Luo Keque looked intently at the projection screen for a moment then suddenly turned to Ye Feng and said, "Mr. Ye..."
"Don't rush, watch and then speak," Ye Feng's expression remained calm.
Then another person appeared on the projection screen, a middle-aged man in his forties, the family head of the Yan family, a second-rate family in the Southern River Region Jiangnan.
"Yan Family head, Yan Bukuan, I believe many people here know him. Originally, he was a big fat man, his belly bulging as if he was nine months pregnant, but now look at him, he too has become skin and bones!"
Pang Dahai said with a grave expression, "He was admitted to hospital eight days ago, and after two days of fruitless treatment, the Divine Doctor Sect was notified. Over the following days, his clinical symptoms progressed much like those of the head of the Pang Family, continuously wasting away with vitality steadily ebbing from his body!"
Qitian Gate frowned and said, "Judging from the symptoms of both heads of the Pang and Yan Families just now, they seem to be exactly the same!"
"Indeed, they're basically the same. In fact, not just the two of them, the symptoms of several other family heads are also quite similar!"
After Pang Tianhai finished speaking, he waved his hand again, and the screen subsequently projected several other patients who, like the previous two, had nearly the same symptoms, and the timing of their illnesses was also roughly eight to ten days prior.
With that, the projection was turned off. Pang Dahai turned back to the crowd and spoke loudly, "You all have a general understanding of the patients' symptoms. Now, let's discuss and see, what are everyone's opinions and viewpoints on this?"
Qitian Gate was the first to speak out, "From what we've seen now, what Master of Pang Sect said earlier is correct; it's almost certain that these illnesses are man-made, not natural. First, their symptoms are almost identical. Second, the timing of the infections is consistent. And third, their identities!"
A Vice Sect Leader from the Divine Doctor Sect of the Southern River Region Jiangnan said, "I'm saying, Qitian Gate, can't you say something useful? There's no need to repeat the conclusions that Master of Pang Sect has already made. Are you still trying to suck up at this time? Don't you feel like you are barking up the wrong tree?"
Qitian Gate stopped talking and didn't dare to retort. He had intended to curry favor and make a show, knowing full well the limits of his own medical expertise. If it came down to a fair competition, he might never get his turn.
Pang Dahai waved his hand and said, "Alright, Tianhai wasn't wrong, he just didn't hit the nail on the head. Everyone here is a top-notch divine doctor from various cities of the Divine Doctor Sect, professionally trained, most having devoted half a lifetime to the study of medicine. Let's hear from all of you. Have you ever encountered such a disease before?"
No one else spoke up. Pang Dahai surveyed the room, and almost no one dared to meet his gaze.
One of them asked, "May I ask Master of Pang Sect, concerning these patients losing their vitality for no apparent reason, hasn't the latest medical equipment been employed in the investigation by the hospital?"
Pang Dahai answered, "Of course they've been examined, inside and out, including all internal organs, and even the blood has been cleansed using dialysis, but to no avail. No suspicious signs could be found. As the saying goes, 'a problem well stated is a problem half-solved,' but now we can't even figure out the cause, so there's really no starting point for treatment."
The one who had spoken fell silent, focusing inwardly.
The large conference room suddenly became very quiet; no one dared to speak out. Although they had a certain level of medical skill, since even the investigative equipment couldn't find anything and even the old divine doctors of the Divine Doctor Sect of Jiangnan had no clue, they were all the more helpless.
At this point, even Pang Dahai didn't know what to say.
Luo Keque could no longer contain himself, turned his head, and said in a low voice to Ye Feng, "Mr. Ye, judging from the symptoms of these few people, it seems very similar to those of Mr. Hong Zhenguo from before."
Ye Feng nodded, "Indeed, they are very similar."
Luo Keque asked, "Then Mr. Ye, could it be that all these people have also been afflicted by Gu and Poison?"
Ye Feng nodded again, "Yes, but not the same type of Gu and Poison, rather a more powerful one."
"A more powerful Gu and Poison?"
Luo Keque stared at Ye Feng for a long while before continuing, "Mr. Ye, since this Gu and Poison is more powerful, do you think you might be able to handle it?"
Ye Feng did not answer his question but turned to him and said, "You're not exactly an outsider anymore. Let me ask you, if you could use the Phoenix Returns to Heaven Needle Technique, are you confident you could remove the Gu and Poison?"
Luo Keque replied with a wry smile, "If, as Mr. Ye says, I could perform such a counter-natural Needle Technique, I would have about seventy percent confidence."
Ye Feng smiled and said, "You have seventy percent, but I am one hundred percent confident!"
Luo Keque was stunned again, and after a long while, he said, "Then, Mr. Ye, since you are fully confident, why don't you go up now?"
Ye Feng looked at him again and countered, "Don't you think it would be more appropriate for you to go up now?"
"I should go up, but…" Luo Keque was about to say something else when he suddenly realized, and a look of ecstasy spread across his face.
"I was being dull. Thank you, Mr. Ye, for giving me the opportunity to show my face!" Luo Keque bowed in gratitude.
Ye Feng said nothing more, as giving the other party an opportunity to show his face was only part of the reason.
More importantly, Ye Feng simply did not want to waste his breath with the useless crowd present. If he were to go up himself, he would definitely need to explain his identity and origins. As an acting king, to explain himself to these no-hopers seemed demeaning even to think about it.
Luo Keque straightened his body and said, "Then, Mr. Ye, may I proceed? After going up there, what should I say?"
"Just tell the truth!" Ye Feng remained indifferent.
Luo Keque did not say anything further, gathered his courage to stand up, and then walked towards the podium.
Although the podium was not far from him, merely about ten meters away, Luo Keque felt this was the most difficult and oppressive walk of his life. Because as soon as he stood up, all eyes in the room were on him.
Stopping two meters away from the podium, Luo Keque then said, "Master of the Pang Sect, I know the origin of this illness!"
Not just the Master of the Pang Sect, but the other members of the Divine Doctor Sect present, and even over a dozen representatives of prominent families, all showed shock and astonishment on their faces.
"You know the origin of this illness, who are you?" Master of Pang Sect asked.
"I am Luo Keque, vice sect leader of the Divine Doctor Sect of Jiangdu City," Luo Keque replied with a slight bow.
"If you say you know, then please enlighten us!" Pang Dahai waved his hand.
Luo Keque said, "In fact, they are not suffering from ordinary illnesses, but have been poisoned!"
"Poisoned? How is that possible? They show no signs of being poisoned!" someone in the crowd immediately expressed their doubts. Stay updated via empire
Pang Dahai stared at him intently and asked, "Poisoned? Are you joking? Other than their bodies wasting away and vitality slipping, they show none of the typical signs that fully indicate poisoning!"
"Their lips are not black, the whites of their eyes have not changed, and even their blood and viscera have not turned black. How could it be poisoning?"
Unruffled, Luo Keque mimicked Ye Feng's tone from earlier and articulated, "If it were a common poison, indeed the poisoned would mostly have black lips and their viscera would also be blackened. However, they are not afflicted by ordinary poison, but by Gu and Poison!"
"Gu and Poison?" At that moment, the entire room was in shock.