Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

Songyin and the others chased to the place where Qingdai had sprinkled the powder, and what they saw was a ground covered with unrecognizable, corroded corpses.

Those whose faces were stained with the powder were disfigured, the poison seeping into their skin; those whose eyes were injured had two large, bloody holes in their faces, with white brain matter visible and sizzling inside; those who inhaled it through their nasal cavity had their entire mouth and throat covered in rotting flesh that rolled up from the inside out... and a stench of decay permeated the surroundings...

Hongfeng and Hongyun leaned against a tree and vomited violently. Songyin went forward to check the corpses to make sure no one had escaped. Knowing that Qingdai had various life-saving medicines prepared by her young lady, she felt much more at ease.

Mo Ye's men were all soldiers who had fought in battles, including several secret guards. They had seen corpses before and were shocked by the scene before them when they arrived. Many of them covered their mouths and noses and couldn't help but go to the side to vomit.

Having not eaten anything, and then being drugged by the incense, leaving her feeling weak all over, and then vomiting bile... Only the person experiencing it can truly understand the feeling.

Song Yin walked up to Mo Ye and said, "Your Highness Prince Ning, there are no survivors. They were injured by the corpse-dissolving powder that Miss left for Qing Dai."

Hong Dian repeated uncertainly, "Corpse-dissolving powder? Is it what I'm thinking?"

Song Yin was quite certain, "Yes, it's corpse-dissolving powder! It dissolves upon contact with a corpse, turning it into a puddle of water. Because they were alive when they touched it, the corrosive effect isn't as strong."

A hiss—a series of cold gasps rose up...

Hongfeng blurted out, "Is your young lady a prodigy? She actually made something like this... Who is she going to use it against?"

Songyin kicked Hongfeng directly, saying, "My young lady is taking precautions. If it weren't for the corpse-dissolving powder, Young Master Nan and Qingdai might not have escaped so easily."

Hongfeng thought about it and realized it made sense, so he wisely shut his mouth.

Songyin still explained a few words for Yang Jianwu, "Miss's purpose in making the corpse-dissolving powder is not to deal with anyone, but to clear the corpses of birds and beasts in the forest and the mass graves. Whether it is a human or an animal corpse, if it is left exposed for a long time without being cleaned, it is easy to breed bacteria. Living people passing by will be at risk of infection. Many bacteria are contagious and can easily cause widespread transmission."

HTC raised the question, "What are germs?"

Song Yin thought for a moment, "I'm not a medical professional, so my explanation might not be accurate. You can think of it as a disease or a poison."

Hong Dian nodded, seemingly understanding.

Mo Ye had long sensed that Xiao Wu'er was a person with great love in her heart; this was her style, and it could indeed reduce the spread of many diseases.

Hongyun counted the number of people. "Your Highness, the people who were just assassinated are all here. Young Master Nan and Miss Qingdai should be safe for the time being."

Mo Ye nodded, "Clean up a bit, find a place to spend the night, and split up to search for them first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes." The group accepted the order and went to clean up the battlefield.

Songyin stopped the group of people who were about to clean up the body, saying, "You don't need to bother."

He pulled a bottle of corpse-dissolving powder from his waist, walked over to each corpse, sprinkled a little on it, and a sizzling sound rang out. The corpses turned into a puddle of water at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the nauseating smell disappeared.

Hongfeng whispered to Hongyun, "Let's stay away from her from now on. She's good at martial arts and carries this kind of thing. What if we offend her one day? We might not even be able to find her body."

Hongyun sensed that Hongfeng had a problem with Songyin. "Brother, you don't really have a grudge against Miss Songyin because of that hundred taels, do you?"

Hongfeng glared at Hongyun, "Am I that kind of person?!"

Hongyun looked at it for a while and nodded, "It looks like it."

Hongfeng felt an urge to beat up his brother at that moment...

Inside the cave, after Jingnan and Qingdai finished their dinner, Qingdai made a simple bed out of thatch and large leaves. "Jingnan, you're injured, come and rest early."

Jingnan looked at the simple bed, with thatch on the bottom and large leaves on the top. Her head was even raised to serve as a pillow, and some insect repellent powder was sprinkled around it. He was very touched. This girl must have made many trips to collect these things. "Qingdai, why don't we rest together?"

Qingdai's face turned bright red. "Um...you go to sleep...I have to keep watch." After saying that, she slipped to the cave entrance and sprinkled some insect repellent powder to prevent snakes and insects from entering.

Jing Nan didn't force him. His wounds had been treated, and he was indeed feeling sleepy. He went to bed and fell asleep fully clothed.

Qingdai returned to the campfire and found Jingnan already fast asleep. She was worried about him. Why was he so unlucky? He was always the one who got hurt. Before his old wounds had fully healed, new ones would appear. Did he do something bad in his past life that caused him to always get hurt in this life?

Qingdai was lost in thought when she heard Jingnan muttering in his sleep. She went over to him and saw him shivering. She touched his hand and exclaimed, "It's so cold!"

She took off her own coat and draped it over Jingnan's, rubbing Jingnan's hands together. Jingnan still felt very cold. "Qingdai...I...I'm so cold..."

Qingdai was very anxious beside her, "Jingnan, you have to hold on. You probably have a fever because the wound wasn't cleaned properly and got infected. You'll be fine once you get through this."

Jingnan slowly moved toward Qingdai, as if only there could he find warmth. Qingdai couldn't bear to see Jingnan cold, so she lay down behind him, hugged him from behind, covered them both with her outer robe, and pressed her body against Jingnan's back as much as possible to keep him warm.

Her heart was pounding faster, and Qingdai rested her face on Jingnan's shoulder, content to bring him warmth.

Jingnan's trembling gradually stopped, and he calmed down, his breathing becoming much more even. Qingdai finally breathed a sigh of relief and tried to get up to leave, but Jingnan grabbed her arm tightly. He murmured his heartfelt words intermittently, "Qingdai...don't go...don't leave me...I want to marry you..."

Qingdai thought of the gap between them, and that he already had concubines and maids in his family. A pang of sadness gripped her heart, and her eyes reddened, tears slowly welling up. "Jingnan, we can't be together..."

Jingnan was half-awake at this moment, vaguely hearing Qingdai's words, and felt wronged, "Why... I really... like you so much..."

Qingdai finally couldn't hold back her tears, and they flowed down her cheeks. But she didn't go back to Jingnan. Instead, she hugged him tightly from behind, thinking that she would indulge herself just this once, this night that belonged only to the two of them, and that there might never be another like it.

Jingnan couldn't resist the drowsiness and gradually fell asleep. Qingdai held him like that and slowly fell asleep as well.

The campfire occasionally crackled, its sound particularly loud in the quiet night.

In the middle of the night, Jingnan developed a low-grade fever. He vaguely remembered that he was injured and had hidden in a cave with Qingdai. Qingdai? As soon as he moved, he felt a soft body behind him. It was Qingdai!