137: What a great tonic!

His small body crashed heavily into the grass, scattering a few blades.

The venomous snakes and centipedes that had just been thrown, upon landing, seemed to sniff out something delicious and quickly and accurately crawled towards the Five Poison Child's corpse.

From his corpse, various venomous insects continuously emerged; poisonous creatures crawled out from inside his clothes, his belly, and even his internal organs.

“Cultivating the five venoms within oneself? Truly worthy of being the Five Poison Child! Good stuff, ah, good stuff!” Han Zhen’s eyes instantly lit up.

Han Zhen’s eyes gleamed with an uncontrollable fervor, as if he wasn't seeing a spine-chilling feast of venomous insects, but a Treasure Trove within reach.

He suppressed his injuries and the residual poison in his body, quickly pulling out several specially made small leather pouches and jade boxes from his in my arms.

“Young Miss Yun Chang, hurry! Help me, use a golden needle to pin down the tail of that ‘Seven-Step Collapse’! It’s trying to escape!”

Han Zhen spoke very quickly, his voice trembling slightly with excitement. He himself was carefully using a special bamboo tweezer to pick up a brightly colored centipede that was crawling out of the Five Poison Child's sleeve.

“I've been poisoned!”

“Take some medicine to suppress it first, these things are all great tonics. Hurry, hurry, don’t dawdle!”

Although Yun Chang felt her scalp tingle at the sight before her, seeing Han Zhen so serious, she knew these things were no small matter. She quickly stepped forward as instructed, took out a golden needle, forced up her True Qi, and with precise movements, stabbed the small snake that was raising its head and flicking its tongue.

A Fei frowned, looking at the dense swarm of venomous insects continuously emerging from the corpse. He subconsciously took a half-step forward,

moving closer to Lu Jiuyuan, whose aura still seemed a bit unstable. The vigilance in his cold, gray eyes had not faded, and his hand remained on the hilt of his sword.

Lu Jiuyuan let out a soft breath, and the trace of chaotic aura around him quickly settled. His gaze returned to its usual coolness, as if the weakness he had just experienced had never existed.

He glanced at the busy Han Zhen and said indifferently, “Clean it up quickly.”

“Yes! My Lord!” Han Zhen didn’t even raise his head, his entire mind immersed in the joy of his harvest.

“My Lord, rest assured, these darlings won’t harm our own people!

The Five Poison Child’s life’s work, all of it is top-grade, priceless!

Great tonic! Great tonic! It replenishes Origin Qi, Qi and blood, True Qi, and spirit!”

His movements were incredibly skilled. He categorized and guided different venomous insects into different containers, muttering to himself:

“Golden-headed centipede, jade-footed toad, green-scaled purple-coiled snake... there’s even the ‘Marrow-Corroding Gecko’ that was thought to be extinct!

Haha, heaven helps me! My Seven Absolutes Poison can be further improved…”

“Han Zhen.”

“Your subordinate is here!” Han Zhen quickly responded. He had just guided the last entirely crimson spider into a jade box and carefully covered it.

“Can you detoxify it?”

“Yes!” Han Zhen said confidently. The Five Poison Child was dead, and the poison would not undergo new changes. He had ample time and had obtained so many precious venomous creatures. If he still couldn't detoxify it, he wouldn’t deserve to call himself the tenth best poison master in the world.

“Let’s change locations first. Who knows how many drugs were used here; we absolutely cannot stay!”

“Young Master, I have an antidote pill here, you can take it to suppress it first…”

“No need, I wasn’t poisoned at all!”

Lu Jiuyuan’s Golden Finger was endlessly regenerating; after a night’s sleep, even the most severe injuries could fully recover, and poison was the same.

Han Zhen’s heart tightened again. Not poisoned? The Five Poison Child’s poisoning couldn't be wrong, yet his Lord wasn't poisoned. The implications of this were terrifying to even consider.

Lu Jiuyuan and his group had quietly relocated. Han Zhen, using the newly acquired venomous materials, spent the night concocting an antidote, finally suppressing and gradually clearing the mixed poisons latent in everyone’s bodies.

Although You Longsheng’s injuries were severe, his physical foundation was good, and with the support of that deathly Sword Intent, he recovered faster than expected, though he became even more silent.

He spent his days wiping the Duoqing Sword that had severed his past, his eyes deep and unruffled.

At the same time, inside Nuanxiang Pavilion (Warm Fragrance Pavilion).

Lin Xian’er listened to Yingchun’s report, and the jade-green grape she held between her slender fingers was instantly crushed, its juice dripping.

Her beautiful face first showed a hint of disbelief, followed by an icy, bone-chilling rage, which finally transformed into a sweet, utterly unnerving smile.

“Oh? Not only is he not dead, but he also killed Great Joy Female Bodhisattva? He endured for over half a month, feigning compliance, searching for Great Joy Bodhisattva’s weakness.

After killing Great Joy Bodhisattva, to show his resolve,

he even… castrated himself with a sword, severing his past?

It seems this little white rabbit’s hatred for me is extraordinarily strong.

Does he think that by severing his bird, he can take revenge on me? How could it be that easy! Hehe!”

Lin Xian’er chuckled lightly, slowly rose, and walked barefoot on the soft carpet, her figure swaying like a weak willow in the wind:

“A good-for-nothing whom I toyed with and sent off to be someone’s plaything dares to seek revenge on me!

Did he even ask if I agreed?”

“Raise a dog for a thousand days, use it for an hour. This fellow Yi Ku, though disgusting in appearance, it’s time for him to make a move.”

“By the way, how is Detective Li doing?” Lin Xian’er asked again.

“Young Miss, Li Xunhuan has recently been drinking to drown his sorrows, after confirming that Long Xiaoyun is the Plum Blossom Bandit and realizing that Long Xiaoyun is a cruel little beast.

He doesn't know how to face Lin Shiyin, nor can he seek revenge on Lu Jiuyuan for his elder brother, so he can only drink to hurt himself,” Yingchun said softly.

“Useless, he’s useless too. He has unparalleled martial arts but lacks unparalleled courage,” Lin Xian’er scoffed:

“And my foolish sister? Is she still placing her hopes on Li Xunhuan?”

“Lin Shiyin weeps daily, but even threatening to die, Detective Li still refuses to kill Lu Jiuyuan.”

“Alas, my poor sister! At a time like this, only I can help her, ah.” Lin Xian’er’s eyes seemed to be sparkling.

“Leading good women astray, persuading prostitutes to reform. This is what men love to do most, and actually, I like it very much too.

My sister, from childhood to adulthood, has always maintained her pure and unblemished image. I truly want to see what she would look like one day when she falls into the mud, mired in filth.”

“Ah? Young Miss, you want Lin Shiyin to give herself to Shangguan Jinhong, so that Shangguan Jinhong can avenge her by killing Lu Jiuyuan? But Lu Jiuyuan is Shangguan Fei, so how could Shangguan Jinhong possibly attack him?” Yingchun was shocked:

“You’re treating Miss Lin like an animal!”

“Exactly, doesn’t that make it even more interesting? Hehehehe…”