After taking the medicine given by Hua Cheng, Lan Xichen's spirits improved significantly, and his complexion grew visibly ruddier. Only then did Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, and the others ask about the specifics of what had happened here.
"Brother, what on earth has happened?" Wei Wuxian asked.
"Around noon the day before yesterday, Young Master Chen went to the Lan Clan for help, so I brought Jingyi and some disciples over," Lan Xichen replied gently, recounting the events of the past two days. "Those townspeople had no wounds whatsoever, yet they remained unconscious and would not wake up. I was completely at a loss for a moment. Just as I turned to leave, the townspeople suddenly woke up and attacked anyone in sight. The disciples were caught off guard and got injured. In the span of just half an hour, those townspeople lost consciousness again, so we withdrew first. Early yesterday morning, I discovered that the wounds on the injured disciples had blackened around the edges and showed no signs of healing at all. Around the same time as the day before, those townspeople woke up once more. They seemed impervious to swords and spears; no matter how I attacked, I could not harm them, and instead, I got hurt myself. This time, they stayed awake for nearly an hour. As soon as they fell unconscious again, I had Jingyi go find you both. Wangji, Wuxian, have you two been to see those townspeople? Do you know what caused them to fall into this unconscious state?"
Chapter 211