They decided to split into groups of three , and Yang Changtian , Liu Ying and Zhang Anying found themselves in one group. They decided to follow a path that likely led to the center of the village; the visibility was poor due to the miasma.

Suddenly Liu Ying stopped in her tracks . Noticing this Yang Changtian and Zhang Anying also followed suit. “ What is it ? “ Yang Changtian asked after a while . Liu Ying looked at him, “ I heard something move, “ she replied in a flat tone.

The three of them stayed still for a while longer to be sure , and resumed walking when they didn't hear anything.

Just seconds later , an ear-slitting screech , likely from a woman, was heard extremely close by. And before they could react , a white shadow zoomed towards Zhang Anying. It latched itself on to him , who tried his best to dislodge the crazy screeching figure off him. But his efforts were in vain. The crazy woman kept latching herself tightly to him.

“ Senior Brother , Ms. Liu help ! “ Zhang Anying yelled.

Seeing this Yang Changtian moved towards Zhang Anying to help him , he exerted all his strength to try to pull the crazy woman off , but again it was in vain, the woman now had Zhang Anying in a deadlock. Yang Changtian then made the decision to kill the woman. Using his sword he stabbed at the woman , but to his surprise , the woman didn't even flinch, she just continued attacking Zhang Anying, who now had multiple ghastly scratches on his body.

Yang Changtian continued to attack the woman , but with each stab the woman suffered , he felt his confidence dampening and panic was starting to set in. ‘ Why wont this woman die ? ‘

Just as the woman was about to bite Zhang Anying , Yang Changtian saw the blurred figure of Liu Ying move towards them at high speed. And in one swift motion she struck the woman on the base of her neck , then on the head.

The woman immediately stopped in her tracks before collapsing. Zhang Anying scrambled to get on his feet. He was bleeding from all those scratches. Liu Ying shot him a look before throwing a bottle of medicine at him. “ Miasma can cause infections with wounds .”

Zhang Anying was taken aback , but he accepted and thanked Liu Ying. Liu Ying just nodded , before moving closer to the crazy woman.

Yang Changtian was right behind her. “ What is this ? “ he asked , his tone slightly sharp.

Liu Ying shot him a glance , “ I don't know , I still need to conduct further analyses.” Liu Ying answered him truthfully.

“ That thing couldn't be killed , how did you know how to stop it then ? “ Yang Changtian asked Liu Ying sharply. Yang Changtian felt that she was hiding something.

Liu Ying stared at him for a while before sighing , she beckoned him to come forward, before crouching down beside the crazy woman.

When Yang Changtian followed , crouching down next to her , she pointed to the places she smacked. Yang Changtian was surprised to find that there were needles inserted there. He turned to look at Liu Ying probingly .

Liu Ying saw his expression , sighing again as she explained. “ I didn't kill this woman , we need her for research. I just used some of my needles to sedate her. I usually use these needles to knock out larger animals. “ Yang Changtian was looking at her with his eyebrow raised.

Liu Ying ignored him before going up to the roof of a dilapidated house , she squinted her eyes before looking around for a while , she then spotted something as she jumped down and started rushing forward. Yang Changtian and Zhang Anying followed her without a word. Soon they arrived at a large open space .

Liu Ying turned to Yang Changtian urgently , “ I need wood , hay or anything flammable that can start a fire “ Yang Changtian nodded , and while he wanted to ask her why , he noticed the urgency in her voice so he turned to look at Zhang Anying and they split up to look for wood and hay. Unfortunately due to the harsh living conditions , there wasn't much wood and hay left but Yang Changtian found some manure patties , likely used for fires by the villagers , so he brought them along.

Liu asked them to place them in the middle ,and after they finished she crouched down and used her firestick to light the fire up , once it was burning , Liu Ying rushed to her bag before pulling out some pack , she opened them and threw what was inside into the fire, and after a while the fire started to emit a lot of smoke , so Liu Ying quickly used her cape to make a makeshift mask to prevent any inhalation of the smoke. She then moved towards Yang Changtian and Zhang Anying , instructing them to wear their masks tightly and not inhale the smoke.

“ This thing shouldnt be alone , so our companions are in danger.” She pointed at the smoke , “That is a sedative , our companions are wearing masks so they won't be affected.”

Yang Changtian nodded at her, the thought of other crazies being out there hadn't crossed his mind.

“The sedative wont last long . “ Liu Ying continued explaining. “ We have to go help them.” She rummaged her bag again before pulling out a metal case. She handed the metal case to Yang Changtian.

Yang Changtian took it and opened it. Inside it were multiple needles inside. Liu Ying took out a small bottle before pouring the liquid inside it on the needles , she took the metal case , closing it up before shaking it hard to make sure that the needles were coated with the liquid.

“ These are now sedative needles , you have to stick them right in the center here,” She said pointing to the area at the base of her neck.” and another one right up here,” she continued pointing at the middle of her scalp.

“Do not prick yourself with it accidentally , it's Kava Kava and Passionflower sedative , so it's strong enough to knock off a bear.” Liu Ying warned.

Yang Changtian nodded , “But we can't see clearly with this miasma.”

“ I have a solution“ Liu Ying replied , Yang Changtian looked at her curiously.

“ I’m deducing that there aren't any sane humans left with these crazies. So we can use herbs to dispel the miasma , without worrying about how it’ll affect other people. “ Liu Ying said confidently.

“ You can dispel miasma with herbs? “ Yang Changtian asked , Liu Ying always managed to surprise him. .

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“ Yes , some herbs can produce a smoke that will counteract against the miasma , effectively dispersing it , but it can also be dangerous for people who live in areas with miasma , as their bodies would be permeated with it.” Liu Ying explained.

She rummaged through her bag again before ringing out a big paper bag , she handed it out for Yang Changtian to hold till she finished her rummaging.

Yang Changtian took it and peeked into the bag , it was filled to the brim with some herbs he couldn't identify.

Liu Ying pulled out another smaller bag , and 3 paper fans. She handed Yang Changtian and Zhang Anying a fan each before taking the big bag back.

“ When I add these , we have to fan the smoke to disperse it evenly.” Liu Ying said .

All three of them moved closer to the fire , and Liu Ying glanced at them before nodding. Yang Changtian and Zhan Anying nodded back. And she threw the 2 bags she had into the fire, the fire started eating away at the paper bags , and soon enough began to devour the herbs , giving out a thick smoke.

The 3 of them started fanning the smoke wildly , ensuring that the smoke distributed evenly, half an hour later , their arms were getting tired , but on the bright side the corpse miasma has dispersed quiet well , so they decided to power through 10 more mins and soon enough the corpse miasma all dispersed. And the heavy blanket of miasma smog that covered the village was lifted , making it possible to see the state of the town clearly.

Once all the corpse miasma was dispersed , Yang Changtian and Liu Ying sprang into action.

They split up and Yang Changtian found Da Xiong and Zhou Zilong along with another disciple , there were three crazies unconscious near them. Yang Changtian sprang into action and quickly stuck the needles into the places Liu Ying showed him.

He then turned quickly to check up on Da Xiong and Zhou Zilong , seeing that they didn't have many injuries , he instructed them to travel towards the center of the village where Zhang Anying was waiting with medicine.

Before they split up , Liu Ying entrusted her medicine bag to Zhang Anying and gave him a crash course on what medicine to prescribe to each person , that paired with the Guanghui sect’s compulsory first aid education , Zhang Anying was given the role of medic.

Yang Changtian then rushed off , looking for the others; he soon found 3 other groups , but Li Cheng , Mo Ling and Jin Wei weren't amongst them. On his way back to the village square he bumped into Liu Ying.

“ I found 4 groups , one group was completely annihilated. “ Liu Ying informed him.

Yang Changtan clenched his fist , “ Li Cheng and the others ? “

Liu Yin quickly shook her head , “ I didn't see them , the dead group were all your disciples.”

“ That means they still need our help.” Yang Changtian panicked.

“ This is not the time to panic.” Liu Ying said to him sharply. “ Let’s go up and see if we can spot them.”

Yang Changtian nodded.

And the both of them sprang up two dilapidated buildings and surveyed their surroundings. Soon enough , Liu Ying spotted Mo Ling , Jin Wei and Li Cheng being surrounded by five crazies who were just waking up, the sedative was wearing out fast , she whistled towards Yang Changtian who hurried towards her. And together they leapt from roof to roof , closing in on the group.

Moments before Jin Wei felt a shiver creep up his spine , and from the corner of his eye , he spotted a shadow dart towards him , he leapt up just in time to dodge the figure. He quickly turned around to look at the figure that attacked him , while visibility was low , he saw that it was a crazy looking man who was drooling. The crazy’s face slowly twisted into a smile straight from the depths of hell , and before they could even react , 4 other figures surrounded them.

“ Senior Brother Li , stand behind me.” Mo Ling told Li Cheng , who immediately heed his instructions and moved behind him , but he didn't forget to bring out a small dagger just in case.

The first crazy person who attacked Jin Wei lunged at him again, and this time it was harder for him to doge him , so Jin Wei pulled out his bow and took aim. Mo Ling unsheathed his sword , getting into battle positions and the crazies began to attack them incessantly.

To their horror, they soon found out that these monsters couldn't be killed. They made the decision to flee , but their escape was interrupted with the sudden thickening of the miasma. They couldn't even see their hands , sensing their panic , the crazies began to attack them more ruthlessly.

One managed to slash Jin Wei in the face , and he felt something warm trickle down his cheek soaking his mask . At the same time , one managed to latch itself onto Mo Ling , who tried his best to fight it off , but he was rendered unable to move when another jumped onto him.

One crazy person moved towards Li Cheng . “ Senior brother ! “ Mo Ling yelled, struggling fiercely.

“ No, no no , “ He was powerless.

Then as if by magic the crazies stopped in their tracks , falling unconscious. And Mo Ling took the chance to wrestle the now unconscious crazes off before running towards Li Cheng.

“ Senior Brother Li , are you okay ?! “ he patted Li Cheng up and down , Li Cheng lent out an exasperated sigh before telling him that he was fine.

Jin Wei kicked a Crazy ,before strolling up to them , he kept touching his face . “ Damn , this monster scratched my face.” He scowled , then he moved his hand up to remove his mask. Like Liu Ying , Jin Wei was also somewhat immune to miasma , so he wanted to briefly apply some medicine on his cheek.

“ Don’t .” Li Cheng interrupted him. “ Do you smell that ? “

Jin Wei stopped in his tracks before trying to sniff the air. “ Smell what ? “ he asked, confused.

“The air smells sweeter , I think someone released a medicine to knock out these crazies , keep your mask on just in case.” Li Cheng instructed.

Just as the words left their mouths , the corpse miasma around them began to get thinner , and soon enough , it dispersed completely.

They could finally see their surroundings . They were near some barren fields ,with withered plants. They were likely at the edge of the town.

“ Stay close , there’s still a chance that there are more of those monsters around. We can't guarantee that all of them got knocked out.” Li Cheng warned.

Just as the words left his mouth the unconscious crazies around them began twitching.

“ Be careful ! They’re about to wake up.” Li Cheng warned. Jin Wei and Mo Ling quickly assumed battle stance.

They soon heard the sound of rushed footsteps . Even the crazies stopped to look up. They spotted Yang Changtian and Liu Ying rushing towards them , jumping from one roof to another . Then with one leap they jumped down and struck 2 crazies on the back and on the head. The two crazies immediately fell down motionless. The both of them moved on to the remaining 3 and they took two down with ease , the remaining one decided to escape but with great precision , Liu Ying and Yang Changtian both threw 2 small needles at it . And soon enough it too fell to the ground.

Yang Changtian rushed to check up on Mo Ling and Li Cheng , while Jin Wei rushed towards Liu Ying to voice his grievances.

“ Senior .” he whined “ Look at this , that monster scorched my face.”

Liu Ying shot him a look that would usually scare someone , but now that he’s figured out that Liu Ying is actually a big softie inside , Jin Wei ignored the look and kept whining.

Mo Ling and Yang Changtian simultaneously rolled their eyes at this.

“ I have some medicine that will prevent any scarring , I’ll give it to you when I get my bag back.” Liu Ying explained.

Jin Wei was ecstatic at this. Now that he got what he wanted , he decided to keep quiet.

“ I’m assuming you two are behind the slight sweet smell in the air. I’m also assuming that it is a sedative.” Li Cheng questioned.

Yang Changtian nodded, pointing at Liu Ying. “ Yes she used a sedative to knock them out .”

Li Cheng turned towards Liu Ying. “ This sedative is unlike anything I’ve smelled before. Do you mind telling me what it is made of ? “

Liu Ying nodded. “ It’s Kava Kava and passionflower.”

Li Cheng stroked his chin after hearing this. “ I didn't know they could be used together like that.”

“ It’s extremely strong , but since we burned it ,it was weak . That's why we used needles coated with the liquid sedative to knock them out completely.” Liu Ying pointed at the Crazies.

Li Cheng crouched down close to one.

“ Senior Brother..” Mo Ling wanted to stop him but Li Cheng shook him off.

“ You stuck the needles in the right places too. Li Cheng admired. He then stood up. “ I have to thank you for saving us.” He said bowing.

Liu Ying bowed back at him.

Mo Ling turned towards Yang Changtian . “ Looks like god was on our side too , the miasma dispersed just in time. “

Yang Changtian broke into a weird smile. “ Actually…..”