Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 109 Five Poisons
In the wilderness, where the moonlight does not shine.

Amid the miasma, many dry, black and thin trees were struggling and reaching towards the sky in despair like ghost claws.

Under the eerie branches of the dead tree, four figures, some fat, some thin, some tall, some short, were sitting or lying in different postures.

"It's already the second watch, where's Scorpion?"

The one who spoke was a short and fat figure wrapped in a black and green robe, leaning against a tree.

"He said today that he wanted to massacre Qingyun Temple. I guess he won't be here until later."

On the rugged rocks opposite the dead tree lay a thin native dressed in an unusual way, answering the questions listlessly.

The branches made a teeth-grinding creaking sound, and a strange shadow was entangled in the dead tree weakly and bonelessly, with a hoarse voice.

"If Scorpion messes up, Commander Li won't blame us, right?"

"If Li wants to rebel, he has to rely on us. We can't blame anyone else. Otherwise, just rely on his bunch of chickens and dogs? They will never be able to defeat old man Zhang in this life!"

The voice came from the dead tree. Upon closer inspection, it was actually a short and stocky man who blended in with the surrounding environment and was talking nonsense.

The short and fat figure under the black and green robe revealed an ugly face full of warts, and spoke in a low and muffled voice.

"There will be many evil people and sorcerers who practice folk magic at this gathering, so we will inevitably have to deal with them. It would be fine if they don't come to cause trouble, but if something happens, hmph, you must not hold back."

The short and stocky man sitting nearby grinned, revealing his sharp, pale teeth, and responded, "Don't worry, Toad. If there are really any fools who dare to mess with Tai Sui, I will definitely make sure they don't see the sun tomorrow."

A somewhat feminine voice also came from the dead tree.

"I wonder if anyone still remembers us, the once powerful Five Poison Taoist priests, after not showing up for so long."

The native who was dressed in an alternative way was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed and a dead black scorpion fell out of the bag of poisonous insects on his waist.

"Oh no, the scorpion is dead!"

"How is that possible?! Isn't he carrying a bad elephant bug?"

"Ghost Tiger went with him!"

There were screams coming from both the tree and the ground, which made the ugly face of the short and fat figure feel annoyed.

"I still failed despite the bad elephant worm and the ghost tiger. I think there will be some high-ranking monks staying at Qingyun Temple tonight. Scorpion is unlucky."

"That's just bad luck for Scorpion. Who told him to pick a time when we were practicing to cause trouble for that Ox Nose?"

"That's it."

It's just that you were lucky, you didn't run into any powerful people when you were killing people and practicing martial arts, otherwise your end wouldn't be much better,

The thin native glanced with disdain at the three evil people in the field and raised the black scorpion in his hand.

"Should we avenge Scorpion?"

"He brought it upon himself! What does it have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, the native shook his head, threw the black scorpion back, turned around and followed the black-green robed figure walking out.

"I hope there won't be any more accidents this time. If we hadn't escaped with our lives last time, we would have died a long time ago."

"This time, the host is Mr. Li. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. What is there to be afraid of?"

The short and stocky man laughed, not caring at all, and quickly caught up with the natives in front.

The sky was just turning white. Qin Huai and Taoist Deshan, one carrying the body of Taoist Scorpion and the other carrying his belongings, strode towards Long Yuan.

Taoist Deshan was holding the black robe of Taoist Scorpion. Seeing that Qin Huai was not very impressive, but his speed was not slower than his. He started a conversation with some curiosity.

"I wonder what kind of martial arts did Mr. Qin practice? I see that your physique is not like that of an ordinary soldier."

"They are just some family-inherited skills, just for self-defense. They are not as good as the Qingwei Daozang."

Qin Huai laughed and changed the subject, asking the old Taoist about the Scorpion Taoist's defense method last night. "Oh, Taoist Deshan, I was in a hurry and nervous last night, so I forgot to ask you for advice. Do you know what kind of protective weapon the Scorpion Taoist's black clothes are? I think the protective power of this black clothes is very strong."

"The black clothes are just ordinary clothes, but the lining is sewn with a layer of golden silk, which is really extraordinary. You should know that the silk spit out by the golden silkworm Gu is the toughest and can be soft or hard. The Scorpion Taoist has this lining and the Zhou Tian breathing skill, which makes people feel that it is difficult to defeat him for a while and it takes a long time to attack him.

Come, come and touch it."

Qin Huai stretched out his hand to try, and sure enough, he felt a layer of soft and hard, thin fabric that was neither gold nor jade.

"Master Deshan is indeed a pure and knowledgeable Taoist priest with great accomplishments."

"No, no, it's just that Jiaozhi is a land of mountains and dense forests, with deep valleys and ravines, and there are many strange stories. I have only seen a lot of things, but I can't really be considered a high-level Taoist priest with great cultivation."

Taoist Master Deshan waved his hand, and seeing that they had reached their destination, he turned around and took Qin Huai up the mountain path.

Qingwei Mountain, Qingwei Temple.

After entering the mountain gate and arriving at the Sanqing Hall, a Taoist priest with a dignified face and wearing a green robe with right lapel came to greet me.

"Brother Deshan, why are you here?"

"Brother Dewen, this is Lay Buddhist Qin Huai. I came back to Qingwei today to discuss something important with you."

"I am Qin Huai, a flag officer of the Metropolitan Command. Taoist Dewen, I am honored to meet you."

"Mr. Qin, you are so polite. Come, take a seat first. We will talk while we drink tea."

When Taoist Master Dewen saw Qin Huai bowing, he was quite fond of him and pulled the two of them to the side room to sit down.

After some tea, Taoist Deshan pointed to the corpse outside the door and showed it to Dewen.

"Brother, who do you think this is?"

"The scorpion among the five poisonous creatures? Master Huineng also has his failures?"

Taoist Master Dewen only took a glance and recognized the identity of the corpse based on the burnt face.

"Junior brother, you have a keen eye. Last night, this scorpion brought a ghost tiger and a strange insect to massacre our Qingyun Temple. Fortunately, Qin Huai arrived and helped us kill the monster. Otherwise, I probably won't see you again in the future."

"With your strength, are you afraid of a mere Taoist priest like Scorpion?"

Taoist Master Dewen thought that Taoist Master Deshan was joking and was obviously not convinced.

Others may not know how powerful Taoist Master Deshan is, but as his close junior fellow apprentice, he knows it very clearly.

“I don’t know where this Taoist Scorpion got a batch of strange insects from these years. Their juice can block a person’s blood and qi, hinder a person’s spirit, and make it impossible for a person to use qi.

I didn't check for a moment and fell into his trap.

Fortunately, Mr. Qin is a military master who practices Qi and blood martial arts, and he happened to come and deliver a letter to me last night.

With his help, we were able to capture the ghost tiger and the demon."

"An alien insect that can ruin people's mood? A ghost tiger? It seems that there is a master behind this scorpion."

Taoist Master Dewen's expression also became somewhat solemn, his eyes emitted a faint white light as he looked at Qin Huai.

"What a strong physique! Mr. Qin, are you interested in joining our sect?"

Devin had a sharp eye and could tell Qin Huai's physical strength at a glance.

Not only does his skin show signs of being as strong as iron, but his internal organs, tendons and other parts are also just one step away from a breakthrough and achieving the fourth level of physical martial arts.

He immediately developed a desire to recruit talented people and wanted to add another great Taoist master to the Qingwei Sect.

"Ahem, ahem, Junior Brother, these are the spoils of Mr. Qin, the relics from Taoist Scorpion. Do you think we can let him enter the Qingwei Daozang to learn the Qigong cultivation method?"

"Well, that's fine, but..."

(End of this chapter)