Rural Mad Doctor

Chapter 387 Conspiracy in the mountains

At this time, in a mountain valley less than a hundred miles south of Daliang City.

Thousands of villagers gathered there.

The people here all wear coarse blue shirts and white headscarves.

The surrounding area is a dense forest, with various ancient trees blocking out the sun.

The path leading to the outside world is rugged and winding, like a python lying in the mountains.

To get to the village, you need to cross mountains and valleys.

It is a village that is almost completely isolated from the outside world.

The surrounding area is all grassland and desert, but this mountain is unique in that it is covered with dense forests and grass, and is home to countless wolves, insects, tigers and leopards.

The one who rules this place is not the king of beasts, but a tribe that has been entrenched here since ancient times!

At this moment, Uncle Huolong, the patriarch of Shenghuo Village, was tall and mighty, sitting on a high rock, looking down at the villagers below.

It's like a majestic lion looking down from above.

His bright red hair particularly accentuated his fiery personality.

Beside him was his wife, Yu Niang, who, although only forty years old, already looked somewhat aged.

His face showed signs of hardship.

Only her deep, bright eyes still reveal that she was a beautiful girl in her youth.

In her hand, she held a twisted venomous snake, which kept flicking its tongue.

The villagers formed a large circle around a bonfire the size of a house.

A beautiful woman dressed in white and wearing a silver headdress sat in front of the campfire.

The woman, her face veiled, appeared so mysterious in the glow of the campfire.

A subtle, enigmatic smile always lingered in the corner of his eyes.

Those who don't know her well think she's very friendly, but those who do know her know that she's smiling even when she's killing people!

At this moment, she looked at the clan leader, Uncle Fire Dragon, waiting for him to speak.

Uncle Fire Dragon stroked his red beard and spoke in a heavy metal voice:

"Now, we have found the location of the Dragon Clan's Secret Realm. All we need is the arrival of the dragon-shaped jade pendant! Once that's done, our Holy Fire Village can enter the Dragon Realm!"

Thousands of villagers raised their spears and swords and shouted in unison.

The sound reverberated through the valley.

After everyone had expressed their feelings, Uncle Huolong then said:

"Miss Ruyi has already said that this man has arrived in Daliang City, so we can soon realize our long-cherished dream!"

“Awesome… Awesome…”

The villagers started shouting again.

Yu Niang waved her hand, and everyone quieted down.

Yu Niang looked at Hua Ruyi, who was sitting down in front of the campfire:

"Ruyi, the man you're talking about also wants to enter the Dragon Realm with us, which is against the rules of our ancestors!"

Hua Ruyi smiled slightly:

"Yu Niang, if we don't agree, he won't hand over the jade pendant. This person is no ordinary person. If we try to snatch it, we might not succeed!"

Yu Niang's beautiful eyes instantly turned sinister, and the venomous snake in her hand shrank back in fright.

"What? The robbery failed? We're not afraid of the thousands of people at the water fortress, why would we be afraid of someone who has no allies or factions?"

Hua Ruyi covered her mouth and laughed:

"There's a saying: 'Even a single tiger can block the way, but a pack of mice is still afraid of a cat!' This Cao Erdan is no ordinary person. His cultivation is at least at the tenth level of the Dao Realm, and perhaps he has already reached the Divine Realm!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Yu Niang slammed her palm down on the stone.

The boulder trembled and cracked open at one corner.

"He's only twenty years old, yet he's reached the peak of the Dao Realm? You must have misjudged him!"

Uncle Fire Dragon reached out and patted his wife's shoulder:

"Don't be impatient. I trust Miss Ruyi's words. She can't possibly be wrong about her abilities!"

Hua Ruyi wasn't angry that Yu Niang suspected her; she simply smiled and said:

"I'm being conservative with my assessment. So this young man himself is a treasure."

There are treasures in the Divine Dragon Tomb, but they are dead treasures. This young man, however, is a living treasure.

If we can win him over to serve my people, what harm is there in taking him into the secret realm?

Besides, the secret realm might be fraught with traps and dangers; wouldn't it be better to have several experts helping out?

Yu Niang sneered:

"Multiple helpers? How can you be sure that such a capable man would stoop to work in our remote mountain village? If he takes all the treasures from the Divine Dragon Tomb, wouldn't we have served him for nothing!"

Hua Ruyi smiled and said:

"Yu Niang, you're overthinking it. If I can get him to come, I'm confident I can keep his heart!"

How do we tie it up?

Yu Niang was aggressive, as if Hua Ruyi had already betrayed the clan!

Although Hua Ruyi was doing very well outside, within the clan, her seniority was still much lower than that of the clan leader and Yu Niang.

All the clansmen were also looking at Hua Ruyi.

Hua Ruyi sneered:

"Yu Niang, you underestimate me too much! I, Hua Ruyi, have always been the one to command men, and I would never let a man use or command me!"

"What's the use of words? If the other party is a peak Dao Realm expert, what will you use to command them? Your own little territory?"

Hua Ruyi was very displeased.

However, I also know that if I don't express my thoughts now, it will be difficult to convince everyone to believe me.

If Cao Erdan isn't involved, he won't take out the dragon-shaped jade pendant!

Then, Hua Ruyi took out a bamboo jar from her bosom.

After opening it, it was handed over.

"Yu Niang, you are also a member of the Green Gu Sect, you should recognize this, right?"

Inside the bamboo jar, a pair of tiny insects with black heads and red bodies were crawling and slithering.

"Bewitching Worm?"

Yu Niang was startled!

"You actually cultivated a mind-bewitching Gu?"

Every member of the Qing Gu Sect knows how to use poison to cast Gu spells.

Skills vary; disciples use the sect's Gu worms to cast Gu, while experts refine their own Gu worms.

These two bewitching insects cannot be raised without a certain level of spiritual cultivation.

Its greatest effect is that it can make people who take Gu worms unconditionally loyal to you.

If a man eats the male insect, he will be devoted to the person who possesses the female insect.

However, this kind of Gu worm is not only extremely difficult to refine, but also carries great risks.

It is nurtured by a woman's menstrual blood inside her body.

It takes at least seven years for them to become a couple.

If you fail, you have to start over.

That's not all; if something goes wrong, the worms will burrow into the woman's abdominal cavity.

An out-of-control Gu worm will travel along your bloodstream straight to your heart, and could take your life at any moment!

When Yu Niang was young, she also wanted to refine this kind of mind-bewitching Gu, but she has not succeeded in refining it even after more than 20 years.

If she had succeeded in refining it, she would have already been eaten by Uncle Fire Dragon.

Seeing that Hua Ruyi has mastered such a difficult Bewitching Gu at such a young age, I can't help but feel envious and jealous.

Hua Ruyi looked at Yu Niang:

"So, do you still doubt that I can't control the overall situation?"

Yu Niang's face was very ugly. She looked at Uncle Huolong and said nothing more!

I can only say that I am not as skilled as others; it seems that Hua Ruyi is more capable than me.

At this moment, she was terrified that Hua Ruyi would give the bewitching worm to her husband to eat.

Then Uncle Huolong will be completely subservient to Hua Ruyi, and the entire village will belong to Hua Ruyi.

However, this shows her petty-mindedness; Hua Ruyi doesn't have such a narrow perspective.

She wouldn't waste the pair of Gu worms she had painstakingly raised over the years just to scheme for a small mountain stronghold!

This was raised at great personal risk!