The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#600 - Sika Deer

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Lu Jing and Yuzhen walked together onto the stone altar and saw what the wild dog had been tearing at earlier.

It was a sika deer with long antlers and beautiful fur. However, its abdomen had been ripped open, and its intestines were spilling out. It was clear that it wouldn't survive, yet it was still struggling.

It seemed to want to leave the altar before the wild dog returned.

Yuzhen, feeling sorry for it, borrowed a small sword from Lu Jing, stepped forward, and slit the sika deer's throat, helping it end its suffering prematurely.

When Yuzhen returned to Lu Jing's side and returned the small sword, they heard movement behind them.

Yuzhen turned around and was surprised to find that the sika deer, which had just breathed its last, had actually stood up again. Its intestines were still dragging on the ground, and the newly added wound on its neck was still spurting blood.

However, it seemed to have regained its vitality, without any of the previous pain and struggle.

After glancing at the two of them, it actually turned and jumped off the altar!

Yuzhen cried out in alarm, because the altar was at least thirty feet above the ground, and even a sika deer would probably be uncomfortable.

But when she rushed to the edge of the altar, she saw that the sika deer had already landed on the ground. One of its hooves seemed to be sprained, but miraculously, it didn't affect its movement.

The sika deer shook its head and was about to run towards the forest ahead.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly swept past Yuzhen and jumped off the altar as well!

While Yuzhen was still stunned, Lu Jing had already moved several times and was about to catch up with the sika deer.

The sika deer also sensed the danger and sped up, moving nimbly, showing no signs of being seriously injured.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't outrun Lu Jing, who had mastered lightness skill, and the latter grabbed one of its legs.

The sika deer raised its other hind leg and kicked at Lu Jing.

Then both of its legs were grabbed by Lu Jing, and it couldn't move.

Lu Jing turned his head and said to Yuzhen on the altar, "Help me find a rope so I can tie it up."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Yuzhen was stunned again before hurrying down and finding a few hemp ropes used to tie stones, allowing Lu Jing to tie up the sika deer's four hooves.

However, Lu Jing was still a little worried that the sika deer would break free, so he simply used the sword hilt to shatter its leg bones.

Upon seeing this, Yuzhen couldn't help but feel sympathy again. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "Isn't this a bit too cruel?"

Lu Jing remained unmoved and broke the remaining leg bones one by one before saying, "It is a bit cruel, but I can't just let it run around, especially not let it run outside."

"But I guess it's already a bit late. On the way here, I also heard similar sounds. Now I can only hope that it really was just a starving wild dog. As for why I'm not simply killing this deer now, it's because I still need to keep it to figure out some things."

"What things?"

"We'll know when the time comes."

However, Yuzhen was still a little worried. "That Golden Light Taoist looks different from those swindlers who were just bluffing. He has real skills. He can really bring the dead back to life—no, not just people, even animals. We just killed his dog. Will we become enemies with him because of that?"

"I don't think so," Lu Jing said. "He's been hiding in this quarry all along, probably because he doesn't want outsiders to know his secret. So whether we kill his dog or not, coming here has already made us enemies with him."

Yuzhen sighed, but there was nothing she could do.

Just like Lu Jing said, they had already come, and they couldn't pretend they hadn't seen anything.

But the thought of facing a powerful figure with profound Taoist magic made Yuzhen feel particularly nervous, because she couldn't guess what methods he would use to deal with them.

Would he summon heavenly soldiers and generals to capture them? Or would he use a magic gourd to simply suck them in and lock them up?

In short, all sorts of random thoughts were running through her mind at this moment.

However, Lu Jing, who was beside her, had already picked up the processed sika deer and thrown it back onto the altar.

Yuzhen was curious. "Who are you sending this letter to?"

"Reinforcements," Lu Jing said briefly.

"Ge Ping and the others?"

"No, just think of it as my sect."

Lu Jing paused. "But I advise you not to have too much hope. Recently, their manpower has been very tight. Whether they can send people over in time, and how many people they can send, is all uncertain."

"So the best way is still to rely on ourselves, at least to investigate the things we can investigate first. That way, it will be easier to call for people."

"I'm going into the forest later. I'll give you two choices: one is to follow me, but the forest may be very dangerous. After all, Ge Ping said that the Golden Light Taoist has nearly two hundred followers."

"The second is to stay here and help me watch the sika deer. It's quite important to me. Having someone watching it will also make me feel more at ease. Personally, I would also recommend that you stay."

"But I still want to follow you," Yuzhen thought for a moment and said, "You said that the Golden Light Taoist has many subordinates. I can help a little if I follow you."

"What I mean by many people is not what you think… Forget it, since you want to follow me, then follow me. Staying here may not necessarily be safer."

As Lu Jing spoke, he looked Yuzhen up and down again, then without another word, he suddenly started taking off his clothes.

Yuzhen's face turned red. Although she was already experienced in love and didn't care much about other people's gazes, Lu Jing's directness still frightened her a little. After all, the two of them were still on someone else's territory.

Suddenly getting intimate was also a bit inappropriate.

However, Lu Jing then handed the clothes he had taken off to Yuzhen, while instructing, "Tear these clothes into strips and wrap them around the exposed skin on your body, wrap several layers."

"Ah?"

"Remember what I said? Remember to be vigilant later and don't get hurt by those things, especially don't let yourself bleed. You must remember this."

"What about you?" Yuzhen looked at Lu Jing, who was bare-chested, and said, "What will you do?"

"It's quite difficult to make me bleed," Lu Jing said truthfully. "Don't mention clothes, even ordinary rattan armor wouldn't provide much protection for me."