Chapter 354: Chapter 354 Evil Poison_1
The shop owner spat out a mouthful of blood.
But to Ye Fei’s surprise, the blood wasn’t bright red; it was black.
Ye Fei quickly stepped forward, supporting the shop owner with one hand while his other hand hurriedly pressed on the vital acupoints around the shop owner’s body.
But strangely, Ye Fei’s acupoint-sealing technique didn’t seem to work this time.
The shop owner continued to spit out mouthfuls of black blood.
Ye Fei immediately realized that there was lingering poison within the shop owner’s body.
With the heavy blow he had just delivered, he had stirred up the poison.
Ye Fei hastily channeled his powerful True Qi into the shop owner’s body to combat the poison.
Then, he quickly took out a Qi Condensing Pill from his bosom and fed it to the shop owner.
With the Qi Condensing Pill dissolving in his mouth, and the True Qi restraining the poison, the shop owner soon regained consciousness.
The moment he opened his eyes, he hurriedly reached for the wound on his abdomen.
It was evident that he was deeply troubled by this old injury.
"Bloodthirsty poison. Is this wound left by the Pangu Sect?"
Ye Fei asked.
The shop owner gave a bitter laugh: "I truly underestimated you. I didn’t expect your strength to far exceed my expectations. And you could even tell that I was afflicted with bloodthirsty poison."
"To achieve such a feat, there are but a few within the vast lands of the great Xia. I’m becoming more and more intrigued by your true identity."
"What true identity? As others say, I am nothing more than a son-in-law to the Su Family,"
Ye Fei said self-deprecatingly and then helped the shop owner up. With a flash, he moved them to an extremely secluded corner.
Gathering energy, healing wounds.
In just a moment, Ye Fei had used his power to completely suppress the poison within the shop owner’s body.
However, the damage the poison had done to the shop owner’s body was far greater than what was visible on the surface.
The shop owner said: "As you can see, although I cut out the poisoned area with a knife in time, the residual poison is still enough to take my life. One year. I have less than one year left to avenge my wife and child."
Ye Fei didn’t inquire further.
He didn’t know what exactly transpired between the shop owner and the Pangu Sect.
But he could still feel the deep sorrow in the shop owner’s pained eyes.
After confirming that the shop owner’s life was out of danger, Ye Fei stood up and left.
Turning his back to the shop owner, he said, "For the next three days, do not exert any internal energy, or else there won’t be any hope of avenging your wife and child."
"You! Why didn’t you kill me?"
Ye Fei paused, then retorted, "If I killed you, where would I go to enjoy such delicious sheep kidneys?"
The shop owner let out a bitter laugh and closed his eyes, tilting his head back.
Ye Fei walked away slowly.
What the shop owner didn’t know was that Ye Fei not only spared him but had also entertained the thought of saving him.
Back at home, his daughter had already gone to sleep.
Su Yueru exchanged a few pleasantries, then said to Ye Fei.
"Husband, the Guangheng Commercial District is holding a celebration banquet tomorrow. All the merchants and many chamber officials will attend, and I hope you can accompany me."
Ye Fei thought for a moment: "Wife, I’m afraid I can’t this time."
"Why?"
"Tomorrow I have to leave Tianhe, and I won’t be back for about three days."
"What for?"
"To find a herb in the mountains, to save someone."
Seeing Su Yueru’s puzzled face, Ye Fei continued to explain: "A friend of mine has contracted a strange illness, and only this herb can be used as a catalyst for the cure. However, this herb is very rare and only grows deep within Wushan’s dense forests. So..."
"Well, human life is of great concern. Since it is about saving a life, that’s dozens, hundreds of times more important than my little event. Don’t worry about me, I can handle it on my own,"
Su Yueru said with concern.
"But it’s dangerous for you to go into the deep mountains alone. Let me find some bodyguards to accompany you, so you have someone to look out for each other."
Ye Fei immediately refused: "No. More people would actually waste time. My friend’s situation is extremely urgent; we can’t waste another second. I’ll go alone, freely and quickly."
"Hmm... okay then, but you must be very careful! Take all the equipment you need for the mountains, understand? I’ll be waiting for your return."
Although she said this, Su Yueru was still filled with worry.
The night passed, and Ye Fei woke up early.
But Su Yueru had woken up even earlier than he had.
She not only prepared the food and drink for his mountain trip but also packed essential items like a compass and a satellite phone for him.
Beyond that, Su Yueru spent the entire night awake, searching the internet for information related to mountain trekking.
She even consulted with several adventure-seeking friends about the precautions needed for such a journey.
In short, Su Yueru had everything ready and waiting for Ye Fei before he could lift a finger.
"Husband, please be safe. Our baby and I will be waiting for you to return."
"You must come back soon."
"Mmm!"
After their farewell,
Ye Fei took a car to Quancheng, then transitioned multiple times until he reached the vast expanse of Wushan.
Although it was Ye Fei’s second visit,
this trip was completely different from the last.
He had to delve deeper into the mountain, to the lowest level known as Hell’s Mouth.
To harvest a mysterious and rare herb known as Abyssal Sprite.
