Chapter 3 The Southern Frontier Holy Son Obsessed with Gu Poison 3

Lu Yinong frowned and walked over.

Two drug slaves stepped forward and forced him to kneel down.

A foot wearing wooden clogs gently stepped on his shoulder.

Having spent years navigating the treacherous waters of Xiaoling Division, Lu Yi was far more astute than the group of aristocratic scions who would be easily swayed by a pretty face. He had already sensed the suppressed malice beneath Xie Rong's smile.

From yesterday to today, the only thing that could anger Xie Rong was the mother Gu that he stole last night.

He takes full responsibility for his actions and will never implicate others.

Lu Yi said, "If you have any anger to vent, take it out on me."

Xie Rong chuckled softly, clutching her stomach, her laughter growing louder and louder.

When he was tired of laughing, he stopped smiling, clapped slowly, and a faint red tinge remained at the corner of his eye.

"You have the heart of a bodhisattva. Since you want to play the hero, how can I refuse?"

Looking at him, Xie Rong saw that he was exactly the same as the man from her previous life, so hypocritical that it was disgusting.

It's as if he's the only good person in the whole world.

How could an upright person possibly thrive in a treacherous place like Xiaoling Division?

“In that case, from today onwards, you will be in charge of all the work in this valley by yourself,” Xie Rong bent down and patted his face, “starting with washing my feet.”

The medicine servant, observing Xie Rong's expression, immediately brought over a basin of hot water and placed it between the two without Xie Rong's instruction.

Lu Yi stared at him, his eyes dark and unmoving.

Xie Rong leaned back in his chair, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "If you keep dawdling, I'll use the Gu worms to control you and kill everyone in this valley."

As expected, their hypocritical and upright protagonist chose to give in, silently lowering his head to lift the hem of his clothes and take off his wooden clogs.

This demon had clearly never been tired, and even the soles of his feet were so delicate that they had no calluses. Lu Yi only needed to exert a little force, and his rough fingertips rubbed the demon's soles until they were bright red.

If more force is applied, wouldn't it break the ankle bone wrapped in this thin skin and flesh?

Lu Yi's dark eyes were unfathomable, as if he were deep in thought.

The next instant, Xie Rong's foot suddenly lifted slightly upwards, splashing warm water droplets onto Lu Yi's face and dripping down the man's chin.

"..."

[The protagonist feels ashamed and indignant; pain level +5!]

Outside the bamboo house, all the medicine slaves fell into an eerie silence. Several obscure gazes swept over the water droplets rolling down the man's instep, their Adam's apples bobbing silently.

Xie Rong, however, was slumped in his armchair, laughing so hard he could hardly breathe.

After a few moments, Xie Rong stopped laughing. "You're very resistant to contacting me?"

The moment the man touched his foot, his whole body tensed and stiffened, as if a knife were pressed against his neck.

Lu Yi's tone was cold and hard: "I'm not gay."

Xie Rong heard unfamiliar words again and secretly memorized them, deciding to settle the accounts first.

“Someone stole my treasure yesterday. You’re always ready to stand up for others, so you shouldn’t mind if I hold you responsible, right?” Before Lu Yi could answer, Xie Rong continued, “Send him to the Five Poisons Cave.”

The Five Poison Cave not only housed thousands of venomous snakes raised by Xie Rong, but also venomous insects such as scorpions and centipedes.

Disobedient medicine slaves in the valley are often tied up with hemp ropes and suspended above the Five Poison Cave, where they can only watch in despair as the venomous snakes and insects gather excitedly below them. Even the most unruly medicine slaves will behave after being subjected to this once.

"Don't worry, Valley Master," a senior medicine slave glanced at Lu Yi with schadenfreude, then stepped forward, tied him up, and dragged him out, his pent-up anger vanishing.

He was indeed the Valley Master's most valued medicine slave, while Lu Yi was nothing more than a lackey of the imperial court, and was the one most disliked by the Valley Master.

This drug slave's name is Song Qingming, and he was among the first batch of drug slaves to enter the valley two years ago.

Everyone in the Misty Valley knows that Xie Rong's temperament is unpredictable; what he likes today, he may discard tomorrow. Therefore, the closer you are to someone, the more dangerous they are.

Only Song Qingming, because he was cautious and never made a mistake, and was also quite handsome, caught Xie Rong's eye and has lived to this day, and has even taken charge of many tasks in the valley.

However, Lu Yi's arrival still posed a threat to him. Yesterday, Lu Yi had caused such a huge disaster, yet the Valley Master not only spared his life but also slapped him twice!

Even the Valley Master never rewarded him!

Song Qingming grew increasingly angry and kicked Lu Yi, "Hurry up! If you dawdle, you'll anger the Valley Master!"

Lu Yi said coldly, "There is no good end to aiding and abetting evil. Now that the imperial court has intervened, a clear path is laid out before you. Why seek your own death?"

Song Qingming looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Not to mention that all the medicine slaves in this valley have been afflicted by the Gu poison, and their lives are in Xie Rong's hands. The poisonous fog in the Misty Forest outside the Misty Valley can actually save their lives.

"Don't think I don't know you want me to run away so that you can undermine the Valley Master's trust in me!" Song Qingming sneered.

He saw it all clearly today. Lu Yi was not honest at all when washing the Valley Master's feet. He deliberately made the Valley Master's soles red. Who knows what he was thinking?

Lu Yi shook his head, seeing that he looked hopeless.

You idiot, you're incredibly foolish.

Song Qingming tied the man up and hung him in the Five Poisons Cave, then hurriedly returned to the bamboo house.

He straightened his clothes and knocked on the door of the bamboo house.

"Master, I have something to report."

"Come in," Xie Rong's lazy voice came from inside the room.

Song Qingming pushed open the door, stepped forward with a beaming smile, and recounted in detail how Lu Yi had turned him against Lu Yi.

“Valley Master, this person’s purpose in infiltrating the Misty Valley is indeed impure. If you trust me, you can entrust the task of dealing with this fellow to me,” Song Qingming said.

After waiting for a while without getting a reply, Song Qingming cautiously looked up and peeked over.

Xie Rong was sitting on the couch, surrounded by books without titles, engrossed in reading something, and not listening to what he was saying.

A moment later, Xie Rong casually flipped open a yellowed book, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Found it!"

He bent over, his fingertips tracing a line of words—

When two men disregard societal norms and ethics and fall in love, it is called "cut sleeve" (or "homosexuality").

Below this text was a picture.

The two men were disheveled, with the petite one sitting on the other's lap, her head lowered to press her lips to his.

Xie Rong looked puzzled.

So, biting someone's lips means being gay?

If he could cultivate a love potion that could force men who despise homosexuality to become homosexuals, wouldn't that be quite a show?

Xie Rong couldn't contain her excitement; her fingertips trembled slightly as she gripped the corner of the page, and her cheeks flushed red, as if she had applied rouge.

He couldn't wait to see how painful and devastating it would be for Lu Yi to find out he was being controlled by Gu worms and forced into homosexuality.

He is happy when the protagonist is in pain.

Xie Ronghe submitted his letter, glanced at Song Qingming who was still standing there dumbfounded, and said impatiently, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Song Qingming reluctantly reported the report again.

"Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan to deal with him," Xie Rong murmured, gently stroking the green snake's head. "I'll make him taste what it's like to be worse than dead."