In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 108 Entering the battle

Upon entering the Misty Forest, Jiang Qingyue discovered that it was far more dangerous inside than it appeared from the outside.

A fishy stench permeated the surrounding air. Jiang Qingyue took out a cloth soaked in medicine that she had prepared earlier and covered her mouth and nose. The other soldiers did the same, which alleviated the fishy stench somewhat.

Qin Xuanyu and Jiang Qingyue took the lead. The thick fog ahead made it difficult to see the road, so they could only move forward slowly.

One of the soldiers who had already passed by stepped forward and offered to clear the way.

He groped his way forward, searching for the marks left by General Gu.

"it's here!"

Jiang Qingyue looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and sure enough, there was an axe mark on one of the tree trunks.

The group followed the markers, but eventually, they could no longer find them.

"Dr. Jiang, this is it. We've lost our way and have to turn back empty-handed." The soldier was very upset.

Jiang Qingyue nodded.

She and Qin Xuanyu began to carefully examine the surroundings. They could see that the footprints were messy, which were probably traces left by soldiers searching for something.

Apart from that, no other traces could be found.

Where is my maternal grandfather?

Jiang Qingyue decided to continue deeper into the interior.

They continued along the road and found that the fog thinned out considerably as they went further in, and the visibility increased significantly.

There seemed to be many other things faintly visible under the trees ahead.

Jiang Qingyue nodded to Qin Xuanyu, and the two continued forward. The moment they got closer and saw clearly what was happening, they were both shocked.

Under the trees, many skeletons lay scattered about, their weathered clothes suggesting they had been dead for some time.

The soldiers naturally saw these things as well, and even though they had seen many dead people, they were still shocked by the scene.

Each person's death is different. From their facial bones, you can see that their expressions are quite ferocious, clearly indicating that they suffered great pain before they died.

Jiang Qingyue slowly stepped forward, squatted down in front of one of the skeletons, and gently rubbed her fingers across the bone, leaving a layer of powder.

Jiang Qingyue leaned closer to smell them, then examined the skeletons again. She noticed that their bones were slightly blackened, indicating that they had all died here from inhaling too much of the poisonous substance.

Jiang Qingyue made a round of inspections with a nervous heart, but did not see any relatively fresh corpses, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Does this mean that my maternal grandfather is still alive?

But even if he were still alive, after being in the poisonous environment for so long, he's probably...

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue still felt very melancholy.

Qin Xuanyu noticed Jiang Qingyue's seriousness, stepped forward, gently patted her shoulder, and whispered, "Don't worry, General Gu is a lucky man, he'll be alright."

Jiang Qingyue nodded, hoping so.

Just then, Jiang Qingyue noticed that something seemed to be peeking out from behind one of the skeletons, like a piece of cloth.

Jiang Qingyue quickly stepped forward and gently pulled out the piece of cloth.

Looking at the somewhat familiar fabric, Jiang Qingyue handed it to one of the soldiers, "Take a look, isn't this the fabric of your military uniforms?"

The soldier quickly took it and examined it. When he saw the pattern on it, he was overjoyed. "This is General Gu's!"

Really are!

Jiang Qingyue quickly took the fabric and examined it carefully. She found a small blood-written character, “宗”, in one corner of the fabric.

Jiang Qingyue asked the soldiers to help her continue searching the skeleton to see if she could find any more fabric.

The soldiers were so overwhelmed by the surprise that they didn't even consider that Doctor Jiang had come in to find an antidote, so why was he looking for General Gu?

After a brief search, the soldiers found three more strips of cloth, but never found any more.

Jiang Qingyue pieced several strips of cloth together and saw the words on them.

Zong, Yi, Feng, Yi.

Jiang Qingyue thought for a moment, then rearranged the strips of cloth.

"The Legacy of the Medical School!"

Several soldiers read it aloud at the same time.

"Does this mean that the general is still alive and is in this place?"

The squad leader was overjoyed and immediately prepared to go back and report the good news.

But just as he was about to lead his team away, he suddenly realized that his mission was to protect Doctor Jiang, and he apologized to Jiang Qingyue somewhat awkwardly.

Jiang Qingyue shook her head. "It's alright. Let's leave first. The effects of this medicine won't last long anyway. Let's go out."

Jiang Qingyue's goal was to find her maternal grandfather's whereabouts while also searching for a way to cure the poison.

However, they have already wasted too much time here, and if they continue to go deeper, they may not be able to get out successfully in a while.

Perhaps we should leave early. If my maternal grandfather is indeed in the Medical Sect, could we find the antidote there as well?

But wasn't the Medical Sect supposed to have been wiped out long ago? Are there still people hiding there?

Jiang Qingyue glanced at Qin Xuanyu.

Qin Xuanyu understood what she meant. "Don't worry, I will send someone to investigate this Medical Sect remnant peak."

So, the group slowly followed the footprints they had left behind and prepared to leave the Misty Forest.

However, after walking for a while, they realized that they were wandering in this dead land and could not get out.

Qin Xuanyu was the first to realize that they had entered a formation.

"No wonder there are no skeletons anywhere else, but only in this place are so many skeletons appearing. It seems they are all trapped by this formation and cannot get out."

The soldiers also realized the problem and became extremely wary.

If that's really the case, then they...

Jiang Qingyue had no knowledge of formations, only some hearsay.

It seems that even with ample preparations, Jiang Qingyue did not anticipate the presence of an array.

Fortunately, the soldiers who were searching for them didn't find this place; otherwise, they probably would have all perished here.

My maternal grandfather also came in, but he didn't find a body. There were still marks left, which meant that he must still be alive. Either he found a way out on his own, or he encountered someone from the Medical Sect.

Most likely, they encountered someone from the Medical Sect.

If that's the case, they must leave this awful place immediately and search for clues about the Medical Sect.

Whether by coincidence or divine intervention, fortunately, Qin Xuanyu was quite knowledgeable about formations.

He immediately directed the soldiers, pointing out several locations and sending them to investigate.

"Note that when probing, only look, do not touch anything."

Such a formation, if disturbed, could lead to unexpected changes, making it extremely dangerous.

The soldiers obeyed the order and began the search.

Then, Qin Xuanyu took a few running starts and leaped up, standing on a treetop to survey the distribution of trees and the fog.

found it!