Chapter 56

Practice the movements!

Finish the movements!

A peculiar, pungent smell spread out from the lame girl, and as the breeze blew, the strange, fragrant scent was quickly dispersed.

"..."

Opening her eyes, Lu Wushuang exhaled a white breath, a smile appearing on her face. Spreading her hands, she lowered her head to examine them, a look of pleasant surprise flashing in her eyes. Over the past few days, with Yue Yuan's help, whether it was buying poisons from a pharmacy in a small town or searching for them in the mountains with the lame girl, Lu Wushuang had finally managed to master the basics of the Five Toxins Palm from the Five Toxins Secret Manual.

At the same time, the centipedes and scorpions in front of Lu Wushuang had withered and died completely.

Beside her, Yue Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, quietly observing Lu Wushuang.

Yue Yuan had seen Lu Wushuang practice the Five Toxins Secret Manual many times on the journey. With Yue Yuan's help, Lu Wushuang had made significant progress in the Five Toxins Secret Manual. Moreover, unlike Li Mochou, who specialized in scorpion venom, the lame girl chose to practice a combination of the five toxins.

Yue Yuan couldn't determine which method was stronger.

Li Mochou's Five Toxins Palm, which primarily used scorpion neurotoxins, was indeed very lethal, but Lu Wushuang's combined practice of the five toxins should not be far behind.

Since Li Mochou had already blazed the trail, Lu Wushuang, who was following in her footsteps, had a significant advantage.

After all, the difficulties faced by the creator of a martial art and those who learn it later are on entirely different levels.

"The five toxins are both poisons and medicines!"

Seeing that Lu Wushuang had finished her practice, Yue Yuan interrupted her joy, saying, "Wushuang, practicing the Five Toxins Secret Manual will have side effects. Although they are not serious, remember the fundamental nature of the five toxins."

"They are both poisons and medicines, and medicines can also be poisons!"

Regarding the side effects of the Five Toxins Secret Manual, Yue Yuan had also thought about it. Recalling the relevant signs of the manual, he found that while its lethality was indeed significant, the side effects were not particularly harmful to the body.

For example, the side effect of Li Mochou's practice of the Five Toxins Secret Manual was that her skin became extremely sensitive, which is why she detested physical contact with men!

Yue Yuan had only read about this in books before, but during the last inn rooftop incident, he had seen just how sensitive it was.

The deeper one practices the Five Toxins Secret Manual, the more sensitive one's skin becomes.

Unfortunately, even though Yue Yuan knew that Lu Wushuang's practice would have this drawback, he didn't have the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra. Under the urgent request of a girl eager to increase her martial prowess, Yue Yuan could only let Lu Wushuang practice the martial art from Li Mochou.

As for Yue Yuan's own techniques...

Teaching her the saber and whip techniques over the past few days had already made Yue Yuan abandon his initial plans. He just wanted her to practice them well enough to protect herself.

"Okay, Big Brother Yue, I will remember that!"

Facing Yue Yuan's instructions, Lu Wushuang listened very attentively, with no hint of surprise on her face.

"Let's go then!"

"Try to reach Xiangyang by evening!"

Seeing that Lu Wushuang had accepted his instructions, Yue Yuan turned and walked toward the small donkey.

Behind him, Lu Wushuang quickly picked up the small bamboo tubes by her side, hung them on her waist, and followed.

Turning his head, Yue Yuan glanced at the bamboo tubes on Lu Wushuang's waist and then looked away. To be honest, Yue Yuan was quite impressed by this girl. Generally, girls would be terrified of such ugly and repulsive creatures and would instinctively avoid them.

For example, when Yue Yuan first extracted the blood-red centipede, Lu Wushuang was quite frightened. However, after a mental struggle, to Yue Yuan's surprise, she managed to overcome her disgust and accept the centipede by the afternoon of the same day.

Thus, Yue Yuan once again witnessed the determination of this lame girl.

Over time, since she could accept centipedes, she could also accept the more visually appealing scorpions, toads, and spiders. Among the five toxins, the venomous snake was the one Lu Wushuang could most easily accept.

At first, Yue Yuan was puzzled as to why this girl wasn't afraid of venomous snakes.

Upon asking, he learned that while living with Li Mochou, they often ate snake meat. Sometimes it was caught by her senior sister Hong Lingbo, and sometimes by Lu Wushuang herself. In the process of catching venomous snakes, she also caught many non-venomous ones.

Therefore, the three of them often treated themselves to non-venomous snakes while wandering the江湖 (jianghu, the world of martial arts).

In the bamboo tubes on Lu Wushuang's waist, there were non-venomous creatures, except for venomous snakes and toads. The three bamboo tubes contained spiders, centipedes, and scorpions. Venomous snakes and toads were too large to fit in a small bamboo tube.

Moreover, Lu Wushuang didn't want to hold a venomous snake in one hand and a toad in the other, as it would severely damage her image as a heroine.

Carrying three bamboo tubes was already like carrying babies.

...

Swinging along, Yue Yuan and Lu Wushuang rode the small donkey, one in front of the other, continuing their journey south.

"Big Brother Yue!"

"Are we going to Xiangyang to attend the Heroes' Assembly?"

Patting the small donkey, Lu Wushuang rode beside Yue Yuan and asked. On their journey, they had already seen many martial artists and people of various appearances heading to Xiangyang.

Unlike Yue Yuan, these martial artists either used lightness skills to travel and rest along the way or rode horses at a gallop. It was rare to see someone riding a donkey.

Indeed, in such a vast world of martial arts, from north to south, the only ones who truly enjoyed riding donkeys were Li Mochou and her disciples. Now, there was one more: Yue Yuan.

"Um!"

"Of course!"

Nodding, Yue Yuan answered very affirmatively, "How could a hero from the Pure Yang Sect like me miss the Heroes' Assembly?!"

And I also want to meet Guo Jing and Huang Rong, as well as the Mongolian Imperial Preceptor, the Golden Wheel Dharma King, and his disciples. I might even have the chance to meet Xiaolongnü and Yang Guo again.

Of course, Yue Yuan didn't tell Lu Wushuang this.

"Uh..."

The lame girl, Lu Wushuang, hesitated.

"Hey?"

"What do you mean by hesitating?"

Seeing her hesitation, Yue Yuan immediately became dissatisfied. Do you think I'm not a hero?

Seeing that Lu Wushuang's expression remained unchanged, Yue Yuan could only sigh.

Alright!

I'm not a hero!

There are very few heroes in this world, and heroes often meet tragic ends!

Jiao Feng was like that!

Guo Jing was like that too!

I, Yue Yuan, certainly can't be like that!

Amidst the bickering, Yue Yuan and Lu Wushuang finally reached their destination as the sun was about to set—

Xiangyang!