Chapter 66: The Shocking Incident in Qiyuan City
The man sitting across the table immediately became interested upon hearing this. “The ground shaking scared me out of my wits. Everything in my house fell to the ground. Tell us, what exactly happened!”
Qin Feng pretended to drink, but he pricked up his ears and started listening carefully.
The burly man who had spoken first began to narrate.
This man usually worked with merchant caravans, loading and unloading goods. A few days ago, a wealthy merchant in Jinyang City gathered a group of people to sell some herbs in Qiyuan City.
The merchant hired this man due to his strength.
With the protection of the Demon Slaying Department accompanying them, they didn’t encounter any accidents on the way. The merchant sold the herbs in Qiyuan City, making a lot of money and he was very happy about it.
After completing the transaction, it was already late in the day. They stayed overnight in Qiyuan City and set off early in the morning before dawn.
That’s when the strange events began.
The man looked a bit scared but bravely continued, “On our way back, we were clearly walking along a mountain path, but the forest was eerily silent. There were no sounds of birds or animals. The most terrifying thing was the insects!”
“Insects?” the other two men teased, “You, a big and strong man like you, afraid of insects?”
“You don’t understand! It’s not just a few insects; it was insects covering the whole mountain. They were colorful, varying in size, and looked terrifying. I even saw a centipede as thick as a tree!” the man shivered as he spoke.
At this point, the other two men exchanged glances, stopping their laughter. They swallowed hard and said, “Encountering such a situation, how did you all manage to come back alive?”
“Who knows? I consider myself lucky to be alive now. Back then, the man from the Demon Slaying Department who accompanied us was solemn, on high alert, and ready for anything. The insects were just a short distance away from us, separated only by a mountain path of about three zhang! As long as they made a turn, all of us would have died! The strange thing was, those insects, as if they didn’t see us at all, headed straight towards Qiyuan City. We were all so scared that we didn’t move until the insects left, and then we breathed a sigh of relief.”
“Quick, drink some wine, bolster your courage. You’ve survived a great danger; there must be good fortune waiting for you! But I’ve been listening for a while, and you still haven’t explained what caused the ground to shake,” the man sitting across the table asked.
The burly man took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of food from the hotpot, chewed on it for a while, and continued, “I’m just getting to that part! After that incident, everyone was terrified. The man from the Demon Slaying Department ordered us to abandon unnecessary items and hurry back.The wealthy merchant was reluctant, but for the sake of his own life, he agreed. We hurried back to Jinyang City without stopping. Around noon, we felt the earth shaking. I was so scared that I sat down and looked north. Can you guess what I saw?”
The other two men were anxious, “Hurry up, what are you playing at?”
“It was a centipede,” the burly man trembled, gritting his teeth, “a gigantic centipede that stood upright, as if it could reach the sky! It opened its mouth, and its two fangs were as big as city gates! It swooped down fiercely, trying to break through Qiyuan City’s gates. But outside Qiyuan City, a golden barrier suddenly appeared, stopping the centipede. The trembling of the earth was caused by its impact!”
The two men gasped in shock.
Qin Feng, lost in thought, knew that Qiyuan City was one of the thirty-two Heavenly Cities of The Great Qian Dynasty, and all these cities shared common characteristics.
Firstly, there was a protective barrier outside the city, making it difficult for ordinary demons and monsters to enter.
Secondly, the governmental structure of the Heavenly Cities was sound, and they had their own armies, with the powerhouses guarding the cities at least at the rank of Fourth Grade.
Thirdly, the reason why each Heavenly City has such a powerful protective power is to protect the Dragon Protection Monument that can guard luck.
The golden barrier the man mentioned was probably the protective barrier of Qiyuan City. The two demon slayers he met today most likely came from Qiyuan City. Qin Feng took another sip of wine, feeling a deep sense of foreboding.
“Even the Grand Heavenly City of The Great Qian Dynasty is not absolutely safe; such is the current state of the world.
The burly man recalled, “The enormous centipede struck ten times, and a massive hole opened into the golden shield. Just then, a red light shot out from Qiyuan City, turning into a huge shadow of a spear in midair, forcing the giant centipede back. Following that, with dazzling white light illuminating the sky, Qiyuan City seemed to vanish into thin air, and nothing could be seen anymore.”
Is it a barrier, or a strange divine technique?
Qiyuan City couldn’t have disappeared; it must have been concealed using some method!
Qin Feng furrowed his brow. First, there were countless insects marching, then the giant centipede broke through the barrier, and finally, it was concealed using mysterious means. This was clearly a carefully thought-out plan.
Suddenly, the sound of retching echoed in his ears.
Interrupting his thoughts, Qin Feng looked over and saw the burly man, who had been talking confidently just moments ago, now pale, clutching his chest, a picture of agony.
The diners on the same floor were alarmed, and the two men sitting at the same table were as restless as ants on a hot pan.
Seeing this symptom, Qin Feng instantly realized what was happening. He activated his unique vision and looked into the man’s body, confirming the presence of the Heart Devouring Gu attached to his heart.
“Miss Lan, go to the kitchen and bring some ice cubes!”
“Yes.”
“Young Master, what’s happening here?” Peng Qing approached, bewildered by the man’s suffering.
Qin Feng immediately commanded, “Clear this table and have someone hold him down on it.”
Peng Qing quickly summoned a waiter, but the burly man’s companion, unaware of the situation, hurriedly intervened, shouting, “What are you trying to do?”
“I am Doctor Qin from Bao Yi Tang. If you want to save him, step aside!” Qin Feng ordered.
Hearing the three words ‘Doctor Qin,’ the two men looked at each other and reluctantly retreated.
In recent days, Qin Feng’s name has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Jinyang City, and everyone was talking about it. Naturally, these two people have heard of it.
Not long after, the ice cubes were in place. Heart Devouring Gu’s movements slowed down due to the cold, and the man’s pain was reduced a lot.
Qin Feng grabbed a pair of chopsticks and inserted them into the man’s mouth. “It might hurt a bit next; you have to endure it.”
Hearing this, the man nodded painfully.
Qin Feng exhaled, and his fingertip turned into a narrow, sharp blade. Due to his previous experience, he swiftly removed the Heart Devouring Gu in one go.
In just a few breaths, the eerie Heart Devouring Gu was picked out by Qin Feng using a white needle, falling into a pot containing hotpot broth. It turned into a puddle of black blood, completely disappearing.
Qin Feng then sent Miss Lan to Bao Yi Tang to fetch medicinal herbs, boiled them into a bowl of icy-cold soup, and fed it to the man. His breathing stabilized, and some color returned to his face.
Witnessing this, everyone applauded and praised Qin Feng’s miraculous medical skills.
However, there was no joy on Qin Feng’s face. According to what the man had said earlier, they shouldn’t have passed through Chuanying River on their way back, so how did he get infected with the Heart Devouring Gu?
After all, this peculiar parasite isn’t something you encounter everywhere!
After careful consideration, there was only one possibility—
Young Master Qian had been infected with the Heart Devouring Gu in Chuanying River, and a large number of these Gu worms had already flowed from Chuanying River into Qiyuan City!
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