“Where are you going? You are not totally detoxified yet.” Mu Qingqiu asks strangely. When he is about to go get something, he finds that Liang He has already walked to the door and is ready to leave.
Liang He also feels strange. Mu Qingqiu told him that his pill could only remove part of the toxicity and suppress the rest symptoms. He didn’t say that he could completely detoxify it. Why does he stop him now?…
“Didn’t you say it couldn’t be fully detoxified?” Liang turns to look at Mu and asks.
Mu Qingqiu gets extremely angry the instant he hears this and says unsatisfiedly, “Anything wrong with your ears? I just said that it’s not easy, but I never said it’s impossible!”
Liang He recalls carefully what happens previously and his face involuntarily darkens. Mu Qingqiu could have detoxified him in the first place, but he just sat there chatting with him for a long time. Did he just want to irritate him?
All of a sudden, Liang He looks at Mu Qingqiu strangely as if he is doubting that his previous judgment is correct. Maybe Mu did want to tease him on purpose.
Mu Qingqiu sees through what Liang He is thinking about and gets really angry. He says in a hurry, “Look at you. What’s the expression you have in your eyes? I’ve lived half of my life. Am I an immoral person?”
Liang He has already returned to his chair. Hearing this, he quietly tilts his head avoiding Mu Qingqiu’s eyes. In fact, he really wants to say “Yes, you are.”
In fact, Mu Qingqiu’s original plan was to suppress the effect of the poison in Liang He’s body temporarily with his pill first, and then use acupuncture to help him get rid of the poison thoroughly.
“Philter is not exactly a kind of poison but sometimes it’s more powerful than poison. So its effect cannot be dismissed by medicine directly. I can only use acupuncture, accompanied with your internal power, to expel it.” When coming down to business, Mu Qingqiu become serious instantly.
Liang He trusts Mu Qingqiu’s medical knowledge, so he doesn’t ask questions any more. Instead, he nods and sits cross legged on the bed under the guidance of Mu Qingqiu.
“Well, unbutton your clothes. I’ll do the acupuncture at your chest and back.” Seeing Liang He sitting still, Mu Qingqiu says.
Liang He is shocked a little first, then he peels off his upper clothes calmly.
When Yan Ling arrives in a hurry, the treatment has just been finished. Liang He hasn’t had the time to put his clothes back on.
As soon as Yan Ling opens the door, she sees Liang He facing the door, half naked. It is all of a sudden, and the three people in the room are all stunned.
After a long moment, Mu Qingqiu regains his mind first. He tilts his head and fakes a few coughs to break the frozen atmosphere in the room.
Only until then does Yan Ling realize what she sees and keeps staring at… When the idea occurs to her, Yan Ling immediately turns and runs outside while her face obviously blushes.
Seeing Yan Ling running away like that, Liang He thinks she is very cute and can’t help bursting into laughter. Then it seems that something important has occurred to him. He turns to look at Mu Qingqiu.
“Hey, old man, there are dangers all over your yard. Is it OK for Ling’er to run around like that?” Liang He asks with a serious face.
Mu Qingqiu glares at him and says, “Didn’t I tell you to call me “Master” together with Ling, brat?”
Seeing Liang He’s worried expression, Mu Qingqiu says with disdain, “Do you think there are traps everywhere in my yard? What I learned is Taoist magic, five elements and eight trigrams. These things can get people trapped, but won’t hurt them at all.”
“The Taoist Magic also has a death gate according to the location of the eight trigrams.” This time, Liang He is not deliberately provoking Mu Qingqiu. He is really worried.
Looking at Liang He, Mu Qingqiu says with some unclear emotions, “Well, you do know a lot. Do you know where the death gate and the safe gate are respectively?”
“I only know a little of Taoist magic. I can’t tell where they are.” Liang answers with his brows furrowed.
Liang He did tell the truth on the one hand, Mu Qingqiu didn’t assure him of Yan Ling’s safety on the other hand. Liang He knows that Mu Qingqiu would not let Yan Ling get hurt in his own yard. Probably he has suspended those things temporarily.
However, before hearing an accurate reply, Liang He keeps feeling unsettled in his heart so it’s natural for him to have a stern tone.
Seeing that Liang He doesn’t intend to continue their talk on this topic, Mu Qingqiu feels bored.
But, to tell the truth, it is already a wonder for Liang He, who is so young and has been pampered in a royal family, to know about the Taoist magic. This is one of the reasons why Liang He makes Mu Qingqiu feel curious and surprised.
“Relax. How can I let Ling get hurt in my yard? Those things won’t work without my activation.” Mu Qingqiu finally explains.
Seeing Liang He is relieved and has no intention to run out as soon as he is dressed, Mu Qingqiu suddenly shakes his head and says, “Boy, I have to tell you something. The three doors of death, horror and injury are the most dangerous ones, but they are not necessarily fatal. You must have heard about the two sayings: “Fighting poison with poison” and “Win after getting to the dead end?”
Liang He didn’t expect that Mu Qingqiu would tell him these things and feels rather flattered. Mu does not look the same as his usual disrespectable appearance.
“Thank you for telling me this.” Liang He makes the gesture of gratitude with his
Mu Qingqiu takes a relaxed posture and spreads a smile over his face. Then he says half-jokingly and half-seriously, “Anyway, you might be seen as half of my student, aren’t you?”
Liang He selectively ignores this sentence. Mu continues, “An ancient song said: There is no fortune in the fortunate gates when they are restricted, there is no danger in the dangerous gates when they are restricted; there is great fortune in the fortunate gates when they benefit each other, there is a definite danger in the dangerous gates when they rise to power; there is no fortune in the fortunate gates when they aren’t in the correct palace, there is more danger in the dangerous gates when they aren’t in the correct palace. As the meanings of these sentences, think about them carefully.”
After saying this, Mu Qingqiu swaggers toward the door, leaving Liang He alone thinking about the words left by him.