Following Wanzhangshi's instructions, the imperial physician slowly wrapped the bandage around Wanzhangshi's body. A strong stench of rottenness hit him in the face. An unhealed wound appeared in front of Yang Yu, oozing clear pus.
The skin near the wound was bumpy like yellow orange peel, but there was no sign of ulceration.
The resurrection potion did not help Wanzhangshi completely repair his wounds.
The status bar of the Wanzhangshi showed poisoning.
This poisoning icon is different from the ordinary poisoning icon. It is a golden monkey icon.
Yang Yu felt familiar with this special icon.
When crossing the Kafizzaro Desert, Yang Yu and his team met a desert guide named Jiaosha, who also had a poisoning icon on his body that looked like an eight-legged facehugger.
Facts have also proved that the toxin that caused Jiaosha to be poisoned did not come from a venomous snake, but from the black-legged broodmother spider guarding the Hall of Courage.
Oddly, the black-legged broodmother spider itself shouldn't have that kind of intelligence and venom.
When Yang Yu and his companions went to the Goblin Maze, they also encountered a strange spider with extraordinary intelligence.
They are not ordinary mutants, but have been transformed by someone, obeying someone's orders and guarding the maze.
This monkey-shaped icon most likely represents some kind of monkey-type monster that has been transformed and possesses its own unique toxin.
While no one was paying attention, Yang Yu poked the toxin icon with his finger to check the detailed information of the toxin.
This toxin will continue to drain the victim's vitality. The more intense the activity, the more vitality will be lost. It will also cause the victim's body to rot, leaving behind an extremely unpleasant smell.
Needless to say, this toxin is best suited for hunting and killing.
Thinking of this, Yang Yu discovered that there was a message on the system. Upon checking, he found that the clue progress of the task full of question marks had increased by one.
The basic stone hammer that can hurt the Wanzhang Lion is related to the spider that guards the maze.
"Your Majesty, excuse me, did you see clearly who attacked you at that time? It would be best if you could tell us what happened from beginning to end."
Wanzhangshi frowned, thought for a while, and told Yang Yu his experience truthfully.
As the war intensified, Wansheng Kingdom gradually fell into a disadvantage. In order to reverse the downward trend, Wanzhangshi personally led his troops to attack and recaptured many cities in one fell swoop.
On that day, the brave and warlike Wanzhang Lion captured a city, and without stopping, he led a small number of elites through a forest, intending to recapture the next city by making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
Unexpectedly, they were ambushed by a large number of Rose soldiers on the way, and the Wanzhangshi had to work very hard to escape from the encirclement.
When Wanzhangshi was exhausted, an arrow pierced his lower abdomen. He turned around and saw a man in Rose soldier's uniform who hurriedly put away his bow and arrow and rushed into the treetops.
"Your Majesty, did you see his face?"
Wan Zhangshi shook his head. "I was too tired and my vision was blurry. In addition, regular Rose soldiers were equipped with helmets, so I couldn't see his face clearly."
In other words, unless someone found the creature and used its poison, it cannot be ruled out that the creature may have pretended to be a Rose soldier and attacked the Wanzhang Lion.
Many ape monsters are not much different from humans. Once they put on clothes, they look like humans and are difficult to tell apart.
"This is difficult to deal with." Yang Yu frowned. "The imperial doctors should also know that this is probably caused by some kind of poison. You didn't negotiate with the Rose Empire. Do you hope that they will be responsible for the king's affairs?"
“Hahahaha.” Wanzhangshi laughed helplessly, “Don’t be naive, give up your fantasy. The Rose Empire values glory more than life. Their leaders will never allow their army to do such a despicable thing.
I guess I killed too many people at that time, and someone took the initiative to shoot me with a hidden arrow. If you want to investigate, you probably won’t find out the reason.”
"Father." Qian Xialan seemed a little embarrassed to speak, but she finally confessed what she had done without telling Wan Zhangshi. "We once contacted the people of the Luoze Empire and exchanged a certain price for medicine that could cure father's illness, but..."
Qian Xialan didn't want to bring it up, so she stopped talking halfway.
After hearing what Qian Xialan said, the smile on Wan Zhang Shi's face disappeared, and he asked loudly,
"What a price!"
Qian Xialan remained silent, and Wanzhangshi turned his gaze to Mingdarak again.
"Mindarak, tell me, what is the price!"
"It's an area radiating from the Qinghe Volcano as the center." Mindarak replied, "By then, the Rose Empire had already captured the Qinghe Volcano. It's not hard to imagine that they would use it as a base to launch a powerful attack on us.
Therefore, we simply handed over this part of the area to the Rose Empire as a bargaining chip.
Unfortunately, they said they didn’t acknowledge that the King’s injury had anything to do with them, and the matter was left unresolved.”
Wanzhangshi was furious and shouted, "Qianxialan! Have you forgotten what I said before
It was extremely difficult to build this country. Every inch of our land was won by our ancestors at the risk of their lives. How can we just give it to others like this
Even if I die, I will never allow our country to lose land like this!"
Qian Xia Lan was scolded so badly by Wan Zhang Shi that she couldn't even stand up and shrank into a corner of the bed.
"Mingdarak, you are also from that era. You know the suffering best. Why didn't you stop Qian Xialan at that time?"
"It is precisely because I survived that era that I understand that a good leader is more important than many other things. Your Majesty, even if the land is lost, it can still be taken back."
Mindarak comforted,
"Without Your Majesty, our country would be leaderless and lose too much. So, at that time, I chose to accept Princess Qian Xialan's proposal."
"I'm sorry, I spoke out of turn."
Wanzhangshi lowered his shoulders, thinking that what Mingdarak said made some sense, and looked at Yang Yu again.
"Potato, you've seen my injury. Is there any way to treat it? It doesn't matter if there isn't any. It's already a great favor to be able to help me recover. No matter what, I will give you the compensation you deserve."
"Your Majesty, after seeing your wound, I do have a new idea. Your Majesty, please do not move so vigorously. This kind of toxin will devour the poisoned person the more you move. Your Majesty, please sit on the bed and listen to me."
Letting Wanzhangshi sit back on the bed, Yang Yu slowly began to narrate the story of helping Qingshi save his father at the edge of the desert. While cutting out the scenes involving Bai Jin and the maze, he also restored the details as much as possible.
"That's right, the poison your majesty was poisoned with is not an ordinary poison.
I think that we need to find the source of the poison, just like the father and son I met in the desert, and then use special materials to make a special antidote to remove the poison from your Majesty."
(End of this chapter)