Qin Hao didn't know how long he had been in a coma. A warm current flowed into his abdomen, and his cold consciousness gradually regained some consciousness.
There was still a swelling pain in his head, paralyzed by the snake venom, and weak all over. Qin Hao felt as if he was lying on a bed, and there were several voices calling anxiously in his ears.
"I, Li Wanji, have accomplished nothing. I'm over fifty years old, but I was fortunate enough to be helped by my master and learned the magical power of enchantment. My master died in a strange way, and I haven't avenged her yet. You can't fall yet. Qin Hao, wake up and find out the truth.
"Hao 'er, take good care of Little Han. I'll entrust her to you in the future. Don't bully her."
A familiar face flashed in front of him. It was the Northern Border Martial Emperor, Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi turned and left. Opposite him was the vast sea of Northern Yan army. In the void, several figures of Emperor Yuan were waiting, exuding monstrous platinum flames. Below them, the once prosperous Liaodu was reduced to ruins.
"No."
Qin Hao suddenly woke up. He sat up straight, and his cheeks were full of cold sweat.
Crack!
The porcelain bowl fell to the ground and broke into several pieces. A black viscous liquid spilled on the ground, and the liquid exuded a pungent smell of medicine.
Frightened, three figures, two big and one small, huddled together in a corner of the room, shivering. They looked at Qin Hao with eyes full of awe and respect.
Qin Hao didn't have time to care about other things. After waking up, he immediately ran his yuan qi, and a layer of golden flames enveloped his body. With the help of the warm energy that flowed into his body, Qin Hao's paralyzed and stiff body recovered some strength. He quickly cut his left palm, and the Red Lotus Soul Fire in his body burned fiercely. His powerful soul power swept away the remaining poison and forced it to his entire left arm step by step. Suddenly, black and smelly pus and blood flowed continuously from the wound until the poison was completely forced out.
Huff!
Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Water flowed in his palm, healing the wound and expelling the poison in his body. He felt extremely comfortable.
At this time, he looked at the three people hiding in the corner.
A man, a woman, two adults, and a child.
They held the child tightly in their arms. Judging from their clothes and relationship, they were an ordinary couple.
"Sir Cultivator, please forgive us. We didn't mean to offend you. We only brought you back to our humble abode after seeing you poisoned in the snow. We didn't touch anything on your body. Please have mercy, Sir Cultivator."
"Lord Xiuzhe, please show mercy."
The couple lamented and pulled the child to kneel on the ground. They were so scared that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.
The young man they saved was originally half-dead, but in a short moment, spiritual energy gathered around him, and he became energetic. Obviously, he was a cultivator with profound skills.
The Immortal Cultivators were so powerful that they could kill bears and tigers with their bare hands. Experts who could use spiritual energy could destroy mountains and fill seas.
However, the couple had never heard of someone like Qin Hao who possessed Gold Spiritual Power, even in the rumors. At this moment, they were scared out of their wits.
"Cultivator?"
Qin Hao frowned. It was probably the name that the creatures of the Illusory Palace called the local cultivators.
Glancing at the broken bowl on the ground and smelling the pungent smell of medicine in the air, Qin Hao asked, "You saved me?"
"Cultivator, we only fed you medicine and didn't do anything else. We didn't even dare to take off your clothes."
The middle-aged man trembled with fear and lowered his head to glare at the child. If it wasn't for the stubborn child who couldn't bear to see the young man freeze to death in the snow, they wouldn't have so many troubles.
Now, it was easy to invite Buddha but difficult to send Buddha away. He hoped that this cold young man would remember his kindness and not do anything excessive. Thinking of this, the middle-aged man also secretly hid his wife behind him.
"Don't be nervous, I won't hurt you. Bring the bowl over and let me see."
Qin Hao said.
The strange snake old man's poison was so powerful that even the Tranquil Water couldn't purify it. Dendi was very curious about what the couple used to detoxify him.
In the room, the couple didn't move at all. Their legs were numb from fear. On the other hand, the ten-year-old child carefully knelt forward and reached out to pick up the broken bowl on the ground.
"Goudan, don't go."
The woman said nervously. She stretched out her arm and hurriedly pulled the child back. Then, she looked at Qin Hao with fear and whispered, "I'll get it for you."
As she spoke, she rubbed her legs.
"Alas."
Qin Hao sighed. He stretched out his palm and sucked the broken bowl over. He sniffed and said, "Snake blood, no, snake gallbladder, no, what did you take from the snake?"
"Snake skin."
The child named Goudan said.
"You talk too much."
The middle-aged man scolded and hurriedly put on a smile that was uglier than crying. "Cultivator, you were unconscious for a day and a night. The poison you were poisoned with is called seven-step poison. This kind of poisonous snake is very common in our mountains. They have copper skin and iron bones and are not afraid of the cold. They have tenacious vitality and are also very poisonous. If you are accidentally bitten, you will die.
Wang Xiaozhu's father next door was poisoned to death by a big seven-step poison yesterday.
Unfortunately, we discovered it too late and couldn't save him in time. The men in our village slaughtered the snake. Because of the snake's skin, we used it as medicine and mixed it with porridge and rice. That was how you were saved. "
The man felt very puzzled at this time. It was rumored that cultivators were very powerful. Even if they were poisoned, they should be able to resist the poison of a seven-step poison.
After all, this kind of poisonous snake was very low-grade. Ordinary adults, as long as they were careful not to be bitten by it, could kill it with a hoe.
For people like Qin Hao who had profound spiritual power, even if there were thousands of snakes, they would not be able to get close to him with a casual wave of his hand. How could he be poisoned?
But this man did not know that Qin Hao was not a native creature and did not have the ability to resist native poisons.
In particular, the seven-step poison that killed Qin Hao was raised to the level of the Snake Emperor by Chang Yu's secret method. It was equivalent to a poisonous monster with hundreds of years of spiritual power.
"I see. I have some money here. Help me bring it to Wang Xiaozhu and thank him for giving me the snake skin.
Also, keep a portion for yourselves and build a better house. "
Qin Hao moved his mind and more than ten pieces of earth grade crystal stones flew out of the interspatial ring.
Although it was not much, it was a priceless treasure for ordinary people. Even thousands of gold could not buy it.
"This …" The man looked at the broken stone in Qin Hao's hand. Although it was shining and looked very good, it was still a stone.
Even if it was thrown out, it might not be picked up. How could it be worthy of being called money?
Although he said so, the middle-aged man could feel Qin Hao's kindness. He secretly thought that this young man was not bad. He was not as cold-blooded and heartless as the rumors said.
"Master cultivator asked you to take it. Take it obediently."
The woman gave the man a look. Did he want to die by rejecting the cultivator?
"Thank you for your kindness."
The middle-aged man bowed as if he was on a pilgrimage and took it with both hands.
"Well, sorry to disturb you. Thank you for this time. Goodbye."
Qin Hao stood up from the bed and sighed. If it were not for this couple, he, a dignified Palace Master disciple, might have died.
But no one would have thought that when a martial artist from the outside world entered the Illusory Palace, he could not resist the poison of the native creatures. This was probably called not acclimatizing.
Qin Hao felt that he should catch a few of them and study them.
If he could not resist the snake poison, Changhe Lo, Yue Qianyang, and the people of the Xuanyuan family would not be able to resist it. This poison might play a great role in the future.
Opening the door, with a whoosh, a gust of wind and snow rolled in and hit him in the face. It was bone-chilling. Qin Hao, who was wrapped in a thin layer of clothing, had just recovered and could not help but shiver fiercely.
"Big brother, for you."
A young child's voice sounded. The child picked up a tattered blanket sewn with patches on the bed and handed it to Qin Hao.
"Thank you, Goudan."
Qin Hao did not stand on ceremony and took it and put it on. Although it could not cover his whole body, it was much better.
Immediately, his figure disappeared into the wind and snow.
However, just as he walked out of the courtyard, the man behind Qin Hao loudly reprimanded him. They were not rich and had very few things to keep out the cold. Qin Hao exchanged a few stones for a blanket, and the couple had to suffer from the cold.
"Senior brother is right. I can't have too much contact with the creatures of the Illusory Palace, so as not to be tied down and affect the trial."
Qin Hao shook his head and strongly convinced himself that the child and couple behind him were fake. They would not be frozen to death. They were useless puppets, like medicinal herbs, temporary props.
Stepping out of Goudan's house, Qin Hao walked for a distance and turned back to look. He found that this was a small village in a valley. There was not a single decent courtyard in the village, and every family was very poor.
In a place like this, he could not get any useful information, so Qin Hao did not choose to stay. He considered at least finding a town with more people.
Of course, it would be best if there was a city.
A large city must have the information and resources needed.
Moving forward against the wind and snow, Qin Hao did not fly. Instead, he spread his spiritual force and tried to explore the seven-step fall from the snow and take some snake venom to store on his body.
However, he did not find the viper's aura, but the ground under his feet shook violently. It seemed that there was a team in the distance rushing to the mountain village, and the number of people was definitely not small.
"The sound of horse hooves."
Qin Hao's Red Lotus Fire Pupil flashed and looked up along the mountain path. His sight seemed to burn through the snow and ice. Sure enough, he saw a valiant cavalry galloping towards him at a very fast speed.
Rumble!
The horses galloped over. Unlike the warhorses of the outside world, in order to adapt to the environment, the cavalry's feet were surprisingly flat and large, like the flippers of a large toad, which was very suitable for running in the snow.
Soon, the team came to Qin Hao.
"Whoosh …" A tall figure stood in the middle of the road. Although he was wrapped in a shabby stall, he exuded an extremely cold and arrogant aura. Even if he encountered a majestic horse galloping, he did not avoid it at all.
This made the leader of the burly man stop his horse. After all, he was also a person who had seen the world. A hothead like Qin Hao, who stood in the middle of the road without a care for his life, was either a fool or a legendary powerful cultivator.
"May I ask, is this Yihao Village?"
The leader asked. He had a beard, wrapped in thick mink fur, and carried a heavy axe on his back. He was majestic and noble.
"I don't know."
Qin Hao replied coldly. Yihao Village?
Was this Goudan's village?
The name was quite fateful.
"Sorry to disturb you."
The leader of the group seriously glanced at Qin Hao. The young man's face was ice-cold, and there was a faint sense of danger. The leader couldn't see any flaws in Qin Hao's expression, and he couldn't see the depth of Qin Hao's strength. He took the initiative to go around Qin Hao, and with a whip, the warhorse galloped away.
Rumble!
The horse team behind all bypassed Qin Hao. It was as if a torrent of water suddenly encountered a stone, forcibly changing its flow path.
"Murderous aura."
Qin Hao turned around and looked at the horse team that was gradually moving away. This group of people were obviously not kind people. When they passed by just now, many of them stared at him with a ferocious expression. If it was not for the leader of the horse who did not say to attack, this group of horse bandits would definitely not have let Qin Hao go so easily, let alone take the initiative to bypass him.
But now, they were rushing to the village where Goudan was.
"The less trouble, the better. Take the snake venom, find a city to check for information, and meet up with Xiao Han's group first."
Qin Hao had a trace of struggle, but it was only for a moment. Senior brother said that the creatures in the Illusory Palace were all illusions, and there was no need to care too much about their lives.
In the distance, on a towering snowy peak, two figures stood.
One was a young man with sharp eyebrows and cold eyes, and the other was a bald and ugly old man with a walking stick.
The two stood on the peak, and the falling snow in the air avoided them. Four sharp eyes shot into the distance and instantly caught sight of Qin Hao's figure.
"You lured the horse bandits?"
Eastern Sky said coldly.
"I told the leader of the bandits that the villagers hid the Earth grade spirit stone."
Chang Yu said with a smile.
"You …" Eastern Sky raised his sharp eyebrows in anger. Even the creatures in the Illusory Palace were still alive when the formation was still in place.
"Senior brother, you were too kind back then and almost made a big mistake. The Illusory Palace is dangerous, and junior brother is alone. It is good to let him experience it in advance. Since you don't want to be the bad guy, then I will be. Guess, will he save Goudan?"
Chang Yu said.
"He definitely will."
Eastern Sky knew Qin Hao's character and did not doubt it.
"I have no choice. I can only guess that he won't.
Look, he is very happy to catch snakes now. "
Chang Yu pointed his walking stick at the snow forest.