The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 267 - 266: Pharmacist Disappears Without a Reason

Chapter 267: Chapter 266: Pharmacist Disappears Without a Reason

Before identifying his identity, Si Yuting was not going to let Sai Pu leave at will, so he used the Energy Liquid sent by Qu Tong as a condition, making Sai Pu continue training with Cheng Feng and the others.

Apart from the daily training tasks, no one mistreated him, and he even got to eat Energy Fruits and Vegetables three meals a day, which not even the members of the Skywolf Legion could enjoy every day.

A few days ago, Sai Pu received two vials of Energy Liquid sent by Qu Tong and stayed quiet for two days.

The First Army Corps held a full-scale military parade exercise every six months, and Si Yuting also returned that night.

During the parade, he received an urgent notice from Jiang Zhou that Sai Pu had injured four guards and escaped, and had destroyed much of the central vine plant in the hall.

After hearing this, Qu Tong couldn’t help falling into thought, somewhat suspecting that the vine from Abel Star had been eaten by Sai Pu.

Sai Pu had an unusual fondness for Energy Fruit, even more so than Xun Guangyong and Old Yuan.

"Be careful when you encounter Sai Pu, his nails not only make wounds difficult to heal but also cause Mental Outbursts," said Si Yuting’s cool voice, interrupting Qu Tong’s thoughts.

The four soldiers responsible for Sai Pu all experienced Mental Outbursts, with one of them having had a Mental Outburst a month ago during a large battle with the Insect Clan.

Combining the fact that Xiong Lie was injured by Sai Pu and suffered a Mental Outburst the next day, it was not difficult to guess the reason.

"Okay, I got it," Qu Tong was not very worried about this.

Last time, she had been scratched by Sai Pu and had not had any issues.

Her spiritual power was originally of the healing kind, and ever since she could fully control her Special Ability, she would no longer have Mental Outbursts.

"I might be a bit busy recently, if you don’t hear from me you can find Jiang Zhou or Cheng Feng and the others," Si Yuting paused for a moment before adding, "Take care of yourself."

Qu Tong responded with a light smile, "You too, Your Highness."

"Mhm."

After ending the communication, Si Yuting looked at the vine plant in front of him, which had lost most of its branches. The main trunk was still there, but it also had many rough wounds.

Jiang Zhou checked around and couldn’t help sighing, "It’s a pity about this vine, I wonder if it can still survive."

"In the past, this vine was the most popular among the brothers; after every mission, they would take turns sitting under the vine."

Si Yuting stretched his hand onto the branch and could no longer induce a response from his spiritual power.

Unless Ali came over, this plant likely wouldn’t live much longer.

Si Yuting looked at the wounds on the branches, which reminded him of the Insect Clan locked up in the military medical institute; their mouthparts and pincers were capable of inflicting such wounds.

The venom of some Insect Clan could also cause Mental Outbursts.

The lights overhead were bright but couldn’t penetrate the depth of his dark pupils.

Perhaps their research was too limited.

The Insect Clan had been surviving for thousands of years just like humans, constantly progressing, and their pace of progress was much faster than they had imagined.

Si Yuting withdrew his hand and issued a cold command: "Take samples, and bring them back to the military medical institute tomorrow."

*

Qu Tong let Old Yuan help her get this month’s medicine on the shelves, in recognition of Old Yuan’s hard work, she agreed to give him a ten percent share of the profits.

Qu Tong’s medicine stock was steadily increasing, whereas the Alchemist Association’s medicines were not as popular as before.

However, medicines were still scarce commodities, and even if they didn’t sell out in seconds like Miss Ali’s, there was no worry they wouldn’t sell.

It was unclear whether the Alchemist Association was intimidated or biding their time for a big move, but the two sides were at peace.

Qu Tong was not too worried; after all, she would counter whatever move came her way.

In her free time, Qu Tong opened the livestream she hadn’t used in a long time.

The last batch of grape wine was ready, but she forgot to show it to her online friends, so she posted pictures in the sharing log.

Although her live streams depended more on her mood, her account had a loyal fanbase.

No sooner had the picture been uploaded than the netizens started chatting.

[I know my sister is busy, and I don’t dare to rush her when the time comes, otherwise it would seem rude of me.]

[The person above is so fake. I’m different, I speak my mind. Host, how dare you stand us up! Do you know how hard it is for us to wait?]

[That’s right, if you don’t send us some benefits, you’re not being fair to us loyal fans.]

[Are you okay, host? Why aren’t you streaming and instead posting pictures?]

[If you’ve been kidnapped, just squeak, and I’ll contact the official comms of the First Army Corps for you.]

[By the time you wait in line to get through, the Princess Consort could have come out of the kidnappers’ nest with her mecha.]

[The Princess Consort is a girl; it’s damaging to her ladylike image to say such things.]

[What kind of lady goes into the Mecha Single Soldier Department and kills willy-nilly, fiercer than men?]

Qu Tong looked at these comments, somewhat amused and exasperated, and responded briefly to a few, indicating that she was fine.

She also took the opportunity to upload a few more pictures of ripe grapes and announced that they would be available in limited quantities at Mu’an Vegetable and Fruit Shop in a couple of days.

As a result, a bunch of netizens replied:

[They look inedible, unripe.]

[Despite the good appearance, they are actually sour.]

[I can vouch for it; I’ve tasted the wine from Drunken Star River.]

[Not good to eat at all, no one should buy them.]

Occasionally, one or two straightforward netizens commented:

[Aren’t grapes supposed to be eaten ripe?]

[You bunch of nasty old men.]

Seeing the overwhelming negative comments, Qu Tong thought of the few smart alecks who bought her potions.

She didn’t bother with the comments section any longer; with Si Yuting and the others backing her up, there was no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

Qu Tong browsed the Star Web a bit and noticed a bit of gossip that caught her eye.

The gist of it was that an Intermediate Alchemist had gone traveling and lost contact.

There was nothing special about this message, but what caught Qu Tong’s attention was another missing person notice she scrolled upon, and the subject of the disappearance was again a pharmacist.

The two missing persons were not the same, and the posters were different accounts, both were real users with regular updates on their homepage.

Qu Tong even went so far as to search related terms but came up empty-handed.

It might just be a coincidence, Qu Tong thought, shifting her attention away.

However, a month later, a video about the murder of a pharmacist made waves online and even alarmed the authorities.

Several more cases of missing pharmacists were reported, and the video at the forefront showed none other than Xun Guangyong from the Alchemist Association as the victim.

The video did not capture the murderer, only the gruesome aftermath of Xun Guangyong’s death.

According to official reports, not only was Xun Guangyong’s death a gruesome one, his Spirit Sea had also suffered heavy damage.

Considering Xun Guangyong’s fate, actually, Qu Tong felt somewhat relieved as she hadn’t liked him before.

What was more absurd was that the government was actively investigating the matter, netizens were eagerly helping with clues, and Xun Guangyong’s wife was busy seeking compensation from the Alchemist Association and the officials of Level Three Stars.