While Nero and Bailu were listening to Banxia ramble, Stelle and March found a letter left behind by Liang Mu.
Summarizing the contents of the letter, it came down to the following points.
Liang Mu first gave his current address, though of course, he drew it.
Next, he expressed his gratitude and guilt in his words, saying that maybe only by living for hundreds or thousands of years himself could he repay Banxia for how good she had been to him.
After that, Liang Mu also explained in the letter that he was different from others. Immortality was not his ultimate goal, but rather he had greater ambitions and objectives, all of which now had hope of being realized because Banxia would bring him immortality.
At the end of the letter, Liang Mu said that because people from the Medicine King's Secret had come looking for him, he had changed his hiding place. He also said that for safety, he would only show himself when Banxia came alone.
After that, the two of them took the letter back to Nero and the others, and told them everything written in it.
"Cough, cough… so this place has already been targeted by the fanatics of the Medicine King's Secret?" Banxia coughed in pain.
She forcibly suppressed the discomfort in her body and said in an exhausted voice, "It's good that he's fine. Let's… keep going…"
Bailu shook her head and firmly refused, "No! Do you know what condition you're in right now? Don't worry, I'll find Liang Mu and cure him."
Then Bailu looked at Stelle and March. "You two, please take Banxia back to the clinic at the Star-Skiff Haven."
"No…" Banxia shook her head in panic and pleaded, "It's precisely because I know very clearly what condition I'm in that I've changed my mind. I want to see him one last time… you'll help me, right…"
Bailu fell silent.
At this moment, Banxia looked at the others again. "Lord Nero, and you two… you've all seen how dangerous the mara-struck condition is… when that time comes, I hope you can protect the Dragon Lady well."
"No. The easiest way to protect Bailu is for you to leave here." Nero narrowed his eyes and spoke in a tone that allowed no refusal.
"Lord Nero… I…"
Banxia looked at Nero, her voice trembling, but Nero didn't let her finish. He directly reached out and grabbed her arm. "You're coming with me. Stelle, March, I'll leave it to you to take Bailu to find that guy."
After saying that, no matter how Banxia struggled, Nero directly dragged her away.
Stelle and March nodded, and Bailu didn't say anything either. Although it seemed a bit pitiful that Banxia's plea wasn't allowed, they all knew Nero's decisive and swift way of doing things. And with Banxia not here, it would indeed be easier to act.
After Banxia was taken away by Nero, the three of them continued searching around Liuyun Ferry. Soon, they found a second letter. That man had changed his hiding place again.
Just as the three were wondering where Liang Mu had hidden this time, several people with mara-struck bodies walked out from the corner.
The one in the lead glanced over the group and said, "Oh? Isn't this the Dragon Lady? Hehehe… although we didn't wait for that traitor, we got someone even better. You two, do you want to join us in rebuilding the Medicine King's Secret?"
Hearing this, Bailu frowned and cursed, "Bah, bah, bah! Rebuild your nonsense! You unruly medicine jar, watch this young lady slap you until even your parents can't recognize you!"
"A mere little girl… hm!?"
The fanatic was about to say a few more mocking words, but in the next moment his vision went black, and a pitch-black bat came crashing down on his head.
After spending so much time with Nero, March and Stelle had also mastered the principle of "don't say a word, just jump and smash first."
They caught the fanatics off guard and, without caring about their reactions, immediately launched into a beating.
"Y-you… who exactly are you people? Where are the others? Where are they? Why hasn't anyone come to help! Hurry and help!" the man shouted while being beaten.
Before Stelle could announce her grand title as the Galactic Baseballer, a female voice sounding very calm came from behind.
"You… are giving orders to me?"
Xueyi raised her head and looked at the fanatic being beaten on the ground with a puzzled expression.
"Ah…?" The fanatic looked up and saw his companions sprawled out, his voice trembling. He was far too familiar with that puppet-like body.
Recently, it was this judge from the Ten Lords Commission who had been chasing them everywhere.
After dealing with these fanatics, Xueyi turned and looked at the group.
The medicine-bearing Dragon Lady, she knew.
Stelle and March, she also knew.
None of these three were simple people, so she simply said, "Although the Medicine King's Secret has been eradicated, the spread of belief will not disappear with it."
"Recently, the fanatics of the Medicine King's Secret have been very rampant. When you travel, you should be more careful."
After giving this reminder, Xueyi turned and left with the Cloud Knights.
There was still a lot of work for the Ten Lords Commission.
Meanwhile, the three continued searching according to the instructions left in Liang Mu's letter.
They soon arrived at another location, but still did not see Liang Mu.
"What do we do now? The letter says he'll only come out if Sister Banxia calls him alone," Bailu asked.
March and Stelle frowned slightly. At that moment, Banxia's very clear voice suddenly came from behind. "Then I'll go call him."
The three turned around and saw Nero and Banxia standing there. However, Banxia's condition was off. She had already become a mara-struck body.
Nero spread his hands and smiled. "Her condition wasn't good. Not long after we left, she completely fell into the mara-struck state. In a rush, I gave her a slap. Didn't expect it to have such an unexpected effect."
Hearing Nero's explanation, the three were stunned for a moment. Then they looked at Banxia, and it seemed they understood how the crooked marks on her helmet had appeared.
Banxia nodded. Her voice came from inside the helmet, sounding a bit muffled, but from her tone it was clear that her mind was clearer than ever before.
"Thanks to Lord Nero's help, I can now meet him in a better state."
"Mm. But you have to follow the agreement," Nero said from the side.
"I will," Banxia replied.
While Banxia and Bailu were talking earlier, Nero had gradually recalled what this part of the story was about.
And after unexpectedly discovering that his magical slap even worked on the mara-struck condition, he decided to let Banxia see clearly what kind of person Liang Mu really was.
It would be fine even if he didn't do this, but since he had run into it, not doing it would leave him feeling unsettled.
Nero raised his hand and patted Banxia on the back. "Go on, go on!"
Banxia nodded and went alone to the meeting place.
Then she began calling Liang Mu's name.
Before long, the people hiding nearby heard a man shout in panic, "M-monster... help, help..."
"Liang… Liang Mu…?"
Seeing Liang Mu's reaction, Banxia for a moment wanted to immediately remove all her disguise.
But after hesitating and thinking of her agreement with Nero, she decided to continue acting as agreed, pretending to be a mara-struck body beyond saving…
Nero had freed her from the torment of the mara-struck condition. This was like giving her a new life. No matter emotionally or logically, she shouldn't go back on her agreement with that child.
And even without that reason, it would be hard for her to refuse his request.