allonlinenovel Chapter 274 Maybe an old friend
Chapter 274 Maybe an old friend
Fortunately, after realizing that she was wrong, she immediately changed her actions and stepped back lightly on tiptoe.
Anilan ran to the master and reported, "Master, I have never seen a Gu on her body before. It is a good opportunity for you to come and see what is going on with her."
Lou Xiao placed one hand on his chest to feel his heart beating, and when he was about to take his pulse, he looked down and found that his arm was covered in blood, which had soaked through his cuffs.
Anilan explained loudly, "It wasn't me! I couldn't get close to you, and the blood from the wounds I made with my knife wasn't bright red."
This means that her knife was coated with a deadly poison.
When Lou Xiao rolled up her sleeves, she saw the wound made by Anilan with a needle, with the last drop of blood dripping out.
Anilan was speechless now.
"How can someone bleed so much after just one injection? That's not normal..."
Without her saying anything, Lou Xiao knew how big a problem this was.
Then he raised his head and bowed to the man who was said to be the high priest and asked,
"I was reckless and broke into the nine-story tower. I don't know when a poison was put into my body, so I had no choice but to come to Qieyue Village to seek a solution.
I hope you will forgive me if I have been disrespectful. "
The eyes behind the high priest's mask looked at her for a long time, then ignored her and turned back to ask Anilan,
"Did she steal the poison?"
Anilan shook his head. "I'm guarding here. We just had a fight. She must have a Gu in her body. She has no interest in this place."
But Qizhi remembered what Lou Xiao had said before, "She said she wanted to see what Gu really looked like. The people brought back by Elder Qu Yan should not do anything bad."
It looks like a curious Central Plains person broke in here just to satisfy his curiosity.
Lou Xiao spoke the truth, "Elder Qu Yan asked me to wait, and I can't wait."
In this case, Anilan could understand why she was unwilling to wait.
He lost his mind without any warning and acted like a puppet, with only eyes for killing. If he stays in Qieyue Village for a long time, there is no guarantee that something bad will not happen.
Anilan whispered to the master,
"Master, please take good care of her and send her away quickly. Our sacrifice is coming soon, and there will be so many people in the village by then..."
Sacrifices inevitably involve killing cattle and sheep and shedding blood. If she goes crazy at that time, won’t there be chaos?
The black snake that escaped from the cage slowly wrapped itself around the high priest's wooden staff, raised its head at the top and spit out its tongue.
Along with the ringing of silver bells, the voice from behind the mask was muffled and indistinguishable from male or female.
"My Qieyue Village cannot accept distinguished guests like you, please leave."
The first word is an order to leave!
Of course Lou Xiao refused to do so, "Since I'm here, I won't leave until the poison is cured."
She also needed to figure out what was going on. If she remained content with the status quo and did not deal with it, she would become a nuisance when she returned to the capital.
It's not that she had never killed someone, but she didn't want to commit murder while she was not in a clear state.
What if she fails to distinguish the right from the wrong and kills a good person by mistake? How will she cope with the future?
Anilan saw that his master looked gloomy and was already angry, so he quickly winked at Lou Xiao, asking her to shut up.
She also wanted to remove the poison and let him take her to the Central Plains.
"Master, you go ahead and do your own thing. You still have to preside over the sacrificial ceremonies in the village. She has handed it over to me. This is a good opportunity for me to practice..."
Since her master mentioned that she could travel to the Central Plains before inheriting the position of high priestess,
Anilan had been looking forward to it, and finally met someone who looked like he was asleep.
If she lets this person pay and work, then she won't have to spend anything, right?
The high priest looked at Lou Xiao again, knowing that Anilan had his own plans, but he still couldn't reject the disciple he had raised since childhood.
"what ever."
A burst of joy burst out from Anilan's eyes. He jumped up and grabbed the high priest's arm and rubbed it like a kitten.
"Don't worry, Master! You just focus on the sacrifice, and I will work hard to remove the poison for her. It won't delay!"
The eyes behind the high priest's mask showed some kindness, and he could do nothing to her.
Anilan has been simple-minded and straightforward since childhood. He has good talent in both martial arts and Gu training, and is a talent that is focused on training.
She was old, and with her as the heir, at least Qieyue Village would not lose its land and property in the chaos in Nanzi.
But······
My dear child, you can’t and will not cure the poison in the person in front of you.
But I can’t say—
The person behind the mask closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he turned to Qizhi behind him with anger.
"You brought outsiders into the forbidden area of the Nine-Story Pagoda without permission. Do you remember how to punish you?"
Qizhi was speechless and looked to Anilan for help. Anilan was about to beg for mercy.
The high priest shut him up with one word.
"If you dare to ask, go clean the cage with him."
Anilan blinked but couldn't say anything, so Qizhi had to accept the punishment with his head down.
No one in Qieyue Village dared to disobey the high priest's words.
After dealing with the affairs in the village, the high priest turned around and looked at Lou Xiao who had been quiet the whole time.
"you,"
Lou Xiao nodded, "Yes, what do you want, High Priest?"
"You can't live in Half Moon Tower anymore."
Her mental state was not stable, and no one knew when she would suddenly lose control.
Most of the people living in the Half Moon Tower are ordinary villagers in Qieyue Village who are weak and helpless.
Once she loses control, no one can stop her.
"You live here with Anilan and are not allowed to go out without her company."
Lou Xiao wanted to object, but thinking about the situation today, she was afraid that she might make a big mistake at some point.
This is where the poison of Qieyue Village is kept. Even the gate is made of heavy iron.
Just in case something happens, we can just lock her up in there.
Anilan was very happy to hear that, "Okay! I'll look after her!"
"No trouble should occur before the sacrifice. I will handle it myself once the sacrifice is completed."
Before that, Anilan can also practice.
Getting the guarantee from the most important high priest of Qieyue Village is not as far-fetched as Elder Qu Yan said. At least there is a certainty.
Lou Xiao calmed down and agreed, "Okay."
Just think of it as a retreat.
The high priest looked at her deeply, shook the wooden staff in his hand and let the arrogant black snake come down.
Lou Xiao's eyes fell on the black snake that was slowly swimming towards the broken cage. When she raised her eyes again, the high priest had disappeared.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the high priest seemed to know who she was.
But Lou Xiao had never set foot in Nanzi before. Even after he finished his studies and went down the mountain, he was dragged by his master to visit his old friends all over the world.
I have never set foot in Nanzi.
Even Nanzhi's poison techniques were basically not taught.
Is he senior sister’s man?
But didn’t Nanzi have a bad relationship with the imperial court?
Could it be that we have met before?
Lou Xiao recalled the high priest's voice, unable to tell his age or gender.
But those hands do show the signs of aging.