Time waits for no one. If Mo Ye remains defiant to the death, then all her efforts this time will have been in vain.
"Gong Jinniu, come with me and lead a team to search for people!"
"good."
Zheng Quchi already had a plan in mind. The escape routes of these groups were basically similar to her expectations, but Mo Ye and his group were not among them. Either they went against the grain and ran into the swampy pools with many water snakes, or something unexpected happened along the way, which delayed their escape.
The former is unlikely. Even the most foolish person wouldn't willingly walk into a snake pit, even if the water snake's venom is mild, it's still vulnerable to a snake's bite.
Therefore, she believed that something must have happened to Mo Ye and the others, and she only needed to go back the way she came to find them.
The problem now is that there are crawling insects and water snakes everywhere. She and Gong Jinniu sprinkled snake repellent powder on themselves, but there aren't enough soldiers to do that, so going deep into the Lushui swamp is still somewhat dangerous.
So she and Gong Jinnu walked ahead, trying to scare away the water snakes as quickly as possible. Just then, a long snake fell down, half of it hanging in front of her and the other half hooked on a tree branch...
Zheng Quchi gasped, then said with a pale face, "You brought this on yourself."
Fortunately, after walking a short distance, Gong Jinniu discovered some clues. Based on the large number of footprints that had sunk into the mud, he deduced that a group of people had headed south.
Zheng Quchi looked over there: "This direction... is a muddy swamp. If they really go this way, they won't get very far."
"Water snakes dislike the sludge and salt marshes in the mud and charcoal layers, and they will choose places to hide. But if even dark creatures don't like such places, then humans certainly don't."
She stepped into the mud, sinking deeper with each step, finding it extremely difficult to pull herself out. Ahead lay a large expanse of stagnant black water, bubbling and seemingly unsuitable for human habitation.
"Don't light any open flames, there's marsh gas here."
"yes."
The muddy ground was shrouded in a gray haze, and with the tall trees making visibility very low, the distant scenery was also unclear. If you stayed there for too long, even breathing would become difficult.
"Mo Ye, if you don't want to die, come out now."
Zheng Quchi asked Gong Jinniu to relay the message, as she anticipated that they were definitely hiding nearby and that she could hear them talking.
"This swamp contains poisonous gas. People will be poisoned if they stay here for too long. Are you all feeling a tightness in your chest and having trouble breathing?"
"Is your body starting to itch too?"
Seeing that no one responded, Zheng Quchi simply said, "Since you insist on dying, then stay here. We won't keep you company any longer. We'll come in and collect your bodies in half an hour."
Seeing that Zheng Quchi and his men were truly planning to turn around and leave, someone finally couldn't hold back any longer: "What is the purpose of your Ye army?"
"Purpose? Don't worry, we Ye Army are not heartless and ruthless. As long as your Julu Army is willing to hand over the Cangxuan Token, we Ye Army will leave and will not do anything to continue to harm the Julu Army. I even have antidote on me. If any of you need treatment, I can help you."
The person who answered was not Mo Ye, but someone else. Judging from this, Zheng Quchi was certain that something had happened to Mo Ye.
He was already recovering from his injuries, and then he was kicked by Yuan Xingzhou. If he were even more unlucky and got bitten by a water snake or other venomous creature, it would be adding insult to injury and making his situation even worse. It wasn't impossible that he would suffer even more...
Zheng Quchi already harbored deep resentment towards him, hoping he would suffer even more. His words were merely a feigned politeness, while in reality he was utterly gloating.
"Is what you're saying true?"
"Naturally true."
After much hesitation, the Julu army emerged from the waist-deep swamp. They were covered in mud and had their arms wrapped in vines. One group of men was supporting Mo Ye, whose skin was ashen and whose head was drooping. He looked to be in bad shape.
The Julu army ultimately compromised with the Ye army, mainly because they believed that the outcome of the six-nation military trial was far less important than Mo Ye's life.
Just as Zheng Quchi had guessed, Mo Ye's injuries worsened that night, and he was bitten by a water snake in time to avoid it. Although the snake's venom was mild, he would not have cared about it under normal circumstances, but this mild venom caused him to develop a high fever and fall into a coma.
They had hoped to find some antidote herbs to alleviate their suffering, but the area was teeming with water snakes, and they were only able to escape them by retreating into the salt marsh.
However, they had only been in hiding for a short time when the Ye army found them. Since the enemy had no intention of killing or exterminating them, but only wanted the Cangxuan Token, and also had an antidote to relieve their immediate crisis, they did not stubbornly refuse. After weighing the pros and cons, they chose to agree to her conditions.
“Then let’s hand over the order and the medicine in one hand. But your adjutant Mo is currently unconscious. Can you make the decision on your own?” Zheng Quchi asked.
The general who carried Mo Ye on his back was also worried about his temper after he woke up, but he couldn't care less now. If he wasn't given the antidote soon, he might not even have a chance to wake up again.
Zheng Quchi saw that Mo Ye was so ill that he had fallen into a coma. Maybe if he was left to die, he would kick the bucket?
"Yes, but you must make sure you can cure our Lieutenant Mo of the poison."
“I’m not sure,” Zheng Quchi said directly.
They immediately glared at her angrily.
Zheng Quchi shrugged and said, "I do carry some antidote powder, but its effects vary from person to person. Your Lieutenant Mo is not only poisoned by snake venom, but also has serious injuries. If he still can't be saved after the antidote is administered, I will not take responsibility for that."
What she said was indeed the truth, so they took out two Cangxuan Tokens from Mo Ye's body, but only traded one with her: "Once Lieutenant Mo's poison is cured, we will naturally offer the second Cangxuan Token."
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