Ultimative Intelligenz

Kapitel 33

Before she could even admire Hua Jiuye's physique, Shen Zhili first noticed the crisscrossing wounds on his body. Various kinds of wounds covered his entire body, the most recent of which looked to have been there just a few days ago. Moreover, the way the wounds were healing showed how indifferent the owner was to them, probably too lazy to even apply medicine.

...What kind of life has Hana Kuya been living all these years?

Gently stroking the wounds, Shen Zhili quickly applied ointment to Hua Jiuye's wounds, her movements practiced and skillful, just like when she was a child.

Hua Jiuye loved to fight when he was a child. He had a bad temper and was too lazy to explain himself. Basically, whoever offended him even slightly would get a beating.

Although Hua Jiuye doesn't always win, the healing medicine he uses is the best in the entire Huichun Valley.

The boy lay face down on the bed, his back covered in bruises from the fight.

The girl slapped his injured shoulder, and the boy let out a pained howl, raising his head in fury and shouting, "Are you trying to kill me?!"

The girl pouted dismissively: "Hmph! If you know it hurts, then don't fight!"

The boy, chin in hand, looked indifferent: "What kind of man doesn't fight! And you should know that your senior brother won this time!" He waved his arm, raised one index finger high, and shook it. "Besides, this is a matter of manly dignity! How could we not fight!"

The girl said dismissively, "Then I'll tell Master tomorrow."

Suddenly turning his head, the boy groaned and grabbed the girl's clothes tightly: "Junior sister, don't do this! I've been protecting my face with all my might. If Master finds out, all my efforts will be in vain! At worst, I'll just use some poison to finish the fight quickly next time... Oh, dear junior sister, when I come back down the mountain I'll buy you osmanthus cakes, clay figurines... In short, whatever you want, I'll buy it for you. Just pretend you didn't see anything!"

Shen Zhili lowered her head and pondered how she had answered back then.

It seems so...

Shen Zhili pushed her hand in mid-air and whispered, "Idiot, don't you feel any pain when you're injured?"

With a soft sigh, Shen Zhili withdrew her hand.

"What does it matter to you whether I'm in pain or not?"

Shen Zhili subconsciously replied, "Of course, you're my senior brother!"

After answering, Shen Zhili instantly realized something was wrong... that voice from just now!

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Hua Jiuye was shirtless, her long, narrow pupils gleaming with a sharp light, filled with undisguised mockery, giving those stared at the feeling of being entangled by some cold, sinister creature.

Shen Zhili was so frightened that she took several steps back, then steadied herself against the wall: "When did you wake up...?"

Hana Kuya licked her lips, her scarlet tongue brushing against her snow-white teeth, creating a shocking visual effect.

Shen Zhili unconsciously swallowed.

Hua Jiuye said: "Come here."

Shen Zhili shook her head violently: "No, I'm leaving."

As he spoke, he prepared to pull the door open.

Hua Jiuye's voice rang out slowly: "If you dare to walk out of this door today, I can't guarantee that Huichun Valley will still exist when you come back next time."

Shen Zhili roared, "...Hua Jiuye, how dare you!"

Hua Jiuye chuckled lightly, "You're welcome to try." Then she added, "Hurry up and sit down here obediently."

Shen Zhili clenched her fist, and then... sat down.

It wasn't that she was cowardly, but rather that she simply didn't dare to gamble away Spring Valley.

That was her master's hard work, and all her beautiful memories.

Seeing her sit obediently, Hua Jiuye forced a laugh out loud.

The laughter was very deep and very pleasant to hear.

Shen Zhili couldn't help but shiver.

Hua Jiuye stroked Shen Zhili's neck and said, "Junior Sister, where have you been these past few days? Your senior brother has been looking for you everywhere..."

Shen Zhili swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down her spine, goosebumps rising on her skin: "It's nothing, I just wandered around the neighborhood, waiting for my senior brother to calm down..."

Hana Kuya: "But what if I feel even angrier?"

With his fingers gently caressing the snake's body, Hua Jiuye rested his chin on his hand and said, "Also, Junior Sister is really naughty. The grave in the valley where Shen Tianxing is buried doesn't contain his body. Where did you hide Shen Tianxing's body? You actually tried to fool your Senior Brother in this way."

"...Hmm, now that I think about it, you really do need to find a place to hide."

Shen Zhili: "..." She felt a little guilty.

Knowing that this guy would definitely come to dig up the grave, the master instructed her before he died not to bury his body in the valley, but to bury it at the entrance of a nearby town.

Shen Zhili's silence was tantamount to giving in, and Hua Jiuye reached out without hesitation and pinched Shen Zhili's face hard, kneading it into various shapes.

Shen Zhili gritted her teeth and silently endured it.

Hua Jiuye was having a great time and waved to Shen Zhili, saying, "Junior sister, come closer."

Shen Zhili glared at Hua Jiuye: "Move closer?"

Hana Kuya: "Mmm, lean against me."

The giant python beside him wriggled its colorful patterns and snuggled into his arms, nuzzling his chest with its plump head in a flattering manner, its figure alluring and graceful.

That means she has to get close to that snake!

Shen Zhili: "...Senior brother, don't push your luck!"

Hua Jiuye raised an eyebrow at her leisurely: "I like pushing my luck, doesn't Junior Sister like that?"

Shen Zhili stared at him, frozen in place.

Hua Jiuye sighed, pushed the giant python away, and said, "Are you that afraid of your senior brother? I would never harm you. Or rather, when have I ever harmed you? I've always been good to you, haven't I?"

Shen Zhili's heart went limp, and before she knew it, Hua Jiuye had pulled her into his arms.

She was startled and was about to break free when she felt a warm breath on her ear. Hua Jiuye's lazy yet teasing voice rang out: "Don't move, I'm injured." Seeing Shen Zhili's obviously wary gaze, Hua Jiuye paused, then added with a hint of sarcasm, "There's nothing I can do right now, don't worry."

Shen Zhili was not surprised that Hua Jiuye could move. Her medicine might have an immediate effect on others, but for Hua Jiuye, whose talent had been far superior to hers since childhood, detoxification was simpler than breathing.

His body was as cold as a piece of jade, but Hua Jiuye still felt it wasn't enough, so he stretched out an arm and wrapped it around her waist.

Shen Zhili shuddered, closed her eyes to calm herself down: "Senior brother, what kind of injury did you suffer? Why have I never seen it before..."

Hua Jiuye buried his head in Shen Zhili's shoulder, took a deep sniff, and licked her collarbone, saying, "Junior sister, you smell so good, so fragrant, soft and warm, it makes me want to eat you up."

Shen Zhili: "...I haven't showered for three days while traveling."

Hua Jiuye paused for a moment, then smiled gently: "Then I'll help you wash."

Shen Zhili gritted her teeth and couldn't help but slam her hand on the table: "Hua Jiuye, can you please answer my questions properly! Don't touch me!" She poked him with her finger. "And stop looking at me with those creepy eyes, it feels like I'm being stared at by something dirty..."

Hua Jiuye smiled and gently stroked her fingers twice.

Then, he looked away and said casually, "It's nothing, I just ran into a few dogs from the southern border when I went out and got bitten twice."

Southern Xinjiang.

No wonder she was completely unaware that, for the Central Plains region, the Gu poison there was essentially unknown, and many of them couldn't even be explained by medical science.

Shen Zhili frowned: "Is it... serious?"

Hua Jiuye said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I won't die."

Her bangs fell down, obscuring Hua Jiuye's slender eyes. Even Shen Zhili, who was standing right next to her, didn't see the almost self-destructive despair that flashed through her eyes for a fleeting moment.

They definitely won't die.

He had no fewer than dozens of types of Gu poison planted in his body. Any one of them would be a deadly poison if placed in anyone's body, and the combination of them was even more terrifying.

If I were going to die, I would have died long ago.

Even if it means clinging to life, he still wants to live.

His very existence is the greatest mockery of some people.

With a slight smile, Hua Jiuye said, "So, you're not planning to get rid of the Gu poison in your body?"

Shen Zhili was taken aback. Hua Jiuye pulled open her sleeve, and she saw the light pink line on her wrist.

...Oh right, that poison from last time!

That poison that made her harbor evil thoughts towards Su Chenche...!

Hua Jiuye stared at it for a while, then suddenly exclaimed, "Junior sister, you're really lucky. This Gu has actually fallen into a deep sleep, so it probably hasn't acted up again since. However... it looks like it will wake up in at most another month."

Shen Zhili was stunned: "And then what happens after you wake up?"

Hua Jiuye smiled and said, "It has evolved, so it will be even harder to get rid of, and it will be more effective when it flares up."

Shen Zhili: "..."

Hua Jiuye patted Shen Zhili's head: "This Gu doesn't do much harm to the body anyway, it's not bad for you to keep it as a companion."

Who would want a curse like this, which works like an aphrodisiac when it takes effect?!

Shen Zhili's lips twitched, and he said in a gloomy voice, "How exactly can this be solved!?"

Hua Jiuye: "...I don't know, but I have a way to cure any kind of poison."

Shen Zhili had a vague sense of foreboding, but still asked, "What?"

Hua Jiuye laughed and said, "It's about having sex with me. I have the most supreme Gu in the Southern Frontier, known as the Undying Gu, which can overcome all other Gu."

Chapter 29

Shen Zhili was stunned for a moment.

How can this guy talk about sex so smoothly?!

Quickly breaking free from Hua Jiuye's embrace and grasping his arm, Shen Zhili said decisively, "Then let's forget about it! I suddenly feel that keeping it is quite good."

Hua Jiuye leaned forward, her unbound outer robe slipping open from her shoulders and hanging loosely on her arms. Large swathes of her delicate, firm, fair skin were right in front of Shen Zhili's gaze, seemingly shimmering with a faint pearly sheen, incredibly alluring.

A drop of sweat from his hair slid down his collarbone, across his chest, and into the blankets.

Shen Zhili looked away with difficulty.

Hua Jiuye narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression a half-smile as he said to Shen Zhili, "Junior Sister doesn't want to be with Senior Brother..."

Before he could utter the final word "love," Shen Zhili decisively interrupted him: "I don't want to!"

Hua Jiuye's smile remained unchanged, and he said slowly and deliberately, "Junior sister, have you forgotten? You promised to marry me before."

Shen Zhili was stunned for a moment.

...When did this happen? She can't remember at all!