My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

True Qi will only become food for plague!

With a helpless sigh, Qi Yu rolled over and got out of bed.

What I need to do now is stay home in isolation. The transmission route is not yet clear, so I need to prepare for the worst.

Fortunately, I sent Su Yue back to her parents' home, otherwise I would have been worried about her safety.

Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a faint sense of longing.

Then, in the next moment, the door was pushed open, and Su Yue, dressed in a plain long dress, walked in. She stood at the doorway, looking at Qi Yu without saying a word.

Qi Yu stared blankly at Su Yue, looking completely bewildered.

Weren't all the roads blocked? How did Su Yue get back?

After a brief moment of confusion, Qi Yu came to her senses and her first instinct was to turn around. She then pulled at her collar to cover the red spots on her neck.

"My wife, you...my wife, why are you back?" Qi Yu said in a trembling voice.

Su Yue looked at Qi Yu with surprise, her brows gradually furrowing.

"Don't you want me to come back?" Su Yue asked indifferently, her eyes cold.

Qi Yu suppressed a cough and said in a hoarse voice, "Jiangzhou City is too dangerous now. This plague is targeting martial artists. You should leave Jiangzhou City immediately."

Su Yue frowned, then slowly approached Qi Yu.

"Husband, why are you turning your back to me? Am I so ugly that you can't bear to look at me?"

Qi Yu was about to say something, but his throat was extremely dry, and he could no longer hold back. He covered his mouth and coughed, his body trembling violently.

Startled, Su Yue quickly came over, supported Qi Yu's shoulders, and then gently patted Qi Yu's back.

Qi Yu glanced at Su Yue, then raised his hand to shake off Su Yue's hand and hurriedly retreated to the dressing table, weakly supporting himself on the edge of the dressing table.

"Wife, don't come near me, I think I've caught the plague, cough cough cough..."

As he spoke, Qi Yu coughed again, this time coughing up blood, which covered his entire palm.

Su Yue was about to approach when Qi Yu raised his hand to stop her.

"Don't come any closer. Listen to me, get out of here now!" Qi Yu's tone and voice became firm and stern.

Su Yue didn't approach any further, looking at Qi Yu with a flustered expression, seemingly at a loss.

At this moment, she also noticed the red spots on Qi Yu's body; she had seen this condition before.

This is the fire bat poison from Changshengtang's fire bats. This poison will erode the mind and meridians of the poisoned person.

Those who are poisoned cannot circulate their true energy. When the poison takes effect, it is as if they are in a sea of ​​fire, their whole body is burning hot as if branded with a hot iron, and they suffer excruciating pain.

However, this kind of poison needs to be injected into the body through a wound, just like snake venom; oral administration is ineffective.

Involuntarily, Su Yue's gaze fell on the wound on Qi Yu's arm.

A figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind, and his fist clenched slightly in his sleeve.

What a despicable Young Master Yan!

He must be made to die a horrible death!

Su Yue lowered her head, her face somewhat gloomy. Qi Yu coughed for a while before recovering a bit, then turned his eyes slightly to look at Su Yue.

I wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in my throat and I swallowed them back down.

"My wife, you... go out first!"

This time, Su Yue was very obedient and didn't say anything more. She turned around and left, closing the door behind her.

Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, his throat stung and itched, and he started coughing again.

The palm covering his mouth was warm, and drops of blood oozed from between his fingers.

After a while, Qi Yu finally stopped coughing and sat weakly in front of the dressing table, looking at his neck in the bronze mirror.

Although the plague causes coughing, it does not cause coughing up blood.

Therefore, I am not a plague, or rather, I am not limited to a plague.

Qi Yu recalled the battle just now, wondering how he had been poisoned.

That arrow?

That shouldn't be the case. The arrow only contained toxins that paralyze the nerves and block the flow of internal energy.

What truly poisoned him was Luo Xu's blood!

After the sword beam shattered Luo Xu, some of his blood stained the beam before striking him.

Qi Yu had figured it out, and then, as he examined the bandage on his arm, his eyes turned cold.

The reason he wasn't afraid of the plague a few days ago was because the Azure Nether True Qi could freeze everything; he only had immunity.

However, this poison blocked the flow of true qi, giving pathogens an opportunity to take advantage, which is why I got infected.

Having figured it out, Qi Yu sighed helplessly. What's meant to be will be.

The problem now is Su Yue. She's back? I might infect her!

Qi Yu casually picked up a towel from the side and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and hands, then glanced at the hall.

He got up and opened the door. Su Yue was sitting at the table in the living room, looking at him.

Qi Yu didn't go over; he just leaned against the door and looked at Su Yue.

The two gazed at each other silently, everything understood without a word.

After a long pause, Qi Yu sighed and said, "Why did you come back?"

Su Yue's eyes were a little moist, and her red lips were pressed tightly together, making her look like she was about to cry.

"Are we really husband and wife? Do you really consider me your wife?"

She understood that Qi Yu wanted to protect her by sending her away, but from beginning to end, did Qi Yu ever consider what she was thinking?

Even now, in this state, he still wants to get rid of me.

If I hadn't come back, would my husband have wanted to die alone in this little courtyard?

Qi Yu looked into Su Yue's eyes and said earnestly, "No matter what it takes, I will protect you. Protecting you has always been my highest principle."

Su Yue stood up, tears streaming down her face.

Su Yue cried, and her tears fell like raindrops, making her look pitiful.

"You protected my life, but have you considered what I think? Do I really want to leave?"

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Chapter 149 The Source

Su Yue's crying left Qi Yu somewhat at a loss, and in his anxiety, he began to cough violently.

Qi Yu covered his mouth, not wanting Su Yue to see the blood he coughed up.

But this was undoubtedly self-deception; Su Yue had already seen it.

Seeing Qi Yu coughing in pain, Su Yue felt both heartache and sorrow. She took a step forward, wanting to go to Qi Yu's side, but remembering the bastard things Qi Yu had done, she became furious and pulled her foot back.

After a while, Qi Yu stopped coughing and hid his blood-stained hands in his sleeves.

He was growing weaker and weaker as an unknown toxin spread through his body, devouring his true energy and becoming stronger, raging wildly like a snowball.

Without the protection of the Azure Nether True Qi, the plague seemed to be spreading rapidly, and physical strength was being consumed quickly.

Qi Yu took a deep breath, looked at Su Yue, and said softly, "My wife, I was wrong about this, and I apologize to you. But now you have to listen to me and go back to Tongyun City, okay?"

Su Yue wiped the tears from her face, sobbed, and said resolutely, "I won't leave. Even if you divorce me today, I won't leave."

Qi Yu opened his mouth slightly and raised his left hand to rub his temples.

Why are you so stubborn?

Just as he was about to say something, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open, and Qin Xiu walked in, his face beaming with joy.

But when he saw the two people in the living room, the joy on his face turned strange. Standing in the yard, he didn't know whether to go in or leave. He was now in a dilemma.

"What's wrong?" Qi Yu walked to the door, leaned on the door frame, and asked weakly.

Qin Xiu frowned as he looked at Qi Yu's face and asked, "Uncle-Master, you don't look well. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just caught a cold after sleeping. Tell me quickly, what happened?" Qi Yu urged.

Qin Xiu nodded, hurriedly took out a box and opened it, inside was a brown pill.

"Uncle-Master, we have found out where this plague came from, and we have also found a cure for it, which is already in use! This is it!"

Qi Yu frowned and asked, "When I left, we still had no clue, right? How come you found the source of the disease and developed a drug in such a short time?"

Qin Xiu also looked puzzled and said, "There was no progress at first, but this afternoon, a young man with a scar on his face came to the government office and delivered a letter."

"It contains detailed records of how the plague appeared, as well as the methods and medicines for its cure."

Qi Yu and Su Yue were both stunned when they heard this.

A young man with a scar on his face?

Qi Yu didn't know who it was, but Su Yue did.

The question is, why would that person be willing to help the people of Jiangzhou City?

He's an assassin; he's killed at least five or six thousand people, and they were all martial artists.

Human lives are no more than ants in the eyes of someone like him!

Would someone like that offer help to others?

"Who is that person? Do you know him?" Qi Yu asked.

"I don't know him, I don't recognize him, but he said he came on the orders of the High Priest!"

After listening, Qi Yu pondered for a moment, nodded, and said nothing.

If it's a teacher, then that seems plausible.

But only Su Yue didn't believe it, because that person had no connection with Taoism.