The Princess Agents Want a Divorce

The child immediately objected, "How can I lend you this rope? If I lend it to you, how will we continue our journey? No way!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Weilan frowned deeply. Ye Tong's temperament was truly something else; when would he ever stop being so impetuous?

Gu Lingxi persisted, "I will pay you. I will have my subordinates go to the city to buy horse ropes and return them to you immediately, is that alright?"

Hmm! Tong'er! Go cut the rope for the young master in case of emergency!

Seeing Ye Weilan get off the carriage again, Ye Tong stamped his foot in frustration! "Hmph! Young Master's been so kind again! He's already given away three or four carriages along the way! He's even spent half his travel expenses! Saving the old man, saving the child, and now saving this young man—at this rate, when will we ever reach the capital?"

Listening to the child's rambling, Gu Lingxi suddenly couldn't help but laugh! This master and servant pair was quite interesting! She was also a kind-hearted person! The child had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Looking at Gu Lingxi's face, which had become bright with a sudden laugh, Ye Weilan was slightly stunned. The smile was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before!

Tong'er, don't talk nonsense, or your little brother will laugh at you!

Gu Lingxi took the rope and thanked the two of them. "Thank you!" Just as she was about to leave, Ye Weilan suddenly spoke up, "Can I come and take a look with you?"

Gu Lingxi... Young Master, please go ahead, but it's very dangerous over there!

No problem! I know martial arts!

Upon hearing that he knew martial arts, Gu Lingxi stopped trying to stop him!

The two approached Jun Moli one after the other!

One person has been subdued, but there are still three left!

Ye Weilan looked at them for a moment and then spoke solemnly! They've been poisoned by the Corpse King! Seal their Baihui, Shenting, Shencong, and Shangxing acupoints with silver needles! These four acupoints can temporarily render them unconscious for a quarter of an hour! But I don't have any silver needles left!

Jun Moli just couldn't stand Ye Weilan; that pretty boy, and that naughty girl trying to seduce him with that face again. But considering he was helping them, he decided not to hold it against him. He knew Gu Lingxi definitely had silver needles with her, so he turned his gaze to Gu Lingxi.

Gu Lingxi didn't hesitate, as she happened to have a lot of silver needles! Using her lightness skill, she swiftly placed the needles, and with a few quick snips, the remaining three people fell to the ground!

Chi Hun and the others hurriedly tied the people up with ropes before finally untying them! Chi Hun and Hun had been fighting non-stop for several hours, and now they were so exhausted that they sat down on the ground, panting heavily!

Gu Lingxi handed a bottle of Qi-replenishing pills made with spiritual spring water to the group, saying they felt better after taking them!

Chi Hun looked at Jun Moli, and only after receiving Jun Moli's approval did he respectfully accept the medicine bottle! Thank you, Young Master Ling!

Young Master, you know medicine? You recognize this illness? Although Jun Moli disliked this person, he had to admit that he had helped them, otherwise they would have had to go through even more trouble!

Hmm! I'm somewhat proficient in it! I was fortunate enough to see this symptom in my teacher's wife's notes!

I don't know, is there any way to detoxify?

There are solutions, but they are somewhat difficult!

How difficult is it? Young master, please speak frankly!

To cure the Corpse King Poison, you must find the Corpse King, which is the first walking corpse to bite someone, and let its blood flow onto the Yin Corpse Ghost King Flower. When the flower buds open, collect the blood and boil it with rootless water for three days. Take the detoxifying drink within three days! It can also be used to wipe external wounds to cure the poison!

The first Corpse King? How do I find that? And what is the Yin Corpse Ghost King Flower? Jun Moli asked, puzzled.

The Ghost King Flower, found in extremely yin places, is a companion plant to the Corpse King! Where there is a Corpse King, there will surely be Ghost King Flowers!

As for how to find them, I don't know. However, I can offer some modest assistance in detoxification! Healers are compassionate, and although I am a complete stranger to you all, I will still do my utmost to help if needed!

"Then let's use the source tracing method to find it; narrowing down the scope will make it easier to find!" Gu Lingxi spoke up at the right moment!

Oh? Xi'er, tell me what the source tracing method is?

The idea is to trace the outbreak back to where it was first discovered, identifying the earliest cases, the locations of those cases, and any commonalities or places visited. Perhaps this will lead us to the Corpse King!

Hmm! This method is good. The place where the disease first appeared is called Niujia Village, which is about half an hour's journey from here! We can ride there on horseback and arrive before dark!

The three of them, on two horses, galloped towards Niujia Village! Jun Moli was holding Gu Lingxi as they rode together on one horse! Ye Weilan also came along, and Jun Moli did not stop her!

Niujia Village is small, with only a few dozen households. It wasn't dark yet, but every door and window was tightly shut. The silence was eerily quiet. A few houses had white banners hanging high at their doors, and white paper money was scattered everywhere on the ground, fluttering in the wind.

A wooden barbed wire fence had been erected at the village entrance! Gu Lingxi and the others had no choice but to tie their horses at the entrance and walk in!

Gu Lingxi randomly chose a house and gently knocked on the door knocker. A clanging sound followed, and she heard a child crying in terror from inside.

Mom! Waaaaaah! I'm so scared! Is the man-eating demon back again?

"Don't be afraid! Mother's here! Mother will protect you!" The woman's trembling voice changed tone.

Left with no other option, Gu Lingxi shouted loudly inside! "Auntie, don't be afraid, we've come to rescue you!"

Hearing voices, the old woman breathed a sigh of relief. If someone could speak, it meant they weren't having a seizure! A seizure would only go berserk, attacking any living thing! They wouldn't speak! Only then did she muster the courage to open the door!

Upon reaching the door, she cautiously peeked through the crack before carefully opening it a crack and asking, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Are there any patients in your village who attack people on sight? We have treatment options and would like to understand the situation first!

"Really? Can you really save those people?" The woman was overjoyed to hear that there was a cure! Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Thank you so much! Thank God for opening your eyes! Our village has fifty-six households, two or three hundred people, and more than half of the able-bodied men have contracted the disease! Some were burned to the ground by government officials! Some who haven't been burned yet are still tied up in the ancestral hall! My old man was accidentally scratched yesterday and is locked up in the ancestral hall, waiting to be burned tomorrow! Waaah! Can you really save us? This old woman kowtows to you!" She then knelt down before the three men.

Gu Lingxi reacted quickly and helped the old woman up! "Auntie, please get up, we're here to help you! But we need to know the specific details! Do you know who was the first to fall ill?"

The old woman pondered for a moment. It was Zhang Ergouzi, a local hoodlum, who was the first to fall ill! The village chief led people to subdue him, but several people were bitten and scratched and also developed symptoms!

What does that Zhang Ergouzi do? Does Auntie know where he's been before?

This Zhang Ergouzi is always idling around, stealing chickens and dogs! My old man told me that he was planning a big heist a few days ago, saying he'd get rich if he found one or two stones! I don't know much else about him!

After leaving Niujia Village, Gu Lingxi and her group went to ask around in several nearby villages!