Chapter 366: Saving General Qin Zhenghu
Upon hearing this, Li Maoqing told him the inside story that Yu Qian'an had mentioned earlier.
"What you saw was probably not the real Wooden King, but just a wooden puppet he refined. The Wooden King relied on these wooden puppets to travel the world for him. The one Taoist Xiao Li killed with his sword was probably just one of them, not the real one."
After his explanation, Qin Zhenghu pondered for a moment, then uttered three words:
"Can you?"
“…”
Li Maoqing felt that the swear words rushed to his lips in a second, and almost burst out. But considering his own image, and also afraid that others would think that the qualities of this inferior disciple were taught by the master...he reluctantly swallowed it.
Although he had killed one of the wooden figures before, he had done it in the God's Ruins, using all his skills and risking his life. It was impossible for him to kill one with a single sword as cleanly and neatly as Li Chu did.
But this is the truth, why would anyone ask so bluntly? The three simple words "Can you?", although without any dirty words, sounded much dirtier to Li Maoqing than a simple curse.
After holding back for a long time, Li Maoqing finally suppressed his anger and regained his elegant and easy-going demeanor. He said to Qin Zhenghu gently:
"roll!"
After a long talk between the master and the disciple, they each understood each other's predicament.
Li Maoqing's Qi was refined by the Eight Demons Immortal Killing Formation, and it has not recovered yet. However, things are going well recently, and he should be able to cultivate the first trace of Qi again.
In fact, for a land immortal with a foundation, the most difficult stage is from zero to one. As long as he can cultivate a trace of true qi seed, he will be able to recover his cultivation quickly.
Qin Zhenghu, on the other hand, was planted with an unknown demonic poison by the Wooden Man King, and was completely unable to mobilize any of his cultivation. Once he activated his true energy, the demonic poison would spread, causing him to fall into madness and bloodthirstiness.
And it's not just when he's practicing his skills. Every twelve hours, he'll have a period when the demonic poison is rampant. By then, he will be completely unable to control himself, and he can only end it by using continuous heavy blows to expel the demonic energy from his body.
"Demon poison?"
Li Maoqing thought for a moment after hearing this, "I've never heard of such a strange poison."
"It sounds like a sign of a demon cultivator going astray." Yu Qian'an, who was standing next to him, also pondered for a moment after hearing this and said, "The demon cultivators in the human world are not quite the same as the real demons in the Demon Land. Before a demon cultivator goes astray, he still has human consciousness. Only when the demonic energy enters his brain during the breakthrough will he completely become a demon, knowing only bloodthirsty killing."
"And the torture of the devilish poison on you is like trying to refine you into a monster. If the Wooden King wanted to refine you into a mindless puppet, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. He could just kill you... Maybe he has a deeper conspiracy..."
Qin Zhenghu frowned and nodded in fear: "This old bastard... has a really dirty heart."
"But now in the court, Yang Dingtian has sent his people to take over the Tiannan Military Town. I heard that his attitude towards the Seven Families of Tiannan is quite tough..." Li Maoqing was also a little worried. "If you go back too late, his people will take over the Tiannan Military Town and I'm afraid they will not give it up. As time goes by, the relationship between the court and Tiannan Prefecture will definitely deteriorate, and it's hard to predict whether it will be a disaster or a blessing..."
"There's no need to worry about this. Now that I'm gone, no matter who takes over the Tiannan Military Town, it's just a monkey claiming to be the king." Qin Zhenghu patted his chest confidently, "As soon as I go back, those grandsons will have to give up their positions to grandpa!"
As he spoke, his momentum suddenly weakened. "I just don't know when I can cure this poison. Damn it, when I return to take charge of the military town, the first thing I will do is to kill all those little bastards from the Demon Sect!"
Li Maoqing thought for a moment and said, "I have a good relationship with Xuanhu Weng from Xuanhu Villa. Why not ask him to come here for treatment? He is well versed in medical skills and can cure all kinds of poisons. Maybe he can find a way."
"Invite him? That's feasible..." Qin Zhenghu also nodded in agreement.
"I have lost all my magical powers now, so I can only write a letter by hand and send it to Xuanhu Villa by carrier pigeon." Li Maoqing said.
"It's also because I don't dare to use my internal energy, otherwise I would have called on the spiritual bird eagle I raised to deliver the message. It would take less than ten hours to go back and forth to Shenluo City." Qin Zhenghu also said.
"Your place is too backward." Yu Qian'an shook his head and said with a smile: "We have a more advanced one in our temple... Feisha Chuanshu."
"A letter sent by flying sand?" Qin Zhenghu was stunned.
The old Taoist priest laughed and called softly, "Xiao Du, Xiao Du."
“Yes!”
Dulanke immediately appeared and responded.
He is called Old Du in front of others, and only in front of Yu Qian'an and Li Maoqing is he called Little Du.
"Call it Wanli Feisha." Yu Qian'an ordered.
"receive."
Dulanke immediately set out to look for Wanli Feisha.
After a while, there was a rustling sound. Before Du Lanke came back, Wanli Feisha had already appeared under the old locust tree in the backyard.
It seems that his feet are coming back first.
"This is the one. Born in Changping, Heluo for four years, it has a gentle temperament and can run errands faster than 98% of the spiritual birds in the country. Its full name is Wanli Feisha, and its alias is Cao Shangfei... Don't ask me who Shang Fei is... He won the Yanyue Sect's escape championship for three consecutive years. Later, he abandoned the dark and joined my Deyun Temple. He also made a pioneering feat of traveling around the world in ten days..."
Yu Qian'an pointed at Wanli Feisha and introduced it.
Master Li Maoqing and his disciples looked shocked and awe-inspiring.
After a while, Li Maoqing finished writing the letter, put it in the mailbox and handed it to Wanli Feisha, "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble, it's what I should do!"
Wanli Feisha nodded, then ran away, and with a swish, he disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Wow." Li Maoqing exclaimed, "Such speed... If he hadn't comprehended the laws of heaven and earth, I'm afraid that ordinary powerful wind controllers would be slightly inferior to him."
"He is indeed gifted in running away." The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled: "The next step is to wait for him to invite the people back."
…
At night, everyone prepared to go to sleep.
Qin Zhenghu found Du Lanke.
"Lao Du, Lao Du."
"I'm here." Dulanke replied, "General Qin, do you want to talk to me about something?"
"Do you have any ropes in your Taoist temple? The kind that's thick and long? Get me some. The more the better." Qin Zhenghu said while gesturing.
"Ropes... I think we have some. I'll go get some." Lao Du nodded and asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
Then Qin Zhenghu said, "Tie me up."
"Huh?" Lao Du was stunned.
Qin Zhenghu continued, "Make sure you tie it tightly. Tie it up tightly for me and tie more knots. Just cross tie, tortoise shell tie, peach tie, diamond tie, back two hands tie... You know all these basics, right?"
"Ah?" Lao Du looked confused.
Is this basic? I've heard that I have the same last name as you...
Who in their right mind would understand these things?
"No..." He waved his hands and said, "General Qin, why did you let me tie you up?"
"It will be convenient for you to hit me." Qin Zhenghu said calmly, "You'd better prepare a wooden stick..."
"Isn't it a bit too heavy..." Lao Du asked in horror, "Aren't they usually whips and candles?"
"Hmm?" This time it was Qin Zhenghu's turn to frown: "What the hell are you thinking about?"
"Am I overthinking this?" Dulanke looked at him suspiciously.
"What I was thinking was... when I fell asleep, the evil poison could easily invade my sea of consciousness and drive me into evil. That's why I made this request. I wanted you to hear me scream and then come and beat me to drive out the evil spirit..." Qin Zhenghu stared at Lao Du, "What do you think it is?"
"Hey!" Lao Du clapped his hands, "We are thinking the same thing, haha, I will go prepare it for you right away!"
Then, he took a large bundle of ropes as he was told, tied Qin Zhenghu up tightly, and then went back to sleep.
…
As usual, Li Chu went to Shilipo to summon monsters. After defeating them, he chatted with the lantern monster and then returned to Deyun Temple with a fulfilled feeling.
Before I returned to the temple, I suddenly heard a burst of chaotic shouting.
"Roar——" It seemed to be Qin Zhenghu's rough voice, "Go!"
Li Chu looked over with his mind's eyes and saw that Qin Zhenghu was filled with demonic energy, and his entire body was filled with demonic poison!
As soon as he struggled a little, all the ropes on his body broke and he rushed out.
In fact, he didn't know before that when he was possessed by the devil, he thought he was extremely weak, but in fact his body could burst out with extremely strong power.
The reason why the Wooden King was able to tie him up with the iron chain was mainly because there were talismans on it that could suppress the demonic energy, which just happened to be able to restrain the power of the demon. That kind of ordinary rope was not worth mentioning to him at this time.
Everyone in the temple was shocked by him and came out to check. When they saw his appearance, they were immediately shocked.
Qin Zhenghu roared again: "Go!"
He tried his best to suppress the murderous intent in his heart, but his eyes were gradually blinded by the blood-red color, and the bloodthirsty impulse became increasingly difficult to control. He suddenly looked up to the sky and howled, "Hah—"
He turned around and rushed straight towards the courtyard wall behind him.
He wanted to break through the wall and get outside to avoid hurting the people in the temple! This scene made Li Chu's eyes widen.
Every brick used to build the walls of Deyun Temple was obtained by the master who had painstakingly swindled bricks from villages all around him... They were all picked up by the little koi who had painstakingly bent over... They were also earned by me who had worked hard, risked my life, and slayed demons with my sword...
How can we allow it to be trampled on like this?
If the last person who dared to destroy the wall of Deyun Temple had reincarnated quickly, he should be almost a month old now...
Immediately, a series of rustling sounds were heard, and Li Chu instantly appeared in the courtyard, with his halberd pointing forward: "Fix!"
Bang.
No matter how ferocious Qin Zhenghu became after being possessed by the devil, he could not withstand this finger and was instantly imprisoned on the spot.
The black demonic energy around him was already quite thick, especially at this time when there was no sunlight. The demonic energy was entwined violently between his limbs and bones, flowing up and down, and overflowing from time to time, causing his blood vessels to swell quite evilly.
Even with every breath Qin Zhenghu took, demonic energy would spew out of his nostrils, making it almost impossible to see his face. Only a pair of scarlet eyes could be seen through the black air.
Extremely horrible.
Facing such a Qin Zhenghu, Li Chu just said calmly: "Hit me."
At the command, Lao Du raised his big stick and rushed forward without any hesitation. After a series of beatings, Qin Zhenghu gradually showed a relieved and comfortable expression.
…
The next morning, the doctor from Xuanhu Villa arrived.
Because Wanli Feisha couldn't bring anyone with him, he came here from Shenluo City on a spirit bird, which slowed down his speed a little.
At this time, Qin Zhenghu was standing in the yard with a high spirit.
"Damn it." He laughed and said, "It's been a long time since I had a good sleep, Taoist Xiao Li. Thanks to your finger and Taoist Du's stick, I felt really comfortable last night."
There was a sound of footsteps, and Wanli Feisha and the little doctor walked in with terrified expressions. They came at an inopportune time and happened to hear what Qin Zhenghu had just said.
I just felt that the air in this Taoist temple was indescribably tense.
Yu Qian'an looked at the little doctor and frowned immediately, "Why are you here?"
When the young miracle doctor lived in Deyun Temple, he was often told that he had kidney deficiency.
"Well... my master went to the north to exchange pharmacology with Changchun Sou. For some reason, he hasn't returned for three months. Lao Wan suddenly came yesterday and said the situation was urgent. After discussing it with a few brothers and I, we sent the one with the best medical skills to take a look first..." the little doctor smiled.
He glanced at Qin Zhenghu and said, "If I guess correctly, the general Qin Zhenghu who was poisoned by some kind of magic poison must be you, right?"
"You're really good at guessing." Qin Zhenghu sat down loudly, "The best cure is this good."
"Don't worry." The little doctor put down the medicine box and sat opposite Qin Zhenghu. "Take your pulse first."
Qin Zhenghu followed his instructions and stretched out his wrist. The little doctor took his pulse and asked, "Come, let me take a look at your teeth."
"Hmm?" Although Qin Zhenghu felt strange, he still bared his teeth.
The little doctor looked at it carefully, and then asked the person beside him, "Does it bite people normally?"
Qin Zhenghu glared: "What the hell is this question?"
Li Maoqing next to him pondered for a moment and replied, "Not when the disease is not severe, but once the disease is severe, it is hard to say."
Qin Zhenghu said angrily: "Master, please don't answer so seriously, okay?"
The little doctor asked again: "Is he usually gentle?"
"No, very irritable." Li Maoqing replied: "Very rude."
"Have you ever bred?"
"Hey, don't go too far! It hurts when I hit you!" Qin Zhenghu was completely fed up.
"Okay, okay, you don't have to ask this, um..."
The little doctor nodded, "I roughly understand the condition."
Qin Zhenghu asked, "Are you a veterinarian?"
"Hey, isn't that the case?" The young doctor waved his hand and said indifferently.
He raised his eyes and looked at everyone, smiling, "I already know his situation."
"What kind of poison is in his body?" Li Maoqing asked with concern.
"Oh?" The little doctor spread his hands and said, "It's not poisonous."
“Eh…”
Upon hearing this, everyone stepped back three feet.
Bang! Qin Zhenghu slammed the table and stood up in anger, "Don't talk nonsense, I haven't even had any offspring, how could I be infected with this poison?"
"What I meant is that there is no poison..." the young doctor explained innocently.
Qin Zhenghu sat down again in dismay, "It's already this hour and you're still using puns. If you keep doing this, I'll deduct your money!"
"If that's not poison, then what is it?" It seemed that only Li Maoqing was still online.
"To put it simply, he was infected with a demon seed, and it is impossible to eliminate the demon seed using medicine or other methods." The young doctor explained.
"Is there a solution?"
"The only method I know of is probably to practice Buddhism," said the young doctor.
"Practice Buddhism?"
"Yes, there is a 'Demon Exorcism Sutra' in the Yunfu Temple in the Southern Pure Land of Heaven. It should be able to save him from danger. However... if he wants to learn this sutra, he may have to become a disciple of the Yunfu Temple."
"This is not easy..." Li Maoqing said hesitantly.
"What's the difficulty?" Qin Zhenghu slapped his thigh, "The Yunfu Temple has accepted many disciples, so how can they not want me?"
"It may be easy for others to become disciples, but if you want to become a disciple..." Li Maoqing sneered, "Not every master is as easy to talk to as me, willing to accept a vulgar person like you as a disciple."
"What's the big deal?" Qin Zhenghu waved his hand nonchalantly.
"I just need to be polite to those bald asses and that's it."
(End of this chapter)
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