Chapter 290: Facing Great Disaster

Chapter 290: Facing Great Disaster

When it comes to home travel, Qin Shili is definitely a pro.

She can effortlessly whip up things suitable for outdoor survival, working in tandem with Ruo’er—one hiding things, the other creating them. It’s the ultimate silver-haired beauty duo. No worries about home travel!

And with Mu Yiting added to the mix, the fun just escalates.

“Can you drink this water?”

As a top-notch villain, Lin Nuo felt the need to question this.

“I can drink it! Let me show you.”

Qin Shili conjured an ice cup in her hand, then made ice cubes that melted, filling the cup.

She raised the cup and took a sip.

The taste was excellent, no issues at all.

“Want to try?”

After sipping just a bit, she offered the icy cup to Lin Nuo.

He took the cup. Despite being made of ice, it didn’t freeze his hand and felt somewhat warm.

This looked like a solidified version of water—ice.

Ice melts above zero degrees Celsius, which is totally unscientific.

Of course, talking about 21st-century advanced science in the Spirit Realm is a sign of being out of it; your spirit power can’t explain this at all.

But hey, this might not be the common water.

Perhaps it’s a substance that looks like water but stays solid at room temperature.

Very scientific.

Lin Nuo took a sip; it was definitely clear water—just cooler and tastier than usual.

“Is this called Nongfu Spring?”

“Nope, it’s just water, no name. But if you want a name, you can name it after yourself.”

“Huh? What name?”

“Lifushui Spring.”

Lin Nuo: “…”

Are you a legendary naming genius or what?

Lin Nuo cleared his throat and said:

“Why would I deserve that title? Although this water really is better than what I usually drink. How much do you have?”

“Enough for us to drink for a lifetime.”

“That’s a bit much, right?”

Feeling awkward, Lin Nuo waved his hands. Qin Shili kept casually steering the conversation off course.

“So, since we have plenty of water, we can last a few days. Let’s head back; leave this to the good officials of the city.”

Lin Nuo returned the icy cup to Qin Shili, who took it, filled it with water, and drank again.

“What, are you still thirsty?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Nope, I just took your cup to drink water, and the cups I drank from, of course, I’ll take them back.”

“…Do you really need to?”

“I think I do.”

“Alright then, as long as you’re happy. Sharing cups with you feels like a massive profit for me.” Lin Nuo said calmly.

“I feel the same.”

Qin Shili replied, putting away the cup after finishing her drink.

The two walked toward the Lin family mansion, passing the street where the cursed townspeople were scattered.

Then they ran into the soldiers, along with Liu Shuqin and Su Kexin.

“Shili, Junior Martial Brother, I’m quite worried about you with what’s going on in the city, but seeing you both safe is such a relief.”

Liu Shuqin expressed, but her kind heart was aching seeing so many suffering townsfolk.

She sighed and said:

“We don’t know what strange illness they have. I’ve tried various medical methods, but no improvements came; other doctors are the same. Everyone has tried so many things with no success. Everything happened so suddenly.”

Liu Shuqin had some knowledge of medicine and had learned advanced skills but couldn’t help the townsfolk despite collaborating with other doctors.

She turned to Lin Nuo and asked:

“Junior Martial Brother, do you have any clues about this?”

“Not at all. If you doctors don’t know, how could I?”

Lin Nuo denied, pretending not to know.

Qin Shili stayed silent, knowing Lin Nuo was choosing to feign ignorance, and she would naturally cooperate.

She had no idea what Lin Nuo was up to, but she felt he wouldn’t just sit by and watch.

After all, it was always like this—he acted indifferent, but in the end, he always turned into the hero that saved the day.

He arrives quietly and departs quietly, yet his significant deeds can’t be hidden; they eventually come to light.

Just wait and see, as disaster strikes, it’s precisely when he shines the brightest.

“There’s a curse—a water source has been cursed.”

At that moment Zhao Zhou stepped out from the group of soldiers, speaking seriously.

Lin Nuo cast Zhao Zhou a glance.

Right, I almost forgot there are immortals here.

The blood magic technique of Yu Sha was almost discovered!

Could it be that you immortals will save the day?

That makes perfect sense, after all, that’s your line of work.

“A curse? Senior, what kind of curse is it?” Su Kexin asked with curiosity.

Lin Nuo gave the young lady a side-eye.

Are you deaf? He just said it’s an unknown curse. How could he possibly reveal a name?

Zhao Zhou shook his head:

“I can’t say for sure yet, but these people have been afflicted with a slow-acting curse that will gradually lead them to a painful death. It feels reminiscent of the troubles faced by the immortal beasts in Zifeng Valley.”

Zhao Zhou speculated, intentionally omitting details since the incident with the Zifeng Valley immortal beasts wasn’t exactly a proud chapter, so he just mentioned it briefly, and Lin Nuo and Su Kexin could roughly get the drift from that.

Blood Curse—the technique once suffered by the immortal beasts of Zifeng Valley during their riot.

“Little brother, do you have some clue now?” Zhao Zhou turned his gaze on Lin Nuo.

Lin Nuo shook his head:

“Nope, I’m still clueless. If seniors don’t understand, of course, I wouldn’t either.”

Pretending to be dumb works; you can’t see what Lin Nuo is really thinking, anyway. If you’re so powerful, why not go save the world yourself?

“Then may I ask, what should we do now, Senior?”

Liu Shuqin inquired respectfully from Zhao Zhou.

Zhao Zhou responded solemnly:

“Currently, our immortal techniques can dispel the curse, but it’s quite draining on spirit power, and the numbers in the city are many, so there are limits; we can’t save everyone. Every bit helps, so we need to quickly come up with an antidote; otherwise, they can’t hold out much longer.”

“Okay, we’ll find a way to make the antidote. Please, seniors, save as many as you can first.”

“Mm. Move them together; we’ll try to concentrate our efforts.”

Zhao Zhou said, and time was of the essence. Everyone sped up to gather as many suffering townsfolk as possible.

Lin Nuo privately mocked that blood magic guy; it truly was too early. Immortals can dispel curses after all.

What a pathetic situation.

But immortals would have to use high-level techniques to deal with new curses, which would put a heavy toll on them, so they wouldn’t be able to save many people.

Following the principle of saving whoever they could, the immortals still devised ways to remove the curses.

As for Liu Shuqin, she went to rally the doctors to work together on developing the antidote, as the situation was urgent and they needed to act quickly, or the entire city would face annihilation.

As for Lin Nuo, he obviously wouldn’t worry about it; it didn’t concern him greatly. He just enjoyed drinking Qin Shili’s water while watching the show.

Those nobles drinking at the banquet heard about the situation and quickly took off from the city, unaware that fierce beasts were already lying in wait outside, resulting in lots of casualties.