Liu Ruyan was observant and alert, and she felt something was wrong: "What kind of beast is good at rock climbing?"
Dong Qingxian has lived in the mountains for a long time, and he didn't know why he asked this question. He replied softly: "I have seen blue sheep that are good at climbing, but Yan'er asked why."
"It's okay, I'm just asking." Liu Ruyan lowered her hand. This mine has lasted for thousands of years. If there are any ferocious beasts, they won't be able to survive for long without a source of food.
But when she had just finished speaking, there was a sudden cry from the depths of the cave, followed by another one after another. The sound was so cruel that it made people's scalp numb.
Liu Ruyan's breathing became tight, and the uneasy feeling came over again. She stabilized her mind and glanced at Dong Qingxian: "Can you hear the movement?"
Dong Qingxian's face was solemn: "Someone was killed five hundred steps away. From the sound, it should be three male disciples."
As a healer, Angelica dahurica instinctively got up and left.
Dong Qingxian suddenly stretched out his hand to stop the other party and made a gesture of silence: "I seem to have heard some other noises."
Liu Ruyan, Bai Zhi, Jin Buhuan, and Shen Yanchu all turned their faces in unison and listened to him continue: "It's like the rustling sound of vipers crawling across the ground when they lived in the mountains in the past, but it's not all..."
Liu Ruyan looked puzzled: "What on earth is that?"
"I don't know." Dong Qingxian glanced sideways, trying to distinguish from the noise, "No, the distance is too far, so I can't hear clearly."
"You'll know if you go over there and take a look." Shen Yanchu walked towards the depths of the mine.
"I'll go too." Liu Ruyan looked cautious.
As the distance got closer, the noise became clearer. Until they arrived at the scene, the scene in front of them was like a hell. The few people who arrived were stunned on the spot.
The blood spread freely, like a pen dipped in thick ink, swaying freely between the sand and rock walls, leaving behind shocking red lines! At the end of the line of sight, Liu Ruyan only had time to see a pair of legs hanging on the ground. Pulled by an invisible force, he quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Following the direction of the blood, she saw a strange figure at the end, crawling on the ground, making strange biting sounds, and the smell of blood was so strong that it pungent. Nearby, there was a man whose calf was completely bitten off, and a piece of flesh was exposed. The bones were cut off, and he fell to the ground dying.
"What happened?" Bai Zhi knelt down and checked the man's injuries.
Elder Jiang was actually trapped here. He stabbed the tip of his sword into the sand as if to vent his anger, and said fiercely: "I don't know what kind of monster it is. It bites people when it comes. Fortunately, my martial arts skills are not in vain, but..."
He glanced at the injured man and couldn't help but sneer: "This kid is unlucky."
The injured man's eyes were closed tightly, and blood could not stop pouring out. Bai Zhi called in his ear: "Young hero, wake up——"
The man was lying in the sand and gravel, his chest rising and falling slightly, but other than that he had no reaction at all.
Bai Zhi lowered his head and found that the edge of the wound was purple in color and had a faint network shape. He turned back and shouted: "Bring the torch closer."
Liu Ruyan immediately sent the firelight. She came closer and saw that the person in the pool of blood was almost invisible: "Is this person still alive?"
Bai Zhi didn't answer. He took a closer look by the firelight and found that the man's still intact skin began to ooze blood. The wound area was even more serious. Layers of blood network extended out, and the flesh and blood began to fester.
Within a moment, the man choked completely.
His heart tightened, he raised his head, glanced at everyone, his face was very serious: "Who else has been bitten by it? Anyone with injuries, please come forward!"
Everyone was already in shock. The accident happened too fast. Everyone was too busy to take care of themselves just now. They just wanted to save their lives in the chaos. As long as no vital points were hurt, they didn't take it seriously.
After hearing Bai Zhi's reminder, a few people stood up here and there.
Bai Zhi walked forward with a solemn face, her eyes fell on the man on the far right, and she used tweezers to lift up his trouser leg to reveal the injured area.
"Judging from the injuries, they are scratches caused by being scratched by gravel when falling." Bai Zhi raised her eyes, "Are there any other injuries on the body?"
The other party thought about it carefully and shook his head: "No, no more."
Bai Zhi looked at the other wounded patient. There was a row of teeth marks on his forearm. The wound was not deep, but the bleeding continued.
"Quick, get some water."
Liu Ruyan stood behind him and immediately took off the water bag and handed it over.
Bai Zhi uncorked the bottle, poured water into the wound, and washed away the blood. He pressed the tooth mark to bleed, and then flushed the water. He repeated this several times until the water was completely exhausted. He quickly took a fine cloth and tied it tightly along the upper part of the arm.
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"Could it be that there is poison in this wound?" Liu Ruyan finally saw something.
"A poison I have never seen before." Bai Zhi kept moving, applying silver needles near the wound, and finally sprinkled medicinal powder on it, "What other discomforts are there in your body?"
This disciple was also a person who had traveled extensively and seen the world. After he calmed down, his expression was calm: "My arms are a little numb and my head is dizzy."
With a bitter look on her face, A-Lan lay down in front of this senior brother and hurriedly took out a pill: "I also have a poison-avoiding pill here. Senior brother, take it quickly."
Bai Zhi took the pill from A Lan's palm, put it under her nose, and shook her head: "This anti-poison pill can detoxify the poison of gold and stone, and the poison in your senior brother is better than that of snakes and scorpions. Bai can only try his best."
"So my senior brother..." As A Lan spoke, his voice gradually changed.
"Allan is a very old man, why are you crying?" The senior brother curved his lips and smiled softly, knowing that his time was running out, "When I became a disciple of the Mingjian Sect, I was fortunate enough to meet my master and learn martial arts. I will never be in vain in this life.
It's a pity that my disciple can no longer be filial to his teacher."
Elder Ren has been preaching and teaching for thirty years, and he treats his disciples extremely harshly. At this moment, he couldn't help but his old eyes were twitching, and he said for a long time, "There are still two sword techniques I taught you, so I will teach you them together today."
Having said that, Elder Ren retreated to an open space, held his sword at his fingertips, and executed every move with exquisite precision.
This sect's martial arts has never been spread to outsiders. Elder Ren broke the precept for him today. He felt deeply in his heart and gave a big salute to his master.
When he stood up again, half of his body was completely out of control. He smiled bitterly and slumped on the ground, covering the pain in his eyes.
"My senior brother is really hopeless?" Ah Lan still held on to a glimmer of hope.
Bai Zhi uncorked the bottle, sprayed the medicine for the second time, and continued to apply acupuncture to protect the heart veins: "I have never seen this kind of poison. There is no specially developed antidote. Your senior brother may not survive tonight."
Hearing that there was no cure, Elder Ren and A-Lan fell into silence for a while.
"But..." Bai Zhi considered her words and then asked, "What exactly attacked you just now? If you take precautions in advance, you can avoid being in danger again."
Talking about the monster just now, Ah Lan still had lingering fears: "There must be a person who looks like a four-legged snake, with black scales all over its body. It bites people when it sees it."
"What else?" Bai Zhi asked again and again.
Ah Lan recalled, suddenly remembering a strange thing: "At that time, I clearly stabbed it with a sword, but found that the scales were so hard that it couldn't hurt it at all."
Liu Ruyan was stunned. The sword was invulnerable. Is there such a thing?