NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1197: Poisoned
Ling Feng smiled, "I just saw two pythons fighting in the pool!"
"Oh? Really? Where!" Tama excitedly said, "I've never seen two pythons fight before!"
"They ran away after I startled them!" Ling Feng said with a smile, "Alright, since you all didn't notice anything unusual, let's go! I'm so hungry right now!"
"Then let's go eat, those Knights of Light have picked a lot of fruits and caught several rabbits, finally we can have some meat!" Tama said happily.
Ling Feng patted Tama's head, "Alright then, let's go!"
As he spoke, Ling Feng turned around and glanced at the pool, secretly determined to leave here as soon as possible after a short rest!
For some reason, when he saw that giant skull, a trace of trepidation emerged in Ling Feng's heart!
When he returned to the original spot, Ling Feng already smelled the fragrance of the meat soup.
"You must have the nose of a dog, you came just as the meat soup is ready!" The Bright Saintess teased when she saw Ling Feng had arrived, "You're late, there's none left of the first pot of meat soup, we've already divided it, you'll have to drink the second pot!"
Seeing the gloating Bright Saintess, Ling Feng picked up a red fruit from the ground, wiped it, and took a bite saying, "No, I think I quite like eating fruit! You guys go ahead and drink the soup!"
"Mad?" The Bright Saintess noticed something off about Ling Feng's expression, she approached and asked in a low voice, "No way, are you mad about this?"
"Am I that petty?" Ling Feng retorted, "I just felt a little heartbroken seeing such cute little rabbits get eaten!"
The Bright Saintess showed a face of disdain, "If others heard that, they'd laugh their heads off, the dignified Blood-Handed Asura being so compassionate, this must be the world's biggest joke!"
As she spoke, the Bright Saintess served a bowl of meat soup and handed it to Ling Feng, "Here, drink up, this was all saved for you!"
Ling Feng smiled, though the Bright Saintess often bickered with him, it seemed she was quite caring after all!
But before Ling Feng could reach out and take it, there was a clatter, and the bowl in the Bright Saintess's hand fell to the ground, splattering meat soup all over Ling Feng.
"Hey, even if you don't want to give me any, you don't have to waste it!" Ling Feng felt a bit annoyed!
But when he looked up at the Bright Saintess, he felt a pang in his heart!
At this moment, the Bright Saintess's face was pale, beads of cold sweat sat on her forehead, her once elegant brows furrowed together, and her body shivered continuously.
"What's going on!" Seeing something was amiss, Ling Feng quickly supported the Bright Saintess, "Where does it hurt?"
The Bright Saintess gripped Ling Feng's arm tightly, squeezing out a few words through her teeth, "I... my stomach hurts really bad!"
"Stomach ache?" Ling Feng said, surprised, "Did you eat something bad? Or is it that time of the month?"
The Bright Saintess's lips were almost bitten to pieces, "No... I suspect it's the meat soup..."
At this moment, with a series of thuds, other Knights of Light also fell one after another, and Mona Lisa and Xuanyuan Xia's faces were also looking a bit off.
"What's going on with you all..." Ling Feng glanced at the aromatic meat soup, "Could there really be something wrong with it? Senior sister..."
Xuanyuan Xia gestured, stifling the pain, speaking with a faintly trembling voice, "Ling Feng, it's not the rabbits, it's the water source!"
"The water source problem?" Ling Feng shivered, "Could the water used for the meat soup be from that Deep Pool?"
The Bright Saintess nodded, tears welling in her eyes, "Ling Feng, my stomach hurts so much, I..."
Before she could finish, Ling Feng struck the back of the Bright Saintess's head with a palm, causing her eyes to roll back before she fainted.
At least this way, she wouldn't be tormented by the pain.
Ling Feng carefully checked the Bright Saintess's body and then the other Knights of Light's bodies, but found no other abnormalities.
"No use! They're poisoned, and it's a poison you don't know!" At this moment, the Crystal Skull floated out again, chuckling, "Got caught sneaking meat soup, now you're facing the consequences?"
Ling Feng angrily said, "Stop gloating and tell me, what's going on, what poison are they affected by?"
Intimidated by Ling Feng's aura, the Crystal Skull shook its head saying, "Why rush, haven't you heard that haste makes waste? And it's just poisoning, it's not like they're about to die!"
Perhaps feeling Ling Feng's furious gaze, the Crystal Skull also put away its teasing smile, "Though they're anguishing in stomach pain, there's no life threat, however, to relieve them of their suffering, there's only one way, and that's to find an antidote!"
"Isn't that obvious!" Ling Feng shouted, "I don't even know what poison it is, how am I supposed to find an antidote?"
"They suffer from stomach pains because they drank water contaminated with the Poisonous Clam! Only a pearl from within the Poisonous Clam can neutralize its toxin!" The Crystal Skull chuckled, "So, the antidote should be at the bottom of that Deep Pool, that's all I can tell you!"
With that, the Crystal Skull burrowed back into Ling Feng's arm.
"Poisonous Clam? Deep Pool?" Ling Feng frowned, feeling as if he was being manipulated by a great unseen hand, he clearly wanted to avoid the Deep Pool but ended up inevitably entangled with it.
Seeing the suffering people, Ling Feng realized only he was unaffected, so the task of obtaining the Poisonous Clam Pearl fell solely on his shoulders!
He sighed slightly, "You all must have heard the Crystal Skull's words, I'm going to the Deep Pool to find the Poisonous Clam Pearl. Senior sister, I'll leave this place to you, I might spend quite some time, don't worry!"
With that, Ling Feng made a leap and disappeared from everyone's view.
"What does Ling Feng mean by that?" Xuanyuan Xia frowned, "Could it be... there's some danger in that Deep Pool?"
But now Ling Feng's figure was already gone, Xuanyuan Xia couldn't even ask if she wanted to.
Soon, Ling Feng arrived at the edge of the Deep Pool, looking at the clear water, he took a deep breath, picked up a massive rock from the side, and hurled it towards the center of the pool.
With a splash, the rock created huge waves and then sank rapidly to the bottom of the pool.
The expected collision sound didn't come, Ling Feng frowned, "The rock shouldn't go in silently like that, and... it didn't even disturb that mysterious creature at the bottom of the pool, really strange!"