Ancient World: Arc 5.20
No sooner had he spoken than he heard an elegant and pleasant voice laugh, "It isn't just the two of you dealing with Khonghu Jun, there's us as well."
The medicine boy raised his head at the words, and only then did he realize that a part of the martial world had come to this Medicine King Valley. "You guys are?"
Bai Lixin let out a loud laugh, "Saving you all."
The people were all surprised to see the medicine boy regain his wits, and a few of them were bold enough to bend down and check the gu worm. One of them tried to fiddle with it using the tip of his sword and inserted it onto the tip.
The man took one look at the dead worm and spat on the ground, "Argh, because of this scourge, our entire martial arts world has poured out, bah."
Ren Qiankun sighed, "Although this thing is treacherous, it is not enough to curse it. What is truly frightening is Khonghu Jun, who uses it for evil. "
The angry bearded man nodded, "Yes, yes, what Lord Ren said is very true! Hurry up and kill that traitor so that we can get rid of him once and for all! "
At the man's words, the crowd lowered their heads and did not respond.
Kill him? Would killing him be the end of the story?
Even if they killed him, the gu worm would not be able to get out of their heads. As long as it stayed in their heads, they would be in fear all the time.
Remembering that there was still a worm waiting for an opportunity in his head, Ren Qiankun gritted his teeth and gave a hard "mmm", raising the nine-ringed sword in his hand and said, "Let's go on."
On the way, Bai Lixin talked to the conscious medicine boy and asked, "When did you completely lose consciousness?"
The medicine boy thought for a moment and said, "I can't remember, but I remember that night when the earth shook, and the Medicine King Valley was in chaos. Khonghu Jun cursed Chi Yuanxian under his breath, and I lost consciousness immediately afterwards. "
"According to your story and with the letter for help from Chi Yuanxian, what you said must have happened at least fifteen days ago," Bai Lixin said, thinking with one hand on his cheek, "Although you lost consciousness, you were not dead nor alive. You couldn't have survived for so many days without food or water. All the other medicine boys are still walking like corpses, but only your worm has crawled out of your ear. Do you remember what you ate before? "
When the crowd heard Bai Lixin's words, they all pricked up their ears.
Yes! This worm could not crawl out of the head it relied on for no reason. This medicine boy had eaten something.
The medicine boy thought for a while, but finally said helplessly, "I'm sorry, I was unconscious."
Bai Lixin frowned and looked at the medicine boy up and down before his hand abruptly reached out and pulled the medicine boy's arm to his eyes.
He turned over the medicine boy's palm and looked at it, then looked at his messy body, "Salt? Is there seawater in the Medicine King Valley? "
The medicine boy nodded, "Yes. Because some medicinal herbs need it when being used, Khonghu Jun dug a deep bay and carried seawater over from outside. "
"I see white salt crystals seeping out of your clothes, head and face, did you nearly drown in this seawater last night? Is this seawater far from where you were roaming before? "
The medicine boy didn't know whether he had nearly drowned in the seawater or not, and he looked around for a moment, frowning slightly as if he was thinking about something. Then, after a moment's thought, he pointed in a direction and said, "It's not far, it's right there, it'll be an incense stick walk away."
Bai Lixin nodded and turned his head to look at Ren Qiankun with a sinister, confident smile in the corner of his eyes.
When Ren Qiankun spoke to him, he suddenly slapped his leg, "Let's go to the deep bay where the seawater is kept!"
That seawater permeates the mouth and nose. Could it be that the parasites are afraid of salt?
The crowd did not doubt it, and although they were unsure about the theory, they still followed Ren Qiankun's pace towards their destination.
As the medicine boy had said, they walked for about an incense stick and a deep pool appeared before their eyes.
Ren Qiankun knelt and scooped some water into his hand, sticking out his tongue to test it, and it was indeed astringent and salty.
The suspicion in his heart became more certain. Ren Qiankun twisted his head to look at the crowd, cupped his fist and said, "I guess this guy worm is afraid of salt. I would like to try it first. If I can force out the gu worm, you can all go into the water."
He ignored the obstruction of others and directly jumped into the seawater. After staying in the water for a long time with his breath closed, Ren Qiankun suddenly felt an itching sensation in his ears. With a start, he abruptly sprang out of the water and landed on the ground.
Shortly after, the crowd noticed a thumb-sized worm snaking and crawling out.
This method worked!
The crowd was overjoyed, and they all followed Ren Qiankun's example and jumped into the seawater and closed their breath.
They did not know whether they had the gu worm or not, but just in case, they all jumped into the seawater.
Seeing that everyone had jumped, Ren Qiankun looked deeply at Bai Lixin and Su Miejun and said, "Since you found out earlier, why didn't you point it out?"
"I have no intention of getting into this martial arts strife. How about leaving this credit to you and consolidating the position of Alliance Master? But I have a request. "
"You guys can fight, but don't destroy this Medicine King Valley. I like this place so much that I plan to occasionally stay here afterwards. If you destroy Su Miejun's garden, I will be angry. "
Ren Qiankun's brows knitted together as he looked towards Bai Lixin, who was smiling narrowly and nodding gently, "Okay, I promise you."
After soaking in the water for some time, the crowd came out of the seawater one after another, and the gu worms crawled out of their ears.
Seeing the dried bodies of the gu worms all over the ground, everyone's faces were not too good.
Anyone who has been manipulated by others for years without knowing it would not be in a good mood.
Without any more worries, everyone's confidence was much stronger.
The strange thing was that they had entered the Medicine King's Valley and made so much noise, but Konghu Jun had not reacted at all, nor had he come out to meet them.
When they were about to approach his residence, Ren Qiankun wondered, "Has this Khonghu escaped?"
Bai Lixin shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Khonghu Jun values Medicine King Valley more than his own life; he won't easily abandon it and go. "
Ren Qiankun nodded, "Good, then let's continue walking."
Ren Qiankun had unknowingly come to trust Bai Lixin so much that he could not help but ask him for advice on any doubts he had.
When he finally reached Khonghu's residence, Ren Qiankun swallowed his saliva and slowly pushed the door to the garden open.
As soon as Ren Qiankun saw the scene in front of him, he revealed an expression of surprise mixed with confusion.
Seeing his expression, Bai Lixin opened the other side of the door, and the scene in front of him immediately came into view.
Khonghu Jun was lying weakly on the ground, his lips bruised and pale, obviously suffering from internal injuries and poisoning.
Seeing that someone had come, Khonghu Jun braced himself on the ground and straightened up with difficulty, sitting cross-legged and letting out a bitter laugh, "You have come to kill me?"
The crowd was at a loss for words.
What was this? They had come with might and great determination to eradicate the Devil's Cave, but the devil was dying.
They had won without a fight.
Ren Qiankun turned around and bade everyone to "be careful" before leading them into the garden.
Khonghu Jun's residence was the largest in the Medicine King Valley, so it was no problem to squeeze in more than 2,000 people.
The crowd pushed and shoved, and they all entered the garden, surrounding Khonghu in three circles.
"Khonghu Jun, you have used gu worms to control everyone and endanger the martial world. Do you have any arguments? " Ren Qiankun stood in the innermost circle and looked down at Khonghu.
Khonghu Jun laughed bitterly, "Since you already believe such rumors, why do you need to ask me?
"You are still defending yourself!" One of Chi Yuanxian's lovers pointed at him and cursed, "Where is my Yuan'er locked up by you? Quickly hand her over and you can keep your life. "
"Hahaha, Yuan'er? Ahem, ahem! " Khonghu Jun coughed, "Ridiculous, it's ridiculous."
"Traitor! What are you laughing at? " The man frowned and pointed at him angrily.
"I'm laughing at you for being a fool that Chi Yuanxian plays with!" Khonghu Jun coughed twice more, "Look at yourselves, her lovers spread over half of the martial world. How can I afford to make a move? "
After that, he looked at Ren Qiankun and said, "Lord Ren, I don't know how you were able to cure the love poison, but you only did so for yourself. Instead of curing the innocent victims too, you brought them here to break into my Medicine King Valley. Your ambition is truly horrible. "
The fact that he had been poisoned by Chi Yuanxian and had an affair with her had been a stain that Ren Qiankun did not want other people to know about, and after he had been cured, he only wanted to bury this matter in the dust, telling no one.
The secret he didn't want anyone to know was revealed. Ren Qiankun was in a trance for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
Then he heard Ning Xuan Bing snicker, "Old man Khonghu, you are the King of Medicine, but you are trying to act like her traitor by reversing black and white. Lord Ren has always been dedicated to the martial world, if he had an antidote for the poison, how could he not give it to the people? "
"I am reversing right and wrong? Oh, no! It is Chi Yuanxian who has turned black and white upside down. Which one of you has not been saved by me? If I had the intention of harming people, why would I go to the trouble of saving you from the gates of hell? "
"Then what do you say about those gu worms?" The crowd asked, unconvinced.
Khonghu Jun frowned, "Gu worms? What gu worms? The worms in the miasma mist were originally raised by me to protect the Medicine King Valley, so how would you all be injured if you didn't trespass."
Ren Qiankun saw that the matter of his poisoning had been resolved by Ning Xuan Bing, so he asked, "You should stop pretending to be confused. We are talking about the soul-sucking worms that stay in our brains and can manipulate people."
"Hahahaha," Khonghu Jun laughed at his words, "If I could manipulate your so-called soul-sucking companions, why would I let you come to me? I would simply manipulate the gu worms and let you all kill each other. "