Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 308 Heart-Devouring Technique

"Take me to see that survivor."

"Wing King, this way please."

Huo Bo led Gu Jingnian into a cell, where a pale-faced middle-aged man sat, looking quite seriously injured.

"Gu Jingnian, you shameless scoundrel!"

"I remember you, your name is... Liquid Flow? Mucus?"

Gu Jingnian wasn't intentionally trying to humiliate him; he simply couldn't remember what he wanted to say.

"Ye Liunian." The middle-aged man lightly dusted off his clothes and solemnly announced his name.

"Oh."

Ye Liunian raised an eyebrow and said, "You deliberately misremembered my name because you're jealous of my relationship with Princess Changming?"

"what?"

Gu Jingnian didn't understand his inexplicable words at first.

Ye Liunian then solemnly emphasized again, saying, "You are jealous of my relationship with Princess Changming."

"what relationship?"

“Heh,” Ye Liunian said, “we’ve known each other since we were little.”

"Oh."

Gu Jingnian was not interested in this. He came because he had heard from Huo Bo that Ye Liunian had escaped from the furnace.

Therefore, he suspected that entering the furnace would allow him to use his supernatural abilities, so he specially brought Shen Jichi there to test his reaction, and in the end, he failed to refine Shen Jichi.

Ye Liunian then asked, "How did you manage to deceive Princess Changming with sweet words and gain her trust in you so much? She even helped you knowing you were a despicable person."

Gu Jingnian ignored him and asked, "How did you escape from the furnace?"

“As I told you, once that furnace is closed, I can use my supernatural ability to transform into flowing water and escape through the gap above.”

After saying this, Ye Liunian looked Huo Bo up and down again and asked, "Old scoundrel, are you really not Womin?"

Huo Bo had already removed his disguise. Upon hearing this, he smiled disdainfully, feeling there was no need to reply.

Ye Liunian sighed and said, "I originally wanted to bring back the Womin people for His Majesty and make a great contribution."

Gu Jingnian had already figured out how to use this refining field, and said to Huo Bo, "Since he can turn into water, to refine him, we must first numb him with medicine..."

"Gu Jingnian, you treacherous villain, you actually want to refine me?!"

"if not?"

"You!" Ye Liunian was about to curse, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Lu Song and others accidentally triggered the mechanism and died in Jusai City. If this matter is not handled well, it will inevitably arouse the court's suspicion of the Gu family. I am the only witness and can prove your innocence."

"Am I innocent again?"

Gu Jingnian was called a "petty person" by him several times, but he never explained himself. Sure enough, he didn't need to explain. Ye Liunian knew the truth of the matter.

"Innocence... isn't important," Ye Liunian said. "What's important is that I'm useful to you."

“But I don’t need to prove anything to Yongting,” Gu Jingnian said. “You’ve been wrong about one thing from the beginning. Yongting doesn’t trust the Gu family; he’s just afraid to harm them.”

Ye Liunian narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that Gu Jingnian's insight into the situation was making things difficult.

Huo Bo couldn't help but speak up, "Wing King, this person knows the secret of the refining field, so it's not advisable to leave him alive."

"What 'Wing King'? To call yourself a king is laughable," Ye Liunian said. "You'd better think carefully about the consequences of betraying Yong Kingdom."

"Let's do it."

Gu Jingnian ignored Ye Liunian's bluff, casually gave an order, and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Ye Liunian quickly called out to stop them, saying, "Refining me will be of no use to you. I suppose you don't have any other beings under your command who can consume my Blood Coagulation Bead. There is no need to refine me in this way."

"Oh?" Gu Jingnian said in surprise, "It seems you are quite knowledgeable in alchemy."

"I know a little bit."

Ye Liunian was still being modest when he saw Gu Jingnian's unwavering steps, and quickly said, "Instead of refining me into a pill, why not let me work for you? My abilities can be used by you, so why bother?"

Gu Jingnian then stopped, glanced at Ye Liunian, and said indifferently, "How could I trust you?"

"I can believe it."

Seeing that he would have no chance of survival if he didn't reveal his secrets, Ye Liunian gritted his teeth and said, "At worst, I will use the Heart Devouring Technique to acknowledge you as my master."

Upon hearing this, Huo Bo paused slightly.

Gu Jingnian turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"

"How could you not know? No, King Yi is unaware of this." Ye Liunian changed to a respectful tone and said, "Even if leeches devour my heart, I will ask King Yi to bestow my heart's blood. In this way, my heart and blood will be connected with King Yi's, and I will be loyal without exception. I would never dare to disobey." This method sounded familiar to Gu Jingnian.

He was similar to Huang Hu before, except that back then it was a leech, and now Ye Liunian is talking about a leech.

Seeing Gu Jingnian's thoughtful expression, Ye Liunian continued, "I saw the leeches and objects used to perform the Heart Devouring Technique in this refining field. Doesn't the Wing King know about this? Could it be that Zhao Boheng did not inform the Wing King?"

Ye Liunian may seem unreliable, but this statement is a very clever attempt to sow discord.

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When Zhao Boheng heard Ye Liunian repeat his thoughts, his expression involuntarily stiffened.

He certainly knew about the Heart-Devouring Technique, but he had never mentioned it to Gu Jingnian.

The reason for this was that he did not want this method to be used on himself, thus becoming a slave controlled by Gu Jingnian.

"Imperial Physician Zhao." Ye Liunian noticed Zhao Boheng's embarrassment at a glance and deliberately asked, "What are you thinking about? Don't you know how? If not, I can teach you."

Zhao Boheng sighed and said, "Although I do know how, because of my past experiences in Yue, I haven't used such deadly alchemy techniques for a long time."

"Ah."

Ye Liunian directly exposed his excuse, saying, "You've turned Lu Song and the others into pills while they're still alive. The Heart-Devouring Technique won't kill you. Don't you want to serve the Wing King wholeheartedly like me?"

For a moment, Zhao Boheng took a deep breath and did not answer immediately.

Huo Bo also held his breath and dared not speak.

"No need."

It was Gu Jingnian who spoke first.

"I don't trust this Ye Liunian, so we need to find a way to deal with him. You are all trustworthy people, so there's no need to do anything unnecessary."

"The Wing King?" Ye Liunian was greatly surprised and said, "One should always be wary of others!"

"Shut up, get ready to unleash your power."

Zhao Boheng and Huo Bo were also surprised and felt a strange feeling in their hearts. They didn't know how to express it for a moment, but they just did their work seriously.

They moved to the room where Ye Liunian had mentioned keeping leeches.

Although he had seen leeches before, Gu Jingnian still felt a chill run down his spine the moment he saw one.

A huge jar filled with putrid liquid was thriving with the leeches, and all sorts of tools were available around it.

These were all things that originally existed in the refining plant, and Gu Jingnian did not destroy them when he first destroyed the refining plant.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but think of something and asked, "Can the Heart-Eating Technique also be eliminated?"

“It’s very difficult,” Zhao Boheng said. “It’s almost impossible.”

As he spoke, he tied Ye Liunian to a frame.

"Simply put, I will let leeches devour part of his heart, bringing him to the brink of death. Then, the Wing King will save him with his heart's blood, and his heart will beat with the Wing King's blood. To eliminate the Heart-Eating Technique, his entire heart must be cut off, and he will certainly not survive."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian fell into deep thought.

He was still wondering why the Rui Emperor would entrust such an important city as Jusai to Gu Beiming.

Now it seems possible that Gu Beiming was originally closely connected with Emperor Rui, but after arriving in Jusai City, he somehow severed that connection.

Therefore, there will be leeches and various tools here.

However, Gu Beiming, who is loyal to Emperor Rui, should not have the idea of ​​betrayal. If he really eliminated the effect of the Heart-Eating Technique, there must be someone to help him. Who could it be?
While Gu Jingnian was pondering these things, Zhao Boheng was busy. Finally, he picked up a knife and stabbed Gu Jingnian in the heart.

Blood dripped slowly, landing on Ye Liunian's already broken heart.

for a long time.

Zhao Boheng's hands were covered in blood. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his elbow, let out a long sigh, and said, "It's done."

"Ah."

Ye Liunian, who was tied to the frame, slowly opened his eyes.

He immediately looked at Gu Jingnian, his eyes filled with a kind of fanaticism.

Loyalty is evident to the naked eye.

Zhao Boheng was inexplicably alarmed after reading it. After remaining silent for a while, he couldn't help but ask Gu Jingnian the question that had been bothering him.

"The Wing King's decision not to use the Heart-Devouring Technique on us... this trust..."

“It’s not all about trust,” Gu Jingnian said calmly. “If I die one day, I hope you won’t hate me and will take good care of the people I care about.”

He had witnessed the changes in Qin'er and Luoxia's attitudes after Chu Danqing's death, and knew what loyalty created through alchemy was all about.

Throughout his life, he cared more about a few important people than himself, and ultimately hoped to leave some good karma for them.

(End of this chapter)