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Chapter 785 - 781: Wu Gou · Oct 14, 2026

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751 Chapter 751 - 747: Ruthless Move 2026-10-14
752 Chapter 752 - 748: Falling Out 2026-10-14
753 Chapter 753 - 749: Abandoned 2026-10-14
754 Chapter 754 - 750: Countermeasures 2026-10-14
755 Chapter 755 - 751: Flowing Cloud 2026-10-14
756 Chapter 756 - 752: Request for Reinforcements 2026-10-14
757 Chapter 757 - 753: Harvest 2026-10-14
758 Chapter 758 - 754: Surveillance 2026-10-14
759 Chapter 759 - 755: The Limit 2026-10-14
760 Chapter 760 - 756: Reactions 2026-10-14
761 Chapter 761 - 757: Assassination Attempt 2026-10-14
762 Chapter 762 - 758: Eighth Transition 2026-10-14
763 Chapter 763 - 759: Entering the Residence 2026-10-14
764 Chapter 764 - 760: First Encounter 2026-10-14
765 Chapter 765 - 761: Dragon Transformation 2026-10-14
766 Chapter 766 - 762: Beginning the Practice 2026-10-14
767 Chapter 767 - 763: First Transformation 2026-10-14
768 Chapter 768 - 764: Shrinking the Ground 2026-10-14
769 Chapter 769 - 765: Undercurrents 2026-10-14
770 Chapter 770 - 766: Reunion 2026-10-14
771 Chapter 771 - 767: Establishing Authority 2026-10-14
772 Chapter 772 - 768: Rules 2026-10-14
773 Chapter 773 - 769: Second Transformation 2026-10-14
774 Chapter 774 - 770: Casting the Spell 2026-10-14
775 Chapter 775 - 771: Breaking the Deadlock 2026-10-14
776 Chapter 776 - 772: Taking the Initiative 2026-10-14
777 Chapter 777 - 773: Injured 2026-10-14
778 Chapter 778 - 774: Qingwu 2026-10-14
779 Chapter 779 - 775: Partiality 2026-10-14
780 Chapter 780 - 776: Talisman Complete 2026-10-14
781 Chapter 781 - 777: Ascension to Venerable 2026-10-14
782 Chapter 782 - 778: Reunion 2026-10-14
783 Chapter 783 - 779: A Solution 2026-10-14
784 Chapter 784 - 780: Poisoning 2026-10-14
785 Chapter 785 - 781: Wu Gou 2026-10-14
786 Chapter 786 - 782: The Mastermind 2026-10-14
787 Chapter 787 - 783: Advancement 2026-10-14
788 Chapter 788 - 784: Taking Action 2026-10-14
789 Chapter 789 - 785: Mind Reading 2026-10-14
790 Chapter 790 - 786: Identity 2026-10-14
791 Chapter 791 - 787: Assimilation 2026-10-14
792 Chapter 792 - 788: Cave Mansion 2026-10-14
793 Chapter 793 - 789: Losses 2026-10-14
794 Chapter 794 - 790: Refusal 2026-10-14
795 Chapter 795 - 791: Fourth Transformation 2026-10-14
796 Chapter 796 - 792: Encirclement and Slaughter 2026-10-14
797 Chapter 797 - 793: Harvest 2026-10-14
798 Chapter 798 - 794: Behind the Scenes 2026-10-14
799 Chapter 799 - 795: Rewards 2026-10-14
800 Chapter 800 - 796: Heart Moon 2026-10-14

Chapter 785: Chapter 781: Wu Gou

Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to look at Fu Zheng, his lips moved.

Fu Zheng nodded slightly.

Fan Yaohui looked at him, puzzled.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”First, let’s find the person who poisoned us.”

Fan Yaohui became even more puzzled.

The person who poisoned might have long since escaped, how can they be found?

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”In this world, how many such rare poisons are there?”

Fan Yaohui seemed thoughtful.

At this moment, his face was getting darker and darker, turning from a light black to pitch black, even with a glossy sheen.

It was as if it was coated in black lacquer, with only his eyes remaining white.

But his eyeballs were starting to show black threads, which were rapidly spreading.

Fu Zheng had already stood and gracefully left.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Don’t operate your martial arts, otherwise, Miss Fan won’t be able to save you in time.”

Fan Yaohui nodded helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, ”Such an extraordinary poison, I’ve heard of it but never seen it. It should be from Wu Gou Valley, right?”

If we talk about the most formidable poisoners, it would be Wu Gou Valley. Before coming to the Imperial City, I also learned about the Martial Arts Sects of Phoenix Imperial City.

Apart from the Four Great Sects, there are other sects as well, all of which should not be underestimated and are best not offended.

Wu Gou Valley is one of them.

They excel in using poisons, unmatched in the world.

Generally, poisons are ineffective against Venerables. Firstly, Venerables have a keen sense of danger.

Secondly, the True Yuan of Venerables is purer, with strong detoxification abilities, and the poison is quickly expelled.

But that doesn’t include Wu Gou Valley.

The poison from Wu Gou Valley is indifferent to all, and the stronger the martial arts, the quicker the death.

Seeing Fan Yaohui’s symptoms, he couldn’t help but think of Wu Gou Valley.

Fan Yaohui frowned.

His face turned from pitch black to an even deeper shade, darkening with every moment.

Under Super Sense, his body inside and out was seen clearly.

The toxins were still rapidly proliferating, multiplying exponentially, an incredibly alarming speed.

At this rate, he feared that he might soon perish.

Would Wu Gou Valley really dare to poison and kill a Marquis?

People called him Young Master Xiao Ming because his father was Marquis Ming.

But since Marquis Ming had died and he inherited the title, he should be called Marquis Ming.

But people were used to calling him Young Master Xiao Ming and hadn’t changed their address.

Killing a Marquis of the Dynasty is no small matter; would Wu Gou Valley really dare to do this?

He was puzzled and observed quietly.

With Super Sense, Fu Zheng had already reached a private seat on the second floor.

The seats on the second floor were separated by two railings, with green vines and red flowers placed between the rails.

Not losing its lively atmosphere, it was less noisy and bustling than downstairs, yet not as quiet as the third floor.

Four middle-aged men were seated at that private seat, looking at Fu Zheng curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan’s voice came to Fu Zheng’s ear, ”Wearing a blue robe, mole at the left corner of his mouth.”

Fu Zheng’s bright eyes fell on the middle-aged man to the left.

Medium build, straight as a pine, wearing a dust-free blue robe, with a small mole at the left corner of his mouth.

Righteous looks, dignified appearance, a sense of justice.

Fu Zheng suddenly reached out her jade hand.

All four of them possessed cultivation, either drawing knives from sheaths, or thrusting swords forward, or lowering themselves to retreat, or darting sideways to avoid.

In her eyes, their movements were exceedingly slow, and she easily reached out and grabbed the blue-robed middle-aged man retreating by lowering himself, like picking up a chick.

The other three middle-aged men were about to chase.

Fu Zheng suddenly turned around, her bright eyes shining abruptly like a sword tip piercing their eyes.

For an instant, they saw only a blank, blinding white, unable to perceive anything.

When their vision returned, neither Fu Zheng nor their companion was anywhere to be seen.

The essence of being, rushing everywhere searching, yet no one around had seen Fu Zheng’s path.

All they could do was rush out of the tavern, searching around.

Fu Zheng drifted into the private room.

The blue-robed middle-aged man was propped up to one side, his acupoints sealed.

Chu Zhiyuan examined this blue-robed middle-aged man, ”This man is the one who poisoned, doesn’t look like it, does he?”

Fu Zheng appraised, her eyes flowing over the blue-robed middle-aged man’s hands which were white as jade.

These were hands like those of a woman, well-proportioned and slender, with veins faintly visible beneath the delicate skin.

Just by looking at them, they gave off a cold jade-like sensation.

To her, these hands on a man seemed oddly mismatched, carrying a somewhat eerie air.

The now pitch-black as ink Fan Yaohui glared furiously at the blue-robed middle-aged man.

He couldn’t speak, his eyes full of black lines shooting forth beams of anger.

Fu Zheng said, ”Your Highness, how long can Young Master Xiao Ming hold out?”

”Though the poison is fierce, Young Master Xiao Ming possesses a strong constitution, holding on for a quarter of an hour shouldn’t be a problem.”

”What about after a quarter of an hour?”

”Let’s first see Miss Fan’s antidote.”

”And him? No antidote?”

”He probably doesn’t have any antidote on him.”

He had already used Insight on the blue-robed middle-aged man, from inside to out, with nothing else on him.

No antidote, not even poison carried.

As he brushed by the waiter carrying a tray, an almost transparent fine needle was instantaneously thrust into the majority of that dish.

Let alone his movements being quick, even if not, it would have been difficult to notice the needle in his fingertips.

The transparent fine needle, once thrust, was flicked to the base of the wall, nearly impossible to find.

Fu Zheng appraised the blue-robed middle-aged man, ”If I weren’t following Your Highness, I too would have fallen prey. Your Highness, is he truly from Wu Gou Valley?”

She recalled the earlier scene, also entirely unaware.

As a Venerable, having a sharp instinct to danger, she felt no trace of anomaly at all.

It could only be said that this poison was executed too exquisitely.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I’ve never seen a disciple of Wu Gou Valley.”

The blue-robed middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with a sharp light.

”Would a disciple of Wu Gou Valley dare kill Young Master Xiao Ming?” Fu Zheng also expressed doubt.

Chu Zhiyuan studied the blue-robed middle-aged man and smiled, ”Let’s interrogate him then.”

Fu Zheng stepped forward, lightly patting the blue-robed middle-aged man’s shoulder and neck, each in turn.

The middle-aged man in the blue robe shuddered, then trembled again and began shaking violently, like a sieve.

Beads of sweat quickly emerged from his forehead, sliding down both sides, dripping onto the floor.

Two patches of sweat stains quickly appeared on the solid floor.

Fu Zheng quietly watched him.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and looked at Fan Yaohui, who was already somewhat dizzy.

Fan Yaohui was already losing consciousness, the poison starting to invade his brain.

Even with his Venerable cultivation, his powerful spiritual power could only delay but not stop the poison from invading the brain.

Chu Zhiyuan had been observing with Insight, coldly watching the process of the poison’s onset.

He was very curious whether the Dragon Curse could stop the poison and whether it could break the poison’s effects.

He formed seals with his hands and chanted the Dragon Curse.

Groggy and struggling to stay awake, Fan Yaohui, who was trying hard not to pass out completely, only felt a drop of Ganlin fall down.

It was like a clear spring pouring into his mind from the Bai Hui acupoint, instantly spreading throughout his body.

The discomfort and pain from head to toe almost instantly disappeared without a trace.

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

This Ganlin Spell surprisingly had the power to detoxify, removing the poison while also benefiting the body.

This Ganlin Spell brought down a strange energy.

This strange energy was extremely pure, instantly strengthening the body’s essence, qi, and spirit.

It caused the three to reach a peak in an instant, this energy equally repelling evil energy.

The poison, being the evil energy, was directly expelled from the body.

Thin wisps of black smoke spiraled out from his hair and his pores.

Fan Yaohui’s skin restored visibly at a speed the naked eye could detect.

His eyes became increasingly bright.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Fan Yaohui cupped his fists: ”Thank you, Your Highness!”

”I didn’t bring a Detoxification Elixir,” Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, ”Seeing that you, Marquis, were about to collapse, I bravely tried, and unexpectedly it worked, it’s your good fortune.”

”Your Highness’s great kindness, Fan will never forget!” Fan Yaohui said solemnly.

This poison was too strange and peculiar; if not for the Ninth Prince’s intervention, he feared he couldn’t withstand it.

As for his younger sister’s Spirit Pill, even if she could rush back, it might not have been effective.

So this was indeed a life-saving grace.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand: ”You’re exaggerating.”

Fu Zheng said: ”Your Highness, this guy is very tough.”

The middle-aged man in the blue robe was trembling like a sieve, his facial muscles contorted, terrifyingly hideous.

Yet even in this state, his expression remained resolute, without any hint of weakness or plea for mercy.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Is this a death soldier?”

Fu Zheng nodded slightly: ”He is probably a death soldier.”

The people he encountered with such resilience were often death soldiers; otherwise, they wouldn’t survive the pain of dislocated joints and reversed blood flow.

This pain had already surpassed the limits of human endurance, even those with a death wish couldn’t withstand it.

This man enduring till now, even if he had a resolve to die, was already quite remarkable.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Fan Yaohui: ”Marquis, do you want to pry open his mouth?”

”Leave it to me!” Fan Yaohui sneered: ”What I fear least is a hard nut to crack!”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: ”Then I leave him to you, Xiao Zheng, order a few more dishes.”

”Yes.” Fu Zheng went out.

Following the previous menu, he ordered again, the waiter quickly brought them up.

At this time, Fan Yuxuan swept in like a gust of wind, opened the door, and shouted: ”Brother, the Spirit Pill is here!”

Her hand halted abruptly in its action of pulling out the jade bottle, looking at Fan Yaohui in surprise.

Fan Yaohui said with a smile, ”Younger sister, my poison has been cured, thanks to the help of His Highness.”

Fan Yuxuan looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the jade bottle in her jade-like hand; it was seamless and indistinguishable.

He had seen this jade bottle on Li Yuzhen; indeed the Spirit Pill sought from the Princess Mansion.

Fu Zheng said: ”Miss Fan, it was this guy who poisoned, Marquis plans to take him back for questioning.”

Fan Yuxuan’s gaze fell on the middle-aged man in the blue robe, her jade face darkened, she huffed: ”Why poison?”

”It hasn’t been asked yet.” Fu Zheng said: ”If he is a death soldier and it really is the doing of Wu Gou Valley, then Wu Gou Valley is really bold.”

Fan Yaohui gritted his teeth and said hatefully: ”They will not admit it.”

Fu Zheng curiously asked: ”If they don’t admit it, you can’t deal with them?”

”They have someone backing them.” Fan Yaohui said.

Fan Yuxuan softly said: ”Brother.”

”I almost lost my life, who cares about so much!” Fan Yaohui snorted.

Fan Yuxuan gently shook her head: ”It’s not appropriate to make a fuss, what if it isn’t them?”

”.....Okay.” Fan Yaohui said resentfully: ”If it really is them, I will absolutely not tolerate it!”

Chu Zhiyuan seemed thoughtful.

Fu Zheng’s bright eyes darted around, but she didn’t speak.

She discerned the dissatisfaction and grievances, along with the frustration, from Fan Yaohui’s words.

She looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan gently shook his head.

It appears the Third Prince is in a disadvantaged position, at least his momentum is far less than that of the Eldest Prince and Second Prince.

Even such an important figure as the Young Marquis Ming has to endure grievances.

If this continues, the situation would indeed be dire.

...

Due to the middle-aged man in the blue robe, the four had no intention of leisurely eating, quickly finishing and leaving separately.

Chu Zhiyuan and Fu Zheng left the Wenhua Building, continuing their walk around the city to aid digestion.

”Your Highness...”

”This person will be silenced.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Fu Zheng was stunned: ”Then...”

”No need to speak much.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”Let’s watch how things unfold.”

He had already seen several people secretly following Fan Yaohui and Fan Yuxuan.

Their focus was clearly on the middle-aged man in the blue robe, either to rescue or to silence him.

He judged it was for silencing.

Indeed, after Fan Yaohui and the others walked a mile, a group of people suddenly rushed out from an alley.

Four attacked Fan Yaohui, six attacked Fan Yuxuan, two attacked the middle-aged man in the blue robe.

After three or four moves, these people quickly vanished into the alleys on both sides.

And the middle-aged man in the blue robe was already killed.

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