Venerated Venomous Consort

Shen Nianmo continued to be occupied with the cooking. The pair of skewer that he grilled looked almost identical, like twins.

When he offered the meat to Gu Xijiu, she took a look at the one in his other hand and asked for it, “I want yours, the one in your other hand.” The little boy was utterly annoyed; did she think that he might poison her?

Shen Nianmo did not argue with her. He gave her his skewer. The little boy had a decent table manner. Although he was famished, he did not eat voraciously or in a terrible hurry. He ate quickly, but politely. He did not behave like an uncultured child. When he grows up, he would definitely charm all the ladies with his manners.

While Gu Xijiu was enjoying her meat, she could not help but sigh. How could a grown-up like her steal food from a young boy like him? She was convinced that she actually had zero boundaries.

The boy continued to grill more meat as she lay on the tree. Every time, he would offer a skewer to Gu Xijiu as promised. Sometimes, Gu Xijiu would ask for the one in his other hand. Other times, she would just accept the one that he offered.

The boy had a good temperament. He would offer her whichever skewer she asked for. Frankly speaking, the food that he grilled did not taste very good. For a gourmet like Gu Xijiu, the food was considered bad, but she did not say anything to stagger his confidence. She finished all the food for the sake of his persisting effort.

After satisfying her hunger, she was stung by her conscience and offered, “I have taken a large portion of your food. In return, I should offer you some help. Is there anything that I can help you with?”

Shen Nianmo cleaned his robes and stood proudly. “There is no need for that.”

Impressed by his determination, Gu Xijiu continued, “Maybe I can help you to find the way to decipher the wizardry barrier?”

Shen Nianmo waved his hand in disagreement. “It is unnecessary. We shall go on separate paths from now on.” He turned and ran away. Swiftly, he disappeared in the woods. Perhaps, he seemed to be alarmed by her tricks. She sincerely wished to offer her help by pointing out the exit to him, but maybe she had taken it a step too far earlier.

While she was ready to leave, a sudden cramp in her abdomen stopped her from moving. It was bad. She was poisoned.

Gu Xijiu could not believe it. She was an expert in the use of poison. Basically, she could recognize all kinds of poison when she saw them. However, she fell miserably in his easy trick today.

When did he put the poison in her food? She tried to trace the source of the poison in her body and found out that it was relatively strong. Without her strong foundation in Kung Fu, she would be dead once the poison began to take effect. The little boy was indeed cruel.

Gu Xijiu was surprised, but not entirely intimidated by the poison. She seized the opportunity to sit down and meditate. Her level of cultivation was unfathomable. She could easily force the poison out of her system. However, just when she was about to sit down, she could sense a delicate fragrance that perfumed the air.

The fragrance was extremely faint, which was mixed with the scent of trees and grass. Only someone with an extremely sensitive sense of smell would notice it. The delicate fragrance was poisonous as well.

Apparently, the little boy was all prepared. If the edible poison was not enough to harm her, there was still the poisonous fragrance in the air.

The poison that Shen Nianmo used in the fragrance was nothing like what she had encountered before. Carefully, she turned and teleported immediately away from the poisonous air.

The poisons that were used by Shen Nianmo were rather strange, but nothing could possibly harm someone who was as powerful as Gu Xijiu. With her current level of cultivation, all poisons would lose their effects in her system.

She hid in an empty corner and used her spiritual power to cleanse her system. Soon, all the poison in her body was thoroughly excreted.

She stood up and felt a little impressed. The little boy seemed to be really annoyed by her playful tricks. Also, he was very capable. She decided to try and test his true level of Kung Fu. She dug into her storage bag and released a big, black python. It was the python that was captured by Gu Xijiu whilst she was hiking the great mountains.