Chapter 10: Demon Sect.

 

The next morning, Zou Jie comes out of the inn; he is going to leave the city today. First, he will return home and prepare for his long journey. He also already upgraded the Don’t Die martial arts manual, and with that, his safety has increased. The second-class martial arts manual also has hundreds of martial arts manuals.

 

Half the way to the city gate, a petite woman stops him.

 

“Good morning, are you the mysterious physician?”

 

“Yes, but I am not that mysterious.” Zou Jie can only sigh, but it’s better than a crazy physician the first time he comes.

 

“Good, I am a personal servant of my master.” The petite woman explains everything.

 

Zou Jie, after contemplating, agreed to follow her.

 

Inside a courtyard house.

 

A mature woman with a rash all over her body is lying on the bed. After introducing himself, he goes to work and checks on the woman's condition.

 

Qiao Fen gazes at Zou Jie's serious face when checking her condition. The mysterious physician is a young man. What shocked her was that he dared to touch her hand.

 

“I can heal you, but I am going home soon and can’t check your condition after I administer the medicine.”

 

"What can you heal me?” Qiao Fen can’t believe what she heard.

 

“Yes, how about this? You follow me and stay in my home.”

 

"Wait, are you, physician Zou, from Pingyao Town?”

 

“Yes.” Zou Jie never thought someone had heard his name outside Pingyao Town.

 

Qiao Fen quickly agreed; she finally saw hope. Even if physician Zou has bad intentions for her sick body, what can he do?

 

Days later, they arrive below a mountain.

 

Coming down from the carriage, Qiao Fen sees a thick mist in front of her.

 

“Everyone follow me.” Zou Jie guides them up the mountain.

 

Following Qiao Fen is Hu Lin, her servant, and two personal bodyguards; both of them are female twins, Ren Shu and Ren Shi.

 

Ren Shu and Ren Shi have black hair tied in a ponytail and a slim body.

 

From Zou Jie's observation, both of them are stronger than third-class martial artists. However, without fighting them, he is not sure.

 

Qiao Fen quietly followed physician Zou. The mist is weird; she can’t see anything. After a long walk, the mist disappears, and they can see a wall gate.

 

“Please come in.” Zou Jie opened the gate.

 

When they enter, they can see a courtyard house.

 

“Please wait. I am going to clean this place first. Please sit.”

 

Before cleaning the place, Zou Jie made them some tea.

 

Qiao Fen contemplates the courtyard and building. Building this type of house on top of a mountain requires a lot of money. Does physician Zou come from a rich family, or is he someone important?

 

'Why am I thinking too much? As long as he can help me cure the disease, it's already enough.’ Qiao Fen thought

 

A month later, Qiao Fen's condition is getting better; fortunately, syphilis is in the primary stage. Although there are some scars on her body, as long as she uses the cream that Zou Jie gives her, the scars will disappear.

 

Hu Lin, the personal servant, and the twin are reluctant to leave. Since their lives here are peaceful and the food that physician Zou makes is delicious,

 

"Master, can’t we stay here longer?”

 

“We already stayed here long enough; we don’t need to disturb Physician Zou any longer.” Qiao Fen is also reluctant to leave. However, she had another thing she needed to do.

 

Zou Jie guides them out of the mountain.

 

“Physician Zou, thank you for taking care of us.” Qiao Fen and the rest cupped their hands.

 

“Can we come and visit again?” Hu Lin asked.

 

“If you come, I will not be here.” Zou Jie patted Hu Lin's head.

 

“Where are you going?” Asked Hu Lin.

 

“I am going on a long journey.”

 

After saying goodbye, Zou Jie enters the mist and disappears from view.

 

Qiao Fen watched the strange, dense mist. She had ordered the twins to test the mist every time they returned to the house. Without Zou Jie's guide, no one can enter or leave at will.

 

-

 

Datong city.

 

Qiao Fen sits on the sofa and can feel her strength recovering. Ever since she got sick, her body has always been in pain. Remembering Physician Zou's face, she smiles, and the same as them, she also prefers to stay with Physician Zou longer.

 

"Master, what is your order?" Ren Shu, the twin, spoke.

 

“The other demon sect department had sent people to take over our intelligence department while I was away. Send the flower shadow squad to warn them to leave. If they refuse, kill them.”

 

“Yes, master.”

 

“Begin the operation to control the Bai kingdom official.” When Qiao Fen is sick, the people she thought were her friends and lovers abandon her. Because of that, she no longer feels guilty about betraying them.

 

Hundreds of flower brothels are under the control of the demon sect and spread to various kingdoms and empires. She is the leader of the intelligence department in the Bai kingdom and has sacrificed her body to accomplish her goal.

 

“After we control the Bai kingdom, the demon sect can finally appear once gained.” Qiao Fen's heart is full of hatred; she can finally get her revenge.

 

-

 

A few days later,

 

Zou Jie joins the merchant caravan to the Qin Empire. Although the three empires were almost equal in strength, Nevertheless, Qin Empire culture was focused on the military and martial arts. He wants to see how strong the martial artists in this world are.

 

“Physician Zou, thank you for the medicinal pill; my stomach already doesn’t feel any pain.”

 

“You are welcome.” Zou Jie had turned various herbs into medicinal pills to be easily carried around.

 

Since he is a physician, the escorts and the merchants sometimes come and see him check their bodies. Zou Jie, without complaint, checked their condition and gave them some pills. He wants to purchase all the skills in the system; however, it requires hundreds of karma points.

 

Although humans are selfish, people are honest and simple. Except when their lives are in danger or they are hungry, at that time the ugly human nature will come out and to survive, people will do anything.

 

“We will reach the Qin border soon; everyone is vigilant!” The leader of the escort is a middle-aged man. They are still on the Bai Kingdom border, and here the bandits roam free. Although the marital alliance had wiped out many bandit groups, The new bandit group will replace them.

 

“Stop!” A burly man comes out and blocks the road; behind him, there are hundreds of people. They are bandits from the Qin empire, and after finding out most of the bandits at the border had been destroyed, they relocated to the Bai kingdom to do their business.

 

One of the escorts moves forward and gives the bandit leader a pouch of coins and silver.

 

The bandit leader grins. “This is not enough to feed my people; I need more.”

 

“Don’t be greedy.” The escort leader warns

 

The bandit leader doesn’t take the warning seriously; they are after all the citizens of the Qin Empire who had been educated that they were superior to other nations.

 

“If you refuse, leave young belonging and life.”

 

The escort leader raises his hand, and the escorts draw their swords.

 

Zou Jie's eyes see them all as karma points. Killing people gives him more karma points, especially if that person is a criminal. For killing the innocent, he still remembered the pain of bad karma punishment.

 

“Since you refuse to kill them!”

 

The bandits rush forward, and the escorts defend the caravan.

 

After the first clash, the escorts are stronger, but the number of bandits is too large.

 

‘If I kill them, I might have enough points to purchase the first-class martial arts manual and the 50 years of Qi.’ Zou Jie thought for divine physician knowledge, it’s not useful to protect his life.

 

'Wait, I will get extra karma points because I help the escorts and kill the bandits.’ Zou Jie is contemplating. The escorts and bandits’ situation is getting intense. Although there is no death on the escort side, there is an injury.

 

“Everyone stay in formation; don’t let them breach the formation!” The escort leader frowns; if this situation keeps going, they all will die.

 

A chubby middle-aged merchant near him is perspiring. “Escort leader, how?’

 

“If we can kill the bandit leader, we can survive.”

 

Zou Jie secretly flicked his finger, and a thin needle flew through the air.

 

At the back of the bandit group, the bandit leader laughs and orders them to kill them faster. Suddenly, a thin needle that is hard to see with the naked eye pierces the bandit leader's neck, and his face pales before falling to the ground.

 

The bandit leader is not the only one; many bandits collapse to the ground, foaming in the month, and die.

 

“Kill them!” The escort leader doesn’t know what's going on, but this is the opportunity to kill them. Only after the remaining bandits flee can they sigh in relief.

 

When they check on the dead bandits, they notice that they have been poisoned.

 

The escort leader cupped his hand and shouted. “Thank you for saving us!” However, there is no reply.

 

Someone must have saved them; he had a lot of experience. It must be the chivalrous martial artist who saves them. But there are only a few sects and clans that specialize in poison attacks.

 

After cleaning the road, they moved again.

 

Zou Jie acted like nothing happened; it looks like the thin needle that he made is useful. However, if he uses it on a strong martial artist, they can remove the poison from their body or block the attack. In the end, it's better not to stand out.