C25 Poison

"- my life was saved by Master Qi."

The Snow Qilin opened its mouth a few times, but no words came out.

This was too sad.

The slightly suppressed Xue Qilin picked up the wine cup, only to realize that the wine had already been emptied. She took the wine bottle, but it was also empty.

"- The Heavenly Jade Palace has given me everything I have now, and I will definitely make the Heavenly Jade Palace with everything I have."

These words were filled with an indestructible intent.

Everyone must have something that couldn't be replaced and was extremely important. In Lo Qing's eyes, that thing was probably the Heavenly Jade Palace. Xue Qilin couldn't help but think so.

"That's why I want to ask you to guard the Heavenly Jade Palace for me."

"Are you saying so much just for this request?"

"Yes."

"Do you think I would abandon the Heavenly Jade Palace?" Xue Qilin was puzzled.

"I'm afraid that you hate the Heavenly Jade Palace," Lo Qing said with a bitter smile.

Xue Qilin asked, "Why?"

"Because it ruined your life... Furthermore..."

Lo Qing did not continue, but Xue Qilin already understood what she meant.

She was afraid that she would feel resentment because she had been locked up in the Sword Tomb since she was young and couldn't see the light of day.

The Snow Qilin pretended to be angry as it stood up.

"Little Qing, I'm very angry."

"Eh?"

Lo Qing raised his head slightly and looked at the Xue Qilin that had puffed up its cheeks. He blinked his eyes to express his confusion.

"If I really hated the Heavenly Jade Palace, I would have made my move a long time ago. Don't tell me you think I'm not that kind of person?"

Xue Qilin put its hands on its waist and leaned its body forward to get closer to Lo Qing. Its eyes were wide open as it stared at him.

Lo Qing was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter.

"I was indeed overthinking..."

She lowered her eyes, and the shadow of her bangs covered her expression.

"Little Martial Ancestor, don't blame me... I did it all for the sake of the Heavenly Jade Palace."

Her tone was very depressed, and there was even a trace of regret and determination in it.

"Why should I blame you?"

Lo Qing shook his head lightly.

'Why did you have to go so far?' Xue Qilin sighed helplessly.

"I really don't know what I should say about you... You - "

The voice suddenly stopped.

The Snow Qilin suddenly turned its head and its sharp gaze pierced through the door.

"Young Martial Ancestor?"

"Qing, go wake Qing up."

"What is it?"

The Snow Qilin narrowed its eyes and said with an expressionless face.

"There are a lot of people approaching! They are almost there!"

Hearing her words, Lo Qing also became serious. She nodded and walked out of the door without saying a word.

However, she had only taken a few steps when she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Xue Qilin had just taken a step forward, and it wanted to ask what was going on.

A strong wave of dizziness hit her.

The Genuine Qi seemed to have been blocked by something, and it became sluggish.

The Snow Qilin held its forehead lightly. What was going on? Could it be that he was drunk just because of a little wine? Impossible! It was impossible for her to get drunk without even realizing it. Furthermore, getting drunk normally wouldn't affect the Genuine Qi in her body.

The moment it saw the wine cup on the table out of the corner of its eye, the Snow Qilin's eyes widened.

Poison!

But where did the poison come from? Wine? Cup? Or jerky? The Snow Qilin cursed itself for being careless. The winner was king and the loser was bandit. There was no such thing as a good or bad method. She should have guessed that the other party would use some despicable methods.

The Xue Qilin shook its head and took a deep breath. It tried to get rid of the dizziness that was bothering it.

At the same time, she forcefully sped up the circulation of the True Qi in her body and used the healing effects to suppress the poison that was slowly invading her body.

"Xiao Qing, are you alright?"

She raised her head and looked at Lo Qing, who had already stood up, and forcefully asked.

"It's fine. I can still suppress it."

Lo Qing answered with a frown. His breathing was a little rapid.

"Then hurry up and go!"

"Alright."

In the next moment, Lo Qing was like a vulture flapping its wings as he rushed forward. With a wave of his palm, he broke through the door. After a sudden turn of events, he disappeared from the sight of the Xue Qilin.

Xue Qilin slowly walked out of the room and looked into the distance.

Several groups of men and horses surrounded them as they approached from all directions. The Xue Qilin could feel a surging aura from one of the groups of men and horses that were approaching. It was the Heaven Stage.

He didn't even hide his aura. Was he determined to get his hands on Hwa Tianji? Xue Qilin couldn't help but laugh.

"Then... I'll give my dear Sect Master Hua a small gift."

Genuine Qi rushed out from his dantian and poured into the meridians in his body. Every breath of the Snow Qilin carried a bit of fire with it.

Countless sparks appeared around him. His hair fluttered without any wind and his sleeves fluttered in the wind.

Unknowingly, the expression of the Xue Qilin had already become ferocious.

Countless flames burst out from all over her body and gathered into several streams of flames. Then, they slowly gathered in the sky. Before long, the flames in the sky lit up the entire courtyard.

Countless spears made of flames were suspended in the air, ready to be fired at any moment.

The Snow Qilin lightly spat out a mouthful of mist that contained sparks, but it wasn't to calm the surging Genuine Qi in its body.

"All of you, turn into kebabs for me! Three of the Army Breakers!"

As if it had just received an order, countless fiery spears pierced through the sky and shot in all directions.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions sounded one after another. Flames lit up the sky, and the dust was swept over from far away. It almost covered the yard where she was standing.

The Xue Qilin retracted its gaze and looked at Lo Qing and Gong Tianqing, who were already standing at the side.

Lo Qing's expression didn't change at all. On the other hand, Gong Tianqing looked into the distance as if she was frightened.

'Did I scare you?' Xue Qilin thought.

The moment she was about to call out to the two of them, a rusty smell of warmth rushed up her throat. Then, the Xue Qilin spat out a mouthful of blood, black blood.

"Little ancestor, are you alright?"

Lo Qing quickly walked closer. The sound of hurried footsteps sounded a little superficial.

"I'm fine."

The Xue Qilin, which was supported by Lo Qing, used its sleeves to wipe off the blood at the corner of its mouth.

She knew that her current situation was nothing more than forcefully activating her Genuine Qi to speed up the effects of the poison and damage her internal organs. However, this kind of internal injury didn't pose much of a threat to her, even though she was at the Heaven Stage. On the contrary, the unknown poison made the Xue Qilin even more worried. Because of this, its Genuine Qi was already starting to become a bit out of control.

"Let's hurry up and leave. This poison is a bit strange."

The Xue Qilin said in a deep voice. Lo Qing also nodded with a serious expression.

"-!"

At that moment, the Xue Qilin suddenly felt something and turned around abruptly. It quickly waved its hands.

"Have you seen enough?"

Two beams of sword Qi rushed towards the roof where there was no one else.

Blood splattered everywhere.

A figure suddenly separated from the darkness and quickly retreated into the distance.

As expected, there was someone monitoring him! The other party seemed to be very good at hiding his aura. Only now did Xue Qilin notice him.

The Snow Qilin, who had arrived beside Gong Tianqing in a flash, held the other party's hand.

Gong Tianqing trembled and looked at the Snow Qilin in a daze.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

Gong Tianqing finally came back to her senses. Although she was trembling all over, she still nodded firmly.

"Good child, Xiao Qing, let's go!"

After it finished speaking, the Xue Qilin took the lead to jump out. She lightly tapped the courtyard wall and used the force to jump out. In an instant, she passed through the Heavenly Sword Sect's mountain villa and arrived at an empty plain.

She could feel the aura of Lo Qing, who was following closely behind her.

The three of them rushed forward at high speed. The Xue Qilin took the lead and rushed into the space filled with dust.