Yun Ming returned to the ward where Gu Yan was staying and found Ya Li chatting with her in low voices, both of them beaming with joy. Having spent only a short while alone with Ya Li, Gu Yan seemed to have grown quite fond of her; it appeared the Saint Spirit Sister's gentleness truly worked on everyone, regardless of gender.
Seeing Yun Ming return, Ya Li stepped forward to inspect the Protective Suit he was wearing. Finding no tears or breaches, she finally asked.
"How was it? Did you have any success?"
Looking at the hope held in Ya Li's eyes, Yun Ming nodded, his mood complex as he spoke.
"I may have found it. We'll test it in a moment; it all depends on whether it succeeds."
Hearing that Yun Ming had found a viable plan, Ya Li was overcome with joy. Given Yun Ming's personality, if he could say this much himself, it was already seventy percent certain.
Gu Yan, listening from the side, heard that there might truly be a cure, and the will to live she had long forgotten was rekindled. She spoke up, her face full of excitement.
"Physician Brother, I am willing to be the test subject!"
Seeing Ya Li's delight and Gu Yan's newfound hope, Yun Ming explained the plan to them.
"It's actually quite simple. It only requires this."
After hearing Yun Ming's solution, Ya Li asked in surprise.
"It's that simple?"
Yun Ming nodded and continued.
"Let's run the test first! We can talk about the rest once it succeeds."
Soon, Gu Yan's treatment was complete, and Yun Ming spoke up.
"The Wind Death Disease usually recurs within half an hour after a temporary recovery. If we wait three quarters of an hour, we will know the definitive result."
Time ticked away bit by bit as the three of them waited.
Three quarters of an hour later, Yun Ming used his Soul Power to isolate the sound and began checking Gu Yan's condition. Everything was normal, safe and sound! Yun Ming's hypothesis had succeeded!!!
Seeing that it had truly worked, Ya Li flew into Yun Ming's arms, cheering with joy.
"Brother Ming, you're amazing! We really did it!"
Hearing Ya Li's cheers, Gu Yan realized it too—the symptoms really hadn't returned! So, it was a true success?!! Overcome with extreme joy, Gu Yan burst into tears, weeping with happiness. Although she had been prepared for the end, who would want to die if they could live?
Ya Li was laughing and Gu Yan was crying, but both were expressing the same emotion.
Seeing that Ya Li had had her fill of excitement, Yun Ming began to arrange the next phase of the plan. The success of the treatment meant that this matter was nearing its end.
Back outside the city, Yun Ming had already formulated a plan. Given the time constraints, he couldn't afford to hunt down the mastermind himself, and he didn't know if there was enough time. Therefore, the best method was to make the mastermind come to him. To achieve this, he needed bait, and the medical solution was the bait Yun Ming had chosen.
Yun Ming sent a telepathic message to Ya Li.
"Tonight, remember not to reveal that we have found a cure. I need one night to arrange the subsequent matters, find the mastermind, lure the snake out of its hole, and cut the weeds at the root."
"The opening and closing of this Blitzkrieg will take place tomorrow morning!!!"
At this point, Yun Ming's tone turned cold and ruthless, making one feel as if they were being stung by ice and snow. Sensing the coldness in his tone, Ya Li let go of him, looked into his eyes, and said softly.
"Alright, I will help Gu Yan keep it a secret. You must be careful on this trip; don't get hurt, you hear me!"
Watching Ya Li act like a wife sending her husband off to war, some fragments of memory resurfaced in Yun Ming's mind.
In his memories, that woman had said something similar before that person went to face his greatest enemy: "Alright, I will guard our home well; you must be careful on this trip, don't get hurt, you hear me!" And that person had responded confidently: "Don't worry! I have never lost!!!"
As his past life and present life overlapped, and emotions and actions merged, Yun Ming subconsciously responded.
"Don't worry! I have never lost!!!"
That time and place, just like this time and place.
After finishing his words, Yun Ming left the ward to arrange the next steps of the operation.
Hearing those familiar words, Ya Li felt a bit disoriented. By the time she regained her senses, Yun Ming had already vanished. She murmured to herself.
"Brother Ming, is that you?"
After leaving the ward, Yun Ming first headed to the garrison of the city guard to request a trusted subordinate from Zhang Tong to act as his guide. Afterward, following the sensation of the Sky Support Mark, he headed toward where Oscar was located.
Guided by the positioning of the Sky Support Mark, Yun Ming arrived at the south of Saga City, the detention site for the Soul Masters who had entered the city after the plague. Ya Li's guess was correct; the mastermind had indeed used force to control those who entered after the outbreak. Oscar had entered the city as a Soul Master specifically to locate this place.
Yun Ming and his group were too few, and time was short. To settle the plague, they had to borrow strength. These Soul Masters, who had been unaware of the situation and forcibly detained upon entry, were their natural allies.
However, upon arriving at the detention site, Yun Ming looked at the building standing before him. A thought flashed through his mind, leading to a bold hypothesis about the mastermind's goal. If it were truly as he suspected, then this mastermind was truly ruthless. Putting these thoughts aside, he continued to deploy his plan.
In the dungeon, the detained Oscar noticed the Sky Support Mark on Yun Ming flickering on and off. Knowing Yun Ming had arrived, he woke up Yang Wutian and the other prisoners nearby. During the time Yun Ming had been busy, they hadn't been idle; they had informed the other late-arriving captives of the current situation in the city. After understanding the specifics, in order to survive, they had no choice but to take a gamble alongside Oscar and the others.
Inside the cell, a silver light flashed, and Yun Ming's figure appeared. Seeing that Oscar, Yang Wutian, and several others he didn't recognize had noticed him, he immediately asked Yang Wutian.
"How is it? Aside from being detained, have they done anything else to you?"
Yang Wutian replied.
"That group is very cautious. After we were locked in, they forced us to take the Soul Destruction Pill."
The Soul Destruction Pill was a pill used to suppress a Soul Master's Soul Power, similar to the Soul Suppressing Powder Yang Wutian had used on Zhao Wuji earlier. The main ingredients for both were the same, so the antidote was interchangeable.
After understanding the situation, Yun Ming took several bottles of the Soul Suppressing Powder antidote from the Phoenix Cry Ring and had everyone take them. Soon, their Soul Power was restored. A Soul King stepped forward and thanked the three of them.
"Many thanks to Elder Yang and the two young friends. Otherwise, we really wouldn't know what our fate would have been."
Oscar also stepped forward to return the gesture.
"Brother Wang, you are too kind. However, since the person behind this acts in such a manner, we must drag them out and grind their bones to dust!"
The others who had been rescued heard Oscar's words and voiced their agreement. Setting aside the fact that they had to confront the mastermind to survive, the grievances they had suffered over these past few days alone meant they were owed an explanation.
Following this, Yun Ming and Yang Wutian took action, suppressing all the guards within the Dungeon and releasing the other Soul Masters who had entered the city later.
Seeing that the first group of helpers had been dealt with, Yun Ming left Oscar in charge of coordinating everyone, while he and Yang Wutian headed toward the next group of helpers. As for whether a Food System Soul Elder could command the crowd, Oscar certainly couldn't do it alone, but with Yang Wutian behind him displaying his cultivation, it was possible.
In front of the guide soldier whom Yun Ming had left outside, two flashes of silver light streaked by, and Yun Ming and Yang Wutian appeared out of thin air. Having experienced Teleportation for the first time thanks to Yun Ming's Sky Support Mark, Yang Wutian clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Ming Er, this Second Soul Skill of yours is truly interesting!"
With Yun Ming's current cultivation, he could not yet carry others during Teleportation, but with the assistance of his Second Soul Skill, it was a different story. Although the principles were different, the effect was the same. Yang Wutian's teleportation was essentially the result of Yun Ming using the Sky Support Mark to grant Yang Wutian a single-target teleportation; the cost was a thirty percent higher consumption of Soul Power compared to when Yun Ming used the ability himself.
Retracting the Sky Support Mark from Yang Wutian's body, Yun Ming replied modestly.
"It's alright!"
Afterward, Yun Ming and Yang Wutian, with the help of their guide, arrived at their next destination!
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