Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 496 If I don't take action, they'll really think I'm a coward!

It looks like that saintess either hid or ran away. What else could she be but a coward?

Qin the witch doctor choked, then raised his hand, "Shoot these two arrogant fools into a sieve!"

His tone was low, ruthless, and full of malice.

Gu Qingyue raised the corner of her lips, "That depends on whether you have the chance!"

As she spoke, Gu Qingyue casually tossed out a handful of small black pellets, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

It landed precisely next to a row of guards and the Qin witch doctor.

It was an incendiary bomb.

These small balls will explode and burn if they touch a hard object.

Although it is not very lethal, it is still very dangerous when it catches fire.

In a short while, a cloud of black mist and smoke rose from the place where the tension had just been palpable.

Angry shouts erupted from all sides.

Of course, as Gu Qingyue threw the incendiary bomb, the guards also fired arrows at the same time.

Gu Qingyue raised her short sword and knocked down three arrows that flew close to her with a 'clang! clang! clang!'.

Damn it, if I don't take action, they'll really think I'm a coward!

Gu Qingyue twirled her short sword in her hand and plunged into the black smoke.

The sounds of fighting erupted.

Gu Qingyue felt that she could finally vent all the frustration and anger she had accumulated over the past two years today!

Gu Qingyue used every short sword technique she had learned: stabbing, picking, cutting, flicking, slashing, and cutting.

Since the Holy Maiden has run away, let's practice our swordsmanship on these lackeys of the Holy Maiden!

Gu Qingyue moved through the crowd like a streak of light, darting left and right, as if a god of death had descended.

At this moment, Mu Yun Chu disregarded her discomfort and joined the crowd, raising her hand to block Qin the witch doctor's attack.

Two grandmaster-level experts, one injured, the other poisoned.

Instead, the fight became a close contest, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Even amidst the crowd, Gu Qingyue could feel the powerful impact of the two people's internal energy!

Seeing that she had taken down quite a few people, Gu Qingyue took a deep breath, then leaped forward and pierced a guard's abdomen with her sword, swift and ruthless!

Suddenly, the Qin shaman shouted, "Examine the poison!"

With a shout, she flicked her long sleeves, and a plume of black smoke drifted towards Gu Qingyue and the other person.

In her haste, Gu Qingyue was about to raise her hand to protect Mu Yun Chu beside her when she felt a tightness around her waist as Mu Yun Chu grabbed her waist and pulled her backward.

As she retreated, Gu Qingyue reached out and stuffed the little moon and the little golden snake, which had just darted through the crowd, into her sleeve, effectively throwing them into her spatial storage.

Mu Yun Chu then swung her soft sword, blocking the two guards who wanted to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, and swung her sword towards the direction of the black smoke.

When the black smoke dissipated, the two stood at a distance and stared intently in their direction.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qingyue was delighted.

The arrogant Qin witch doctor, who had just been so imposing, now had a dark face and his hair stood on end, making him look quite shocking.

"Hahaha----" Gu Qingyue couldn't help but ask, "How is Doctor Qin?"

"Boy, don't be so arrogant. You must not want your lives anymore. You dare to break into the Ten Thousand Gu Cave of the Wizard's Hall. You've got some nerve," said Doctor Qin, despite his unattractive appearance, his eloquence was excellent.

She raised her hand to signal the guards to nock their arrows again, then looked at the two men and asked, "Speak, who sent you?"

Gu Qingyue gave a cold laugh and didn't reply.

"Is it the Third Prince? Or that old scoundrel from the Tiger Warrior Clan?"

Gu Qingyue was suspicious. Who was the old scoundrel from the Tiger Warrior Clan referring to? Could it be the clan leader?

"You don't care who sent us! You, and the Holy Maiden, will both live today!"

Gu Qingyue showed no weakness.

"Hahaha-----Our Holy Maiden has already returned to the Wizard's Temple. If you want to stay, it's your lives that will be at stake!"

'boom! '

Suddenly, one of the guards beside Qin the witch doctor threw down his bow and arrows, startling Qin the witch doctor who was speaking.

Then, "bang bang bang------" they threw them all away.

The next instant, he coughed up black blood and died with his eyes wide open.

"You, you poisoned them?!" Doctor Qin stared in disbelief at the sight of so many guards dead, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

The black smoke she just released has no effect on these guards.

However, she then revealed a strange smile.

“Yes! So what?” Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow.

She took advantage of the moment while talking to the old woman to put the poison powder she had made herself onto the incendiary bomb—the deadly kind.

It seems these guards have been poisoned by the incendiary bomb.

But why is this Qin witch doctor still standing?

It seems she's not afraid of these poisons at all?

Gu Qingyue wanted to punch the wall! This witchcraft expert is indeed extraordinary!

"Heh-----you're not stupid after all. You know how to use poison, but how do you know I don't?"

As Qin the witch doctor spoke, he took two steps forward, raised his hand, and a ball of black energy immediately gathered in his palm.

"You're going to poison me?!" Gu Qingyue immediately grabbed another bottle of poison powder. When it came to poison, would she be short of it?

After saying that, Gu Qingyue suddenly felt her vision blur. "You've already poisoned me?"

Qin the witch doctor's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "It had already fallen long before you arrived, but you just happened to run into it."

"You're so cunning!"

Gu Qingyue looked at Doctor Qin in disbelief.

"You want to kill your own people? Why?"

She was puzzled. In other words, the old woman had already poisoned them before they came in. Who was she poisoning? Weren't they all their own people?

Unbeknownst to Gu Qingyue, Mu Yun Chu beside her was already unable to contain the surging energy within her body. Her face flushed, and in the next instant, she spat out a mouthful of blood with a 'pfft'.

He felt his breathing become unstable as soon as he entered the room. He tried to suppress it for a long time, but now, after a fight, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"You---?" Gu Qingyue was startled. She immediately raised her hand to support Mu Yun Chu, a rush of blood to her head, feeling nervous.

"It's alright, I'll take a moment to calm myself," Mu Yun Chu said, immediately sitting down. He was filled with remorse for falling for the old woman's trick; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a passive position now, and what if Ah Yue were implicated...?

"Don't overthink it, focus on regulating your breathing!" Gu Qingyue could tell what he was thinking just by looking into his eyes.

"Hahaha------That brat actually managed to hold on until now! Do you know that you were poisoned by my Four-Flower Four-Poison Herb, yet you can still use your internal energy and walk freely? I truly admire you!!"

Seeing Mu Yun Chu close her eyes and begin to circulate her energy, Doctor Qin's eyes widened, and he said something.

She rarely used this poison because it was easy to cure; it only required a dozen or so herbs.

However, for masters of internal energy, once they are poisoned by this kind of poison during combat, it can easily cause their breathing to become disordered and they may suffer from internal energy deviation. To stabilize their breathing, they must not use their internal energy for at least three hours.

Once the movement occurs, the breathing will become disordered, and in severe cases, the person may lose consciousness and suffer damage to their meridians.

"The antidote!" Gu Qingyue saw Mu Yun Chu's face flush again and her breathing become unsteady; she was filled with a cold and fierce aura.