Feng Xiwu himself was so horrified that he raised his hand to remove the leeches, but Lu Qingwan stopped him.
"Don't move."
Feng Xiwu remained seated, and Lu Qingwan took the opportunity to X-ray his leg.
The spatial laboratory was highly efficient, and Lu Qingwan quickly saw the results. The X-ray showed dense clusters of small dots in the gaps of Feng Xiwu's kneecaps, still moving.
In just this short time, some leeches had already fallen off Feng Xiwu's leg on their own.
Lu Qingwan looked closely and saw that the leeches were dead. She asked Feng Xiwu, "What did it feel like when the leeches were sucking your blood?"
"It's hard to say, it felt a bit like the struggle between Ice Silkworm Poison and the Qing Jiang Life-Bound Gu. It was both painful and itchy. But it wasn't as agonizing as the Ice Silkworm Poison acting up, it was still within the bearable range."
Lu Qingwan understood. "You were originally injured by Xiao Jing'an, which led to your immobility, right?"
Feng Xiwu didn't understand why she was asking about past events at such a time, but he patiently answered seriously.
"You could say that. Originally, I was just hit by a flying knife on my leg. It wasn't a serious injury. Shen Ci wasn't there at the time, and the military doctor just treated it casually, and I didn't pay much attention to it. After the war ended, my leg started to hurt unbearably. About a month later, even my uninjured leg couldn't exert any strength."
"There are many tiny poisonous insects in the gaps of your knees, and they are constantly gnawing at your bone marrow."
Lu Qingwan pointed to the leeches on the ground. "The Qing Jiang Life-Bound Gu can suppress these poisonous insects. I think you implanted the Qing Jiang Life-Bound Gu in your body back then to alleviate the pain. However, the person who placed the Gu for you, while helping you suppress the poisonous insects, also injected you with Ice Silkworm Poison. Is this person trying to save you or harm you?"
Feng Xiwu's expression shifted slightly, as if he had thought of something. He asked, "Can you temporarily suppress these poisonous insects for this king?"
Lu Qingwan silently took out a syringe and gave Feng Xiwu's knee another injection.
"After we get out, I'll clean out the poisonous insects in your knee gaps for you."
Feng Xiwu nodded slightly, distracted.
The medicine took effect, and Feng Xiwu stood up with Lu Qingwan's arm for support. His robe fell, covering the torn trouser leg. Lu Qingwan chuckled, "It looks like beggar's clothes."
Feng Xiwu said helplessly, "Don't laugh at this king at this time. Let's leave here quickly. We won't be able to get out if it gets dark."
"But we can't find any way out here. How are we supposed to go?"
Lu Qingwan pointed forward. The ground ahead was flat, covered in lush green grass, with no obstacles. However, there was no path connecting to the outside world, and she had no idea which way to go.
"This is an illusion. There should be someone ahead."
Feng Xiwu stared for a moment and made a judgment. "Follow this king. Don't step wrongly."
"Is it really that magical?"
Lu Qingwan muttered, "Don't ordinary illusions use trees, artificial mountains, and the like? Nowadays, even a grassland can be used as an illusion?"
Despite her doubts, she obediently followed Feng Xiwu, even tightly gripping his finger with one hand for fear of taking a wrong step.
Hearing this, Feng Xiwu took out a piece of silver from his embrace and tossed it into the distance. With a dull thud, a row of horse-blocking stakes flew from the front, passing right by the spot where Feng Xiwu had thrown it.
Lu Qingwan saw clearly that each spike on the stakes was emitting a green light, clearly poisonous.
Lu Qingwan instantly became as docile as a quail. "My goodness, who would set up such traps in these deep mountains and old forests?"
"Naturally, it would be someone who wishes to live in seclusion."
As Feng Xiwu spoke, he led Lu Qingwan through twists and turns, finally绕 out of the grassland.
Before they could get a clear look at where they were, a giant red python hissed, flicking its forked tongue and lunging at them with its body as thick as a water bucket.
Feng Xiwu instinctively shielded Lu Qingwan behind him, ready to fight.
Unexpectedly, the giant python halted its advance. Its fist-sized green eyes looked at Lu Qingwan, then at Feng Xiwu. With a flick of its large tail, it coiled towards them.
Feng Xiwu embraced Lu Qingwan and dodged the python's tail, leaping behind it.
Only then did Lu Qingwan see that this was a palace hidden deep in the mountains. The palace, built against the mountainside, was grand and majestic. Peach blossoms covering the mountainside made the palace solemn yet not lacking in splendor. If not for the giant python chasing them, she would have loved to sit down and fully appreciate the beautiful scenery.
However, the reality was that she was being held by Feng Xiwu and flown around, making her feel nauseous.
With another leap, Feng Xiwu landed directly on the roof of a palace.
Then, with another jump, the giant python's tail, weighing thousands of pounds, struck the spot where Feng Xiwu had just landed.
The magnificent blue-tiled roof immediately had a hole in it. Before Feng Xiwu could figure out where to run, he heard an enraged roar, "Who is it!"
A furious roar echoed through the empty valley.
Immediately after, a silver-haired man in purple clothes emerged from the large hole. Seeing the giant python, he slapped it and said, "Tengshe, you're causing trouble again!"
When the giant python saw the man, it displayed agility that was completely uncharacteristic of its massive body. It twisted its body, flicked its tail, and ran in front of Feng Xiwu and Lu Qingwan, blocking their path. Then, Lu Qingwan and Feng Xiwu were forced to run straight into the man.
The man then noticed two living people. He quickly tidied his somewhat disheveled appearance, coughed lightly, and then spoke, "Who are you, and why have you trespassed into my Samsara Palace?"
"I am Feng Xiwu, the Regent of Great Qian, and I have brought my consort to Medicine King Valley to seek medical treatment. I did not expect to offend the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley and accidentally entered your esteemed territory. It was truly an accident. We beg you, senior, to show us a way out, and we will leave immediately."
"You came from Medicine King Valley?"
The man in purple exclaimed, "You broke through the Thousand Illusions Array that my ancestor specially set up?!"
Lu Qingwan's heart sank. She wondered if this old geezer was going to silence them. Before she could finish her thoughts, the man in purple suddenly raised his hand and struck with a palm. Lu Qingwan had seen people use internal energy before, but this was the first time she had seen someone whose internal energy could create such an overwhelming sense of pressure, as if Mount Tai were pressing down. Even breathing felt forcibly paused, making it impossible to move.
Feng Xiwu also secretly marveled at the man's unfathomable strength. Just as he was about to use his internal energy to counter, a familiar pain suddenly spread from his mind, and his limbs instantly stiffened.
"Go!"
With his last bit of strength, he forced a pill into Lu Qingwan's mouth, then pushed her away with a palm for several dozen feet.
"Feng Xiwu!"
As Lu Qingwan was pushed away, she suddenly noticed the familiar pattern of Manjusaka flowers appearing on Feng Xiwu's face. She roared furiously, "You old bastard, go to hell!"