He forcefully fanned the folding fan, and his inner force surged out from the fan, quickly flying towards the red object.
The red mass fell to the ground instantly upon contact with the silver needle, while the remaining half, upon encountering the surging internal energy, instantly turned into powder and dissipated into the air.
Seeing the Gu worms that Qu Qingxi used, Cang Yuan understood one thing: Qu Qingxi couldn't cultivate any Gu worms at all; she was just collecting other people's Gu worms.
Then she used it as a weapon against others; she really only knew how to remove the poison, not how to cultivate the poison worms.
Having understood this, Cang Yuan also realized that no matter how many Gu worms he created, they would only become weapons for Qu Qingxi to attack him, causing her Gu worms to fight against him, thus wasting his Gu worms in vain.
So, the two of them just practiced their moves. When Qu Qingxi saw that Cang Yuan stopped taking out Gu worms, she realized that he must already know that she couldn't cultivate Gu worms.
Knowing that she was using his Gu worms to attack him, Qu Qingxi showed no embarrassment whatsoever. This could be considered using someone else's strength against them, attacking them with someone else's own.
Finally, after fifteen moves, Cangyuan lost once again.
Qu Qingxi knocked the sword out of Cang Yuan's hand with her folding fan and kicked Cang Yuan in the chest. Cang Yuan barely dodged with his hand and took two steps back to steady himself.
Qu Qingxi also stopped, gracefully closed her folding fan, looked at Cang Yuan and said calmly, "You lost."
Cang Yuan let out a long breath and a smile appeared on his lips. "You won. Don't worry, I will naturally keep my promise."
"Thank you." Qu Qingxi cupped her hands in thanks to Cang Yuan, then walked toward He Liufeng.
He Liufeng glanced at Cang Yuan, then pulled Qu Qingxi and turned to leave, but Cang Yuan called out to him.
"Qu Qingxi." This was the first time Cangyuan called Qu Qingxi by her full name.
Qu Qingxi glanced at He Liufeng, then turned to look at Cang Yuan, "What's wrong?"
"I have one last question. Who are you looking at through my eyes?" Cang Yuan looked at Qu Qingxi seriously. Long ago, Cang Yuan knew that Qu Qingxi looked at him strangely, as if she were looking at an old friend.
However, he was certain that he had never met Qu Qingxi before.
Hearing Cang Yuan say this, He Liufeng tightened his grip on Qu Qingxi's hand slightly. This was also the question he had always wanted to ask but had never said aloud.
Noticing He Liufeng's unusual behavior, Qu Qingxi squeezed He Liufeng's hand, signaling him not to overthink things.
Qu Qingxi straightened her expression and stared at Cang Yuan seriously, "I did know an old friend before. That person looked extremely similar to you, and even the color of their pupils was the same amber."
When I first saw you, I thought you were him, but later I realized you just look alike.
"So, are you on good terms with that old friend?" Cang Yuan's heart tightened upon hearing this, and he asked anxiously.
"They are indeed quite good friends." Qu Qingxi nodded.
"So you've always thought of me as him, which is why you saved me?" Only now did Cang Yuan understand why Qu Qingxi had saved him twice. Moreover, he had also subtly inquired and learned that Qu Qingxi didn't know how to cure the Gu poison at all.
That means Qu Qingxi didn't want this matter to be exposed at all, but in order to save herself, or rather, because she regarded herself as an old friend, she took such a risk to remove the curse for herself.
"Of course not, you are not him, I know that very well." Qu Qingxi shook her head. She didn't like the idea of a substitute. From the beginning, she knew that Cang Yuan was just Cang Yuan.
"I see." Cang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought he had become someone else's substitute. It was good that he hadn't.
"Here, take this. If you ever encounter anything related to Gu worms that you can't resolve, have someone bring it to Wanzhong Mountain to find me." Cang Yuan's face regained its previous sunny smile.
He took a jade pendant from his waist and tossed it to Qu Qingxi.
Qu Qingxi reached out and caught it. It was a green jade pendant with the character "Yuan" engraved on the front and a cluster of unknown flowers engraved on the back.
"good."
"Then are we friends too?" Cang Yuan smiled slightly as he saw Qu Qingxi accept the jade pendant, a hint of expectation in his eyes.
"Of course, we're friends." Qu Qingxi nodded matter-of-factly. Although they had schemed against each other, they hadn't caused each other any serious harm in the end. It was good that they had reconciled at this moment.
"Alright, until we meet again." Cang Yuan cupped his hands in greeting to Qu Qingxi and He Liufeng, then looked at Qu Qingxi seriously before turning and leaving with Cang Zhu and Xiao He.
Qu Qingxi returned the greeting, but He Liufeng made no move, simply pulling Qu Qingxi along as they turned and left.
Qingdai and Lingmu exchanged a glance, then quickly left to find the carriage.
The carriage arrived quickly, though it's unclear how they found it. The carriage was simple on the outside, but spacious inside, divided into two sections. The innermost section was large and thickly furnished, with a small table nearby. The outer section was smaller, barely enough to seat three people.
He Liufeng remained sullen throughout his time in the carriage.
"What's wrong with you?" Qu Qingxi raised an eyebrow and looked at the person in front of her.
"It's nothing," He Liufeng shook his head.
"Are you really alright?"
"Yes, it's really nothing."
Qu Qingxi blinked, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "A man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; he won't tell you even if you ask."
Should he sulk and expect his wife to guess what he's doing?
"Alright, it's fine if nothing's wrong." Qu Qingxi rubbed her chest. The weakness in her body had lasted for a while, and in fact, her strength hadn't fully recovered just now.
But thinking about what would happen in the future, I had no choice but to do it. I had just forced myself to fight Cangyuan, and now that I've rested, my whole body feels sore.
Especially since I just used my internal energy, I still feel a slight pain in my chest.
"Qingdai, find a place later and buy me some food, just some pastries or something." Qu Qingxi lifted the curtain and looked at Qingdai sitting in the outer room.
She was unconscious all afternoon yesterday and only ate two pieces of pastry in the evening. While at the inn, she was worried that Cangyuan might have put muscle relaxant in the food, so Qu Qingxi only ate a couple of bites to barely fill her stomach.
After another fierce fight, Qu Qingxi felt acid reflux in her stomach.
"Yes, Your Highness." Qingdai nodded, then glanced at Lingmu.
Hearing Qu Qingxi say this, He Liufeng also turned to look at Qu Qingxi, "Didn't he feed you?"
"I ate it, but I was worried that it might have been drugged, so I just ate it to get by."
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