edge of this marshland, Xiao Yu began searching for the detoxifying grass.After Xiao Yu had scanned most of the edges at the bottom of the ravine, he still couldn’t find any traces of the detoxifying...Chapter 575: Corpse Worms

Xiao Hongyang was somewhat better; he had encountered Xiao Yu's situation before. Usually, when Xiao Yu spoke like this, it meant that the person wasn't worth saving. However, Grandpa Dai, who had just arrived and hadn’t seen Xiao Yu behave like this before, still harbored some resentment towards Xiao Yu, wanting to say something but then reconsidering due to Xiao Yu's personality.

Originally sitting with his eyes closed and ignoring the patient as if he didn't exist, Xiao Yu suddenly opened his eyes wide upon hearing Xioa Hongyang and Grandpa Dai’s conversation. He stood up from his seat and walked briskly to the patient’s side, picking up the patient's hand and dabbing a bit of black blood from the patient's finger to smell it. Then he wiped the patient's finger clean and observed it before asking, "Where did this happen"

"In the antique market on the fourth floor, at my shop!" Just as Xiao Yu finished speaking, the portly man beside them took over.

"Oh, you should take him to the hospital quickly! Whether he can be saved or not is up to fate," said Xiao Yu upon hearing the portly man's words, addressing the patient’s companions.

"Where is your shop Take me there immediately!" After speaking to the patient’s companions, Xiao Yu turned and asked the portly middle-aged man.

Actually, at first, Xiao Yu had little interest in this person's survival. Tomb-robbing was a grave sin, but without inheriting Zhong Kui's legacy, he wouldn't have such a strong aversion to it. However, after obtaining the inheritance and learning some of his sect’s techniques, he understood that tomb-robbing could change the fates of future generations in this family, which would entail considerable karmic consequences.

But when Xiao Yu heard from Xiao Hongyang that the person's injuries were caused by something biting him, leading to severe poisoning, he became alarmed.

Hence, he rushed over immediately. Upon seeing the patient’s wounds and the poison they had contracted, Xiao Yu’s face turned grim.

Xiao Hongyang and Grandpa Dai didn't understand why there was such a drastic change in Xiao Yu's behavior; Xiao Yu also didn’t explain much but merely instructed them to keep an eye on the entrance of Wan Sheng Hall.

The patient’s companions initially thought that Xiao Hongyang and others had a way to help. However, after finding out they couldn't do anything, they quickly left with the injured person towards nearby hospitals upon hearing what Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yu didn't wait for them to leave but left with this pot-bellied middle-aged man, heading towards the antique shop of this person.

Now, Xiao Yu needed to confirm something. If it was as he suspected, then a big disaster would be imminent; therefore, Xiao Yu couldn't afford any delay.

When they reached the fourth floor of the Antique City, where this middle-aged man's shop was located, his shop assistants were sitting behind the counter chatting, and in the center of the store, a vase lay shattered on the ground.

After listening to the explanation from this boss, Xiao Yu learned that several people had come into his shop to sell this vase. The moment he asked them to take it out for inspection, one person suddenly screamed and fainted after tossing the vase onto the floor.

Upon hearing the boss's account, Xiao Yu nodded and squatted down in front of the shattered porcelain pieces on the ground, examining them closely. After a short while, he picked up some fragments to smell them.

Aftersmelling these porcelain pieces, Xiao Yu’s face suddenly changed as he abruptly stood up and looked around. However, when he saw nothing unusual, his brows furrowed deeply before he left the store.

After leaving the Antique City, Xiao Yu quickly thought for a moment before pulling out his phone to make a call.

"General Manager Fang, it's me, Xiao Yu. Immediately send people to thoroughly evacuate everyone from inside the Antique City; otherwise, something big will happen!! Hurry up and don't waste any time!!"

Xiao Yu made this urgent phone call to General Manager Fang without waiting for him to speak, immediately stating his request upon connection.

"Doctor Xiao, what's going on What happened" Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s abrupt and incomprehensible words, Fang was momentarily stunned before asking.

Fang was also worried. Without any explanation from Xiao Yu about the reason, he had to evacuate everyone in the Antique City. Considering it was currently peak hours with many people inside, without a valid reason, he didn't dare act on his own initiative.

"I can’t explain it right now; hurry and do as I said. I’ll call General Manager Jin later!" Upon hearing Fang's words, Xiao Yu hurriedly responded, not willing to waste any time for fear of what could happen.

After Xu Yu hung up the phone, he redialed and called Jin Xianglin. Just like before, he didn’t say anything specific but only asked him to tell Fang Qian that unless he cleared out people, something big would happen.

Xu Yu thought for a while after hanging up the call. Then he dialed Zhang Dahai. Relying solely on these few people might not be enough; they needed military support as well.

Once Xu Yu explained the situation to Zhang Dahai, Zhang immediately agreed and instructed the 13th Bureau to bring in a squad of armed police officers.

Xu Yu then headed over to Wan Sheng Tang.

"Master, what’s wrong Has something happened" When Xu Hongyang saw Xu Yu enter with such a serious expression, he couldn’t help but ask curiously. They rarely saw him like this, so they hurriedly asked him about the matter.

"Yes, it is quite serious. I will write down some prescriptions; you all need to go and gather these medicines as many as possible. Even if we have to use up all the medicinal herbs from the deep sea, it won’t be spared!"

Hearing their questions, Xu Yu said seriously. After that, he returned to his consultation desk and started writing prescriptions. He wrote several copies of them and handed them to Xu Hongyang and others. Not even those two girls were left out.

"You all need to hurry up. If there are any of these ingredients in the pharmacies, get as many as possible and ask them to grind them into powder. For those that can’t be ground now, bring them back for grinding later. I have an urgent use for them!"

After seeing them accept the prescriptions, Xu Yu told them.

Xu Yu then took out some cash from his bag. These were fifty thousand yuan given to him by the Tang family right before he boarded the plane the next morning. Originally, he planned to have Li Hui deposit it into Wan Sheng Tang’s account today. But now that something unexpected had happened, they could use this money.

"Master, what exactly has happened" Xu Hongyang didn’t leave after hearing Xu Yu’s words but asked again with a puzzled look.

Seeing their confused looks, Xu Yu said in a heavy tone, "The patient I just treated was poisoned by a highly toxic insect bite. The poisonous insect is now probably still within the antique city, and if we don’t take prompt action, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Xiao Yu spoke to them with a solemn expression. Although he was rather vague about the matter, he managed to convey his main concerns.

"I see, then let's hurry!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Xiao Hongyang appeared enlightened and said.

Xiao Hongyang and Dai Lao knew that the patient had been bitten by a venomous insect but didn’t think much of it. However, after what Xiao Yu mentioned just now, they immediately understood his worries and why he wanted to inspect the person’s store.

After saying their goodbyes, they hurried out according to Xiao Yu's instructions to buy medicine. Although they weren't sure how those medicines would help, considering Xiao Yu’s medical skills, they knew that he had a reason for it. Moreover, none of them could figure out the extent of his abilities.

Amongst Xiao Yu’s prescriptions were some toxic herbs which the two had never seen before, and there were even incompatible medicinal ingredients in the list, leaving both of them puzzled. However, they knew that now was not the time to discuss such matters, so upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, they quickly left with the prescription and money.

Erxi and Yuan Chao along with the two girls also left with their prescriptions and money as per Xiao Yu’s instructions to acquire as many of the listed herbs as possible.

After seeing them leave, Xiao Yu shouldered his medical bag and left Wansheng Hall, locking its doors behind him.

In fact, he hadn’t told them the whole truth. The insect that bit someone was indeed venomous, but not a common one; it was a kind of poisonous insect called "corpse worm" only found in tombs with an extremely potent toxin.

When Xiao Yu saw the patient's wound earlier, he immediately thought of this. Realizing that the person had been poisoned by corpse poison, he followed the shop owner to his store and saw the broken porcelain vase. It was then that he confirmed it—the insect that bit him was a corpse worm.

The porcelain vase still carried the dampness from just having been unearthed, along with an unmistakable stench of decay and a faint scent characteristic of corpse worms.

Clearly, this vase had only recently been unearthed and wasn't a typical funerary item. It was probably placed in the coffin of the tomb's occupant, who likely cherished it greatly enough to be buried with it. This meant that the corpse worm must have been hiding inside the vase.

This type of corpse worm had one distinct characteristic—extreme ferocity and razor-sharp teeth. Its venom glands were located within its teeth; every time it bit someone, the poison would flow out naturally.though they knew about their existence, it was unavoidable. In fact, knowing too much might bring catastrophic disasters to them instead of any benefits.Xiao Yu didn't approve of them knowing too much...