Chapter 294: The Antidote is Here!

Chapter 294: The Antidote is Here!

Heaven’s way has its cycles; who can escape the judgment of the heavens?

Lin Nuo was still pondering when it would be the Lin family’s turn, and now, it had come.

Even the Lin family’s exclusive water source was encountering issues.

The only sanctum within the city, the Lin family mansion, was now problematic.

All of a sudden, the place was overrun with servants collapsing, their skin cracking open.

Not just the servants; even those with status were affected.

As for cultivators, if their training was high enough, they could use their internal energy to dispel the Blood Splitting Curse.

But if their cultivation was low—sorry, you’re waiting for death; better pick a good grave.

The mansion echoed with wails as people suffered, crying out in agony.

Lin Nuo ran into Zhao Zhou, the Immortal, who was furrowing his brow.

“Lin Nuo, little brother, something big has happened.”

“Yeah, I know, the Lin family mansion has fallen too.”

“Right? But where did it go wrong? We had tested the water source earlier; there was no problem.”

“Did you actually test it?”

Lin Nuo was curious, remembering that he hadn’t given them the detection needle.

“I heard from Kexin that you gave her a long needle to check for the Blood Curse in the water, which she then lent to the Lin family. Everything seemed fine until now.”

Zhao Zhou continued, and upon hearing this, Lin Nuo thought, well, this guy named Su is quite the good Samaritan.

But come on, if you want to be a good person, do it yourself! Why use my detection needle? You’re supposed to be the hero; do you need a villain’s stuff to do that?

Is Lin the villain now just a tool for you to accumulate merit?

Zhao Zhou added, “But because we’ve relied on that needle, we didn’t expect the Blood Curse to ravage the Lin family mansion. I was also caught up in it, but I managed to dispel it using inner strength.”

Zhao Zhou sighed deeply, his face full of sadness.

“We Immortals have limited spiritual energy; we can only save so many. We can only choose the most deserving.”

“There’s nothing we can do; it has to be this way,” Lin Nuo agreed, but inside, he was quite pleased.

These Immortals are busy saving people, but they’re only saving a select few; the majority still face disaster.

Choosing to save the “deserving” means picking high officials and important figures from the Lin family.

Lin Yuan and the like—they’re the top priorities for rescue, no way around it; big shots get first dibs.

“Your detection needle has issues.”

At that moment, Lin Nuo’s older brother, Lin Fei, came out, accusing Lin Nuo.

“The water source at the Lin family mansion was fine until your detection needle was used. I suspect your needle brought the cursed water to our source.”

“Did I tell you to use it?”

Lin Nuo immediately countered, “I never planned for you to use it. But now that you mention it, why shouldn’t I use the detection needle to direct the cursed water to your family’s water source?”

“Don’t you try to twist this! The house is heavily guarded, and the water source is monitored. Everything was fine before the banquet, and once this happened, you stopped drinking the Lin mansion’s water, and then trouble arose.”

Lin Fei retaliated against Lin Nuo.

Lin Nuo shrugged his shoulders:

“If you say so, then sure. But one thing I need to tell you, if I wanted to do that, you’d be the first to go. By the way, how come you’re fine? Did some Immortal rescue you, the brain-dead?”

“They didn’t save me; Young Master Lin didn’t show any symptoms of the Blood Curse,” Zhao Zhou replied.

Lin Nuo looked at Lin Fei and grinned:

“So, with so many people from the Lin family in trouble, how are you unscathed? Care to explain?”

“I suspect your needle had problems, so I stored some water beforehand. After using the needle to check the water quality, I stopped drinking the family water.”

“Honestly, what you’re saying is quite suspect.”

Lin Nuo chuckled and shook his head,

“If you think there’s something wrong, just stop using it and store your own water. You think you’re clever? Or did you deliberately lead the cursed water in?”

Seeing that Lin Nuo was fine, Lin Fei couldn’t hold back and seized the moment to attack. Naturally, Lin Nuo didn’t hold back either, firing right back.

But their squabbling was interrupted by the Immortal:

“Let’s pause for a moment. Since there’s no solid evidence, don’t tarnish each other’s name; let’s keep the peace.”

In Lin Nuo’s view, it really should be about core values.

One big move could blow your whole turtle nest apart!

Right now, with so many doctors fallen, there were fewer people to develop antidotes, and the situation was getting dire. Even if Immortals saved those big shots, there wasn’t enough spiritual energy left to save the doctors.

This was a real disaster; was there really no way out?

At that moment, high in the blue sky, a black spirit bird soared around.

The condition of the Lin family mansion had come into its sight; most people were down, while several Immortals were at a loss.

The Bloodwind Spirit had successfully infiltrated the Lin family mansion. With the Immortals saving people, their spiritual power was overly consumed, making it hard for them to detect its presence.

The majority were afflicted by even stronger Blood Splitting Curses; deaths were just a matter of time, and the Bloodwind Spirit’s target would soon be the survivors.

This included the Immortals who had cast spells.

And now, it was waiting for the opportunity to eliminate them one by one.

Everything was going so smoothly, but soon the Bloodwind Spirit received dismal news.

Excited voices rang out from the townsfolk within the Lin family mansion:

“Reporting! Everyone! Miss Liu has developed an antidote to eliminate the Blood Curse! The side effects are low, and it’s being mass-produced urgently!”

This was earth-shattering news, pulling the city back from the brink of death.

“Are you serious?!” an Immortal exclaimed in disbelief.

“Yes! I was saved by Miss Liu and so far many people have taken the medicine, their symptoms have subsided significantly! I came to report the good news!”

Successful? It actually worked?!

No one expected that the antidote would appear in such a dire moment, least of all Lin Nuo.

What the heck? How did this happen? Didn’t I ruin the herbs? How could it still succeed?

Could it be that my skills are lacking? Or did Liu Shuqin figure it out, replace the herbs, and brew a new batch?

It’s very likely that I messed up, not thinking Liu Shuqin could actually whip something up.

If Liu Shuqin had lived in the last life, she would have been the one to come up with that formula first.

No helping it; perhaps Liu Shuqin is really the Medicinal Immortal, here to save all living beings.

Lin Nuo felt a pang of disappointment, but it wasn’t too bad; after all, the antidote was out. It didn’t seem like he lost anything major; he just came to see a good show. Since the show is over, he can just leave; no big deal.

“Shall we go take a look together?” Zhao Zhou suggested.

“Let’s go.”

Lin Nuo nodded, looking at the townsfolk,

“Lead the way; let’s go see what’s happening.”

“Right, everyone, please follow me!”

The townsfolk were exceptionally excited, hurriedly leading Lin Nuo and the others to the scene where Liu Shuqin was aiding the afflicted.

Liu Shuqin had revealed the antidote, and everyone quickly gathered herbs to brew it. Soon the remedy was ready for those who hadn’t perished, swiftly dispelling the Blood Curse, and their skin began to recover.

Upon seeing Lin Nuo arrive, Liu Shuqin excitedly took his hand:

“Thank you, Junior Martial Brother! We did it! The townsfolk are saved!”

“Thank me?”

Lin Nuo was a bit dumbfounded.