Without a second thought, Liu Jingyun grabbed Li Hongmei by the collar and flung her in one direction. As a cultivator, his senses were much sharper than those of an ordinary person. He could already hear the slithering of snakes and insects more than ten meters away. As he landed, Liu Jingyun had already released his aura of coercion. The snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest were accustomed to the presence of cultivators, and upon encountering a cultivator like Liu Jingyun, who exuded such a coercive aura, they automatically retreated more than ten meters away. Otherwise, Liu Jingyun wouldn't have bothered to throw Li Hongmei further away.
Liu Jingyun knew that there were many poisonous creatures in the "Forest of Death". If an ordinary person like Li Hongmei was left there, she would surely die within an hour.
When Li Hongmei was thrown by Liu Jingyun, the pain when her body hit the ground woke her up from her dazed state.
Li Hongmei reached out and pinched her leg hard. The intense pain quickly woke her up. This wasn't a dream! She had indeed seen a "monster" with a changing face, and now she must have been captured by that "monster."
The smell of dust and fallen leaves mingled with the decaying scent of decay. Li Hongmei looked around, bewildered, only to find herself surrounded by tall trees. A forest? Were there snakes?
Li Hongmei just thought of the reptiles she was afraid of, and when she turned her head, she saw a snake crawling past her feet.
"Ah~ Help!" Looking at the king cobra right next to her, Li Hongmei screamed in fright.
The king cobra seemed to be frightened by Li Hongmei's scream. It bit Li Hongmei's ankle hard and then slipped away quickly.
"Oh no." Wen Ziqing cried out in his heart when Li Hongmei was thrown out.
Wen Ziqing hadn't expected Liu Jingyun to act so quickly; he threw Li Hongmei out without a word. Wen Ziqing had led his team through the "Forest of Death" before, and he knew they were treading on the very soil of the "Forest of Death." He certainly understood the dangers Li Hongmei would face.
As soon as Li Hongmei flew out, Wen Ziqing chased after her. The jungle was densely populated, and Liu Jingyun had no idea how he'd managed to get her to fly through a gap between branches, landing hard on the ground.
By the time Wen Ziqing avoided all obstacles and ran to Li Hongmei, Li Hongmei's ankle had already been bitten hard by the poisonous snake.
Li Hongmei's ankle swelled up rapidly, and the snake bite wound turned black and blue. Wen Ziqing quickly pulled out a small jade bottle from his bosom, poured out the miasma-breaking pill, and quickly pinched a little of it with his fingernail and stuffed it into Li Hongmei's mouth.
The pill melted in her mouth, and Li Hongmei felt a refreshing medicinal aroma flow down her throat into her stomach. Her blurred vision instantly regained clarity. She looked down at her swollen ankle, which was also beginning to ooze a stream of foul-smelling black blood.
Ten seconds later, the black blood flowing from Li Hongmei's wound turned red, and in just a breath, a thin layer of blood scab formed on the wound.
Although Li Hongmei was terrified, she was still lucid this time. Wen Ziqing's series of actions and the changes in her own wounds left her stunned.
Could Wen Ziqing's medicine be a magic pill? Li Hongmei had been a surgeon for so many years, but she had never seen a medicine that could both expel poison and heal wounds so quickly.
If Xiaoyu knew what Li Hongmei was thinking at the moment, she would definitely give her a big tick.
Xiaoyu's miasma-breaking pill was, quite literally, an elixir. Zhou Yuanyuan had given it to Wen Ziqing as a precaution. She'd repeatedly instructed that if someone was bitten by a venomous snake, scorpion, or similar creature, they could simply scrape a little powder from the pill and drink it with water to detoxify.
Wen Ziqing had indeed followed Zhou Yuanyuan's instructions, and his injured teammates had recovered quickly after taking the pills. According to the dosage Zhou Yuanyuan prescribed, it would have taken at least two to three hours from the time they took the pills to the time they recovered. Unlike Li Hongmei today, who had experienced a dramatic improvement in just a minute, the results were undeniable.
Liu Jingyun, who had followed Wen Ziqing, saw the pill's efficacy and his eyes widened. Liu Jingyun had seen the pill in Wen Ziqing's hand before, but he had always assumed it was for repelling insects. After all, when Wen Ziqing led the entire team through the "Forest of Death," Liu Jingyun had witnessed its effectiveness firsthand.
Compared with a pill that can only repel insects and a pill that can detoxify, the consequences are more precious.
Wen Ziqing is not a person who likes to publicize. He has never mentioned to anyone that he used elixirs to treat his poisoned comrades.
Liu Jingyun was a cultivator, and he understood the importance of elixirs. At this moment, Liu Jingyun was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. If he had known Wen Ziqing had such a valuable item, he would have found a way to snatch it. Now, Wen Ziqing was half his fellow disciple, and after returning to the mountain, his status within the sect was even higher than Liu Jingyun's. If he tried to snatch it now, who knew the consequences would be endless?
The expression on Liu Jingyun's face changed again and again. He really wanted Wen Ziqing's pill. Should he grab it? Or not?
"Doctor Li, take this and run in that direction." While Liu Jingyun was hesitating, Wen Ziqing had already split the pill into two, keeping half for himself and stuffing the other half into Li Hongmei's hand, and whispered something in Li Hongmei's ear.
Wen Ziqing decided to hold Liu Jingyun back while Li Hongmei ran first. It was a death sentence anyway. Instead of staying here and being killed by Liu Jingyun, Li Hongmei might as well try to escape.
Wen Ziqing gave half of the pill to Li Hongmei because he was afraid she would run into a poisonous snake again. In the "Forest of Death," without Wen Ziqing's half pill to clear the way, how could Li Hongmei escape even if she did?
Li Hongmei was terrified, but she also understood what Wen Ziqing meant. Liu Jingyun was determined to kill her, and Wen Ziqing was in a precarious situation. If she didn't run, she would die.
No! She doesn't want to die yet! Although her life is not going well, she still wants to live well.
These thoughts flashed through Li Hongmei's mind in an instant. While Liu Jingyun was distracted, Li Hongmei held the half pill that Wen Ziqing had just stuffed into her hand, stood up, and ran desperately in the direction Wen Ziqing pointed.
"Bitch!" Liu Jingyun saw Li Hongmei running away and was about to chase after her.
A gust of wind blew behind his head. Liu Jingyun paused and turned his head to avoid Wen Ziqing's iron fist.
Liu Jingyun had consumed too much spiritual power and was temporarily unable to use magic. For a while, Wen Ziqing and Liu Jingyun were evenly matched.
Li Hongmei didn't know where she got the strength from, she covered her head and ran wildly, and soon disappeared behind the shadows of the trees.
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