Chapter 3 (Part 2) of Volume 6: One Life, Two Deaths

  The monkey's paw loosened, and the female demon fell heavily to the ground, rolling halfway over. Like a flower jumping off the monkey's back, she hesitated for a moment, half-supporting the female demon: "Sun God Doctor, the king asks you to diagnose her condition."

  Sun Simiao walked up to the female demon, felt her pulse for a while, then lifted her eyelid and took a look. He shook his head slightly: "Both qi and blood are severely depleted, her skin and bones are rotting, she won't live for more than a few days."

  "The king suddenly said: 'I want you to save her at all costs!'"

  I'm confused, has the dog started eating shit? Are we actually going to save a wife who's been tormented by him for years? Sun Si Miao furrowed her brow and pondered for half a day: "I can only try. But she's been ill for too long, the disease has reached its final stage, even if I can save her, it'll be no different from being dead, just with a few more breaths."

  "As long as she has one more breath than a dead person, that's all." Ye Liu Bing's smile was as pure as an infant's, but his eyes were like those of a mad demon: "I want her to be worse off than dead! She will have to keep living in order to experience the most painful torments in the world, and also let everyone see what happens when you defy me." His gaze swept over our faces unintentionally.

  I was chilled to the bone, and it was clear that Ye Liu Bing was teasing us like a cat playing with a mouse. Seeing the deliberately frightened expression on my face, Ye Liu Bing laughed even harder.

  Sun Simiao took out a purple three-leafed herb from the medicine basket on his back, and ignited it with flint. The herb burned like a torch, shining brightly, illuminating the female demon's internal organs clearly visible.

  Sun Simiao carefully examined her internal organs, shaking his head as he picked out a few strange-shaped medicinal fruits from the bamboo basket and put them into an oval stone mortar. Xiao Bai Tu immediately jumped in front of the mortar, stood up on its hind legs, and used its fluffy front paws to grind the medicine, occasionally spitting out some saliva, mixing the medicinal fruits into a lump of paste. Then it picked up the medicinal paste and stuffed it into the female demon's mouth, but she didn't move at all, not even having the strength to swallow.

  In a flash of light, Sun Simiao suddenly pulled out a golden needle and swiftly stabbed it into the female demon's throat. The latter let out a gurgling sound and involuntarily opened her mouth, swallowing the medicinal paste. The golden light flashed repeatedly as Sun Simiao moved with dizzying speed, her left hand dancing in the air. She precisely inserted the golden needles into the female demon's various acupoints. At the same time, her right hand swiftly pulled out a ceramic pot from the basket and began to juggle it with incredible speed, tossing in hundreds of types of herbs. The little white rabbit quickly picked up the pot, filled it with water from the waterfall, and ran to the edge of the bonfire to start boiling it.

  After a while, Sun Simiao let out a loud shout and slapped the female demon's back with his palm. "Ah" was heard as the female demon spat out a purple-black blood clot, her throat making low groaning sounds, and her body began to shake. Sun Simiao breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said: "The internal blood clots have been expelled, and her life is temporarily saved. Now she can take medicine."

  "No rush, let this wretch suffer a bit longer." Ye Liu Bing said calmly: "Sun God Doctor, please take your seat first. Try the female body wine that I carefully prepared."

  Sun Si Miao's expression was not pleasant: "Delaying is useless. At this time, her body's qi and blood are flowing smoothly, it's the best time to take the medicine." She got up to fetch the ceramic pot, the medicine had already been brewed, bubbling away.

  Ru Hua stretched out her hand and stopped Sun Si Miao, saying sternly: "The king has spoken, please have the divine doctor dine first."

  A group of flying monkeys immediately surrounded Sun Simiao, baring their teeth and making a gesture to pounce. Sun Simiao's eyebrows furrowed, as if about to erupt, but in the end, she simply swept her sleeve aside and sat down with a huff.

  "Little princess, please try some, peony. You too." Night Flowing Ice's gaze made me feel uneasy in my heart, so I had to pick up the chopsticks. The tip of the chopstick touched the smooth and slippery breast of the snow silkworm, and I couldn't help but tremble slightly. A dozen or so bright red petals surrounded the towering nipple, like a flower blooming, with white being even whiter and red being even more vibrant. The purple-red center was like a flower bud, truly seductive and alluring. I swallowed my saliva. I picked up a piece and sent it into my mouth, the flavor was extremely sweet and refreshing, melting in my mouth instantly, leaving a lingering fragrance between my teeth that wouldn't go away. I couldn't help but exclaim how good it was.

  "This is mermaid meat from the Ice Sea." Night Flow Ice's one sentence made me want to vomit, wow! You're eating this kind of meat too, Night Flow Ice you northern border super pervert!

  "Savoring the exquisite beauty of this woman, and then looking at that wretched creature on the ground, gasping for breath with an ugly appearance, the contrast between beauty and ugliness is stimulating, making one feel relieved." Ye Liu Bing stared at me without a word, as if observing my expression. I could only smile awkwardly, covering my face with my sleeve, while cursing in my mouth nonstop.

  The meal had been going on for a long time, and it was clear that they were eating mermaid meat. Gan Ning and the others hadn't touched their food, but Mouse Gong was devouring his portion with gusto, as if eating the flesh of one's own kind was a common occurrence for demons. The bonfires died out one by one, plunging the valley into darkness, except for the soft green glow emanating from Cui Shi Ping, which cast an eerie light on everyone's faces.

  Sun Si Miao gave the female demon a medicinal soup and said: "The patient still needs some time to recuperate and take medicine, and must be cared for day and night to prevent sudden changes."

  Ye Liubing nodded: "This time, we invited the divine doctor, first to cure this villain's illness, and secondly," he paused for a moment before continuing in a measured tone, "to convey the Demon Master's intentions."

  "Devil Lord?" Sun Si Miao's expression changed, and the medicine jar in her hand shook uncontrollably, almost falling to the ground.

  I pricked up my ears and heard Ye Liu say, "Now that the demons of Mo Xie Tian have entered Hong Chen Tian, it's inevitable that they'll clash with the people and demons there, resulting in casualties. So, Mo Zhu hopes that the divine doctor will work for him."

  I exchanged a glance with Gan Ningzhen and Hai Ji, and we understood each other to some extent. If Mo Shaotian is going to open the battlefield in the North, there will inevitably be casualties among the monsters, and the military doctor who follows the team is indispensable. Ye Liu Bing inviting Sun Si Miao must have been for this purpose.

  Sun Si Miao's face turned pale: "This old man's meager abilities, how can they be of any help to the Demon Lord?" He hesitated for half a day, then said: "If... if this old man were not to agree?"

  The cold gaze of the Night Flowing Ice was stern: "In front of the Demon Master, there are no ifs! He is the fate predetermined by Heaven, who can resist the will of Heaven? Sun Si Miao, think carefully and then respond to this king!" The ice flower suddenly disappeared, I looked at the sky and calculated the time, it was exactly the hour of Hai!

  "From Hai Shi to Yin Shi, these several hours are the nocturnal flow of ice's dormant period." Suddenly, the masked monster's words echoed beside my ear, and I couldn't help but feel a stir in my heart.

  Like a flower, let the flying monkey carry the female demon, leading Sun Si Miao to leave in a hurry. Dog Tail, Little Princess, Gan Zhen and others also returned to the Embroidered Building one after another, leaving only me standing on the spot, looking up at the deep pool in the sky with my head raised, racking my brains. What does "entry into sleep" really mean?

  What's different about the night cruise during these hours compared to usual?

  "Go back to sleep, Peony." Old Mouse hadn't left yet, he pulled my skirt and muttered: "Unless Ye Liu Bing confesses himself, even if we search heaven and earth, I'm afraid we won't be able to find Ju Dan Mei."

  "Heaven and earth." I let out a bitter laugh, turned around and walked towards the outside of the valley, suddenly stopped abruptly, and exclaimed: "Heaven and earth! We've entered the earth, but we haven't reached heaven yet!"

  The old mouse stared at me in a daze, I excitedly raised my head, and my heart was racing like a drum, thumping wildly. In the entire Burial Flower Abyss, there was only one place that we hadn't searched yet!

  That's the only place where Qiu Danmei can be locked up!

  That is the deep pool in the sky above!