The tree spirit that was pointed at trembled, feeling that the surrounding air was even colder than the air inside the forest.
"The toxic gas they inhaled was problematic, and because they stayed inside for too long, the gas had already entered their lungs."
His voice gradually faded away under the man's sharp gaze.
"If that's what you're saying, then I can understand that you have a solution. In that case, you'll have to put in a lot of effort."
His voice abruptly stopped as the tree spirit pulled two black pills from his body.
"Here, this is the antidote for our clan to deal with this poison gas. Each person only needs to take one pill."
Looking into the sincere eyes of the little demon before him, he was momentarily at a loss for words.
To the tree spirit, this expression was a sign of doubt about his medicine.
"Although I have never given it to anyone else, I have seen the old clan chief use this medicine to save others. It can cure any poisonous gas in this mountain."
"If you have this medicine, why didn't you take it out sooner!"
Qi Guze took a pill from its hand and carefully put it into the woman's mouth.
With his right hand he helped her sit up, and with his left palm he gathered his energy and slowly pushed the pill down Xu Yuehuai's back.
Then, he took off his outer robe and carefully wrapped it around the woman in his arms, making sure there wasn't a breath of air inside, before picking her up in his arms.
"What about him?" The tree spirit stretched out a small branch sprouting green buds and poked the man lying on the ground, ignored by everyone.
A branch accidentally grazed his injured arm, and the man frowned, his face turned pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Do you expect me to demonstrate how to administer medication to a patient again?"
Upon hearing this, the tree spirit suddenly looked up and met the man's threatening gaze. Its survival instinct made it quickly shake its head.
The tree spirit conjured two branches to support Fu Zhiyi, preventing him from falling to the ground.
They put another pill into his mouth and shook his body vigorously, trying to shake the pill down.
"Are you stupid? Or is it that none of your tree spirit clan has a brain?"
Qi Guze watched its actions, his lips twitching slightly, but he had to suppress his anger, freeing one hand to release a burst of energy and gently push the pill down.
The tree spirit retorted, "I've lived in seclusion in the deep mountains for many years and rarely encounter people, let alone save someone who has been poisoned. This is the first time I've ever given medicine to someone, and I learned it from you."
Poor Fu Zhiyi, without the support of the tree branch, fell straight to the ground again.
Elder Zhang, who witnessed everything, kept his head down, but his cloudy eyes never left the woman he was tightly protecting.
This is so abnormal. When did Qi Guze become so concerned about a young girl, being so meticulous and careful in everything he did?
Even if they are friends, even if they are just trying to be kind to women...
He glanced at Fu Zhiyi, who was casually placed on the ground, and then at the woman's outer robe.
Qi Guze has never been a man who cherishes women.
As he thought about it, a dark light suddenly flashed in Elder Zhang's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
He seemed to have learned something incredible.
"He's in your hands now."
At Qi Guze's prompting, the tree spirit let out a deep sigh.
"They dump all the dirty and hard work on me."
As he spoke, he pulled the person off the ground, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and swung his injured hand across his chest.
The tree spirit paused for two seconds upon seeing this, then casually wrapped the wound a few times with leaves it had produced.
The four of them walked down the mountain.
"Master, please wait!"
Suddenly, Elder Zhang's voice came from behind, and the human and the demon stopped and looked back.
"Can't you just say what's on your mind all at once? Don't you know it's tiring to carry someone around like this?"
Before Qi Guze could even speak, the tree spirit was already quite dissatisfied.
Elder Zhang ignored him, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and smiled obsequiously.
"Master, I have a request: please do not reveal what happened today to anyone."
Upon hearing this, Qi Guze raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Oh? You mean, you got into trouble and hurt my people, and I have to cover it up for you?"
He had no idea how thick-skinned the person in front of him was to say such shameless things.
"I apologize for what happened today, but I hope you will be lenient with me. I will definitely offer you a generous gift in the future to express my gratitude."
"A generous gift? Do you think I'd want it?" Qi Guze turned around and looked at him with disdain.
They looked him up and down. Elder Zhang felt a chill run down his spine.
Then, a disdainful voice rang out from above.
"Elder Zhang, instead of spending this spare money, you should take better care of yourself to avoid sullying others' eyes."
"Hahaha," the tree spirit watching the commotion couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Immediately afterwards, Elder Zhang's venomous gaze swept over them.
The tree spirit immediately glared back, "What are you looking at? You've made such a shameless request, can't you even let me smile!"
Elder Zhang didn't bother arguing with him and turned to look at the person in charge who had the authority to speak.
"It seems there's no room for discussion! In my humble opinion, we should wait until Miss Xu wakes up before making any further plans. What do you think, expert?"
Qi Guze paused, his eyes instantly filled with coldness, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
A soft laugh broke the silence as the man looked at the person in his arms, his voice laced with murderous intent.
"Elder Zhang couldn't reach an agreement, so he resorted to threatening me instead!"
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from the angry person beside him, the tree spirit wisely took several steps back, fearing that he would be dragged into this undeserved disaster.
Meanwhile, Elder Zhang on the other side continued to recklessly tread on Qi Guze's dangerous path.
"How could I, an old man, dare to threaten such a master? It's just that I noticed you seem quite interested in this woman, which I find rather intriguing. Coincidentally, I happen to know this remarkable woman."
It was hard for him not to notice; Qi Guze was extremely shocked by how cautiously he acted around a woman.
He guessed that this was the person he admired, and now it seems to be true.
"I really underestimated Elder Zhang. He knows so much and can recognize all kinds of people."
"You flatter me, sir."
Now, Elder Zhang was certain that he had Qi Guze's weakness in his grasp.
If he were to reveal the identity of his beloved, the Ying family would likely send many people to hunt her down and issue a bounty, meaning she would be hunted down as long as she lived.
Thinking it over, he took another closer look at the woman.
She was indeed a stunning beauty, with an enviable figure and snow-white skin.
Qi Guze stepped to the side, blocking his gaze from continuing upwards.
Elder Zhang smiled upon seeing this.
“Master, don’t be nervous. As long as you don’t spread this matter, I will pretend I never met this young lady today.”
Elder Zhang stroked his beard, his tone becoming somewhat harsher than before.
“I don’t want her identity to be revealed, but I hate being threatened even more.”
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