Chapter 196: The Gu Master Who Cultivated the Young Hero
Qi He, who was receiving acupuncture, soon calmed down. Although her white jade-like face was still flushed, her expression was not as painful as before.
Lin Zhi waited until Zhao Yun had removed the needle before taking out the poisonous insect from his body and feeding him an antidote pill.
After doing all this, Lin Zhi went to the bathroom.
The salty and fishy smell in her mouth lingered, making Lin Zhijie grind her teeth several times.
It's not that he was kissing Qi He, but after having fun with Qi He's hand, he didn't have much energy left. And the third time, Qi He didn't say anything for a long time, so he touched her a few times to speed up the process.
If he didn't know that Qi He was in great pain from the effects of the drug, he would have thought that Qi He had deliberately told him so at that time and almost choked him.
Even though he reacted immediately, he still swallowed some subconsciously. Lin Zhi rinsed his mouth and spit out the water, but he didn't mind.
He has always been open about this, and there is nothing awkward about being with his lover for such a long time.
Lin Zhi undressed her wrinkled clothes, stepped into the wooden tub, and soaked in the warm water.
01 said happily in his mind: [Host, our mission is about to succeed! 】
Now that it has come to this, they should be together!
Lin Zhi agreed with 01's words, but his thoughts were not exactly the same as 01's.
It would not be impossible for him to nod and be with Qi He now, but it would seem a little awkward. After all, he had made all the preparations before. If he just agreed to Qi He's courtship, it would seem that all his previous preparations were in vain.
It wasn't that there was any lack of opportunity between them, but in terms of their personalities, neither of them was a straightforward person.
If he agreed immediately, it would not only be inconsistent with his style of doing things, but Qi He, who was smart and understood him, would also find it a bit subtle and strange. He would certainly not express his doubts, and let them pile up in his heart. It was unknown when the problem would surface, but this would not be conducive to his purpose.
Lin Zhi looked at the ripples on the water caused by his actions and chuckled.
This is what it's like when playing a love game with someone with a similar personality. They know each other's thoughts very well, so Lin Zhi couldn't help but look forward to how Qi He would respond.
Lin Zhi's hand rested on the edge of the barrel, supporting his cheek, water dripping from his fingertips, his beautiful eyes slightly curved, revealing an interested yet harmless expression.
After returning from the bathroom after taking a shower and changing clothes, Qi He was already awake on the bed.
He pressed his forehead and looked a little confused when facing Lin Zhi. After a few moments, he became embarrassed and uneasy.
"Master, I didn't offend you, did I?"
Qi He asked cautiously, his brows unconsciously frowned, showing his dissatisfaction with himself.
"I remember having my right arm removed and then it was all chaos."
The young man pressed his temples, and as if he couldn't remember anything, his lips were almost pressed into a straight line, filled with tension.
Don't remember? Lin Zhi raised his eyebrows but said nothing more.
"You are not infected with an ordinary love poison."
Lin Zhi did not answer his question in detail, but only explained his abnormality.
Upon hearing about the poison's effects, Qi He's face turned a little colder, and the air pressure around him dropped suddenly.
"I didn't intend to kill them. After all, they were not my enemies, and there was no life-and-death struggle between us. When I asked them questions and was about to let them go, the woman attacked me. I hit her with a sword in return, and the two of them stumbled away and I didn't chase them. If we meet again next time..."
Qi He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already very clear.
Although he knew that the other party mistakenly thought he had murderous intentions, if he wanted to attack, why would he just knock him out? And since the other party had done such a fatal move, a grudge was formed.
If it was just the harmony of heaven and earth, he would have been grateful for the favor and would not have taken it to heart, but it turned out to be the exact opposite. Fortunately, the master was cautious enough and the doctor had good medical skills.
Lin Zhi said: "I have sent someone to check. Go take a bath first and then drink the medicine."
Qi He nodded, gathered his clothes and stood up.
His back went away, and 01 said anxiously: [Host, he doesn’t seem to remember, what should we do? 】
01 I felt quite heartbroken, as if I had been robbed of my own cabbage for free. How could the target of the mission eat it and not acknowledge it?
Lin Zhi clasped his fingers together and said slowly: [This tactic of retreating to advance is quite good. 】
Just as he imagined, Qi He was a smart man and understood him well enough.
It's interesting to go back and forth. What's the fun in a place where you can see the end at a glance?
01 reacted and said: [That means he didn’t forget! 】
Lin Zhi smiled: [Maybe. 】
The host's answer made 01 hesitate again, but he quickly put it out of his mind.
It can always trust the host!
It doesn't have to worry about being disliked by the host for being unintelligent. The host says that he likes its cute look, hehe.
01I have a feeling that I will have a lot of cartoons to watch in the future.
In the still damp bathroom, Qi He calmly undressed, but did not rush into the water to wash off the smell. Instead, he raised his right hand and sniffed the sweet fishy smell that was about to disappear.
Although he was brought up with chivalry since birth, Qi He felt that he probably didn't have much sense of etiquette.
When he was still ignorant of his master's thoughts, he didn't like others to get close to his master, and didn't like his master to pay too much attention to others.
When he realized what he was thinking, he actually struggled for a moment.
How could he fall in love with his master? He should respect and honor him, and stay by his side as a disciple.
But why should he endure this, stay away from him and let others get close to him?
He not only fell in love, he also wanted to take the master as his own. His master treated him so well and indulged him so much. That excessive indulgence was tantamount to seduction, which fostered his ambition.
Qi He held the fingertips in his mouth, recalling the soft touch, and wished he could replace it with his lips and tongue.
Is this the answer that the master gave to his test? Qi He walked into the water, touched his right arm, and smiled. He knew that the master always responded to soft tactics rather than hard ones.
In a small courtyard without the sound of insects, Lin Zhi sat in the pavilion, dripping blood into a porcelain bottle to feed the newly refined poisonous insects.
He looked at the restless insects inside and shook the bottle gently, signaling it to be patient.
On the fifth day as agreed, a muffled sound was heard in the yard early in the morning.
When Lin Zhi changed her clothes and went out, Qi He was already there.
But he couldn't see it, so he could only tilt his head and ask, "Master, what is it?"
He had a rough guess in his mind, but he couldn't confirm it.
Lin Zhi looked at the familiar figure and turned the person over.
"Bai Wuqiu."
The old man's cheeks, which were always flushed due to drunkenness, were now pale, his eyes were wide open, and he was no longer breathing.
He died, but not because of Lin Zhi's poison.
In a flash, several auras appeared in the courtyard and attacked Lin Zhi and Qi He.
The people Lin Zhi had arranged in secret appeared at the same time, and Qi He drew his sword and attacked.
Lin Zhi retreated to the pavilion, and instead of ringing the silver bell, he took out a short flute.
The music was short, sharp and very strange.
The person who attacked him was horrified and immediately took a few steps back.
I saw a spider crawling out from somewhere in the quiet courtyard, and snakes of various colors were coiled on the corners, pillars and eaves. Regardless of their toxicity, the visual sight was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
The people who had been keeping watch here for a long time had no idea when there were so many insects in the yard, and even the powder they brought seemed to be of no use.
Driven by the sound of the flute, dense swarms of poisonous insects, snakes and ants swarmed towards the enemy, and a small number of them hovered around the pavilion to protect it.
Tiny black spiders and ants kept crawling up the shoe surfaces and biting at the cracks in clothes.
With screams everywhere, those people were not only restricted in their movements but also had their minds disturbed, making them lose their composure. Qi He, holding a sword, was unstoppable among them.
Some people knew that they should attack the pavilion first to stop the Gu Master from controlling the poisonous insects, but the beautiful woman playing the flute in the pavilion had a smile on her face, poisonous snakes were spitting out their tongues around her, and huge, brightly colored spiders were quietly crawling on the back of his hand. It was so evil and creepy that people dared not approach.
In less than a quarter of an hour, dozens of attackers fell to the ground.
Lin Zhi left one person alive and had the others dealt with by others.
At the sound of the flute, the poisonous insects retreated like the tide and disappeared into the shadows of the courtyards and eaves. The dead insect corpses spread on the ground like ashes.
Even the secret guards felt uncomfortable because of this scene. They knew there were poisonous insects here and their master had given them detoxification pills in advance, but they didn't expect there would be so many.
Qi He sealed the man's acupoints to prevent him from escaping and brought him to the pavilion.
The sun was scorching outside, so he naturally couldn't let his master be exposed to the sun.
"I want all the information about the First Hall Master, Blood Rose."
Lin Zhi didn't even need to ask who sent him. Blood Rose used Bai Wuqiu's body as the answer, and her intention to kill people and steal treasures was very obvious.
The leader of the Chiyu Sect is mysterious. The leader of the first hall rarely shows up, and most things are handled by the leader of the second hall, including the matter of the Snake Cloud Grass, which was also handled in his name. Therefore, the information Lin Zhi can get about the Blood Rose is limited.
The survivor that Lin Zhi left behind was a tall and thin man in his thirties or forties, and he was the one with the highest martial arts skills among the group.
He was not bitten by the poisonous insects. As soon as those insects approached him, he crushed them into powder with his sword energy. However, his attention was distracted by the insects that kept approaching, and he soon fell to Qi He and was seriously injured. At this moment, his acupoints were sealed and he could not move easily. He sat on the ground in a rather embarrassed state.
The poison hidden under his tongue was taken out when he was caught to prevent him from committing suicide.
The man didn't look up when he heard Lin Zhi's words, and obviously had no intention of cooperating.
Lin Zhi took out a porcelain bottle, uncorked it, and poured out the insects.
Most of the poisonous insects he refined had wings, making them easier to control, but occasionally there were also wingless flesh insects like this, which were more poisonous.
Lin Zhi didn't waste any words on threatening. This kind of person had seen a lot of blood, and it was not someone whose defenses could be overcome with just a few words.
The man had wounds on his body, and the blue-black poisonous insect smelled the scent of flesh and blood, becoming even more excited.
The man watched the poisonous insect burrowing into his flesh and blood, his pupils dilated, but he still said nothing.
Lin Zhi sat on the chair and fanned herself.
Qi He stood beside him and took the fan from his hand. He handed his other hand to Lin Zhi and whispered, "Master, hold my wrist to cool it down."
Qi He didn't mention his palms, firstly because his purpose was too obvious, and secondly because he was worried that shaking hands with his master would make his palms hot and cause sweating, which would make his master uncomfortable.
He pulled his sleeves up a little, revealing his wrists, and waited for Lin Zhi to place them on.
This has already exceeded the boundaries between master and disciple, but there is more to the relationship between them than just this.
Lin Zhi's palms were hot in the summer, but when they touched the cool skin, her brows relaxed and she smiled as she watched the man on the ground tremble because of the poisonous insect.
The poison of this Gu is extremely cold and can make people feel like they are falling into an icy cave even in June.
The place he was holding was permeated with the warmth of his palm, and Lin Zhi naturally moved his hand upwards, looking for other cool places.
Qi He's body stiffened slightly, and the warm and soft hand under his sleeve moved along his wrist and touched his forearm, causing him to lose strength.
The man on the ground curled up, and while struggling he saw the young man on the soft chair almost leaning on the boy's arm. The boy's sleeves outlined the shape of his fingers. Although there was no exposure, it could not hide the excessive eroticism that was overwhelming him.
It turned out that this master and disciple had such a despicable relationship. No wonder this Gu Master tried his best to help Qi He get revenge. If the news of their love was spread out, their reputation would definitely be even worse, but he was afraid that he would not be able to leave here alive.
The man's slightly shrill scream startled the snake wrapped around the eaves. Lin Zhi frowned slightly. Although Qi He couldn't see it, he went up and pressed the man's mute xue without Lin Zhi saying anything.
Lin Zhi leaned lazily, thinking that it would be better if Taoist Yunxu didn't come to visit at this moment, otherwise his evil style would be revealed.
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