Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 489 Are Qin the Witch Doctor and the Holy Maiden really not monsters?

Could it be that their activities outside were discovered by these people?

Gu Qingyue squeezed Mu Yun Chu's hand and asked with her eyes.

Mu Yun Chu returned the smile and shook her head.

Gu Qingyue understood; it meant she shouldn't rush and should wait and see.

Gu Qingyue took a deep breath. Okay!

"Reporting to the Holy Maiden, something has happened to Protector Ling," the woman said, her voice cracking.

Gu Qingyue was so shocked she almost fell off the roof. Protector Ling? Wasn't that her father, Gu Changling?

Just as the woman finished her report, the doors of the main hall were suddenly flung open. The Holy Maiden, dressed in a dark red robe and draped in a black cloak, stood in the doorway, her voice as cold as ice, "Say it again! What happened to Protector Ling?"

The woman knelt down under the eaves with a thud. "Your Majesty, the Ling Protector and the witch doctor just arrived at the valley entrance. The Ling Protector was... was... was bitten by a small golden snake." The woman's voice trembled, and she stammered for a long time before she could finish speaking. She seemed to have been scared out of her wits.

With the Ling protector in trouble, I doubt they'll all survive.

"Little Golden Snake?! Where's the witch doctor? Hurry and save him!" Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden rushed towards the entrance of the Immortal Valley.

Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu heard it clearly from the rooftop. The woman said that her father had been bitten by the little golden snake.

A little golden snake?!

Gu Qingyue sighed, wondering if it was her little golden snake.

She had just released the snakes guarding the valley entrance when she made her move, so the father was bitten by the little golden snake, who mistook him for another intruder.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyue also flew away, with Mu Yun Chu following closely behind.

The woman who had just given the report only realized what was happening when she saw that the Holy Maiden had already gone far away. She stumbled and turned to head towards the valley entrance.

No one noticed that the people patrolling the outer perimeter of the Moyu Palace had all disappeared.

At the entrance to the valley, Gu Changling lay on the ground, his eyes closed, his breath faint, and his face bluish-purple.

Qin the witch doctor knelt on the ground, fed him a pill, waited a moment, then stretched out his finger, touched Gu Changling's brow, closed his eyes, and muttered incantations.

A wisp of black mist gathered at her fingertips, swirling eerily between Gu Changling's brows.

Several guards surrounded them, all looking worried.

These were the guards who had accompanied Doctor Qin to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers to pick up the people.

"Physician Qin!" At that moment, the Holy Maiden arrived.

The witch doctor Qin did not open his eyes, but continued what he was doing.

The Holy Maiden stepped forward and carefully observed Gu Changling's face. A dark aura had gathered in her eyes, and wisps of black mist flowed from her hands like water.

This greatly alarmed Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu, who were watching from a distance.

Are the Qin witch doctor and the holy maiden really not monsters?

Or is it that the internal energy they cultivate releases black mist?

That's... witchcraft?

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Qin witch doctor opened his eyes and looked at the saintess.

This sight was alarming; her hands trembled with fear. "Holy Maiden, you...you're leaking your inner strength! Quick! Someone come here!"

"It's alright, saving the guardian of the mountain is the priority."

The saintess remained calm. She raised her hand and circulated her inner energy, which immediately stopped the black mist. She blocked the hand of the witch doctor Qin, who wanted to take her pulse, and stared intently at Gu Changling on the ground.

Qin the witch doctor glanced at the saintess's cold eyes, then lowered her head and stepped back to the side.

"The Holy Maiden knows about Protector Ling's health. He has the Crimson Blood Gu and the poison of the witch's curse. Especially with the Crimson Blood Gu in his body, this snake venom is nothing. He's fine, just fainted," Doctor Qin said, though his words were meant to comfort him. He frowned and his expression was unclear.

After speaking, the two were silent for a moment, then looked at Gu Changling.

The next moment, the saintess knelt down and touched Gu Changling's hand, her eyes shining with tender love.

Gu Qingyue, who was watching this from a distance, could no longer remain calm!

That's her father! Let go!

Mu Yun Chu held her hand with concern, shook her head, and gestured for her to calm down.

However, looking at the situation before her, Gu Qingyue couldn't help but feel a deep sense of worry.

Not only was her father cursed with the Crimson Blood Gu, but he was also poisoned by a witchcraft curse! His memories were sealed! And look at this Holy Maiden now, she's clearly extremely possessive... This...

Looking at Gu Changling's face in the distance, now calm after fainting, and feeling the warmth of Mu Yunchu's large hand beside her, she took a deep breath and finally calmed down a bit.

Gu Qingyue recalled what she had read in that book: witchcraft doesn't involve actually chanting incantations, but rather using talismanic water or pills made from witchcraft to produce various effects desired by the person who cast the spell.

This witchcraft should be a different kind of medical technique from existing medical techniques, according to Gu Qingyue's own understanding.

Of course, there may be even deeper secrets that she doesn't know.

How to solve it? She had no idea.

She gritted her teeth angrily.

Seeing the saintess's lingering gaze in the distance, she really wanted to rush forward and snatch her father back right now.

But never mind, now is not the time. I'll find another opportunity.

Seeing that the guards were carrying Gu Changling away, Qin the witch doctor and the saintess followed. Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu exchanged a glance and followed at a distance.

Mu Yun Chu's prediction was correct. With the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers destroyed, the Holy Maiden had indeed brought Gu Chang Ling here. That made things easier; this was a perfect opportunity to rescue him.

However, the saintess will probably soon discover that the people patrolling the outer perimeter of the valley are gone. It seems that she will have to deal with the problem face to face.

"Where are the people outside the courtyard?" Sure enough, the saintess quickly realized something was wrong.

She directed the guards to carry Gu Changling into a luxurious courtyard, then turned and asked the guards behind her.

She hadn't noticed when she came in, but now it suddenly dawned on her that none of the people who usually patrolled outside the courtyard were there; only a few guards remained inside.

"Go and see!" the saintess shouted sternly.

The guards were so frightened that their legs went weak. They were only guarding the inside; how could the people outside know?

The group bowed their heads and clasped their hands in greeting before quickly running out of the courtyard gate.

Watching the group run off into the distance, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yunchu exchanged a glance.

Don't worry about it, someone will take care of them.

However, seeing the saintess's retreating figure, the two moved with lightning speed and attacked immediately.

Just as the saintess turned to walk into the house, she suddenly felt a strong gust of wind coming from behind her. She immediately turned around, bent over, and flipped backward, and was already inside the house.

Gu Qingyue stretched out her hands, and a pair of short swords appeared in her hands.

In her hands, the two short swords seemed to come alive. In just a moment, the point of the swords was woven into a cold, piercing cocoon, enveloping the saintess within.

"who!"

The saintess was shocked; in all these years, she had never encountered such a strange and powerful expert.

She never imagined that an outsider would barge in and follow her to the Ling Protector's house.

She retreated and dodged repeatedly. The next moment, she made up her mind, swung her right palm out, and a wisp of black mist overflowed.

Gu Qingyue instinctively raised her sword to block, only to find that the scene before her eyes suddenly became doubled.

This black fog can affect people's eyesight? That's amazing!