Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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He was poisoned and wouldn't last much longer. He could clearly feel his life slipping away. If it weren't for this senior using his fighting spirit to suppress his injuries, he probably would have died long ago.

Xiao Fan looked at Mo Qiancheng's hopeful gaze and remained silent for a long time.

Mo Qiancheng's persistence in this matter reminded him of some endearing people from his past life. For an order, they were willing to dedicate their entire lives to it; aside from the person who originally assigned them the task, probably no one else knew of their existence...

"it is good."

Xiao Fan slowly uttered a single word, agreeing to Mo Qiancheng's request.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Mo Qiancheng's face relaxed, and a hint of gratitude appeared in his eyes. Then, he gradually relaxed, and the light in his eyes faded...

Yun Yun appeared behind Xiao Fan at some point. Seeing that Mo Qiancheng's right hand was still gripping Xiao Fan's sleeve, a look of emotion appeared on her face.

Feeling Mo Qiancheng's lifeless body, Xiao Fan gently pried open Mo Qiancheng's right hand and placed it to his side.

"S-senpai..."

Ling Lifu looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared next to Xiao Fan, and a trace of despair rose in his eyes.

He was merely chasing after Mo Qiancheng, who was about to die, so why did he encounter two such powerful figures in this desolate wilderness?

Although the other party did not make a move, they appeared here without Ling Lifu noticing, and seemed to have a close relationship with that "senior." Ling Lifu knew that the other party's strength was probably beyond his imagination.

Seeing the "senior's" sudden silence, Ling Lifu felt a bad premonition and couldn't help but break the silence.

Xiao Fan was brought back to his senses by Ling Lifu's call, and then turned to look at Ling Lifu, who was still standing behind him trembling with fear.

"My name is Xiao Fan."

Being addressed as "senior" by two middle-aged men who looked to be in their thirties or forties gave Xiao Fan a rather strange feeling, so he couldn't help but tell them his name.

"Yes, Senior Xiao Fan..."

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Ling Lifu felt a surge of excitement. Since the other party had told him his name, it was obvious that he would be spared. It seemed that the other party was sparing his life out of consideration for the Wanxie Sect.

Thinking of this, Ling Lifu's unease dissipated considerably, and his tone became more relaxed.

"Um, Senior Xiao Fan, do you know our sect leader?"

After Xiao Fan finished saying his name, he noticed that Ling Lifu kept calling him "senior," so he frowned but didn't correct him.

Anyway, he's going to die soon, so it doesn't matter what he's called.

"I don't know him."

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "However, we have long admired each other, so I wonder if you could elaborate on the plan you just mentioned?"

Xiao Fan looked at Ling Lifu and spoke in a calm tone. Although it was a question, it sounded like a mountain pressing down on Ling Lifu, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Well... I don't know much about it either..."

Ling Lifu's eyes darted around, still trying to bluff his way out, but he was interrupted by the sudden aura emanating from Xiao Fan.

Startled, Ling Lifu looked up and saw that Senior Xiao Fan was staring at him with a face full of anger.

Ling Lifu suddenly realized what was happening and wished he could slap himself across the face.

With such a powerful opponent, what choice did I have? If it weren't for the fact that the opponent spared me because of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, I probably would have died long ago without even knowing how. Now that the opponent is only asking me a few questions, how could I possibly hide anything from them?

Ling Lifu wiped the sweat from his forehead before slowly speaking to Xiao Fan: "This task is handled by the hall masters within the sect. Mo Qiancheng and I were only involved because we have been in the sect for many years and are familiar with the rules. However, we only know the general outline; only hall masters and above are qualified to know the specific details."

"Just tell me what you know."

Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing this, then gestured with his chin toward Ling Lifu and said indifferently.

"Yes."

Seeing Xiao Fan's impatience, Ling Lifu quickly said, "As far as I know, the elders in the sect are trying to coerce the royal family of the Chuyun Empire into launching another war against the Jiama Empire. Once the war starts, the elders in the sect will go to the Jiama Empire to spread the poison source. After it matures, they will retrieve the mature poison source."

"What source of poison?"

Upon hearing Ling Lifu's description, Xiao Fan looked at Ling Lifu with a puzzled expression and a hint of surprise in his voice.

"And what did you mean by saying earlier that you were going to spread the poison within the territory of the Gama Empire?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's question, Ling Lifu, with a matter-of-fact expression on his face, immediately explained, "It's the source of the poison used to feed the sect's magical beasts. This is something the sect elders have been researching for years. We don't know the specifics. Even the disciples who usually raise those magical beasts are under special supervision. No one else can come into contact with the magical beasts raised in the sect."

"As for spreading the poison to the Gama Empire, it means going to some cities in the Gama Empire with a suitable population but no strong people, placing the poison in them, and the toxicity it carries will spread to the surrounding area, affecting the humans living there and causing new mutations to occur in them."

"After screening, the elders will select the mutated toxins they need from these people and then bring them back to the sect."

As Xiao Fan listened to Ling Lifu's description, a sense of absurdity arose in his heart.

Isn't this just experimenting on viruses on humans?

The other party's earlier mention of screening for suitable virus sources must mean they want to find a mutated virus that is useful to them, right?

"According to what you just said, could it be that the cities within the Gama Empire that were wiped out by poison masters during the war between the Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire were also the result of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect conducting such experiments?"

Just as Xiao Fan was in a daze, Yun Yun asked in a cold voice.

Chapter 10 focused solely on braving the wind and rain.

Xiao Fan and Yun Yun had become very familiar with each other after spending this time together, so he could naturally sense the anger hidden in Yun Yun's calm tone.

He had also heard about the matter Yun Yun had just asked.

Decades ago, during the war between the Izumo Empire and the Gama Empire, the Izumo Empire sent poison masters into the Gama Empire to spread poison, resulting in the deaths of countless civilians in several cities and the displacement of countless people.

This is the fundamental reason why the Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire have become irreconcilable enemies for generations; it is also the reason why poison masters and alchemists within the Izumo Empire have begun to face resistance from the outside world.

Although many cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent do not value the lives of ordinary people, they are not like the Chu Yun Empire, which can easily poison and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Such behavior completely treats people like livestock, disregarding their lives and deaths.

Hearing Yun Yun's words, Ling Lifu felt that something was amiss, but he still nodded and said, "That's right. I heard that it was the elders in the sect who first conducted the experiment, but the final result seemed to have greatly disappointed them."

"After so many years of exploration, they seem to have mastered a new method, which is why they have put forward this plan again."

Seeing Ling Lifu's matter-of-fact attitude, Yun Yun could no longer suppress her anger.

Using the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to try to screen out new sources of poison and then fuse them into magical beasts is an act unheard of on the Dou Qi Continent.

If Yun Yun hadn't heard it with her own ears, she probably would have thought it was just a joke. But within the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, from the elders to the sect's stewards, no one seemed to think there was anything wrong with it.

That's hundreds of thousands of people, living, breathing people!

Looking at Yun Yun's appearance, Xiao Fan couldn't help but reach out and tug at her. Yun Yun felt Xiao Fan's movement and turned to look at him. Could it be that he also thought that the lives of ordinary people were not lives?

Although there are Dou Zong level experts in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, since the other party dared to do such a heinous thing, I cannot sit idly by. I must stop them no matter what.

"You're going to stop me too?"

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Fan with a somewhat piercing gaze. Could it be that she had really misjudged him?

"What's stopping you?"

Xiao Fan looked at Yun Yun's suddenly dejected eyes and wondered what she was thinking. He had only wanted to persuade her because he was worried that she would get sick from being so angry. Why did she look like she had no will to live?

Distracted by Xiao Fan, Yun Yun regained her composure, but still wanted to know Xiao Fan's opinion on the matter, so she asked, "What's your opinion on this?"

"What do you think?"

Xiao Fan looked at Yun Yun with an expression as if she were an idiot, and blurted out, "Of course we should take them down! Since the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect dared to do such a thing, then I will act on behalf of Heaven."

Although Xiao Fan doesn't value human life as much as he did in his previous life, he still can't accept what the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect has done. He could have let it go if he didn't know, but now that he does, he will do everything he can to stop them.

However, Xiao Fan wasn't stupid. Although he would take action, if things really came to nothing in the end, he wouldn't foolishly risk his life.

All I can say is that I'll do my best.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Yun Yun smiled.

Looking at Yun Yun's expression, Xiao Fan tilted his head and thought for a moment before realizing what she meant and said, "You didn't just think I would choose to ignore it, so you were disappointed in me, did you?"

Yun Yun blushed when Xiao Fan exposed her thoughts. Fortunately, she had been spending a lot of time with someone lately, which had thickened her skin considerably. She pretended to be calm and said, "No."

"Really not?"

Seeing Xiao Fan's suspicious look, Yun Yun reached out and pinched the soft flesh on Xiao Fan's waist. Xiao Fan waved his hand repeatedly before stopping.

Ling Lifu, who was standing to the side, felt a sense of unreality when he heard what Xiao Fan and the others said.

Isn't the other party a friend of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect? Otherwise, why would they let me go?

But just now, this senior seemed to have said he wanted to "fight the bastards" with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?

Ling Lifu finally realized that the senior in front of him had no good feelings towards the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect at all, and even had a lot of dissatisfaction with the sect's behavior.

Thinking of this, Ling Lifu immediately knelt down and cried to Xiao Fan, "Senior Xiao Fan, I am willing to tell you everything I know and take you to the lair of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect so that we can deal with them together. I hope you can spare my life."

"All these years I've done to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect have been filled with remorse and regret. I wish I had the strength to stop them, but alas, my strength is weak, my cultivation level is low, and I'm just an insignificant figure within the sect. I can only swallow my anger. Now I've finally made it through, and I hope you, senior, can show mercy and save me from this predicament..."

Ling Lifu knelt on the ground, crying and wailing to Xiao Fan about the vicious acts of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. It seemed that he was indeed a victim, as he said, and that he had been forced to do wrong things in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect for so many years.

However, Xiao Fan had just witnessed Ling Lifu's arrogant demeanor in front of Mo Qiancheng, and his current kneeling and begging for mercy, which were two extremes. How could he possibly believe his nonsense?

Having already gotten the information he wanted from Ling Lifu, Xiao Fan ignored Ling Lifu's pleas for mercy and simply waved his hand to shut him up. Yes, shut him up.

Suddenly, a huge handprint appeared on the mountaintop where Xiao Fan and the others were. The ground around the handprint sank half a meter. Ling Lifu knelt in the center of the handprint, his head plunged into the ground, his bones shattered, and he was completely silent.

After dealing with Ling Lifu, Xiao Fan turned his head to look at Mo Qiancheng's corpse behind him, hesitated for a moment, and then dug a pit on the mountaintop and buried Mo Qiancheng's body in it.

Afterwards, Xiao Fan took a white stone from the top of the mountain, shaved it into the shape of a stele, and carved four sentences on it.

Depart at dawn and dew, return under the stars and moon; ask not what lies ahead, but brave the wind and rain.

After doing all this, Xiao Fan glanced at Mo Qiancheng's grave, sighed, then took Yun Yun's hand and disappeared into the distance.