Chapter 73 [073] Inducing Gu

When Shi Qing was first infected with the Love Gu, he actually didn't feel anything special, except for a slight stinging pain when the insect drilled into his wrist.

At night, when the love poison took effect, it only made her body slightly warm.

And that heat was just like a little warm-up after sword practice, totally harmless.

But then, she felt the heat in her body getting stronger and stronger.

Ten days.

Ten nights.

She went from being silent as usual at the beginning to being extremely hot and irritable now.

The heat and poison seemed to be accumulating in the body. Every time I survived an attack, the attack would double the next night.

Even the night before was barely bearable.

On the deck of the fairy ship, she used the cold night wind and her spiritual power to regulate her breathing. While everyone was resting in the cabin at night, she endured it alone.

But the temperature had risen to a new level tonight. The cold wind and spiritual power were no longer enough. She had to use the icy energy of the cold spring at the back to resist.

After Shi Qing realized that something was wrong with her body, she immediately persuaded her junior sister who was sticking to her to go back to her room to rest.

Although she returned to her room, she took off her coat and clothes, then immediately climbed out of the window and soaked in the cold spring.

The air was cold and the weather was freezing.

When Shi Qing was a child, he practiced Qingshuang swordsmanship here with the help of the power of the cold spring.

When I grew up and mastered the sword technique, I never went there again.

Who knew it would be needed again now.

After taking a deep breath, she twisted her fingertips and began to recite the purification mantra silently in her heart.

As long as you stay calm and endure for an hour, the fever will subside.

*
[The Love Gu still has an effect on her...] Zhong Lijin stood in the bushes not far from the cold spring, his eyes were heavy, and he said with extreme guilt: [Is there really no other way to remove it except..., Senior?]

The old man shook his head regretfully and sighed: [No, the love poison must taste the flavor before it can leave the host's body. If I really want to save the girl from this disaster in the future, the only way is to detoxify the poison with my own body. Junior, even if it's not you, there might be someone else. Why don't you go——]

[No! !] Zhongli Jin sternly refused, [What I am doing is repaying kindness with enmity! ]

If he doesn't like Shi Qing, he can end this cause and effect after obtaining the other party's consent.

But he had some feelings for the girl, and once involved, he could never break free from the vortex of liking Shi Qing.

[But I always find it strange that you are beating your heart while trying to be sober, feeling jealous while telling yourself to be generous. Isn't this mentality also torturing your Dao heart? ]

Zhongli Jin was stunned, and at this moment he seemed to be speechless because of the old man's words.

Because, he is.

He can admit frankly that he is moved, but he also knows clearly that he must get rid of this uncontrollable emotion.

However, every time he saw Shi Qing getting close to others, he felt indignant and uneasy, and he couldn't think of a good way to deal with this situation.

In this way, he is like a collection of contradictions. He can neither be cruel enough to cut off everything, nor dare to really indulge his emotions to like the other person.

Can this state of mind really stabilize one’s determination in the Tao?
——If you like someone, you like him or her. Emotions are not something you can control. Why should you blame yourself?

——But Shi Qing was not in my original plan. Even if she was, it was just because of the misunderstanding at that time, and I wanted her to regret it.

——Plans are the most useless things. You never know what changes will happen in the next second and how they will disrupt everything you have planned in advance. It is better to act according to circumstances.

——How can this be achieved by improvisation?!
——So you are stupid, you have to put love and Taoism in opposition, so you are now in a state of tossing and turning and not finding the answer. If you ask me, why not take this opportunity to walk towards her step by step and help her get rid of the love poison in the cold spring. There are only two consequences. One is that she asks you to forget tonight, and like you, she doesn't want to be involved in cause and effect. This is great, not only helping her, but also directly cutting off your thoughts, so you can continue to practice your ruthless Tao.

——So, what about number two?

The voice seemed to chuckle.

——Secondly, she is also moved after being intimate with you. What if she likes you too?

"..."

Does she like you too?
Shi Qing——Will you like someone?
No matter what the consequences are.

There is no doubt that now, stepping out from the bushes and moving towards Lengquan and Shiqing step by step is the best choice.

But as soon as this thought came out, Zhongli Jin's heart skipped a beat!
His eyes widened, as if he was frightened by the words that were totally inconsistent with his Taoism!

[Junior! Junior! !] The old man suddenly called him: [What’s wrong with you? !]

Zhongli Jin came back to his senses, and beads of sweat slid down his handsome and delicate face. His complexion turned pale, his breathing became slightly rapid, and his pupils constricted.

He stretched out his slightly trembling hand, held onto the tree trunk beside him, lowered his eyes and leaned forward slightly, staring at the wet leaves on the ground, as if he was still in shock.

——How could you have such an idea?!
It was like someone was tempting him in his heart.

But when he wanted to question the past, he suddenly realized that the conversation in his mind just now was just his own questions and answers!

[Young man! Are you okay?! You seemed to have been possessed by a demon again!] The old man woke him up, [You were possessed by a demon twice before, and today is the third time! What are you thinking about?!]

Thinking what?
Zhongli Jin frowned.

The first time he became possessed was when he was examining Shi Qing's body, and he discovered that he might have always been jealous of the girl's ability to wield a sword.

The second time I went insane was when my brain was damaged and I found that I could no longer use the sword.

Now, it's the third time.

The cinnabar red dot that suddenly appeared between the boy's eyebrows became more and more enchanting. It has been appearing between his eyebrows since he left the Monster Secret Realm and cannot be wiped off.

He had always thought that it was left behind by the old man when he rescued him in the Monster Secret Realm. After all, the electric current from the thunder tribulation passed through his body and brain, and it was the old man who used his own residual soul to protect his head, so it only damaged his brain but not his life.

But now, it doesn't seem that simple.

[…I’m fine.] Zhongli Jin said hoarsely: [Perhaps, I should really retreat for a while.]

Seeing him like this, the old man sighed even more heavily, [Well, there is actually a way to help the girl deal with the love poison, but then the one who suffers from the poison is the younger generation. ]

So he didn't want to let the boy know at first. After all, he was the young man's master, and naturally didn't want his apprentice to be trapped by the Love Gu. But now seeing Zhong Li Jin's appearance, he had no choice but to tell him.

[It's okay for me, Senior!] Zhong Lijin heard that there really was a way, and immediately said: [If it weren't for Shi Qing, this poison would have been borne by me. Please tell me the method!]

Just as the old man finished speaking, Zhongli Jin heard the rustling sound of leaves again, as if someone was walking across the grassy gravel road, lifting aside the broad and dense branches and leaves around, and slowly walking to the side of the cold spring.

The young man was stunned, and when he looked over again, he was a little surprised when he saw Shen Xiang.

But he quickly suppressed the strange feeling.

Junior Sister lives with Shi Qing in Sanqing Blessed Land, so it is natural for her to find herself in Lengquan.

However, what happened next was like an earth-shattering explosion, severely impacting his sight, mind, and heart.

*
When Shen Xiang was persuaded by Shi Qing to go back to the house to sleep, he felt something was wrong.

Shi Qing mainly practiced the Qingshuang sword technique, and secondly practiced the Zhuyan sword technique. His body temperature and aura were similar to those of his main sword technique.

Her temperature has never been high.

But tonight, when she hugged Shi Qing intimately, she found that her body had a strange heat.

But before she could ask, Shi Qing grabbed her collar and threw her back into the room, then turned around and went back to his own room.

Chen Xiang waited in the room for a long time, and confirmed that Shi Qing might have fallen into a deep state of closing his eyes and regulating his breathing at this time. Then he slipped out of the room and secretly looked inside from Shi Qing's window.

But she didn’t see Shi Qingren.

Shen Xiang's red dress stood out in the night.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a bad premonition arose in her heart.

At this time, the system in my mind began to speak with gloating: [It seems that she really did send you away on purpose before. What? Did my dear senior sister hide something from you? ]

Chen Xiang ignored it. Although it was fun to argue with the system all day long when she had just recovered her memory, she now completely regarded this thing as a jumping clown. There was no pleasure in arguing with it, so it was better to ignore it.

There is no one in the room.

Shen Xiang wondered where Shi Qing would go. But there were some sounds of leaves rustling around the cold spring behind him, which didn't sound like the wind, but more like the sound of someone's clothes sweeping past.

Shen Xiang's eyes narrowed and he walked over.

She was walking on a gravel road, surrounded by lush trees and bushes. Fireflies were flying all over the sky, and the faint light was shining, which was really beautiful.

When she reached the cold spring, she was suddenly stunned!

It was because Shi Qing, who was supposed to be in the room, was now only wearing a thin inner garment and sitting cross-legged in the cold spring.

The color of her body was not as white as usual, and her aura was not so cold.

His face was unnaturally red, his breathing was short and rapid, and even if he tried hard to control himself, he could not fully recover.

Spiritual energy lingered around her, using the warmth and potency of the cold spring to suppress the flames in her body and heart.

The wet clothes stuck transparently to her body.

Chen Xiang's breath was taken aback when he saw this, and he finally remembered something he had almost forgotten before - the Joy Gu!

Yes, Shi Qing was clearly infected with the love poison!

It’s just that he usually acts too calmly, and people gradually ignore this matter!

Shen Xiang stood by the cold spring, her aura was obvious.

But even though it was so obvious, Shi Qing didn't realize it. She seemed to be concentrating on dealing with the attack brought by the Joy Gu.

[Is there any medicine in the mall that can relieve this?] Shen Xiang's voice was trembling with extreme rage and cruelty. She stared at Shi Qing, as if the extremely scorching fire was also burning her at this moment.

The system gloated: [No, we can only rely on the touch of our bodies, the pleasure and joy, to satisfy the Joy Gu.]

Shen Xiang's eyes were cold, her red dress was enchanting, the night wind blew up her clothes, and it seemed that there were some villains in her heart fighting, pulling and struggling with each other.

【Touching can also relieve it, right? 】

The system said nothing.

But Chen Xiang also got the answer from its silence.

She began to walk towards Shi Qing step by step.

The system was startled, and the voice suddenly became sharp: [What are you going to do? ! ! ]

Shen Xiang ignored it.

Instead, walk to the edge of the pool and slowly enter the water.

The freezing spring water made her body shiver slightly and her lips lost their color.

Shen Xiang squatted down, facing Shi Qing, staring at her with a pair of eyes that were somewhat greedy yet extremely restrained.

Then, he sat beside her, stretched out his hands, and gently hugged Shi Qing.

The chill of the pool water and the girl's extremely hot body simultaneously gave Shen Xiang a sense of temperature.

She was cold and hot at the same time.

Shi Qing seemed to sense something, his brows furrowed even deeper, and his eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he was about to open his eyes.

Unexpectedly, a faster hand covered her eyes.

An extremely disordered breath was breathing in and out on her face. Shi Qing felt a familiar breath and seemed to have guessed who it was, so she did not struggle.

With physical touch, the heat felt much better.

After almost an hour, Shi Qing spoke up: "I'm almost there, you can go back, don't catch a cold."

But no one responded.

Shi Qing noticed that the breathing on his face had become steady, as if someone had entered a coma.

Her fingertips trembled, and then she twisted her fingers, and the bandage on her wrist immediately wrapped around Shen Xiang's body, lifting her up, and sending her back to the room with a "whoosh".

The junior sister held her the whole time, using the touch of her body to relieve her strange heat, without saying a word the whole time.

After sending her back to her room, the bandage was reattached to Shiqing's wrist.

Tonight's resistance is coming to an end, and Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief. However, there is another problem ahead: if she is in the secret realm of the Wind and Thunder Tower or the Disciple Competition, how should she resist when night falls?

Shi Qing was confident that he could get through it, but in the process, it was difficult for him to be alert to the outside world at the same time.

If Master were still alive, he might have a solution.

But now her master is still in seclusion, so she can only take things one step at a time.

The fever gradually subsided, and Shi Qing was about to retract his spiritual power and open his eyes.

But at the same time, another hand suddenly covered her eyes.

Shi Qing; "...Junior Sister?"

There is no one else in the Three Pure Ones’ blessed land except the junior sister and the master.

The master is still in retreat, and the junior sister was just sent back to her room by her. Could it be that she suddenly woke up again?
No one on the other side responded.

Only the cold and misty breath of the cold spring and the faint fragrance of snow lotus linger gently at the tip of the nose.

Shi Qing was about to ask again, but suddenly he felt a pain in his wrist as if someone had cut it hard!
Then someone placed a wrist that had also been cut on her wound, as if they were performing some kind of blood blending.

Shi Qing wanted to withdraw her hand, but the powder of the Death Powder had already been inhaled into her nasal cavity. Her body was immediately paralyzed and she could not move. Her consciousness gradually became blurred and she could not even open her lips to speak.

The person on the opposite side moved smoothly, luring others with blood and exchanging blood for blood.

Shi Qing only felt that the love insect in his body seemed to be attracted by something. During this process, not only did his body feel pleasure, but his spirit also felt a kind of stimulation and happiness that he had never experienced in the previous eighteen years.

The insect began to move.

It moved from her body, following the fragrance of the new body fluids, slowly to the wound on her wrist, and actually drilled out from there!
When the poisonous insect in her body disappeared, the hand covering her eyes was withdrawn by the other party.

The effect of the Jueming Powder has not yet worn off.

She was still in a state of confusion.

But I knew clearly what had just happened.

Someone used the blood transfusion method to lure the love insect out of her body.

*
Zhongli Jin stumbled back to Jinping Peak.

The love insect discovered that it had been deceived and was torturing the boy inside his body.

He plunged into the cold water, hiding his entire body in the icy lake water.

The blood exchange to lure the insects was successful. It turned out that the love insect only needed the mixing of body fluids to deceive and lure them.

In this way, Shi Qing will never suffer that torture again in the future.

[Youngsters! Chant the Purification Mantra! Keep your mind steady! ]

Zhongli Jin was tortured to the point of being in a state of confusion and blurry vision. The boy's entire body was burning and his clothes were half-open.

Even silently reciting the purification mantra in one's heart seems to have little effect.

It turns out that Shi Qing has been suffering from this pain.

——Fortunately, it was his turn later.

However, tonight was really unexpected.

Zhongli Jin, who was underwater, suddenly opened his eyes.

The look in those black pupils was dark, deep, bottomless and extremely cold. At this moment, a strange darkness appeared in his eyes as he stared at the starry sky above him which was gradually distorted by the lake.

——Junior sister, Shi Xiang.

He really has that kind of thought towards Shi Qing.

Here we come!! Good afternoon!