Chapter 20 Internal Strife

Han-daren didn't elaborate on the details of how the Soul-Devouring Pill was taken by Doctor An as payment, or how Fang Yue planned to turn it in as a meritorious service to be rewarded along with his evening's accomplishments.

Listening to Han-daren's words, Lin Ling's mood was complex, with fluctuating emotions.

Finally, taking a deep breath, he raised his head, his eyes red, and stared directly at Han-daren: "I understand. I will thoroughly investigate this matter and find the village's traitor!"

"Yes, I can only trust you captains and a few others like Xiao Ye. It's a pity Captain Chen is already… alas."

Han-daren sighed, thought for a moment, and added, "We can't rule out the possibility that a strange entity has already possessed someone, disguising itself as a human and lurking in the village, so be careful in everything you do. At the same time, don't make a fuss and alert the enemy. Tell Xiao Ye about this later and have him cooperate with you. Also, I will select some trustworthy people to assist you two."

"Don't worry, Han-daren, I know what to do!"

Seeing Lin Ling accept the task, Han-daren didn't say more and instead asked, "By the way, how is Hua Wuye?"

Lin Ling was stunned, probably not expecting Han-daren to suddenly change the topic. A look seemed to flash across his mind, and his face flushed slightly. He lowered his voice a little.

"She, she's fine. After changing the medicine, she's no longer in mortal danger. She should be able to recover after resting for two or three months."

"That's good."

After all, she was a martial artist, and not a novice like Fang Yue who had just entered the world of martial arts.

Hua Wuye's foundation was still very solid, and her physical fitness was strong, so she recovered much faster than ordinary people.

Even so, it would take two or three months of recuperation to fully recover.

If Chen Mu was still alive, losing a captain would be a problem, but the village could still cope.

But now…

Han-daren thought for a moment and said, "Originally, I wanted to let Xiao Ye take over as captain a little later, fulfilling his responsibilities. But now the situation is special. Like this, tomorrow you will teach Xiao Ye and let him take on the work of captain. After Xiao Ye gets the hang of it, you can discuss who will work the day shift and who will work the night shift. When Captain Hua recovers, we will restore the three-captain rotation system… what do you think?"

Since Han-daren had already said so, Lin Ling naturally had no objections.

Next, Han-daren discussed some details with Lin Ling before heading back.

At this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and the warm morning sun shone down, dispelling the cold night and bringing light.

Han-daren calculated the time and felt that Doctor An should have cured Fang Yue by now.

But when the two of them returned to the room, they were both stunned.

They saw that Fang Yue's right arm had a large chunk of flesh missing, and the area around the cavity was visibly rotting like a corpse, emitting a foul odor.

"This is… getting worse?"

Han-daren exchanged a glance with Lin Ling, who had a surprised expression on his face.

"Uh… Han-daren, don't misunderstand! I heard that when people are afflicted by a strange curse, this kind of phenomenon means it's getting better!"

Han-daren shook his head. "There's no such thing. This is obviously a wound worsening."

As he spoke, they entered the room, and Doctor An was frantically holding a medical needle, stabbing it into Fang Yue's hollow right arm.

At first glance, those who didn't know the situation would have thought that this hand was some kind of anatomical model, filled with dense, long medical needles, which made Niu Niu tremble with fear.

"Doctor An, didn't you say that everything was under control? How did Ye-ge suddenly…"

"How would I know!"

Doctor An roared in frustration.

Everything had been going smoothly before, but about half an hour ago, around the time the morning sun first rose, Fang Yue's strange curse suddenly and visibly worsened at a crazy pace. Not only did the rotten flesh pop out, but the area around the wound immediately rotted and stank like a corpse, almost like Niu Niu next to him.

How could this [Strange Curse] worsen so suddenly? It was faster than a change of face on a rainy day!

Doctor An immediately rushed to remedy the situation, but the matter came suddenly, and he was flustered for a while before finally stabilizing Fang Yue's [Strange Curse] from worsening.

Fang Yue also looked terrible.

Dawn had broken, and the Nighttime War God was offline.

The side effects of the [Strange Curse] suppressed by [Night Breathing] suddenly erupted like a tide, scaring him to the point where he almost thought he was going to die.

Fortunately, Doctor An's medical skills were truly strong, and after sticking needles all over his hand, he stopped the spread of the rot.

Looking again at the square piece of flesh that had fallen off, it was also soaked in a strange blood-colored potion, occasionally bubbling with blood, which looked quite frightening.

"Doctor An? What's wrong with Xiao Ye?"

Han-daren then asked.

"Something went wrong. You guys go out first, and take Niu Niu with you. Don't let anyone disturb me. I want to do my best to treat Ye-ye!"

Doctor An said with a solemn expression.

Han-daren and Lin Ling responded, and took Niu Niu away, leaving only Fang Yue and Doctor An in the room.

To be honest, Fang Yue felt very comfortable when Doctor An was treating him earlier, like a massage, without any feeling at all.

But now, he felt a severe stinging pain in his right arm, and the rotten flesh was falling off little by little, which was visibly disgusting.

"Doctor An, should my [Strange Curse] be curable?"

Fang Yue felt a little uncertain.

Doctor An immediately glared at Fang Yue.

"Shut up!"

"I'll say a number, and it'll definitely be cured!"

"Two hours. Cooperate with me fully, and I guarantee it'll be cured!"

"Understand?"

Fang Yue nodded repeatedly.

Then, Doctor An began to continue sticking needles, spreading from his right arm to half of his upper body. Then, he ate several pills in sequence at intervals, and occasionally Doctor An asked him to circulate his inner breath to cooperate with his inner breath flowing through the wound.

This was troublesome and uncomfortable. The pills were unpalatable, and circulating his inner breath to cooperate with Doctor An's aura would stimulate acupoints and cause a stinging sensation. It was simply suffering.

If he could have been cured by lying down and AFKing the game before, now he had to endure the pain and cooperate fully in a complicated way to advance the treatment progress.

But fortunately, all the hard work was worth it.

When the sun rose to high noon, the hottest time of the day, Doctor An finally took out the square piece of flesh that had fallen off from the blood potion, put it back on Fang Yue's body, and sewed it on with a special needle and thread imbued with internal force.

After doing this step, Doctor An wiped the sweat from his forehead and finally let out a long breath.

"Alright, the [Strange Curse] has been expelled from your body, and you have basically recovered to health."

"In addition, the needles and thread on your arm will also be absorbed into your flesh and blood on their own. Not only will nothing happen, but they will also have a slight effect of replenishing qi and restoring blood."

"I've invested a lot in this. If it wasn't for Han-daren covering the cost, you wouldn't have had this kind of treatment."

Listening to Doctor An's rambling words, Fang Yue's face lit up with joy.

Finally done!

After being tossed around by Doctor An like this, he felt like he had just had minor surgery on his arm, and without anesthesia, which was really torturous.

Open the attribute panel.