Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 525: The Divine Doctor Makes a Move (Part 2)
Elder Liu’s words were like a drop of water into a hot oil pan, immediately causing Feng Luochen and his companions to explode in anger.
"Elder Liu, you’re being way too unreasonable. It’s very dangerous inside the Black Fog. Besides, we only agreed to undertake the transport mission; we didn’t agree to help you find people. This is a problem you need to solve yourselves. Even if Manager Yue wants to hold us accountable, we’re not afraid."
Feng Luochen was infuriated. Elder Liu, just like the Underworld Market, was overbearing and indifferent to human life.
"It’s you again. You were the one who first talked back, refusing to help transport the Heavenly Stone and inciting the mercenaries to cause trouble. But do you think that others will listen to you? What are you, anyway, nothing but a Grade E waste."
After Elder Liu’s remarks, his gaze turned towards the other veteran mercenaries present.
The veteran mercenaries here all made their livings around Qinghe City. For them, Soldier Inn was of immense importance, and Yue Shan was an absolute authority.
They were not like Dongfang Yong and others - they made their livelihoods through the Soldier Inn and wouldn’t dare to truly offend Manager Yue.
Seeing the old mercenaries wavering, Elder Liu continued to stir the pot.
"If you can help find the people, upon successful completion, the Underworld Market is willing to give each of you twenty thousand taels. But if anyone does not help, the previously promised ten thousand taels will not be given either. Moreover, they will be unable to do any business with the Underworld Market in the future."
Elder Liu felt secretly smug. These brash young fools really had no idea what they were up against. They dared to defy the Underworld Market, not realizing that it was the number one trading company in the world!
Feng Luochen was beside himself with anger and wanted to argue with Elder Liu, but Hong Xuan pulled him back, shaking her head at him.
"Don’t be impulsive. A powerful dragon cannot crush a local snake; we’re no match for the Underworld Market."
Having been through the ordeal with Hong Haoran, Hong Xuan’s temperament had become much more stable. She knew that in this situation, there was no need to clash head-on with Elder Liu.
She suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Elder Liu, it’s not that we’re unwilling to help, but with the Black Fog intensifying, it’s not good for everyone to go down the mountain at this time. It might be better to wait until the westerly winds weaken and the Black Fog disperses a bit before we go search."
Elder Liu, upon seeing Hong Xuan’s beautiful appearance, let his lustful eyes linger on her pretty face for a moment, secretly sighing to himself at the discovery that there were beauties even among female mercenaries.
He said with a smile.
"Since you are pleading on your behalf, I will give you one more chance. But saving people is like fighting a fire; we cannot wait any longer. As for you... pretty girl, if you are afraid, you can stay behind and keep this elder company. I will protect you. After all, I have a Heavenly Weapon and fine medicinal herbs."
Saying this, Elder Liu proudly flashed the scabbard at his waist and took the opportunity to grope Hong Xuan.
"Perverted old man!"
Hong Xuan felt goosebumps all over her body; she struggled to suppress the urge to vomit and pulled her hand away. She gave Feng Luochen and Dongfang Yong a look, then turned and followed the old mercenaries down the mountain.
Feng Bailing glanced at Elder Liu, who had a smug look on his face, and chuckled inwardly. This lecherous old man actually dared to touch Hong Xuan’s hand?
She hurried along to catch up with the others.
Feng Luochen and his companions had no choice but to enter the Black Fog.
"Hong Xuan, why did you stop me earlier? I wanted to kill that Elder Liu."
Feng Luochen angrily said.
"Why go to such lengths to deal with people like him? Just now, when he touched my hand, I had applied poison on it. Once poisoned, his hand will begin to itch, and scratching it will cause the skin to break. If the blood contaminates other skin, it will also start to rot."
Hong Xuan said with a cold laugh.
As for Elder Liu’s fate, Hong Xuan couldn’t care less. But the Black Fog ahead...
After the group descended the mountain, the Black Fog wasn’t initially thick, but as time went by, it became denser.
The mercenaries walking together gradually noticed a foul stench within the fog.
The smell was strange, like rotting corpses mixed with spoiled food. At first, it just made one’s chest feel stuffy. However, as they inhaled more of the Black Fog, everyone felt their heartbeats quicken and breathing became difficult.
Hong Xuan was quite astute; she had already given the three of them Detoxification Pills upon entering the Black Fog.
However, the Detoxification Pills were just ordinary ones. At first, they had some effect, but soon, they all felt light-headed and heavy-footed, making it difficult to walk.
The Detoxification Pills had lost their effectiveness.
"We can’t go any further, this Black Fog is poisonous."
Hong Xuan’s voice was urgent.
"It’s too late now, we can’t retreat back to the mountainside either. The fog is too thick; we can’t make out the direction."
Just as Dongfang Yong finished speaking, they heard a cry from an old mercenary beside them.
The old mercenary did not have any Detoxification Pills and had been relying on the Gang Qi within his body all along.
Now, his eyes were bloodshot, a white foam of poison leaking from his mouth and nose. He swung the weapon in his hand toward Hong Xuan.
The three were startled, and looking around, they saw that most of the other mercenaries had twisted faces and were acting erratically.
Some madly attacked those beside them, and some danced around, collapsing to the ground.
Without the Detoxification Pills, these people were already deep in the throes of poisoning.
With the Detoxification Pills having failed, Feng Luochen and Dongfang Yong also had no choice but to summon their Gang Qi to resist the Black Fog.
But when they tried to summon their Gang Qi, they found their consciousness became even more unclear.
"Don’t circulate your energy; this fog is likely having a stronger effect on martial artists."
Hong Xuan noticed something wrong and tried to stop them, but it was already too late.
"We need to leave this place immediately." The three could only retreat blindly like headless flies.
The mercenaries beside them had gone insane; while retreating and defending themselves, they nearly got injured several times.
"Go this way."
Just as the three were in disarray, they heard a voice that sounded almost heavenly.
Feng San suddenly jumped out, pointing to the east. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"The wind is coming from the west, if we walk in the opposite direction, the Black Fog will get lighter."
"Both of them have inhaled a large amount of Black Fog, I’m afraid they won’t hold on for long."
Hong Xuan was in a state of sheer panic, regretting her earlier decision. If she had known, she would have listened to Dugu Wu and stayed put in Qinghe City. It seemed today they would be trapped to die in this Black Fog.
"Don’t panic; the Black Fog carries Miasma. Since the Miasma is blowing in from the jungle, then the surrounding area must have herbs to counteract the Miasma."
Feng Bailing took out three Detoxification Pills and signaled for the three to take them immediately.
Seeing Feng San seemingly unaffected by the poison, the three hesitated but still took the Detoxification Pills.
It was strange how the same Detoxification Pills worked differently; once taken, the three of them felt slightly better. Yet, they had no means to effectively rid themselves of the Black Fog they had inhaled.
"Wait here, I’ll go look for Medicinal herbs."
Feng Bailing took the three to a downwind location where the Black Fog had dissipated somewhat, then she headed back into the thicker fog in the opposite direction.
"Stop. It’s useless; this area is too vast, it’s impossible to find Medicinal herbs."
Dongfang Yong called out weakly, although he disliked Feng San, he did not want her to die in vain for their sake.
