Chapter 1004: The truth, Qishao tricks them (1/2)

Gu Qishao’s account of his meeting with the couple was true, but his fireproof and waterproof vines were just balderdash. If Long Feiye guessed right, the plant was just an excuse for Gu Qishao to hide his undying body. As someone who didn’t die or decay, vines that drank his blood would share his physical properties. Thus, they weren’t affected by swordfire.

Just like that, Gu Qishao covered up the reality of his secret. By now, Han Yunxi had moved on to wondering why his body had absorbed the Moye sword spirit.

“Why did the Moye sword spirit go into your body? You...are you alright?” Han Yunxi asked.

Long Feiye’s lips retained their cold smile as he waited for an answer. He was wondering the same thing, but figured that Gu Qishao’s unique physiology was to be blamed. He didn’t age, die, or decay, so his body was much stronger than any ancient treasure sword. Naturally, it would be able to endure something like the Moye sword spirit too. In fact, Long Feiye doubted whether there was anything in the world that Gu Qishao couldn’t shoulder.

What about the Lustbite energy? Could Gu Qishao take that? Or Bai Yanqing?

Long Feiye waited for Gu Qishao to keep making things up, but he only played dumb and shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know why it turned out that way either. Right now I feel...all right.” So speaking, he turned to the one-armed man with a serious, yet angry tone. “Hey, what’s going on? If you don’t tell me, I’ll poison you to death!”

Gu Qishao was simply preening after getting an advantage!

The one-armed man had been thoroughly wrecked by him already. He had no idea why Gu Qishao’s body could take the Moye sword spirit.

“Logically speaking, human bodies can’t take the strain of a sword spirit. I don’t know why it’s like this either. You..” the one-armed man trailed off, growing more puzzled by the second.

“Perhaps he’s not human?” Long Feiye said coldly.

Gu Qishao immediately spun to face him with a sinister look. Before he could approach him, however, the quiet proprietress suddenly threw herself at him. “Return the Moye sword spirit to me! Give it back!”

Gu Qishao immediately backed away, but the proprietress chased after him with a venomous tongue. “You shameless wretch, give the Moye sword spirit back to me! It’s mine! Mine! I’ll kill you!”

Gu Qishao could tell that she had mental issues, so he didn’t fuss. Instead, he kept backing away and evading her efforts to catch him. Who knew that she’d pull out a knife and start stabbing at him instead? Gu Qishao ducked behind the one-armed man with a curse.

“Grab her, or else I won’t be polite.”

The one-armed man didn’t block her, but simply hit the back of her neck until she blacked out. As the proprietress laid paralyzed on the ground, the one-armed man looked at her with pained eyes filled with tears that threatened to overflow.

“She...what happened? Why is she saying the Moye sword spirit is hers?” Han Yunxi asked. Although they had found the suspects and Gu Qishao had quelled the sword spirit, there were still too many questions floating about.

“Since we’ve fallen into your hands, we’ll do as you see fit,” the one-armed man said.

“Then I can only hand you over to the authorities. Those were innocent lives lost,” Han Yunxi said frostily.

“I was the one who killed them. Let her go!” the one-armed man said in a heavy tone.

“I believe that you killed them, but wasn’t she the one who took their bones? She played a part in setting the justice department on fire too, right?” Han Yunxi asked.

The one-armed man spun to face Han Yunxi, his eyes filled with killing intent. But he couldn’t do anything against her.