Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Loss of Mental Control
After killing the Snake Man and Scorpion Lady, Chen Qingdi continued to lead his party onward.
The key figures accompanying Chen Qingdi this time included his subordinate, Chen Yuan, and the two experts Chen Yuan had brought along: Murong Fei and Guan Shanyuan.
There were also two top generals sent by Minister Liu: Zhao Tong and Mu Qingfeng.
The representative from the Medical Dao Alliance was an old man in his seventies whom everyone called Master Hei. His original name was Lu Fenghua. By Master Hei’s side were two female disciples from the Medical Dao Alliance with excellent figures, named Qingyan and Mingyao.
These two female disciples possessed formidable medical skills and were ranked among the top practitioners in the Medical Dao Alliance.
Chen Yuan walked up to Chen Qingdi’s side and said with a smile, "Master, if we run into small fry like that again, you won’t need to lift a finger. We can take care of them."
"Yes, I know you’re all very skilled."
"I just wanted to test the strength of the people from this Evil God Hall branch. From the looks of it, they’re nothing special."
Chen Qingdi said with an air of arrogance.
It had to be said, the location of this Evil God Hall branch was quite remote.
Even though they had been traveling for so long, they were still on the outskirts of the Evil God Hall’s territory, not yet having ventured deep inside.
To reach the branch’s actual location, they still needed to cross two more mountains.
By now, Master Hei was panting with exhaustion. Despite having taken a few of his own Qi Replenishing Pills, his age was catching up to him.
Seeing Master Hei in such a sorry state, Chen Qingdi said, "We’ll rest for a bit when we reach the woods up ahead."
"Yes, Lord Medical Emperor!"
Master Hei quickly gave Chen Qingdi a grateful nod.
Upon reaching the forest, Chen Qingdi gestured to Chen Yuan at his side.
Taking the hint, Chen Yuan quickly hurried over to Chen Qingdi.
"Master, what are your orders?"
Chen Yuan asked.
"Bring me the map!"
Chen Qingdi said.
This time, Lu Qingdi was personally leading the team to purge this place of its evil inhabitants.
Otherwise, all the towns within a radius of several hundred miles would suffer.
Lu Qingdi would show no mercy to the people of the Evil God Hall.
Chen Yuan glanced over at Murong Fei.
Murong Fei quickly handed a sheepskin map to Lu Qingdi.
After a few glances, Chen Qingdi found their current position on it.
Beyond this forest lay a valley, and beyond the valley, a river.
Once they crossed the river, they would arrive at the Evil God Hall branch.
Chen Qingdi knew they would inevitably face all sorts of difficulties on this journey.
"Medical Emperor, we’ve been on the move for a long time. Why don’t we rest here for half the day before we set out again?"
"I think everyone’s exhausted."
Master Hei said, looking at Chen Qingdi with a grin.
"If you’re tired, just say so. Don’t drag the rest of us into it."
"Medical Emperor, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’m not tired, for one."
Zhao Tong said, rolling his eyes at Master Hei.
"You’re full of it, kid! You’re not tired? We’ve been walking for half the day! Even if you have a superior constitution, is it better than the Medical Emperor’s? If the Medical Emperor says we rest, we rest. If he needs us to push on, we push on."
Master Hei glared at Zhao Tong.
Both Zhao Tong and Master Hei turned to look at Chen Qingdi.
"We’ll rest for two more hours, then we move out. We must cross the valley ahead before nightfall. And tomorrow, we must reach the Evil God Hall’s branch. I want to see for myself just how many of their evil followers are hiding there."
Chen Qingdi’s gaze turned incredibly cold.
"Alright."
Master Hei nodded.
Without a second thought, Master Hei leaned against a large tree and immediately started snoring softly.
Everyone had been traveling a long time and was exhausted. Within moments, they were all sound asleep.
For a time, the forest was quiet and still, save for the sound of soft snoring.
But just then, as Chen Yuan casually glanced over at the sleeping group, he realized they weren’t sleeping anymore.
Their eyes had turned red. One by one, they rose to their feet and began to slowly close in on Chen Qingdi.
"Master, this is bad! What’s happening to them?"
Chen Yuan said, his face filled with confusion.
Chen Qingdi had noticed this some time ago but had chosen not to say anything.
"Steady your mind. I felt something was off the moment we entered this area. There’s a faint, elusive fragrance in the air."
"This fragrance is actually a poison. Inhaling it causes one to lose control of their mind."
"Master Hei, Zhao Tong, and the others have all had their minds compromised."
Chen Qingdi, however, spoke with utter nonchalance.
"Since their minds are compromised, what should I do?"
Chen Yuan asked in a panic.
Zhao Tong, Master Hei, and the others were all top-class experts.
If he had to fight them, Chen Yuan wasn’t completely confident he could subdue them all.
"Qingyan and Mingyao of the Medical Dao Alliance are Medical Cultivators. Their medical skills are decent enough."
"They’ll know what to do in this situation. You can wake Qingyan and Mingyao first."
"You just need to knock them unconscious. Leave the rest to me."
Chen Qingdi said, completely unfazed.
He had the air of someone who wouldn’t flinch even if a mountain were to collapse right in front of him.
"Alright."
Chen Yuan nodded.
His figure then flashed as he dashed toward Qingyan and Mingyao.
However, while the two women had lost control of their minds, they hadn’t lost their fighting skills.
Chen Yuan had thought he could subdue them with ease.
But as soon as he got close, they unexpectedly joined forces and used the Medical Dao Alliance’s Eighteen Fist Techniques to force him back.
Chen Yuan had no choice but to change his approach. He circled around behind them and, catching them off guard, landed a karate chop on the back of each of their necks. The two women quickly collapsed, unconscious.
At that moment, Chen Qingdi pinched his fingers together and flicked them forward.
Two silver needles shot out and pierced their Celestial Lake Acupoints.
"Master, is that all it took?"
Chen Yuan asked, returning to Chen Qingdi’s side.
"Yes."
Chen Qingdi said calmly.
COUGH! COUGH!
Soon after, Mingyao and Qingyan coughed heavily a few times and regained consciousness.
Seeing everyone around them with red eyes, they immediately understood the situation.
"Lord Medical Emperor, they’ve lost control of their minds!"
"There’s a poisonous fragrance in these woods."
"We must leave this place as soon as possible."
"You and Chen were not affected by the poison because of your high cultivation realms."
Mingyao said, looking at Chen Qingdi.
"Yes. Wake the others up as quickly as you can."
Chen Qingdi commanded.
"Yes."
The two women nodded.
"Qingyan, I’ll leave Master Hei, Zhao Tong, and Mu Qingfeng to you."
"Your medical skills are a bit better than mine."
"I’ll take care of Murong Fei and Guan Shanyuan."
Mingyao said to Qingyan with a smile.
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