259: poison

"I know you just tried to kill Young Master Li. I won't hold that against you. What I want to ask you is... do you know what exactly happened to my master?"

"Also, can my master still wake up, or will he have to lie here forever?"

"Physician Chen, I want to hear the truth!" Nan Qingyue said with a grim face, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

In truth, Nan Qingyue was the last person who wanted Li Changfeng to suffer an accident, but since Li Changfeng had already become like this, she had no good solution.

And now, Nan Qingyue could only silently pray, hoping that Li Changfeng would wake up soon.

However, for several days in a row, Li Changfeng had been lying here, and no one could help, which made her even more helpless.

Nan Qingyue felt uncertain; she was very afraid that Li Changfeng would remain in this deep sleep forever.

Facing such a question, Physician Chen first lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long while, Physician Chen finally looked up, a bright light flashing in his eyes.

"Actually, Young Master Li isn't severely injured; he's poisoned. With Young Master Li's strength, there are very few people who could injure him to this extent." Physician Chen said with a grim face, taking a sharp breath.

Immediately, Physician Chen turned his head and glanced at Li Changfeng on the bed.

In fact, Li Changfeng possessed a Spirit Master, and this Spirit Master was Baiyi Luo, a powerful expert under heaven, who was just one step away from becoming a true Immortal.

With such a Spirit Master, who in the Jianghu could be Li Changfeng's opponent?

However, Li Changfeng was now lying on the bed, unable to even wake up.

Thus, there was truly no other way.

"Poisoned?" Nan Qingyue gasped, feeling utterly helpless.

Nan Qingyue was even more curious: how did her master get poisoned, and who would poison him?

Situ Jiu's face was grim; he felt that Physician Chen must know something. He then looked up at Physician Chen, hoping to find a useful answer.

And just at this moment...

Situ Jiu smiled slightly, "Physician Chen, do you know what's going on? What kind of poison is Young Master Li afflicted with?"

"The poison on Young Master Li is not a material poison; it's a Gu Poison. But why would something from the Southern Domain appear on Young Master Li?" Physician Chen lowered his head, his face grim.

In fact, Physician Chen also couldn't understand why Young Master Li had such a thing on him.

Gu Poison is something from the Southern Domain, yet it appeared in the Central Plains.

"Gu Poison? What's that?" Nan Qingyue frowned deeply; she had truly never heard of this Gu Poison!

Moreover, Li Changfeng's strength was so formidable, so when did the poisoner get the opportunity? And besides, after all this time, did Master not notice it at all?

Nan Qingyue had too many questions in her heart; she wanted to understand everything clearly.

"I heard it's a kind of poisonous insect from the Southern Domain. This insect is very strange; it can be controlled by people and even be consumed." Situ Jiu said with a grim face, revealing a serious expression.

Situ Jiu's heart trembled; he suddenly thought of something bad.

Twelve years ago, the Divine Sword Sect's Sect Master Baiyi Luo seemed to have been injured by such a Gu Poison.

Otherwise, Baiyi Luo wouldn't have fallen off the cliff in the end, her cultivation almost completely dissipated.

Thinking of this, Situ Jiu took a sharp breath and first calmed himself down. In truth, he no longer wanted to think about these past events, and besides, these were all rumors heard from the elders of the sect.

"That's right, it's a highly poisonous insect." Physician Chen sighed deeply. "Actually, the only people who can control such poisonous insects are the Southern Domain demon people. It's just that the Southern Domain demon people haven't caused trouble for a long time, but this time, they've appeared again."

"I'm afraid the Immortal Sects will truly not be peaceful in the future."

"Southern Domain, if possible, it's best never to go there in your entire life."

Physician Chen spoke these words, his face even grimmer, taking a sharp breath and first calming himself down.

In fact, in the Jianghu, there were many rumors about the Southern Domain demon people.

Some say the Southern Domain demon people are a bunch of beasts who eat people without spitting out the bones, and others say they are a group of rebels who wield immense power and commit all sorts of evil.

"So what should we do if Master is afflicted with this Gu Poison? Will Master be fine if the insect is removed from his body?" Nan Qingyue grew even more anxious.

Just hearing these rumors made Nan Qingyue think these Southern Domain demon people were terrifying.

However, if these Southern Domain demon people truly used Gu Poison to kill Li Changfeng, then Nan Qingyue would be utterly helpless.

And Situ Jiu was also helpless, after all, such Gu Poison could not be cured by ordinary methods. For a time, he fell into a state of helplessness.

"You don't need to worry, let me explain first." Physician Chen first calmed himself down, then his eyes lit up, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"Actually, the Gu Poison on Young Master Li is not impossible to remove. But there's one thing: if Young Master Li's poison is to be completely eradicated, there's only one way. That is to find the Gu worm in Young Master Li's body and remove it. Only then will Young Master Li's poison be completely cured."

"But if it's just detoxification, the Gu worm will still carry toxins, and after some time, Young Master Li will be poisoned again."

Physician Chen rubbed his fingers; he felt this matter was quite troublesome.

"In that case, Young Master Li's body will only get weaker and weaker." Physician Chen gasped, feeling even more helpless.

And it was at this moment.

Physician Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, coughing several times.

After a long while, Physician Chen slowly let out a breath; he was also very afraid of this worm.

Fortunately, Li Changfeng's strength was not weak. Even after the toxins entered his body, he could still hold on for some time. However, if it were anyone else, they would probably have died long ago.

"But how can we remove the Gu worm from Master's body?" Nan Qingyue was even more helpless; she only felt that hope was extremely slim.

Just one worm would be fine, but trying to find and remove a Gu worm from a person's body would be even more difficult.

The location of this worm cannot even be determined, so how can it be found in Young Master Li's body?

"Yes, Physician Chen, do you have any good ideas?" Situ Jiu also asked curiously.