Chapter 317 No Gate to Hell—(Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Chen Yi didn't need to say anything more.
Upon hearing the word "plague," the neighbors who had just been about to come forward to see what was happening hurriedly left their houses.
They were both panicked and fearful.
"Sister-in-law Yuan, your family is afflicted with the plague, what are you shouting about? Are you trying to drag us down with you to be buried with Old Yuan?"
"I rushed over here as soon as I heard the Yuan family women crying for help, and you think you can face us like this?"
"Damn it..."
Yuan Liuer's mother, holding one girl in each hand, also stepped back a few paces, ignoring the insults around her.
She glanced at Yuan Hao, whose fate was unknown, then at Chen Yi inside, and knelt down with a thud, banging her head on the ground.
Bang, bang, bang...
"Please, benefactor, save my Hao'er! Please, benefactor, save him..."
Chen Yi glanced to the side and then gave a stern order to the bewildered Yuan Liuer:
"Go help your mother up and take her away!"
"Your brother, I can save him!"
Looking at his unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar face, Yuan Liuer inexplicably believed his words.
Without thinking twice, she quickly pulled her mother and two younger sisters up and led them out of the house.
"Mother, our benefactor says he can save Hao'er. Let's wait outside."
Yuan Liuer offered a reassuring remark, then called out to the people around her:
"Thank you all for coming to help. The benefactor inside not only saved my brother Hao, but also saved our lives."
"Please be mindful of your words..."
"That's a plague, you!?"
Before the person could finish speaking, Yuan Liuer frowned and looked over, "Uncle Zhao, my mother, second sister, third sister, and I touched Hao-di first."
"Don't forget, if this plague is severe, the first to die will be members of the Yuan family!"
The man paused upon hearing this, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
Most of the neighbors nearby reluctantly shut their mouths.
But some people, looking indignant, grumbled, "It's not even certain whether the people inside can save your Haozi."
“If the plague really spreads, your Yuan family will be the sinners of our Kangle Lane.”
Yuan Liuer frowned, "I'm not afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of being guilty?"
The people around fell silent, peering anxiously through the gaps in the fence at the scene inside the yard.
Yuan Liuer was the same.
Despite her tough demeanor just now, she was actually more anxious and somewhat remorseful than anyone else.
Reflecting on everything that happened today, she roughly deduced that Yuan Hao must have contracted the plague while playing with the disaster victims outside the city.
If Yuan Hao were to die because of this, she would never be able to forgive herself.
Thinking about these things.
Yuan Liuer gritted her teeth and went back into the house. Forcing herself to remain calm, she stood beside Chen Yi and asked:
“My benefactor, please feel free to ask for anything you need, I…”
While examining Yuan Hao's internal energy, Chen Yi waved his hand and ordered, "Go boil water."
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away."
Yuan Liuer hurriedly went to start a fire and boil water.
Chen Yi had no time to pay attention to her. With a glint in his eyes, he saw that the aura inside Yuan Hao's body under his Qi Observation Technique had become a complete mess.
He couldn't help but frown.
At this moment, in addition to the black energy flowing throughout Yuan Hao's body, there were also golden, red, and green energies invading his internal organs.
Unlike being highly poisonous, it possesses the spiritual energy of "wood, metal, fire, water, and earth".
However, these five elements do not correspond one-to-one with the attributes of the five internal organs, but rather restrain each other.
For example, the fire element went to the kidneys (belonging to the water element), and the water element went to the heart (belonging to the fire element), completely blocking the flow of qi in Yuan Hao's body.
This isn't the end of it.
The most serious problem is the tiny poisonous insects in Yuan Hao's blood—shaped like flying ants and multiplying extremely quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the number of these poisonous insects doubled.
Given this situation, Chen Yi had no choice but to be cautious.
The profound mysteries of medicine flowed through Chen Yi's mind, based on Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, with left ascending and right descending...
He quickly came up with a solution.
First, the silver needles need to be removed to trap the poisonous insects outside Yuan Hao's internal organs, preventing them from invading his heart meridian.
Then, the spiritual energy is regulated, and the epidemic toxins are either neutralized or released, cutting off the source of nourishment from the poisonous insects.
Finally, remove the poisonous insects...
However, this method only applies to Yuan Hao.
If the virus spreads to other people, mixed with their original symptoms, the detoxification process becomes even more difficult.
Chen Yi understood this, and instead of rushing to treat Yuan Hao, he reached out and placed his hands on Yuan Hao's wrists.
Taking the pulse.
Note down the pulse.
Then Chen Yi pulled open Yuan Hao's mouth, examined his tongue, and looked thoughtful:
"When the fire element invades the kidney water, the yang heat evil qi directly approaches the kidney acupoint, causing the qi transformation to be disordered."
"Water element attacks the heart fire, and the cold water vapor rises to assault the heart lord, disturbing the spirit."
"The metal element damages the liver wood element; the killing metal energy overpowers the liver wood element, rendering it unable to function properly."
"The Wood element insults the Spleen Earth, and the Wind Wood Qi invades the Central Plains, causing the transformation and transportation functions to fail, and the ascending and descending of Qi to become disordered."
"The earth element suppresses the lung metal, causing the earth qi to rise and be obstructed, thus hindering its dispersal and descent, and blocking the breathing channels."
"The five elements counteract each other, causing the qi of the five internal organs to become blocked and obstructed, and the pathways for the body to rise, fall, enter, and exit are all cut off."
"Plus those poisonous insects... twelve hours... no, given the weakened state of those disaster victims outside the city, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for that long."
"Six hours, at most six hours..."
If the infected victims do not receive effective treatment during this period, they will become breeding grounds for those poisonous insects.
Once the poisonous insects swarm out, the nearby people will become their new nest.
Once Chen Yi understood all this, a cold expression appeared on his face.
"The Five Poisons Sect deserves to die!"
Without a doubt, the poisonous insects inside Yuan Hao's body were cultivated by the Five Poisons Sect.
But why did they do that?
Such a thing...
Suddenly, Liu Hong's image flashed into Chen Yi's mind—it could only be him!
"That old dog has finally panicked and is taking a risky move. His... scheme must be quite ambitious!"
Thinking about this...
Without further hesitation, Chen Yi took out another silver needle and pierced Yuan Hao's heart.
The flow of true essence activated the silver needle, connecting it to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to regulate the spiritual energy of the evil spirit.
Once the five elements of spiritual energy returned to their proper places and the flow of Qi within Yuan Hao's body became smooth, Chen Yi continued:
"Hot water!"
"They're here!"
Yuan Liuer brought over a basin of hot water and placed it next to Chen Yi.
While Chen Yi cut open Yuan Hao's wrist to bleed him and used his true energy to force out the poisonous insects from his body, he also manipulated his true energy to seal around the wooden basin.
A moment later.
Chen Yi took the silver needles back from Yuan Hao and looked at the poisonous insects in the basin of hot water.
Those poisonous insects, invisible to the naked eye, were flapping their wings, but under the seal of true essence, they were unable to fly out.
Chen Yi glanced at him, then used his Qi Observation Technique to examine Yuan Hao and everyone around him before calmly speaking:
"The virus has not spread and you are all safe now. You can all go home."
"Remember to heed the government's instructions and do not go out in the coming days."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
After receiving Chen Yi's clear conclusion, the people outside the house finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned home one by one.
Even those who wanted to spread the news dared not go out at this time.
Yuan Liuer's mother and younger sister also came in and thanked Chen Yi profusely.
Chen Yi waved his hand, about to say a few words of comfort, when the unconscious Yuan Hao rubbed his eyes and woke up.
"Mother, eldest sister, second sister, third sister, what's wrong with you...?"
He looked around blankly, his gaze landing on Chen Yi, and blurted out:
"Master?"
Chen Yi looked him over carefully, shook his head and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else."
The boy was pure and innocent, and I could see a resemblance between him and myself.
Yuan Hao was stunned for a moment, then touched his head. Before he could get up, he was hugged by his mother, sister and others.
"You scared your mother to death, you scared your mother to death..."
When Yuan Hao finally understood, he couldn't help but cry out in fear.
Seeing this, Chen Yi looked at Yuan Liuer and asked, "Tell me, where did you all go today?"
Yuan Liuer glanced at Yuan Hao, who was still wailing, and recalled, "Lin Village outside the East Gate."
“We were there all day and didn’t come back until after dark.”
Chen Yi thought for a moment and asked, "On your way back, did you encounter any suspicious people or come into contact with anything?"
During the day, he paid close attention to the siblings but did not notice anything unusual.
It can only be inferred that Yuan Hao came into contact with the virus after they separated.
"suspicious……"
Yuan Liuer thought of something and turned to call out, "Brother Hao, your piece of candy!"
While crying, Yuan Hao took out the sugar cube wrapped in sugar coating from his pocket.
"Sister, this..."
Just as Yuan Liuer was about to take it, Chen Yi waved his hand to stop her, using his true essence to guide the piece of candy into his hand.
Then a glint of light flashed in his eyes as he began to examine it.
A moment later, a slight smile appeared on his face.
"I see."
Epidemic virus.
It is a special poison refined from the plague using a secret method.
It is more powerful and more contagious.
Furthermore, those who concoct this poison will add other highly toxic substances, which greatly increases the difficulty of detoxification.
But what if there is a plague...
The ingredients in the formula instantly came to mind for Chen Yi.
Upon realizing this, he ordered Yuan Liuer without further ado, "Go and write down what I said."
Yuan Liuer didn't even hesitate. She said "okay," ran to find paper and pen, and lay down on the ground.
After explaining the pathology of the epidemic virus, Chen Yi also mentioned three prescriptions.
After Yuan Liuer finished writing, Chen Yi took a look at it, then took a few more sheets of paper and copied three sheets in imitation of Yuan Liuer's handwriting.
After writing it down, he handed over a sheet: "Take this and give it to the pharmacy in the city, and have them prepare the medicinal herbs listed here."
Yuan Liuer carefully put it away, "I wonder which pharmacy my benefactor is referring to?"
Chen Yi glanced at her, a smirk playing on his lips, and slapped her on the head, saying:
"No need to test me, just go and hand it over to Jishi Pharmacy."
Yuan Liuer, her thoughts read by him, remained calm and looked at him through that large hand, asking:
"May I ask your honorable name, my benefactor? I, Yuan Liu'er, will surely repay this great kindness in the future."
Chen Yi smiled. "Liu Wu."
Immediately, he took the papers and flew up.
Yuan Liuer watched him disappear, then turned to Yuan Hao and asked, "Brother Hao, why did you just say that our benefactor was our master?"
Yuan Hao wiped his eyes and sobbed, "I don't know... I, I just think it looks like..."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Liuer looked thoughtfully at the night sky to the north, then gave a few instructions and left the house.
Regardless of who the visitor was, the outbreak of plague in Shuzhou Prefecture was a major incident that could shake the heavens and the earth, and she dared not be careless in the slightest.
Chen Yi also cannot be careless.
After leaving Kangle Alley, he headed straight for Kangning Street in the north of the city.
Now that the Five Poisons Cult has made its move, the Mountain Clan must take action.
Otherwise, even if he can save lives with his medical skills, it's hard to guarantee that the Five Poisons Cult won't follow up with further attacks.
At that moment:
[At 6:45 PM, you saved Yuan Hao's life with your medical skills and also provided him with a prescription to detoxify the plague.]
[Reward: Sugar Making Secrets, Chance +12.]
[Comment: The person arrived, their voice was heard, and the scene was impressive. The performance was quite good.]
Chen Yi glanced at it and then stopped paying attention.
Fortunately, it was Yuan Liuer this time. If it had been someone else, he might have stayed in the Marquis's mansion to cultivate the Four Symbols Technique.
If that were the case, by the time he discovered the plague in the city, many people would probably have already fallen victim to it.
As Chen Yi pondered these thoughts, the coldness in his eyes deepened.
He then channeled his true energy, his feet moved with the wind, and he transformed into a shadow, arriving on Kangning Street in a few breaths.
Listen carefully.
After finding Pei Guanli, Pei Gan, and the others, Chen Yi headed straight for the house.
Before he could land, a hoarse voice rang in his ears: "Who goes there?"
Chen Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a thin old man dressed in the attire of a mountain tribe, with a dark face, black eyes, and a square nose and mouth.
"My name is Liu Wu, and I have come here specifically to seek the assistance of the mountain tribes."
"Liu Wu? 'Dragon Tiger' Liu Wu?"
"It is I."
The old man looked him up and down, then suddenly grinned from his dark face.
"As expected of someone renowned throughout Shu Prefecture, you are indeed handsome. No wonder Pei keeps talking about you."
"I am Pei Ze from the mountain tribe. Come in and tell me what's on your mind."
Chen Yi nodded and followed him into the house. But after taking only a few steps, he noticed a strange noise outside the gatehouse.
Hundreds of Gu worms were hidden in a shadowy corner.
When Pei Ze saw that he had noticed, he chuckled and said, "It's a little gadget used by my clan for warning purposes. Please forgive it, young friend."
Chen Yi naturally wouldn't say anything more.
However, what followed was truly eye-opening for him.
Take ten steps, and a thousand Gu worms will be unleashed.
After walking a hundred steps, tens of thousands of Gu worms all looked over.
Although they posed little threat, Chen Yi's overly acute senses were still somewhat unaccustomed to them.
That's tens of thousands of Gu worms, after all.
Not to mention those emotionless gazes, even the slightest sounds they emitted, when combined, were enough to make Chen Yi's hair stand on end.
That feeling only subsided somewhat after he entered the inner quarters.
"Young friend, please wait a moment, I will..."
Before Pei Ze could speak, a series of ringing sounds came from afar.
Chen Yi looked over, and despite feeling a chill in his heart, he couldn't help but smile.
Pei Guanli came running over with her hair disheveled, rubbing her eyes as she ran, looking sleepy.
Upon seeing Chen Yi, her eyes lit up, and she ran over with her delicate white feet:
"You... sir, what brings you here?"
"I thought Little Flower had smelled the wrong scent."
Chen Yi smiled slightly, "There are some things that we have no choice but to do."
Pei Guanli's smile turned into a pout, and she leaned closer to mutter, "What? You're not here to take me back?"
Chen Yi patted her head, "Wait a little longer."
"Okay, I'll wait, I'm not in a hurry, hehe..."
"Not in a hurry?"
Pei Ze looked at the two of them and said with a strange expression, "Pei girl, who's been complaining that this place is boring every day?"
"Third Uncle, please, please don't say it! Be careful, I'll pull your beard..."
Just then, Pei Gan and several other mountain tribesmen arrived.
"Senior, senior...you?"
Pei Gan had only seen that black iron mask before, and this was the first time he had seen Chen Yi in this "Liu Wu" appearance, so he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.
"How old are you this year?"
Before Chen Yi could answer, a girl even younger than Pei Guanli squeezed through the crowd and looked up at him.
"You're the 'adult' that Sister Guanli was talking about?"
"He is indeed handsome. I approve of your marriage, but you mustn't bully Sister Guanli in the future, otherwise..."
Pei Guanli quickly covered her mouth, blushing as she cried out, "Lan Yanni, what do you mean 'otherwise'? If you dare to say anything more, I'll tear your mouth off!"
"Waaah... No, I can't beat them..."
Two other middle-aged men and women arrived together. They glanced at Chen Yi, their expressions largely the same as Pei Ze's earlier.
Although Chen Yi found it amusing, business was more important.
After exchanging pleasantries with Pei Gan and the others, he took out the sugar cube from his pocket and said in a slightly serious tone:
"The Five Poisons Sect has already made its move!"
"Um?"
Pei Gan, Pei Ze, and the others immediately looked solemn. Before they could ask any questions, several Gu worms flew out from their bodies and landed on the piece of candy.
A moment later.
Pei Ze frowned as he looked at the few dead Gu worms on the candy and said, "It is indeed the poison-refining method of those bastards from the Five Poisons Sect."
"However... the poisonous insects on it..."
Pei Gan picked up where he left off, saying, "It's very similar to the Gu insect witchcraft method of my mountain tribe."
The middle-aged man named Li Yunjun said with murderous intent, "Thirty years ago, several members of my clan were captured by the Five Poisons Sect."
"The Five Poisons Sect must have obtained the witchcraft from them."
He paused, then looked at Chen Yi and asked, "May I ask where you obtained this poison?"
Chen Yi put away the sugar cube and said, "Among the disaster victims outside the East Gate, members of the Five Poisons Sect have been hiding among them and spreading these things out."
Fortunately, it hasn't been long, and so far no one should have lost their life as a result.
Pei Guanli was taken aback upon hearing this. She looked at Pei Ze and the others suspiciously and asked:
"Third Uncle, Brother, didn't you say you had your eyes firmly on the Five Poisons Sect?"
How did they end up leaving the prefectural city?
Pei Gan pursed his lips slightly and remained silent.
Pei Ze, standing to the side, wore a cold expression. "We have been keeping a close eye on the Five Poisons Cult members at Xinglinzhai, but what if they came in from outside..."
Li Yunjun nodded knowingly, "This kind of poison-making method is insidious and vicious, combined with witchcraft..."
"There aren't many people in the Five Poisons Sect who can do this. After thinking it over, it can only be him."
"Yan Jingchen, the Grand Elder of the Five Poisons Sect!"
Pei Ze's lips curled into a sinister smile: "Congratulations on the return of an old friend to Shu Prefecture!"
After saying that, he looked at Pei Gan and said, "Find him!"
Pei Gan grunted in response, then flipped his wrist, revealing a palm-sized, crystal-clear bamboo stalk.
Then, he bit one end of the bamboo and blew on it.
"Waaah—"
A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out.
Then, a cute, plump white caterpillar slowly crawled out from the other end of the bamboo.
Once its entire body emerges, it curls up into a ball, quickly forming a cocoon around its body.
Like a caterpillar transforming into a moth.
Seeing this, Pei Gan waved to the others and said, "It will take another half an hour."
Pei Ze nodded and said, "Get ready."
Apart from Pei Guanli, the others returned to their rooms, clearly preparing for the big battle.
Chen Yi watched their actions quietly from the side, showing no intention of leaving.
He also wanted to meet the people from the Five Poisons Sect.
However, before that, Chen Yi had one more thing to do.
Before he could even speak, a golden light flashed before his eyes:
[Daily Intelligence - Low-Grade Earth Rank: At 3:45 AM, Yan Jingchen led the Five Poisons Sect in an attack on Lin Zhenghong, Liu Lang, and their group. Reward: Abundant opportunities.]
Um?
Chen Yi was slightly taken aback, then looked to the west, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Where did the Five Poisons Sect members go?
They actually knew about the transactions between several grain stores and Liu Lang and his group.
Is it Liu Hong?
Yes, Li Sanyuan had previously said he wanted to drag Liu Taofang down with him.
It seems that old fox Liu Hong made his move first.
Thinking about all this, a smile appeared on Chen Yi's lips:
"You choose the path to Heaven but refuse to take it, while Hell has no gates but you insist on barging in, heh heh..."
(End of this chapter)
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