My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

He claimed that the leader had sent him only to lower the guard and vigilance of the Taoist disciples.

"Alright, hurry up and finish refining the medicine, then distribute it!" Qi Yu said hurriedly.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Xiu said, "Uncle-Master, I have found out how the plague came about."

"How did you get here?" Qi Yu asked hurriedly, perking up a bit.

Qin Xiu pondered for a moment before speaking: "On the endless islands of the south, there is a kind of red-furred rat that lives near volcanoes, called the Crimson Fire Rat."

"After a Red Fire Rat dies, its body is eaten by its companions, so the amount of toxins contained in each living rat is astonishing."

“Back then, someone brought a batch of Red Fire Rats from the island, but once they left the volcano, the Red Fire Rats died quickly, so the person threw the carcasses into the river.”

"Then, a plague broke out in more than a dozen villages downstream of the river, with symptoms exactly the same as those in Jiangzhou City."

Qi Yu frowned. Crimson Fire Rat?

Most plagues are caused by improper disposal of decaying corpses or by transmission from animals to humans, so it's plausible that the red fire rats carry pathogens.

"Have you found out who brought it?" Qi Yu asked.

Qin Xiu glanced at Su Yue, hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up, saying, "In the south, there are seven forces stationed there, but only two forces have the ability to cross the ocean and bring a large number of Crimson Fire Rats."

After a pause, Qin Xiu's expression turned solemn, and he slowly said, "The Blood God Sect, and the Purple Qi Pavilion!"

Su Yue's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but she didn't say anything.

Indeed, as Qin Xiu said, only their Blood God Sect and Purple Qi Pavilion in the South have the ability to cross oceans.

Qi Yu was more inclined to believe that the Blood God Cult was behind it, because he was on par with their Holy Maiden and might pose a threat to her in the future.

It would be perfectly reasonable for the Blood God Cult to take action!

Knowing that the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Cult was Su Yue's senior sister, Qi Yu couldn't help but think more deeply.

But now is not the time to think about these things. Qi Yu forced himself to speak, his voice weak and feeble.

"Qin Xiu, send men to check all the wells in the city!"

Qin Xiu nodded, then turned and left.

Qin Xiu left, and Qi Yu could no longer hold back. He slid down the door frame and then coughed while leaning against it.

Su Yue couldn't care less about anything else and ran over to support Qi Yu, who was about to fall.

"My wife, I've contracted the plague. Don't touch me, it's contagious," Qi Yu said weakly.

Qi Yu's words only made Su Yue hug him tighter and then fall silent.

Qi Yu was very weak and couldn't even push Su Yue away. Gradually, his consciousness became more and more blurred until he fell into a coma.

……

When Qi Yu woke up from his coma, it was already late at night, but the room was still brightly lit.

Qi Yu felt a heavy head, a lack of strength, and an intense heat all over his body. But the next moment, he felt incredibly cold, as if he were in a frozen wasteland.

Qi Yu raised his hand, looked at the red spots on the back of his hand, and sighed.

Struggling to get out of bed, Qi Yu realized that she had changed her clothes and was now only wearing her underwear.

The wound on my arm has been re-bandaged, and the bandages are brand new.

It's obvious who it is!

Su Yue, who had just heard the commotion, walked in and looked at Qi Yu with a cold expression.

Seeing Su Yue's expression, Qi Yu gave a wry smile. She was truly angry, and it wasn't something that could be easily dismissed with a simple apology.

Now that the plague has been brought under control and a cure has been developed, it's good that Su Yue is here.

Just as he was about to say something, Qi Yu started coughing.

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Chapter 150 Depression? Doesn't exist!

Qi Yu coughed violently, coughing up dark red blood continuously.

Su Yue's previously cool expression immediately crumbled, replaced by a look of worry. She then called out to the living room, "Dr. Liu, please come and see my husband!"

Soon an old man with a white beard walked in and hurriedly came to Qi Yu's side, telling Qi Yu to lie back on the bed.

Qi Yu knew Doctor Liu, a famous doctor in Lantian County. When Su Yue caught a cold, he was invited by Li Ming to treat her.

Doctor Liu took out a bundle of silver needles from his medicine box, then picked out a thin one and inserted it into Qi Yu's neck.

Soon the silver needle turned bright red from the base, and then the entire silver needle became like red-hot iron.

Doctor Liu frowned, and hurriedly pulled out two more silver needles, inserting them into the patient's chest and the Baihui point on the top of his head, respectively.

The two silver needles, like the ones on her neck, turned bright red.

Doctor Liu withdrew his silver needles and then looked at Qi Yu with a complicated expression.

"Besides contracting the plague, Young Master Qi has also been poisoned by another kind of poison. If I am not mistaken, this poison is fire bat poison. I once encountered a similar patient when I traveled to the South China Sea."

Su Yue wasn't particularly surprised to learn that Qi Yu had been poisoned by fire bats; her only concern was whether there was a cure.

"Miracle doctor, can you cure the poison?" Su Yue asked anxiously.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Siyuan shook his head and said, "If it were just the fire bat poison, I could cure it. But Young Master Qi has also been infected with the plague. The plague and the fire bat poison have fused together and become a new kind of toxin. I'm sorry, I can't help you."

Qi Yu frowned upon hearing this. "No way? Is this the end for me?"

Involuntarily, Qi Yu looked at Su Yue.

Su Yue was also looking at Qi Yu at this moment. Neither of them spoke, and everything was understood without words.

……

Liu Siyuan left, and Qi Yu struggled to stand up, pulled open his clothes, and looked at his chest and abdomen.

A fist-shaped, crimson patch stretched across his chest and abdomen.

The plague from the Crimson Fire Rat, combined with the fire poison from the Fire Bat, and the nerve-numbing effect from the assassin, caused him to lose his sensitivity to true energy.

He sighed. It was impossible not to be panicked; after all, who isn't afraid of death?

Qi Yu struggled to sit on the edge of the bed, picked up his boots, and prepared to put them on and get out of bed.

But it was at this moment that Su Yue walked in; she had just returned from seeing Liu Siyuan off.

Seeing Qi Yu get up, he hurriedly walked over and pressed down on Qi Yu's shoulder.

"Husband, why are you up? Lie down quickly!"

Qi Yu raised his head and looked at Su Yue's face, which was so close to his, his thoughts somewhat dazed.

"My wife, can this poison be cured?" Qi Yu asked softly.

Su Yue stiffened for a moment, but quickly recovered, smiled at Qi Yu, and comforted him, "It's possible. No matter what it takes, I will heal my husband."

Qi Yu nodded, then smiled and said, "Wife, I'm a little hungry. Could you make me something to eat?"

Su Yue nodded, helped Qi Yu lie down again, and covered him with the blanket before speaking.

"What would you like to eat, my husband?"

"Fried rice with egg is fine!" Qi Yu said with a smile.

Su Yue's expression froze, her thoughts drifting as if she had returned to a year ago.

Although she used to know some needlework and had learned some cooking skills from her mother, she never paid much attention to them or showed much interest in them.

Back then, even stray dogs wouldn't eat the food she cooked, so you can imagine how bad it was.

The first meal she cooked for Qi Yu after marrying him was fried rice with eggs.

Because the first meal Qi Yu made for her was also fried rice with eggs!

However, at that time, even she herself couldn't stomach the fried rice she made.

Not only was it too salty, but the burnt and blackened rice grains were also mixed with eggshells, making a crunching sound when you chewed it, just like eating fried soybeans.

Qi Yu finished the whole plate of fried rice.

Su Yue remembered that it was the first time she had cooked for someone else and received praise for it. Although it turned out that she hadn't meant it, she was still very happy.

"Okay, let's make fried rice with eggs!" Su Yue said softly.

Su Yue left to make fried rice.

Qi Yu stared blankly at the bed curtains, pondering a solution.

Sitting idly by and waiting to die is not in my nature!

They're not dead yet, why are they so depressed?

Does Liu Siyuan's statement that there's no way to detoxify really mean there's no way?

Changing yourself because of what others say is not being true to yourself!

Just because of one sentence from Liu Siyuan, should I become depressed, sighing and grieving, and then start preparing my last words and funeral arrangements?

If you're not dead, you should do your best to live. There's no such thing as being depressed or down!

Even if I was diagnosed with throat cancer in my past life, I didn't waste my time being depressed!

Although he did die in the end, he's back to life now, hasn't he?

I have absolutely no clue about this poison, but that doesn't mean there's really no way to cure it.

I'll go ask Qin Xiu tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I'll have to go to the sect leader for help.

Eat your fill first, then think about other things!

……

Soon Su Yue returned with the fried rice. The golden egg coating each grain of rice looked quite good, much better than before.

Su Yue helped Qi Yu sit up, then placed a pillow behind him so he could lean against the bed.

"Husband, open your mouth!"

Su Yue picked up the fried rice with an egg, scooped it up with a spoon, and then held it to Qi Yu's mouth.