Fu Huaizhi was taken away by the people from the Xuan Sect.
Su Yuan was enraged and immediately wanted to wring Fu Huaizhi's neck. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, Elder Huang blocked his way.
"Huang Qi, do you want to protect him?" Su Yuan looked down at Elder Huang, who was standing in front of Fu Huaizhi, with a killing intent in his tone. The thunder roaring all around testified to Su Yuan's fury at this moment.
"Honorable Lord Yinglong, please calm down. Since Fu Huaizhi has done such a thing as harming his fellow disciples, our Xuan Sect will surely not protect him. But he shouldn't be killed by you here. The most important thing now is Zhaozhao's injury. Moreover, the poison Fu Huaizhi used on Zhaozhao just now still needs to be interrogated in detail." As soon as Huang Qi finished speaking, Song Yao jumped onto the arena, her eyes full of disgust and hatred.
"Elder Huang, Zhaozhao is a daughter of our Song Family. If the result you give us in the end doesn't satisfy us, the Song Family will never let it go. I hope you understand this." Song Yao was feeling both self - reproach and pain now. She wished she could tear Fu Huaizhi, that brute, to pieces on the spot.
Song Changyang came down from the high platform and stood behind Song Yao, showing his attitude.
Zhaozhao was a member of the Song Family. She couldn't be wronged like this.
The crowd of demons and Xuan Sect disciples below the arena watched this scene and shouted, demanding that Fu Huaizhi be punished to give Zhaozhao justice.
Elder Huang looked at the situation and silently sighed, "The Elder Council will surely give everyone a satisfactory answer."
Su Yuan's cold eyes fell on Elder Huang, and he slowly uttered a few words: "You'd better." Then he took Zhaozhao away.
Song Yao watched helplessly as Su Yuan took her younger sister away. She anxiously chased after a few steps but couldn't catch up. She stood there at a loss.
It was all her fault... If it weren't for her, Zhaozhao wouldn't have made a bet with Fu Huaizhi, and she wouldn't have been poisoned.
Su Yuan took Zhaozhao to his room. He tried to use his inner energy to treat Zhaozhao, but it was of no use.
One after another, the elders and demons proficient in medicine from the Xuan Sect and the demon clan came, but none of them could do anything.
The dark green and hot patterns had already spread to Zhaozhao's shoulders. Before long, they would reach her neck.
"Honorable Lord, this thing is not exactly a poison but something even more overbearing and powerful. If we don't find a way to get rid of it soon, the poison may reach her brain and erode her mind... I'm afraid that by then, even if she wakes up, she'll become a fool." The hundred - year - old vine demon looked at Zhaozhao on the bed and sighed helplessly at Su Yuan.
Su Yuan clenched his fists tightly. His pursed thin lips showed his tension and worry.
Song Yao stood at the door and heard all this. Tears welled up in her eyes helplessly.
It was all her fault...
"What are you standing here stupidly for? Feeling guilty?" A teasing voice sounded in her ear. Song Yao turned her head and saw Lu Chukong, who had returned.
Song Yao was in no mood to talk to him. She turned her face away and said nothing.
Lu Chukong was shocked to see Song Yao's tears. He was all thumbs. "Hey, hey, hey, don't cry. Who said your younger sister is beyond saving?"
Song Yao stopped and grabbed Lu Chukong's clothes. Looking up at him, she asked, "You have a way?!"
Lu Chukong lowered his head and smiled. "What she's suffering from is not a poison but a Gu worm, a kind of mother - child Gu worm."
"Mother - child Gu worm..."
Lu Chukong explained, "It's an ancient secret technique. One mother Gu worm can breed hundreds of child Gu worms, and they are in a symbiotic relationship. This kind of mother - child Gu worm is good at confusing people's minds. It can devour cultivation and demonic power, then induce the host to have inner demons, and finally drive the host crazy and to death."
He glanced at the stunned Song Yao and continued, "Once a child Gu worm finds a host, it can't be killed. Only by finding and killing the mother Gu worm can the child Gu worms perish."
Suddenly, Song Yao remembered that Lu Chukong had said that his master might be a descendant of the people from Southern Border. He knew so much... Maybe he had a way!
"As long as you can cure Zhaozhao's injury, I'll give you whatever you want!" Song Yao promised Lu Chukong.
Lu Chukong laughed loudly. "Oh, my young lady. Although your words are very tempting, I can't save her. I don't know where the mother Gu worm is."
"Are you sure every word you said is true?" A hoarse voice sounded. Su Yuan stood at the door with a gloomy face, looking at the two of them coldly.
Lu Chukong squinted his eyes and then hooked the corner of his mouth. "Of course."
Immediately afterwards, Su Yuan disappeared in front of the two of them.
Song Yao rushed into the room and looked at the vulnerable Zhaozhao on the bed. She reached out and touched her face. "Zhaozhao, don't be afraid. Cousin will surely keep you safe."
Then she turned around and walked out of the room. She was going to find Fu Huaizhi. He had planted the Gu worm, so he must know where the mother Gu worm was!
However, when Song Yao rushed to the dungeon, she found the guards lying on the ground. Su Yuan was standing there looking down.
Fu Huaizhi was lying on the ground, gasping for breath. Su Yuan looked at him coldly. "I'll ask you one more time. Where is the mother Gu worm?"
"I... really don't know... what mother Gu worm... I don't know..."
Su Yuan sneered. Immediately, Fu Huaizhi let out a shrill scream and curled up in pain.
"I... I really don't know... Ah——! I thought it was just a medicine to make her temporarily lose her cultivation! I didn't mean to kill her..."
"That thing... was, was bought by me from the Red Spider Society... You, you go and find them..." After Fu Huaizhi painfully said these two sentences, he fainted.
The Red Spider Society...
"Boss, we've found out the source of that batch of prohibited drugs that can turn animals into demons. It's an organization called the Red Spider Society, located in the area of Beishan. Should we go and destroy them directly next?" Gu Qing's voice came from Su Yuan's earpiece.
Su Yuan squinted his eyes when he heard Gu Qing's words and said coldly, "Wait. I'll go with you."
"Eh? Boss, you don't need to go for such a simple task—"
Beep! Su Yuan cut off the communication. He stepped over Fu Huaizhi on the ground, ignored Song Yao beside him, and left directly.
Song Yao looked at Fu Huaizhi. His meridians were all broken, and his cultivation was completely destroyed. Fu Huaizhi was finished for the rest of his life.
Recalling the way Su Yuan looked just now, Song Yao shivered. This was the ancient war god who was feared by all in the rumors...
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Zhaozhao felt that something was very wrong with her body. She felt cold one moment and hot the next. It was so uncomfortable.
She struggled to open her eyes. The burning sensation in her palm caught her attention. She raised her hand and stared blankly at it.
Something was scurrying around in her palm. Suddenly, the dragon scale on her neck emitted a soft white light, enveloping her tightly.
It felt so comfortable... This feeling was so familiar. Why?
A voice flashed through her mind. It seemed to be her own.
"You're so good - looking! You're the most beautiful demon I've ever seen!"
Someone scoffed and deliberately asked her, "Have you seen other demons?"
She replied dejectedly, "No..."
Who was it? Who were you?
Zhaozhao held the dragon scale on her chest and gasped for breath. Suddenly, her eyes saw something, and her expression immediately became panicked.
On the other side, Su Yuan and Gu Qing raided the base of the Red Spider Society, but they still couldn't find the whereabouts of the mother Gu worm.
However, to make matters worse, he received a message from Nan Jia—Zhaozhao was missing.