I am Zhao Zhijing, a poor Taoist priest, and I have disciples all over the world.

Because of Zhao Zhijing's clear statement, Guo Jing could not force it any further, so Yang Guo and Guo Fu's marriage had to be put on hold for the time being.

The three of them talked about this matter and discussed the key points of how to arrange heroes from all walks of life to guard Xiangyang.

"King Jinlun suffered a defeat in public today, he will surely make a comeback."

Zhao Zhijing thought about the incident when Guo Fu went out and was captured by the Golden Wheel Dharma King who was ambushed near Lujiazhuang, so he reminded them in advance: "Master Guo, Gang Leader Huang, please restrain your daughter and disciples for the next two days and don't leave without permission."

After hearing this, Huang Rong immediately remembered that her daughter had pestered her yesterday to go to Dashengguan to buy a horse whip. She nodded repeatedly and thought that she must not let Guo Fu cause trouble at this time.

The next day, Huang Rong strictly ordered Guo Fu and the Wu brothers not to leave Lujiazhuang. Guo Fu saw that her mother, who had always doted on her, was so strict. Although she was unwilling, she did not dare to disobey and nodded reluctantly and agreed.

"Brother Zhao, congratulations on becoming the deputy leader of the martial arts world. You have helped the Central Plains martial arts world resolve a crisis, and you have also brought great fame to the Quanzhen Sect."

After several days of recuperation and with the care of an Indian monk, Zhen Zhibing's spirit and energy have gradually improved.

Although he could not go out, Zhu Ziliu, who accompanied the Indian monk here every day, would talk about the grand occasion of the Heroes Conference as a way to pass the time.

Therefore, Zhen Zhibing had a general idea of what happened in Lujiazhuang.

That afternoon, after Zhao Zhijing finished dealing with other things, he wanted to come and see if there was any progress on the Indian monk's side, and happened to meet Zhen Zhibing in his room.

"Thanks to the heroes of the world for not abandoning me, I can only do my best to help you."

Zhu Ziliu laughed and said, "Master Zhao is too modest. Although I was born in Dali, I know that the position of leader of the martial arts world is the most honorable position for those who learn martial arts."

"If you don't have the ability to suppress others, how can you get this position? I think you deserve it."

After spending a few days together, Zhao Zhijing and Zhu Ziliu had become quite familiar with each other, so it was harmless for them to chat and laugh.

"Master Zhao, my uncle has been studying for a few days and has made some progress on the Fairness Sect's strange poison."

After chatting for a while, the four people in the room talked about business. The Indian monk took out the pill with a red surface, pointed to the half-peeled outer layer, and showed it to Zhao Zhijing, revealing the gray part of the internal force.

"Master Uncle discovered that there were dormant corpse worms hidden in this gray ball, so he guessed that it was all suppressed by the red medicine shell on the surface so that the person who took it would not be poisoned immediately."

"By adjusting the efficacy of the medicine or the number of corpse worms, we can control the time when the poison will take effect."

It is indeed the Three Corpses Brain Pill
Although Zhao Zhijing had some speculations at first, now that he finally had evidence, he nodded slowly.

"Master said that he had rarely seen such a strange poison in his life. The only one that he felt was as sinister as this was the love flower poison he had encountered in Tianzhu."

Love flower poison!
Zhao Zhijing was no stranger to this kind of thing. He even knew that the Indian monk died from Li Mochou's icy silver needle in the Jueqing Valley in order to break the love flower poison.

Eventually, the antidote was found in the place where the love flowers were planted. It was to fight poison with poison by taking the equally poisonous heartbreak grass.

"I don't want to get involved in the affairs between the Lord of Jueqing Valley, Gongsun Zhi, and Qiu Qianren, but the love flower poison should be removed. In addition, the pair of gentleman and lady swords can also be used as weapons for Guo'er."

Zhao Zhijing thought about it in his mind, but the Jueqing Valley was isolated from the world and could not be found easily. Moreover, although Gongsun Ce was a sinister and cruel person, it was his own family affair.

Zhu Ziliu listened to his uncle and continued to explain, "Unfortunately, there are too few elixirs available for research. After the corpse worms hatch, they will die soon. So for now, we can only start with the red medicine shell. But it will take time to prepare the same antidote." Zhao Zhijing naturally understood and nodded, "Anyway, there is finally a place to start, but it is a lot of trouble for the Indian monk."

After listening to Zhu Ziliu's retelling, the Indian monk waved his hands repeatedly and then looked at Zhen Zhibing.

"Master said that the one who has to work hard is Taoist Master Zhen. He has to take huge risks and work with Master to find a way to restrain him."

"Through our understanding and calculations over the past few days, the corpse worms that have been dormant in Master Zhen's body may have been there for half a year. If there is no progress by the end of the year, we will have to open his stomach and take a risk to see if we can take out the pill from his body."

Zhao Zhijing remained silent. He could not deny that this was indeed a last resort. However, with current medical conditions, trying to remove the small pill from Zhen Zhibing's stomach or other organs would be a desperate situation with no chance of death.

Zhen Zhibing's face was very calm. Although his body was gradually recovering, he was still deeply trapped in guilt and regret. At the same time, he was worried about Wei'er and the unborn child, and he did not take the matter of life and death lightly.

"This is all Zhi Bing's own fault. When the day comes, I implore you all to not hesitate and just do it."

While Zhao Zhijing and others were discussing in the house, Yang Guo was still guarding outside.

The difference from before was that Guan Changhong and his daughter had not left Lujiazhuang yet, so Guan Maner followed her sister at this time.

"Aunt Guo!"

A person walked over from outside the courtyard wall. It was Huang Rong. When Yang Guo saw her, he hurried forward to greet her.

"Guo'er, is Taoist Zhao in there?"

"Yes, Master is discussing matters with someone in the house."

Huang Rong smiled and nodded. She was just about to go in and talk about something when she suddenly remembered that she had mentioned the marriage of Yang Guo and her daughter Guo Fu last night. She felt emotional and stopped.

"Guo'er, are you still resentful that I didn't teach you martial arts when we were on Peach Blossom Island?"

Huang Rong came to Yang Guo, slowly took his hand, and without waiting for his answer, she continued, "I was thinking it was for your own good, but I didn't expect it would cause you a lot of suffering."

"Luckily you met Taoist Zhao, and now you have grown into a man of integrity. Your uncle Guo and I are very pleased and happy for you."

Yang Guo had lived in Peach Blossom Island for quite some time, but he had never heard Huang Rong speak to him so sincerely and gently. He couldn't help but think of his deceased mother, and his heart was filled with both sadness and emotion.

"Aunt Guo, I don't hate you. Although you didn't teach me martial arts at that time, it's not a bad thing to learn to read and write. It's all my fault that I was ignorant and often made you and Uncle Guo angry."

"It's all in the past."

Huang Rong saw tears in Yang Guo's eyes, so she stroked his hair gently and said, "Guo'er, I won't hide anything from you. I didn't like your father before, so I have always been wary of you."

"But from now on, I will treat you sincerely. You will be taught by Taoist Zhao, so I won't have to worry about your martial arts."

"But as for the mechanisms and formations of Peach Blossom Island, as for the arithmetic and tactics, as long as you want to learn them, Aunt Guo will not hold anything back, okay?" (End of this chapter)