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Kevin shook his head slightly. He couldn't blame these two.
Of these two guys, one was locked up for a long time and had just recently run away from home, while the other was a low-level cultivator of the King of Medicine's secret teachings.
There was a complete lack of information, and the official concealment of the current situation made it natural that they were unaware of the actions of the Shen Ce Fu and the Yunqi Army.
After thinking about it, Kevin raised his hand behind him, and a white plastic chair appeared instantly.
"There's something wrong with Luo Fu right now. I'm sure you two have noticed it." Kevin bent down and sat down, crossed his arms, crossed his legs, and looked across. "For some reason, I can't tell you very detailed information."
"But the current Liuyun Ferry is not as bustling as you imagine... The Cloud Cavalry has already sealed off and checked it inside and outside, and there are almost no irrelevant people stationed there."
If it was just a regular check, there might be some fish that slipped through the net, but after Jing Yuan went to Liuyun Ferry, he personally ordered to intensify the efforts.
The Cloud Riders searched through every box and even the containers. Except for some secret followers of the King of Medicine who had extremely strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities and were able to escape, it was impossible for them not to search the rest.
Bai Lu scratched her head: "What if his lover left Liuyundu early?"
"Aren't you right, Miss Banxia?"
Bailu looked at Banxia, but Banxia had a sullen face and no one knew what he was thinking.
Kevin nodded. Indeed, based on these alone, it was not possible to directly judge that the short-lived creature captured by the Ten Kings Division was Banxia’s lover.
However, Kevin heard much more than just this in his previous conversation with Qing Dun.
Qing Du said that the crime committed by the short-lived man had touched upon the ten heinous crimes, one of which was greed for immortality, and there might be more than just this one crime.
An unknown girl from the Cloud Riders found some crucial evidence at Liuyun Ferry, which was several phishing letters.
From the content of the letter, we learned that this short-lived man fell in love with a long-lived woman from the fairy boat on his way to Luofu to seek medical treatment.
But this was not a mutual understanding between the two parties, but a series of scams carried out by the short-lived people in order to obtain the elixir of immortality.
As a junior doctor in Dandingsi, Changshengzhong treated the short-lived one by chance and fell in love with him during the treatment.
Because the Medicine King's secret had infiltrated Dan Ding Si a long time ago, the Longevity Clan also knew some information about the Medicine King's secret. She revealed to the Short-lived Clan that the Medicine King's secret was real, and the elixir of immortality might also be true.
After hearing this, perhaps because of his own cowardice, or perhaps because he felt that the woman from the Longevity Clan was infatuated enough to be used by him, the Short-lived Clan strongly persuaded the Longevity Clan to join the Medicine King Secret Sect on his behalf.
This was originally his purpose of approaching the Immortal Race. What he needed was not a cure, but equal respect from the Immortal Race.
In other words, he also wants to become an immortal.
As an outsider seeking medicine, he did not have a long-term residence permit for the Immortal Boat. After a certain period of time, the Tianbosi sent him back.
Therefore, while asking the Longevity Clan to seek the elixir of immortality in the Secret Book of the King of Medicine, the Short-lived Clan also asked her to investigate the list of names in the Secret Book of the King of Medicine.
This was because, if he handed this list over to the Shen Ce Mansion, it would be considered a great achievement, and perhaps it could be a means for him to stay in the Immortal Boat for a long time.
Moreover, he can also use it to threaten the Medicine King and get the elixir of immortality that he has always coveted.
Therefore, in order to avoid being found and deported, he hid in the container of Liuyundu. After his arrival, people from the Secret Teachings of the King of Medicine also came here. This gave him an idea of improvement, indicating that the woman of the Immortality Seed had been captured.
He waited for the woman to come to him with the elixir of life.
However, he did not expect that Yunqi would suddenly intensify the search, not even letting go of the container. The judge of the Ten Kings Division was also here, and even the letter he left to guide the woman to find him was found, becoming evidence to prove his actions.
This is roughly what happened. Qing Du did not mention the name of the short-lived man, but connecting this series of events together, it is not difficult to judge that the short-lived man is Banxia's lover.
"No... No, Liang Mu wouldn't look at me like this..." Banxia covered her mouth with a look of disbelief, "He clearly said that the purpose of immortality is to accompany me for the rest of my life..."
Banxia's first reaction was to be confused about Liang Mu's opinion of her, but this was also a disguised acknowledgement that the person Kevin was talking about was indeed her lover.
Suddenly, she looked up at Kevin: "I don't believe that he is like this, unless you can provide corresponding evidence."
"Sure." Kevin spread his hands and immediately took out his cell phone to contact Qingdun.
The one who arrested Liang Mu was the judge of the Ten Kings Division, but the Shen Ce Mansion had been dealing with many cases and had close dealings with the Ten Kings Division. After all, it was the Shen Ce Mansion that had pulled the strings when Kevin handed over the corpses of the Medicine King Secret to the Ten Kings Division.
Therefore, when this matter was told to Kevin's strategist Chang Qingzhu, she would know more details.
Banxia pursed her lips. After all, she just didn't want to believe it.
Does he have so much free time to make up such a real lie just to deceive her?
In what she thought was love, she considered herself lower than anyone else; in life, she was equally insignificant.
Bai Lu glanced at Kevin who was communicating with Qing Dun, and then looked at Ban Xia who was silent. She decided to change the subject: "Ms. Ban Xia, can you tell me about the Long Pan Qiu Yue Dan you took? If there is any useful information, maybe I can prescribe the right medicine for you."
Banxia half opened her mouth, a little stunned, but soon nodded: "Sorry to trouble Lord Bailu, but as far as I know, there is no antidote for this Long Pan Qiu Yue Dan."
"The secret teachings of the King of Medicine regard the demonic body as the path to immortality, so the original purpose of creating this medicine was to artificially induce the demonic body. If there is an antidote, then the demonic body will no longer be an incurable disease."
"Everyone who has received the secret teachings of the King of Medicine has taken various strange prescriptions to catalyze the devil's Yin body, and even I... am no exception."
When it comes to pharmacology, Banxia is just a small medical practitioner and is not as proficient as the alchemists, but in order to find the elixir of immortality for Liang Mu, she has to learn about this area.
Bai Lu's expression was somewhat solemn. Indeed, if there was an antidote for this medicine, why would she be so dedicated to treating the evil spirit?
Banxia took a deep breath, with a hint of fear and fatigue in her eyes: "Becoming an immortal is a very scary thing. After turning into a demon, only the flesh will remain. Everything in the past, even yourself, will become unclear..."
"So, I escaped from the Secret Teachings of the King of Medicine because I didn't want to forget Liang Mu, but it seemed that I couldn't fulfill my promise to him..."
As she spoke, she raised her head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Because this so-called elixir of life is not the blessing of immortality at all, it is not even a poor imitation..."
"People are turned into... monsters, right?"
As for the demonic body, Bai Lu still treats it as a disease.
But she also knew that this disease seemed to be incurable...
The Dragon Girl's tears can cure all diseases, except for the demonic body. All she can do is delay the disease a little and alleviate the patient's pain...
Chapter 158 Surrender and Suppression
"This is the evidence collected by the Ten Kings Division in Liuyun Ferry. You can judge for yourself which one is true and which one is false." Kevin constructed the photo of the letter sent by Qingdui into a real object and handed it to Banxia.
Then Kevin added: "By the way, the last letter was found on him."
"Hmm..." Banxia nodded slightly. She lowered her eyes and took the letter, but did not rush to open it, as if the content of the letter was like a verdict on her life.
After a long silence, Banxia opened the letter and started reading it.
"..."Banxia had a gloomy face. At first, the contents of the three letters did not reveal anything. They were nothing more than Liang Mu's instructions for her to go to Liuyun Ferry, and his expression of gratitude and longing for her.
Banxia didn't think these letters were forged. She remembered Liang Mu's handwriting very clearly. In addition to the regular pen strokes, the other party also retained special marks unique to the two of them. This was also the basis for the two of them to judge whether the person who wrote the letter was the real person.
These letters were indeed written by Liang Mu. Liang Mu was really captured by the Ten Kings Division...
If Banxia had been harboring a lucky mentality before, now, her luck is gradually being exhausted.
Banxia was still hoping that what Kevin said about Liang Mu's opinion of her was false, and that Liang Mu loved her. This was her last defense.
However, the facts tore a big hole in her inner hope and dealt her a heavy blow.
Banxia didn’t know under what circumstances Liang Mu wrote the last letter, and he still kept it with him.
Perhaps it was a plan in advance, or perhaps it was inspired by his feelings after staying in Liuyun Ferry for a long time. Banxia only knew that the content of the letter was full of determination and made her extremely sad.
"Banxia, I must make it clear that I have never liked you. I decided to get close to you because you said you could get the elixir of immortality. I encouraged you to join them because you said the Medicine King's Secret Teachings were real. I was willing to take the risk of waiting for you at Liuyun Ferry because you said you could get the list of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings.
You have no idea how long I have been hiding in this simple container, you have no idea how vicious the people from the Medicine King's Secret Sect are, you have no idea how dangerous the people from the Ten Kings Division are, I've had enough of this!
Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore after this is done; but if I get caught, you won't have an easy time either!"
Liang Mu's tone and attitude in this letter were very different from those in the previous letters and from the impression Banxia had of him.
She didn't know whether it was because the omen of the demonic body made her already weak, or because Liang Mu's words in the letter broke through the last line of defense in her heart.
For a moment, Banxia felt dazed, and even the evil spirit body that she had just suppressed began to become unstable.
"Miss Banxia...Miss Banxia?" Bai Lu patted her shoulder and returned her medicine gourd. "Don't think too much. Drink the medicine first..."
Kevin stood up and gave up his chair.
"Thank you." Bai Lu showed Kevin a grateful expression and helped Banxia sit down smoothly.
Then, she half-raised the medicine gourd and slowly poured the liquid medicine into Banxia's mouth: "Miss Banxia, you will feel better after drinking the medicine."
The medicine that Bailu fed Banxia was not a refined elixir or the like. Its most essential ingredient was her own tears.
According to legend, Bai Lu can heal injuries simply by touching and shedding tears, which is why after she joined the Dan Ding Division, everyone respectfully called her the Medicine-Bearing Dragon Girl.
Although her tears do not have a clear therapeutic indication, drinking some of them can surely cure common difficult and complicated diseases. Perhaps Banxia really saw this and thought of asking Bailu to heal her lover.
Even so, this medicine was eventually used on Banxia herself again. Her tears still had a clear suppressing effect on the evil Yin body.
Sure enough, not long after taking it, Banxia's consciousness gradually became clearer, and the signs of the evil spirit were suppressed to a certain extent.
"Why did he... lie to me?" This was Banxia's first words after she woke up.
Bai Lu didn't know what to say. She had also seen some of the contents of the letters just now. If the last few words were sincere, then Liang Mu was really a scumbag.
But for now, it’s better not to talk about these things. She looked at Banxia and advised: "Miss Banxia, don’t think about these things, otherwise your symptoms may recur..."
“Miss Bailu…” Banxia looked at Bailu and said with a self-deprecating smile, “Tell me, do I deserve the way I am now…?”
Bai Lu was silent. She didn't want to answer this question.
Unable to get an answer from the other party, Banxia chuckled helplessly, she raised her head slightly and sighed: "When I treated Liang Mu, I just felt that there was no need to struggle for a life that was as short as a snap of the fingers.
But when I saw him enduring the pain and insisting on receiving treatment, my heart also tightened.
That feeling was both sweet and painful. I had never experienced it before in my life. I also never thought that I would fall in love with a short-lived person.
I don’t know when Liang Mu changed his mind, but he said in the letter that he never loved me. I feel that everything I did was in vain…”
Kevin listened silently to Banxia telling her story. He felt that this was a bad fate.
One is to selflessly devote oneself to the lover, even at the cost of one's own life; the other is to completely exploit the love of the other to achieve one's own goals.
From some perspectives, both are wrong. Since Pinellia joined the Secret Teachings of the King of Medicine, according to the process of becoming a cultivator, it is inevitable that she will be assigned tasks that are against the law.
As for Liang Mu, Kevin thought that, regardless of the fact that he had committed the ten heinous crimes, playing with love in order to seek immortality was extremely shameful.
In comparison, the consequences that Banxia suffered were nothing more than self-inflicted suffering.
[What about you and Otto? Isn't the final outcome also a result of your own actions? ] The voice in my head suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Kevin was slightly stunned. It was not that he did not react, but he was puzzled as to why the voice in his head asked this question. However, he still said what he thought in his heart: "At least we are determined in our choices and are happy to accept the outcome we are heading towards."
Otto Apocalis, in order to resurrect his lover, he planned for five hundred years and even subverted the rules of the world at the cost of erasing his own existence. This was the result he had been looking forward to, and he would never regret it.
And I, for Mei, chose to join the Fire Moth, chose to become a fusion warrior, chose to believe in all the choices Mei made for me, the Stigmata Project, the burden of saving the world. And in order to complete these paths, I must become a machine that exists only in reason.
Regret?