BXBX NOVEL Chapter 73 - 73: Poisoned?
Outside of Medicine-Seeking Peak, Elder Wan and two other elders sit in an ancient pavilion, chatting and laughing.
“This time the Medicine-Seeking Peak is open, there should be quite a few disciples who can find good medicinal materials.” said the middle-aged man with sallow complexion to the other two.
Elder Wan nodded and said, “Before the opening of Medicine-Seeking Peak, we found quite a few excellent herbs inside. It depends on whether these disciples can find them.’
The other Elder Gao took a sip of wine and said, “The problem is that the disciples’ eyes may not be keen. Good medicinal materials may be right in front of them, but they may not find them.”
While they were speaking, the three of them frowned simultaneously, looking out at Medicine-Seeking Peak.
They saw a white light darting out from the mountain, landing at the foot of the mountain.
“It only opened for half a day, why is someone already out? That’s too fast!” Elder Wan said surprisingly.
The other two looked at each other, obviously also surprised.
As the white light faded, a dispirited Kang Lu collapsed on the ground, looking around with a blank expression.
“It’s actually Kang Lu! He came out so quickly?” Seeing it was Kang Lu, the three of them were even more surprised, especially Elder Gao, who appeared particularly distressed.
The three of them immediately approached Kang Lu, only to hear Elder Gao speak in a very dissatisfied tone, “Kang Lu, why did you leave Medicine -Seeking Peak so early?”
Upon seeing the approaching figures, Kang Lu, as if he had found hope, immediately began to sob and complain bitterly.
“It’s Fang Lin! Fang Lin harmed me! He fed me a poison pill!” Kang Lu cried and screamed as if he had pent-up grievances to release.
Upon hearing this, all three of them felt their hearts heavy. Given Kang Lu’s state, things were probably not simple.
“Kang Lu, tell us exactly what happened. If you have indeed been persecuted, we will not stand idly by.” Elder Gao solemnly said.
Kang Lu then elaborated on what happened in Medicine-Seeking Peak, embellishing the facts where he painted Fang Lin as a sinful villain.
“How outrageous!” After hearing the story, Elder Gao was filled with anger, his eyes gloomy.
The other two elders frowned but did not immediately express their thoughts.
“Kang Lu, is what you said true?” Elder Wan looked at Kang Lu with a hint of suspicion.
Kang Lu immediately pounded his chest and stomped his feet, responding, “If I utter a single lie, may the five thunders strike me dead!”
Seeing Kang Lu swear so solemnly, Elder Wan couldn’t help but feel uncertain, thinking that Fang Lin had committed such an outrageous act in
Medicine-Seeking Peak, this time no one may be able to protect him.
“This matter is too wicked; we must report it to the Sect Head, so that Fang Lin receives the punishment he deserves!” Elder Gao spoke with righteousness.
Neither Elder Wan nor the middle-aged elder objected. This incident couldn’t be suppressed, it had to be reported to Sect Head Gu Daofeng. After all, something as shocking as fraternity persecution occurred during important events like the Medicine-Seeking Peak was astonishing.
“I propose immediately arresting Fang Lin from Medicine-Seeking Peak to prevent him from harming more disciples!” Elder Gao made a suggestion, looking at the other two elders.
Elder Wan shook his head and said, “This move is improper. With the opening of Medicine-Seeking Peak, we don’t have the right to extract anyone from inside.”
The middle-aged elder also chimed in, “Elder Wan is right, even if Fang Lin really did those things, we should interrogate him after the Medicine-Seeking
Peak event ends.”
Elder Gao snorted, questioning, “Then, what if Fang Lin harms fellow disciples again? Can the two of you bear this responsibility?”
Elder Wan refuted displeasingly, “Elder Gao, your words are unreasonable. At this point, whether Fang Lin has harmed fellow disciples or not is not yet determined. If we extract him from Medicine-Seeking Peak because of this, wouldn’t it be too unfair to him?”
“Elder Wan, Fang Lin did poison me, I am certain. And he will hurt others as well, we cannot let him go!” Kang Lu immediately echoed.
“Silence!” the middle-aged elder reprimanded, immediately continuing, “Our debate is pointless; let’s bring Kang Lu to the Sect Head and let him decide.” This proposal received agreement from the other two, and they led Kang Lu to meet Sect Head Gu Daofeng.
Inside Medicine-Seeking Peak, Fang Lin and the others were currently facing quite a bit of trouble.
Their group had been aimlessly wandering around a certain area of the dense forest, unable to move beyond that point. No matter which direction they pursued, they ended up back at the same place.
Aside from Fang Lin, the others appeared unsettled, showing signs of anxiety.
On the contrary, Fang Lin seemed quite relaxed despite going around in circles, and even wore a look of interest on his face.
Soon it was dark, the group was still unable to find their way out. With a day’s worth of fatigue, coupled with the anxiety, everyone was almost out of energy and sat down to rest.
Fang Lin, Xu Shangao, and Wu Mengsheng grouped together to discuss how to get out of the place.
“Looking at how unbothered you are, Fang, do you already have a solution?” Xu Shangao asked with a sense of fatigue.
Fang Lin nodded and said, “We must have been poisoned.”
“What? Poisoned? How could we be poisoned? And even if we are poisoned, are you saying all of us are poisoned?” Wu Mengsheng said in surprise.
Xu Shangao seemed to have an inkling, as if he thought of something, but he still waited for Fang Lin to elaborate.
At this point, everyone else also gathered around, all looking at Fang Lin curiously.
Fang Lin contemplated for a moment and then asked, “You remember smelling a strange scent earlier?”
Everyone was puzzled at his question. What scent?
But they recalled that four hours ago while passing by a patch of wild grass, they did indeed smell something strange.
“Now that you mentioned it, yes, there was a weird smell. It was like.. I can’t describe it.” said Xu Shangao a bit troubled
Wu Mengsheng quickly added, “It’s like the smell of burnt flesh thrown into a latrine. ” “…” Fang Lin.
“…” Xu Shangao.
“…” The others.
Fang Lin looked at Wu Mengsheng with a disgusted face, “Why would you be so specific in describing that smell?”
Wu Mengsheng was embarrassed and the others laughed, so the previous tension eased a bit.
“Fang, are you saying the weird smell was poisonous?” Xu Shangao asked.
Fang Lin nodded, “We all fell for this poison, lost our sense of direction, and as a result, we kept going around in circles. The poison hasn’t worn off after several hours; it seems to be quite strong. If we don’t get it detoxified, I’m afraid we’ll be going around in circles for the next few days.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.. If they were to keep spinning around here for three days, wouldn’t it be better to just sit here and wait until the end of the Medicine-Seeking Peak event?