Chapter Eighty-Three Poisoning

  "Humming"

  "Ah..."

  "It hurts to death!"

  Yang Yu Xi and Luo Xuan both fell to the ground, rubbing their sore buttocks, but didn't dare to do anything to the newcomer.

  Yang Yu Xi cried with a sad face and said: "Water Snake sister, please be gentler next time, okay? I'm delicate and tender..."

  The water snake let out a cold hum, her hands on her hips: "If Blue Qí said that I might have believed it, but you're an idiot who cultivates the 'Overbearing Body', where's your delicate skin and tender flesh?" As she spoke, her hand pinched Yang Yuxi's body several times.

  "Ah ah ah!!" Yang Yu Xi let out a miserable scream like a pig being slaughtered.

  Luoxuan watched Yang Yuxi with a silly expression, this guy always did this, he clearly wouldn't get pinched if he didn't speak much, but he still made the same mistake over and over again.

  Only after suffering will this guy shut up obediently.

  Before, Luo Xuan would still have some sympathy, but today...

  Hmph, choke you to death! Water Snake Sister, use a bit more force!!

  Just thinking of Yang Yu Xi's awkward expression during their date earlier made Luo Xuan want to chop her into a million pieces!

  "Alright, stand up." Shui She's beautiful eyes glared.

  Yang Yu Xi didn't dare say anything more, and patted Luo Xuan's butt as he stood up. Nan Gong Cang Jie, who had been standing aside the whole time, slowly walked over at this moment.

  "At the latest by the day after tomorrow, we will set out to participate in the core selection." The water snake's voice trembled slightly, her full chest heaving rapidly, it was clear that she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

  "The day after tomorrow? So soon?" Yang Yu Xi exclaimed.

  The water snake glanced at him and sneered: "What's wrong, scared?"

  "Scared? I'm not scared at all!!" Yang Yu Xi felt disdained and hastily puffed out his chest, saying loudly.

  "What about you?" The water snake rolled its eyes and chose to ignore Yang Yu Xi.

  "Don't worry!" Luo Xuan is now full of energy, able to single-handedly kill a group of adult wild boars, he has enough to be proud of, but he absolutely won't take this as an honor to brag about!

  "What should we prepare?"

  The water snake nodded in satisfaction and then turned around and walked into the cave: "Follow me."

  Three people followed closely behind him.

  …………………………

  The next morning, Luo Xuan waited for Gu Yiyi on the mountain slope.

  The newly born sunlight spilled out warm rays of light, Luo Xuan sat on the grass, holding a blade of grass in his mouth, listlessly watching the sunrise.

  "Luoxuan." A joyful voice echoed from behind, Luoxuan jumped up and walked towards Gu Yiyi with a smile.

  "Finally you're here."

  "Uh-huh."

  Luo Xuan gazed at Gu Yiyi's lovely face, the morning sun casting a rosy glow on her cheeks. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have something to tell you."

  Gu Yiyi keenly sensed the worry between Luo Xuan's eyebrows and softly said: "Mm, you speak."

  Luo Xuan took a deep breath, and the morning breeze carried a hint of coolness. He said slowly, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

  "When are you coming back?"

  "I don't know, maybe soon, maybe..." Luo Xuan didn't say more, some things even if not said, both of them understood.

  The young man gazed intently at the girl's eyes, and her eyes were gradually filled with crystal clear tears.

  "Then, I'll wait for your return." Gu Yiyi left with these last words. After finishing speaking, she turned around and quickly left, running a few steps before stopping. She suddenly turned her head back, and tears spilled out in a beautiful arc as she faced Luo Xuan and shouted loudly, "I will be here every day, waiting for your return!"

  Then she turned around and quickly left the hillside, under the shining of the morning sun, reflecting a seven-colored light.

  Luo Xuan stood there in a daze, as if countless hot springs were erupting in his heart.

  He made up his mind secretly.

  No matter how long it takes, I will be back!

  Luo Xuan turned his head back to watch the sunrise for a while, then turned around to see Yang Yu Xi and Nan Gong Zang Jie walking towards him side by side.

  "Hey, Lan Qi." Yang Yu Xi waved his hand in greeting.

  "Where are you going?" Luo Xuan was somewhat puzzled.

  "Yesterday's group of wild boars, the inspection results show that they were manipulated by someone, who may be hiding in the mountains. Watersnake told us three to take a look." Nan Gong Cang Jie replied.

  "What a hassle......" Luo Xuan shook his head, looking somewhat dazed.

  The three of them set out on their journey together.

  Yang Yu Xi nodded at Luo Xuan and leaned in close, saying: "What did you say to Yiyi?"

  "Still okay..."

  "Didn't she have a thousand words and ten thousand languages begging you to stay?" Yang Yu Xi had an expression of disdain.

  "You think everyone is as worthless as you!" Luo Xuan said with a bad tone, paused for a moment, then said, "She said she will always wait for me."

  "Wahhhh~~~" Yang Yu Xi was shocked and made a "goosebumps all over the floor" expression.

  "I knew you'd make this face!" Luo Xuan said with a deep sigh.

  "Shut up and be careful!" Nan Gong Cang Jie suddenly spoke out, causing both of them to tense up instantly.

  After working together for so many years, they had already formed a tacit understanding among themselves. Nan Gong's intuition was something that had to be trusted.

  The three of them had already entered the depths of the great mountain, where people rarely set foot and there were no roads for people to walk on. The three could only jump forward on the crisscrossing tree branches.

  "With trees so dense and air so thick, I wonder if anyone can really be here?" Luo Xuan said while jumping around.

  "Just look for it." Yang Yu Xi replied casually.

  "Be careful!"

  Yang Yu Xi dodged nimbly, his body suddenly shifting to the left. A small black shadow brushed past his chest, directly cutting through his clothes and fresh blood seeped out.

  Yang Yu Xi took a sharp breath in, his reaction was absolutely not slow, but he still got hurt, if he had moved any slower just now...

  Yang Yu Xi shivered, her eyes gleaming like knives as she gazed coldly at that dark mass.

  "Nothing serious?" Luo Xuannan's face turned even more solemn as he rushed to Yang Yuxi's side, and upon seeing the wound on her chest, his expression became even graver.

  Yang Yu Xi shook his head to indicate that he was fine, his eyes fixed firmly on the black shadow in front of him.

  It was a bird-like spirit beast, its entire body inky black, with a pair of blood-red eyes staring at Yang Yu Xi and the other two with an air of hostility.

  Suddenly, flying birds chirped loudly, sharp bird calls pierced through the dense forest's obstruction, and could be heard from far away.

  The three men's faces suddenly changed, and they secretly thought it was bad!

  Nangong Zang suddenly stepped into the void and appeared beside Hei Niao, his hand rose and fell, a vast and majestic knife light flashing.

  The birds stopped chirping suddenly.

  "Go."

  Nangong Zang no longer hesitated, put away the Canglan, and his figure quickly swept towards the depths of the mountain.

  Yang Yu Xi's two faces were solemn, and they quickly disappeared into the dense forest without saying a word.

  The three of them walked hastily and none of them noticed that Yang Yuxi's chest was bleeding onto the tree branch, slowly turning darker.

  ………………………

  "Chirp"

  Having solved another possessed spirit beast, the three of them had more or less bloodstains on their bodies and were all letting out faint panting sounds. Fortunately, apart from Yang Yuxi being injured at the start, no one else was hurt.

  "Yell"

  Yang Yu Xi inserted the new Thunder Gun into the ground, suddenly feeling a dizziness in his brain. He hastily grabbed the handle of the Thunder Gun and barely stabilized his body.

  "Idiot, are you alright?" Luo Xuan asked anxiously.

  Yang Yu Xi suddenly felt his whole body become extremely heavy, and he could only support himself with the Thunder Gun to prevent himself from falling over. He didn't have any extra energy to respond to Luo Xuan.

  Nangong Zang approached, his brow furrowed in thought even more than Bailu Xuan.

  His intuition told him that Yang Yuxi's condition was not good, the three of them in terms of physical fitness, Yang Yuxi must be the best, but today Yang Yuxi's situation was very abnormal.

  It was after being attacked by that black bird that things started to go wrong!

  Nangong Zang suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind and quickly walked to Yang Yuxi's front, grasped his right hand and checked his pulse.

  The more he checked, the darker his face became.

  "What's wrong with Bai Chi?" Luo Xuan also sensed something was off and his expression turned tense.

  Nangong Zang held Yang Yuxi's hand and lifted his head with a serious face: "Let's hurry back, he's been poisoned."

  "Poisoned? When!" Luo Xuan's face changed, and he muttered, "Could it be that bird?"

  "It should be, we need to hurry up, that idiot won't last much longer." Nangong Cangjie's face was dark, Luo Xuan had never seen him look like this before.

  "Alright, I'll cover you!"

  Luo Xuan knew the situation was critical, and his eyes burst with a fierce light. The blue feather dagger spun into a whirlwind, enveloping the three people within it. Luo Xuan's entire body emitted a misty vapor, and fog rose from him.

  His momentum soared to an all-time high.

  Three people passed by, leaving behind one after another the corpses of demonic beasts, Luo Xuan's face gradually turned pale, but he gritted his teeth, letting sweat trickle down his face.

  Nan Gong Zang Jie knew that Luo Xuan was gritting his teeth and persevering, but he didn't open his mouth to comfort him. He also had no way to do so, as he could clearly feel the situation with Yang Yu Xi in his arms getting worse and worse.

  He couldn't comfort Luo Xuan, but instead urged him to hurry up, faster and faster!

  The trees were no longer as dense, Luo Xuan bit his pale lips and increased his speed!

  "Whoosh!"

  The blue feathered dagger finally swept across the neck of a wild beast, bursting out a thick stream of fresh blood, and the entire air was filled with a strong bloody smell.

  Luo Xuan rushed out of the mountains with two people, re-embracing the bright sunshine. The water in his body evaporated completely, and he suddenly fainted.

  Nangong Zang's eyes were quick and his hands were fast, the Qinglian sword flashed out of its scabbard in an instant, swelling violently against the wind, and firmly held back Luo Xuan.

  Luo Xuan coughed violently several times and opened his eyes with exhaustion.

  Nangong Zang led the way, wielding his sword as he flew swiftly towards the mountain cave with the other two.

  "Thank you, Luo Xuan." said Nan Gong Zang Jie sincerely.

  Luo Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then burst into a fit of anger, staring at Nan Gong Cang Jie's eyes and saying word by word: "What do you mean?"

  Nangong Zang was stared at by Luo Xuan and his heart skipped a beat.

  Luo Xuan said in a tired but solemn tone, "Yu Xi is your brother, but he's also my brother. Shouldn't I help him? Are you saying that by speaking like this, you don't consider me as one of your own? Don't consider me as a brother?"

  "I'm just like you, a brother of Yu Xi. Why can you help him unconditionally, but I need to get your gratitude in return?"

  Luo Xuan's expression was agitated, his eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze seemed to want to see through Nan Gong Zang Jie's inner heart.

  Nangong Zangjie laughed, his laughter was very radiant, he laughed without a care in the world, he laughed like an idiot!

  "Yes, we are brothers!!"