Chapter 4680 — Curing the Poison Wound
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Heh, idle hands make idle work, no? I did it to pass the time and amuse myself. Rest easy, brat—those little secrets of yours hold no interest for me," Gui Dongxi said with a cackling laugh.
"Er—may I ask, Senior, just who did you learn this shameless disposition from? Why do I keep running into such disreputable sorts…" Wei Zhao was left speechless. Back when they had not known each other well, he hadn't noticed; now that they were familiar, he had discovered that Gui Dongxi too was thoroughly disreputable. He could not help but think of the old man.
"Heh heh, stop muttering to yourself, brat. Best draw the poison out of her quickly—it's already spreading. Dawdle any longer and this girl really will be dead beyond all doubt," Gui Dongxi said with a strange chuckle, cutting him off.
"Fine!" Seeing the purple-black discoloration on Huo Yudie's calf growing ever larger, Wei Zhao dared entertain no further stray thoughts. He laid her flat on the ground, then, gritting his teeth, bent down.
By now Huo Yudie's wound had been dissolved open and was steadily oozing black fluid. The moment Wei Zhao drew near, he nearly threw up on the spot; it was only by sheer willpower, forcibly suppressing his nausea, that he steeled himself and put his mouth to the wound.
As he drew the poison from Huo Yudie, Wei Zhao silently fumed. Once this girl recovered, he thought, he would absolutely have to renegotiate their share of the spoils—otherwise, he'd be sucking out this potent venom for nothing!
Bending over Huo Yudie's calf, Wei Zhao felt not the slightest trace of romantic sentiment. True, he had a constitution immune to all poisons, but the Eight-Legged Kache Insect's venom was terrifyingly potent; each time he drew a mouthful from her wound, a searing, stinging pain would abruptly shoot through his lips.
After several moments of this, the poison in Huo Yudie's body finally began to ease. Her calf, which had been a hopeless mess of black and purple, gradually regained a faint flush of color, and her breathing, already too weak to notice, began to steady. Yet this was hard on Wei Zhao. Though the venom had no effect on him whatsoever, that searing sting was very real—quite apart from anything else, his mouth was nearly numb now.
Numb mouth or no, Wei Zhao dared not slacken in the slightest. Huo Yudie might be showing signs of improvement, but since the Eight-Legged Kache Insect's venom could easily bring down a Xuan Ascension cultivator, so long as the tiniest remnant remained, it could yet cost Huo Yudie her life.
And besides, though Wei Zhao was immune to all poisons, he dared not grow careless. What if the venom was simply too overbearing—what if, through some misstep, even he wound up poisoned?
Wei Zhao lay beside Huo Yudie's leg, grunting and huffing as he drew out the poison. Just then, two furtive figures suddenly emerged from not far off—two men.
Though they wore no unified uniform, each bore a badge at his collar depicting twin clouds with outspread wings. Ren Zhongyuan and Yi Xiaotian wore the same badge—clear proof that this was the emblem of the Xiangyun Academy!
Only, in both countenance and bearing, these two fell far short of Ren Zhongyuan and his companions, and their strength was likewise inferior—not even reaching the Nascent Soul stage, they were merely two cultivators at the peak of Golden Core. (To be continued) R466