Xuan Qi's cold eyes swept across the town.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Tong Yiwen put away the compass and stepped into the town first.
Zhang Wei followed closely behind them, still clutching his large iron ladle tightly in his hand, nervously looking around.
"Experts, this place is a bit eerie."
Upon entering the town, everyone could clearly sense that the place was very eerie.
It was broad daylight, yet the streets were deserted, with only the rustling of fallen leaves in the wind.
The doors and windows of the houses on both sides were tightly closed, but Zhang Wei always felt that behind those cracks and gaps, there were pairs of empty eyes watching them.
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps and a woman's exclamation broke the silence from the depths of the town.
"Quick! It's over there!"
"Don't let them get away!"
The three exchanged a glance and immediately followed the sound.
As they turned a corner, the sight before them made their pupils shrink.
Three ragged girls were seen running forward in panic, and behind them, the entire town's residents, men and women, young and old, all poured out!
The residents had blank expressions, empty eyes, and an eerie stiffness in their movements.
Like a group of manipulated puppets!
At the very front of the crowd stood an elderly man in a white robe with a kind face.
He held a string of shiny black beads in his hand, and with each turn, the townspeople quickened their pace.
"The messenger of the God of Healing!"
Tong Yiwen instantly recognized the other party's identity; those black beads were something that could control people's minds!
She was about to step forward.
The old man in white robes had obviously noticed them as well. A hint of surprise flashed in his cloudy eyes, which then turned into a cold laugh.
"People from Tianyu Mountain God? They've come at the perfect time, saving me the trouble of searching for them one by one."
With a flick of his wrist, the string of black beads emitted a faint, eerie black aura.
"Grab them!"
At a command, all the townspeople who had been controlled instantly turned around and surged towards Tong Yiwen and her two companions like a tidal wave!
"Be careful! Don't hurt ordinary civilians!"
Chen Shuiyi hurriedly shouted, and with a wave of her hand, a wall of water appeared out of thin air, temporarily blocking the crowd's path.
But there were too many people; they felt no pain, no fear, and frantically pounded on the water wall, causing it to hum under the strain.
Tong Yiwen and Chen Shuiyi were caught in a dilemma, hesitant to act, and remained rooted to the spot with grave expressions.
"Don't worry, we're on the same side."
A clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.
Xuan Qi slowly walked out from behind the two, his black outfit standing out conspicuously in the pale-faced crowd.
She looked directly at the messenger of the God of Healing and smiled kindly.
"Your Excellency, you don't even recognize me?"
The medical envoy was slightly taken aback, and narrowed his eyes to examine Xuan Qi.
Between Xuan Qi's fingers, a card deftly flipped and jumped, its peculiar runes resembling those of the God of Healing.
"You are, Card Master Xuan Qi?"
His tone carried a hint of uncertainty, but his expression gradually relaxed, no longer as tense as before.
Xuan Qi thought to himself, "I made the right bet!"
No matter how fast Granny Gongsun and Military Advisor Ling act, it still takes time for the news to reach such a remote and secluded place.
This envoy, as expected, still doesn't know what happened in the barbarian kingdom and at Tianyu Divine Mountain, and still believes that the God of Medicine is about to succeed!
"It seems the envoy isn't senile yet," Xuan Qi said calmly.
The messenger's expression visibly relaxed upon seeing her, but he remained vigilant, and the surrounding crowd did not disperse.
"What are you doing here? Does Elder Bai have any new instructions?"
Xuan Qi continued to fabricate stories without changing his expression.
"Elder Bai said that the seeds of the Mountain God's followers have been successfully cultivated, and he specially asked me to bring two finished products over so that you can take a look."
She turned to the side and pointed to Tong Yiwen and Chen Shuiyi behind her.
"Look, aren't they completely under control?"
As he spoke, Xuan Qi's eyes turned cold, and he gave the two orders.
"Take three steps forward and bow in respect."
Tong Yiwen and Chen Shuiyi understood immediately, and quickly put away all their expressions, their eyes becoming empty.
He took three stiff steps forward, then bowed deeply to the messenger of the God of Healing, like a puppet.
Seeing this, the doubt in the eyes of the medical god's messenger finally dissipated.
He made the crowd clear a path, and his eyes suddenly lit up with a dark blue light as he carefully scanned Tong Yiwen and Chen Shuiyi.
After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Indeed, the seed has taken deep root in your soul and has fully sprouted. Thank you for your hard work, Xuan Qi."
As he spoke, he slowly walked over, seemingly wanting to examine the two spoils of war up close.
A sharp killing intent flashed in Xuan Qi's eyes.
Just as the messenger of the God of Healing reached out and was about to touch Tong Yiwen...
Chen Shuiyi's figure vanished without warning!
She transformed into a surging torrent of water, soaring into the sky and instantly engulfing the medical god's envoy, forming an impenetrable water prison!
"What?!"
The healer was shocked and was about to activate the black energy, but it was too late!
"solid!"
Xuan Qi was faster than him!
With a flick of her finger, dozens of cards transformed into streaks of light, precisely anchoring themselves at various points within the water prison.
The card glowed with runic light, and the originally soft water instantly became harder than steel!
"No!!!"
From inside the water dungeon came the furious roar of the God of Healing.
"Xuan Qi! You traitor!!"
"Elder Bai will not let you get away with this!!"
The whole process was as fast as lightning. From the moment Xuan Qi spoke to the moment the envoy was captured, it was only a dozen or so breaths.
Not far away, the three transmigrator girls who had just been fleeing for their lives were now completely stunned.
One of the girls dropped the half-brick in her hand with a thud.
The other girl's mouth was so wide open it could fit an egg.
They looked at each other, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
One second I thought I was going to die, that I was going to be captured and turned into a mindless monster...
Who knew that the next second we'd be watching a Mission: Impossible movie live?!
This plot twist is so exciting!
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