Chapter 175: The Poison Sect's "Soul Devouring Formation"
When we returned to the inn, it was already dark and the candlelight in the yard was swaying slightly in the wind.
Ling Rui had been waiting by the stone table. Seeing Sheng Ran come back, he immediately rushed forward with a yellowed account book, "Wife! I found something in the Ling family's old house!"
He slammed the account book on the stone table, his fingertips running across the dense handwriting, and said excitedly: "Look! Ten years ago, Sheng Jieyue bought fifty kilograms of hemostatic grass from Huichun Hall!"
Pei Xiaoxing came over and pointed at the record in the account book and added, "Ten years ago, there was no war at all, nor were there any large-scale sacrifices. Fifty kilograms of hemostatic grass was enough to treat thousands of trauma patients. This amount is extremely abnormal."
Sheng Ran's fingertips traced the vermilion signature of "Saint Female Mansion" on the account book, and her eyes darkened: "She is not buying hemostatic herbs, but using the name of 'offering' to cover up other transactions."
She thought of the chronic medicine Tu Shanyi mentioned, "Maybe she started giving the Beast King drugs at that time, and the hemostatic grass was just a cover."
Tu Shanyi returned from outside, his face solemn. He was holding something in his arms, and in his hand was a bronze plaque engraved with a Gu insect. "I've found something even worse. The people from the Holy Female Mansion have recently been involved with the Poisonous Gu Sect. The Poisonous Gu Sect is the most notorious evil magic gang in the Beast World, specializing in using poison and Gu to harm people."
After he finished speaking, he lifted a corner of his clothes and revealed the two dying sparrows in his arms to everyone.
"Yun Ling's... friend," Tu Shanyi scratched his flamboyant red hair sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I didn't protect him well enough, and he got poisoned by the insect."
Yun Ling heard this, went over to take a look, frowned and said, "It's okay, they are just greedy."
He carefully took the two little birds from Tu Shanyi's arms and scolded them in a low voice, his tone tinged with anxiety, "I told you long ago, don't eat insects of unknown origin."
This is his only friend in the central city. Although Yun Ling is not forgiving of him, he is more worried than anyone else.
Sheng Ran sighed amusedly, "Let me do it, don't worry, I will definitely cure you."
"The Poison Sect?" Ling Rui clenched his fists, squeezing the new scabbard at his waist until it turned white. "What does she want to do? Use evil magic to harm the Beast King?"
Huai Jun pointed his fingertips and spoke calmly, "The evil magic of the Poison Sect can devour a person's consciousness and turn them into puppets. Perhaps... the Beast King's 'serious illness' was caused by their poison."
Zhu Jiuyin's eyes blazed with fire, and he couldn't wait to rush to the Holy Female Mansion: "Then let's go and expose her!"
"No." Pei Xiaoxing shook his head. "There's no direct evidence, and she's still known as the Saintess and the Divine Messenger. Most people still believe her. Acting rashly will only alert the enemy."
Sheng Ran pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone: "Danxue Mountain is a hunting ground, she will definitely take action. The place has never been open to the public, it is remote and secretive, which is just right for her to use evil magic. We need to make arrangements in advance."
Tu Shanyi nodded and pulled out a rough map from his pocket: "I have asked the secret agents to draw a topographical map of Danxue Mountain, focusing on finding the traces of the Poison Gu Sect."
Sheng Ran took a quick look, her expression becoming somewhat serious.
Pei Xiaoxing glanced around and spoke in a commanding manner, "I'll dispatch five Pei family guards, disguised as civilians, to accompany us and provide support from the outside. Huaijun, you'll use your water abilities to scout the way, preventing any Gu insects or traps in the water system of Danxue Mountain. Yunling, you'll keep an eye on the air; the people from the Poison Gu Sect are skilled at concealment. The rest of you will stay close to my wife and protect her safety."
Huai Jun nodded, "This time we must find evidence of Sheng Jieyue's collusion with the Poison Sect."
Everyone responded in unison, and the atmosphere in the yard was solemn and resolute.
Three days later, the foot of Danxue Mountain was as lively as a festival.
Almost all the people from the outer city came, holding flowers and offerings in their hands, and holding wooden signs with words like "Long Live the Holy Female" and "God Bless You", and crowded on both sides of the mountain road.
Sheng Jieyue was wearing a gorgeous long dress with gold thread and the hem was embroidered with a pattern of blooming flowers. She was protected by Situ Yu and walked in front. She had a gentle smile on her face and bent down from time to time to take the wild flowers handed to her by the people.
"Lady Saint, can you really ask for the blessing of God?" A little girl with pigtails asked with her face tilted up.
Sheng Jieyue squatted down and gently touched her head, her voice so gentle that it could drip water: "Of course, the gods will bless every kind-hearted person."
Cheers immediately rang out all around, and many people kowtowed to her and prayed for her. Even the old doctor who had previously questioned her came forward with herbs, saying that he wanted to "serve the Saint Lady."
Sheng Jieyue looked at the scene in front of her, and the smile on her lips became more and more proud.
You see, no matter how Sheng Ran struggles, the people's hearts are ultimately in her hands.
She glanced at Sheng Ran and his group not far away, and a hint of cruelty flashed in her eyes: Once you enter the mountain, you will never get out.
Sheng Ran and the beastly husbands were mixed in the crowd, looking at this "happy" scene, and they only felt it was ironic.
Huai Jun and Yun Ling have already gone underwater and into the air respectively, and the rest of the people stayed with Sheng Ran and went into the mountains together.
Tu Shanyi lowered his voice and said, "The spies said that there are three ambushes of the Poison Sect in the mountains. They also found traces of the eye of the evil magic array at a fork in the road deep in the mountain."
Pei Xiaoxing nodded: "My people have been scattered on both sides of the mountain road. They will respond as soon as they see the signal."
The horn sounded to signal the arrival of the mountain. Sheng Jieyue took the lead and walked forward, her voice gentle: "Everyone, follow me. There is a spring blessed by the gods ahead. Drinking it can ward off disasters and cure diseases!"
The people cheered and followed, and the crowd gradually dispersed.
Just as Sheng Ran and the beastmen walked deep into the mountain path, a thick fog suddenly came with a pungent fishy smell, separating everyone in an instant!
"Be careful! It's the fog Gu from the Poison Gu Sect!" Tu Shanyi immediately protected Sheng Ran behind him and wanted to mobilize the Chamber of Commerce's signal flares, but found that there were poisonous insects in the fog that interfered and the signal flares could not be fired at all.
Sheng Ran felt dizzy and the fog was like a visible hand, forcibly separating her from the beastly husbands.
When she steadied herself, there was only an empty mountain path around her.
The voices of Zhu Jiuyin, Ling Rui and others who were originally on the left and right sides disappeared completely, leaving only the rustling sound of wind blowing through the leaves, with a strange chill.
She shouted twice, but the only response she got was the sound of the insects crawling in the thick fog, which made her scalp tingle.
She calmed herself down, took out the self-defense dagger Ling Rui gave her, and slowly walked forward.
After taking a few steps, he was suddenly tripped by something - looking down, he saw dense blood-red runes engraved on the ground, and the twisted lines were entangled like poisonous insects, emitting a cold breath. It was the "Soul-Devouring Formation" of the Poisonous Gu Sect!
The rune was still stained with sticky poisonous insect secretions, which were a disgusting yellow-green color. There were a few blood-stained cloth strips scattered around it, which were left by the people from the Poisonous Gu Sect.
At this moment, Sheng Jieyue's laughter could be heard from not far away, with undisguised pride in her voice: "Sheng Ran, you didn't expect this, did you? This is the Poison Gu Sect's Soul Devouring Formation. Your beastly husbands have been lured away by the Gu worms. No one can save you!"
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