Chapter 36: Medicine Slave

"Third Leader!"

"Come in. Drag the person away for me, and bring the medicine slave here quickly!"

"Yes, Third Leader!" After the woman called for people to enter, someone walked in very quickly. Although the person tried their best to suppress it, they still could not hide the burning heat in their eyes. Even so, they did not dare to look up at all, fearing they would be unable to resist pouncing on her.

The Third Leader before them was notoriously indiscriminate; she would not turn anyone away, even her own subordinates—who told you all to be unable to control yourselves? Therefore, those who could not resist had long since become piles of white bones.

So, no matter how alluring the Third Leader was, and no matter how much they craved her, they had to maintain control. There were plenty of girls outside; they could not lose the big picture for the sake of a small gain!

Coming in a rush and leaving in a rush, the whole process was very fast, so fast that it felt as if they had encountered something precarious.

As one of the Third Leader's subordinates, he knew very well that if he were slow, she would really be unable to resist grabbing someone from outside at random, regardless of whether they were her own people. Sigh, what kind of people are all here? How is it that each one is harder to serve than the last!

"Hmph, another stinking man who doesn't even have the guts to look at me. What a bunch of trash!"

With a light snort, the woman looked full of disdain. She casually picked up a blanket and covered herself, hiding her fair and crystalline skin. Afterward, she smoothed her hair and smiled at the mirror, seemingly admiring her own beauty.

Who would have thought that the Third Leader of the Zhangnan Bandits was actually a woman? And it was clear that the person in the room was not only ruthless but also quite narcissistic. Of course, she was truly beautiful, but it was a pity; this was a man-eating flower.

Shen Yu, on the roof, quietly retreated and followed behind the person who had just left. The term "medicine slave" he had just heard did not sound like a good thing at all.

As the base camp of the Zhangnan Bandits, this place was huge, large enough to accommodate thousands of people. Following the person's footsteps, Shen Yu turned through many corners and gradually arrived at an extremely hidden, secret location.

The defense here was tight, with many experts; it seemed to be the core secret location of the Zhangnan Bandits. Relying on the Wind God Leg, plus Shen Yu being cautious the whole way, fortunately, he was not discovered by anyone and successfully found a place that was both convenient for observing the inside and for hiding.

Borrowing the faint moonlight, Shen Yu discovered that the place was densely packed with what looked like red vines. It was a bit unclear in the night, but it felt like a large plantation.

Could it be that this was a medicine garden, and the so-called medicine slaves were just slaves growing medicine here? Do the Zhangnan Bandits also learn from those physicians to grow medicine? That scope of business is too broad; this belongs to self-sufficiency. By the way, aren't they supposed to rely on robbing?

"Wait, what are these?" Originally, it was quite dim inside, but after the people from outside went in and lit a few lanterns, Shen Yu was finally able to barely see the situation inside after observing carefully by the flickering firelight.

If he hadn't seen it, that would be one thing, but when Shen Yu truly saw it clearly, his heart trembled violently, and his eyes widened significantly. Immediately after, his face was filled with shock and anger. After confirming it again with some uncertainty, he dared to fully believe what he was seeing.

Beneath these vines were actually living people. And on their bodies, vines like dense blood vessels had been inserted into their flesh, seemingly completely connected to their bloodlines.

Medicine slave, so this is what it looks like!

The moment he saw them, waves of emotion surged in Shen Yu's heart. Perhaps these blood-colored vines were used to feed the medicine slaves, or perhaps these dense medicine slaves were used to feed these blood-colored vines.

Besides that, there was another possibility: these vines and these people were mutually reinforcing. The blood-colored vines were used to strengthen these medicine slaves, and the vital energy of these medicine slaves was used to feed the vines.

But no matter the situation, these medicine slaves had only one outcome: to be completely harvested once the fruit was ripe, just like that Third Leader.

Shen Yu had just witnessed the Third Leader's Cultivation Method of Harvesting Yang to Replenish Yin. Perhaps the reason she could completely absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of others was not entirely because the Cultivation Method was overbearing, but because they were well-fed! Because these were medicine slaves raised by vines!

There were far more than hundreds or thousands of people here, and that didn't even count those who had already been harmed. By this calculation, the number was probably incalculable. The Zhangnan Bandits are truly heinous!

These people looked expressionless, as if they had lost their most basic emotions. But when someone entered, Shen Yu still saw a trace of fear on their faces.

However, it was not just these people who were afraid; the few people who came to search also had a look of trepidation on their faces. Ordinary people would have had weak legs upon seeing such a situation. Even though they saw it often, they were still afraid every time they came.

If they hadn't been forced to, who would come here to become a bandit? It was one thing that the leaders were all harder to serve than the last, but they were also damn perverts. Treating people like trees to be planted—who wouldn't be afraid of that? But once you entered this place, you were in a wolf's den; there was no choice!

Seemingly having found a target that was about right, Shen Yu saw from afar these people take a porcelain bottle from their bosoms and pour the white powder inside onto these vines. Soon, the blood-colored vines were completely withdrawn from one person's body.

"Ah, ah..." From afar, Shen Yu heard that heart-wrenching, painful sound. Moreover, Shen Yu clearly saw this person twitching, their body even twisting out of shape.

Clearly, the process of the vines retracting was not as easy as imagined. Accompanying it must be extreme, unbearable pain.

Without giving this person much time to recover, the people beside him dragged him away directly. That posture showed they had long since stopped viewing him as a living person. Perhaps, in their eyes, these so-called medicine slaves were just stalks of medicinal herbs.

After these people all left, Shen Yu quietly dropped into the area. The moonlight spilled down, bringing a bit of light. Borrowing this faint light, Shen Yu walked around inside. The more he walked, the more he felt a chill, and the more the killing intent in his heart grew.

He couldn't see clearly just now, but when he truly observed at close range, he discovered that only a very small portion of the people inside were adults; more were teenagers and children. Could it be that these people start raising them from childhood?

If they started from childhood, inserting vines into their bodies, from the beginning until they were harvested at the end, how much suffering would these people have endured over so many years?

Seeing no light, and having no tomorrow or future. For these people, every day must be despairing. Perhaps, having been snatched away since they were toddlers, their minds might not be mature, and perhaps they didn't know what despair was.

If Shen Yu had come to counter that Prefect, then after seeing these things, only thick killing intent remained in Shen Yu's heart. These people don't even spare children; the Zhangnan Bandits are insane and all deserve to die!

However, the more this was the case, the more vigilant Shen Yu became. Although what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg, it was enough to prove that the Zhangnan Bandits were not simple, and were likely not just ordinary bandits as imagined!

The fear is that what is before him is no ordinary bandit den!