Chapter 253 Wedding Postponement
In the corner of Qiqiao Town, there is an independent manor belonging to Li Qi.
This manor has all the props made by Li Qi over the years. It is no exaggeration to say that it is Li Qi’s secret base.
It’s just that this secret base has the word "front" in its name. Since Li Qi started to venture into the underworld, he has rarely used this base.
It was only recently reactivated.
At this moment, in the underground of this secret base, Li Qi and Huang Wanmian were each wearing a white isolation suit, a mask with a breathing valve, and holding dissection tools, each busy with their work.
Lying on two stone platforms were Qiu Chunhong, a disciple of the Wan Du Sect, and Zhou Que, a disciple of the Xi Hua Palace.
Qiu Chunhong had already been stripped naked and was unable to move. She lay on the stone platform with her eyes wide open.
Huang Wanmian was right beside her. She picked up the scalpel made by Li Qi and cut open Qiu Chunhong's skin bit by bit.
"Conducting internal research directly? Isn't that a bit wasteful?"
Li Qi was still examining Zhou Que's body. Seeing Huang Wanmian's actions, he couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Huang Wanmian kept moving his hands as he explained, "I've already looked outside. On the outside, the Hundred Poison Body is no different from a normal person. The difference probably lies in the differences in the meridians and Dantian in the body."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to check Qiu Chunhong's vital signs. After seeing that Qiu Chunhong was fine, she continued, "Just like scorpions and venomous snakes, they have organs in their bodies that produce poison. I think the Hundred Poison Body is probably the same."
"I see."
Li Qi nodded slightly.
According to Huang Wanmian's theory, the reason why the Hundred Poison Body carries poison is because it has extra organs in its body that are different from normal people.
In this case, it is normal to observe the internal organs first.
However, when mentioning the scorpion, Li Qi also turned to look at Zhou Que's body.
Zhou Que's body was also lying on the stone platform, and in the four corners of the stone platform, there were yellow talismans pasted by Li Qi.
There is also such a yellow talisman on Qiu Chunhong’s stone platform.
This is the 'Boundary Talisman' that Li Qi can only use after he is promoted to the innate level.
Taking the four corners as base points, use internal force to activate the runes on them to form a four-corner barrier, blocking the entry and exit of harmful substances inside and outside the barrier.
Because the sterilization system in ancient times was not very effective, in order to prevent Qiu Chunhong from dying from postoperative infection, Li Qicai used a barrier talisman to create a simple sterile room.
On the one hand, it is to prevent the bacteria on Zhou Que's body from flying out, and on the other hand, it is to ensure Qiu Chunhong's safety.
Now, while Huang Wanmian was studying Qiu Chunhong, Li Qi also began studying Zhou Que's body.
In Linbian City, Li Qi met several people whose bodies had changed after taking golden elixirs.
But except for He Ru who died by self-explosion, the rest of the people who took the golden elixir, including the county magistrate himself, were all considered failures.
Li Qi dissected their bodies and found that their body structure had changed into their appearance after transformation.
That's why Li Qi is so excited to see someone like Zhou Que who can perfectly transform between human and monster.
This is perfect. There is no self-destruction in the person who took the golden elixir. According to the theory of the Ascension Sect, she is qualified to be a guardian.
Li Qi was very curious about how her current body structure differed from that of humans.
In the small underground laboratory, Huang Wanmian and Li Qi were busy with each other.
At the same time, we also communicate in our spare time.
Li Qi asked Huang Wanmian:
"You've been away for so long, is that okay? Has the plague outside been brought under control?"
“Senior Zhong, Monk Liaoming from the Thousand Buddha Temple, and Senior Zhang Yuan from the Dragon Martial Pavilion each took out their respective sect’s top healing elixirs.
"These pills are made of natural materials and are rare in the world. I grind them into powder and mix them with other herbs for the people in the city to take. This will temporarily control the plague."
"Oh, the sun is rising from the west. Are the six major sects so generous?"
“I have to be generous. When the Buliu Ren were wreaking havoc a few decades ago, the imperial court almost gave up a large state, and all the famous first-class sects in the area were wiped out.
"If they don't take it seriously now, once the plague really spreads, the tragedy that happened decades ago will happen again, and everyone here will be held responsible."
Huang Wanmian said lightly.
Regardless of whether the six major sects are kind-hearted or have other purposes, they have to give the elixir even if they don't want to. Otherwise, once the plague spreads, the number of people who die will not just be in one county or one town.
If it is not handled properly, it may even spread to the entire Cangzhou! Huang Wanmian finished speaking, looking at Qiu Chunhong, whose eyes were wide open and full of fear, and her expression became a little colder, not like a fairy at all: "It was because of her that another tragedy almost occurred in the world..."
The trouble caused by ignorance is more disgusting than the harm caused by purpose.
Regardless of whether Qiu Chunhong is from the Wan Du Sect or the Xi Hua Palace, since she dared to do such a thing, she must be prepared to be killed.
Now Huang Wanmian did not kill her, and even used anesthetics and acupressure when performing the autopsy so that she could not feel the pain in her body. This was already very merciful.
If the imperial court were to handle the case, Qiu Chunhong, the main culprit, would probably be sentenced to the most cruel form of torture, which would require three days of cutting to death.
"It's strange that such a rare poison could be obtained by a young girl like her."
Speaking of this matter, Li Qi felt somewhat helpless.
He interrogated Qiu Chunhong and confirmed that the strange poison she obtained was not a poison stored by the Wan Du Sect, but a poison she got at random somewhere in the back mountain of the Wan Du Sect.
Qiu Chunhong didn't know what the poison was, but through a simple inspection of the herbs, she determined that it was a highly toxic poison that could have an effect on warriors.
So she stayed and was used by those two unlucky guys in this mission.
Who could have thought that her unintentional act would lead to the deaths of hundreds of ordinary people and chivalrous knights in Qiqiao Town.
"If the Ten Thousand Poison Sect has this unique poison, there must be a second one..."
"Even if there is, we can't do anything about it. The Ten Thousand Poison Sect is on the overseas Demon Island. Even if we want to destroy them, we are powerless."
Li Qi said softly.
Huang Wanmian paused and said, "That's not necessarily true."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Hearing Huang Wanmian say this, Li Qi looked at her in confusion.
Huang Wanmian said softly, "My master sent me a message yesterday, asking me to go back after I finish dealing with things here, saying that he wanted to discuss the Six Sects Alliance."
"Six factions...alliance?"
"That's right. The movements from the Demon Sect seem to be getting bigger and bigger, but for some reason the imperial court just sits there and does nothing about it. In order to prevent the Demon Sect from continuing to develop, the six sects decided to form the Righteous Alliance and launch an attack on the Demon Sect first."
Huang Wanmian explained softly.
Li Qi frowned: "So... there's going to be a big battle?"
"Almost. However, due to the rift between the six sects, it is still uncertain whether the alliance can be formed. So Master asked me to go back first to avoid any accidents during this turbulent period... Well, I found the poison sac."
As Huang Wanmian spoke, she turned the subject to Qiu Chunhong.
Li Qi was slightly startled, temporarily putting the matter of the Six Factions Alliance behind him, and moved closer to Huang Wanmian, looking at Qiu Chunhong's internal organs.
In Huang Wanmian's blood-stained white gloves, a small object like a gallbladder was embedded above Qiu Chunhong's dantian.
That thing was covered with blood vessels, which were connected to Qiu Chunhong's internal organs.
Huang Wanmian tried to cut it off, but as soon as she cut a blood vessel, Qiu Chunhong's life force began to decline rapidly, forcing her to stop.
"Is it related to his life..."
Huang Wanmian muttered to herself.
Li Qi frowned slightly as he looked at the poison sac.
He had thought that the Hundred Poison Body was the invisible and intangible thing in fantasy novels. Now that Huang Wanmian had dissected out a poison sac, Li Qi felt a sense of disharmony.
But it is also true that this world is barely at the mid-level level of martial arts, and physical fitness can be examined by scientific means, which doesn't seem to be something difficult to understand.
Just like the Zhou Que that Li Qi was dissecting at this moment.
"Did you find anything over there?"
Huang Wanmian stared at the poison sac, used a special method to heal the cut blood vessels, then turned to Li Qi and asked.
Li Qi explained: "Most of this person's body is the same as a human's, except for the tail... From here, the coccyx has changed, and the internal structure has become a scorpion's tail."
"Is this the golden elixir power you mentioned?"
"That's right, but I can't find any trace of taking the golden elixir on her body."
"It seems that more 'samples' are needed for verification."
"Almost, but..." Li Qi frowned as he stared at the corpse on the stone table, "A disciple of Xihua Palace is actually related to the Demon Sect. If this matter gets out, it will probably cause a stir in the martial arts world."
Zhou Que is the "bird" among the talented disciples of this generation of Xihua Palace, Huaniaofengyue. He is not even thirty years old, but he is already in the early stage of the fourth rank.
She has the hope of reaching the third-grade Grandmaster level before she turns fifty.
Normally, it is impossible for such a genius to be seduced by the Demon Sect and become a traitor, let alone be a hidden pawn sent by the enemy.
But it is very strange that Zhou Que can transform into a demon and is determined to save Qiu Chunhong.
Li Qi interrogated Qiu Chunhong and determined from her that her experience was very similar to what Zhou Que had said.
When Qiu Chunhong met Zhou Que many years ago, Zhou Que was already a disciple of Xihua Palace.
As for what happened afterwards...Qiu Chunhong was not very clear.
All she knew was that before she could even reach Xihua Palace, she was abducted by people from the Demon Sect, taken to the Wandu Sect, and almost became a poisoned person.
If it weren't for Qiu Chunhong's special physique, she probably wouldn't be alive today.
No matter how you look at it, there is nothing wrong with Zhou Que, but she is indeed related to the Shengxian Sect, which makes Li Qi very confused.
"Zhou Que..."
Huang Wanmian looked back at Zhou Que's body, and after a moment's silence, he asked, "If Zhou Que was from the Demon Sect, then did Wei Xiong from Longwu Pavilion also die at her hands?"
"You mean to say that the mysterious man who met Wei Xiong that night, killed him and set the fire was Zhou Que?"
“It’s possible.”
"If that's the case, then Wei Xiong is also..."
Li Qi felt a chill in his heart.
If Zhou Que was a person who defected to the Demon Sect halfway and was the murderer of Wei Xiong, then Wei Xiong was also very likely to have some relationship with Zhou Que.
Otherwise, why would the two of them meet secretly in the middle of the night?
And if we extend this, Zhou Que and Wei Xiong both have problems, then I'm afraid many of the younger generation of the righteous path also have problems.
Just like a cockroach, when you see a cockroach in front of you.
I'm afraid there are already a lot of them secretly.
"This matter needs to be investigated, but you don't have to worry about it. Now that this matter is settled, you can come back to Tianyi Sect with me."
Huang Wanmian and Li Qi were silent for a while, then said to Li Qi.
Li Qi turned to look at her: "You haven't forgotten that I'm engaged, right?"
"Don't you know?"
Huang Wanmian turned around and asked.
Li Qi asked, "Know what?"
Huang Wanmian said softly, "Your wedding with the one from Xuanjian Sect has been postponed."
Li Qi: "..."
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How come he didn't know about such a big thing? (End of this chapter)
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