Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Upon seeing this, the driver trembled with fear and hurriedly cried out, "I don't know anything! I bought the steamed buns at the noodle shop I just ate at!"

Master Xinmei asked in surprise, "What exactly is going on?"

Jiang Fengyue slowly said, "The steamed bun is poisoned, but the noodle soup contains the antidote."

Master Xinmei said, "If that's the case, can't we go to that noodle shop and eat noodles now?"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "If we go eat noodles, the poison will be in the noodles."

Li Xunhuan sighed, "This is precisely where the Five Poison Boys' skill in poisoning lies."

The two carriages have been reduced to one; with the four monks gone, there is no longer a need for an additional carriage.

The carriages and horses moved through the snow, and no one mentioned food or drink anymore.

Although the journey was slow, fortunately Mount Song was not too far away. It was already dusk, and there was still half a day's journey to reach the foot of Mount Song.

The atmosphere in the carriage was unusually heavy; almost no one had been willing to speak in the past two days.

Anyone who goes two days without food or water will lose the strength to speak.

Master Xinmei finally couldn't help but speak, saying, "We're about to reach Mount Song smoothly. It seems that the Five Poison Boy isn't as terrifying as the rumors say."

Li Xunhuan shook his head and muttered, "The Five Poison Child will never give up easily. He might show up when we're so hungry we're almost too weak."

Dusk quickly turned into night, a night without stars or moon.

The earth was silent, and the cold wind made the withered trees creak, as if ghosts were following behind Jiang Fengyue and his companions' carriage.

Suddenly, the horse pulling the carriage seemed to be stimulated by something, let out a loud neigh, and then galloped forward.

The roads were slippery due to the snow, and the driver lost control of the horse, causing it and the entire carriage to tip over.

Jiang Fengyue and the other two reacted quickly and jumped off the roof of the car first.

The driver, who had fallen to the ground, thought he had encountered a ghost. Ignoring the pain in his leg, he got up and limped away.

Master Xinmei frowned and said, "How could this perfectly good horse..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xunhuan looked around and shouted, "Master of the Paradise Cave, is that you?"

There was no response; the three could only hear the howling of the cold wind.

Li Xunhuan said, "If you don't come out soon, I'm leaving."

Suddenly, a voice chuckled and said, "Li Tanhua, you never imagined you'd fall into my hands one day, did you?"

The laughter came from near and far, making it impossible to pinpoint its source.

Li Xunhuan smiled and said, "If you want my life, why haven't you shown yourself yet?"

The Lord of the Paradise Cave said, "I don't need to show myself to take your life."

Li Xunhuan said, "Oh?"

The Lord of Blissful Cave laughed and said, "Hundreds of people have died by my hand, and not only have none of them seen my face, but they have not even seen my shadow."

"Check-in!"

"Successfully checked in with the Lord of Bliss Cave, gaining the ability to be immune to all poisons."

The ability to be immune to all poisons has finally returned to Jiang Fengyue, giving him even more confidence in dealing with the Lord of Blissful Cave.

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "If I were an extremely ugly dwarf, I naturally wouldn't dare to come out and see people."

The laughter of the Lord of Bliss Cave stopped abruptly.

After a long while, the voice of the Lord of Blissful Cave, filled with gritted teeth, finally came through: "I originally intended to let you die a little more easily, but if I let you die before dawn, then I'll have wronged you."

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Old Li, can I borrow your throwing knife?"

Li Xunhuan understood immediately and smiled, "Okay."

The Little Flying Dagger had already reached Jiang Fengyue's hands, and the Lord of Bliss Cave, perhaps feeling a vague unease, remained silent.

Jiang Fengyue slowly stepped out.

A strange sound of blowing bamboo suddenly rang out.

Suddenly, several wriggling black shadows appeared on the snow, some large, some small, some long, some short, accompanied by a stench.

Jiang Fengyue looked closely and realized that these dark figures were poisonous insects he had never seen before.

Master Xinmei exclaimed in alarm, "Once the Five Poisons are unleashed, people are reduced to withered bones! We must leave quickly!"

The shadowy figures quickly surrounded Jiang Fengyue, but he was not afraid at all.

Master Xinmei had closed his eyes, as if unwilling to see Jiang Fengyue devoured by poisonous insects.

Jiang Fengyue activated her Divine Eyes of Lightning and spotted a small figure in the darkness.

The throwing knife in his hand had already been hurled into the darkness.

The blade flashed and disappeared into the darkness.

A piercing scream came from the darkness, sending chills down one's spine.

A small figure quickly emerged from the darkness.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "It's really difficult to hit such a small target accurately."

The Lord of Bliss Cave was not only short in stature, but also had a small head, though his eyes shone brightly.

All three of them could now clearly see the appearance of the Lord of Blissful Cave.

The throwing knife landed squarely on his throat.

Jiang Fengyue sighed inwardly. With a skill like Little Li's Flying Dagger, even if thrown into the darkness at any time, it would probably hit the target accurately.

The Lord of Bliss Cave pulled out the throwing knife with his backhand, and blood splattered out.

He clutched his throat, staring intently at Jiang Fengyue, and said, "What a poisonous knife."

As soon as the blood splattered, the poisonous insects at Jiang Fengyue's feet crawled back and instantly surged up the bloodied throat of the Blissful Cave Master.

Soon, the Lord of Bliss Cave turned into a pile of withered bones. The poisonous insects, having feasted on his flesh and blood, also lay paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.

Master Xinmei closed his eyes, put his hands together, and recited a Buddhist scripture.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and murmured, "What poisonous insects, feeding on human flesh and blood."

Li Xunhuan sighed, "He has reaped what he sowed."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Let's go."

Li Xunhuan said, "Are we supposed to walk all the way to Shaolin Temple in this snowy weather?"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "We should at least have a good meal first."

Li Xunhuan buried the Lord of the Paradise Cave and those poisonous insects that ate human flesh together.

The Lord of the Paradise Cave was thin and short, and his flesh and blood had been eaten clean by poisonous insects, leaving only a few bones. It wouldn't take much effort to bury him.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, noting that Li Xunhuan, like Chu Liuxiang, could never bear to see others' corpses left to rot in the wilderness.

The three walked for about an hour before finally seeing the outline of a small town.

Li Xunhuan bought two bowls of douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) and drank them with steamed buns.

Jiang Fengyue really couldn't stand douzhi (fermented mung bean juice), so she only drank some water and ate a few large steamed buns.

With the death of the Lord of the Paradise Cave, there is no need to rush to Mount Song.

The three of them found an inn to stay at for the night, and the next morning they hired a horse-drawn carriage in town.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage slowly arrived at the foot of Mount Song.

The coachman outside the carriage was calling out, "We've arrived at Mount Song. The carriage can't go any further up the mountain. Gentlemen, please get out and walk a few steps."

Snow and ice have sealed off the mountains, and pilgrims have vanished.

Jiang Fengyue let out a long breath, and with a light leap, she used her lightness skill to jump up the mountain first.

There was also a small temple at the foot of the mountain, where several monks in gray robes were warming themselves by a fire, and two other people were looking around at the entrance.

When the two men saw that Jiang Fengyue wanted to use his lightness skill to climb the mountain, they immediately came out to meet her.

One of the monks shouted, "Where did you come from, sir? Don't you know that once you're on Mount Song, you can no longer use your light-footed skills?"