Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 70 Old Friend
Ever since they first met in Wanchun Palace, Gu Jingnian had always wanted to kill the man in white robe in front of him.

He had many reasons, but the deep-rooted murderous intent might be because he had witnessed the evil of raising vipers and refining medicine.

In his eyes, the great pharmacist who planned everything was much worse than the hemp master who indirectly killed tens of thousands of people in order to save Yingyao.

But he never thought that one day the other party would suddenly claim to be his father, which really stunned him.

Just at this moment of shock, Chu Danqing smiled, his eyes full of smiles.

Obviously, the sentence just now was meant to tease Gu Jingnian.

"Don't be angry." Chu Danqing waved his hand and said, "It's not wrong to say that I am your father. After all, your characteristics are given to you by me. But I didn't expect that after meeting you again many years later, you would be determined to kill me. Unfortunately, the cage owner is my classmate and sister, and you let her use me to exchange for medicinal materials, which underestimates us."

Gu Jingnian was about to ask about the whole thing, but he opened his mouth and stopped abruptly.

He knew that once he asked, he would be put in a passive position.

Therefore, he just uttered three words very calmly.

"I do not believe."

"It seems that Gu Beiming never told you how you were born."

After Chu Danqing brought up this topic, he saw that Gu Jingnian was restraining himself but seemed to be listening, so he asked in a leisurely tone, "Do you want to know?"

"I also know your secret." Gu Jingnian said.

"So stubborn."

Chu Danqing simply spoke openly, "During the war to destroy the Kingdom of Yue, I followed the army because I was curious about alchemy. Gu Beiming followed Shen Jichi to capture a large number of aliens, and heard about the alchemy of his master. He was determined to heal Gu Jizu's injuries, so he found me and asked me if I could help Gu Jizu acquire the characteristics of a pig man. At that time, I happened to find that someone in my master's sect raised vipers to make medicine, and I was about to give it a try, so I agreed. Unfortunately, I was not very knowledgeable and thought that the heart of the viper was the best medicine, so I made a big mistake and did not let the viper parasitize Gu Jizu. You should be able to guess what happened next. I just didn't expect that the last prisoner who emerged from the prisoner-of-war camp was a female prisoner. Her experience was the same as Huang Hu's, and she had the characteristics of a pig man, but the heart of the viper could not cure Gu Jizu. Later, Gu Beiming took possession of that female prisoner, and then you were born."

Gu Jingnian quickly realized something was wrong and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't the Gu family raise vipers again?"

"How do you know Gu Beiming didn't want to? He was worried that Gu Jizu couldn't bear it, so he wanted to wait until I became more proficient in the art of raising snakes. We tried more than ten times later, but only succeeded once."

At this point, Chu Danqing understood the scrutiny in Gu Jingnian's eyes, raised his head slightly, and said: "Yes, I used my own body to raise the viper. So, in this world, you and I are the only ones of the same kind."

"If you say so, the Viper Heart is useless, why are you pursuing it so hard?"

"It's not that the Viper Heart is useless. You know best what the Viper Heart is used for, and you also know why we are pursuing it so hard."

"Okay. What about the first snake heart you refined?"

"Leave it to Gu Beiming. I think Gu Jizu ate it. Although he didn't grow legs, his skills are unfathomable."

"Didn't you hide it?"

Chu Danqing said: "No."

Gu Jingnian asked again: "Gu Jizu never knew how to raise a viper?"

"Gu Beiming is afraid that he will act impulsively. You see, he is very impulsive right now. You should persuade him and not rush into anything. I can find a way to treat his leg, but he has to give me the medicine I want."

"Why don't you ask him yourself?"

"After all, it was you who tracked me down, and the medicinal material is connected to your heart and blood." Chu Danqing said, "And I have always wanted to meet you. You and I are the only two of our kind in the world. Oh, and now there is another fool. We are not pig people. I have given myself a new name, 'Healing People'."

Having said that, he actually reached out and patted Gu Jingnian on the back, showing the kindness of an elder.

"I watched you grow up. I saw your mother supporting the giant snake with her weak body amidst the sea of blood and corpses. I delivered you before Gu Beiming held you in his arms. I personally raised you in the prisoner-of-war camp before you were one year old. I was the one who told Shen Jichi that the blood of the healer could be passed down, and I acted as a matchmaker for you. Even when you entered Chongjing Academy, it was arranged by me in secret. In Wanchun Palace, you ruined my plans, and I could have killed you, but I didn't... Although the blood flowing in your body is Gu Beiming's, you are actually the result of my hard work."

Gu Jingnian took a step forward, put half of his foot on the rock, and stood in the air, avoiding Chu Danqing's hand, with a sneer on his face.

"Let me tell you the truth. You pushed my mother and tens of thousands of other creatures into the bloody mouth of a leech. You cut open her belly, eager to see what kind of child would come out. Before I was one year old, you hurt me time and time again, trying to figure out if I was a good medicine. You sold me to Shen Jichi in exchange for what you wanted. You sent me to Chongjing Academy, hoping to train me to be your chess piece."

Chu Danqing retracted his hand that was suspended in the air, shook his head, and smiled: "I'm talking to you about feelings, and you're talking to me about facts. It's not very interesting."

Gu Jingnian said, "You and my father have no feelings for each other anymore? If something goes wrong, push him out to bear the brunt of it."

"He is not wronged. I raised the snake in Wanchun Palace just for him."

"You have already been refining other medicines. I guess you and my father fell out because of this."

"We haven't fallen out yet. We do have some conflicts, but we can talk about it." Chu Danqing said with emotion, "After all, we are all family. You are too impatient. You figured it out yourself before I could tell you."

Gu Jingnian no longer wanted to investigate.

At first, he investigated the matter in order to find the real culprit behind the scenes, thinking that everything would be fine as long as he got rid of the other party. But later, he found that the most powerful people were all the real culprits behind the scenes, and even the Gu family was one of the real culprits behind the scenes.

I wanted to find the bad guys in the crowd, but as each mask was removed, the good guys became more dangerous.

Chu Danqing was well aware of Gu Jingnian's embarrassing situation and said, "Don't investigate further. You have learned too many secrets that are beyond your ability to bear, and it will only implicate the people around you."

The two of them glanced in the direction of Pei Nian and Shen Lingshu at the same time. They were staring at this side, looking very nervous.

As for Zhuang Ziyuan, he was asked to stand far away, looking around with an innocent face.

"I'll tell you what to do." Chu Danqing said, "Give me the herbs, and everything will be fine."

"He is in Gu Jizu's hands. He is stubborn and I can't persuade him."

Chu Danqing sighed and said, "I know how you feel. In the beginning, you were connected to them by blood and you wanted to protect them. But you have to know that you are the master. The master will have many servants and can sell them at any time. In addition to raising vipers, there are many other ways to subdue aliens."

Gu Jingnian then understood why those extraordinary people around Chu Danqing always risked their lives to protect him. They were all raised with his great efforts.

"Although you did not join the Gentlemen's Society when you were in Chongjing Academy, I hope that you will inherit my mantle in the future. Hand over the medicinal herbs and protect the people you care about. This is my best advice to you." Chu Danqing left this last sentence and floated away.

The white robe quickly disappeared among the maple forest.

Gu Jingnian was in a daze for a long time. When he turned around, Pei Nian and Shen Lingshu had already rushed to his side, pulling him back from the edge of the cliff from the left and right.

"What did he say to you?"

"Let's stop investigating." Gu Jingnian said, "He has admitted it all."

"what?"

Pei Nian has handled many major cases, but it is rare for someone to come forward and confess on his own initiative.

Gu Jingnian said, "He founded the Gentlemen's Society, and the cage master was his classmate. For decades, they have been studying alchemy, raising snakes and refining medicine. They have the support of the prime minister behind them. What can you do to him?"

Pei Nian frowned slightly and was about to speak.

Gu Jingnian raised his hand to interrupt her and said, "You are just an ordinary person."

Pei Nian paused, greatly shocked.

She didn't even notice that as an inspector, Gu Jingnian shouldn't have spoken to her, a detective, in such a tone.

But she was stubborn. After returning to Chongjing Academy, she still wanted to ask Chu Danqing's classmate, the female teacher Long Minzhi, questions. Unfortunately, Long Minzhi was not there today.

After returning to Shuyang City, Gu Jingnian endured it for a night and went to see Feng Niang the next day.

The window is open and you can see the banyan tree outside.

Feng Niang then said sarcastically, "Inspector Gu, why did you come here with such a stern face so early in the morning?"

"I received your reply."

"Oh?"

"Chu Danqing came to me personally and asked me to hand over the medicinal materials..."

When Gu Jingnian was talking, Feng Niang leaned close to his ear, exhaled sweet air, and whispered: "The two trees outside are very stupid, write something to me."

An eyebrow pencil was handed to Gu Jingnian, and he wrote a sentence while speaking.

"Did you send the bird to tell on me yesterday?"

Feng Niang glared at him with anger in her eyes. No wonder he looked so unhappy today.

She took Gu Jingnian's hand and drew the word "no" on the palm of her hand with her fingers.

Gu Jingnian then wrote: "Brother Lou used a cloth bag to feed the birds to deliver the message."

"Who knows who he is?"

Feng Niang first spat softly, then wrote a few words on his palm.

"Not my bird."

"That is?"

Gu Jingnian wrote two words, feeling the touch of Feng Niang's fingernails scratching his palm. Every stroke was clearly the word "Cage Master".

“Can cage owners also drive birds away?”

Feng Niang covered her lips and uttered a soft "hmm".

Gu Jingnian thought about it and guessed who the owner of the cage was.

At that time, the bird that Lou Mingde fed flew to Chongjing Academy and soon flew back from the academy.

The owner of the cage is Chu Danqing's classmate and is still in the academy. She must be the female teacher whose name is ranked second in the Gentlemen's Society and who stays in the academy to teach.

He then wrote the three words "Long Minzhi" on the paper.

When Feng Niang saw it, she was stunned and wrote the word "who".

"Is it the cage owner?"

"I don't know."

Feng Niang glanced at him and said softly, "You knew it before me."

The two were still pretending to chat, but gradually, Gu Jingnian became a little distracted.

He saw a few money-losing guys in the theater soliciting customers on the street, and suddenly understood why these talented people had such a hard life. He thought that they must be too afraid of those "gentlemen" who refined the aliens.

After thinking for a while, Feng Niang pinched his arm and Gu Jingnian came back to his senses.

"Are you scared?" Feng Niang asked.

Gu Jingnian shook his head, dispelling the oppressive feeling brought to him by Chu Danqing from his mind, and wrote the four words "Plan remains the same" on Feng Niang's palm.

(End of this chapter)