Chapter 26: Bizarre Formation Array (1/2)

“You don’t have to be so wary of me. I’m well aware of the situation.” Pei Qingfeng had been secretly investigating the source of this poison by himself. Although he couldn’t be 100% sure, his conjecture should be about right.

“This kind of poison array seems to have its own consciousness.”

Perhaps even Bai Luochu felt that the situation was rather serious so before she continued, she took several deep breaths. “The poison array in your body is something I read from an ancient book. There is information about this particular type of poison array recorded in it. You might be clear about the condition of your own body, but what I am about to say is something you might not know. This poison array appeared once before and it affected a pair of father and son. The father was adept at both medicine and poison but he wasn’t able to make much progress. In the end, he placed all his hopes on his son.”

When she spoke up to this point, Pei Qingfeng took over and continued. “But he wasn’t like other fathers who would try to nurture his son. The father chose to plant this poison array in his son’s body as well in order to absorb the spirit qi in his son’s body. The higher his son’s cultivation level, the more spirit qi he would be able to absorb.”

“It was a pity that his son only had mediocre talent for cultivation. Compared to cultivators of the same level, the spirit qi in his son’s body was seriously lacking. Finally, the amount of spirit qi that the father required became too much and the burden he placed on his son’s became too intense. In the end, the son died as all the spirit qi in his body was fully absorbed by his father… Am I right?”

The air around them which seemed to be starting to come to life suddenly became stiff once again. The air itself seemed to solidify as the situation became extremely tense. Other than the breathing of the two individuals, nothing else could be heard.

“Hey, the poison array is in my body and if I don’t feel that it is terrifying, why are you being so serious?” Pei Qingfeng opened up his folding fan with a “flap” and spoke as though he didn’t care.

“Apologies. This is all I can say.” Bai Luochu immediately understood that this fox probably had already guessed the identity of the person who planted the poison array in his body, thus, Bai Luochu didn’t continue talking about it.

Bai Luochu felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had lived for quite a long time in her previous life. When she was judged by the Second Prince, she felt somewhat embarrassed. If she took his praise, she would be somewhat of a liar wouldn’t she?

“So… you don’t believe me?” Bai Luochu suddenly recalled something. Even though this person in front of her was speaking nicely, there was a trace of doubt in his words.

“Even those so-called “divine physicians” couldn’t cure me. Now, a young lady who isn’t even older than me tells me that she can neutralise the poison array in my body… Isn’t it normal for me to doubt you?!”

Pei Qingfeng suddenly felt his temples jolting as he didn’t imagine that she would be able to notice his suspicion. Right now, his words contradicted himself and it felt as though he was raising his hand to slap himself.

“Then do you want to treat it or not?! If you do, hurry up and give me your answer and stop wasting my time!” Bai Luochu suddenly recalled that Pei Qingfeng had yet to give her a reply and she directly asked him for an answer.

She then thought about something else and pretended to be serious as she added, “I am telling you right now, the reason I’m asking for the diagnosis fee upfront is because I’m currently lacking in funds. Poverty stunts ambitions and as such, I am lowering my price. If you wait till I’m no longer short on funds, I’ll cancel the deal. After all, I am the only person who can treat you. Those so-called “divine physicians” aren’t even worth a fart in my eyes.”

Bai Luochu’s threat wasn’t fake. In her previous life, many people had a kind of restraining fear towards her not because she was an evil dao witch. Instead, it was because she was a genuine divine physician who was proficient in both medicine and poison. As for people who were better than her… they would only be better than her in either the medical field or the art of poison. Not both.