Chapter 2358

The green thread was actually the aura of wood energy.

Zhu Yanyi carefully checked the pulse. "The pulse seems steady, but it hides danger. Senior Brother, did you notice this?"

"I saw it," Yu Qingyun said, looking puzzled. "But where is the danger? The spleen, stomach, heart, kidneys, and liver are all healthy. Yet, there is a crisis."

Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "Organs need raw materials to work. That material is blood. Blood must circulate like a water wheel, or resources run out."

"I understand," Yu Qingyun said, suddenly realizing. "The problem is in their blood."

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Yes, the blood is the issue." She put on gloves, pricked the patient's middle finger with a silver needle, and collected a drop of blood in a test tube.

She tested the blood on the spot. The blood dissolved, revealing thin green threads in the tube.

"What is this?" Yu Qingyun asked curiously.

"Red spider lily," Zhu Yanyi said calmly. "Its principle is similar to the red spider lily. The red spider lily has flowers without leaves, and leaves without flowers. When flowers bloom, leaves are gone. When leaves grow, flowers are gone.

The withered vine flower is similar. When it blooms, vines and leaves wither. When it falls, vines sprout again. It is an extreme poison. Victims look healthy outside but are sick inside. When they have a high fever outside, they are healthy inside. This inside-out difference is its trait."

"Can it be cured?" Yu Qingyun asked.

"To cure it, we need old tree roots," Zhu Yanyi explained. "Not just old roots, but a specific tree called 'Old Tree'. It looks yellow and dull, with no shine on the bark. It blooms once every three years. The flowers look like plums but have seven colors, so it is also called the Seven-Color Rainbow Tree."

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yu Qingyun. "Surprisingly, this tree grows at the bottom of the ocean. It is hard to find."

"Junior Sister, are you joking? Ocean plants, but we are in a desert," Yu Qingyun said, speechless.

Zhu Yanyi looked at her. "I am not joking. It is true. To make the antidote or vaccine, we really need these roots."

She looked at Yu Qingyun seriously. "However, these people are lucky. I went out recently and visited the ocean floor. I collected some sea mud and some old tree roots."

Yu Qingyun relaxed. "You have them? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I have them," Zhu Yanyi glanced at her. "But do not think it is natural. You still need to find old tree roots. Bring them to me. I will not give them for free, nor do I want money. Use my medicine, and repay me with equal amounts of herbs."

Yu Qingyun understood. Such rare herbs were usually hidden away. Zhu Yanyi was kind to share them. With so many patients, the usage would be high. Repaying with herbs was reasonable.

"Junior Sister, what next?" Yu Qingyun asked. "Do you need a secret place?"

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "I need a place. Secrecy does not matter, but quietness is key. I need to refine the antidote."

Knowing the disease, Zhu Yanyi knew what to do.

Yu Qingyun smiled and led her to a quiet tent. Zhu Yanyi began refining the antidote.

With the arrival of the Chinese divine doctor for peacekeeping, those who had lost hope now had hope. Hope brings vitality, and vitality brings the will to survive.

Zhu Yanyi did not let everyone down. She quickly refined the antidote and had Yu Qingyun distribute it.

The antidote only removed the current poison. The root cause still needed to be found.

Zhu Yanyi told Yu Qingyun not to use the current water source. Fortunately, Wang En and Hu Chen had already found a new water source.

With the new source, everyone drank from it. Zhu Yanyi needed to check the old source to confirm her guess. Indeed, she found the withered vine flower poison in the water. Fortunately, her antidote was ready. The poison in the water would disappear within forty-eight hours.

Zhu Yanyi found the poison source. The rest was not her concern. But things were not that simple.

After this area recovered, a village two hundred kilometers away saw a large number of patients.

Zhu Yanyi’s heart sank. Why such manipulation? Was the poisoner targeting her?

Yes. After arriving at the village and checking, she found it was another poison, not the withered vine flower.

Two different poisons within two hundred kilometers was unexpected. Zhu Yanyi knew this meant someone was deliberately poisoning, likely targeting her.

Yu Qingyun saw the poison. "Junior Sister, why are there so many poisons here?"

"Recently, Aohan and I destroyed many virus research centers. Some mature viruses must have entered production. These are likely from those produced viruses."

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. "I think this is targeting me."

Yu Qingyun was stunned. "Targeting you? This is unacceptable. Leave here immediately."

Zhu Yanyi shook her head with a smile. "I cannot leave. Not only that, I must force them to poison again quickly. Only then can I clean up all the poisons."

"Them?" Yu Qingyun asked, confused. "Who are they?"

Zhu Yanyi sneered. "A group of people who have lost their conscience. They do not know right from wrong."

Zhu Yanyi spoke calmly. To her, these madmen had no reason, so there was no need to name them.

"Senior Brother, send a message. Say that an ambitious person wants to destroy this country to steal its gold and oil," Zhu Yanyi said directly.

The country was small but rich in resources: oil and gold. These were wanted worldwide. Because everyone wanted them, major powers restrained each other, never allowing an ambitious person to rise. Zhu Yanyi wanted to play a big game.

Did they think she was a Bodhisattva who suffered without complaint? Impossible. If they dared to act, they must face discovery.

"Okay." Yu Qingyun did not know her plan, but she was her junior sister. As a senior brother, she would help. she agreed to do whatever she asked.

Zhu Yanyi looked at the sky. It was time to settle accounts. Otherwise, some would forget that the name Saint Hand Demon Doctor was not easily forgotten.

Soon, the world knew that an ambitious person was targeting Country N. Its people were poisoned in rotation. Without the Chinese peacekeeping medical team and the divine doctor, countless people in Country N would have died.

Eastern countries rose in resistance. "What does the West mean by targeting Easterners? Do you think we are powerless?" Even countries friendly to the West, like Country R and Country H, showed anti-Western sentiment. They stopped buying Western products.

Western economies relied partly on Eastern consumption. The Eastern consumer group was large and had high spending power. They did not fear high prices; they bought good things. Some bought expensive items for comparison, believing expensive meant best. This mindset caused blind choices for expensive goods.

This was others' consumption concept. Only the rich could consume. Merchants liked this, which is why they hired celebrities for endorsements.

Now, the Eastern group stopped buying Western products. The result? Western economies dropped by at least half. This was a conservative estimate.

Westerners worried. If this happened, what would they do? They would be in trouble.

Westerners joined the protests. This behavior had a different effect. Many realized that if this was not solved, they would have to live off savings. But savings might not last. This was not a good thing.

Simply put, if you can target Easterners, one day Easterners will target you.

Protest voices grew louder, and events multiplied.

This had nothing to do with Zhu Yanyi. She had done her part. Discovering viruses and making antidotes was her mission. She did not care about the outside noise, speaking only occasionally.

When Zhu Yanyi made a new batch of antidotes, outside information emerged. The official method was to find scapegoats. The scapegoats were easy to find: the virus researchers. Those people were pitiful. Their research failed, and their reputation was ruined. But they had lost their reputation when they started researching such viruses.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow upon hearing the result. "Is it that simple?"

Yu Qingyun nodded slightly. "For the official side, this handling is perfect."

"Bullshit," Zhu Yanyi swore directly. "What about the viruses? Whether those people live or die does not concern us. The research labs were already destroyed by Aohan and me. Rebuilding them is hard. It requires money, materials, and test subjects. After this incident, people’s self-protection awareness will rise, making test subjects hard to get. These researchers are useless even if they survive. The urgent matter is handling the produced poisons."

Yu Qingyun instantly understood. "I see. I will send the message."

Zhu Yanyi nodded. After Yu Qingyun left, she continued her work. With Zhu Yanyi’s antidotes, most viruses were solved immediately. This showed the power of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Many countries wanted to learn TCM in China.

There were already student quotas, but people knew TCM was dry.

The biggest difference between TCM and Western medicine is that TCM requires absolute knowledge of herbal properties. Western medicine uses instruments to diagnose and make treatment judgments, such as drug therapy or surgery.

Thus, Western medicine is relatively easier.

Many people preferred learning Western medicine. However, TCM’s status in China remained high. With the previous divine doctor Hua Tianyao and the current divine doctor Zhu Yanyi, two generations of divine doctors, Chinese people preferred TCM. Perhaps they believed it was a method passed down from ancestors.

Zhu Yanyi returned to the capital after more than forty days. She had barely rested, fighting various viruses daily. Fortunately, the viruses were provided and destroyed by certain people. Most importantly, every time they poisoned, Zhu Yanyi made an antidote. With this medical skill, they knew their poisons were useless against China, as long as Zhu Yanyi was alive. Unless they killed the divine doctor first.

But the divine doctor was not easy to kill. Not only was Zhu Yanyi strong, but her elusive medical skills were unmatched. Assassins wanted to live. Who would offend a divine doctor? Assassins would not take the job. Anyone who took the job to kill Zhu Yanyi would be hunted by everyone. A good doctor represented an extra life. How could others allow it to be destroyed?

So, no one could deal with Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi did not care. She was not careless; she knew there was no danger in this plane.

Currently, Zhu Yanyi was troubled because Yan Aohan had not returned.

If it were another place, Zhu Yanyi would use her space to find Yan Aohan. But she could not go to the Demon Realm. Demon nature was unpredictable. Zhu Yanyi cultivated the medical path, with a pure mind. Entering the Demon Realm would make her the favorite host for demon energy. Unless she ascended to immortality, she could not visit the Demon Realm temporarily.

Although she could not go, Zhu Yanyi prepared many pills for Yan Aohan. Whether useful or not, she had to prepare.

Meanwhile, Yan Aohan looked at the massive black energy and the casual Black Emperor beside him, speechless. "You brought me here just to watch this huge demon energy?"

"Do not be unwilling. I did not bring you just to watch," the Black Emperor said calmly. "Are you not looking for the Living Spirit? The white day living spirit is pressed under this demon energy."

This news from Xie Jifan almost made Yan Aohan fall. "You threw the day living spirit here?"

"Nonsense. What do you mean I threw it?" the Black Emperor said, dissatisfied. "I just looked at that little guy, found him useless, and threw him down. Besides, the Demon Realm plane does not need the day living spirit. You can understand throwing it down."

"Then help me get it out," Yan Aohan said directly, acting as if it were natural.

"Why should I get it?" the Black Emperor did not mind, but some things needed clarification.

"Simple. First, you threw it, so you pick it up. Second, you are the Black Emperor. All living beings are your subjects. The day living spirit can stabilize a plane, so you must contribute. Third, you enslaved me. The Underworld’s seven realms were originally yours. Now you gave them to me. Your reward was not generous enough. Now, pay the welfare."

Yan Aohan spoke fluently. It was best for the Black Emperor to do it. Yan Aohan could do it, but his body was different. If he touched demon energy, he needed reincarnation water to clean it, which was troublesome. With a demon-cultivated Black Emperor nearby, not using him would be strange.

The Black Emperor opened his mouth wide, pointed at Yan Aohan, then grabbed the black energy with his hand. A white crystal fell into his hand. He placed his hand on it, absorbed all the demon energy, and threw it to Yan Aohan.

After Yan Aohan took it, he threw out ten jars. "Flower wine brewed by my wife. Your reward."

The Black Emperor looked at Yan Aohan with a half-smile. "You actually know human feelings."