Chapter 311 - The Safest Place?
Everyone now had a relaxed expression on their face, and they were looking at Feng Lian Ying with gazes of admiration and gratefulness.
All the martial artists in the medicinal field who had been killing each other and devouring the medicinal herbs gradually began to sober; each of them revealing a horrified and confused expression.
Abruptly, there were sudden exclamations from the people that had sobered, "So it was all thanks to Liu Li sect's Ice Lotus Fairy! It's no wonder that she had such methods to easily dispel the Mind Confusion!"
"Ice Lotus Fairy is indeed a person with a virtuous heart like in the legends! Everyone in the medicinal field can escape calamity today thanks to the help of such a fairy!"
The praises coming from all the people made a haughty and arrogant expression appear on Feng Lian Ying's face.
But when she looked at Nangong Yu, her eyes became gentle and watery. "It's just a minor accomplishment, nothing worth mentioning. To be able to help everyone is Lian Ying's privilege."
"Brother Yu, quickly go pick the spiritual plants in the medicinal field. Many of spiritual plants here are rare, so maybe even your illness will be able to benefit greatly."
For the martial artists who had now become cleared-headed and were waiting outside the medicinal field, once they heard her words, some of them couldn't endure any longer, and they rushed back into the medicinal field.
This act caused the anxiety of Hell King Manor's bodyguards to increase. Even Wu Yu was eager to move forward and pick herbs in the medicinal field.
However, Hexi held out a hand to stop them. "Hold on! This medicinal field is rather complicated; you shouldn't act rashly."
Feng Lian Ying mockingly laughed at Hexi. "Isn't Young Master Xi too cautious? Hundred Herb Mist is in Green Wood Realm, however, it was personally created and planted by Zijin's Master. The white fog surrounding the medicinal field, and the spiritual energy being emitted from the herbs, is all there to ward off the spiritual beasts and people who come after it and want to ruin it. Therefore, this medicinal field could even be said to be the safest place in the Sealed Dragon Domain."
"As for that Mind Confusion..." Feng Lian Ying shook her head in disdain, then sneeringly said, "Young Master Xi is too ignorant and inexperienced, so, therefore, you might not understand. There are two types of herbs in the medicinal field, and once they mature, their fragrances will mix to create Mind Confusion and confuse a person's mind. But this kind of Mind Confusion is only effective on martial artists that are of Gold Core stage and below, and those who are mentally weak; it's not intentionally targeting us."
"I didn't expect that just a mere Mind Confusion scent would actually frighten Young Master Xi! Hehe..."
At this moment, Nie Jinchen walked forward to stand beside Feng Lian Ying and followed up her remarks by snidely saying, "Little Sister Lian Ling, he's only a low level martial artist who comes from a small place; it's only natural that he hasn't seen the world yet. There's no need for you to lower yourself for such a person!"
After that, he looked up at Nangong Yu. "Nangong, it's unlikely that you'll believe that kid over Lian Ying's judgement, right? Don't forget; she's a sixth rank doctor."
Nangong Yu slightly narrowed his eyes. There was cold malice contained within his eyes, and yet the expression on his face was indifferent as he smiled lightly and said, "I came to this medicinal field for Xi'er's sake. Since Xi'er said that it was unnecessary to pick them, it's fine if I don't touch any of these herbs."
Then, his cold gaze swept over the bodyguards around him. "Whatever Young Master Xi says goes. If anyone dares question it, you better get lost from the Major Cloud array."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bodyguards of Hell King Manor immediately shut their mouths in fear. While Feng Lian Ying, on the other hand, was seething with anger.
Nie Jinchen saw that her face was purple with rage, and he couldn't help but feel distressed. Clenching his teeth, he said, "Little Sister Lian Ying, you don't have to bother about this group of cowards. I'll go now and collect the Chen Xiang Fruit that you want."
After saying that, he ruthlessly glared at Hexi, before he then turned around and walked towards the centre of the medicinal field.
Chapter 312 - Purgatory On Earth
Soon, Nie Jinchen had picked a fifth grade spiritual plant; a Chen Xiang Fruit. While walking back, he aimed a provocative grin towards Hexi and the others.
However, before Nie Jinchen could leave the medicinal field, he suddenly heard a shrill scream coming from behind him.
Nie Jinchen instinctively turned his head around and saw the shadows of two people emerge from the depths of the medicinal field. Specifically, the hill which was exuding the colourful rays of light.
When the two people neared Nie Jinchen, and he could clearly see their appearances, he immediately released a cry of, "Aahhh!"
It was unknown when, but the faces' of the pair had been covered with blood blisters.
The largest of the blood blisters were the size of grapes, while the smallest ones were the size of a woman's pinky nail. The blood blisters were squished together; some were purple, while some were dark red. Because they were so densely packed together on her face, it made a person want to vomit at first glance.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and as they ran, their hands uncontrollably scratched at their faces. This caused the blisters to pop and their faces to look like they were melting as filthy pus and watery blood streaked down their cheeks.
"S-save me..." One of them reached out his hand towards Nie Jinchen; his eyes full of pleading and fear.
That hand trembled violently, and the fingertips were covered with a mix of red and white pus. In just a moment, it was about to grab onto Nie Jinchen's clothes.
Nie Jinchen suddenly returned to his senses, and reacting like he'd seen a ghost, he shouted loudly and flew out of the medicinal field like a madman.
The two people were unable to catch Nie Jinchen, so with hesitation, they changed direction and staggered towards the crowds.
While they ran, they uttered wretched screams of, "Save me-! Save me-! I don't want to die!!"
All of the people standing outside the medicinal field were stunned when they saw this scene, their faces showing alarm.
However, the horror was far from finished.
Those who had sobered within the medicinal field because of the Assembling Soul Fragrance abruptly fainted without warning.
While the martial artists who'd devoured the spiritual plants whole found ugly red patches developing on their faces at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. These red patches quickly spread to cover their entire body, and there was a tendency for them to swell into blood blisters.
The martial artists who had red patches spreading across their bodies continually twitched, and even though they were all in a coma, they still uttered pained groans. Their faces were contorted into expressions of agony.
In the blink of an eye, the medicinal field that had just a moment ago been covered in martial artists rushing about like headless chickens had now become a scene of purgatory on earth.
Nie Jinchen stared at the scene before him in horror. His face was pale, and absolute dread made his body slightly tremble.
Suddenly, he came to his senses and threw away the jade box in his hand that had contained the Chen Xiang Fruit like a frightened deer; his expression terrified.
Gu Liufeng laughed and said, "I wonder who it was that just said that this medicinal field was definitely not dangerous and that our Little Yue'er had never seen the world? In the end, who is that hasn't yet seen the world?"
His gaze landed on Nie Jinchen's hands. Clicking his tongue, he gloated as he said, "You just touched the herb directly with your hand; you might've been infected. When the time comes for you to also have the appearance of a zombie...tsk tsk, it's a pity about your face..."
Nie Jinchen was so frightened that he staggered backwards and knocked into Feng Lian Ying who had just walked over.
Feng Lian Ying covered her sore nose that had bumped into him, and stared at the hellish scene of anguished wailing coming from the medicinal field; her face turning pale.
Just...just a moment ago she'd almost followed them into the medicinal field.
If...if she'd been infected and had had her appearance become so terrifying... Just thinking of the consequences made Feng Lian Ying's body become cold and her breathing to become heavy.
Chapter 313 - Intuition
Gu Liufeng moved closer to Hexi, and smiled lazily as he said, "Little Yue'er, you'd long ago seen the problem with these spiritual herbs?"
Hexi's expression was indifferent as she slowly nodded.
However, all the bodyguards from Hell King Manor suddenly returned to their senses, and despite the fear they were all feeling, they were looking at Hexi with expressions full of gratefulness.
Just now, if it weren't for their Princess stopping them, they could very well have ended up with a horrific appearance too!
It was no wonder that Master doted so much on Princess and was so trusting in regards to her medical skill! There were so many high level martial artists here, and even a fifth rank doctor; but Princess was the only person who saw through the strangeness of this medicinal field.
"How did you know that there was a problem with the spiritual herbs?" A cold voice suddenly asked, interrupting everyone's arguing.
It was unknown when Feng Yunjing had moved to Hexi's side, but he was now leaning his head towards her with his eyes burning as he waited for her answer.
Hexi glanced at him before indifferently answering, "Intuition."
This perfunctory answer caused Feng Yunjing's face to frown in anger.
He hadn't expected that even though he'd discarded his honour to ask, Hexi would dare not to give him any face.
But, in fact, Hexi didn't actually lie.
When it came to the spiritual herbs within this medicinal field, whether it was colour, shape, scent, or spiritual power fluctuations; they all were exactly the same as real herbs.
She couldn't accurately pinpoint what was wrong with the herbs, but her doctor's natural instinct made her feel naturally sensitive towards poisonous substances.
This was also coupled with Dandan's warning from her space in the beginning. "Mother, there are dangerous things here; be careful!"
Therefore, she could be sure that there must be a problem with this medicinal field.
The Liu Li sect's disciples who'd followed behind Feng Yunjing couldn't bear to see their Young Master being ignored in such a way, and couldn't help but scorn, "So as it turns out it wasn't because of genuine talent, but only blind luck!"
A fan suddenly appeared in Wu Yu's hand, and while fanning himself, he laughingly said, "I'm afraid that some people here don't even have blind luck, and yet they still think that they're amazing."
Gu Liufeng promptly joined in, and laughed as he said, "Exactly! And who was it that said that intuition is not a type of strength? Perhaps some of the people who are a part of a certain sect will not have the strength to bluff well enough."
They both played off each other and ridiculed the Liu Li sect and Feng Lian Ying. When the disciples of Liu Li sect heard such mocking words, they were filled with indignation.
Nie Jinchen was even more incensed and started cursing, "Gu Liufeng, don't f*cking pretend to know what's best!! Do any of you have the qualifications to slander Little Sister Lian Ying and the Liu Li sect? Do you think that I won't kill you?!"
Wu Yu waved the fan as he chuckled, "Ohh, so you're going to kill people to silence them? I'm so scared! I wonder who it was that was just in the Major Cloud array asking my Master not to kill them!"
Since eating Hexi's delicious food, Wu Yu had firmly established the principle of unwaveringly holding the Princess's words on a high pedestal.
If Princess were to ever argue with his Master, he would undoubtedly support Princess to the end.
Yeah, everything is worth it for food!
Gu Liufeng saw Feng Lian Ying's extremely unsightly faced, and sneered, "Which one our words was slanderous? Wasn't it because of your Liu Li sect's Ice Lotus Fairy that more people lost consciousness?"
At that time, many martial artists had entered the medicinal field and fallen unconscious because of Feng Lian Ying's Assembling Soul Fragrance.
Feng Yunjing glanced at Wu Yu, then looked at Nangong Yu; a corner of his mouth rising slightly. "How come I was unaware that the servants from Hell King Manor could be so uncontrolled?"
Chapter 314 - Ice Lotus Fairy, Save Me!
Nangong Yu's expression was indifferent, and he carelessly said, "He's new and still doesn't understand the rules. Yunjing, you don't have to bother about him."
At this moment, Wu Yu was disguised as an ordinary bodyguard, but where was there a bodyguard who had enough guts to provoke the Feng family! This, together with Nangong Yu's cold attitude; Feng Yunjing clearly understood that he was being lied to!
Wu Yu wanted to say something more, but Qing Long stepped forward and lightly pressed his hand down on Wu Yu's shoulder; shaking his head at him.
Now was not the time to cause trouble with the Liu Li sect. Otherwise, all of their Master's previous work would be ruined.
Wu Yu curled his lip as he closed his mouth and didn't say anything further.
At this moment, the two men who had appeared with blood blisters and pus dripping down their bodies started crawling away from the medicinal field.
As soon as they saw Feng Lian Ying, their eyes lit up, and they staggered towards her.
Wherever they went, the other martial artists avoided them as if they were poisonous snakes.
Feng Lian Ying also wanted to run away, but because of her fear, her feet failed to move.
"Ice Lotus fairy, save us-!!" Wretched shouts resounded throughout the medicinal field.
The two men plopped to the ground to kneel in front of Feng Lian Ying, hissing in pain as they yelled, "I'm...the Master of the Murong family; Murong Zhangfeng. My Murong family has always been on peaceful terms with the Liu Li sect. I beg you; please save us!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
These two people covered in blood blisters who couldn't be recognised unexpectedly turned out to be the Master of the Murong family; Murong Zhangfeng, someone from one of the four major families of Yan Jing City.
The other was Murong Zhangfeng's Father, the Elder of Murong manor; Murong Hai, Yan Jing City's famous third rank doctor.
These two people suddenly threw themselves before Feng Lian Ying, their fingers stretching to touch her delicate hand. Their pus and blood covered hands already clutching her snow-white clothes.
Feng Lian Ying was so terrified that her complexion lost all colour, turning a sickly pale as she stepped back several paces. Her eyes were full of horror and disgust.
Feng Yunjing, who was watching from the side, frowned when he heard the two people reveal their identities, and asked, "How did you end up like this?"
Seeing that the person questioning them was the Young Master of the Feng family; Feng Yunjing, how could they dare to delay answering? Enduring the acute pain wracking their bodies and the fear in their hearts, they quickly told the whole story.
It turned out that the Murong family had been the first people to enter the medicinal field through the Major Cloud array.
When they had first entered the medicinal field, they'd also discovered that there was the scent of Mind Confusion in the air that could cause a person to lose their mind.
However, the Murong family had Murong Hai with them, a third rank doctor. Therefore, they were naturally unafraid of such a trifling poison.
As soon as the Mind Confusion scent had been removed, they began to collect the herbs within the field.
There were countless fifth grade spiritual plants within the medicinal field. And later, when someone noticed the hill that was glowing with colourful rays of light, they found sixth grade spiritual plants that could make one go insane with greed.
But just as the Murong family were ecstatic, people from their group began to faint and become feverish.
No matter how much Murong Hai examined them, he couldn't discover why they'd fallen unconscious.
What's worse, was that the red rash began to spread on the faces' of the unconscious people. The red rash grew at a speed that was visible to the naked eye before they then turned into giant blood blisters.
These blood blister growing on their bodies were extremely itchy. So itchy, that even people with sharp minds couldn't help but scratch.
Unfortunately, even if you didn't scratch at them, after a while, the blisters would still pop and turn into a horribly bloody mess.
Once the blood blisters began to burst, the person's skin and internal organs would start rotting until they died.
Chapter 315 - Distraught Gu Liufeng
Recalling the experiences of the past half an hour, Murong Zhangfeng's eyes were full of fear and despair. He didn't dare look at his own hands and feet, and he avoided even thinking about what his face looked like.
He could only place all his hopes on Ice Lotus Fairy. Everyone knew that Ice Lotus Fairy was an intermediate member of the Doctors Association, and that she was also one of the best fifth rank doctor's found on Mi Luo Continent.
"We of the Murong family entered the medicinal field with twenty-nine people, but now, there are only two of us who are still alive. The others are all dead...they're all dead..."
"We don't want to die! Young Master Feng, please let Ice Lotus Fairy save us! Your Feng family's great kindness, our Murong family will certainly repay back a hundredfold in the future..."
Of the twenty-nine people, only two had survived!
Fear was visible on everyone's face. Did that mean that all those unconscious martial artists in the medicinal field will die too?!
Hexi and the others had initially been observing the development of things quietly, but then the Murong family had said that.
Gu Liufeng's body suddenly started trembling before he then stormed forward without warning, and fiercely glared at Murong Zhangfeng. "You just said that everyone else is dead? Then what about Gu Yidao?? Didn't he come in with you?!"
Murong Zhangfeng looked at him, and his eyes flashed, his expression quickly morphing into one of loss as he wailed, "Dead, he's dead!"
Gu Liufeng's lips slightly parted as his eyes filled with shock and horror.
He stood blankly, his lifeless expression changing into one of hatred as he looked down at Murong Zhangfeng. A raging flame burned in his eyes as if he was ready to mutilate him.
Abruptly, he turned around and rushed towards the medicinal field.
Fortunately, Wu Yu's hands moved faster, and he rushed over and grabbed him. "Are you crazy?! Don't you see what they look like once they enter the field? Aren't you afraid that you'll become like them too? Don't you want to live anymore?!"
"Don't bother about me!!" Gu Liufeng roared like a trapped beast, his body violently struggling. "I have to save him! Whether I live or die has nothing to do with you!"
Gu Liufeng was a peak Gold Core stage martial artist, so in regards to his power, he was still higher than Wu Yu.
How would Wu Yu be able to stop him? So, letting go, he watched as Gu Liufeng recklessly charged towards the medicinal field.
Seeing that Gu Liufeng had lost his mind, Hexi frowned. Although she had only known Gu Liufeng for a short time, he had always been calm, graceful, and relaxed. She had never seen such a distraught Gu Liufeng before.
It seemed that this Gu Yidao was extremely important to him.
Hexi pulled on Nangong Yu's sleeve, whispered a few words in his ear, and then slipped him a small bottle of medicine.
A corner of Nangong Yu's mouth twitched, reluctance written all over his face. "Xi'er, you're so concerned about that kid, yet I haven't seen you be that good to me."
Seeing Hexi glaring at him, he could only ignore his jealousy. Leaning close to Hexi's ear, he softly whispered, "I can listen to your words and help him. However, you have to reward me later, Xi'er!"
Without waiting for Hexi to respond, his figure had already disappeared.
While Gu Liufeng, who had just reached the edge of the medicinal field, suddenly felt pressure like mount tai pressing down on him.
Just as he was about to fight against it, Nangong Yu suddenly reached out and poured the medicine from the bottle into Gu Liufeng's slightly parted mouth. Spiritual energy began to swiftly fill the air, and the medicine instantly spread throughout his body.
Gu Liufeng felt his eyes blurring before he then lost consciousness.