When I saw Wang Qing, he had already lost consciousness.
Wang Qing was in a terrible state at that moment. His exposed skin was severely ulcerated, his face was swollen as if he had been stung by a bee, and his body was covered with bumps that looked like toad skin, covered with pus, filling the entire room with a foul stench.
Wang Hong led us to the door of the room, then turned around and said, "The slime on my senior brother's body is highly poisonous. Since you don't know how to use poison, you should stay outside."
Looking at Wang Qing's miserable state, I nodded and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"Please find me a clean set of clothes and get me some water!"
As Wang Hong spoke, she went into the room and began grinding the ice-type snow frog with the medicine grinder she had brought back from the pharmacy.
Throughout this process, I stayed outside the door until Wang Hong ground the ice-frog and a certain pill into powder and fed it to Wang Qing. Then I asked, "How is it? Can his life be saved?"
"It's not clear yet. Ice-type snow frog is extremely rare and hard to come by. I've only heard my master mention it, and I don't know its specific effects."
Looking at Wang Qing, who showed no change, Wang Hong shook her head worriedly and said, "Although I know how to use poison, I don't know how to concoct or detoxify it. In the past, the poisons I used were all concocted by my senior brother. I can only choose snow frog, which can cure all poisons. As for whether it will work, I don't know."
I comforted him, saying, "Don't worry too much about Wang Qing's matter. We still have money. It is said that there are many famous doctors in Fengmen Village. If the ice-frog snow frog is ineffective, we will go to find other doctors."
Wang Hong glanced at Wang Qing nervously: "I hope so."
I recalled the time during the competition when Wang Qing and his sister used poison, and I asked her, "Wang Qing is a master of poisons. Didn't he realize he was being poisoned beforehand?"
The monkey chimed in, "Yeah, didn't he have a bunch of spiders as his henchmen? When he was attacked, didn't those spiders kill him?"
Wang Hong shook her head: "Spiders have very poor eyesight and mainly rely on hearing to locate things. My senior brother's skill of controlling poisonous spiders by sound is a family tradition, and he can only control trained spiders. Spiders that can be controlled are very rare and require several generations of breeding. After we came in, all of my senior brother's spiders disappeared. They must have been left outside."
I have some understanding of Wang Qing's methods. Without those spiders, his combat power would indeed be greatly reduced. Then I asked about another matter: "What is the background of your martial uncle?"
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this."
Wang Hong hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "This is a secret within our sect. I cannot speak of it without my senior brother's permission."
Seeing that Wang Hong was still wary of us, I didn't press her for answers: "Since Wang Qing has already signed a death waiver, those people might take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. You focus on treating Wang Qing, and I will stay here to protect your safety."
Why are you helping us?
Wang Hong said worriedly, "My uncle's poison skills are superb. If he targets you, you will be in great danger."
"I'm a naturally warm-hearted person. We were opponents during the competition, but now that the competition is over, why can't we be friends?"
To try and get closer to the two of them, I reassured Wang Hong, "Don't worry, according to the rules of Fengmen Village, we didn't sign a life-or-death agreement with your master. Even if he retaliates, he can't possibly take our lives."
Although Wang Hong had acted arrogantly before, it was all because of Wang Qing; he was just taking advantage of us.
Wang Qing is in trouble now, and I can tell she's very scared. After hearing my answer, Wang Hong looked at me gratefully and said, "Thank you for your help. No matter whether my senior brother survives or not, I will always remember your kindness."
For the next period of time, Wang Hong stayed in the house to take care of Wang Qing, and every now and then she would grind up a kind of pill and feed it to him.
Outside the door, Jiang Man whispered to me, "Although Wang Qing no longer has those poisonous spiders, he still has the basic skills to use poison. According to Wang Hong, he was poisoned without his knowledge. If we get too close to them, we might be affected."
I nodded: "I was just about to tell you this too. Our goal is to get close to Wang Qing and his sister, and now is the best opportunity. So my suggestion is that we split up. You and Xue Dong go to look for other clues, and I'll stay here to protect Wang Qing's safety."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Man glared at me and said, "Duan Shenxing, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm scared?"
"I just wanted to protect you, and I also have other thoughts on this matter."
I explained to Jiang Man, "My cooperation with Wei Shengnan is only to confirm whether Wang Qing or that middle-aged man with the braid is actually working for Duan Jinyan, so as to prevent them from obtaining information about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. But none of us can guarantee that this plan will succeed. If Duan Jinyan has other means and gets information about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, we will have made a mess of things."
Jiang Man seemed to understand what I meant: "So you want to split up into two groups. You stay here and keep an eye on Wang Qing to confirm their identities, while I go to find information about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. That way, even if Duan Jinyan succeeds, we'll still have clues to continue investigating him?"
"Yes! I promised Uncle Tian I would take good care of you. The trouble Wang Qing and the others have gotten into is difficult to resolve, so it's best if you stay away from them."
I smiled at Jiang Man: "In Fengmen Village, money can solve anything. You stay away from the troubles here. Even if we run into problems, you can use your money to help us survive, instead of being helpless like Wang Hong."
"Okay, we'll do it your way."
Jiang Man thought for a moment and then agreed to my conditions: "Let Lin Que come with me too. Tell him to wait under the banyan tree. I will report my location to him every half hour or so, so that you can find me anytime if you encounter any problems."
As she spoke, Jiang Man took out another 30 million pieces of ghost money and handed it to me: "Keep this money safe, just in case. You were doing this for the Jiang family, so the expenses should be borne by us."
After Jiang Man left, I took Monkey and Manjing and stood guard outside Wang Qing's door.
Around noon, Monkey brought back food from the restaurant. I was eating outside Wang Qing's room when Wang Hong strode out, looking at me with delight: "Brother Tao, my senior brother has woken up and wants to see you!"
"good!"
When I heard that Wang Qing had woken up, I immediately put down my chopsticks and bowl.
Wang Hong handed me a pill: "This is a detoxifying pill. Put it in your mouth and press it under your tongue!"
When I took the pill and entered the room, Wang Qing had already opened her eyes, and the swelling on her face had gone down.
After he saw me, he said with difficulty, "Duan Tao, Wang Hong has already told me what happened. Thank you for saving my life."
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