Plan 12
White mist emerged, and the next moment, the sky brightened. Qin Yan returned to the ground. The torch made of crabapple flowers had gone out, emitting bursts of black smoke, but when he looked back, Gu Qingqu was gone.
Qin Yan frowned and shouted: "Come out!"
A short, fat, black bamboo came out of the bamboo forest. The low-level bamboo spirit hadn't even cultivated into a human form yet. When he opened his mouth, bursts of black smoke came out of his mouth. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant. He said, "Go away. We won't eat you."
Qin Yan said coldly: "Hand him over!"
The bamboo spirit said: "Impossible, as long as you eat it, you will be able to advance by leaps and bounds and ascend to heaven. Young man, if you can't deliver the mission when you return, we can give you a toe so that you can also taste the wonderful taste of cultivation."
Even though Gu Qingqu was an immortal, he was a fairy who came down to earth to experience hardships. His immortal body still remained in heaven, but his spiritual consciousness went down to the mortal world. However, it was also sealed. Even if eating his spiritual consciousness would not benefit one's cultivation, how did these little monsters know that eating Gu Qingqu would allow them to ascend to heaven?
Qin Yan had doubts and naturally asked, "He is just an ordinary person, how could he have such an effect?"
The bamboo spirit was honest and replied, "Because you can't smell it, he is full of pure energy."
There are five kinds of energy in the world: yang energy, resentful energy, dead energy, yin energy, and pure energy. Using Yang Qi to cultivate becomes a demon, using resentment to cultivate becomes a devil.
Those who practice with dead energy will become monsters, those who practice with negative energy will become ghosts, and pure energy is the most difficult to obtain. If you condense pure energy to practice, you can become a god. It is said that only the divine fetus born in the ninth heaven has its own pure energy, which is gathered in the soul.
What a joke, if Gu Qingqu was born a god, why would he come down to earth to experience trials and tribulations? This pure energy must be the back door that the Emperor of Heaven opened for Gu Qingqu's mortal body. The pure energy stored in the soul can keep people clear-headed and wise, and not be bewitched.
Qin Yan is a demon, he is not sensitive to pure air, and now his demonic power is sealed, so he can't sense pure air either. Everything he wants to know is known. Qin Yan rushed forward and grabbed the end of his bamboo pole, "Tell me, where is the person?"
The bamboo spirit laughed, "You'll never find him."
Qin Yan frowned and said, "I don't want to say the same thing a second time."
The bamboo spirit felt a little uncomfortable being pinched by him, but still refused to say anything. Qin Yan's eyes fell on the Chaos Stone Ring on his index finger, and he hesitated whether to take it or not. The bamboo spirit followed him and looked over. That thing was definitely not something that could be found in the human world. He immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. He hurriedly said, "I really don't know. The bamboos here are probably spirits. We agreed to share him together, but I don't know who has kidnapped him now."
Qin Yan frowned and said, "Tell your people to let him out."
The bamboo spirit cried out when he pinched it, and its bamboo body cracked with a crisp sound, "Great Immortal, we just grew together, but there is no emotion between us. They don't care whether I live or die."
The cracking sound became louder and louder, and the bamboo spirit began to beg for mercy loudly. Qin Yan threw him to the ground fiercely. Looking around, he saw a large bamboo forest that was deep and silent, with bamboo leaves swaying in the wind. It was not an ordinary beautiful scene, but one with infinite weirdness.
Qin Yan shouted loudly: "Gu Qingqu"
The sound penetrated the entire bamboo forest and finally disappeared into thin air. However, a man as old as Gu Qingqu would not disappear for no reason. If they wanted to hide him, the best way was to use illusion.
Although these little monsters only know some low-level illusions, they can still hide a person. Qin Yan turned the Chaos Stone Ring on his index finger while quickly moving through the bamboo forest. There are so many bamboos. Even if he recovered his power, it would be impossible for him to find Gu Qingqu instantly. With his level of power, as long as he took off the Chaos Stone Ring, the heavenly thunder would arrive immediately. He could only hold on until he could destroy the bamboo forest, but destroying the bamboo forest would be equivalent to killing Gu Qingqu as well.
Qin Yan's mind was in a mess, but he never stopped walking. The wind in the bamboo forest continued, but no bamboo spirit took action. They all thought that Qin Yan couldn't find anyone.
Suddenly, Qin Yan stopped, he sighed deeply, and shouted: "Gu Qingqu, I've tried my best. I won't look for her anymore. I'm going back."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and picked up a bamboo behind him and pulled it upwards. The bamboo fell on him and instantly regained its human form. Gu Qingqu coughed violently. The next moment, countless bamboos attacked him. Qin Yan didn't have time to think about it. He turned around and carried Gu Qingqu on his back, and reminded him: "Hold on tight."
Gu Qingqu responded quickly. Qin Yan carried him on his back and kicked down a bamboo next to him. With a hook of his toes, the bamboo was in his hand. Qin Yan moved flexibly with the bamboo in his hand to resist the attacks from all directions. Although he no longer had his demonic power, his flexibility and combat experience were still there.
Qin Yan smiled coldly, determined to win, "Fight with me, I will fight you to the end"
Gu Qingqu on his back hugged him tightly with his arms and legs like a koala. The two of them were so close that they looked like one person, so it did not affect Qin Yan's movements.
Qin Yan was very aggressive at the beginning, but he had no demonic power and the other side had more people, so he gradually fell behind. Gu Qingqu sensed it and said hesitantly, "How about I go first?"
Qin Yan fought off a wave of attacks, and heard his words while taking a breath, and said viciously: "Shut up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the next wave of attack came hurriedly. The soft bamboo leaves turned into sharp blades at this time. Qin Yan held the bamboo pole and faced it forcefully. "Clatter!" The bamboo pole in Qin Yan's hand was broken in the middle. Qin Yan kept backing away. Seeing that the bamboo leaves were about to poke in front of him, Qin Yan jumped up and ran forward on the bamboo pole. Without the magic power, his feet were unstable. The bamboo spirit rose suddenly. Qin Yan came to the air, his feet tightly hooked on the bamboo pole. The bamboo spirit turned around, and Qin Yan was hanging upside down in the air at the critical moment.
"Master"
The guard who bought lunch came back. The bamboo spirit was shocked by the sound. Qin Yan was teetering in the air. Gu Qingqu shouted, "Help, help!"
The two guards quickly dropped their lunch, drew their swords and rushed over. When they saw the situation of the two men, they were all shocked, and then quickly sent two distress signals into the air. The two guards rushed forward, and the bamboo elves that trapped Qin Yan quickly retreated. The remaining bamboo elves surrounded them, and they chattered about something.
"Quick and decisive, they sent out a signal flare, someone will come to rescue them soon"
"We are not afraid of them. We are numerous and powerful. How many people can they have?"
"That's right, let them all die here."
Qin Yan was being dragged through the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves cut his face so hard that it hurt. Qin Yan got furious and reached out to grab a bamboo. He then kicked the bamboo spirit to the ground with all his strength. Then he supported himself on the bamboo with both hands and slid down from mid-air. As soon as he landed on the ground, the bamboo spirit came again. Qin Yan did not fight any more and ran towards it, with the bamboo spirit following closely behind him.
As Qin Yan ran, he felt his neck loosen, but the weight on his body was still there. He shouted, "What are you doing?"
"I'll burn it with fire." Gu Qingqu took out a fire starter from his sleeve, blew it to light it, and then waved it towards the approaching bamboo spirit. This trick was really effective and the bamboo spirit was forced to retreat. This repeated process saved Qin Yan a lot of trouble. However, the good times did not last long. Other bamboo spirits came and surrounded the two of them.
At the moment of tension, a loud voice rang out, "Search"
"Yes" the generals' neat voices made people feel refreshed. Gu Qingqu shouted, "Use fire!"
The bamboo elves became frightened and weakened their offensive, and they all retreated backwards. Qin Yan took the opportunity to break through the encirclement and run away. Soon they met up with the soldiers who came to rescue them, "Your Majesty, we are too late to save you."
After surviving the disaster, Gu Qingqu gave a cold order, "Dig three feet deep into the bamboo forest and cut off all the roots."
"yes"
As soon as he relaxed, Qin Yan felt tired. Gu Qingqu hadn't gotten off his back yet, so he quickly patted his butt and asked, "You're stuck on my back?"
Gu Qingqu then jumped off his back. Qin Yan sat down on the ground exhausted. Gu Qingqu quickly walked around to him and asked, "Master, how are you?"
Qin Yan's hair was messy at this time, and he was only wearing a thin inner shirt, which was soaked by sweat and could not cover up the matter at all. Qin Yan looked up at him with a heavy breath, "The last time I beat you so hard was... the last time..."
I'm still fighting with you.
Gu Qingqu laughed at his joke, but then he stopped laughing when he saw the wounds on his face and hands. "I'll take you back to the palace to see the imperial physician."
Qin Yan was tired and hungry, and the pain was secondary. He asked loudly, "Where's the food, you two who bought it?"
Amidst the ping-pong noises, two powerful voices came over, "He was knocked over."
For a moment, Qin Yan felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. It hurt, it hurt so much.
The two guards came in hastily, and were a little frightened when they saw Qin Yan's appearance, "Master, are you okay?"
Qin Yan was too tired to talk, so he stretched out his hand towards them. The two guards were shocked when they saw his hand. His palm was covered with black hair, and it looked like a mutant.
Qin Yan just saw it now, and immediately felt extremely painful, "Fuck, what is this?"
Gu Qingqu looked distressed and explained: "It's the burrs on the bamboo shell."
The guard asked, "Does it hurt?"
Qin Yan was in so much pain that he immediately got angry when he heard this. "What do you think?"
Gu Qingqu said: "Hurry up and help the master up and return to the palace immediately."
The two guards each held one of Qin Yan's arms and carried him away quickly. They got on the carriage and, at Gu Qingqu's signal, the palace soldiers cleared the way and they returned to the city at lightning speed.
When Qin Yan entered the city and smelled the fragrance of rice in the air, his eyes widened. However, due to his current situation, Gu Qingqu could only order people to buy some dry food.
The guard moved quickly and brought back a few pancakes. Qin Yan looked at the pancakes and found that they were exactly the same as the ones he bought casually in the morning. This was truly a case of following through.
Since Qin Yan's hands were covered with black hair, he would have to be fed if he didn't want to chew in the bag. Gu Qingqu took on this task consciously, but Qin Yan felt very uncomfortable. After all, he had wanted to poison Gu Qingqu some time ago.
“I will do it myself”
Qin Yan was about to start, and Gu Qingqu was surprised, "You want to eat black hair?"
Qin Yan couldn't look at his hand now. It would hurt even more if he looked at it. Plus, he was very hungry. He struggled for a while before giving in. "Ah"
Qin Yan ate six pancakes that were bigger than his face before he felt full. After they were full, they returned to the palace. The two got off the carriage, and Gu Qingqu asked someone to call the imperial physician, "Do you need help?"
Qin Yan shook his head. He felt even more pain after eating. He hurried back to Weiyang Palace. Gu Qingqu called him, "Master, wait here."
Qin Yan looked at the hall in front of him, the Qinzheng Hall, where Gu Qingqu usually worked. Gu Qingqu explained: "The imperial physician is the closest to here."
The Qinzheng Hall is larger than other palaces. The furnishings inside the hall are very solemn, with books, calligraphy and paintings placed everywhere, and unapproved memorials are still on the table.
"sit"
Qin Yan sat down casually. Gu Qingqu poured him tea, but Qin Yan refused. He didn't want Gu Qingqu to feed him anymore. Their relationship was not suitable for this.
Soon the imperial physician arrived, and it was the same group of people, a huge crowd. Qin Yan had seen them too many times recently and almost knew them.
The imperial doctors were divided into two groups, one to examine Gu Qingqu and the other to examine Qin Yan. In the end, all of them plucked the hair from Qin Yan's palms. There were simply too many of them, and they had to be picked out one by one when they were embedded in the flesh.
Qin Yan sat there yawning. He was sitting in front of the desk where Gu Qingqu was reading memorials. Qin Yan was so sleepy that he took a nap. In his daze, he felt a burning gaze fixed on him. Under normal circumstances, he would have cursed at the gaze, but he was in pain and sleepy now, so he decided to just watch it.
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