All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 6 Hope
"Toxin resistance!"

"Well done, Erqing!"

Zhou Qing was overjoyed.

"Pfft!" The Green Silk Gu was somewhat pleased with itself, while also thanking Zhou Qing for his help earlier.

"I'm the eldest, you're the second eldest, we're all on the same side, don't be so polite!"

Zhou Qing said with a smile.

The next moment, Qing Si Gu indicated that he hadn't finished eating the giant centipede yet.

"Go."

Zhou Qing released the Green Silk Gu and returned to the edge of the grass where he had been.

The centipede, which was more than three feet long, was now only half its body remaining; the other half had disappeared, clearly having been eaten by the Green Silk Gu.

Whoosh!
The Green Silk Gu landed on the still-struggling half of the giant centipede's body, and soon that half of the body stopped moving.

The Green Silk Gu opened its body and began to devour most of the body from the middle.

When it had eaten down to just the foot-long tail, Zhou Qing suddenly realized, "Erqing, wait a minute!!"

"puff?"

Erqing snapped off the part in her mouth with a snap, and although she was puzzled, she stopped.

"Such a long centipede must have high medicinal value. Keep some for me to sell and make money. I haven't had a proper meal in days," Zhou Qing said hurriedly.

"Pfft!"

The Green Silk Gu said that eating the giant centipede would greatly help its growth, and it wanted to eat it.

"Alright, you can eat it. Later, catch some other centipedes and save a few for me."

Zhou Qing sighed.

"Pfft! Pfft!!" The Green Silk Gu expressed its gratitude and became even closer to him.

"Hehe." Zhou Qing grinned. Actually, he didn't intend to compete with the Green Silk Gu. The price of the dead centipede would be very low. He mainly wanted to test the Green Silk Gu's obedience.

As expected, although the Green Silk Gu was very eager, it still obeyed his orders.

We're still feeding it, but it has to be grateful.

This is very crucial.

"Leave me some centipede venom." Zhou Qing picked up a small wine jar and collected the centipede blood and venom that had fallen on the grass.

This stuff is so toxic if it just lands on your hands; imagine if someone ingested it.
A ruthless glint flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes.

The rest of the afternoon was spent catching centipedes on the mountain.

However, they never caught a centipede longer than a foot again.

Most of them ended up in the stomach of the Green Silk Gu. He kept three large ones and put them in a wine jar, intending to take them to a pharmacy to sell in exchange for a full meal.

As the sun began to set, Zhou Qing filled his basket with dozens of kilograms of mulberry leaves and returned home fully loaded.

During the process of collecting mulberry leaves, he also encountered a bamboo viper that was more than a foot long, but it ended up in the belly of the Green Silk Gu.

The toxins from these poisonous creatures seemed to have no effect on the Green Silk Gu.

Moreover, the Green Silk Gu, despite its seemingly fragile skin, possesses astonishing defensive capabilities. It was bitten several times by the venomous fangs of the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake, yet its skin remained unbroken.

I was bitten by the giant centipede just now.

[Progress: Growth Stage (326/800)]

The growth rate of the Green Silk Gu has increased significantly. Of course, most of this is thanks to the giant centipede.

On her way home, Zhou Qing felt hopeful about life, and her steps became much lighter.

When he passed by the stream carrying his basket, the old woman was still washing clothes. He wondered how many basins of clothes she washed every day.

"Aqing!"

The old woman noticed him, came over, and handed him a steamed bun.

"Grandma, I have food! Please keep it for yourself," Zhou Qing quickly declined.

"Take this, child. Life will be even harder for you when you're living alone." The old woman's expression was somewhat somber as she forcefully stuffed the cornbread into his arms.

After much hesitation, Zhou Qing accepted the cornbread.

"Thank you, Grandma."

Dafeng Pharmacy.

"Three live, ordinary mountain centipedes for two coins."

Looking at the centipedes crawling around in the wine jar, the shopkeeper tilted his head and glanced at the travel-worn Zhou Qing.

"What? Two coins? Such a big centipede should cost at least one coin, right?" Zhou Qing was astonished.

"Take it if you're not selling it." The pharmacy owner waved his hand.

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth.

"I sell!"

A short while later, Zhou Qing walked out of Dafeng Pharmacy with an empty jar and two copper coins.

"Pooh!"

Zhou Qing stood at the door and spat lightly. Luckily, he hadn't kept the large centipede to sell earlier, otherwise the price would have been driven down, and he wouldn't have made much more money.

Dafeng Rice Shop and Dafeng Pharmacy are both owned by the Zhao family.

If Zhang Dahai was the tyrant of the slums, then the Zhao family was the ruler of the entire Black Mountain Town, truly tyrannical and oppressive, dominating the villagers.

"Someday, I'll have to change my name!"

Looking at the two characters "Da Feng" on the signboard, Zhou Qing made up his mind.

"Ah Qing, want to buy some steamed buns? How about I give you a discount of one coin? I'll pick out the two biggest ones for you!"

Zhou Qing smelled the aroma of meat next to the steamed bun stall for a while, and Sun Erlang, who was selling steamed buns, waved to him.

"Goo~"

Zhou Qing's stomach growled, and he swallowed hard.

He couldn't remember when he last ate meat.

Reason told him he should save the money first, but his stomach told him he wanted to eat meat.

Screw rationality!

Zhou Qing gave Sun Erlang two coins in exchange for two steaming hot meat buns.

He took a bite and felt like crying.

Fragrant!
The minced meat inside the buns actually contained tofu and scallions, but he had been thinking for a long time about the taste of salt and the aroma of oil.

When cooking wild vegetable soup, he would only dip his chopsticks in a little salt, and as for oil, he would only eat it once every few days.

These steamed buns are even tastier than the cornbread I had this morning!

"Is it delicious? If it is, come again next time, and I'll pick out the biggest one for you!" Sun Erlang smiled as he saw Zhou Qing wolfing down his food.

"Mmm~ Delicious!" Zhou Qing ate the whole bun.

Then, he picked up the second bun and put it in his mouth, but suddenly stopped.

He thought of his grandmother.

"Let's bring one for Grandma tomorrow."

Zhou Qing put the steamed buns away and took out a cornbread to eat.

Seeing this, Sun Erlang poured him a bowl of tea.

"Thank you, Uncle Sun." Zhou Qing drank his tea and ate his cornbread in big gulps.

Although the tea was so weak that you could barely taste it, he usually just drinks cold water at home.

After all, you need firewood to boil water, and chopping firewood is very physically demanding.

"Sigh~ Water's worthless." Sun Erlang waved his hand.

After eating and drinking his fill, Zhou Qing picked up his basket and hurried home.

When he got home, Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief to find that the lock on the silkworm house was intact.

He opened the silkworm house and looked at the square clusters.

Some of the silkworms that spun silk quickly had already spun cocoons the size of a thumb.

"So fast? It seems these silkworms are no ordinary silkworms!" Zhou Qing was overjoyed.

It's getting better!

After examining all the silkworms, Zhou Qing's gaze fell on the ground.

The wine jar contained the blood and venom of a large centipede.

into the night.

Xin'an Lane was pitch black and completely silent.

The poor are already fast asleep, just to save on dinner.

However, Chang Le Lane in the center of the town was brightly lit.

The wealthy young men and women, escorted by their servants, strolled through the night market.

The Datong Casino, located in Changle Lane, was also bustling with activity.

Even through the curtain, you could hear the shouts of the gamblers inside.

Two burly men dressed in black shorts stood on either side of the doorway, looking menacing.

The burly man on the left with a face full of scars is Zhang Dahai.

They all came from poor backgrounds. These scoundrels, who had learned a few martial arts moves but lacked the necessary skills, would basically work as bouncers for gambling dens, restaurants, and brothels.

After all, they are adept at dealing with ordinary people.

At this moment, in the dark alley opposite Datong Gambling House, a young man dressed in hemp clothing was staring at Zhang Dahai with a cold gaze.

Zhou Qing stood in the alley and stared at Zhang Dahai for a full quarter of an hour.

During this time, Zhang Dahai saw Zhang throw the gambler out of the gambling den and urinate in the corner of the alley next to the gambling den.

A moment later, Zhou Qing frowned, retreated, and completely disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)