Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 42 Equipment exploded!

Before he could finish his words, Lord Yan said in a friendly manner:
"Peng Wan, you haven't been home to visit your parents for more than a year, right? Those noisy censors have been making a fuss about filial piety recently, saying that I didn't teach my daughter well and didn't know how to be filial to my parents-in-law. You should take Ting'er back to Nanli's hometown today."

"what??"

Wang Ruoqing felt as if a bucket of snow water had been poured on his head, and his whole body was icy cold. How could his hometown compare to the colorful world of Yidu? He knelt down hurriedly and said in a trembling voice:
"Don't worry, Old Taishan. I have already contacted the experts. This time, we will definitely catch that damned Suosongke, strip him naked and hang him up, so that he will be ruined and suffer."

It would have been better if Wang Ruoqing didn't say anything, but Elder Yan slammed the table and roared with his hair and beard standing on end:
"Get out! Get out right now!"

After saying this, he started coughing violently, and his expression was very painful.
Only at this time did people realize that Mr. Yan was already an old man in his sixties.
***
At the same time, Gong Tianwu was also healing.
To be honest, it was because he had too little combat experience, so at the beginning, although he could still rely on his shameless ruffian style to gain the upper hand,
Later, when he was in absolute advantage, he was kicked by Qin Mingxiong, breaking two ribs. Fortunately, with the help of Huangya Dan and internal strength, this injury could be healed in three days.

However, Qin Mingxiong was much more miserable than him. First of all, what Gong Tianwu sprinkled was not lime, but poison powder made from a vicious recipe passed down from Heimiao. Then he was hit by Gong Tianwu's full-strength palm. The mutated fire poison in his palm was directly aimed at this guy's internal organs and poured into them.

His eyes were injured and his internal organs suffered severe blows. This was truly a combination of internal and external troubles, which caused Mr. Qin to fall to the ground and twitch.

At this time, Gong Tianwu noticed that the pair of scarlet suede shoes on this guy's feet looked extraordinary, and he could faintly feel spiritual energy flowing out of them. Without saying a word, he pounced on them and forcibly pulled them off.

Then Gong Tianwu wanted to rush forward to finish him off, but Qin Mingxiong had recovered his strength and began to struggle and resist. At the same time, the people led by Qin Mingxiong were shouting and chasing after him in the distance.

This was because Gong Tianwu had too little combat experience, so he just ran away. In fact, if he calmed down, he could even kill all these people, but he now had the gangster mentality of taking advantage and running away, so he immediately slipped away.

When Gong Tianwu went out, he still predicted that something might happen, so he took valuables and medicine with him, and then he casually went into an empty house to heal his wounds. He also checked the boots he had taken from Qin Mingxiong. Surprisingly, Kang took the initiative to explain:
Name: Chita

Quality: Yellow (low quality)

Introduction: This pair of boots is made of fine materials and exquisite craftsmanship. The insole is made of the fire-spotted suede leather of a transformed giant demon. Therefore, it is beyond the scope of ordinary objects and can become a yellow artifact.

Agility: Wearing this pair of boots will increase your agility by +1
Chasing Fire: After activating this effect, the wearer's straight-line running speed increases by an additional 3 meters per second, but the turning rate increases by 40%, and the duration is one minute. Once the duration ends, the boots need to be baked on charcoal for an hour to reactivate this effect.

Resentment (negative effect): A little bit of the resentment of the fire muntjac before its death is attached to this leather, so within three days after coming into contact with it, animals such as horses, cattle, and deer will be very repulsive to the wearer and refuse to have close contact with it.

Features: After resolving its cause and effect, this object can be decomposed into Zhenlong points.

Gong Tianwu did not expect that although he was a little frightened, the other party actually sent him a very practical yellow weapon, and he immediately accepted it with great joy.

However, Kang immediately gave a hint:
"Your identity is special. You have repeatedly resurrected corpses, which is against the will of heaven. Therefore, it is very easy to be involved in cause and effect. If you want to possess this item, then its cause and effect will also be involved and spread to you."

Gong Tianwu immediately thought of the past events: he took the initiative to kill the demon mosquito, and then led to the appearance of the killing god Heimola!
Obviously, if one were to take this inferior yellow weapon into his possession, he would most likely have to bear the consequences of this thing in the future and face additional dangers.

However, Gong Tianwu immediately realized one thing and asked:

"So, if I can handle all the messes that this low-grade yellow weapon involves, then I will definitely be able to gain causal points?"

When he asked this, Kang was stunned for a moment and said:
"Chi Ta is involved in the cause of the fire-spotted muntjac. If you can really take it on, then there is still a high probability that you will get the cause and effect point."

"Not only that, after you resolve this cause and effect, this treasure can also be decomposed into Zhenlong points."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu immediately said:

"Wealth and honor are sought through risk. Since I have already wasted my second life, now I can only gamble on whether my life is strong enough."

After that, Gong Tianwu stopped talking and concentrated on regulating his breathing and healing his wounds.

At this time, the sharpness of the Purple Qi Cave Secret Art was brought into play. The healing speed of the injury was at least 50% faster than that of a normal person. Combined with the high-level Huangya Pill obtained before, the pain and swelling in the chest where he was kicked quickly subsided. As long as he didn't do strenuous exercise, there would be no problem.

After doing this, Gong Tianwu realized that it was almost dawn and it looked like it would be a sunny day, so he simply picked up the wisp of purple air before leaving.

Gong Tianwu had already thought of his next destination, which was very clear: that was to go directly to Mizhen Temple in Yicheng and ask to see Ming Zhenzi.

To be honest, Ming Zhenzi was a little unhappy at first. After all, he had been very sincere when trading for the Xuan-level mid-grade treasure: the Seven Hells Pan, and he even took out a longevity pill, but he still didn't get what he wanted.

But after hearing Gong Tianwu's intention, he was also a little surprised:
"Oh? You mean, you want some advice?"

Gong Tianwu nodded and said:
"Yes, before, I was in the Mizhen Temple in Guangchang City. Thanks to the care of Luo Gong Jiaoyu and Zhao Wenzhou's accountant, I obtained the combination of Ziqi Cave True Jue + Dragon Sleeping Stone + Kaimai Pill, which instantly raised my personal strength to the level of dark energy."

"Now I happen to have some money and time, I wonder if the temple master can arrange it?"

This is Gong Tianwu's plan. All the money and property will be spent and converted into his own strength. Then he can use his stronger strength to make money.

Ming Zhenzi immediately smiled:

"Yes, yes, of course I have it. The Secret of the Purple Qi Cave, right? I want to know your basic situation."

Gong Tianwu said calmly:

"No problem at all."

***
Two hours later,

Gong Tianwu's face was full of disbelief, staring at the bowl of water in front of him in a daze, while an old man in black in front of him folded his hands across his chest, looking at him with amusement on his face.

"I was actually poisoned? How is this possible?" He accepted Ming Zhenzi's plan to improve the Purple Qi Cave True Art, and was called in for a careful physical examination to obtain specific information:
The main thing is to see what level he has reached in his cultivation, whether he has any hidden or internal injuries, and to find out the hidden dangers in his body. Then we can prescribe the right remedy and formulate a subsequent improvement plan.

It wasn't long before the results were checked and it was confirmed that Gong Tianwu had been poisoned! !

The old man in black said proudly:

"There is a black vertical line between your pupils, and the phlegm you coughed up sinks to the bottom of the water. If this is not a Gu poison, then I have spent thirty years in southern Xinjiang in vain, right?"

"If you still don't believe it, take a closer look at this bowl of water."

Gong Tianwu looked carefully again and found some small black spots in the water in front of him. They looked like tadpoles swimming, which was very mysterious! He smiled bitterly and said:

"Mr. He, I don't mean to disbelieve you. It's just that after I had a falling out with the Prime Minister, I didn't even drink a sip of water, and I was always careful not to let strangers get close to me. Even so, I was actually tricked. It's really incredible."

This Mr. He sneered and said:
"It is always difficult to defend against the witchcraft and the secret plot. Your defense is not worth mentioning at all!"

"Let me ask you, as long as the Prime Minister's Mansion can predict the path you must take, the Gu Master can control the birds to flap their wings and fly over your head, and then they can sow the Gu seeds!"

"For example, if I sprinkle Gu powder on the door handle, will you be infected as soon as you open the door?"

"Even easier, just sprinkle some Gu powder on the cushion of the carriage you're riding in. That's even more foolproof!"

"You said you were careful, but did you take care of these details?"

After hearing what Mr. He said, Gong Tianwu took a deep breath and felt that his precautions were indeed too crude and not worth mentioning in the eyes of experts. So he could only say:

"It is true that I know nothing. Then could you please help me get rid of the poison, Mr. He?"

Only then did Mr. He nodded slightly and said:
"Since you originally wanted me to help you break through the barriers and improve your martial arts, I'll give you a 20% discount on this detoxification, 1,500 silver shells."

Gong Tianwu's mouth twitched. If calculated this way, this Mr. He would have taken nearly three thousand silver shells from him alone! !
He Lao is also very experienced. After seeing Gong Tianwu's expression, he immediately said:

"You are lucky. You met me and were able to escape this disaster! Within a thousand miles, there are only three and a half people who can break this witchcraft! Do you know what witchcraft you are in?"

Gong Tianwu needed help at this time, so he could only smile bitterly:
"Appreciate further details."

He Lao lit up a hookah and started smoking:
"You have been infected with the most vicious of the three deadly Gu, called Tadpole Gu, which can only be found in the southern Xinjiang region."

"When someone dies suddenly within a hundred miles, the local Gu Master will smear the body with secret witchcraft, put it in a special "net coffin", and then chain it up and sink it into the lake."

"There are hundreds of holes drilled densely around the coffin. The special tadpoles that grow in the lake will be attracted by the smell of the witch medicine, swim into the coffin through the holes, and feed on the corpse."

"When the Gu Master gives the order to open the coffin after ten days, there will be a skeleton and dozens of extremely fat corpse clams inside. These corpse clams have black stripes on their bodies. They are smaller than bullfrogs, but much larger than ordinary frogs. They are very delicious when used to make soup, and they have a strong tonic effect on the body."

"However, once this thing is eaten, it is like a time bomb is buried in the body. The trigger of this time bomb is the bones in the coffin. The Gu Master will grind the bones into powder. Once a person who has eaten this toad even touches the bone powder, he will be immediately infected, vomit violently, and his body will quickly weaken. In the later stage, he will vomit out a large number of tadpoles."

Gong Tianwu was stunned when he heard that:

"But I don't seem to have eaten anything weird."

He Lao said with regret:

"Dry the clams and grind them into powder together with the bones in the coffin. You don't have to eat the powder. It will have the same effect if someone touches it."

After hearing this news, Gong Tianwu felt very upset and could only agree to let He Lao treat him.
Of course, being a suspicious person, he secretly doubted the authenticity of this matter. Was it possible that Mr. He was making up something out of nothing, deliberately setting a curse on him and then cheating him out of his money?
However, after asking around, I confirmed that this old guy was a good person, so I gave up the idea.

It took seven or eight days to eliminate the tadpole poison. During this time, Gong Tianwu had been living in Mizhen Temple.

He believed that he was safe here, because to attack him in Mizhen Temple would be a complete challenge to the authority of Baiman Mountain. Even someone as powerful as Lord Yan would not dare to do so.

A few days later, General He prepared all the medicines to expel the poisonous insects. Gong Tianwu picked up a bowl of strange medicine and gulped it down. After drinking it, his facial features wrinkled together and he looked very uncomfortable.

Two minutes later, a large number of uneven pits suddenly appeared on Gong Tianwu's face, and they were constantly wriggling and converging towards his nose.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of mucus began to flow out of his nose, along with tadpoles of various sizes. These tadpoles were black and yellow all over, but there were densely packed strange white dots on their surface, which looked extremely creepy.

Some of these tadpoles were still twitching and swimming after falling to the ground, but most of them were completely dead.

At the same time, Gong Tianwu began to vomit violently!
After vomiting out half a basin of bloody mucus and tadpoles, Gong Tianwu finally calmed down. His face was pale, and he leaned on the chair next to him and gasped as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Old He walked over and fed him some light yellow powder, and then Gong Tianwu started vomiting again, but this time he only vomited out two or three of those strange tadpoles.

Seeing this, Mr. He nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Okay, the poison in your body has been cleared out. Take a good rest."

At this time, Gong Tianwu was already out of breath, and his vitality was seriously damaged, so he barely raised his left hand and waved it, and then passed out.

Most of his coma this time was real, but a small part was a disguise. His eyes seemed to be closed, but he actually used his last bit of energy to observe the expression of Mr. He, but still did not find anything abnormal.

(End of this chapter)