Who Told Him To Cultivate Immortality!

Chapter 22: Who says there's no poison that targets the skin?

After being hit in the face, Butler Zhang took the opportunity to turn around and deflect the attack. However, he still could not understand why the poison he gave Tao Tiaoye was his masterpiece. Countless cultivators died because of it. How could it be ineffective?

Tao Tiaoye did not answer. After confirming that the parrot was indeed Miss Shang's, she raised her guard.

Everyone in the village knew that there was a talking demon bird flying around. If the Shang family sent someone to look for it, they would have found the parrot. None of this would have happened.

The Shang family's actions were against common sense. There must be something wrong!

Furthermore, Miss Shang's attitude of keeping people at arm's length did not seem like she was chasing them away. Instead, she seemed to be saying that the Shang family was in danger and was urging them to leave.

A lazy voice came from behind and answered for Tao Tiaoye, "Do you want to take a look at the Dao Seeking Sect's compulsory '1800 Common Poisons and Their Antidotes'?"

The poison that Butler Zhang was so proud of was a joke in the eyes of the Dao Seeking Sect. No matter how good you are at refining poisons, can they be stronger than those of Danding Peak?

Butler Zhang turned around abruptly and saw Lu Yang leaning against the door frame with an ancient sword in his arms, smiling at him.

Butler Zhang knew that Tao Tiaoye was not the prey, he was.

He asked in a low voice, "How did you find me?"

He did not feel that he gave himself away. The Shang family was under his control and no one leaked his secrets.

When Shang Yuan and Lu Yang were talking in the room, he was worried that his spiritual awareness would be detected. Hence, he changed it to eavesdropping. From there, he found out that Lu Yang and Shang Yuan were disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect.

However, Tao Tiaoye did not reveal his identity.

Butler Zhang's hearing was very good. Even writing and drawing could not escape his ears.

Lu Yang smiled, "Do you know what the parrot said in the village?"

"What did it say?"

"It said, 'Who are you, where is Zhang Guanjia?'"

"At first, we thought that the parrot was looking for Zhang Guanjia. Later, we found out that it was just repeating the same words. At that time, I was thinking, 'Zhang Guanjia is not in the pugilistic world. Where did the parrot hear that from?'"

"Do you think it's possible that the parrot did not say, 'Who are you, where is Zhang Guanjia?'

But 'Who are you, where is Butler Zhang?' "

Lu Yang thought of a scene.

Twenty days ago, Eldest Miss Shang unintentionally discovered that Housekeeper Zhang's identity had been replaced by someone else. She asked in fear, "Who are you? Where is Housekeeper Zhang?"

Then he knocked over the bird stand, causing the parrot to fly away in fright. Those were the last words the parrot heard, and it repeated them to Huang Xiangzheng in the tailor shop.

Perhaps the parrot's pronunciation was not accurate, or perhaps Huang Xiangzheng's first reaction was to think of Zhang Guanjia, whom he had interacted with the most. In any case, the parrot's question became, "Who are you? Where is Zhang Guanjia?"

Housekeeper Zhang was burning with anger. He didn't expect that it was that stupid bird that only knew how to repeat itself that had ruined his plan.

If he had known earlier, he would have killed it back then!

It wasn't Steward Zhang's first day in Jianghu. Faced with the two people surrounding him, he laughed heartily. "I'm at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. If I want to escape, do you think you can stop me?"

Tao Tianye was a little anxious. If Steward Zhang escaped, he would have to report it to the sect and let his senior brothers and sisters deal with it. Moreover, it was uncertain whether they would be able to track him down.

This made Tao Tianye feel more or less embarrassed. She had completed two missions, but she didn't expect an accident to happen on the third.

Lu Yang was still as calm as ever, causing Housekeeper Zhang to feel uneasy. "Haven't you thought that if you can poison us, we can't poison you?"

Hearing this, Housekeeper Zhang relaxed and said disdainfully, "I thought it was something else. Poison? What use is that to me?"

At this point, Butler Zhang's skin became loose, like a snake shedding its skin. His skin and flesh separated, and the skin that was peeled off was a complete human figure. He stood in the middle of the room, his facial features empty. He stood upright and stared at Tao Tianye, making people's hair stand on end. The skinless body fell to the ground with a plop.

Painted Skin Ghost.

Tao Tianye's expression turned serious. He now knew why Steward Zhang said that poison was useless.

Poison always targeted the body. To be precise, it targeted the organs, muscles, and meridians. Steward Zhang was a Painted Skin Ghost. His body was made of skin. Who would poison the skin?

And how could there be a poison that targeted the skin? At the very least, Steward Zhang had never heard of it.

Lu Yang knew how.

Just as Steward Zhang was about to show off his body, he discovered to his horror that pea-sized blisters had grown on his feet. They peeled off layer by layer. The blisters were swollen and itchy. Steward Zhang only rubbed his feet on the ground a few times before yellow liquid flowed out.

"What, what is this?!" Steward Zhang's voice was filled with fear.

Steward Zhang had never encountered such a thing. When had he ever been poisoned?

"Athlete's foot."

"What?" Steward Zhang thought he had misheard.

"Did you think I was just chatting with you?

No, I was waiting for you to act up. "

"I knew you would come to Tao Tianye, so I left poison in this room to cause athlete's foot!"

Steward Zhang's face paled.

Tao Tianye's expression darkened.

Lu Yang smiled sinisterly and approached Steward Zhang step by step. Steward Zhang was so shocked that he retreated and sat on the ground.

"How, how did you know I was a Painted Skin Ghost?!" If he didn't know beforehand, how could he have poisoned him so specifically?!

Most importantly, Steward Zhang had never heard of any Painted Skin Ghost getting athlete's foot!

His feet were itching and he was on the verge of going crazy. He even wanted to cut off his feet. He had no choice but to divert most of his energy and magic power to suppress the poison. There was no way he could escape.

Suddenly, Steward Zhang's vision blurred. Lu Yang had disappeared into thin air.

"How is this possible!"

Steward Zhang was furious. Lu Yang had just built his foundation. No matter how exquisite his movements were, he couldn't have escaped his eyes.

"It's an illusion!" Steward Zhang suddenly reacted and hurriedly rolled away.

Unfortunately, it was too late. A cold light flashed, as fast as lightning. A thin line started from Steward Zhang's forehead and ended at his crotch. Lu Yang withdrew his sword. Steward Zhang was cut in two. The cut was as smooth as a mirror.

"Well done." Lu Yang gave Tao Tianye a thumbs up.

Just now, Tao Tianye had used the Thousand Illusions Umbrella to trap Housekeeper Zhang in an illusion. The illusion was not perfect. Housekeeper Zhang had been in the jianghu for many years, so he could see through it easily.

What Lu Yang wanted was this moment of distraction. He drew his sword, slashed vertically, and sheathed his sword, all in one go.

The Painted Skin Ghosts were known for their unpredictability. Defense was not their forte. Against a sword cultivator with the strongest offense, coupled with the fact that they were distracted and did not circulate their qi to defend, it was only natural that the outcome of the battle would be decided with a single move. There was no suspense!

The moment Lu Yang saw through Painted Ghost's disguise, the advantage he had over Painted Ghost disappeared.

The Painted Skin Ghost stared at Lu Yang in disbelief. His mouth opened and closed as he asked, "How did you recognize my real body?"

Tao Tianye looked at Lu Yang. She also wanted to know the answer.

Lu Yang didn't say anything. He swung his sword again and cut the Painted Skin Ghost into four pieces. He poured some spirit wine on it and lit it on fire. The Painted Skin Ghost howled in pain as it was burned into charcoal.

Who knew if this damned thing had any other tricks up its sleeves? Let's kill it first and explain everything later.

(End of Chapter)