Chapter 93: Ninety-three, Corpse Gu Chapter 93: Ninety-three, Corpse Gu Qin Yushen carried Song Yan Ning on his back as he entered the forest, where a cool, moldy and rotting smell hit them, much like a white mist of miasma.
Song Yan Ning slightly furrowed her brows, she smelled a whiff of Death Energy within the miasma. This place was far more dangerous than she had imagined. No wonder Zhao Dahai had that expression when he spoke of this area.
Qin Yushen’s Divine Sense swept around, and upon seeing numerous human bones on the ground, he couldn’t help but frown.
“Let’s go check over there,” Song Yan Ning pointed in a direction. All she wanted now was to find the Golden Cicada Herb and leave this place as soon as possible. She had overestimated her strength before; if Qin Yushen hadn’t come with her, it might have been difficult for her to escape the forest unscathed. The Death Energy she detected was not ordinary; it could very well be monsters, or something even more terrifying.
Qin Yushen headed in the direction Song Yan Ning had pointed to, and had only taken a few steps when a dark shadow appeared in his Divine Sense.
The shadow moved as fast as lightning and soon reached Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning, a pair of hands that looked like desiccated branches attacked them.
A silver light flashed in Qin Yushen’s hand as he met the assaulting hands.
Song Yan Ning, at the same time, scattered a handful of Medicine Powder toward the shadow. The powder contained Cinnabar and peach wood shavings, which were highly damaging to evil spirits; it was left over from when she had made Amulets.
“Ahh!” A piercing scream rang out, and at the same time, a black arm fell to the ground.
Only then did Song Yan Ning see the true face of the shadow in front of her, a completely rotten corpse, with white little insects crawling over its decomposing parts, a nauseating sight.
The shadow shrieked and backed away, its blood-red eyes filled with fear and hatred as it watched Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen. The parts of its body that had come into contact with the Medicine Powder began to burn, emitting wisps of black smoke.
Seeing this, the shadow frantically beat at its own body, but the pats were futile, only causing its hands to also get coated with the powder.
In a moment, the shadow turned into a pile of ashes.
Song Yan Ning lightly patted Qin Yushen’s shoulder, “Put me down, I’ll walk by myself.” She was sure that there were more Corpse Gu in the vicinity, and more than one at that. If several Corpse Gu attacked them at once, being on Qin Yushen’s back would not only impede him but also leave her unable to dodge attacks from behind.
Qin Yushen turned his head to look at Song Yan Ning and then put her down from his back, “Stay close to me.”
Song Yan Ning nodded and handed half the Medicine Powder to Qin Yushen, “Take this powder.”
Qin Yushen shook his head, “I don’t need it, keep it for yourself. I can protect myself.” There wasn’t much Medicine Powder in Song Yan Ning’s hands, and he did not want her to face danger.
“Take it,” she insisted, pushing the powder into Qin Yushen’s hand and then took out the Protective Jade Pendant from her collar. The pendant had a defensive capability, forming a shield automatically upon sensing danger. Sadly, the Protective Jade Pendant could only be used three times.
Upon seeing the Protective Jade Pendant, Qin Yushen recognized that it was the same kind that Song Yan Ning had given to Mr. Song. He stuffed the Medicine Powder into his pocket and took Song Yan Ning’s hand, heading forward, “I want one of those Jade Pendants like yours.” It was something he had wanted since he saw the one Song Yan Ning gave to Mr. Song.
Song Yan Ning looked at Qin Yushen in surprise, “Don’t you know how to refine them yourself?” He could even refine a Storage Bag, so surely he could also refine a low-level Protective Jade Pendant.
Qin Yushen glanced at Song Yan Ning, “It’s different.”
Song Yan Ning rolled her eyes in silence, “I’ll refine one for you when we get back.” After all, she had taken his Storage Bag. Indeed, one mustn’t owe favors.
While the two were speaking, a rustling noise came from the bushes.
“It’s a python, stand here and don’t move, I’ll take care of it,” Qin Yushen’s Divine Sense had already detected the python rapidly slithering toward them from inside the bushes.
“Okay.” Song Yan Ning nodded and stepped aside. Her Snake Medicine was only effective against small snakes and would do nothing against a python.
The python sprang forth from the bushes, opening its mouth wide as it lunged at Qin Yushen.
Qin Yushen leaped into the air and side kicked the python in the head, sending the several-hundred-pound creature flying away.
The python landed heavily in the bushes not far off, shaking its dazed head and glancing at Qin Yushen with fear before quickly slithering away. This human was not someone it could afford to provoke, or else it might have lost its life.
“Let’s go.” Qin Yushen walked up to Song Yan Ning and reached out to hold her hand. He hadn’t intended to take the python’s life; otherwise, it wouldn’t have escaped.
Song Yan Ning smiled, nodded, and walked forward with Qin Yushen.
As the two delved deeper into the woods, the miasma around them grew thicker, but it had no effect on Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen.
“I smell the Golden Cicada Herb, it’s right ahead, let’s hurry over,” Song Yan Ning said excitedly, pointing ahead. She hadn’t expected them to find the Golden Cicada Herb so quickly.
“Mm,” Qin Yushen was also very pleased.
About fifteen minutes later, Song Yan Ning saw the Golden Cicada Herb, and a joyful smile spread across her face. What she saw was not a single plant, but a large patch.
“That is the Golden Cicada Herb; not only can it cure your grandmother’s Corpse Gu poison, but it can also be made into a healing medicine. Just apply the medicine to the wound, and it will heal immediately,” Song Yan Ning said as she briskly walked toward the Golden Cicada Herb. Now that she had a Storage Bag, she could pack many, many Golden Cicada Herbs.
Seeing Song Yan Ning so happy, Qin Yushen was also affected. However, he kept his guard up. The more crucial the moment, the more cautious one must be. They hadn’t encountered any other Corpse Gu along the way except for the one they had faced earlier, but he knew it was impossible for there to be just one in this place. And since it was a Corpse Gu, it couldn’t be naturally occurring.
Looking around, Song Yan Ning took some small pebbles out of the Storage Bag and began setting up an Array around the Golden Cicada Herb. She didn’t want to face any attacks while gathering the Golden Cicada Herb, nor did she want the herb to get destroyed.
“Are you setting up an Array?” Qin Yushen guessed as he watched Song Yan Ning’s actions. He had also seen her setting up Arrays before when he used his Divine Sense to track her, but he couldn’t be sure.
“Mm,” Song Yan Ning flicked the last pebble and smiled at Qin Yushen, “Let’s go, we’ll go harvest the Golden Cicada Herb.”