Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 582 - 287: Weed of Life and Death_1

Chapter 582: Chapter 287: Weed of Life and Death_1

"I don’t know!"

Dae Jang Geum shook her head.

"Aren’t you a medicinal woman? Shouldn’t you recognize a lot of plants?"

Quan Sangin looked at Dae Jang Geum suspiciously. Could this woman be a quack?

Dae Jang Geum’s face immediately flushed red. She wanted to explain, but after hesitating for several seconds, she held back and lowered her head like a quail.

She dared not argue with these nobles.

"Dae Jang Geum’s medical skills are very good!"

Lee Taehyun defended his beloved one.

Dae Jang Geum’s medical skills were indeed great, and saying that she surpassed her mentor, Li God Doctor, by being "blue out of blue and better than blue" was not an exaggeration. The problem was that in this era of male superiority and female inferiority, too few sought her medical attention.

This medicinal woman could only treat the poor, Mountain People, and drifters for free. Precisely because her medical skills were good enough to save many from the One Ear tribe, those Mountain People respected her.

"Sir, I’ll go pick some and have a look!"

As soon as Dae Jang Geum had spoken, she walked forward but was quickly grabbed by Lin Baici.

"Be careful, it’s dangerous!"

Lin Baici scrutinized the surrounding terrain: "There are hot springs here, with a suitable temperature. In this cold winter, this place is a very comfortable habitat, yet there are no animals, not even bugs, which is too abnormal!"

"Let her go pick the herbs, Sir Lin?"

The bearded man urged, in his view, the death of such lowly people didn’t matter, and time was more precious now.

Lin Baici did not listen but ordered everyone to spread out and search the area.

[Weed of Life and Death, if used correctly, can turn a corpse into a living zombie!]

Eater God commented.

"How do you use it?"

Lin Baici asked in his mind, but the Eater God did not respond.

"Don’t come over here. Dae Jang Geum, go pick the herbs and be careful. Try to keep the herbs intact!"

Lin Baici took out a thermal box, feeling that the Weed of Life and Death was a good thing, so he didn’t want anyone else contaminating the environment.

He wanted Dae Jang Geum, who knew medical skills, to do the picking.

"Yes, sir!"

After saluting, Dae Jang Geum took the herb hoe and carefully walked over, squatting in front of a Weed of Life and Death to observe it closely.

Lin Baici was very patient.

The bearded man and his party were anxious, but since Lin Baici did not speak, they could only wait.

One Ear and his tribe squatted by the spring water, wolfing down bread and ham.

This stuff was just too delicious!

"Sir Lin! Sir Lin!"

An urgent call suddenly arose from the west, and Lin Baici immediately rushed over.

The rest hurriedly followed him.

"Quan Sangin, stay here and protect Dae Jang Geum!"

Lin Baici ordered.

Quan Sangin stopped in his tracks instinctively, cursed Xiba under his breath, but couldn’t refuse; he needed to rely on Lin Baici to cleanse this rule pollution.

About fifty meters away from the hot spring, under a rock wall, there was a cave.

The cave was not deep, and there was a burning torch inside—the work of the soldier who had found it and thrown it in. The light from the torch illuminated the interior, revealing several skeletons.

"What are you dawdling for? Go in!"

The bearded man kicked a soldier on the thigh, urging him to lead the way quickly.

The soldier was somewhat afraid, timid and reluctant, moving very slowly. Gu Qingqiu’s eyes lit up behind him, and he rushed in excitedly.

"Be careful!"

Lin Baici followed closely after.

In the cave, there were two long tables with dozens of bottles and jars on them, as well as mortars, grinding troughs, and other tools for processing and concocting herbs.

Lin Baici also saw a cloth bag with knives and a dozen silver needles stuck in it, all rusty.

"These people were used for testing medicine, weren’t they?"

The bearded man swallowed his saliva. Judging from the patchy clothes on those skeletal remains, they all seemed to be paupers. It was unlikely they volunteered, as shackles bound their ankles.

One end of the shackles was locked to a stone lock, which he estimated weighed seventy to eighty yuan, something not even a strongman could escape the forest with.

"Did Li God Doctor do this?"

Kim Myungjin was astonished. Could those zombies have been created by Li God Doctor?

"No, absolutely not. Li God Doctor is benevolent and generous with medicine; he would never do such a thing!"

Lee Taehyun exclaimed.

He had once suspected Li God Doctor of being the culprit behind the death of everyone in his village. However, during his time at Li God Doctor’s clinic, he discovered the old man to have an unblemished medical moral character.

He rarely accepted money from the poor and used the money earned from the rich and powerful to maintain the clinic, often treating people for free. This left him with a very modest life of plain rice and tea.

"Go fetch Dae Jang Geum!"

Lin Baici ordered.

The bearded man immediately sent someone to do so.

After Dae Jang Geum arrived and saw everything inside the cave, she was shocked. With her professional knowledge, she could tell this was a site for medicine trials.

"Examine those skeletons and try to deduce the use of that mysterious herb from these tools," Lin Baici instructed Dae Jang Geum. "This is for the common people of Goryeo. If we can’t find a miracle cure, everyone will turn into zombies."

Dae Jang Geum nodded solemnly.

Lin Baici, not skilled in medicine, felt powerless and was about to look around when he suddenly felt hungry.

"Hmm?"

Lin Baici’s spirits lifted as he focused his senses more carefully.

To the west!

Lin Baici walked over to where a tattered straw mat lay. It was probably ’Li God Doctor’s’ resting spot and had already been searched by the soldiers, to no avail.

Gurgle!

Lin Baici’s stomach growled; he was hungry!

"Someone, dig this place up!"

Lin Baici commanded.

Just as the bearded man was about to instruct his subordinates, One Ear arrived with the Mountain People. Having eaten their fill, they naturally wanted to work for Lin Baici.

"Sir, let me do it!"

One Ear said and began digging with his hands while stooped over. He had a sickle but was reluctant to use it, fearing it would wear out.

In ancient Goryeo, ironware was valuable.

The Mountain People dug energetically, and within minutes, they uncovered a small pit one cubit deep, revealing a wooden lid.

"Sir, there’s something here!"

One Ear was excited, digging even faster.

When the others heard the commotion, they all hurried over.

"Xiba, how did you find this?"

Kim Jinsoo was astonished. Could this Jiuzhou Man be born in the year of the dog?

Or did he possess some kind of search-related Divine Grace?

Soon, a wooden box the size of an A4 piece of paper and thumb-height tall was dug up and placed at Lin Baici’s feet.

"Be careful, sir. I’ll open it!"

Lee Taehyun volunteered, picking up a stone and breaking the lock on the wooden box. As he lifted the lid, a surge of black mist rushed out, heavy with a foul smell.

Lin Baici’s vision was engulfed in black mist. Instinctively, he waved his hand to clear it, and suddenly, a blood-stained zombie face emerged from the mist, lunging at him.

Roar!

The zombie screamed, displaying sharp fangs and blood-red eyes, its rotting mouth emitting a putrid stench.

Lin Baici, without thinking, instinctively threw a punch.

[Don’t hit it!]

Eater God intervened!