Half a month later, it was already deep autumn.
Near Luocheng, on the border between Ming and the Southern Kingdom, a large number of people were poisoned by Gu in several villages. At the border with the Kingdom of Sha, Shanmen Pass was nearly breached. Although it was barely held, the whereabouts of An Xiuyun, the Marquis of Zhenbei, were unknown. Several officials in the capital were poisoned, causing panic throughout the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor was already aging. After the crown prince's death several years ago, he had become obsessed with cultivating immortality and alchemy, which had long since depleted his health. Following a series of tragic news, he fell seriously ill. All the competing princes had returned to the capital, and none were willing to leave.
The Ming Dynasty, without a crown prince, was plagued by internal and external troubles. The question of who should be sent to Shanmen Pass remained unanswered for days. Several princes wanted to keep their men in the capital, hoping to secure a last-minute position.
The person who could have replaced the Marquis of Zhenbei in the imperial court disappeared in Luocheng.
The incident initially unfolded with the discovery of people poisoned by a Gu (a poisonous insect) near Luocheng. At the time, no one knew the cause, only that a large number of villagers had disappeared, with the subsequent spread to the city proper. The imperial court, believing it was a common post-harvest banditry, determined the situation would not resolve peacefully, dispatched a well-known general to deal with the situation, but he never returned. What then? They sent in an even more powerful general, but he too vanished soon after.
At this time, the Shanmen Pass was attacked one after another. How could such a coincidence happen in the world? It must have been premeditated. After a detailed investigation, it was discovered that Luocheng was suffering from a large-scale Gu plague.
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The Third Prince sent someone to ask Eryi for help.
Eryi now has three choices: one is to go to the capital, the second is to go to Luocheng, and the third is Shanmen Pass.
If you go to the capital, where dignitaries are poisoned every day recently, you will be able to complete the task of detoxifying 100 people, thereby upgrading the treatment station and going to the B-level plane.
Luocheng's approach was simple and crude, with large-scale Gu infestations affecting hundreds or even thousands of people. Even if they were dealing with the lowest-grade Black Gu, the potential gain would be hundreds of thousands of energy points, a significant amount of wealth. Investing this energy in the skill synthesis system, and the proficiency awarded for failed synthesis alone, could raise several skills to level five.
Someone at Shanmen Pass had actually been poisoned, but since they were mostly soldiers, the impact was relatively minor. During the turmoil at court, the news was kept secret. Furthermore, if Eryi was willing to go to Shanmen Pass, the Third Prince would open his private treasury and, once the matter was resolved, make an exception and admit her to the Imperial Hospital.
The Medicine King lineage also received an invitation.
As soon as Sun Yipu received the news, he headed towards the clinic: "Mr. Er must have received the news by now. I need to discuss it with him before taking any action."
When he met Sun Yipu, Eryi had already made a choice in his mind.
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The infirmary, renowned for months in Liuyue City, was deserted overnight. The next day, when the two apprentices returned to work, they were stunned to see the empty infirmary.
"Are you Ruan Rong and Zhuang Ying?" Doctor He entered, surveying the now-emptied clinic. "Mr. Er entrusted you two to me. If you wish to study medicine again, come to my Herbal Hall. Here's the remaining monthly salary." Doctor He handed the monthly salary Er Yi had given him to the two apprentices.
"Did you ever tell me where she went?" Ruan Rong asked.
Doctor He put his hands behind his back and said, "Of course she went to where she should go. Are you two willing to study medicine with me?"
The two nodded hurriedly.
"Then come with me." Doctor He turned away and walked out of the clinic, muttering to himself. This clinic usually felt warm in the winter and cool in the summer, so how come it disappeared just after Dr. Er moved out? Even stranger, it felt like the furniture had been moved out, and everything else looked different.
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Eryi was sitting in a carriage heading to Luocheng.
If this carriage was any different from the others, it was equipped with a reduced-function teleportation hut. The teleportation hut was originally worth 10,000 energy points and could be disassembled at will. However, it could only function fully when installed in a planar healing station. And a healing station must be located in a fixed location on a plane.
However, Eryi needed to monitor the situation in other planes daily to facilitate her instructions. Traveling from Liuyue City to Luocheng would take at least twenty days. If any emergency occurred in other planes during this time, she would be unable to respond if she could not contact them.
Ling Ling Ba suggested removing the signal transmitter from the teleportation room and installing it on the carriage. While the signal would be much weaker, it would at least be sufficient for daily communication and could also charge a phone. An additional 20 energy points would be required daily to maintain the teleportation room. Thus, a black box was added to Er Yi's carriage, which opened to reveal a slot for charging.
When the Third Prince sent a messenger, Eryi handed him the antidote storage device, asking him to take it back to the capital for use while she herself set out for Luocheng. Sun Yipu discussed the matter with her and decided to take his disciples to Shanmen Pass. Before leaving, Alliance Leader Xiao was mobilizing the martial arts community to search for the Marquis of Zhenbei.
To prepare for the future, Eryi purchased an additional Detoxification Container (B): This container can store up to 80 Detoxification spells, and after injecting a secondary skill, it can be recharged to become a single Detoxification spell. It costs 10,000 energy points. This is a new type of Container that is released after the Detoxification spell is upgraded.
On the way, she used detoxification techniques to charge the storage device. When it was full, she asked someone to take it to the mountain gate.
Traveling day and night, the entire team was inexplicably energetic.
A guard asked, "How come you haven't felt as tired as last time after walking such a long distance this time?"
"You think so too?" another person came forward.
"The cook that I brought to Mr. Er didn't vomit this time."
"The master gave her medicine."
After hearing this, Xu Hengzhi calmly shook his head. How could mortals understand the magic cast by immortals?
This ancient carriage lacked shock absorbers, making it dizzy and exhausting to ride all day. Eryi, a modern man, couldn't stand this, so he experimented on himself.
Both the Relaxation Technique and the Spring Breeze Technique are effective for motion sickness. However, the Relaxation Technique is cheaper and lasts longer, making it more cost-effective. Eryi applied the Relaxation Technique to everyone in the convoy, and the team's speed increased even more.
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That night.
The caravan came to a place where it was neither going up nor down, and there was no inn nearby, so they had to sleep outdoors.
After Eryi had eaten the meal cooked by the cook, he went to rest in the carriage early. The horse in front of the carriage had been untied and was leisurely eating beans.
The guard on duty suddenly felt sleepy and slapped his companion who was also on duty. As a result, the guard was also drowsy and was woken up by the slap.
"Attention," the guards were alert. The guards sent to escort Eryi were all elite soldiers under the Third Prince, well-trained on a daily basis. How could they possibly be sleepy?
In the distance, several arrows flew through the air, directly into the carriage where Eryi was resting. Xu Hengzhi blocked them all and knocked them down.
"A sneak attack!"
A group of men in black emerged from the darkness, using desperate fighting methods just to take the lives of those in the carriage.
Eryi was awakened by the noise. He opened the curtain and looked out. What came towards him was a knife shining in the moonlight.
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