CHAPTER 315: CHAPTER 315

"Doesn’t this make us seem really dumb?" Changgui belatedly said, "My medicine is better than a mortal’s—"

"After all, this is the Huo Family’s territory. They have quite a stockpile of medicine, probably more effective than the scattered concoctions you make." Cen Lizhui crossed his arms, leaning slightly against the wall.

Lin Qing’s eyes lit up, raising his index finger: "Changgui should be able to treat illnesses too, right? Better than a maid, at least?"

Cen Lizhui slightly closed his eyes: "Even the side courtyard of the Huo Family is equipped with a resident female physician. She’s inside."

Changfu rubbed his hands, a bit embarrassed: "How about we get some food? The Sect Leader will be hungry when they wake up..."

Little Tiger asked curiously: "You can cook now?"

Changfu looked at Changgui, Changgui silently looked at Lin Qing, Lin Qing pretended to look at the scenery everywhere: "Wow, the moon is so round tonight!"

Everyone looked up at the sky filled with dark clouds, with the distant flames more dazzling than anything else.

A crow cawed as it flew by.

"There’s a cook here. I’ve already told the kitchen people to prepare some porridge." Cen Lizhui slowly spoke.

The four of them only felt a cool breeze pass by, with a hint of desolation.

"Whoever blinks first loses!"

The four of them suddenly resumed the game they were playing earlier.

Wait, weren’t they playing a game just now?!

"What blink game! Tell me, how exactly did you bring back the Sect Leader and Little Flower? How did they end up like this?" Little Tiger realized and once again pulled the other two kids, moving two steps away from Lin Qing.

Lin Qing said helplessly: "I really don’t know, I really just picked them up on the street. I was just watching the commotion at the Yin Family..."

"The Yin Family?" Cen Lizhui’s eyes flickered, stepping forward to face Lin Qing, "You found them at the Yin Family’s place?"

"Not really, found them a street away from the Yin Family. That Yin Family is probably into Gu Worms. After the fire broke out, bugs were flying everywhere. I didn’t dare to get too close. If I got poisoned, it wouldn’t be fun, and besides..." At this point, Lin Qing also sensed something unusual.

Cen Lizhui slightly raised an eyebrow: "Bugs flying everywhere? Most of the Gu Worms raised by the Yin Family should be controlled by the head of the family, right? Under human control, these Gu Worms wouldn’t resist even if told to go into lava..."

"So this can only mean that the master controlling the Gu Worms, the Yan Master, is already dead." Lin Qing realized, "Yan Master is dead, the Yin Family was set ablaze, while Chen Muxue and Little Flower were unconscious a street away..."

At this moment, a maid came out holding the clothes that the two had changed out of from the inner room.

"Wait a moment." Cen Lizhui stopped her and picked up Chen Muxue’s clothes for a careful inspection.

"Wow, you’re into this sort of thing?" Lin Qing exclaimed with wide eyes.

"What sort of thing?" Changgui looked to Little Tiger in confusion, trying to get an explanation.

Little Tiger scratched his head, not really understanding, and naturally, Changfu knew even less.

Seeing the kids’ reactions, Lin Qing sighed: "Hopefully, next time you understand instantly when it’s time to learn a new technique."

Cen Lizhui just rolled his eyes at Lin Qing, then started examining Chen Muxue’s dress. Quickly, he noticed the area on the hem corroded by the bug’s venom.

"If I’m not mistaken, this should be caused by the venom of a Gu Worm, right?" Cen Lizhui said, taking a sniff and indeed smelling a peculiar stench belonging to bugs, a bit like the diluted smell of a stink bug.

Even though he knew Cen Lizhui was identifying the cause of the damage, Lin Qing couldn’t help but say: "Brother, this isn’t cool, you know?"

The maid beside them blushed.