CH 97

Khonghu Jun had long since had both arms broken by Bai Lixin and Su Miejun. He neither had Chi Yuanxian’s help nor the mother worm for compulsion to control.

After taking Bai Lixin’s antidote, the group entered the mysterious Medicine King Valley with no obstruction, as if they were in no man’s land.

As soon as they entered the valley, Chi Yuanxian’s lovers spontaneously assembled into a group, and the crowd was surprised to find that this group was not to be underestimated.

These men were not only the mainstays of the martial arts world today, but there were also many rookies, some of whom were even father and son in the group. There were not only those who followed the White Dao but there were also many people from the dark side, making up almost half of the entire martial world.

Some of these men were normally polite, while others were graceful and elegant.

But now, they have long lost their human decency, seemingly unmoved even if a father and son share a woman. These men looked anxiously from side to side, wanting to save Chi Yuanxian, but not knowing where to start.

As they watched the determined faces of these people, the rest shuddered and wondered what kind of magic was in her medicine that could make others lose their minds like that?

After walking a little further, the crowd stopped, and the scene before them once again left them staggered.

They had now reached the medicinal field, which was originally fresh and full of medicinal scents but had changed drastically.

As there had been no medicine boy to tend to these beds for over a month, the medicinal beds were already barren with weeds growing wildly, and the medicinal plants had withered.

In the medicine gardens, there were men dressed as medicine boys wandering around like corpses, wandering back and forth.

The crowd remembered what Ren Qiankun said about the soul-sucking gu worm, and their hearts trembled even more.

Ren Qiankun said that the soul-sucking worms were spread throughout the entire martial world, so these men were most likely under their influence.

Could they have been infected by the soul-sucking gu worm? If this thing had burrowed into one’s brain, no, perhaps this thing had been dormant in one’s brain for a long time!

Seeing these people’s appearance, the crowd shuddered. They were not sure if they had the soul-sucking gu worm, and a great fear struck them, forcing out their resentment towards Khonghu Jun.

Who in the martial arts world has not been treated in the Medicine King’s Valley?

When they came to the Medicine King’s Valley, they were still a bit nervous. If they were wrong, wouldn’t they be returning kindness with betrayal?

If they were wrong, wouldn’t it be over if Khonghu Jun got angry and stopped treating them?

The crowd, who were still somewhat sceptical, no longer had any doubts when they saw the horrific scene before them.

This valley was not a paradise; it was a devil’s cave!

If not for Lord Ren’s wisdom, they would have been kept in the dark for a long time.

Whether they were following the white or dark path, once something endangered their rights, they would reflexively fight back.

And at this point, the crowd could no longer stir up an ounce of sympathy for Medicine King’s Valley and Khonghu Jun.

Chi Yuanxian and Khonghu Jun had somehow turned against each other in their nest, but these two vipers had bitten each other instead of them.

When Chi Yuanxian’s lovers saw the scene before them, they all had worried expressions on their faces.

One of them said anxiously, “Yuan’er doesn’t know what has happened; let’s go now!”

Ren Qiankun frowned and reassured the lovers, “Don’t be impatient. This Medicine King Valley is Khonghu Jun’s lair, so it is best to be careful. ”

Although he said so, he knew it was useless, as he, who had once been under the influence of the love poison, knew that he couldn’t control his thoughts.

And as expected, when they heard Ren Qiankun’s words, they looked furious, “How can you tell us to be careful now that Yuan’s life or death is uncertain?”

“This is Khonghu Jun’s lair. Don’t we still have someone from the Medicine King Valley here? This valley is full of ghastly things, and I don’t know what this person has in mind by mixing in with us. ”

When the crowd heard this, they looked at the cold-faced Su Miejun, who was standing beside Bai Lixin.

Though they knew that the man had spoken out of turn, he had also spoken what was in their hearts. They were now afraid of the Medicine King’s Valley and felt that the people who came out of it were all cunning and treacherous.

Although the crowd did not draw their swords, they were already ready to attack.

Bai Lixin gave the one who spoke a glance and looked at Ren Qiankun, “Lord Ren, when you came to the Medicine King’s Valley for treatment, if it wasn’t for me and Su Miejun’s help, how could you have discovered their plot?”

Ren Qiankun was stunned.

Help? How did they help him?

Bai Lixin smiled lightly and said, “In the morning tea, there was the antidote to the love poison that I had gone to great lengths to steal.”

Ren Qiankun’s body shook as he looked at Bai Lixin with a complicated look.

No wonder he was suddenly relieved of the love poison. If it was Ning Xuan Bing’s hand, then it all made sense.

He had always doubted as to why he had suddenly been detoxified. He thought that it was because of Khonghu, but dismissed that conjecture.

If he hadn’t been relieved of his love poison, how could he have told the whole martial world about the secret?

Khonghu Jun had always been clever, so how could he have made such a mistake and made the worst move?

Ren Qiankun’s mind was going around, and he had already thought of a lot of scenes.

From being detoxified to his epiphany in the broken temple, to Chi Yuanxian’s disappearance, to her letter, to Ning Xuan Bing producing the antidote for the miasma poison, to this scene before him.

Behind all of this, there seemed to be a mysterious hand driving things.

His reputation was now as high as it had ever been, but why did he suddenly have the feeling of being used?

Ren Qiankun looked at Ning Xuan Bing, who was smiling breezily, and his doubts grew even heavier.

“Indeed,” Ren Qiankun thought for a moment, “what Sect Master Ning said is true. If not for Sect Master Ning and Su Miejun’s help, I would not have been able to discover this shocking secret. ”

In the dream world, Su Miejun had always been on the side of the martial world, and for this reason, he had even suffered Khonghu Jun’s torture.

The crowd looked up at Ren Qiankun, and when they heard him explain on Su Miejun’s behalf, they said nothing more.

Chi Yuanxian’s lovers were still reluctant and were about to say something else when they saw Su Miejun glaring at them in anger, saying, “Shut up! Your hearts are now demonized and you cannot extricate yourselves. If you get rid of this poison in the future, you will regret what you have done today. I think that you have been poisoned by Chi Yuanxian, so don’t say any more. ”

At that moment, the pressure from Su Miejun’s body made them shudder, and they obeyed his orders involuntarily.

Seeing that everyone was awake, Bai Lixin and Su Miejun looked at each other, and Bai Lixin then looked at Ren Qiankun. “Lord Ren, please take charge of the situation. What should we do next?”

Ren Qiankun nodded blankly and hesitated for a moment. He then said to Su Miejun, “Su Miejun, you were once in this Medicine King Valley, so you should be quite familiar with things here. Could you please lead the way?”

Su Miejun’s face remained unchanged, but he nodded his head slightly and then walked ahead of them. Bai Lixin followed, standing next to him, and walked with him, laughing and talking.

Looking at how relaxed the two were, as if they were strolling through a garden, the crowd was relieved for no reason, and the momentum that had been building just then was instantly reduced to nothing.

If Su Miejun was really in league with Khonghu, why would he have come to their aid?

They were ashamed that he was treating them with courtesy, but they were treating him with the heart of a villain.

They had almost fallen for someone else’s scheme, and the crowd glared fiercely at Chi Yuanxian’s lovers.

After that little farce, those under the White Dao came back to realize that the Demon Cult had taken the lead and had already moved to follow Bai Lixin and Su Miejun.

How could they let the Black Dao take all this credit?

The White Daoists were furious and hurried to keep pace.

The group was walking a little way through the medicinal garden when they heard someone in the middle suddenly call out in surprise, “Brother!”

Immediately afterwards, a young man of 17 or 18 ran out and scurried to the side of a walking medicine boy.

The medicine boy’s eyes were unfocused, and his face was expressionless, like a mask.

The young man hugged the medicine boy’s waist and called out with worry in his eyes, “Brother, wake up! I’m Xu’er! ”

But no matter how much the young man called out, the medicine boy remained unmoved and continued to stare into the distance, not even blinking his eyes.

The young man shouted in despair and said angrily, “Khonghu Jun, I will avenge my brother’s death!”

When the crowd saw this, they felt sorry for the young man, but at the same time, they were a little afraid that this medicine boy was now what they would be like in the future.

Someone suddenly shouted out from the crowd, “Look at this man’s ears! Something seems to have crawled out. ”

The crowd’s nerves tightened and they looked into the medicine boy’s ear.

They saw a worm as flat as a cicada slowly crawling out of the ear and dropping to the ground with a plop. The worm squirmed on the ground for a moment before it was reduced to a shrivelled, empty shell under the intense sunlight.

Su Miejun also turned his head and saw this scene, and he said solemnly, “That’s the daughter worm of the soul-sucking mother worm.”

In a moment, the medicine boy’s eyes rolled over and turned back to focus. Still somewhat unsure of what to do, he was slightly stunned to see his brother standing in front of him, calling anxiously, “Xu’er, why are you here?”

The boy named Xu’er saw his brother regain his senses and hugged him around the waist, “Brother, we’re here to save you!”

“Save me?” The medicine boy was still in a dazed state, but many images suddenly flashed through his mind.

His face went white and he said in terror, “Xue’er, leave this demon cave quickly. That Khonghu Jun is not something you and I can deal with.”