Chapter 215: A Lofty Presence

Kong Yueling was injured. Kong Yueqing took out some medicinal salve to treat her, but when she saw the darkening wound on Kong Yueling, her expression changed instantly.

"How can there be poison?!"

It wasn't just Gan Hua; even Ma Chulong, Ma Chulan, Su Yan, and all the passengers sitting in the front and rear couldn't help but look over.

A faint wisp of black Qi was indeed swirling around that hideous wound.

Ma Chulong frowned slightly, instinctively looking toward Su Yan.

Su Yan looked thoughtful.

Kong Yueling quickly showed signs of poisoning, and her consciousness began to fade.

"Cold... so cold..."

Kong Yueqing's expression grew panicked as she cast a pleading look toward Gan Hua.

Gan Hua acted decisively, applying pressure to Kong Yueling's arm and immediately performing a bloodletting to release the poison.

Watching the black blood continuously oozing out, even Su Yan's expression grew a few degrees colder.

Only when the squeezed blood turned back to a normal color did Gan Hua stop.

His forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and the tension in his expression did not ease in the slightest.

"Her life is saved, but we need to get to a hospital as soon as possible."

"But how can there be poison inside an illusion?" Kong Yueqing still found it incomprehensible.

No one could answer her question.

At that moment, the conductor actually came to this carriage personally, walking straight toward the four of them.

"Comrades, would it be convenient to speak in the driver's cab?" The conductor's voice was tight and low.

Gan Hua glanced at Kong Yueqing, signaling her to stay and look after Kong Yueling, while he and Ruan Tao left with the conductor.

The atmosphere in the carriage was oppressive to the extreme.

Soon, the sound of a woman's low sobbing drifted through the air.

"What exactly is going on outside? We aren't going to die here, are we? I don't want to die!"

Someone stammered out such a sentence, which amplified the atmosphere of fear several times over.

Soon, everyone's gaze fell upon Kong Yueqing, as if drowning people were grasping at the last straw of life.

"Little sister, you all have such great powers, you can surely lead us out, right?"

"Little sister, we are all counting on you!"

The entire carriage was instantly filled with sounds of pleading.

Kong Yueqing stood up and looked at those terrified faces, saying with full confidence, "Everyone, do not worry. We are Exorcists; protecting the righteous and eliminating evil is our duty. Although the current situation is somewhat serious, we will definitely be able to lead everyone safely to our destination."

This impassioned declaration was met with enthusiastic applause.

*Uh.*

Su Yan's lips twitched incessantly.

She didn't know how powerful the Kong family was, but the person before her was definitely idiotic and conceited enough.

Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan also felt their scalps go numb with embarrassment.

As Exorcists, they were always cautious in their actions. They went to great lengths to hide their identities among ordinary people, but this Kong Yueqing didn't seem to care at all, and it was as if she were afraid people wouldn't find out.

"Brother, has the Kong family been in seclusion for too long? Have they had no contact with the outside world at all?" Ma Chulan could only reach this conclusion. "Setting aside whether it's right for her to reveal her identity so casually, are they really that confident they can solve the problems here?"

Ma Chulong was also helpless. "Regardless, at least the passengers aren't as terrified now. From that first point alone, it's somewhat useful."

When Kong Yueqing withdrew her gaze, she happened to see the siblings whispering to each other, their expressions vastly different from the other passengers.

She was already annoyed because of Kong Yueling's injury, and seeing them like this added an inexplicable amount of irritation to her temper.

"Brother Chu, is there something you wish to say to me?"

Suddenly called by name, Ma Chulong was bewildered, but seeing Kong Yueqing's serious expression, he immediately said, "My sister and I just didn't expect that you were Exorcists."

He tried to end the conversation by making up a random excuse.

But clearly, Kong Yueqing did not think so. "There are many things in this world that you ordinary people cannot imagine. If it weren't for us just now, everyone here would be in grave danger."

If she had said this to anyone else, she would have received nothing but praise, but now she was facing Ma Chulong, who was also an Exorcist.

"Miss Kong, your selflessness is truly admirable, but there is no need to speak so absolutely. Besides, my sister, our friend, and I have remained in the carriage the whole time, and nothing improper has happened."

The implication was that she hadn't saved them.

Kong Yueqing finally began to look Ma Chulong in the eye. "Do you mean we don't need to find a way to break this, and should just let the train stay here indefinitely?"

Ma Chulong's impression of the Kong family had been decent, but after a few short exchanges, he discovered their arrogance and conceit.

"If the four of us wanted to escape, it would be easy. It is only for the sake of the many passengers in this train that we are risking our lives to stay here. If that is how you all think, then there is no need for us to save anyone." Kong Yueqing's voice grew louder, her tone completely adopting a high-and-mighty stance toward them.

This time, before Ma Chulong could retort, the other passengers lost their patience.

"Little sister, we absolutely never thought that! Everyone is grateful to you beyond words. It's just that some people talk without any sense of responsibility; please be magnanimous and don't lower yourself to their level."

"That's right! Comrade, if you don't know how to speak, then don't speak at all! We are all still counting on that young lady!"

A wave of condemnation broke out, as if Ma Chulong had committed some heinous crime.

It was a perfect demonstration of human nature's fear of death.

Ma Chulong's face turned incredibly ugly; it was the first time he had encountered such blatant malice after being out in the world for so long.

Kong Yueqing gave a cold snort and finally sat back down to care for Kong Yueling.

"Big brother, they are bullying people too much!" Ma Chulan's eyebrows were twisted like hemp ropes; she truly couldn't listen to it anymore.

So what if they were Exorcists? They were too!

"Since they have the ability, let us enjoy the peace and quiet. It won't cost us a limb if we let people say a few words." At this moment, Su Yan's soft, sweet voice rang out.

She was neither rushed, nor angry, nor agitated; she even sounded somewhat relaxed and leisurely.

Ma Chulong froze for a moment, then his anger was swept away. "You're right. If it's so dangerous outside, let the Kong family go struggle with it."

Or perhaps, there would come a time when these people would beg them to act.

Ma Chulan had originally wanted to vent for her brother, but seeing that both he and Su Yan held this attitude, she could only temporarily suppress her resentment.

However, she muttered very unhappily under her breath.

"What's so great about the Kong family? Just one Kong Yueqing, acting like she's Kong Nian!"

Kong Yueqing did not hear this sentence, but if she had, she would have been fuming with rage.

Because in the Kong family, Kong Nian was an existence she could never hope to reach.

(End of Chapter)