How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 147: The Stubborn Ox Insists on Not Taking Advice

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: The Stubborn Ox Insists on Not Taking Advice

Yixiang’s cheeks flushed even deeper: "I made it myself, so naturally it’s new."

"May I go up and sit for a while?"

Yixiang hesitated for three seconds, then gently nodded: "Sure!"

Lin Xiaosu left the ancient yard, where every brick and tile was a relic, and hesitantly stepped onto the bamboo house, careful not to damage the flooring.

Holding the teacup from which he had just drunk.

Yixiang, carrying the teapot, followed him upstairs. Arriving at the edge of the floor, she looked around, the blush on her face never fading.

The bamboo house was very elegant.

New wood for floorboards, bamboo slices for railings.

The plain window screens were drawn up at the moment, offering views from the sitting area in the bamboo house of the fog-shrouded distant mountains, the river below the village, and the beautiful tea plantations.

A gentle breeze carried scents of tea, flowers, an inexplicable aroma from the yard, and a faint body fragrance.

Lin Xiaosu looked up, fixating on a green bamboo flute hanging in the bamboo house: "Can you also play the flute?"

Yixiang smiled lightly: "I occasionally play some rural tunes, I wouldn’t say I really can... brother, it’s getting late, how about having dinner here?"

"Would that be convenient?"

"Brother, you’ve traveled far and even lent a hand to my second uncle. It’s only right to offer you a meal, but my mother has a bit of a quirky temper. If she says something too direct later, I hope you won’t mind."

"Why would I?"

At that time, it was about eleven in the morning.

Yixiang was cooking in the kitchen while Lin Xiaosu descended from her bamboo house to chat with her in the outer room.

Yixiang, after all, had been to college, so there was common ground in their conversation.

During the chat, Lin Xiaosu wandered around, making some discoveries that were hard to express.

In a back room, there was a jar from which faint sounds could be heard. Overcome by curiosity, he lifted the lid, witnessing a horrifying sight.

Spiders, centipedes, small green snakes – these poisonous insects were entwined in battle within the jar.

This was raising Gu!

Yixiang appeared nonchalant, telling him...

Witchcraft or Gu, it wasn’t as mystical as the legends outside suggest.

A centipede that ate a snake becomes more potent; a spider that ate the centipede grows stronger. This is no different in essence from the genetic transformations performed in the outside world.

Witchcraft is the ancient form of genetic transformation.

And is not modern-day genetic transformation the present-day form of witchcraft?

As these words were spoken, they triggered Lin Xiaosu’s reflection...

Indeed, the technology has existed since ancient times; it’s only the methods that differ.

No technology can be deemed ’bad’ at the outset; it’s not inherently harmful, but lies in the hands of those who misuse it.

The same goes for the Gu techniques of Miaojiang.

Some use Gu to harm others, while some use it to heal.

The food was ready, her mother hadn’t returned, and Yixiang seemed to relax: "It looks like Mother won’t be coming back for lunch, let’s eat."

The two of them had lunch and afterwards, Yixiang asked him, "Brother, are you going to wander around the village this afternoon?"

"I’m thinking of visiting Kongque Valley, I heard it’s particularly beautiful there."

Yixiang’s expression subtly changed: "Brother, I advise you not to go. Kongque Valley has changed; it’s very dangerous now!"

"Okay, I’ll just take a look from the edge of the valley and not go in."

"It’s best if... you don’t even go near the edge."

"Alright, I’ll just wander around the village." Lin Xiaosu stood up: "Thank you for your warm hospitality, I’ll be leaving now."

He left the yard and wandered around the village until, as the sun was setting, he set foot on the western mountain path, the very road that led to Kongque Valley.

He had told Yixiang that he intended to visit Kongque Valley.

Yixiang had advised against it, and he had agreed.

But in the end, he still went...

If Yixiang knew how he had ignored the advice, one wonders what her expression would be.

If she knew that not only did he disregard the warning, he also chose to enter during the night, the most dangerous time, one could only imagine her expression.

The Miao people dare not enter Kongque Valley lightly.

And it’s even more prohibitive for outsiders.

Yet there he was, entering Kongque Valley just as the sun was setting.

In the mountains, darkness fell early, and as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon, night enveloped the area almost visibly fast.

Layers upon layers of night wrapped around Lin Xiaosu.

For an ordinary person, the creeping chill would likely send them scrambling for the way back.

But Lin Xiaosu was no ordinary person.

His Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye pierced through the veil of night like a sword in the dark.

Yes, this was his sword...

Pointed at whom?

Whoever dares to approach, it targets them!

Entering Miaojiang, he didn’t conceal his true form. As long as Chu Tiankuo maintained the basic vigilance characteristic of Qianlong, he would know what to do.

You can’t kill me in daylight, so I’ll offer you a convenient place.

You can’t act during the day, so I create conditions for you to act at night.

Nonetheless, his gaze swept across the nearby woods, noting nothing unusual.

Lin Xiaosu’s figure leapt up to a large tree beside him, his toes touched a branch lightly, and he bounded towards a slope ahead.

Beneath that slope lay a valley – Kongque Valley.

Kongque Valley, with its beautiful name, boasted equally stunning scenery.

A stream flowed gently from the bottom of the valley, passing through numerous odd-shaped holes, creating a tinkling, melodious sound.

The ding-dong sound was like a lullaby, putting about a dozen peacocks in the valley into a peaceful sleep.

Indeed, named after peacocks, the valley was home to many wild peacocks.

Now at night, the peacocks did not fly, and their vibrant, multicolored tail feathers adorned the evening ambiance below the valley.

Passing along the slope, there was a big tree ahead, a Golden Acacia.

Lin Xiaosu stood under the tree, comparing it to an image in his mind.

This was the place where Qianlong No.196 had died.

On the other side of Kongque Valley was the former home of the Dong Brothers, who had come to this Golden Acacia after returning from Qianlong to their hometown. The very night of their return, they were murdered. Every living being in the household – all 17 people, chickens, pigs – none were spared.

Now, Lin Xiaosu had arrived.

Alone, he approached in the dark night.

He was not afraid of Chu Tiankuo.

In fact, he hoped that Chu Tiankuo would come because he was eager to experience the unrivaled killing moves of the former Qianlong No. 37.

Qianlong No. 37 was undoubtedly skilled, but even he ultimately couldn’t inflict a crushing blow on him, like the kind Du Tiange could.

As long as it wasn’t an instant killing blow, Lin Xiaosu had plenty of ways to counter.

If all else failed, he always had the chance to contact Blue Demon.

Yes, Blue Demon had spoken of another, even greater threat: Witchcraft!

It was possible that Chu Tiankuo was allied with a master of poisonous insect technique.

Gu techniques, Witchcraft, here in this place, their danger was perhaps greater than that of Chu Tiankuo. frёewebηovel.cѳm

But everyone’s "dictionary" is different.

The most terrifying things in her dictionary weren’t necessarily terrifying in the eyes of Lin Xiaosu.

Because one thing overcomes another, his Rejuvenation Skill was the bane of all poisons.

He had dared to stab Chang Ye, and after doing so felt invigorated and in great health; who else in the world could poison him?

This ability was likely unknown to most.

If Chang Ye hadn’t broadcast the loss of her purity, even the people inside Qianlong would be ignorant of it.

In battle with the enemy, sometimes it all comes down to the disparity in information.

Lin Xiaosu stood under the Golden Acacia tree, waiting for an unimaginable attack.

However, ten minutes, twenty minutes...

The attack did not come.

Could it be that I, this handsome guy, am so badass now? Badass enough that even the has-beens of Qianlong know how formidable I am and dare not strike?

An hour later, Lin Xiaosu was fairly certain: Damn, comrade Old Chu really didn’t dare to come.

Fine, if you won’t come, I have other things to do.

Lin Xiaosu’s feet moved, and he jumped down into the gorge.

He bent down and plucked a Yellow Ginseng.

This was one he had seen earlier on the slope; it was larger than the last one he bought. With a gentle scrape of his fingernail, the Yellow Ginseng was cut, and upon close inspection, it indeed contained that special energy.

Beside it was a small tree; his finger slid along it like a dagger, cutting the tree in half. The severed part also contained this energy.

In the creek, there were fish, a kind of small river fish commonly found in local streams. He had eaten them before in Yixiang’s meals, quite fragrant, but they did not have this kind of energy. If the fish in the creek had it, the answer would be clear...

Lin Xiaosu reached out, and a three-foot-long phoenix tail bamboo appeared in his hand. With a sudden ’whoosh’, it pierced into the water, and when he pulled it up, a small river fish was skewered onto this makeshift spear.

Lin Xiaosu examined it and his heartbeat quickened.

This little river fish had an alien energy to it.

The river fish on the dinner table didn’t have this energy, but those in the creek did!

What did that imply?

It meant that the source of the alien energy came from Kongque Valley.

But where exactly was the source?

Lin Xiaosu followed the stream downstream, searching for two kilometers, almost completing the entire Kongque Valley, but still unable to pinpoint the source.

Almost all the creatures in Kongque Valley had this energy in them.

But nowhere was it particularly strong.

He couldn’t locate the source.

Perhaps...

Some special means were needed!

Suddenly, the sound of a flute arose!

The flute’s melody was clear, twisting and lingering...

Lin Xiaosu abruptly raised his head, staring in the direction of a part of the valley from where the flute’s sound originated, but he saw no sign of anyone.

There was only a clump of wild grass.

The wild grass moved suddenly as if blown by the wind...

A humming sound, and countless black insects rose up. As they flew, they covered half of the sky.

Lin Xiaosu’s figure swiftly retreated.

As he retreated, the flute’s pitch suddenly rose.

With the pitch’s increase, the swarm of Poisonous Insects seemed to receive an attack command, madly swooping at Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu kept retreating.

The flute continued, and the insects remained frenzied.

Within moments, they encircled him.

In the deep night, within the silent valley, accompanied by the flowing flute song, millions of Poisonous Insects completed their encirclement of Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu was a practitioner of Rejuvenation Skill.

He didn’t care about poison snakes.

One or ten Poisonous Insects didn’t matter to him.

But faced with countless millions, who could withstand that?

He abruptly pulled back, escaping through the last gap in the swarm’s encirclement, startling a pair of peacocks. Lin Xiaosu shot up into the air, and so did the peacocks. The massive insect army followed, blooming like a giant flower flying up from below to encircle him.

Lin Xiaosu stepped on tree branches, lunging toward the rock wall, the insects first hitting the trees then the rock wall, relentlessly in pursuit.

Whoosh!

A rock beneath Lin Xiaosu’s feet shattered, and he burst out of the gorge, landing under the Golden Acacia tree.

And with him, a peacock that had risen simultaneously was engulfed by the insect horde. With a piercing screech, it fell into the valley. As Lin Xiaosu’s Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye witnessed, within mere moments, the peacock’s feathers were almost completely gone, its flesh nearly stripped bare.

These Poisonous Insects were horrifyingly brutal.

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