When I woke up, it was almost dark, and Lao Zhang had already returned to the "hut."
"Damn! You finally decided to come back?" Seeing Lao Zhang, I instantly became furious and cursed, "Did you go to feed the fish? Does it take that long to make fish bone powder?"
"Brat, you may be young, but you've got quite a temper. Do you think making fish bone powder is that easy?" Lao Zhang knew he was in the wrong, so he wasn't angry at the moment. Then, he glanced at the beauty sleeping on the bed and said with an ambiguous expression, "I was actually thinking of giving you two some alone time, you know?"
While speaking, he even "disrespected the old" by winking at me, with a look that said, "You know what I mean."
"Uh--" When I heard this, I felt a little dizzy. I thought, does he think I have inappropriate thoughts towards that girl?
"Hehe..."
Lao Zhang felt bored with himself, his face suddenly looked embarrassed, and he said, "It's all okay now, calm down, calm down..."
"Okay? Who told you it's okay? I'm telling you, this is a big deal!" The more Lao Zhang pretended to be carefree, the angrier I got, especially when I thought that I had just swallowed a mouthful of poisonous blood. I felt that something was really wrong.
"Hmm?" Lao Zhang looked at me in surprise and then pointed at the beauty on the bed, "Her poison has been neutralized, so what else could go wrong?"
"Her poison may have been neutralized, but I'm in a bad shape!" Maybe it was just my mind playing games with me, but just thinking about the black blood made me feel weak. My original "fighting spirit" vanished in an instant.
"What do you mean?" Lao Zhang seemed to sense my abnormality. He became serious, and said, "What happened exactly?"
"Sigh... I was here waiting for you to come back with the fish bone powder. But you took forever, and I noticed that the black aura on her face seemed to be getting worse. So..."
"So you used your mouth to suck out the poison from her body?"
Before I could finish, Lao Zhang interrupted me, unable to hold back his laughter, and said, "I have to say, you really are something!"
"Damn! So you knew all along?" I glared at Lao Zhang fiercely, feeling a surge of anger. I thought, you knew all along and you intentionally teased me! Is that fun for you?
"Isn't that obvious? Look at your swollen lips, even a fool could figure it out, couldn't they?" As he spoke, Lao Zhang actually handed me a mirror. Looking at the mirror, I realized that my lips were indeed swollen. At first glance, I looked like a humanoid duck-billed platypus. No wonder the beauty mistook me for a monster.
"It's okay. Don't worry. With the protective dragon energy inside you, even if you get some poison, it's no big deal!"
Seeing me on the verge of collapse, Lao Zhang couldn't help but smile and said, "I think the swelling will go down in a while..."
"Really?" This made me feel relieved. I asked eagerly, "Is there really no major problem?"
"Of course!" Lao Zhang nodded confidently, then said proudly, "This is dragon energy, pure and strong, invincible against all poisons and evils. What does a little poison matter?"
"Phew... that's good to hear..." After hearing Lao Zhang's words, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt much lighter. However, what Lao Zhang said next left me speechless.
Just as Lao Zhang finished speaking, I, who had just swallowed a "reassuring pill," was at a loss. I looked foolish and asked, "What... what if I did swallow it whole, what would happen?"
"It's nothing, at most it's just foaming at the mouth, shaking a bit, and having a little fit..."
Before he finished, I suddenly felt inexplicable cold, my hands and feet involuntarily began to tremble, and something seemed to be flowing from the corners of my mouth...
"Hmm?"
Old Zhang was showing off his extensive knowledge, but suddenly noticed my abnormality and instinctively cursed, "Damn it! You didn't actually swallow it, did you?"
This sudden turn of events made even Old Zhang panic, and he quickly grabbed my wrist to check my pulse.
"Oh no! The Yin poison has already attacked your heart. You really are something! How dare you swallow that thing?"
Old Zhang was furious, couldn't help but push me to the ground and kept cursing.
"For heaven's sake, can you stop the nonsense and figure out a solution quickly!"
To be honest, I was quite afraid of dying. Although at the moment, I didn't know what price my grandfather had paid to change my destiny, just the phrase "change destiny" suggested that the price must have been quite astonishing! I even suspected that my grandfather's death should be related to this so-called "change of destiny."
My grandfather had paid such a high price just to keep me alive until now. If I died now, I would be at a huge loss!
"Don't be afraid! You have the protection of dragon's energy. This Yin poison won't be able to overcome you for a while!"
As expected of an experienced person, after a brief panic, Old Zhang quickly regained his composure and solemnly said, "Listen to me, I will teach you how to temporarily force this Yin poison into your right arm!"
"Okay!"
Concerned about my life and well-being, I didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately followed Old Zhang's instructions to sense the dragon's energy within me.
According to Old Zhang, because I wasn't yet a cultivator, I couldn't sense the innate energy within me. At this point, I could only rely on the faint dragon energy to see if I could temporarily force the Yin poison into my right hand.
As long as I could force it into my right hand, it wouldn't be a big threat, and I could deal with its removal later.
The technique Old Zhang taught me seemed like a breathing mantra. Perhaps because I had previously triggered the dragon's energy twice, I easily sensed its presence.
However, strangely, apart from the faint dragon's energy, I also sensed another energy within me, which seemed even stronger than the dragon's energy!
But when I tried to drive this energy, it remained motionless, completely ignoring me.
Time waits for no one, and reluctantly, I had to give up on this plan and quickly used the faint dragon's energy to force out the Yin poison within me.
As expected, Old Zhang wasn't exaggerating. This dragon's energy was indeed extremely powerful. Even with just a trace, it was not something the Yin poison could contend with. With little effort, using the method Old Zhang taught me, I completely forced the traces of Yin poison into my right arm!
"Success!"
As I watched my right hand quickly turn a dark green, Old Zhang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise! He then praised, "Indeed, it's the dragon's energy! If it were a little stronger, it could directly uproot this Yin poison!"
"Now what? What do I do now?"
Having successfully forced the Yin poison into my right arm, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, my arm had turned black and blue like the girl's just now. This was not a long-term solution, and I naturally wanted to completely resolve it.
"Two choices!"
"First, I can cut a wound on your hand, just like I did before, and slowly remove the Yin poison from your body using 'Eagle Claws' or Xiaomi. However, this may be a bit wasteful. After all, you are different from us. You have the protection of the dragon's energy. If used properly, the Yin poison left in your body could even bring you great benefits!"
"Oh? Is there such a good thing?"
Listening to his implication, there seemed to be a hint of turning misfortune into a blessing?
"Exactly! The so-called Yin poison is not really a poison, but a kind of evil energy, but ultimately, it is also a form of energy! If it can be used by you, it will definitely be of great help in the future!"
"Oh... then just tell me about the second choice."
In reality, Old Zhang had already made his preference quite clear; he obviously favored the second choice! In that case, I decided to listen and then make my choice!
"Heh... "