Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 565: Down-and-Out and Prosperous (Part 1)

Chapter 565: Chapter 565: Down-and-Out and Prosperous (Part 1)

Hearing the call, Xiao Junci was very impatient.

"What’s with all the noise?"

In his Greedy Wolf Army, such people would have been fed to the wolves long ago.

"Regent King, there’s big trouble. All the water in our bags has leaked out."

Xiao Junci’s expression suddenly changed, sensing something was amiss. He looked down at the water bag tied to his waist. The bottom end of the bag had a hole, needless to say, the water had all leaked out.

There were 15 members in the Beiqi Team, and everyone’s water bag was punctured.

The holes at the bottom of the water bags, which looked almost identical, appeared to have been made by a sharp weapon.

The team members looked at each other, and Xiao Junci clenched his teeth and said,

"It was the Red Scorpion’s doing."

Xiao Junci remembered that the attacks from the Red Scorpions were somewhat strange; they seemed to focus not on attacking the people, but their water bags.

It was confounding, as if those Red Scorpions had brains, knowing that water was the most crucial supply for the team members.

With no choice, the team members took out the dry food they had carried, thankfully the dry food was not lost.

After hustling for a whole day and night, the team was both hungry and thirsty. One of the team members wolfed down a piece of dry food.

But as soon as the dry food was swallowed, that team member suddenly grabbed his throat, uttered a painful cry, and rolled on the ground.

"The dry food is poisoned."

The other team members’ complexions changed again, Xiao Junci snatched the dry food from one of them, and it had obviously turned black.

Other team members became panic-stricken, dropping the dry food in their hands. Much of the dry food they carried had changed color.

"It’s Red Scorpion Poison."

Xiao Junci sniffed the dry food, his face darkening so much it seemed water could be wrung out of it.

The only thought in Xiao Junci’s mind was what the hell those damn Red Scorpions were playing at, attacking both their water and their dry food.

Now the Beiqi Team was out of water, the dry food contaminated, and someone was poisoned. The already dire situation for the team members of the Beiqi Team had become even more difficult.

The team members were all frowning and distressed, not knowing what to do for the moment. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The poisoned team member was foaming at the mouth and seemed on the brink of death, with more inhaled breaths than exhaled, creating clouds of worry that loomed over the hearts of the entire Beiqi Team.

"Don’t panic, everyone. I’ve prepared some special medicinal wine, which has miraculous effects. It can not only heal injuries but also stave off hunger."

Having led the army for many years, Xiao Junci knew well that, at this moment, the members of the Beiqi Team were greatly shaken and needed a boost to their morale.

With no other options, Xiao Junci could only untie the last two water bags from his waist. These two bags he carried close to his body, and they didn’t contain water.

Even though attacked by the Red Scorpions, the strength of Xiao Junci meant that although the Scorpions attacked him, the wine in his two close-by water bags remained intact.

The bag contained "Monkey Wine," which Xiao Junci had bought at a high price at the auction in the Underworld Market.

Also purchased at the same time was the Purple Ginseng, which Xiao Junci planned to use against Dugu Wu later. The Red Scorpion Wine, however, he could enjoy daily.

Xiao Junci was well aware that not much food was brought in the Red Scorpion Desert. What was brought was these two bags of wine, originally intended to stave off hunger over the next couple of days. Now that the Beiqi Team had no food or water, he could only contribute his wine.

Having said that, Xiao Junci walked over to the poisoned team member and handed a bag of wine to everyone, each taking a sip.

The other team members drank a sip of the wine with great anticipation, their expressions turning very complex.

"What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with this wine?"

Xiao Junci took a sip from another water bag.

As soon as the wine touched his lips, Xiao Junci spat it out.

"Preposterous."

Xiao Junci’s face turned ashen instantly as he furiously threw the two water bags onto the ground.

The wine inside was not even up to the standard of ordinary wines, let alone having any medicinal effects.

Well played, Nalan Yan’er, well played, Underworld Market, to actually dare to fool me!

It goes without saying how Xiao Junci felt after being disgraced in front of his teammates.

Of course, he hadn’t forgotten that it was said during the Underworld Market auction that this wine was personally brewed by Nalan Yan’er, the Princess Consort of Great Chu.

Since there was an issue with the wine, it must have been Nalan Yan’er’s doing.

Xiao Junci was enraged. The reason he had spared Nalan Yan’er and her people earlier on was partly because Nalan Yan’er was not only good-looking but also skilled in winemaking, a talent worth keeping alive; maybe in the future, he could force her to make wine for him.

Who would have thought that behind her beauty lay despicable morals, Xiao Junci cursed inwardly, vowing to make Nalan Yan’er pay next time they met.

"What’s with all your gloomy faces? Don’t you all still have detoxification medicine from the Underworld Market? Feed him a few pills."

Xiao Junci snorted coldly, and the Beiqi Team members also bought many detoxification pills from the Underworld Market, which were said to be very effective. Several teammates hurried to help the poisoned teammate and fed him a few detoxification pills.

But after the detoxification medicine was taken, the person’s complexion did not improve at all, indicating the pills from the Underworld Market could not cure the poison.

Seeing that the detoxification medicine was ineffective and the wine was useless, and faced with a lack of water and dry food, the morale of the Beiqi Team members sank even further, with some even considering throwing in the towel.

"Regent King, we might as well forfeit."

One of the team members could not help but speak up, but before finishing, Xiao Junci waved his hand and delivered a heavy slap, and the person let out a muffled groan before collapsing to the ground, dead. The other teammates were scared pale.

"Whoever dares to speak of forfeiting again will end up just like him," Xiao Junci said through gritted teeth.

He pondered for a long time, and at that moment, a glint of light suddenly appeared in a certain area of the Red Scorpion Desert.

Xiao Junci’s expression eased slightly as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Carry him and follow me."

The members of the Beiqi Team did not know what Xiao Junci intended to do; they could only carry the poisoned teammate and follow Xiao Junci back into the vast and dark Red Scorpion Desert at night.

As night fell, Feng Bailing and Dugu Xiaojin, mother and son, along with the White Wolf, had found a water source and had also subdued the Red Scorpion Queen. Both mother and son had looks of joy on their faces.

When they returned to the meeting place agreed upon with the rest of Great Chu Team B, several people were already waiting there.

However, everyone’s expressions were grim; they did not share the good fortune of Feng Bailing and Dugu Xiaojin. They had not found any water source. Not only had they not found any water sources, but they had also encountered some Red Scorpion attacks.

This area was the Red Scorpion Nest, fortunately, those Red Scorpions turned and left around dusk; otherwise, they would still be trapped there, unsure if they could make it out alive.

"We’ve found a water source."

Feng Bailing said, approaching with a smile.

Hearing that Feng Bailing had found a water source, everyone was elated.

Looking at Feng Bailing and Dugu Xiaojin, both were unharmed, and Feng Bailing’s water bag was bulging. She distributed the water bags among the people.