12dz Chapter 38 Fighting Poison with Poison
Chapter 38 Fighting Poison with Poison
"To detoxify you?"
Qu Lingyan turned around with great interest.
"Your internal energy is quite stable. You just pinned me to the ground and bullied me. You don't look like you're poisoned at all!"
Xiao Xuan also knew that, given the strange temperament the woman had displayed, entrusting his Heart-Eating Gu to her was not a good choice.
Even a last resort is better than having no options at all.
"I, Xiao, will not let you work in vain. As long as it does not violate morality, you can ask for whatever you want, and I will do my best to help you."
Qu Lingyan smiled smugly and slowly walked towards Xiao Xuan.
"Then I'll see what kind of poison you've been given, and whether it's worth going through fire and water for me."
"Miss Qu, as long as you can cure Brother Xiao's illness, I, Qian Xiaoyou, can afford any amount of money you ask for."
Qian Xiaoyou spoke loudly, but Qu Lingyan paid no attention to him, only looking at Xiao Xuan and saying:
"I'm asking you, why didn't you believe me when they asked for your opinion?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, but as a guest, I shouldn't make the decision."
"Now it's your own business, are you still willing to gamble?"
As she spoke, Qu Lingyan took out a small bottle and poured out a pill into her hand. The pill was only the size of a mung bean, but it had a very pungent smell.
Xiao Xuan reached out to take it, but Qu Lingyan playfully withdrew her hand.
"What if it's highly poisonous?"
Xiao Xuan chuckled, grabbed Qu Lingyan's wrist with one hand, and took the pill with the other and put it in his mouth.
"Then let's see if the poison takes effect quickly, or if my killing move does it faster."
"Hmph, blockhead."
In fact, Xiao Xuan already knew that what he had swallowed was not poison. The system prompted him that the medicine was called "Pulse-Guiding Pill", which could accelerate the movement of the meridians, so that the doctor could hear the pulse without touching it.
However, the system did not warn him that the Yinmai Pill could also accelerate the onset of toxins in his body.
Xiao Xuan's body stiffened, and a sharp pain suddenly struck his chest, just like when the Heart-Eating Gu was activated.
Upon seeing this, Qu Lingyan's eyes widened, and she immediately pressed down on Xiao Xuan's four acupoints: Qihu, Tianchi, Shenfeng, and Rugen.
"You've been afflicted by the Heart-Eating Gu?"
"That's right."
Xiao Xuan breathed heavily for a moment. Since the woman in front of him knew about the Heart-Eating Gu and knew how to suppress it with acupoints, then he had not suffered in vain.
Unexpectedly, Qu Lingyan shook her head, and her attitude suddenly changed again.
"So that's what happened, you were stealing something, weren't you?"
"What?"
Xiao Xuan frowned, not understanding Qu Lingyan's meaning.
"I haven't stolen anything."
"Still not admitting it."
Qu Lingyan pouted and took two steps back. After thinking for a few moments, she said:
"If you want to cure this poison without a specially made mother worm, you need to extract the worm without damaging the meridians, which is not something I can do."
Xiao Xuan did not respond, guessing that Qu Lingyan must have a "but" in store.
"However, my master can cure your poison."
"Your master? Which senior is he?"
"You know the answer already. You know the Snake Hand, but not the Snake Granny?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaoyou, who was standing nearby, immediately exclaimed in surprise.
"The Thousand-Cave Mountain Spirit Serpent Granny?"
"Exactly!"
"this..."
Qian Xiaoyou swallowed hard and silently pulled Wan Fu back a step.
Granny Ling Snake is no pushover. Rumor has it that she has a reclusive and eccentric personality, and anyone who displeases her will soon succumb to her poison.
No wonder Qu Lingyan is so eccentric; perhaps she really didn't come here to treat Wan Qian's illness.
"How can I see her?"
"Brother Xiao!" Qian Xiaoyou shook his head immediately when he heard that Xiao Xuan wanted to contact Granny Ling Snake.
Seeing this, Qu Lingyan chimed in, "That's right, your mother-in-law isn't as easy to talk to as I am. Do you dare go?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? I won't let my mother-in-law do all this for nothing."
Qu Lingyan nodded, thinking that this was perfect. As long as she saw her mother-in-law, the most poisonous substance on her body would be hers, and then the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual" would be able to reach a higher level.
"My mother-in-law's whereabouts are unpredictable. This time, she went down the mountain and gave me three things before disappearing. If I want to see her, I'll have to wait."
"Three things? Does curing Master Wan count?"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't bother with this kind of trash."
Qu Lingyan made no attempt to conceal her purpose, and what she said corresponded to the clues Xiao Xuan had received.
So Xiao Xuan didn't think much of it.
"Then I'll trouble you to make the arrangements, young lady."
Then Qian Xiaoyou called Xiao Xuan to his side, and the three of them, including Wan Fu, were about to discuss Wan Qian's matter.
Just then, a commotion arose outside; it turned out that Madam Wan had returned.
"What's going on? Who is this girl?"
"Mother...where's McDonald's?"
"We sent someone to fetch her, but it won't be that quick. Tell us! Who is this woman?"
As soon as Madam Wan entered the room, she smelled the fragrance emanating from Qu Lingyan. This gentle fragrance was very effective on men, but had no effect on women.
Upon seeing Qu Lingyan's beauty, and considering Wan Qian's various misdeeds, Madam Wan naturally did not have a pleasant expression.
"She...she is..."
Since Wan Fu couldn't answer immediately, Qian Xiaoyou had to explain it to him.
"This is Miss Qu, a traveling healer, who has come to treat Uncle Wan."
"Oh..." Madam Wan immediately lowered her head. "I'm so sorry, you must have found this amusing."
Then Madam Wan gave Wan Fu an awkward glare.
"Why didn't you take her in for treatment?"
Qian Xiaoyou continued, "It's not easy for a young lady to treat Uncle Wan's illness, so I'd like to wait for you to come back before making a decision."
"I see."
Madam Wan nodded apologetically to Qu Lingyan, then opened the door to the inner room, where Wan Qian collapsed in front of the door.
"Ah! What happened?"
"Oh dear! Uncle Wan, why are you sleeping here?"
Qian Xiaoyou quickly kicked Wan Fu, signaling him to go and help Wan Qian up with Madam Wan.
"The ground is so cold. It's our fault for being so busy talking that we didn't notice what was happening inside."
After helping Wan Qian to a chair, Qu Lingyan took out the pill, about the size of a candy bean, again and said to everyone:
"Let me make this clear first: my treatment method is to fight poison with poison. I don't want anyone to bully me again if Master Wan becomes unwell."
Qu Lingyan glanced at Xiao Xuan as she spoke, and Xiao Xuan sighed, thinking that if he wanted to rely on Granny Ling Snake to cure the poison, he would inevitably have to put up with the little girl's sharp tongue.
"Then...can it be cured?"
Madam Wan asked sullenly, while Qu Lingyan leaned closer and whispered a few words to Madam Wan.
"real?"
Madam Wan's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly grabbed Qu Lingyan's hand, tears welling up in her eyes.
"If that's really possible, I'll give you two...three times the reward!"
Although Qu Lingyan doesn't seek wealth, there's no need for her to be at odds with money.
She nodded, and Madam Wan personally pried open Wan Qian's mouth.
Xiao Xuan smiled slightly upon seeing this. Although Qian Xiaoyou and the others couldn't hear their whispers, he could hear them clearly and even see the subtitles through his abilities.
"So, if Madam Wan can control Wan Qian's rise and fall... then in the future, if you're in contact with Qu Lingyan, you must be careful about what you put in your mouth."