Chapter 74: Animals Are Most in Accord with Heaven
Fu Tingyun felt a chill crawling through his body like a snake.
He once again injected a stream of spiritual power into her meridians, this time moving very slowly, carefully examining the conditions of her meridians, spiritual palace, and spiritual roots.
He was not a medical practitioner, but he had studied both medicine and poisons. However, from the meridians he could only determine that it was a chronic poison, and the poisoning had lasted for several days.
Where had she been poisoned? Did she eat something by mistake, or was she poisoned secretly?
He had only been away for seven days, and she had been in the sect's territory, so she should have been safe.
He gently pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard, releasing his spiritual energy. The invisible force spread out like ripples. A moment later, the bushes outside the courtyard rustled, and the Luoluo beast scurried away, leaping onto the top of the wall.
It is not a cat that can be summoned and dismissed at will, but the spiritual power emitted by the puppet today is particularly cold, and its animal instinct makes it feel that something is wrong.
It jumped off the wall and carefully kept half a meter away from the puppet so that it could run away immediately if the situation went wrong.
"Has anyone come here in the past few days?" Fu Tingyun asked.
"Meow meow meow meow..." (No, not even the round-faced female cultivator is here. Apart from the Black Tortoise Snow Wolf, no other living creature has come. Would you like me to drive that vicious wolf away? I'm happy to help.)
It had long disliked the northern dog that looked down on cats. The cart dog from the wild land seemed to be becoming more and more noble day by day.
Fu Tingyun ignored the feud between the cat and the dog and continued to ask, "Where has she been these past few days? Who has she met? Has anything unusual happened?"
These days, whenever Su Xiaoyuan goes out, whether to class or shopping, Luoluo Beast follows her secretly.
Fu Tingyun reported his master's whereabouts in detail and found nothing unusual.
She hadn't been to any special places, nor had she met anyone suspicious. She had only eaten out once, when the dishes were ordered from a restaurant she often visited and delivered to Mu Qing's restaurant.
But she was poisoned by a chronic poison, not just once.
Unable to get any results from the question, Fu Tingyun sent the cat away, returned to the room, and began to check her belongings, especially the food.
Su Xiaoyuan, as always, was not good at hiding things. He quickly found an inconspicuous small bottle in the box where winter clothes were stored.
He uncorked it and sniffed. The enchanting floral scent was exactly the same as the one on his underwear, only much stronger.
He closed the suitcase, took the porcelain bottle, resisted the urge to crush it into powder, walked to the table, poured out a pill, crushed it, carefully distinguished the smell, and then picked up some powder with his fingertips and tasted it.
It was not any of the more than 600 poisons in his collection in the warehouse, and his collection covered almost all the poisons in the three realms, including many rare species.
Who would use such a rare and strange poison on a young outer disciple of the Yunyu Sect? Did someone discover their connection, or was it related to her true origins?
Fu Tingyun's mind raced, and he decided not to alert the enemy for the time being.
He put away the medicine bottle and went to the nearby woods to pick some herbs and flowers. He also found a can of red fruit candy from Su Xiaoyuan's bottles and jars, crushed it in the pestle, and made pills of the same size and similar color to the pills in the bottle.
Because the ingredients were just so-so, the smell could only be imitated to about 60% to 70% of the original, but Fu Tingyun was not worried that Su Xiaoyuan would find out. This woman was very careless and if she found something wrong in the taste, she would only suspect that she had remembered it wrong.
He replaced all the pills in the bottle with his own, stuffed them back into the suitcase, restored the clothes on top to their original state, then put the replaced pills into two small bottles and stuffed them into the Qiankun bag.
After doing all this, only a few sparse stars remained in the sky. He quickly washed his hands, mixed the dough and stuffed it to make steamed dumplings for Su Xiaoyuan to eat in the morning.
The dumplings are ready to be steamed, and it’s almost time to wake her up.
Fu Tingyun returned to the room and lifted the gauze curtain. The faint morning light sprinkled on the girl's peaceful sleeping face. Her cheeks were abnormally pink, and her lips were redder than usual, like a flower that was forced to bloom.
He felt a tightness in his chest.
He should have noticed something unusual last night, but he was so busy fighting with her over a dog, and taking advantage of her indulgence to satisfy his own selfish desires, that he didn't even notice such an obvious abnormality.
He leaned over, looked at her slightly curled eyelashes and the thin blood vessels under her thin eyelids, and his heart seemed to surge.
He gently kissed her eyelids and the tip of her nose. The girl frowned, hummed softly, turned over and continued to sleep facing inward.
He then kissed the back of her neck, nibbled her earlobe, and sucked on it, deliberately making a sound of water pouring into her ears.
Su Xiaoyuan's face flushed from the tips of her ears to the base of her neck: "Stop it, Fu Tingyun, let me sleep a little longer..."
She had just woken up, and her voice was soft and hoarse, like some kind of pastry she had fed him.
He didn't like it very much at that time because it was too sweet for his taste, but now he seemed to taste that flavor again on his tongue and it was just right.
"It's too late for breakfast." He held her shoulders, turned her over, and began to enjoy his breakfast.
The guilt and self-reflection just now were thrown out of the window.
So what if you are a beast? Being a beast is good. Everything comes from your heart. Beasts are the most in accordance with the laws of nature.
Su Xiaoyuan pushed him away and covered her mouth: "I didn't brush my teeth, no..."
The puppet bit her lips, kissed the corner of her mouth, and ruffled her hair: "Get up."
After he left, Su Xiaoyuan hugged the quilt in a daze for a while, then tiptoed out of bed, took out the Foundation Establishment Pill from the suitcase, squatted on the ground and secretly put one in her mouth.
Although she didn't want to hide it from the puppet, the system said that the elixir did not belong to this world, and the puppet was inexplicably enthusiastic about her food, clothing, housing and transportation. Adhering to the principle of less trouble is worse than more, she decided to hide it from him.
Just as I corked the medicine bottle and put it back, the door behind me suddenly opened.
Su Xiaoyuan was startled, her back tensed instantly, and she quickly closed the box and stood up.
The puppet walked in carrying a copper basin and asked her casually, "What are you looking for?"
"Looking for my lilac gauze skirt..." Su Xiaoyuan evaded the question.
"That box is full of winter clothes."
The puppet looked at her slowly, walked to the cabinet, took out a rattan box, opened the lid, took out the lilac gauze skirt and handed it to her: "Here."
"You have a good memory. Thank you, Fu Tingyun." Su Xiaoyuan took the skirt guiltily.
"No need to thank me," the puppet said bluntly, "I want a reward."
Su Xiaoyuan was startled. The puppet had already approached her, skillfully holding her lower back, and using the tip of his tongue to pry open her lips and hook the pill that had not yet been dissolved in her mouth.
Seeing that her foundation-building pill was about to be taken away, Su Xiaoyuan quickly stretched out her tongue to grab it, but he took advantage of the situation and held it tightly. In the end, she felt dizzy and did not get the pill. During the entanglement, the pill mixed with their saliva turned into juice, some of which was swallowed into her stomach, and some flowed out from the corners of her mouth.
Fu Tingyun pulled out of her mouth and saw the red medicine flowing from the corner of her mouth to her neck. He stretched out his tongue and licked it slowly. Then he asked, "What are you eating secretly?"
Su Xiaoyuan wondered if she or the puppet would eat more of the foundation-building pills. Would she be unable to build her foundation if she didn't eat enough? The system said that foundation-building cultivation was essential for entering Taiyan Sect.
She felt uneasy, but she had to answer him perfunctorily: "It's just freshly made fruit candy..."
"Eating candy without brushing your teeth, Xiaoyuan is very greedy," the puppet commented, taking another slightly heavier bite on her mouth. "You said you can't eat alone."
Fortunately, he only bit her and didn't grab her for morning exercises again.
Su Xiaoyuan was thinking about the Foundation Establishment Pill and was a little absent-minded while eating breakfast.
"What is Xiaoyuan thinking about?" the puppet suddenly asked.
Su Xiaoyuan came back to her senses and shook her head: "Nothing."
After taking a bite of the steamed dumpling he had placed on her plate, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Let me ask you something, Fu Tingyun. To join the Taiyan Sect, do I need to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"You want to enter Taiyan?" The puppet was very perceptive. "Is it because of Ling Yue?"
It was the first time that Su Xiaoyuan heard someone call Ling Yuexianzun by his Taoist name without any respectful title. She couldn't help but feel a little surprised. It seemed that this puppet didn't have much respect for its former master.
On second thought, it's no wonder, after all, she was the one who abandoned him.
She nodded: "Yes, I heard that he has not left the sect in recent years. If he wants to collect essence, he can only go to Taiyan."
So she took this unknown medicine for him? Did she know it was poisonous?
Fu Tingyun felt as if his heart had been hit, and his empty chest was aching dully.
"You can still nourish him even without entering Taiyan," he said coldly, "It's not difficult to nourish him."
Su Xiaoyuan knew that he had a mysterious confidence in her: "But we have to meet him anyway."
"I can take you to see him." The puppet stood up.
Su Xiaoyuan was startled. It looked like they were about to go on a spontaneous trip.
She doubted whether the puppet who was almost destroyed had such great ability. Even if he could really take her to see Immortal Master Ling Yue, she didn't want to seek death so soon.
"Thank you, but forget it. You have to pass the inner sect exam before you can leave the sect. Leaving without permission will result in expulsion."
"You care a lot?" the puppet asked. "Didn't you join the Yunyu Sect to cultivate Ling Yue's essence?"
"In the beginning, it was true, but I gradually fell in love with this place. The sect leader, elders, senior brothers and sisters are all very nice," Su Xiaoyuan said, "and Kaishan is a good friend, and now I have you and those three little guys... The scenery here is also great, there is plenty of food, everything is good." Compared to conquering the Immortal Lord Ling Yue, she actually wanted to stay here more.
But no matter how good it was, this was not her world after all. She still had to try her best to go home, even if it meant throwing herself into a flame.
The puppet lowered his eyes and didn't respond. He picked up another steamed dumpling and put it on her plate, urging her to finish it. He handed her a hot cloth to wipe her mouth, then picked up her bag and sent her to school.
"Why don't you go by wing boat?" the puppet asked her.
"After all, it's someone else's thing, so use it as little as possible. Sister Xiao hasn't used it herself yet, so don't let it get old and burn the stone."
"You don't lack spirit stones."
"It can't be wasted."
Spirit stones are a very precious energy source, and wasting them like this is always a bit of a waste.
Fu Tingyun knew her temper, so he stopped trying to persuade her and sent her to the ferry.
"Do you want to go to class with me?" Su Xiaoyuan looked up at him, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"I have something else to do. I'll accompany you tomorrow."
"What's the matter?"
"Go to Mu Qing's shop and check it out."
Su Xiaoyuan immediately became worried: "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, just a routine check."
"If you have anything, please tell me." Su Xiaoyuan stretched out her left hand and showed the ring that matched his.
"good."
After watching the girl's boat leave, Fu Tingyun immediately went to the city.
He went not to Mu Qing's shop, but to a shop in the city.
Not only can spirit stones be stored and retrieved here, it is also the location of one of the four major transmission arrays of the Yunyu Sect.
Before leaving Taiyan, he passed a Qiankun bag over. In addition to the things he had passed over before, there were also some rare medicinal herbs sorted out from the warehouse, which were used to nourish Su Xiaoyuan. Although she was rich, many of the treasures were kept in the Great Power Treasury, and she had nowhere to buy spirit stones.
He used the secret seal to take out the Qiankun bag and checked the contents. He then threw the required spirit stones into the formation and put another Qiankun bag in, which contained only half a bottle of pills.
After leaving the transmission array, he found a quiet teahouse, asked for a private room, and sent a message to his second senior brother using a secret voice.
The other side picked up quickly.
"Second Brother, I have a favor to ask of you." He said straight to the point.
[Young disciple, please speak up.]
[I sent a bottle of pills back. Could you please help me identify what they are, Second Senior Brother?]
[Okay, okay, but where did you get this medicine? Even with my junior brother's eyesight, I can't even tell what it is.]
Fu Tingyun thought for a moment and said, "I just got this by chance. I'll wait for news from my senior brother."
[Okay, okay, I'll sort it out as soon as the stuff arrives.]
It took four or five transfers, about half an hour, for the stuff to reach Taiyan. In addition to identifying the medicinal properties and looking up the pharmacopoeia, Fu Tingyun received the message from his second senior brother before sunset.
The usually good-tempered Second Senior Brother spoke in a rare, somewhat stern tone: "Junior Brother, where did you get this elixir?"
Fu Tingyun frowned slightly: [I bought it from the Wandering Alchemist. What's the problem?]
[Did you buy it?]
[yes. ]
The Second Senior Brother hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Little Junior Brother, you've grown up so young, and I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a senior brother. I'm not qualified to teach you a lesson, but I have to advise you this time. Love and desire, love always comes first. Since you're interested in that girl, you should consider her best interests. Don't harm her for the sake of a momentary pleasure..."
Fu Tingyun interrupted his earnest sermon: "What's wrong with that elixir? Please tell me frankly, brother."
Second Senior Brother sighed: "This elixir is mixed with a long-lost forbidden medicine from the Demon Court. It can enhance spiritual power and widen meridians in a short period of time, making up for lack of talent. However, that effect is only short-lived. After a year, the tendons and meridians will dry up and the person will die."
It turned out to be pretty much as he had guessed.
The second brother continued, "However, those who take this medicine generally don't live more than a year. This medicine also has another effect. Hundreds of years ago, when evil was rampant and righteousness was lacking, the Demon Court plundered many beautiful women from the mortal world and fed them this medicine to indulge in their lustful pleasures. It's said to cause ecstasy and uncontrollable desire, and without exception, those women died before dawn..."
Fu Tingyun felt the angry blood roaring in his ears, and his eyes were covered with a layer of blood. He could hardly hear what was being said on the other side.
He pinched his brows: [What should I do if I have already taken it for four or five days?]
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The author has something to say: 100 red envelopes
The system treats Xiaoyuan as a tool, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad.
Xiaoyuan can indeed go home after completing the task, and it is also what everyone needs.
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