Chapter 35 (1/2)

The quick reactions fro by the hornets, but Qian on the other hand had begun to lose consciousness, and if it weren't for Hou Qing pulling hi the way, he would have already passed out His face and the places he had been stung had swelled up; even an ordinary hornet sting would cause some serious pain and inflammation, let alone these erous

A single one of these stings could end an ordinary person's life Qian had about seven or eight swollen areas but—thanks to the foundation of his cultivation—he would not die just yet

”They've gone back,” Lyu co that it was safe now that the hornets had finally returned to their nest before he kneeled down to check on Qian's wounds Frohtly tapped out some antidote powders he'd received from the sect onto each area and transferred soh his palms

A translucent liquid soon began to ooze fro had also lightened Qian, however, was still unconscious and his skin was yelloith jaundice to show that his Qi was very weak

”How long before he'll wake up?” Hou Qing asked with a heavy voice as he sat to the side

”The poison is already being relieved He should wake up soon But…” Lyu sighed

”But what?” Hou Qing raised his eyebrow in curiosity

”The poison of the hornets is stronger than anything I've seen I have tried the antidote from the sect to remove the poison, but it's not specific for this type so there will still be so inside his body Even once he does wake up, he'll be weak,” Lyu explained after letting out another sigh

I continued to question, ”What level of cultivation would he still be able to use?”

Lyu shook his head ”It'll be lucky if he can activate even a third of his normal Qi”

”That fcking little son of a bich!” Hou Qing sla his teeth in hatred Never had he thought that such an unremarkable boy would escape from him, have one of his members killed in the river, and then have another poisoned by hornet stings to the point of unconsciousness

Lyu was quiet So Hou, there's only two of us left The Python Toad is a tier four beast and its skin is also impervious to swords and spears Plus the toxins that it releases ither any plantation in the way Without bait, we already had less than half the original chance of success for co the mission Let's just return…”

Anger swelled within Hou Qing as he replied, ”No We've spent soat the Duty Talisthe life of a kid without any background, but ould have thought… We've already lost one before even seeing the toad! If we count that kid as well, the sect will think that we've lost two people and they'll consider our mission a failure if ere to return now On top of that, therefor us, let alone any rewards Besides, the elders will also likely think less of us, and any future advancements from that point on will become nonexistent”

Lyu slowly lowered his head He knehat Hou Qing was saying was the truth, and he hi to return just like that Even if they were to shi+ft all of the bla when they returned, there was a likely chance that the sect ht not trust them in the future

The two sat quietly opposite each other for so a word

Interrupting the silence, Hou Qing suddenly asked, ”Can we still catch the kid?”