That evening, while Liu Xiaoyuan and the others were having dinner, the village chief came in. When Shi Da saw the village chief, he immediately got up to welcome him in and asked if the village chief had eaten and if he wanted to sit down and have something to eat.
The village chief waved his hand and said, "I'm here to see them." As he spoke, he pointed at Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Yu.
Shi Da's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the village chief knew about Liu Xiaoyuan and the others going out last night, and he quickly asked, "Village chief, what do you want with that couple?"
"It's nothing, just a small matter," the village chief said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Yu exchanged a glance, then quickly ate a few bites before asking, "Village Chief, what do you need us for?"
The village chief said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go outside."
Liu Xiaoyuan and Su Yu, carrying the spirit cat, followed the village chief outside.
Liu Xiaoyuan knew that the village chief coming to see him late at night was definitely not a good thing. He guessed that the chief was here about the spirit cat, and perhaps even on Qi Dongshan's orders.
"Village chief, can we talk here now?" Liu Xiaoyuan stopped and asked when they reached an open field.
Upon hearing this, the village chief stopped and turned around with a smile, saying, "You two are from out of town, aren't you?"
Liu Xiaoyuan nodded and said, "Yes, my wife and I are from out of town. We came here to watch the performance at the Strange Poisons Conference. I wonder why you asked about this, Village Chief?"
The village chief shone his flashlight on the spirit cat in Su Yu's hand and said, "This cat is very cute, can I take a look?"
Sure enough, the village chief also came for the civet cat. It seems that the civet cat is so amazing that it becomes a hot commodity wherever it goes.
Su Yu shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't show you this cat."
"Oh, really?" the village chief said with a smile, then snapped his fingers with his left hand, and a dark shadow flew out from the village chief's left sleeve and flew towards Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan had long known that the village chief's visit to him at night was ill-intentioned, so he had been prepared for this. When he saw a dark shadow fly out from the village chief's hand, Liu Xiaoyuan dodged to the side, avoiding the shadow's attack.
When the shadowy figure landed, Liu Xiaoyuan realized it was a black venomous snake. Shi Da had previously mentioned that the village chief was a master of Gu poison, so it wasn't surprising that he kept several venomous snakes.
Upon seeing the venomous snake on the ground, the spirit cat in Su Yu's hand immediately meowed and then jumped down to confront the snake.
The venomous snake, mistaking the civet for an ordinary house cat, raised its head, flicked its tongue, and warned the civet to get out of the way.
The civet lashed out with lightning speed, striking with its paw. While venomous snakes are generally quick to react, they were no match for a creature as powerful as the civet.
Before the venomous snake could react, the lynx slapped it on the head with its paw, and the snake died instantly.
The village chief, seeing this, was so frightened that he turned and ran away. The village chief was only skilled in using Gu poison, but he was not good at it. Seeing that his poisonous snake had been killed by a cat, he knew that if he stayed any longer, he might lose his life.
Liu Xiaoyuan immediately blocked the village chief's path, smiling as he said, "Village chief, why are you in such a hurry? You still haven't told me why you asked me to come out."
Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's grinning face, the village chief said with a smile, "Young man, I was very rude just now, please forgive me."
Something was definitely amiss. The village chief was apologizing to him at this time, and with such a cheerful expression; he must have ulterior motives. Liu Xiaoyuan remained highly vigilant.
“Village chief, I don’t think an apology is necessary. You just need to tell me what you want from us so late at night?” Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.
The village chief said, "Here's the thing, aren't you two from out of town? I have something I want to ask you. I used to live outside too, but later..."
As the village chief was speaking, he secretly released a small butterfly-like insect. This was no ordinary butterfly; its wings were covered in colorful hues, making it clearly a highly poisonous creature.
This butterfly is called the Seven-Colored Butterfly because its wings have seven colors. It is used as a medium for casting spells. If the butterfly lands on a person for even a moment, some powder will fall from its wings and enter the person's body, causing poisoning and making them wish they were dead.
Many people are attracted by the beautiful appearance of the rainbow butterfly and are completely unguarded, so they are easily poisoned by it.
This time, the village chief also wanted to use this method to make Liu Xiaoyuan suffer a setback.
In a mountainous area like a Miao village, the sight of a butterfly fluttering at night wouldn't arouse suspicion; it would be considered perfectly normal. That's why the village chief chose this method to deal with Liu Xiaoyuan.
A colorful butterfly flew towards Liu Xiaoyuan, immediately attracting his attention. Liu Xiaoyuan didn't pay much attention to a butterfly flying by, just as the village chief had expected. It was perfectly normal for there to be a few butterflies deep in the mountains.
However, when Liu Xiaoyuan saw the village chief's smiling face, he immediately became wary.
A rainbow butterfly flew towards Liu Xiaoyuan, and just as it was about to land on his head, Liu Xiaoyuan dodged backward. Seeing this, the rainbow butterfly flew over again.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan knew that this was no ordinary butterfly, and it was probably the work of the village chief again.
Without another word, Liu Xiaoyuan rushed to the village chief, grabbed him by the throat, and said, "You're asking for death."
The village chief hurriedly begged for mercy, "Young man, spare my life! Young man, spare my life..."
Just as the village chief was begging for mercy, Liu Xiaoyuan felt a sharp pain in his hand. The village chief laughed loudly and said, "Let go of me now, or you're dead."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at his arm and saw a red dot that looked like something was burrowing into it.
Oh my god! What's going on? Could it be that I've been poisoned by a Gu curse?
Upon seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately tried to squeeze the thing that had crawled into his arm out, but the more he squeezed, the more it seemed to want to go deeper.
"It's no use. This is my Bloodthirsty Gu poison. Once it enters your body, it will suck your blood dry. Hahaha..." the village chief laughed loudly.
"Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now!" Liu Xiaoyuan kicked the village chief to the ground and threatened him.
The village chief, clutching his stomach, slowly got up from the ground and laughed, "Kid, if you kill me, no one will be able to cure the Bloodthirsty Gu poison in your body. Then you'll really just have to wait to die, hahaha..."
(End of this chapter)
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