Wu Feng's face was so dark it could drip water.
He flicked his sleeve, turned and left, his voice laced with suppressed anger.
"Let's go find an inn to stay in."
"I'd like to see what this 'God of Medicine' is all about, daring to defy the Grand Duke Jupiter!"
"It's one thing if they don't remember me, but they don't even remember the Mountain Goddess! There must be something strange about this place. I must catch the guy who stole the Mountain Goddess's faith!"
The snake woman followed lazily behind him.
"What, are you getting anxious now that your territory has been taken over?"
"What do you know!"
Wu Feng stiffened his neck and lowered his voice.
"This isn't something they're stealing from my followers, it's something they're stealing from the Mountain Goddess!"
The two settled in "Fulaiju", the best inn in town.
I had just put down my luggage when a commotion broke out downstairs.
Wu Feng leaned out of the window and saw that the street was now crowded with people, all looking excited and rushing in one direction.
"The messenger of the God of Healing has arrived!"
"The messenger of the God of Healing has come to bestow blessings!"
A frenzied shout erupted from the crowd.
Soon, a group of people dressed in moon-white robes appeared at the street corner.
Their steps were steady, their faces filled with compassion, and the leader held a crystal-clear jade bottle filled halfway with water.
The crowd parted to make way for a woman who knelt before the messenger, weeping, holding a child whose body was burning hot and whose face was turning purple.
"Please, messenger, save my child!"
The leading envoy nodded, his expression solemn.
He unscrewed the jade bottle, tilted it, and a crystal-clear drop of water fell precisely onto the child's forehead.
The water droplets seeped into the skin and disappeared.
The next moment, a miracle happened.
The purple discoloration on the child's body quickly faded, and the burning temperature returned to normal. The child slowly opened his tightly closed eyes and called out in confusion.
"mother……"
The woman wept with joy, holding her child and repeatedly kowtowing.
The surrounding people went wild, kneeling down in unison and shouting that the God of Healing would live forever!
Wu Feng's eyes twitched as he watched from upstairs.
"Playing tricks!"
"These methods are far inferior to mine back then!"
Despite this, his gaze was extremely solemn.
This power to heal injuries instantly is truly extraordinary.
Downstairs, the snake woman Qingyao had somehow blended into the crowd. She helped up an old woman who was bowing in worship and spoke with a smile.
"Old man, this medical god is truly amazing."
"But I heard that the one who protected this land before was the mountain goddess of the barren mountains, wasn't she?"
"The factories here were all built with the help of the followers of the Mountain Goddess."
Upon hearing this, the old woman looked bewildered.
A middle-aged man next to her also looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Mountain Goddess?"
"Girl, who are you talking about? I've never heard of them."
"Our barbarian kingdom has worshipped the God of Healing since ancient times! This factory was built thanks to the blessing of the God of Healing!"
Qingyao's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
She quietly withdrew from the crowd.
Something's not right.
Something is very wrong.
Every two weeks, someone from the barren mountain would come to hand over the goods and check the accounts.
Even if the people of the barbarian kingdom change their beliefs, it's impossible for them to completely forget the name of the Mountain Goddess!
This is no longer a simple case of faith being stolen.
This means my memory has been altered!
Qingyao quietly left the crowd, turned and turned into a secluded alley, intending to return to the inn to discuss things with Wufeng.
The moment she stepped into the alley, several dark figures descended from the sky and silently surrounded her.
These people were all dressed in black robes, with hoods covering their faces, revealing only pairs of emotionless eyes.
Qingyao curled her red lips, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
"You guys?"
Before she could finish speaking, she swayed, leaving behind an afterimage.
The long, cyan dress drew a graceful arc in the air, and from beneath the hem, a huge snake tail covered with fine, dark blue-green scales suddenly lashed out!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of dull thuds echoed.
Several men in black robes were flung away like broken sacks, crashing heavily into the wall and instantly losing consciousness.
Qingyao landed and reached out to pull off the hood of a man in black robes.
Beneath the hood was the face of an ordinary young man, the very same vendor who had been selling pancakes on the street earlier.
Just then, the unconscious vendor's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he abruptly opened his eyes!
His eyes were empty and crazed, and he let out a beastly growl from his throat. Ignoring his broken bones, he struggled to pounce on Qingyao.
Qingyao frowned and flicked her snake tail again.
"Smack!"
With a sharp crack, the vendor was completely knocked unconscious.
Her expression turned completely somber.
These people are neither killers nor soldiers.
They are just ordinary people.
A puppet being controlled by someone!
If even the ordinary people of the barbarian kingdom have become like this, what about the people stationed here in the desolate mountains?
Qingyao dared not think any further and quickly returned to the inn, grabbing Wufeng, who was still sulking there.
"The situation has changed, let's go!"
The two found a completely safe place, and Qingyao immediately took out a jade plate engraved with intricate array patterns from her bosom.
As spiritual energy was injected, the jade plate flashed with light, and a calm voice emanated from it.
Xu Rurong: "Qingyao? What's the matter that triggered emergency contact?"
Lin Anniang and Wang Wan went out to sea a few days ago in the newly built Shenzhou.
Now, all matters, big and small, in the barren mountain are managed by County Magistrate Xu Rurong.
Qingyao recounted everything that had happened in the barbarian kingdom in a very fast voice.
"...Memories have been altered, and the people have been turned into puppets. I suspect that everything that happened to us here has been destroyed! What message did you receive?"
On the other side of the jade plate, Xu Rurong remained silent for a moment.
When he spoke again, he analyzed in detail:
“Qingyao, just half an hour ago, I received a message from Zhang Jing and Zhang Yu, the heads of the Barbarian Kingdom branch.”
"Everything is normal."
"The goods were shipped on time this morning and are on their way to the barren mountains."
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