Chapter 475: Chapter 475. Coincidence or Premeditated 2

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Go. I dont need your antidote. Death is coming for me anyway; sooner or later makes no difference.

Qin Tie gestured toward the door, indicating that Xiao Zeyu should leave. He slumped onto the beds edge, appearing to age years in mere moments.

Do you have a picture of your daughter?

Qin Ties display of despair didnt easily sway Xiao Zeyu. He cut to the chase and asked for a portrait. Even if it were a trap, a prepared portrait would be a likely part of it, but he needed to confirm.

Of course, its right here!

At the mention of the portrait, Qin Ties eyes sparked to life. He hurriedly rummaged through his bag and produced the image.

Xiao Zeyu unfurled the portrait and examined it. The young girl pictured was wearing a pink dress and stood serenely beside a lotus pond. She was gorgeous, her face adorned with a gentle smile. Framed by the backdrop of blossoming lotus flowers, she seemed almost ethereal.

Xiao Zeyu tucked the portrait away and questioned Qin Tie, Will you join us?

Ill accompany you. The Five Ghosts of Western Yunnan have laid multiple traps on Miaojia Mountain. Youll need me for guidance.

Upon hearing Xiao Zeyus offer, Qin Ties face immediately brightened. He wanted to go along and help navigate the terrain.

Very well.

Xiao Zeyu nodded in agreement. Keeping Qin Tie close would allow him to gauge his true intentions.

Miao Family Mountain might be fraught with danger, but it was a risk he had to take. For the sake of Su Qing, the Fifth Ghost had to be eliminated.

Xiao Zeyu rolled up the portrait and handed it to Qin Tie, saying, Hold onto this for now.

Please, take good care of it. That portrait is all I have left of her.

Qin Tie hesitated but finally agreed, trusting Xiao Zeyu to keep the portrait safe.

Understood. Keep these antidote pills for now. Use one when you feel the poison acting up.

Xiao Zeyu produced a few antidote pills and pa.s.sed them to Qin Tie. If this man was indeed Qin Tie, he couldnt afford to let him die. Only he could fulfill Su Qings wishes.

The only loss would be a few pills if it were a ruse.

Thank you, young hero. Heres the ten thousand taels of silver for your trouble. The two issues are separate; you save me, you get paid. You save my daughter, and Ill grant whatever favor you ask.

Qin Tie remained obstinate, insisting on compensating Xiao Zeyu for his help. Since that was the case, Xiao Zeyu accepted the silver. It could help with the journey ahead to Miao Family Mountain.

Exiting Qin Ties house, Xiao Zeyu took the portrait to the shared room where his guards and Ghostmother stayed.

Exhausted, Ghostmother lay on the brick bed, soaked in sweat.

Go out and get some food.

Xiao Zeyu instructed his guards to leave. Ghostmother glanced at him, her eyes wide with fear. She knew he and that fearsome woman, Su Qing, were not to be trifled with.

Terrified by her previous experiences with Su Qing, Ghostmother didnt want to go through that torment again.

Is the girl in this portrait at Miao Family Mountain?

Xiao Zeyu unfurled the portrait of Qin Yu-er for Ghostmother to see. With her remaining eye, she scanned the image, and upon recognizing Qin Yu-er, her eyes flickered. She nodded. Since her mute acupuncture point had been activated, she couldnt speak. Xiao Zeyu had been helping to deactivate it, but his hand lingered near the point. The moment she made a sound, he could mute her again. He asked coldly,

Is she still alive?

Alive, very much alive!

Reading his intentions, Ghostmother knew better than to lie. Her voice, husky and strange, confirmed the girls well-being.

Why did you take her?

Xiao Zeyu maintained eye contact with Ghostmother. He was determined to find out why they had abducted Qin Yu-er.

To serve as guinea pigs for our experiments. We need many such subjects. The finest poisons come from surviving bites from the Five Venoms.

Ghostmothers smile was bone-chilling, her eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with malice as she looked at Xiao Zeyu.

The thought of girls being exposed to these Five Venoms sent a s.h.i.+ver down Xiao Zeyus spine. Seeing the s.a.d.i.s.tic pleasure in Ghostmothers eyes, he coldly pressed her mute acupuncture point and uttered with icy resolve,

Ill send you and your five ghosts to meet the King of h.e.l.l.

Evil spirits have no place among the living.

Ghostmother could only let out a sinister laugh, treating Xiao Zeyus words as the empty threats of a dying man.

You naive fool, you know nothing of the vastness of the world. Miao Family Mountain will be the tomb for you and Su Qing.

Xiao Zeyu found Su Qing sitting by the bed, engrossed in double-sided embroidery in his room. This intricate craft, faster to master than ordinary embroidery, occupied her free time.

One side of the fabric displayed two plump boys playing with a koi fish in water, while the other side depicted a dragon and a phoenix soaring in the sky. The dragon required a regal aura that dominated its surroundings, and the phoenix had to exude an air of n.o.ble arrogance, befitting its status as the king of birds. So engrossed was Su Qing in her embroidery that she only looked up when Xiao Zeyu entered the room.

Xiao Zeyu shut the door behind him and approached Su Qing, laying the portrait on the bed. With a teasing smile, he asked,

Qing er, can you guess who our neighbor is?

Who?

Su Qing quickly unfolded the portrait and looked at it, her eyes meeting Xiao Zeyus with a frosty expression.

It turns out Qin Tie is the descendant of Lu Ban weve been searching for.

Xiao Zeyu picked up a teacup from the table and drained it in a single gulp. Noticing Su Qings hint of jealousy, he chuckled as he filled her in on the details about Qin Tie.

What a twist of fate! Whats the girl got to do with all this?

Su Qing was slightly puzzled. Could Uncle Masters divination have been so precise? He said they would find Qin Tie to the southeastcould it be true?

But what was the connection between this girl in the portrait and Qin Tie? The way Xiao Zeyu had been holding it, it almost seemed he treasured the image, which irked Su Qing.

Had he forgotten his promises?

This girl is Qin Ties daughter, Qin Yu-er. Shes been taken captive by the Five Ghosts, Xiao Zeyu shared what Qin Tie had revealed. Qin Tie has offered that if we help him rescue his daughter, hed be willing to scale mountains of knives and traverse seas of fire for us.

Shuisheng, dont you find all this too convenient?

Su Qing stared at the girl in the portrait. Despite her captivating presence, something about her made Su Qing uneasy. She seemed to emit an evil aura.

Given they were en route to Miao Family Mountain, they had to be cautious; anything could be a trap.

I showed this portrait to Ghostmother earlier

Xiao Zeyu spoke in a low voice that only he and Su Qing could hear, recounting his encounter with Ghostmother, including her disturbing smile and demeanor.

Su Qings eyes narrowed upon hearing this, their coldness deepening.

Well find out soon enough whether hes a G.o.d or a ghost.

The night pa.s.sed quietly. Come morning, Su Qing and Xiao Zeyu were prepared to set off for Yun City.

Xiao Zeyu went next door to fetch Qin Tie. The moment he knocked, the door swung open. Qin Tie was already packed and seemed to be eagerly waiting for him. Upon seeing Xiao Zeyu, he hastily urged him to move along..