It will be automatically cancelled." Fei Yin answered.

Cheng Sheng felt guilty. "Sorry." He said and lowered his head.

Fei Yin looked at him and felt his heart softened. Honestly, he felt irritated because Cheng Sheng is very busy always because of the current happenings. But, at the same time, he felt proud since his lover is a great person. "It's fine." He said and patted his lover's head.

"Ehem. Da shixiong. Cheng-shixiong. If you like, you can eat with us." You Rou spoke and smiled.

Fei Yin and Cheng Sheng turned and saw Qian Tian standing behind You Rou and raised the lunch boxes he brought.

"I brought… too many." Qian Tian spoke.

"Elder Qian is too thoughtful. Then, we have to impose on you. Sorry." Cheng Sheng apologetically smiled.

"It's fine. We have to thank you because your disciples saved our family's children." Qian Tian sincerely said. He is referring to Qian Meng and Qian Jue.

"Hey. If we thank each other back and forth, the food will go cold." You Rou said.

They nodded and headed to an empty table on the side and started eating. But, just as Cheng Sheng was about to eat, Zheng Ming arrived with his whole body fully covered in black, including his eyes that was covered with black gauze, as if he is blind.

"Elder Cheng." Zheng Ming called and respectfully bowed. He turned and also greeted Fei Yin, You Rou and Qian Tian.

Fei Yin who was holding his chopstick paused and turned. Even You Rou and Qian Tian turned. Zheng Ming took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cheng Sheng. Upon seeing the letter, Cheng Sheng's expression changed.

Fei Yin, You Rou and Qian Tian immediately became alert. But, seeing that the letter looked plain, they felt puzzled. Is there something special about this letter? They thought as they looked at Cheng Sheng whose expression remained the same – complicated.

"Can't it wait after lunch?" Fei Yin asked, suppressing his anger. His lover still hasn't eaten his lunch yet! This is more important that the matter about the letter! He frowned.

"This…" Zheng Ming muttered and looked at Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng coughed and regained his expression. He took the letter from Zheng Ming and immediately hid it inside his sleeve. "Thank you." He told Zheng Ming.

Zheng Ming nodded before he bowed and then took his leave, as silent as when he arrived. Fei Yin looked at Cheng Sheng but held himself back not to ask about the letter. He can sense that it is very important. You Rou and Qian Tian looked at them both before they lowered their heads and started eating, tacitly not asking about the letter, too.

"Can't you eat something first?" Fei Yin asked with a pleading voice.

"… okay." Cheng Sheng answered before he raised took his chopstick, snap it in half and then picked up some dishes.

Fei Yin sighed in relief before he started to eat, too. He even picked some vegetables and placed it on Cheng Sheng's bowl, persuading the other to eat more since he knows Cheng Sheng will become busy again after eating. Cheng Sheng knows Fei Yin's worry thus he didn't object at his lover's urging to eat more.

You Rou and Qian Tian, fortunately, have their own world, too, so they weren't forced to eat the dog food of Fei Yin and Cheng Sheng.

…

"Ai. Cheng-shidi and You-shimei are very pitiful… they are too busy lately." Feng Mo sighed as he looked at the empty seats of Cheng Sheng and You Rou.

"Yes…" Li Tian nodded in agreement. "I regret I didn't study medicine. If I did, I could have helped them right now." He said.

"Ah Tian…" Chen Han patted his back.

"But, the Righteous Alliance just can't hire other doctors to help, right?" Lei Ling spoke.

"En. With the emergence of spies, they are afraid that even their own people might be one." Jing Kang said.

Speaking this, everyone can't help but recall Qi Ling. Lei Ling subconsciously shivered and leaned towards Jing Kang. He can still feel the horror of having a part of his soul pulled out before. Lei Qing who saw her younger brother's horrified expression sighed.

Zheng Yi who was sitting not far from them bitterly smiled. He turned and felt Jing Bai held his hand. That's right… he thought. Everything turned out fine before. He took a deep breath and looked at the projected images of the Intersect Competition where the participants are killing the demons.

Definitely… definitely, everything will be fine also from hereon.