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Zhao Qingyan hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "You guys should know about the West Lake Blood case ten years ago. There were 168 of them and they involved hundreds of big and small sects. The way these people died was to fester inside their bodies and turn them into blood, which was also the way 'Weeping blood becomes tears'. As for me, Qingfeng, and Jiang Wuyan, we were the only three people who survived that calamity. The reason is because there is another poison in our bodies — — Zhu Yanyu. Its existence makes many poisons useless. "

Ran Xingchen was a little surprised and asked, "Zhu Yan Jian?"

Zhao Qingyan explained, "This is a Gu poison from the Western Regions. It was introduced into the Central Plains by the Han people and came up with such a name. Since there was no cure for the poison, he could only rely on a few methods to relieve it. However, that was no different from drinking poison to quench his thirst. It would only make the situation worse. Once one was infected with this poison, their inner force cultivation would soar, but they would be unable to control themselves and would run through their body, causing them to suffer from various ailments. For example, my current physical condition is partly due to Zhu Yan Jian. However, this poison varies from person to person, and the degree of reaction will vary as well. "

Ran Xingchen frowned, and a confused look appeared in his eyes. "What do you mean?"

Zhao Qingyan tilted his head and said, "Let's put it this way. I was poisoned at the age of seven, and I started cultivating inner force when I was twelve. It has been nibbling away at my body since I didn't have any inner force. As far as I know, other than me, the dozens of people who were poisoned by Zhu Yan Fang were all martial artists. That is to say, they all had inner force. While corroding inner energy, the Gu poison also grew more and more inner energy. The internal energy that it produced was turbid and poisonous. When the source of inner force was completely contaminated and it could not find a clean source of inner force, it would erode the body and then the mind. The appearance of this poison can be said to be coincidental and inevitable. "

He looked at Zhuo Yi and continued, "Twenty years ago, an outer disciple of the Tang Sect was called Tang Xiaoxiao. Because of his great talent, he was accepted by the Sect Leader as a disciple, and his accomplishments were comparable to that of the rest of the people in the castle. Later on, because of some Jianghu dispute, he stole the Tang Sect's secret scripture and was expelled from the sect. At the same time, he offended the Puppet Palace and went to Miao Jiang in order to avoid being hunted down. There was also a saying that he had been hunted for spying on something unknown in the Puppet Palace. The Tang Sect didn't want to become enemies with the Puppet Palace, so they expelled Tang Xiaoxiao from their sect. If he wanted to find poison that was on par with the Tang Sect or Puppet Palace, the first choice would definitely be Miao Yue. He went to Miao Jiang at the age of sixteen and returned to the Central Plains eight years later. That is to say, twelve years ago, he brought back Zhu Yan Jian. "

Zhao Qingyan thought about it for a while and explained, "Zhu Yan's transformation has two special points, which is that her power has increased drastically and that she is immune to poisons. After being poisoned by Zhu Yan, many kinds of poison would be directly swallowed by it, and then converted into internal energy. Some of Miao Jiang's Death Soldiers even increased their strength through the continuous ingestion of poison. One could imagine how many people would drool over this idea, hoping to reach the heavens in a single step. The Puppet Palace received the news and released it in the martial arts world. They wanted to borrow the strength of others to strengthen their chances of victory. Those who knew of this news were all loyal to themselves, so the Puppet Palace couldn't possibly advertise it unrestrainedly. There were no more than a hundred people who knew of it. As for these hundred plus people, half of them were from the Puppet Palace. "That day …"

A look of disgust appeared on his face, but he paused for a moment before continuing, "There are hundreds of bugs crawling out of the cave, and they drill into the cave when they touch the skin. Many people immediately lost their wrists, but the blood aura attracted even more bugs. Tang Xiao was the last to show his face, and his words attracted the attention of others. The puppet palace was naturally their target of resentment. The Elder from the Puppet Palace explained that they were also shocked by this matter. They had no intention of becoming enemies with the martial arts world, this was just a mistake. Anyone who wanted to believe them and watch them from the sidelines would never be an enemy of their Puppet Palace. But how could those people who suffered greatly from the Gu worms hear their explanation? Over half of them chose to fight with the Puppet Palace, and only a small portion left. "

Ran Xingchen asked, "And then?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head. "I'm not sure about the follow-up over there. After this matter was over, all of the participants kept their mouths shut. No one was willing to bring up this matter. On the surface, there was a calm and tranquil atmosphere, but there were quite a few forces secretly taking revenge on the Puppet Palace. Each of them had died or suffered injuries, which was also why they had become enemies. It could be said that the incident of the blood in the West Lake was a massacre carried out by the Puppet Palace against the people who had participated in the Zhu Yan Ran incident. As for the three people that Sect Leader Hua mentioned before, they are Qingfeng, Jiang Wuyan and I. "

He didn't explain it clearly, and it left many doubts. However, it was clear that he did not want to say it, so naturally, no one would question him.

Ran Xingchen's expression had already returned to normal. He suddenly asked, "Can I ask you something that I want to know?"

Noticing his change, Zhao Qingyan smiled, "Could it be that everything I said before was nonsense?"

Ran Xingchen didn't comment. "At least I don't really care about those things. You should know why I'm here."

Zhao Qingyan nodded and said, "I thought you would have asked me two years ago, but I just met you today. I'm a little surprised."

Ran Xingchen asked, "Why must I come to find you?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "Because you can't find others, and I'm easier to find than Jiang Wuyan."

Ran Xingchen seemed to want to smile, but her eyes dimmed in vain: "I want to try to accept this fact, but I can't stand it anymore."

Zhao Qingyan quietly watched him avert his gaze and said softly, "I'm very sorry."

Ran Xingchen raised his head and looked deeply at Zhao Qingyan. He wanted to see something in her eyes, but he could only see the ink that couldn't be dissolved. After a long time, he sighed and said with a smile, "You are still exactly the same as before."

Zhao Qingyan smiled with his eyes half-lidded, "There are some things that will not change."

Ran Xingchen asked, "For example, that cruel calmness of yours?"

Ran Xingchen Wu Chen was also speechless. After a long silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "Why didn't I see him leave? I was his son, wasn't I? "

Zhao Qingyan appeared to be in a rather carefree mood, "It's precisely because of this that he can't bear to do so." The voice was so light that it could have been missed if he hadn't paid attention.

When Ran Xingchen looked at this youth who was much younger than him, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "You don't have to comfort me anymore."

Zhao Qingyan said, "I did not comfort you. Don't you know what kind of temperament Qingfeng is?"

Ran Xingchen smiled bitterly: "Can't you be a bit more tactful and give me a chance to escape?"

Zhao Qingyan was silent for a moment, "Qingfeng is the best father. My condolences."

A few pale words ended with a perfunctory line of consolation. Perhaps it was because of such paleness and perfunctory behavior, but it was not fake at all.

Zhuo Yi and the marquis looked at each other and saw the sigh in each other's eyes. The two of them could be considered to be old friends with the Ran Tong Pavilion and the Qi King. These two children were more or less the ones that they had watched grow up. Although they felt heartache for Zhao Qingyan's body, they also saw the pain of the Ran Star Dust, but they could not do anything about it.

Perhaps he wanted to break the silence, Zhao Qingyan found a topic and asked, "Master, Master Hou, why did you guys come over together with the Sect Leader?"

Zhuo Yi exclaimed, "This was an accident." Martial Nephew Ran happened to be my guest, so Huabepin came over and said that his wife had stolen his Junior Brother's corpse and asked me to help him. Along the way, we met Brother Mu, who came to visit you. "

Zhao Qingyan looked at his Master speechlessly for a while, then asked, "Then does Master not communicate with Sect Leader Hua?"

Zhuo Yi replied truthfully, "I find it troublesome." He added with concern, "If it's not convenient for you to deal with the aftermath of Hua Boya, I can help you talk to Qingcheng."

Zhao Qingyan said, "Thank you for your kind intentions, Master. No need."

Zhuo Yi said, "After what you said, I remember now. Why is he so ruthless? "From what I know, Sect Leader Hua is not a rash and easily angered person." Although the Duke of the Trojan Horse didn't say anything, from the look on his face, it was obvious that he became a bit more serious. He was very interested in this as well.

Zhao Qingyan sighed and said, "I'm not too sure either. The only thing I know is that the Green City Sect has also taken part in the attack on the Puppet Palace." The return of the Puppet Palace is a calamity for the Green City Sect. "

Zhuo Yi asked, "How much of an impact will the Puppet Palace's operation have on you?"

Zhao Qingyan sighed in distress, "I don't know. I can only check the situation in a few days."

The marquis knew that he was tired, so he was in no hurry to ask anything. He said, "Mo'er, we'll be leaving first. If there are any other questions, we'll disturb you again."

Zhao Qingyan bowed slightly, "Master Hou is too polite. If you have any questions, feel free to call me over." After they left, they slowly breathed out the foul air, leaned against the wheelchair and closed their eyes in thought.

"Does young prince want to wait for coroner's examination to finish?" This subordinate will go down and get an umbrella? " Xiao Tao walked over and asked.

Zhao Qingyan's contemplation was interrupted, but he did not say anything. He smiled and said, "No need, I will go check the previous records to see if there are any mistakes." In the end, I still need to trouble Uncle Xiao to help me deliver the results to the grass garden. "

Xiao Tao was stunned, "The young prince isn't going back today?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "En, I'm not going back. In the past, he had delayed quite a few things while recuperating. It's more convenient to search for information in the palace, and it's also better to help Thirteenth Uncle share his information.

Xiao Tao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Young prince, if the lord asks about this, won't he hide it?"

Only then did she recall that she had previously said that she wouldn't need to trouble Prince Huan to intervene. He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, Thirteenth Uncle will find out very soon. If he doesn't ask you, then you don't need to report it." "Except Thirteenth Uncle, if anyone asks, then tell them that I've ordered the information to be sealed."

Xiao Tao nodded, "I know."