Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1060 Poison Deep into the Bone
East of Shuangchi River, Zhou Qing ordered the Red Turban soldiers to set up camp and establish initial contact with the surrounding villages and hamlets, that is, to have simple exchanges with them.

All supplies needed by the Red Turban Army were purchased from them with money or negotiated with them for barter.

at first.

The villagers were initially worried that these Red Turban soldiers would plunder indiscriminately, but gradually they discovered that these Red Turban soldiers were very reasonable.

Unlike the arrogant attitude of the Heavenly Warriors, the Red Turban Soldiers, though their language was also quite crude, were down-to-earth. Even when they were angry, they would not argue with them, as if they were "distant relatives" who knew them.

Of course!
After all, most of the members of the Red Society are commoners and commoner soul masters, unlike the scions of large families and disciples of sects. Influenced by the Red Society's ideology, they can see their own past reflected in the commoners in urban and rural areas of other regions when they look back on the past.

Zhou Qing did not expect them to be empathetic, but he hoped that when they were dealing with civilians living in areas not yet affected by the Red Society, they could recall their living conditions and experiences before the Red Society came forward to bring about change.

Think more, reflect more.

That's all.

In this way, a month later, the Red Turban soldiers, while not exactly becoming one family with the surrounding villages, had gained their trust.

After gaining the trust of these villagers, the Red Turban soldiers could also use them to purchase the living supplies they needed from smaller towns further away.

This can reduce a lot of trouble.

During this period, whenever he had free time, Zhou Qing would organize people to teach farmers and children in these small villages, teaching them only how to read.

This further earned them their trust.

And so another half month passed.

The Snow Night Emperor has caught up with us.

"Traveling light has actually slowed down our march." Tang San stood by the Shuangchi River, his gaze sweeping across the thousand-meter-wide river to the Tian Dou Army, who were setting up camp on the west side of the river, preparing to build a pontoon bridge to cross. He asked Zhou Qing beside him, "Brother Qing, what do you think is going on?"

"Xueye has now lost contact with Tiandou City and Jialing Pass. If Tiandou City wants to send messages, it needs to pass through the area where we are currently located, but we have already intercepted them. As for Jialing Pass, Wang Sheng went to harass and obstruct them, and captured all the people who were sending intelligence."

Zhou Qing seemed thoughtful. "Without intelligence, Tiandou City is unlikely to send troops to support us, lest we become even more vulnerable; and the army heading north from Jialing Pass, without Xueye's orders, won't attempt to encircle us..."
Romantina used her mind to cover the entire Tiandou territory, and the information she received was similar: the two armies had already joined forces, but had not yet made a move.

However, there are several possibilities that the marching speed of the soldiers led by Xueye actually decreased after they removed their heavy armor.

one.

Many of those soldiers had witnessed our methods before and were already uneasy. To speed things up, Xueye removed their armor, clearly intending for them to use sheer numbers to fight us to the death—in other words, to overwhelm us with sheer numbers.

Tang San thought so too.

But the soldiers were not fools, nor were they trained to be suicide soldiers. Knowing their methods and that Xueye intended to use them as cannon fodder, their morale was already low.

Perhaps during the march, many people mutinied, which slowed down the march.

Although the army led by Xueye must have been the elite of the elite, even the most elite troops were lured with benefits rather than having a firm and shared belief.

"Secondly, the problem lies with the snowy night itself."

Zhou Qing suggested another possibility: "He was poisoned on the snowy night. You and I can both tell, and it must have been his 'good eldest son' disguised as a man. He hates our ideals to the core, and after leading the expedition himself on such a long journey, his body probably couldn't take it."

"It is indeed possible, but the probability is relatively low."

As a professional with extensive knowledge of medicine, Tang San had a different opinion: "When I first met Xue Ye, I only knew that he was poisoned, but I couldn't tell what kind of poison he was poisoned by."

The second time, which was at the recently concluded Mainland Elite Tournament, I confirmed that he had been poisoned with a mixed poison. I don't know the specific name, but it was a mixture of multiple poisons that was gradually corroding his spinal cord, bones, and flesh.

The interconnected scheme could lead to his mysterious and unexplained death... Sandin from the abyss was right: "An angel fallen to earth, no matter how holy or majestic, is still a fallen angel."

After a sigh, Tang San continued, "But it's not difficult to get rid of this poison. He just needs to stop taking it and improve his blood circulation. With his Soul Douluo level soul power, he can completely eliminate all the toxins from his body and recover his health within three years."

As an emperor, he was busy with countless affairs of state. Let alone cultivating his qi and blood, even his soul power at the Soul Douluo level was probably accumulated by consuming precious natural treasures every day.

Not to mention he didn't understand the cultivation theory of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Even so, after all the running around for the past six months, Qian Renxue wouldn't have had the chance to poison him again. The improved blood circulation would probably make his symptoms less severe.

unless--"

At this point, Tang San recalled his state on the snowy night, pondered carefully, and said, "What kind of highly nourishing food did he eat recently? His strong qi and blood can resist the erosion of that mixed poison, but to cure the disease completely, the key lies in the word 'activate'."

When the human body is active, the internal organs function in harmony, enabling the major circulatory systems within the body to operate, thus gradually eliminating toxins from the body.

in contrast.

If he were to continuously replenish his qi and blood, causing a rapid increase in his overall qi and blood volume, it would only give him a false impression of abundant energy and spirit. In reality, he wouldn't be able to refine or neutralize the toxins due to excessive qi and blood; instead, it would cause them to become trapped in his spinal cord.

In short, Tang San believed that if Emperor Xue Ye had taken some kind of precious medicine that could greatly improve his qi and blood, it would only give him a false impression of being full of energy and spirit, while his internal energy would actually be even more severely depleted!

Originally, the mixed poison was spread throughout the body. Although it would cause Xue Ye to become weak and listless, it would at least allow him to survive.

However, if one were to suddenly boost their internal Qi and blood through external medicine, and they didn't understand the correct methods for circulating Qi and blood, the mixed toxins would be forced to the spinal cord—

Even a near-death experience is just a pipe dream!

“It seems that Xueye ate something very nourishing.” Zhou Qing’s gaze traveled over a thousand meters and landed on Xueye, who was also looking in this direction but could not see them. “Judging from his appearance, he is full of energy, but his eyes are covered with dark circles, indicating that the poison has entered his brain. If you and I do not take action, he will not live for more than three days once his recently rapidly increased blood and energy are exhausted.”

"It seems Xue Xing lied. The Heaven Dou Treasure Vault still holds quite a few precious medicines." Tang San said with slight regret.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhou Qing didn't care. "As long as we take over the entire Northern Province, Sunset Forest will belong to us. With the old monster around, he can give us a discount on all kinds of precious medicines!"

"Ok?"

At this moment, Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow and said to Xiao Lan, "You gather two thousand Red Turban soldiers to aim on the riverbank. When you see that the other side has set up a pontoon bridge and has advanced nearly halfway, use the Wind-Rapid Crossbow Arrows of the Soul-Guiding Zhuge Divine Crossbow to interfere with them."

Tina contacted me; something has happened in the Kingdom of Gure..."

(End of this chapter)