Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 48 Miscalculation

The Lightning Sable was raised by Zhong Ling before it was weaned, and it has been four years since then. Therefore, it is intelligent and can understand Zhong Ling's guidance. It will grab when told to grab and bite when told to bite.

The little ginger had only been in Azi's hands for a few days. Besides, this monkey was covered in poison, and you had to wear gloves to touch it. Azi was intrigued for two days, but then she stopped paying much attention to it.

The idea of ​​having a monkey tear Zhong Ling's face is just something they learned on the spot.

But Zhong Ling was unaware of this, only thinking that the monkey was truly on orders to tear off her face. Greatly alarmed, a thought suddenly occurred to her—

Is this little girl my natural nemesis? I'm no match for her in fists and feet, but she's faster at catching snakes than I am. I have a lightning ferret, but she even has a scorpion-eating monkey!

Xiao Shengjiang's hometown is in the mountains and forests of this area. Zhong Ling grew up here, and his father, Zhong Wanchou, was fond of playing with poisons, so he naturally recognized this kind of monkey. Therefore, the monkey loves to eat centipedes and scorpions, and the locals call it the scorpion-eating monkey.

Knowing the scorpion-eating monkey's venom was potent, she dared not fight back. Turning and running away, she whistled and pointed at the monkey, shouting, "Weasel, come quick! Kill this monkey!"

Little Ginger was already excited to return to his long-lost hometown. Now that he had been thrown out by Azi, he immediately tried to escape, but unexpectedly, a lightning weasel fell from the sky and blocked his way with a bared fang.

Little Ginger suddenly became nervous!
The name "Lightning Sable" was given to it by Zhong Ling. Its proper scientific name is Yellow-throated Sable. Despite its long body, short legs, cute appearance, and weight of only about five pounds, its diet is extremely extensive. Not to mention venomous snakes, small beasts, and birds, it even dares to fight wild boars, pandas, and black bears, making it truly ferocious.

Although slow lorises are covered in venom, yellow-throated martens have eaten countless venomous snakes and naturally have excellent resistance to venom. Slow lorises are also the slowest-moving species among monkeys, so if you encounter one, you're basically ready to be reborn.

However, the little ginger is different from the ordinary slow loris!
During its time being raised by Ding Chunqiu, it ate plenty of good food. After following Jiang Mingzhe, it devoured countless strange centipedes during the battle at Centipede Mountain, accumulating far more venom in its body than ordinary slow lorises.

Seeing the formidable enemy approaching, Little Ginger immediately clasped its hands together and raised them above its head, quickly licking the venom glands under its armpits with its tongue, and then spit out a mouthful of venom.

The lightning sable leaped aside, the venom landing with a hissing sound, clearly indicating its strong corrosive properties.

The lightning ferret's nostrils twitched rapidly, as if assessing the quality of the venom. It then cautiously retreated slightly, a greedy glint in its eyes, and darted around Little Ginger.

The little ginger had been idly licking its fur until it was all wet, which was when its venom was at its strongest. Although the lightning ferret had extremely high venom resistance, it did not dare to try it rashly. It just kept making attacking moves, waiting for the little ginger to show an opening so it could bite through its throat in one fell swoop.

Slow lorises cannot lick their own throats with their tongues, making this their biggest weakness to predators.

But Little Ginger was quite composed. No matter how the Lightning Sable jumped around, he simply raised his hands and sat down, remaining unchanged in the face of any change. Once the Lightning Sable got close, he would immediately spit out a mouthful of venom.

The two small animals, one moving and one still, remained locked in a stalemate.

With Xiao Shengjiang holding back the Lightning Sable, Jiang Mingzhe stopped releasing poison. He activated the Tribulation Crossing Scripture, took a deep breath, and the bluish-black poisonous gas surrounding him surged and moved, as if a hundred rivers were flowing into the sea, entering through his mouth and nose and returning to his acupoints.

This skill, though useless in other ways, was extremely impressive. Zhong Ling was so frightened by its power that she was convinced it was some kind of old demon giant. She didn't even care about the lightning sable and turned to run away.

Azi shouted, "Quickly grab her! Now that the White and Green Demons have made their move, how can we let a brat escape!"

As Zhong Ling ran away, she cried out, "You two are bad people! I didn't do anything to you, why are you bullying me?"

Azi, beaming with delight, exclaimed, "What kind of demon duo would Bai Qing Shuang Yao not bully others!" She then used her lightness skill to give chase.

Jiang Mingzhe frowned deeply, thinking that Zhong Ling had never officially set foot in the martial world, and this place was probably near Wanjie Valley. If he offended her parents, he would probably be in deep trouble.

He quickly called out, "Senior Sister, don't pursue a cornered enemy!"

Azi retorted confidently, "That brat owes me 10,993 snakes, she's no pushover!"

Then, in a low, urgent voice, she said, "I've caught this brat, and I'll make her lead us to catch Little Ginger's brothers and sisters!" Jiang Mingzhe finally understood what Azi was planning. Seeing her running faster and faster, he had no choice but to take big strides to catch up.

However, this place is not like Xingxiu Sea. The trees are dense and the ground is covered with withered vines and rotten wood. Without light-footed skills, one cannot pick up speed at all. After chasing for a short distance, one can no longer even see the backs of the two women.

Jiang Mingzhe was stunned with anger, firstly at A Zi's willfulness, and secondly at his own self-proclaimed intelligence, which ultimately led him to miscalculate.

When Jiang Mingzhe first entered the Xingxiu Sect, Azi explained the various skills of the Xingxiu Sect. Jiang Mingzhe made a plan according to the four-quadrant rule, placing lightness skills in the category of neither important nor urgent.

He thought he would stay at the Xingxiu Sect for quite some time and wouldn't need to travel, chase, or escape. But things didn't go as planned. Now, because he didn't have any light footwork, he was left far behind by the two girls.

Jiang Mingzhe had no other choice but to return to the canyon first, help Xiao Sheng Jiang defeat the Lightning Sable, and then wait for A Zi to return.

However, after walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Jiang Mingzhe was horrified to find that he seemed, appeared, or even thought he was lost.

Yesterday, he and Azi got lost and stumbled back into the canyon. Azi was the one who led the way, and he secretly laughed at the girl's terrible sense of direction. But when it was his turn, he got even more lost.

He stopped and looked around, only to find the trees in all directions both strange and familiar, making it impossible to tell if he had passed by before. He inwardly groaned. After waiting for a while, but Ah Zi didn't come looking for him, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue straight ahead by his senses.

He was also unsure whether they would actually continue straight.

After walking for about half an hour, a mountain path suddenly appeared before me. I was overjoyed, thinking that if I followed the path, I would eventually reach a populated area. The canyon did have some distinctive features. I told someone about it and asked them to point out the way back to meet up with Azi.

Thinking of this, he perked up and quickened his pace. The mountain path wound its way through the dense forest. After turning two corners, he suddenly heard someone say, "If we don't wipe out Wuliang Sword this time and take over his Wuliang Mountain and Sword Lake Palace, then everyone in our Shennong Gang should just slit their own throats."

Wuliang Sword? Shennong Gang?
Jiang Mingzhe was taken aback at first, then vaguely remembered that when Duan Yu appeared at the Wuliang Sword Sect, it was the Shennong Gang that attacked. Many people were bitten by Zhong Ling's lightning weasel, which led Duan Yu to go to Wanjie Valley to get the antidote, triggering a series of events.

Then another person said, "What's so great about the Boundless Sword Sect? What kind of strength does the Lingjiu Palace of Misty Peak have? Why would they take a fancy to their Sword Lake Palace?"

An older voice said, "I did hear the Holy Envoy mention it; it seems he wanted to find out the truth about the Boundless Jade Disc."

Another person laughed and said, "I know about that Boundless Jade Disc. The people of the Boundless Sword Sect are always secretive and unwilling to say much. It's just a way for them to make themselves seem mysterious and show off their profound knowledge. Even I, Ah Sheng, can see through it. I didn't expect the Holy Envoy to actually believe it. After all, she's a woman, with long hair..."

Before Ah Sheng could even utter the words "short-sighted," a sharp cracking sound rang out, as if he'd been slapped across the face.

Then the old man shouted, "You fool! If you don't want to live, go jump into the Lancang River yourself! Don't spout nonsense and implicate everyone! We all respect the Holy Envoy more than our own parents. How can we tolerate your nonsense! If I hear it again, I'll cut out your tongue right now!"

The old man reprimanded Ah Sheng sternly, his voice trembling slightly, clearly showing his deep-seated fear of the so-called holy envoy.

Jiang Mingzhe frowned, thinking that the Shennong Gang was sent by the Lingjiu Palace to deal with Wuliang Sword. If they found out that I had overheard, they would definitely kill me. I should hide.

Just as they were about to head into the woods, several men dressed in yellow suddenly appeared from the opposite direction. They carried medicine bags on their shoulders and held either broadswords or hoes. Both sides were surprised to see Jiang Mingzhe.

Only then did Ah Sheng say, "Yes, yes, I misspoke. I won't do it again."

The sounds were at least ten meters apart.

Jiang Mingzhe was furious: Damn it, a herb-gathering gang actually acts like an army and even sends out scouts?
These people were used to walking in the mountains and forests, and their footsteps were light and silent. Jiang Mingzhe only noticed that the people who were talking were still far away from him, and he never expected that there were several people walking ahead of him.

Then a man pointed a broadsword and said sternly, "What are you doing sneaking around like that, brat? Kneel down and answer me!"

(End of this chapter)