Chapter 34: The Poison Erupts

  Wearing a dark-colored shirt, Jian Yuyan lay on his side in bed, his face pale and wan. Large drops of sweat kept falling down, the dark color on his face grew thicker, and the blood in his chest churned even more violently.

  Hmph!

  No matter how he suppressed it, he couldn't hold down the surging blood and energy. His throat felt sweet, and he could no longer control himself, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

  Young Master!

  Xiong Sha and others, who had been tightly guarding one side, saw the situation and hurried over to gently hold him. Gao Xia's fingers were tense with veins bulging, biting his teeth as he handed over a white handkerchief... Today was already the last day, unlike before when he coughed up blood, Master had started spitting out large mouthfuls of blood from early this morning!

  The woman who said she would give them the antidote for their master has not been seen since then!

  Jian Yu gently took the white handkerchief and wiped away the fresh blood from his lips. Since last night, his body had been alternating between feeling cold as if he was in an ice cellar and hot as if he was being roasted on a stove, causing him extreme discomfort.

  That poison... should have taken full effect by now.

  Looking towards the direction of the door, a faint hint of melancholy flashed in his dark and profound eyes. Immediately afterwards, he withdrew his gaze and smiled wryly to himself.

  However, having only met once, he lay in bed for the past two days, yet several times inadvertently thought of that bright and beautiful girl... Whenever he thought of her, a strange warmth surged up in his heart, and even the suffering during the outbreak seemed to have eased a lot.

  At such a young age, only around ten years old, he can already refine 6th or 7th grade high-grade elixirs. That's too astonishing to hear! Not just in Chu State, but throughout the entire Sacred Dragon Continent, for countless years, no one has ever found someone like this!

  It seems so.

  It's just wishful thinking!

  ……

  Xiong Xiao carefully served him as he lay down.

  Yi Gu Yun's expression was solemn as he lightly touched him and pointed outside with his finger.

  The bear will meet in harmony.

  The two of them quietly exited the blood-filled inner chamber and stood still behind the fake mountain.

  The sky is sunny and warm, with a gentle breeze, but the warmth of the sun cannot penetrate their icy bodies, frozen by anxiety and despair.

  "Alas, it's all my fault. If only I had insisted on sending her back that night... we wouldn't be in this predicament now, unable to find anyone." Before Yi Gu Yun could speak, Xiong Sha slapped his own head with a look of regret and began to scold himself in a low voice.

  Yi Gu Yun sighed and also felt a bit puzzled that he was too careless: "Now it's too late to say these things, unfortunately we don't have an alchemy room here, otherwise I would have kept her here to refine the elixir back then... Xiong Sha, think carefully again, did she say anything else or reveal any clues about where she lived in the capital?"

  Xiong Xiao gritted his teeth and shook his head, the remorse in his eyes growing stronger: "No! Apart from knowing she's interested in refining talismans, I don't know anything else."

  Yi Gu Yun patted his shoulder and said solemnly, "You found her in the town... why don't you go around the capital again, maybe you'll run into Qin Niang with good luck..."

  "It's no use! Nobody's here!" Two people emerged from behind the fake hill, who were Fang Sheng and Qian Mo. It was Fang Sheng who spoke.

  "This morning, the two of us went out and searched all around the city, within a hundred miles, but we couldn't find Qin'niang..." Qian Mo said with a cold face.

  "I think that woman is a total scammer!" Gao Xia came out of the house, clenching his fists and growling in anger: "She can't even refine that Seven-Stage Elixir, so she doesn't dare come back!"

  Fortunately, that Fu Lu Duanshu and Yu Jian were not handed over to her! That woman was too vicious, causing them to be excited for nothing.

  Even the master is...

  Although the master didn't say anything, he could sense it. The master's mood has improved a lot in the past two days, and even his appetite has increased compared to before.

  Everyone was silent.

  Gao Xia said... They had thought of it before, but they suppressed themselves and didn't think about it. If it's really like that, then their master has indeed gone crazy!

  "That woman is talking nonsense, playing tricks on us. What she says can't be trusted. She said the master only has two days to live, let's not believe her. The most important thing now is to go and invite a doctor to take a good look at the master... It will be fine when Yuanqing comes back!" Gao Xia gritted his teeth and furrowed his brow as he continued.

  Liu Yuqing originally followed them from Jian's house to the capital of Chu State, among all the guards, his cultivation was the highest, after the master was poisoned, they discussed and sent him back to Jian's house to report the news.

  "Huh, what's that?" Fang Sheng suddenly exclaimed in surprise as he happened to look up at the sky. Two small black dots were rapidly approaching their location from the sky and arrived above the mansion in the blink of an eye.

  "It's Yuan Qing! Yuan Qing is back!" Yi Gu Yun was the first to see clearly, his eyes narrowing slightly as a rare excited smile appeared on his normally calm and collected face.

  "It's really Yuan Qing! And Elder Yu! Elder Yu has also arrived!" Xiong Sha also saw clearly, in the sky, flying with his sword was actually Jian family's highest cultivation, already reaching Wu Zun, Elder Yu!

  At over sixty years old, he was dressed in a black robe, and was the first to jump down from the flying sword. Following closely behind him was Liu Yuanqing. On another flying sword was an unfamiliar old man with a kind face and white hair and beard.

  "Old Yu!"

  "Where is the young master? Hurry up and take me to see the young master!"

  Yi Gu Yun and others did not dare to linger, leading the way in front, and brought the elder and another old man who seemed quite extraordinary following behind him into the young master's room.

  "Jade Spread!"

  Looking at the man lying on the bed with a pale complexion and having lost a lot of weight, Yu Chang was greatly shocked and rushed over quickly.

  "Old Yu, you've arrived!"

  Jian Yu Yan heard the noise, opened his eyes, and when he saw the person in front of him clearly, a faint smile escaped from his pale lips. After waking up from poisoning, he had heard that Liu Yuan Qing had returned to the Jian family... He didn't expect his father to send out the strongest guest elder in the family, Elder Yu Long.

  While speaking, he struggled to get up.

  "Yu Yan, just lie down and rest. This is Qingyun Dashi from the Juechen Palace. Your father will be here soon. He asked me to come ahead of time with Qingyun Dashi to take a look at you. Fortunately, nothing serious happened..."

  "So it was Master Qingyun!"

  Jue Chen Palace is an existence as powerful as Shen Yi Valley on the Holy Dragon Continent, with unparalleled medical skills in the world. I didn't expect that for my sake, Father even went to invite people from Jue Chen Valley...

  Jian Yu Yan tried to sit up again... As a result, his chest heaved with a surge of blood and energy, and he couldn't help but cough up another mouthful of fresh blood.

  The old man and Master Qingyun's faces changed at the same time, Master Qingyun took a step forward, grasped his wrist, and then looked at his forehead.

  Squinting his eyes, his face turned extremely solemn.

  "Master...... how is it?" Looking at Qingyun Master's appearance, Yu Chang suddenly felt his heart racing.

  "It's actually the Soul Severing Grass!" Qingyun Master sighed, his expression solemn and helpless: "The Soul Severing Grass is extremely rare in the Holy Dragon Continent, I didn't expect you to be poisoned by it!"

  "Master, is there a way to resolve the poison of this Soul-Breaking Grass?" Yu Chang didn't even have time to ask what this Soul-Breaking Grass was or where it grew, and directly asked his most pressing concern.

  "The antidote for the Soul- Severing Grass must be obtained through the 7th level Scarlet Fire Pill... You also know that although I can refine pills, my maximum is only at the 6th level. In the Dustless Palace, only the Palace Master can refine 7th level pills, but the Palace Master has been in seclusion for half a year now and it's unknown when he'll come out!" A hint of regret flashed through Qingyun Master's wise eyes.

  The old man's face suddenly turned pale and he opened his mouth, but no words came out.

  Qingyun Master sighed again and continued: "Moreover, there is not only the poison of Duanhuncao on his body... You have also given him Duanxudan before, but the Longshehua in Duanxudan cannot be seen with Duanhuncao. When the two meet, they combine to form another highly toxic substance that can only be resolved by a 6th rank Dan medicine, Ronggudan."

  Not to mention that he can't refine the seventh-grade elixir, even if he could, Jian Yu Yan's poison would break out soon and he wouldn't last for a few more hours, let alone wait for him to refine the elixir.

  Jian Yu Yan listened to Jue Chen's words and was stunned for a moment.

  I didn't expect to say exactly the same thing as her!

  It turned out... she wasn't deceiving herself.

  In the pitch-black eyes, a scorching light suddenly flashed by, and at the bottom of the eyes, there was also a faint warmth that even he himself had not noticed.

  "It's all my fault! If I hadn't brought that damned Taoist priest over and had the young master take the Continuation Dan... maybe the young master could have held on for a few more days! Maybe he could have waited for Qin'niang's antidote." Gao Xia slapped himself heavily, muttering in pain.

  "What's going on? Speak clearly!" Upon hearing this, Yu Zhanglao raised his head and looked at him, saying in a deep voice.

  Yi Gu Yun immediately told about the girl that Xiong Sha brought back two days ago and also said that Young Master was poisoned by Duan Hun Cao.

  "How could this be?" Upon hearing Yi Gu Yun's words, Qing Yun Master stroked his white beard and smiled, "If that young lady delivers the medicine before noon today, your young master's poison will be nothing to worry about!"

  A little girl in her teens... actually managed to refine 6th or 7th grade elixirs, it seems that this trip to Chu State wasn't a waste after all.