"Heh! Weren't you so tough? Why are you speechless now!"
The Old Ghost turned pale upon hearing this. "Senior... please spare my life! I swear! I will never set foot in the Southern Emperor Province again!"
Murong Longzhan sneered, "Enough nonsense! You better tell me honestly where your Ghost King Sect's lair is! Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Upon hearing Old Ghost felt utterly hopeless. "Senior! I cannot tell you this, not even if it means death. Can you please spare my life?"
Murong Longzhan's face darkened upon hearing this. "Hmph! You dared to utter words that insulted my niece, which is a capital offense. However, with your acquired strength, you must know a lot about the Ghost King Sect. I have my own ways to get it out of you! Come back with me!"
Upon hearing this, the Old Ghost laughed despairingly, "Hahaha! It seems I have no other choice!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Old Ghost's face suddenly turned black, a stream of foul-smelling black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, his head lolled to the side, and he died there, his life extinguished!
Murong Longzhan's face darkened upon seeing this. "Damn it! We were a step too slow and failed to remove the poisonous fangs from his mouth!"
Murong Longzhan angrily crushed him, turning him into a cloud of blood mist that dissipated into the air. Then, he placed two streams of qi on the two of them, dispelling the icy power.
"You two have rendered meritorious service by risking your lives to protect our master. I will report this to the Emperor and reward you accordingly!"
Upon hearing this, the two were overjoyed and immediately knelt down on one knee, cupping their hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you War Prince!"
Upon hearing this, Murong Longzhan waved his hand, "Get up and we'll talk later!"
The two slowly stood up, their expressions grave. "War Prince! Can you see Her Princess? I told her to leave this place first, but I don't know where she is now!"
Murong Longzhan nodded upon hearing this, "Don't worry! I've already placed him in a safe place. I'll take you there!"
Ghost King Sect.
At this moment, the Ghost King Sect Master's face was gloomy, his eyes flashing with a menacing crimson light as he stared intently at Elder Zhou, who was reporting to him. "Another failure!!"
Elder Zhou turned deathly pale upon hearing this. "Reporting to the Sect Master! Yes... that is indeed the case!"
The Ghost King Sect Master's expression turned grim. "It seems Li Changfeng has someone backing him! Let's put this matter aside for now and find a way to assassinate him later. You may leave now!"
"I obey!"
Eastern Zheng Province.
In a remote mountain village by the Dongjiang River, several young women were carrying a plate of clothes and were about to wash them by the river when they suddenly noticed a person lying on the bank. They were so startled that they screamed!
"Ah!!! There's a dead body there!!"
The women quickly ran to hide in the bushes, but couldn't resist prying them open to see if the man was dead or not.
"Do you think that person is dead or not?!"
"His face is pale and bloodless, he looks like he's dead. Shall we go back and tell the village chief and the others, and let them handle it?"
"Hey! Did you guys see that just now? I think I saw his finger move!"
"Ah! Then... then could it be that the zombie is coming back to life?!"
These words startled the women. One of them, a very intelligent woman, calmly said, "Impossible! What kind of corpse would rise from the dead in broad daylight! I don't think he's dead!"
"What should we do? Should we go and rescue him?"
"Of course we'll save them! The village schoolteacher once said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! We must save them!"
"Alright! Since he's a schoolteacher, we'll save him!"
"By the way, what is a seven-story pagoda?"
"Oh dear! Let's save people first, we can worry about the seven-story pagoda later!"
Several women struggled to pull the man from the shore. They gently placed their fingers over his nostrils and, sensing breath, exhaled. They were immediately alarmed. "He's alive! Quick! Call the men of the village and get him out of there!"
This man was Li Changfeng, who had been seriously injured and fell into the Dongjiang River. He was swept into the territory of Eastern Zheng Province and rescued by several women from a village on the banks of the Dongjiang River.
Afterwards, several women called over some strong men from the village and brought him back to the village. Under the care of a doctor with a full white beard, the doctor slowly explained the extent of his injuries.
"What incredible vitality! His ribs and sternum are all shattered, his internal organs are ruptured, and his head is severely injured. It's a miracle he's still alive! What's this kid's name? Where did you bring him from?!"
"Doctor Bai! I don't know his name either. I saw him by the river. Is there any hope for him?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Bai raised an eyebrow. "I can't guarantee the other doctors' abilities, but I can definitely save anyone who isn't completely dead in my care! You young ladies, bring me those herbs and plaster, I'll apply it to him!"
"Okay! Let's go now."
After a flurry of activity, Doctor Bai finally applied the herbs and plaster to Li Changfeng's face. Then, he took out a piece of paper, wrote down some herbs, and handed them to a few young girls.
"Go and gather these herbs, boil them in three bowls of water until one bowl remains, and drink it three times a day. This will help his injuries!"
The woman nodded solemnly upon hearing this, "Okay! We'll go now!"
One month later.
Doctor Bai took his pulse with a grave expression. "It's been a month! Why isn't he awake yet? The boy's injuries have clearly healed. Could it be that his head injury hasn't healed?"
"Head injuries can range from minor to serious; I guess I'll have to do some acupuncture to heal it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Doctor Bai took out a stack of silver needles and slowly inserted them into the man's head until his head was completely covered, then he slowly stopped.
Then, he took out a special incense stick and held it to Li Changfeng's nose. The pungent smell made Li Changfeng's eyelids tremble and he slowly woke up.
Seeing this, Doctor Bai smiled faintly, "You've finally woken up, kid!"
As soon as Li Changfeng woke up, he clutched his head tightly with his hands, crying out, "It hurts! My head hurts so much!"
Seeing this, Doctor Bai quickly put Li Changfeng down and applied silver needles to his head again, which improved Li Changfeng's complexion considerably. "It seems that your head injury is very serious! I will have to apply silver needles to you every day!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng looked at Doctor Bai with a face full of gratitude, "Thank you so much for saving my life, Doctor!"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Bai waved his hand dismissively. "No need to thank me! I've treated you for so long! You owe me ten taels of silver, remember to pay it back!"
"Okay! I will definitely pay it back!"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Bai pursed his lips. "You don't have a single penny on you. How are you going to pay me back?"
"This... I can do the work for you and pay off the money I owe you!"
Doctor Bai looked displeased upon hearing this, "That's all we can do! By the way, what's your name, kid?"
"I... what's my name? I can't remember..."