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Chapter 279 The cunning of a villain is no match for the quick thinking of a fool.

With her dantian destroyed, Long Xiaoyun trembled and collapsed to the ground.

He tried to mobilize his internal energy as usual, but the thought vanished without a trace.

Faced with the changes in herself, Long Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, as if she had not yet recovered from the current situation.

A few breaths later, Long Xiaoyun, who had come to her senses, stared at Gu Shaoan in astonishment.

"You crippled my martial arts! How dare you cripple my martial arts?"

Upon learning that Long Xiaoyun's martial arts had been crippled, Lin Shiyin was shocked and went to Long Xiaoyun's side to check on her condition by circulating her internal energy.

When Lin Shiyin discovered that Long Xiaoyun's dantian had been destroyed, her face suddenly turned pale.

However, neither Lin Shiyin nor Qin Xiaoyi blamed Gu Shaoan for Long Xiaoyun's dantian being destroyed and her path to martial arts being cut off.

There are both things they cannot do and things they dare not do.

If someone discovers that she has secretly poisoned Long Xiaoyun, even if it's not a deadly poison, a ruthless person could simply kill her, and no one would suspect anything if the news got out.

Not to mention that Gu Shaoan has only destroyed Long Xiaoyun's dantian.

That's already considered showing mercy.

"He's just a child, why bother arguing so much with a child?"

However, at that moment, a muttering sound suddenly rang out from the dilapidated temple.

Although the sound was not loud, everyone in the dilapidated temple at this moment, except for Long Xiaoyun, was a person with martial arts skills.

Even though the voice was very low, everyone could still hear it clearly.

Immediately, everyone's gaze followed the source of the murmur and turned to Linghu Chong.

At the same time, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze's expressions changed drastically upon hearing Linghu Chong's murmur.

Yue Buqun suddenly turned around and looked at Linghu Chong, who was frowning, and said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you spouting? Shut up."

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's reprimand, Linghu Chong's expression stiffened, but he still showed some resentment.

He clearly still believes his ideas are correct.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun felt a chill run down his spine, and he was both anxious and angry.

Before Yue Buqun could speak again, Yang Yan's voice rang out.

"As the saying goes, do not refrain from doing good because it is small, nor do evil because it is small. Not to mention that what this young man did was to secretly poison people. If we let him off lightly this time, it would be tantamount to encouraging his evil intentions."

"What if someone harbors malicious intentions again and uses poison that could kill someone?"

Hearing Yang Yan's words, Linghu Chong retorted, "Miss, you are mistaken. Although this young man has made a mistake, he is still young. As long as his family can educate him properly, he can be corrected."

"To cripple someone's martial arts skills so easily is making a mountain out of a molehill and going too far."

Yang Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud, as if she had heard something funny.

"Young? As if everyone grows up from this age. At eleven or twelve, you already know a lot of things."

"Putting everything else aside, you should understand the principle that you shouldn't harm people without cause."

"They can secretly poison someone just because they are dissatisfied, and afterwards they downplay the effects of the poison."

"Since he doesn't even understand the most basic principles now, it can only mean that the people around him are not teaching him well."

"If it were some other eccentric and domineering people in the martial arts world today, it wouldn't be as simple as just crippling their martial arts."

At this point, Yang Yan paused and then gave a disdainful smile.

"Just like you, when I met you years ago, you were reckless and ignorant, and spoke without restraint. Now, several years have passed, and you are still the same. I have not seen your elders teach you well."

"If that's the case, why do you expect the boy's family to be able to raise him well?"

“If we don’t punish him today to teach him a lesson, he’ll probably be just like you in a few years, without any improvement.”

When she spoke, Yang Yan's voice carried a clear hint of contempt.

Linghu Chong's appearance hasn't changed much over the years. After recognizing Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo also remembered Linghu Chong.

Several years ago, Yang Yan had a bad first impression of Linghu Chong because of his recklessness and ignorance.

Several years later, seeing that Linghu Chong was still as foolish as ever, he was far from being kind.

Hearing Yang Yan's words, Linghu Chong was taken aback. "We know each other before?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yan curled her lip and said, "Don't try to climb the social ladder. Who wants to know you? You're bad luck."

Faced with this undisguised disdain, Linghu Chong's expression stiffened, and a hint of anger rose in his heart.

"you"

However, before Linghu Chong could speak, Yue Buqun's cold voice rang out.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to shut up?"

Seeing that Yue Buqun was truly enraged, Linghu Chong shrank back and immediately lowered his head, saying no more.

Upon seeing this, Yang Yan scoffed and then ignored Linghu Chong.

After giving Linghu Chong a deep look, Yue Buqun turned around and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yang Yan and Gu Shaoan, saying, "It is alright for me to teach a disciple; I hope you will not take offense."

Gu Shaoan did not rush to respond to Yue Buqun, but looked at Lin Shiyin and said, "This child is your child. He is spoiled by his relatives at home, but once he leaves home, no one will have the same obligation to spoil him."

"If you don't educate yourself properly, there will be plenty of people to teach you when you enter the world. Just don't regret it in the future. That's all I have to say. I hope you will take good care of yourself."

Upon hearing the words, Lin Shiyin remained silent for a few moments before nodding gently.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior. I've got it."

Then, Gu Shaoan tightened his grip on the medicine bottle and crushed it, directly crushing the medicine bottle that Long Xiaoyun had just handed over.

As the fragments fell, the powder inside the medicine bottle was immediately enveloped by Gu Shaoan's internal energy.

After confirming that the medicine was indeed harmless by breathing in the air, Gu Shaoan flipped his palm, and the powder immediately split into more than a dozen streams of energy, which then entered the bodies of Qin Xiaoyi, Xingyunzhuang, and others.

"The poison your young master just administered has been neutralized."

Hearing Gu Shaoan's words and understanding that his actions were to help them detoxify, Qin Xiaoyi and the others felt a little relieved.

Then, Gu Shaoan, wearing a bamboo hat, moved his head slightly, seemingly looking at Yue Buqun and the others.

"Since your faction thinks my previous actions were an overreaction, you can find a way to deal with the poison in your bodies yourselves."

"If we can't cure it, it'll be good to experience the effects of this poison."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, and the other members of the Huashan Qi Sect all changed.

Ning Zhongze was about to speak, but Yue Buqun suddenly stopped him.

Amid Ning Zhongze's confusion, Yue Buqun took a deep breath, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Thank you all for your kindness."

Yue Buqun had seen the Heaven-Slaying Sword before, and Gu Shaoan was certain that with Yue Buqun's keen observation skills, he must have already guessed his identity.

If Yue Buqun were foolish enough, he could have simply revealed his identity and then asked Gu Shaoan for help in detoxifying them. But Yue Buqun did not do so.

With this in mind, Gu Shaoan paused slightly as he walked.

"I advise Sect Leader Yue to pay more attention to the teaching of his disciples, lest he harm others and himself, which would be a small matter, but he would also implicate the entire Huashan Qi Sect, and it would be too late to regret it then."

Knowing what Gu Shaoan meant, Yue Buqun pondered for a moment before replying, "I understand."

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan nodded slightly and then led Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo back to the corner.

From beginning to end, he didn't even glance at Linghu Chong once.

After sitting down, Gu Shaoan used his internal energy to disrupt the surrounding atmosphere, preventing others from overhearing their conversation before speaking.

"In the future, there's no need to waste so much time talking to others. Don't assume that everyone is polite and knows right from wrong, and don't think that others are as smart as you. There are plenty of clueless people in this world. If you can't reason with them, there's no need to say so much."

Yang Yan sighed and said, "Who could have known that even these simple principles wouldn't make sense?"

Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "That's why the martial world is always decided by fists. Many times, it's like this: when a scholar meets a soldier, reason is useless. As for right and wrong, we know what's in our hearts."

Yang Yan suddenly turned her head to look at Zhou Zhiruo and said, "Senior Sister, why didn't you say anything before?"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "That disciple of the Huashan Qi Sect was just as reckless and ignorant seven years ago, and he is still the same now. There's no point in arguing with him. Why should I say anything more?"

Yang Yan replied resentfully, "Then why didn't you remind me?"

Zhou Zhiruo replied, "What I just said was just my opinion. What if my junior sister is capable enough to persuade others?"

Listening to the conversation between the two women, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo asked, "Judging from the poison you just described, called 'Hell on Earth,' it seems quite special. Those people who could use such a poison must be extraordinary. Could your actions just now have any implications?"

Although she didn't finish her sentence, Gu Shaoan understood Zhou Zhiruo's meaning perfectly.

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "They're just a bunch of clowns, Senior Sister, you don't need to care."

Long Xiaoyun's personal internal energy cultivation level was only at the level of returning to the innate stage.

In the martial arts world, they would only be considered third-rate.

If it weren't for scheming against an honest man like Li Xunhuan, I don't know where I would be now.

And Gu Shaoan is not Li Xunhuan.

If Long Xiaoyun really should provoke him, Gu Shaoan will let Long Xiaoyun know what it means to "try and die".

Seeing that Gu Shaoan was confident, Zhou Zhiruo said no more.

While the three were talking, Yue Buqun was silently staring at Linghu Chong on the Huashan Qi Sect side.

The air pressure around him was so low that Yue Lingshan couldn't help but take a half step back and lower her head like a quail.

Linghu Chong's fear intensified, and he didn't dare to lift his head at all.

"Woo~"

Just then, Ning Zhongze suddenly uttered a soft murmur.

Yue Buqun and the others quickly looked over, only to see that Ning Zhongze's face suddenly turned deathly pale, and fine beads of cold sweat instantly seeped from her forehead.

Before Yue Buqun could speak, in the next instant, he felt as if his intestines were being ripped apart and his stomach was churning.

The pain was extremely intense, far beyond what ordinary diarrhea could be compared to; it felt as if countless tiny ice needles were piercing my body.

Even Yue Buqun, who considered himself to have extremely strong endurance, turned deathly pale instantly under the intense pain, with beads of sweat spilling from his forehead.

In response, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze quickly sat cross-legged and forcibly raised their own internal energy to suppress the toxins in their bodies.

Even though the pain in their bodies was somewhat relieved by the suppression of true energy, it still lingered.

While the poison in Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze's bodies began to take effect, the poison in the bodies of Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan, and a group of disciples of the Huashan Qi Sect also began to take effect one after another.

Among these disciples of the Huashan Qi Sect, even Linghu Chong at present has not yet reached the level of returning to the innate state to transform into true qi. How can he suppress the severe pain caused by the toxins in his body with only the internal force in his body?
Before long, the disciples of the Huashan Qi Sect on the ground were already crying out in pain.

Yue Lingshan was in the same boat at this moment, "Father, Mother, it hurts so much, I'm in so much pain, can you go and ask those people for an antidote?"

Hearing Yue Lingshan's words, Yue Buqun forced himself to open his eyes despite his physical discomfort.

He first glanced at Gu Shaoan and the other two in the corner, and then looked at Lin Shiyin.

Noticing the gazes of Yue Buqun and the others, Lin Shiyin looked at Long Xiaoyun, whose face was also somewhat pale, and said, "Yun'er, do you have any more antidote? If so, take it out and help those people detoxify."

Long Xiaoyun shook her head and said, "There is only one bottle of antidote. If you want more, we can only wait until dawn and the rain stops, then I will go to a nearby city to buy the medicine and prepare a new one."

Hearing this, Qin Xiaoyi sighed, then clasped her hands in a fist salute to Yue Buqun and the others, saying, "I apologize, everyone. Once the rain stops, we will immediately arrange for someone to go to a nearby city to purchase medicine and prepare the antidote."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun was filled with rage, but with the poison already in his body, he could not retaliate.

He could only nod in acknowledgment, despite the discomfort in his body.

Upon learning that there was no antidote available and they would have to continue to suffer from abdominal pain, the other disciples of the Huashan Qi Sect couldn't help but cry out in agony once again.

Yue Buqun said in a deep voice, "Shouting won't help. Only by sitting cross-legged and circulating your internal energy can you alleviate the excruciating pain caused by the poison."

Faced with this, the disciples of the Huashan Qi Sect could only force themselves to sit up despite their discomfort and circulate their internal energy again to alleviate the pain in their bodies.

However, during the process, these disciples frequently looked at Linghu Chong.

Even with his back to his fellow disciples, Linghu Chong could sense the dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Not only the other disciples around, but even Yue Lingshan, who had grown up with Linghu Chong since childhood, couldn't help but complain: "Senior Brother, you shouldn't speak so casually in the future. You always do things that offend people, and now you've dragged us into suffering with you."

Hearing Yue Lingshan's words, Linghu Chong, who was also suffering from severe abdominal cramps, pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word. He just gritted his teeth and endured the pain in his abdomen, his heart filled with bitterness.

Little did he know that his words would lead to such a result.

For a moment, Linghu Chong felt a pang of regret for his impulsive actions.

Thinking about it, Linghu Chong turned his head and glanced at Gu Shaoan and the others.

Then he looked away.

Linghu Chong was unaware that Gu Shaoan's gaze was also fixed on him at that moment.

Recalling Linghu Chong's gaze just now, although there was resentment and regret, there was no anger or hatred.

Judging from his look and reaction just now, Linghu Chong didn't hold a grudge against me because of what just happened.

In terms of temperament, Linghu Chong might not be considered a bad person.

To be honest, Linghu Chong can only be described as having an indecisive mindset and stance, and being unable to think clearly.

However, often, the cunning of a bad person is no match for the quick thinking of a fool.

Linghu Chong belongs to the latter category.

Thinking it over, Gu Shaoan glanced at Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze.

Seeing the two people implicated by Linghu Chong, Gu Shaoan shook his head inwardly and then ignored them, focusing his mind back on cultivation.

(End of this chapter)