Chapter 293: Poison

"Ah!!"

A sharp and high-pitched scream tore through the silence in the dense forest.

Lao Bai's pupils shrank sharply, and he looked at his legs in horror.

His trouser legs were cut by the thorns of the vines on the ground at some point, and his two calves were densely covered with cuts. These wounds had already festered, and the skin and flesh were rolling up, and some black and sticky liquid was flowing out. It was extremely sticky and looked like paste at first glance, not like blood at all. The most terrifying thing was that his skin and flesh had patches of mold on the surface, like rotten fruit, green and covered with white hair.

This was obviously a symptom of poisoning, but no one knew what kind of poison it was that could make people's skin and flesh rot and grow hair. The most important thing was that Lao Bai had no idea about it from beginning to end! !

Lao Bai was chatting and laughing with us before, but now, in the blink of an eye, his body has shown a state of exhaustion from the poison. He wanted to struggle, but he was exhausted and collapsed on the protruding root of the old tree. His body twitched from time to time, and the green gas spread from his neck to his face at a speed visible to the naked eye. White foam kept pouring out between his lips and teeth, and even his pupils began to relax.

This is like a person with lung cancer. Before going for a check-up, although he will feel chest pain and shortness of breath, he basically doesn't take it too seriously. The whole person's mental state is still good, but once he gets the doctor's certificate, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse. It won't take long before the person becomes a bedridden sickly person. It's hard to say whether the disease destroyed him, but one thing is certain: when the fear in a person's heart is completely released, it will be like a river bursting its banks, forming an iron stream that is enough to defeat everything, and no one can resist it.

I knew that if I didn't do something, Lao Bai would be scared to death, so I rushed forward, held his head with both hands, and shook it non-stop: "Hey, you're not dead yet, cheer up, my master is here, why are you panicking?"

I don't know if it was because I encouraged him or because he remembered my master's skills, the twitching symptoms gradually subsided, and his originally scattered vision was slightly focused, but he was still very weak. I supported him and could feel that his bones seemed to have been pulled out, and now there was only a soft skin bag left.

"Be on guard!"

My master shouted in a low voice, asking Wushuang and Old Man Li to be on guard outside, and at the same time he quickly squatted down and asked Zhang Xinya to hold the flashlight to shine on Lao Bai's legs, and then he directly stretched out his fingers to touch the mold spots on Lao Bai's wound. I wanted to remind him to pay more attention, but he raised his hand, motioned me not to speak, and dipped a little dirty blood in the wound with his index finger.

A strange scene appeared. After the dirty blood fell on my master's index finger, it was like ink poured into water, quickly seeping into the skin and spreading very quickly. One finger turned black in an instant.

My master groaned, and his finger shook. White smoke came out from it. The smell of the white smoke was unpleasant, similar to the smell of burning hair. The poisonous blood that had just penetrated into his flesh was forced out in an instant and fell from his fingertips.

This move was too amazing. We were originally at a loss for what to do with this strange poison that we didn't know. Now at least we can be sure that my master can deal with it.

Lao Bai also had a glimmer of hope, and asked hopefully: "Mr. Zhang, can I still be saved?"

My master did not respond, but ordered Brother Yaozi: "Take off his pants!"

Brother Yaozi went up and ripped off Lao Bai's pants in no time. I looked back and couldn't help but gasp. I saw that Lao Bai's legs were now as black as ink, and the black air was spreading continuously. Now it has spread to the waist and hips, and the upper body and neck are covered with green air.

This is obviously the toxicity that is spreading...

Lao Bai's eyes are sharp, and he actually saw his own situation. He kept looking down and stammered: "Quick, quick..."

He was stunned and couldn't say a word.

But I knew him too well, and I almost understood what he was worried about when his life was in danger. So I took off my pants and took a look. The situation was not good. I subconsciously clamped my legs together, turned my head and said to Lao Bai stiffly: "King Kong is invincible, and it will last forever!"

Lao Bai was like a last breath, and suddenly he had a huge strength. He grabbed my wrist with a terrifying strength, and it hurt my wrist. He gritted his teeth and growled: "Tell the truth..."

"Can you shut up!!"

Brother Yaozi roared and glanced at him coldly: "You want to hear the truth? Well, I tell you, that thing can only be cut off now. It's all burnt, and there's no point in keeping it..."

Lao Bai's face twitched and he didn't say anything.

My master stared at the condition of his lower body for a while, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "Xinya, take something from my backpack, a bottle of cockscomb blood, three grams of cinnabar, mix them, soak them with a piece of engineering line, and tie it to Lao Bai's waist."

Zhang Xinya immediately followed my master's instructions and worked hard with Brother Yaozi to tie the red rope to Lao Bai's waist. Brother Yaozi didn't know what gentleness was, and he was very cruel. The thin engineering line almost cut into the flesh.

Lao Bai immediately screamed: "It's hot, so hot!!!"

Soon, the black gas had spread to his waist, but the place where the engineering line was tied was like the boundary between Chu and Han. As soon as the black gas touched it, white smoke immediately rose from Lao Bai's waist, and Lao Bai's screams became more and more shrill.

My master observed for a moment, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the black gas could not cross the red line. He looked at Lao Bai and said, "The poison gas cannot enter the heart meridian, so your life is saved."

Then, he took out a bag of glutinous rice from his backpack and threw it on the ground: "Someone take the glutinous rice and keep rubbing his soles until his skin turns light green. Then he will be fine, and his body can resist the residual toxins."

The old one-eyed man immediately jumped out and volunteered to do it. He had a strong desire to show off. In fact, we can all see that he was afraid that he would be useless and give up as soon as he encountered danger.

My master said that this matter was a bit dangerous. It was possible that the toxins would invade the body and his hands would not be able to be saved.

The old one-eyed man immediately became timid.

I sighed, stood up and said that I would do it.

Lao Bai was so moved that he burst into tears. He said that at critical moments, brothers who had fought for their lives could still be relied on. Then he said, "Come on, brother, help me rub this part first."

I was a little fed up with him. My master said that rubbing the soles of feet can draw out all the toxins, but you are still thinking about that broken thing. I spit thick phlegm on his face on the spot. Lao Bai was embarrassed and stopped talking.

Then, my master asked Zhang Xinya to take mugwort and soak it in water. He asked me to wash my hands. He also made two engineering lines in the same way and tied them to my wrists. Then he nodded at me.

However, as soon as Lao Bai took off his boots, I immediately regretted it. A sour and spicy stench hit me in the face. The stinky socks were steaming. Even in this cold environment, I could see the white steam coming out. I kept retching and couldn't help but say to Lao Bai, if it doesn't work, I'll return the twenty years of my life that I borrowed from you. We'll be even. From now on, you go your way and I go mine. No one knows each other.

Lao Bai responded with a smirk that there are dangers everywhere here, and no one knows what is waiting for us in the depths of darkness. He was trying to cheer me up, fearing that I would accidentally fall.

My master saw that Lao Bai's mental state was much better, so he was relieved and carefully observed the vines on the ground.

If nothing unexpected happens, these things are the culprit.

The vines are full of thorns, and Lao Bai's trouser legs were accidentally cut, which is why he was poisoned.

After observing for a while, my master suddenly stood up, pulled out the ancestral weapon from his waist with a clang, and swung the sword to cut the vines on the ground.

Crack!

The vine was cut off by the sword.

However, black blood was flowing out from the crack, and the vine was still twitching and wriggling, like a big snake, flapping for a long time before it fell to the ground with no power, but the black blood seemed to be endless and kept oozing out.

"Is it a living thing?"

Brother Yaozi was horrified and subconsciously wanted to draw his sword.

However, my master raised his hand to stop him.

"No threat."

My master said so, and then said lightly: "Old Bai can't leave in this state, so just rest here. Be careful, wrap your calves with something, and be careful not to be poisoned again!"

Brother Yaozi asked nervously: "Uncle, what kind of poison is this?"

My master said expressionlessly: "Corpse poison!"

"Impossible?"

The old one-eyed man suddenly interrupted: "I have seen people with corpse poison before, and it is indeed scary, but not like this. Look at this, it's rotten and hairy..."

"You know shit!"

Old man Li was huddled under a big tree, sneering: "There are many kinds of corpse poison. This kind of corpse poison is called corpse poison, and most of them appear in corpse land.

I don't need to say more about what corpse land is, right?

Mass graves are corpse graves. When there are too many dead people, the yin energy is heavy and people cannot be reincarnated. After the corpses decay, the corpse poison seeps into the soil. The amount is too large and pollutes the soil. After being absorbed by plants, the plants also have toxins. This is the corpse poison, which is the most essential and poisonous part of the corpse poison. Once it invades the heart, even the gods can't save it. Bai Xiaozi is lucky. His leg was cut, and the speed of the toxin going back to the heart slowed down. In addition, he was found in time, so his life was saved. Use glutinous rice to absorb the poison from the soles of his feet, bandage the wound a little, and he will be fine in a few hours! "

Brother Yaozi hesitated and said, "Many people have died in this place?"

My master sighed and said four words slowly: "Astronomical figures! ! "

This is a bit creepy.

So many people died. Was it buried alive? Or some other evil magic?

No wonder the forests here are so dense. It turns out that this is a dead land in the extremely yin land. The dead have become nutrients, nourishing all these trees.

I was frightened by what I heard. I didn't care about lifting Lao Bai's stinky feet anymore. I grabbed a handful of sticky rice and pressed it hard.

"Zizi..."

The billowing white smoke was rising.

Lao Bai and I screamed "Ah" almost at the same time.

This is an unspeakable pain. It's hard to say whether it's painful or hot. After rubbing a few times, my hands were a little cramped. I could vaguely see that the back of my hands was filled with green air. When I pulled away, the sticky rice had turned black and exuded an unpleasant fishy smell. Looking at the palm of my hand, the skin in some places was bulging and it seemed that it was about to fall off and fester.

I was horrified. This poison was too overbearing.

"There is nothing special about white glutinous rice. It is better to say that corpse poison restrains glutinous rice and will contaminate it. Holding glutinous rice in your hand to remove poison is equivalent to holding a handful of corpse poison!"

Old man Li said casually as if talking to himself: "There are many acupuncture points on the soles of the feet. Three yin meridians and three yang meridians meet here. It is also the place where floods are discharged. The effect of removing poison here is immediate, but the harm to the person removing poison is also the highest. This is corpse poison, not ordinary corpse poison. If his hands were not sealed and cleaned with wormwood, just that one blow would be enough to kill him.

The old man has been wandering around for half a lifetime, and he has never seen anyone willing to remove corpse poison for his friends. At that time, a Nanliang tomb was found at the foot of Yunwu Mountain in Nian County. There was a corpse field in the tomb. Two sworn brothers went to the tomb. One of them was poisoned by corpse poison, and the other drew his sword and killed him without hesitation. Some people said that the poison had not yet entered the heart meridian and there was still hope. Why kill?

The man sneered. If a brother is gone, he can still make another one. His life is his own. That's the only thing. Where can he find another one after he dies? He has a wife and children at home. He dare not die. If he really dies and his brother lives, can his brother help him to support his wife and children? I am afraid that while supporting him, his wife will sleep with his brother and his child will call him dad. It is better to kill him with a knife, clean and neat, so as not to be upset. What if he feels sympathy?

Hey, I'm open-minded today. It's interesting, interesting, hahaha..."

I glanced at him. The old man spoke in a shady way. I didn't know what he meant by saying so much nonsense. His white eyes without pupils were blinking, full of irony. I sneered and didn't bother to pay attention to him. I looked down at Lao Bai again. His face was almost pale under the severe pain just now. I whispered to him to bear it, and grabbed a handful of glutinous rice from the bag and pressed it hard.

When it comes to pain, the worst thing is to have it come suddenly. If it lasts for a long time, you will gradually become numb and not feel so much pain.

Gradually, I could no longer feel the pain. To be precise, my hands had lost all sensation and many parts of them were festering.

Zhang Xinya was trembling with fear and said that if it really didn't work, she would let me do it, but my master stopped her. The team needed combat power when they entered such a place. We couldn't just go one by one and get all of them scrapped. And my master also said that I had the Earth Spirit Pearl. Although this pearl was a bomb to me now, it was also protecting me. At least if the poison invaded my body, it would be killed directly by the Earth Spirit Pearl. It was actually the safest for me to do this. It would be hard to say if someone else did it.

Zhang Xinya had to give up after hearing this.

I sat cross-legged on the ground, extracting the poison for three hours, and almost used up a bag of glutinous rice. The black and blue color on Lao Bai's body gradually faded, and the blood from the wound on his leg returned to normal. The hairy mold spots had long disappeared.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, everyone around me had already fallen asleep. After walking for so long, their physical strength had indeed reached a limit.

Shunzi was woken up by Brother Yaozi not long ago to take turns on duty. At this time, he was sitting not far away, his head drooping, and his eyelids were fighting each other because of sleepiness.

I rinsed my hands with the wormwood water next to me, bandaged them with gauze, stretched my waist, picked a piece of open space that had been cleared of vines, and just as I lay down and turned over, I heard a creepy subtle sound when my ears were close to the ground.

"Crunch, crunch..."

It seems... something is chewing food! !