701 Antidote (1/2)

Upon hearing that there was a visitor outside, Doctor Sun immediately put on his hairpiece, attached his false nose, and stooped over, instantly turning into another man. In the face of Shangguan Fei's puzzled eyes, he said, ”What? Can't a divine doctor be timid?” You haven't seen those women's means… ”

The visitor entered openly, waved affectionately to Long Fanyun, and glared at the Shangguan twins with a cold face. After a quick glance at the disguised Doctor Sun, she said with a smile, ”Oh, what a surprise. So you were hiding here.”

Doctor Sun sighed and took off his disguise. ”I know that you are a disciple of the Waning Moon Hall. Go back and tell your people that I'm a doctor who heals and saves people, not a murderer who refines medicine and poisons the innocent. So just forget about me.”

Han Fen shook her head. ”I can't make that decision; only the Master Commander has the final say on your life and death.”

Gu Shenwei took one step forward and asked, ”You followed me here?”

”You didn't hide it, either. Here, I've come to keep my promise.”

Han Fen waved her hand and threw out a hidden weapon. Gu Shenwei unsheathed his saber and knocked it down with the back of the saber. It turned out to be a small wooden box commonly used by the Waning Moon Hall.

Gu Shenwei had spared Han Fen once. As an exchange, she had agreed to send him the antidote to the Indra Fragrance.

But this wasn't her only purpose here.

The moment Gu Shenwei knocked down the wooden box, Han Fen made another move. This time, she fired over a dozen steel needles at Doctor Sun while leaping away. A puff of blue smoke appeared under her feet as if she were trying to take the opportunity to escape. But that was a feint and she had actually thrown herself at Shangguan Ru and punched out three times in a row and spat out a small hidden weapon before actually running away, smiling. ”So the little girl has really cracked the Indra Fragrance, and the Dragon King also doesn't want me to kill anyone. Aiya, what can I do then?” Before the sound of her voice faded away, she had already disappeared.

Gu Shenwei blocked all of the needles with his saber and grabbed Shangguan Ru's wrist to check her condition. When he found no signs of poisoning, he leaned over and picked up the small wooden box and handed it to Doctor Sun.

Doctor Sun looked at the box and smelled it for a long while before opening the lid. There were three earthy yellow pills in the box.

”Little lunatic,” Shangguan Fei murmured. ”Is this really the antidote to the Indra Fragrance?”

Doctor Sun's face beamed as he replied, ”It seems so. Let Red Bat try one and we'll find out.”

Red Bat shook her head, ”I'd rather have no internal energy than eat anything from the Waning Moon Hall.”

After listening to Doctor Sun's experience of the past few years, Red Bat's wariness towards the Waning Moon Hall had risen sharply.

Doctor Sun took a pill and examine it carefully, ”Then what are we going to do? Although I'm a divine doctor, I can't tell if it's real or fake with a simple glance. Someone has to try it. Don't worry; even if it's poisonous, I can still save you.”

”What if Lotus created a new poison?” Shangguan Fei didn't believe him.

Long Fanyun walked over, picked one up and put in his mouth. Before Shangguan Fei could even scream, he had chewed and swallowed it. ”It's a little bitter and has a sour taste.”

Red Bat watched Long Fanyun in amazement and also took one out and swallowed it. ”Since you are not afraid, then neither will I be.”

Doctor Sun looked at the two expectantly. ”How is it? Do you feel any different?”

Long Fanyun looked up and thought for a moment. He was just about to say something when his face suddenly contorted and he bent down, clutching his stomach. He appeared to be in extreme pain and didn't seem able to speak.

Shangguan Fei hurried forward to help him. ”Lotus really isn't well-intentioned. Doctor Sun, you said that you could save people. Quickly, do it now. Long Fanyun can't hold on any longer…”

Long Fanyun pushed Shangguan Fei away and bent even lower. Instead of becoming angry, Shangguan Fei still wanted to support him.

On the opposite side, Red Bat also didn't look well, her face was turning redder and redder. She seemed to be forcing herself to not bend over. Shangguan Ru was taken aback. ”Doctor Sun, they…”

Doctor Sun suddenly put away the last pill with a solemn look. Then he took out a few pieces of rough straw paper which he usually used to write prescriptions and gave them to Long Fanyun and Red Bat. ”You go inside the tent, and you find your own place. Either way, we can't stay here any longer, so we'll just abandon this tent.”

Long Fanyun ran away as soon as he was given the straw paper. Red Bat, whose face was extremely red, also grabbed the paper and ran into the tent.

Shangguan Fei followed Long Fanyun with some concern but was stopped by Doctor Sun. ”Shangguan Fei, what are you doing?”

”I'll go help him. Didn't you see that it was hard for Long Fanyun to even walk?”

”Go ahead if you don't mind the stink. I've never heard of someone needing help to take a shit.”

”Ah? Long Fanyun hasn't been poisoned?”

”Does loose bowels count as being poisoned?”

”Are you sure?”

The sounds of diarrhea came from inside the tent and a place close by at the same time. Doctor Sun snorted scornfully, indicating that there was no need to say anything anymore.

Shangguan Fei put his hand on his heart and heaved a long breath. ”I was really scared. I thought that Long Fanyun… and Red Bat wouldn't make it.”

Gu Shenwei laid his right hand on the saber hilt and warily looked at the approaching old men.

There were seven people in total; four men and three women, all with crutches, were walking toward them with small steps from all directions, vaguely forming a sieve.

An old man with white hair and loose skin raised his crutch and jabbed the ground with a heavy blow. All the other people halted. ”So, you are the Dragon King?”

”Yes.”

The old man then turned to Doctor Sun, ”And you have an antidote?”

”What do you want?”

”Sell it to me. You can name your price.”

”First, the antidote belongs to the Dragon King. Second, I'll keep this one to make more batches of the antidote. So it's not for sale.”