Chapter 667

The chief didn't come to seize, but Shi Yin had been lying in ambush in the Shi family; my grandfather never had even a bit of suspicion toward Shi Yin until his death.

Shi Yin is loyal to the chief, and now it appears he not only leads the Red Armor Army, the Black Armor Army also follows his lead.

So over these years the chief hasn't neglected the Shi family, nor does he not want to retrieve the mermaid pearl; it's simply that the timing hasn't arrived.

So it's very likely that something happened to him during that turmoil back then.

Now Shi Yin has revealed his identity, possibly because the time has come, or maybe he realized he's been exposed and must act.

Judging by the overall situation, the latter possibility is greater; otherwise even if Liu Qiye and Xiao Jiu Zhanggui intervened, the mermaid pearl wouldn't have so smoothly been stuffed into my mouth.

I am truly extremely fortunate.

If it had been any later, I would have fully corpse-transformed, or seen blood, and then there would be no way back.

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui truly is my benefactor.

I also tightly grasped Jin Wuya's hand, squeezed it hard, feeling very grateful to him.

In the dark, Heaven sent him to my side, which is my redemption.

I waited until the carriage entered Wufu Town and headed toward Dang Pu; only then did my heart truly relax.

Returning to Dang Pu, just as I sat down, someone came over carrying a medicine box.

It was Immortal Healer Bái Sōnglán.

Bái Sōnglán first examined my fangs, looked at the mermaid pearl in my mouth, then took my pulse.

The pulse-taking took a while; her brows remained furrowed, she kept shifting her finger positions, likely because my pulse was very weak.

Jin Wuya kept guard by my side, nervously watching Bai Shulan.

After a long while, Bái Sōnglán released my hand and said: 'The corpse transformation level is too high; I can barely feel a pulse, but the situation is improving; the mermaid pearl's adsorption and purification ability is strong; later I'll prescribe a few doses of medicine, Li Qingying will help...'

Bái Sōnglán was speaking, then suddenly stopped.

Only then did I remember that Li Qingying is currently undergoing tribulation, not at Dang Pu.

Li Qingying is like a head steward, an all-around capable person; Jin Wuya once liked her a lot; that's all due to her personal charm.

Hope she passes this tribulation smoothly.

Jin Wuya quickly responded: 'Immortal Healer Bai, go ahead and prescribe the medicine; I'll decoct it.'

'Okay, later you come with me to Bái Jiā Yīguǎn to grab the herbs; I'll teach you how to decoct; there are two formulas, one for internal use, one for a medicinal bath; be sure not to mix them up.'

Bái Sōnglán carefully instructed: 'Besides, I know you two aren't married but are essentially like a couple; although the person has been rescued, in her condition it is strictly forbidden to share a room; it could cost her life; do you understand?'

My and Jin Wuya's faces instantly turned red.

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui quickly said: 'Shulan sister is straightforward and warm-hearted; there's nothing to be embarrassed about; we're all our own people.'

Jin Wuya said: 'I'm old enough to know what's important; Immortal Healer Bai, rest assured.'

Bái Sōnglán again pinched my chin to look at my fangs, somewhat regretfully said: 'If only you had been rescued three days earlier, then your fangs wouldn't have hardened yet; a medicinal bath could make them recede; now they can't recede; at that point we'll have to pull them out.'

My eyes lit up instantly: 'Can they really be pulled? After pulling, I won't want to bite people, right?'

Bái Sōnglán said with certainty: 'As long as you follow my advice, persist in the medicinal bath, avoid seeing blood, you can recover.'

I was overjoyed.

Pulling a few teeth is nothing compared to the corpse qi in the body not being able to fully recede, leaving one neither human nor corpse.

'And this mermaid pearl.' Bái Sōnglán turned to look at Xiao Jiu Zhanggui and said: 'After Shi Rou's corpse qi is expelled from her body, Xiao Jiu you must immediately use the Soul-guiding Lamp to help purify the mermaid pearl; otherwise there will be major trouble; moreover, judging from the state of this mermaid pearl, it may have been detached from the mermaid's body for too long, gradually aging; you all must be extremely careful recently; its owner may come to seize the mermaid pearl.'

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui exclaimed in surprise: 'The owner of the mermaid pearl? Merpeople?'

'Probably.' Bái Sōnglán said: 'Merpeople are extremely rare; they dwell in the deep sea, far from crowds; ordinary people may go several lifetimes without seeing one; our Bai Family indeed has several precious medicines that use mermaid tears as a medicinal guide.'

This is sufficient to prove that merpeople truly exist.

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui pondered, then looked at Liu Qiye.

Liu Qiye also said: 'From the information I've gathered, this is indeed true; although I've never seen a merperson, we both belong to the water domain system; with me present, they wouldn't dare act too rashly.'

Indeed.

Liu Qiye is a dragon, with a thousand years of Dao; even if a merperson with prior Xiūwéi stood before him, they'd have to restrain themselves by three tenths, right?

In this world, all things mutually generate and overcome; encountering Liu Qiye is also that merperson's karmic retribution!

Xiao Jiu Zhanggui sat beside me, hand on my shoulder, comforted: 'Just rest easy staying at Dang Pu; now the mermaid pearl belongs to Dang Pu; if anyone wants to seize it, they'll have to see if they have the gall.'

Back then our decision to bring that small coffin into Dang Pu was extremely correct.

Otherwise now I and Jin Wuya would truly be attacked from front and back.

Thus we settled down in Dang Pu.

Jin Wuya fetched medicinal ingredients from Bái Jiā Yīguǎn and, following Bái Sōnglán's instructions, began decocting the medicine.

The internal medicine decoction is taken three times a day, after meals.

The medicinal bath is taken each day starting at 10 a. m., soaking until noon 12 p. m.

On the first day my body didn't change much; after breakfast the second day, after drinking a bowl of the medicine decoction, my stomach churned violently and I vomited outright.

Then while waiting for the medicinal bath, I only felt that my whole body's meridians seemed to be stirred up, everything felt off.

Jin Wuya guarded me; Xiao Jiu Zhanggui went again to ask Bai Shulan.

Bái Sōnglán said: 'This is a good sign; it shows my prescription is right, the medicine is taking effect; if there were no reaction at all, that would be a major problem.'

Afterwards she adjusted the prescription again, saying to add a bit more medicinal guide to see if we could achieve the effect of making those few fangs completely degenerate and fall off naturally.

That day I vomited three times in a row; my whole body felt like it was about to collapse.

In the evening I just fell into a drowsy sleep.

I don't know how long I slept; I had a strange dream.

In my dream I returned to that ancient tomb, personally pushing open the lid of the Golden-thread Nanmu Coffin.

The Yīnfēng blew up the black runes on the female corpse's face; I saw that the female corpse's face was exactly like mine.

Just as I stared at her, she suddenly opened her eyes, opened her bloody, fuzzy mouth and cried: 'Return my mermaid pearl! Return my life!'

I was so scared I turned to run.

But as soon as I turned, a wave came straight at me, and I only then realized half my body was soaked in water, making each step difficult.

Behind me, the female corpse walked toward me step by step, making a splashing sound: "Give me back my shark pearl! Give me back my life!"

I forced myself to creep forward, unable to help glancing back.

Upon turning back, I discovered the female corpse had already reached behind me; her whole body was covered in fish scales, she had no feet, and her lower half had transformed into a huge black fish tail…