Adoption brings disaster

After learning about the Taoist priest's affairs, I hurried back to the Miao village and ordered people to investigate.

Fortunately, with the help of the poisonous insect, we hurried along the way and in just two days, Duoduo and I finally returned to the Miao village.

As soon as we entered the Miao village, we found that it was empty and there was not even a sound.

Duoduo looked at the empty village with some worry. I felt a little uneasy too, but I hurried to comfort her, "The village is clean and tidy, and there's no sign of panic. They must have gone to look for us."

After saying that, I walked into the Miao people's house, took out the cow dung, sheep dung and pig dung that they collected for burning fire, and piled them up in a high place in the village.

After doing all this, I said to Duoduo, "What method do you usually use to gather in the village? Hurry up and use this method to call everyone back."

When Duoduo heard what I meant, she immediately ran towards the stage. Soon, loud drumbeats were heard from the stage.

If you listen carefully, you can hear that the drumbeats have a special rhythm.

As the drum beats sounded from the stage, I also lit the feces, and soon thick smoke rose into the sky.

After doing all this, Duoduo and I sat under the stage waiting for everyone to come back.

Qingyu has the highest martial arts skills, and the Miao village is built on a steep cliff. Her claws are best at climbing such cliffs, so she is naturally the first to come back.

"Principal, I'm so glad you're safe." Qingyu rushed into my arms and said, then looked at me and Duoduo, and asked in a very dissatisfied tone, "Didn't Ah Da say he was staying behind? Why haven't we seen him? Could he be lazing around somewhere?"

"We didn't see anyone when we came back. Maybe he was tripped by something." Everyone has to hurry up. I'm not the kind of slave owner who can't bear to see others take a break, so I said it without caring.

"You should be punished for leaving your post without permission." Qingyu said angrily.

Then she saw me in tattered clothes, unkempt hair and a beggar-like appearance, and she felt even more distressed. She said in a tearful voice, "The principal has suffered a lot these past few days and has lost weight. Go take a shower and change your clothes first."

I don’t know why Duoduo is so worried about the Gu King. She also wants to go back to see the Gu King as soon as possible. I just went to take a shower and change clothes, and then we said goodbye. No more mention.

It was said that everyone in the village had gone out to look for me and Duoduo. There was no hot water for me to take a bath. Besides, I was worried about the Taoist priest's affairs and had no mood to enjoy myself.

I simply wiped my body with cold water, changed into the clothes that Qingyu had prepared long ago, and Qingyu tied my hair again.

"Principal, this matter is a bit strange." Qingyu said heavily.

"What did you find out?" I naturally knew that something was wrong, so I asked softly.

Qingyu took out a bottle, handed it to me and said, "I found the bottle of Hehuan Powder on Tangshan. Everything else is fine, but the amount in this bottle is a little wrong."

I knew nothing about Hehuan Powder, but since Qingyu said there was a problem, then there must be a problem. I said seriously, "Tell me more about it."

Seeing that I asked her to explain in detail, Qingyu also said, "Let alone Miss Duoduo's Gu magic to protect her, even if she was an ordinary weak woman with no internal strength, even if she drank the whole bottle of medicine, it would only last for two hours."

Two hours is four hours, which is not short. I didn’t know what was wrong, so I gestured to Qingyu to continue.

"But to put it bluntly, Gu magic is a slow-acting poison. The fastest Gu can take three hours to torture someone to death. Principal, you are a powerful martial artist, so you can at least hold out for a day."

"You mean, the person who set up the trap didn't want to kill me?" Although I was asking Qingyu, I was already certain, but I still asked one more question, "Could it be that Tangshan got this medicine by chance and is not very clear about its effects?"

In fact, this is nonsense. It is impossible for the black fish not to think of this possibility. Since it is not mentioned, it is ruled out.

As expected, Qingyu immediately said, "That's impossible. Although this medicine looks filthy, the herbs used are extremely precious. Even if you sell the entire village, you still can't afford the bottle he has."

I already had an idea in mind, and Qingyu said, "Plus, one of the ingredients in this medicine is only available in the East China Sea. Once it's made, it can only be kept for three months at most. After that time, the medicinal effect will be completely gone. I've checked, and this medicine can only have been rushed from the capital."

They spent so much manpower and resources to set up such a scheme. Either they don't want to kill me, or this is a small scheme within a scheme. For the sake of the overall situation, they can't kill me now. But no matter which one it is, it's very troublesome.

Just as I was pondering this, Ah Da ran in crying, fell to his knees at my feet, hugged my thighs and howled, "Your Highness, Your Highness, you're back! You scared me to death."

"You've been eating and sleeping as usual these days. I don't see you looking scared to death at all." Qingyu was angry that Ada had left his post without permission, so he sneered in a sarcastic tone.

"I am innocent. Your Highness is a lucky person and nothing will happen to you. I know I am not good at looking for people, so I am waiting for your return in the village. How can I eat and sleep as you said?" Ah Da was so sincere that I almost believed him.

"Before you entered the palace, you were a top-notch master in the army. You said you don't know how to find people. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who can find people." Qingyu said sarcastically again.

Adabie is not very capable. After so many years in the deep palace, he is the best at denying things.

After hearing Qingyu Yinyang's words, he hurriedly said, "Miss Qingyu is talking about the things before entering the palace. I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have long forgotten those skills."

Seeing Ah Da's quibbling, Qingyu didn't continue to argue with him. Instead, he said quietly, "You said you're not good at finding people. I won't argue with you about that. But you left your post without permission. Can you still make excuses?"

Ah Da had nothing to say but to kowtow and apologize. Qing Yu sneered and continued, "They say the Northern Army has strict discipline, but judging by what you've done, Ah Da, I'm afraid it's just a rumor."

After hearing this, the escorts outside all poked their heads in to take a look.

Qingyu was so angry that he even disliked the escorts and scolded them, "What are you looking at? Is it true that Ah Da left his post without permission? You have the ability to do it, so why are you afraid of what others will say?"

Seeing that Qingyu was very brave and that Ah Da was indeed at fault, the escorts did not dare to argue any further. They could only put their heads back in shame and pretend they had not heard anything.

Qingyu's words implicated the Northern Border Army, but Ada still didn't explain anything. He just kowtowed and admitted his guilt and punishment.

Looking at him like that, I probably understood the reason in my heart, so I didn't want to talk about it anymore. I just waved my hand at Qingyu and said, "Okay, speak more elegantly, or you won't be able to get married."

I gave Qingyu a knowing look, and she immediately understood what I meant. She also said coquettishly, "I don't want to get married. I want to serve the principal for the rest of my life."

"You don't have any witchcraft to protect yourself, so you'd better be careful and don't fall for someone's tricks." I said with a smile, "Pack up and leave. I want to see what excuses Tang Shan has."

After hearing this, Ah Da's body froze for a moment, but after a moment, he became the loyal servant he usually was, quickly followed and carefully served beside me.

Surrounded by a group of bodyguards and students, I soon arrived at the ancestral hall in the village.

As soon as I entered the ancestral hall, I saw that the seat originally occupied by the Miao King was empty, and the others sat down according to their respective seats.

I didn't say anything polite. Tang Shan did such a heartless thing. His father was no longer worthy of being the Miao King, let alone sitting on the position of Miao King.

I sat down in the seat of the Miao King in a neat and tidy manner, with Qingyu standing on the right and Ada standing on the left.

Seeing me sit down, an old woman next to the Gu King stood up and said, "A country has its own laws, and a village has its own rules. The Miao people Tangshan actually committed a lewd act and tried to forcibly take Miss Duoduo by drugging her. Although he is my grandson, I will not show favoritism. Today, we will publicly try this boy in front of everyone."

I was a little surprised when I saw the old lady speaking righteously. It was as if the person to be tried was not her grandson, but her enemy.

After the old lady finished speaking, the Miao people went to pick up the person. In just a moment, Tangshan was brought in by two Miao people.

It seems that Tang Shan has suffered great torture. In just the past few days, he has become so thin that he looks like a monster. His usually neat hair is now disheveled. If the Miao people who were holding him had not lifted his hair up, I would not have recognized him as the one.

Looking at him more closely, I saw that his eyes were blue and purple, his gaze was dull, disgusting liquid was flowing from the corners of his mouth, and his body exuded a foul odor.

I was filled with hatred and called out his name several times, hoping to humiliate him to ease the hatred in my heart. However, Tang Shan did not react at all. He just smiled at me foolishly, as if he was crazy.

I suspected Tangshan was pretending to be crazy, so I asked the Miao people to bring some cow dung and kick it in front of Tangshan. I smiled and said, "This is a delicious cake. Do you want some?"

"Bread, bread, I want some bread." Tang Shan broke away from the two Miao people, grabbed some cow dung, and stuffed it into his mouth. After swallowing a large lump, he asked foolishly, "Why isn't this bread sweet?"

Seeing him like this, I felt a little sorry for him. I picked up a piece of bread from the table and threw it to him, saying, "You gave it to the wrong person just now. This is the right bread. Come and eat it."

Tangshan threw away the cow dung, picked up the cake from the ground and took a big bite. Then he said with a satisfied look: "Sweet, sweet, so delicious. Thank you, you are so beautiful, I like you so much."

"Principal, Tangshan went crazy the next day. It looked like he was poisoned by a poison." Qingyu whispered in my ear.

I understood in my heart that Tangshan was already crazy and there was no point in retrial. Besides, I had no interest in humiliating a madman, so I asked the Miao people to take Tangshan away.

"Is he crazy?" I asked.

The Gu King stood up and said, "Your Highness has a keen eye. This Tang Shan is indeed mad." Then he said to the Miao people, "Tang Shan has angered the Gu God, and the Gu God has punished him. He has gone mad."

"Gu God." This was the first time I heard this word, and it was said meaningfully.

"Miss Duoduo has won the favor of the Gu God and will marry him soon. Your Highness, your engagement with Duoduo must be cancelled," the Gu King said guiltily. "Our village is poor, and we don't have much good to offer you as compensation. I have a Gu that feeds on poison. Wearing it can repel all poisons. I'm giving it to you, Your Highness."

After the Gu King finished speaking, a Miao people came over with a box and put it on the table.

"You Miao people are really bad-tempered. Do you think our principal is easy to bully?"

I already understood the reason, so I didn't react when I heard this. However, Qingyu was furious. He stared at everyone with his claws clenched tightly in his hands, as if he was going to rush up and kill everyone if he disagreed with them.

I patted Qingyu, asking her to calm down. I picked up the box on the table, opened it, and took a look. "This thing is also worth a fortune. I'm afraid it must have been decades of hard work by Senior Gu King. He gave it away just for a so-called Gu God. Isn't it heartbreaking?"

The Gu King acted as if he hadn't heard anything and sat there calmly. However, Duoduo behind her said in pain, "Qianqiu, how can a human fight a god? It's all our fault that we're not destined to be together. You'd better leave as soon as possible."

"What kind of evil god is it, worthy of snatching people from my principal?" Qingyu shouted. "Don't be afraid, Miss Duoduo. I will take people to burn down that Gu God Cave today and let him know that my principal is not to be trifled with."

The group of Gu Masters still sat there without saying a word, not even looking at Qingyu.

Seeing them like this, Qingyu was even more furious and cursed fiercely, "They are just some poisonous insects. People are afraid of them, so how can the government be afraid of them too? Wait for me to bring the best kerosene from the West Mountain. Even if the Rain God protects him, I will burn that poisonous cave to ashes."

After hearing this, the Gu Masters could no longer sit still. They stared at Qingyu with their eyes wide open. Qingyu was not afraid and glared at them fiercely.

The Gu King gave me a meaningful look, and I seemed to understand something. I asked calmly, "I have a question. If Senior Gu King can answer it, I will naturally leave and will not embarrass the village."

"Principal," Qingyu exclaimed, "These people only dare to humiliate you like this because they think you're kind. In my opinion, the worst that can happen is that we can just snatch Miss Duoduo away. What else can they do to us?"

I gestured to Qingyu to calm down, then continued looking at the Gu King and said, "Actually, the question is very simple: what is a god?"

Everyone was a little confused by this question, but the Gu King understood what I wanted to say and said calmly, "The one who has all-seeing power is a god, the one who has the power of life and death is a god, and the one who is above all people is a god."

I smiled to show that I understood, and said, "I'll stay in the village for one more night and leave tomorrow."

After saying that, he took Qingyu and the others out of the ancestral hall to arrange things.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.