Chapter 16: Deep in the Mist! A Crisis Emerges!

Just as he rushed outside the pharmacy, he saw a group of seven or eight martial artists running over from the outside, covered in blood, their faces pale and their movements hurried, heading straight toward this place.

"You must be the old physician Xu in the village. Come with us; my eldest brother is severely injured, his intestines are spilling out. Hurry and save my eldest brother!"

One of the martial artists, his eyes bloodshot, grabbed old physician Xu's wrist.

Old physician Xu's expression changed instantly, and he felt a sharp pain in his arm.

It was as if he had been grabbed by an eagle's claw.

"Where is the patient?"

Old physician Xu struggled to pull away and asked.

"Inside the mist, not far from here. Damn it, we were attacked by a Blood Fire Ox!"

The martial artist gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Inside the mist?"

Old physician Xu's expression changed again.

"It is too dangerous inside the mist. We are not going."

Fang Yi said immediately.

"Little thing, what did you say?"

The martial artist looked furious, suddenly drawing his long saber, and said, "If you don't save my eldest brother, I'll slaughter you right now!"

"That's right, if you don't go to save him, none of you will live!"

The remaining few all drew their blades and swords, letting out angry roars.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and each of them had injuries on their bodies.

But their own injuries were secondary.

Their eldest brother had been slashed by the horns of a Blood Fire Ox, his stomach ripped open; if not treated in time, he would surely die.

They were worried that their eldest brother's body couldn't withstand the jostling of being carried, which was why they had run out alone to find a physician.

"Don't do anything, I will go right now."

Old physician Xu, fearing they would resort to violence, quickly stopped them.

"Hurry up! If my eldest brother dies, none of you will survive!"

One of the men with a thick beard roared suddenly.

He was known for his violent temper, carrying two board axes, his body exuding a fierce aura.

"I will go prepare."

Old physician Xu's face turned pale, and he immediately turned to go inside.

But Fang Yi had already grabbed his medicine chest in advance, blocking him and saying, "Xu Shifu, let me go!"

"You!"

Old physician Xu's expression changed.

"I am young and can run fast. Let me go."

Fang Yi said.

"Kid, is your medical skill any good? If you delay my eldest brother's condition, I'll chop you up!"

The bearded man roared angrily.

The others were also furious, drawing their weapons to threaten him.

"Rest assured, everyone. My medical skills have been passed down by Xu Shifu. Everything Xu Shifu knows, I know, and I can run faster than Xu Shifu."

Fang Yi said.

"Fang Yi, then you must be careful."

Old physician Xu grabbed Fang Yi and urged him.

"I will, Xu Shifu."

Fang Yi responded.

"Hurry up!"

"Don't dawdle!"

"Fuck your mother, move faster!"

The group of men cursed, brandishing their weapons and urging Fang Yi to hurry.

Fang Yi said nothing, carrying the medicine chest, and began to head into the mist.

His heart was surging, a trace of killing intent hard to suppress.

Although he could have acted in the village, it wasn't safe.

If he accidentally implicated the old physician and the other party took the opportunity to kill him, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

That was why he was willing to follow them into the depths of the mist.

This was the first time Fang Yi had truly entered the mist since he crossed over.

And he was entering under the coercion and guidance of a group of Mist Hunters.

Inside the mist, visibility was extremely low.

It was almost less than three meters, with white everywhere.

But these Mist Hunters dealt with the mist all year round and were naturally well-prepared; they had sprinkled a thin line of white ash on the ground and were moving forward by following the ash.

Besides the white ash, various markings appeared from time to time along the way.

They even had specialized path-finding mice responsible for leading the way.

"Roar—"

From the depths of the mist in the distance, faint roars came again, not knowing what kind of creature it was; the terrifying sound made one feel an indescribable palpitation.

While moving forward, Fang Yi suddenly smelled a pungent bloody scent, and his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

He saw a large number of corpses appearing in the mist ahead.

Every one of them was covered in blood, a gruesome sight.

Some had sunken chests and broken arms.

Clearly, they had been killed by heavy blows from someone.

"What are you looking at, you motherfucker? Hurry up!"

A bearded man carrying dual axes cursed loudly and kicked Fang Yi, "If you delay my eldest brother's condition, I'll chop you into pieces to feed the dogs!"

Fang Yi felt cold inside and quickened his pace, following behind them.

However, as he walked, he noticed something wrong again.

From all directions came a strange 'hissing' sound, like countless insects chirping on a summer night.

These sounds were loud and piercing, connecting into one, carrying an invisible, pungent aura.

Suddenly, there was a sound like a woman weeping, wailing and echoing, rising and falling in the distance, making one feel uneasy.

Fang Yi shook his head, forcibly discarding all of this, and focused only on following them forward.

Just like that, they walked with heavy and light steps, moving very fast.

After walking about ten miles, they finally arrived at the place where their leader was.

This was a mountain hollow, the mist hazy, rolling like a sea of fog.

Inside the hollow, more corpses appeared.

Some were martial artists, others were villagers.

Fang Yi's pupils shrank; he suddenly saw a familiar figure among the many corpses.

Li San.

He had died here.

There were wounds on his body; he had been killed by this group of Mist Hunters.

"Hurry, he's right in front, hurry!!"

The man carrying the dual axes urged Fang Yi.

Several other martial artists had already rushed over first.

One of them shouted: "Boss, you're saved, we're back."

"Hurry over, the boss is about to die!"

Shouts came from inside the hollow.

Fang Yi felt cold inside; the Blood Energy in his body had already begun to circulate silently, the blood vessels under his skin bulging one by one, as if boiling magma were flowing inside.

"Hurry up!"

A man beside him grabbed Fang Yi and rushed toward the depths.

Finally, Fang Yi saw the situation in the depths clearly.

Three strange martial artists, weapons in hand, were guarding a bald man covered in blood and looking pained, with anxious expressions.

The bald man had a hole in his stomach, lying diagonally against the mountain wall, his aura already extremely weak.

"Quick, save the boss!"

The man threw Fang Yi over.

Fang Yi was expressionless, walked up, grabbed the bald man's wrist, and began to check his pulse.

"Damn it, are you any good? Why are you dawdling? Stop the bleeding quickly!"

A man in gray clothes cursed angrily, raising his saber to threaten him.

"Everyone, the villagers are innocent. They led the way for you, why did you kill them?"

Fang Yi's voice was calm as he asked.

"You dog, what are you saying? I told you to come and treat the illness, why are you dawdling? Hurry up and treat my eldest brother, don't you see he's about to die!"

The man carrying the dual axes couldn't help but roar.

Crack!

Just as the words fell, Fang Yi suddenly moved like lightning, snapping the bald man's neck.

The bald man's body stiffened, his eyes widened, and he died instantly, seemingly never expecting that this physician would snap his neck.

The other Mist Hunters were all horrified, letting out roars.

"Kid, what did you do?"

"You killed the boss!"

"I'll fucking chop you up!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 17 =====