Marquis Mu Houchu’s complexion became much worse. According to his understanding, this medicine was extremely difficult to synthesise. Even if it could be used on a black bear, it couldn’t be used on humans. The last time in the palace when he saw the bear go mad, he thought of this drug. Yet he never thought that Old Man Chen had been able to create a version of the drug that could be used on humans.
At the same time, even if this drug for humans was successfully developed, the most difficult thing was to find a person capable of enduring the effects of such a drug.
Ordinary people simply couldn’t withstand the torment of this drug. Basically, if they were infiltrated by this drug, they would die instantly. Only those with extremely high talent, whose bone structure and meridians could be considered extraordinary, could resist it. It was really flattering to think that Old Man Chen had not only found someone who could withstand this drug but was also willing to use it against him.
The two medicine men fought more and more courageously, and Xin He began to feel the strain of long-term combat. She was not good at prolonged fighting, especially in this life where her body was originally frail. Even though she had been raised well later, she indeed was far from her past life.
Short, swift assassinations were what she was best suited for, but with wave after wave of Old Man Chen’s men, she could hardly sustain her stamina for such a long time. The longer the fight dragged out, the more unfavorable it was for her.
Xin He gritted her teeth, made a decision, and gave Marquis Mu Houchu a glance, then deliberately faltered, pretending to collapse from exhaustion and fell onto the ground.
The two medicine men immediately pressed their advantage and threw themselves at Ji Xinhe.
At that moment, beads of cold sweat broke out on Marquis Mu Houchu, cursing this woman for using him to take risks!
But right now he had no other choice. Just when the two medicine men intended to attack Xin He, Marquis Mu Houchu threw a row of steel nails straight at their foreheads. One of them was indeed hit and fell to the ground.
However, the other medicine man managed to dodge sideways, his demon claw still reaching towards the fallen Xin He, his sword raised high, ready to stab her.
For the first time, Marquis Mu Houchu felt his heart almost leaping out of his chest in fear. Luckily, Xin He managed to roll away just in time to avoid the falling tip of the sword.
The medicine man pursued his advantage, launched another attack, but Marquis Mu Houchu was already there, blocking it with his sword. The death of his partner seemed to have driven him into an even more crazed state, as his attacks became more ferocious, aiming to kill Marquis Mu Houchu.
Old Man Chen watched as one of his medicine men fell at the hands of Marquis Mu Houchu, his heart flipped upside down and he hurriedly signaled to his attendant beside him.
The attendant, seemingly following orders, stealthily crept behind the shrubs where they had been fighting.
The fighting power of that medicine man suddenly weakened considerably. Marquis Mu Houchu noticed this immediately and saw it as a sign that he was about to lose his stamina. After all, the survival time of a medicine man following the damage from the drug depends on their physical fitness. The average ones could die instantly, but those in excellent shape might hold on for an hour, or even longer. But such individuals were hard to come by.
For those who could survive the torments of this drug, they were considered exceptional experts, but now this medicine man seemed unable to hold on much longer.
Marquis Mu Houchu gripped his sword tighter, his eyes filled with murderous intent. After a few feints, he plunged his sword between the eyebrows of the medicine man.
Moments before the medicine man fell, rustling sounds could be heard from the big tree above their heads, and countless leaves began to fall.
Xin He’s eyebrows furrowed as she took a sniff, sensing an unusual smell in the air.
Marquis Mu Houchu’s gaze darkened, and his face tensed. It dawned on him that the fallen leaves from the tree were laced with poison!
He looked down at the wound on his arm from before, his face turning paler. One hand covered the wound on his arm, and he staggered, dropping to one knee on the ground.
Xin He hurriedly ran over, "What’s wrong?"
Was a wound on the arm really so serious?
But Marquis Mu Houchu’s face had turned even paler, "The tree has been dusted with poison, I have a wound on my body. Contact with the wound will allow it to enter."
Xin He’s face turned pale, her eyes wide. She gripped her sword and got up, intending to rush at Old Man Chen and kill him.
But Old Man Chen had already taken a step ahead and escaped with his men.
Xin He wanted to chase them but was stopped by Marquis Mu Houchu, "Don’t go after them."
How could he feel at ease if she risked her life to chase them alone?
"Then what about the poison in your body?" Xin He grew anxious.
"Don’t worry, find a horse and take me to a place." Beads of sweat began to appear on Marquis Mu Houchu’s forehead, there were more and more of them. His usually cold eyes seemed to be suppressing something, almost as if it were about to erupt.
Xin He snapped her fingers, and a fast horse came running over.
This was the horse that Marquis Mu Houchu had deliberately escaped as a lure to the enemy. He had trained it to recognize her, and it also obeyed her.
Marquis Mu Houchu, struggling to keep his body upright, mounted the horse. Xin He, too, followed closely behind. With a squeeze of the horse’s belly, they disappeared in a cloud of dust.
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By this time, Old Man Chen had already returned to his mansion. Perhaps due to the shock caused by Marquis Mu Houchu, his mood was still somewhat unsettled, his face gloomy, "A bunch of useless things! Wasted so much of my forces and two carefully crafted medicine men, and they still couldn’t kill him!"
The attendant who was kneeling on the ground trembled, repeatedly saying, "Subordinate is incompetent!"
Old Man Chen drew a deep breath, "You are indeed incompetent. But I, too, underestimated him. After having not faced him for a few years, I didn’t realize how much he has grown."
What a freak!
Such a good material, but it escaped from his control. This made Old Man Chen very frustrated!
The attendant raised his head tentatively, "Master, there is no need to worry too much. You must be very clear about the effect of that drug. He was implanted with an herbal medicine in his childhood, and once the drug infiltrates the wound and enters his body, he might turn." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Old Man Chen nodded his head, laughing coldly, "Out of three hundred children, only he survived. He should have been my most outstanding medicine man, but I never really managed to control him. But does he think that he’s free after breaking out of my control? The herbal medicine was planted in him when he was still a child, and it can never be removed! Since I’ve developed the medicine for creating medicine men, if it works on him, then he’ll become a medicine man as well."
That was why Old Man Chen had fled so quickly. If Marquis Mu Houchu became a medicine man, he wouldn’t live longer than an hour. Additionally, he would attack those close to him indiscriminately. If Old Man Chen didn’t run, he might not be able to handle him. So he would just have to wait until an hour later, when the drug wore off, and Marquis Mu Houchu would die suddenly.
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