28 Suspicion and missing information

Fang Yuan was poisoned by the green jade bamboo snake, not only was poisoned by the snake's innate poison but he was also poisoned by one of the snake's Rank three Gus.

When Fang Yuan was first bitten by the snake, his fate was already locked.

No matter if he ran away from this snake, he would definitely die from this poison because he was only a Rank one initial stage.

However, because he used Yin Moonblade's killer move that exceeded its normal limit, he received a backlash from this killer move.

The incomplete Yin Qi emitted when the moonblade was fired left a residue on Moonlight Gu and this residue damaged Moonlight Gu and also spread over Fang Yuan's limbs were Moonlight Gu was used.

In this case it happened to his right hand.

The poison from the green jade bamboo snake if left unchecked would make Fang Yuan turn into jade, but due to the impact of the Yin Moonblade backlash, Yin Qi also attacked Fang Yuan's right hand.

These two things damaged Fang Yuan's right hand, but because they were so aggressive they hindered each other.

That was what was happening now to Fang Yuan's right arm.

The clan leader sent his sense to check the state of Fang Yuan's right arm, when he did he was surprised.

He felt the poison with the Rank three Gu aura spreading across Fang Yuan's right arm which made his hand slowly turn into jade.

Gu has many forms and functions, some are shaped like stones and have a function to strengthen the body and some are shaped like leaves.

Rank one Gu can be said to be common, they are often found in Rank one Gu Masters and their supply is practically large.

Rank two Gu was more common among Rank two Gu Masters.

Whereas Rank three could be said to be rare by Gu Yue village standards, because it would only be Rank three Gu Master who had a Rank three Gu and that was the level of an elder.

For Fang Yuan who was only an ordinary person to be exposed to the poison of Rank three Gu was unfortunate for him.

But who attacked Fang Yuan was a question that arose within the head of the clan leader.

Was it possible for an elder to attack Fang Yuan who was only a Rank one initial stage?

It is not impossible as long as there is a definite reason it might happen.

The clan leader had no background in what happened to Fang Yuan, so he could only guess and think through all the possibilities.

But the aura of this Rank three Gu was only one thing strange from what happened to Fang Yuan's right arm.

The steam that appeared to flow in and out of Fang Yuan's right arm, it was pale white and looked like steam on dry ice.

But with his sense, the clan leader felt that this steam was an energy that attacked Fang Yuan's right arm but also attacked and slowed the spread of the jade poison that occurred.

But as the clan leader tried to observe this strange energy, the Yin Qi in Fang Yuan's hands had reached its limit.

As soon as the influence of the Yin Qi began to fade, the white steam that was on the right arm faded away and at the same time the spread of poison was accelerated.

The clan leader saw this and could only let out a cold breath.

In just a matter of breaths, the spread of poison had engulfed all of Fang Yuan's right arm.

And the spread of a vein that was green like a jade thread had already reached Fang Yuan's elbow and behind him Fang Yuan's palm had turned into jade.

The unconscious Fang Yuan could only groan as his body turned into jade.

"There is no hope for him now" The clan leader said in a low tone.

"Before it's too late this is all I can do now to save his life." The clan leader raised his right palm.

On his palm was a faint blue light shining and with a cutting motion, a blue moonblade flew out.

The moonblade was neither too big nor too small, it was sufficient in size to do its job.

In a matter of one breath, the moonblade reached Fang Yuan's shoulder and at the next count of breaths with a sound like a stone hitting the floor sounded within the room.

With a palm that had turned to jade, Fang Yuan's sliced arm fell to the floor.

From his shoulder you could see blood began to pour out.

But swiftly the clan leader began to use his Gu to stop the bleeding and at the same time cover the wound.

From existing pieces wound on the shoulder of Fang Yuan, blood coming out slowly began to decrease.

The clan leader calmly used his Gu to treat Fang Yuan, a green wind gushed out from his palm and headed towards the wound on Fang Yuan's shoulder.

The green wind slowed down the bleeding and also closed the wound on Fang Yuan's right shoulder.

During the process of healing the unconscious Fang Yuan could only groan in pain as he took his breath away with an audible sound.

The clan leader continued his healing while finally the wound on Fang Yuan's shoulder stopped bleeding and the wound closed.

"Huh ..." The clan leader let out a sigh of relief.

Now that the greatest danger was gone, the clan leader was finally able to relax again.

The clan leader looked at Fang Yuan's face and found that Fang Yuan was no longer in pain either.

Then he shifted his gaze to Fang Yuan's arm which had been cut off, but what he saw now was a jade shaped like a human hand.

The choices made by the clan leader were correct choices.

If he didn't cut it immediately then the poison that was in Fang Yuan's right arm would definitely spread to his other limbs and eventually kill Fang Yuan and turn him into a jade statue.

Moreover Fang Yuan was only a C grade talent, there was no need to use clan resources just to save the right arm.

And if the clan leader decided to summon an elder who was skilled in healing then it would take a long time for that elder to be present in this room.

Perhaps by that time Fang Yuan's entire body or half had already turned into jade.

Fang Yuan's only value in the eyes of the clan leader was his brotherly relationship with Fang Zheng.

Judging from the adoption process that had taken place, a single word from Fang Yuan could make Fang Zheng doubt the clan leader.

Therefore the clan leader also watched Fang Yuan secretly just in case.

Fang Yuan was also taken care of by Chi Lian, this gave the clan leader another reason to pay attention to Fang Yuan.

He didn't want Fang Yuan to turn into a pawn for Chi Lian.

But luckily he found Fang Yuan had no intention of joining Chi Lian.

Fang Yuan finally escaped his life-threatening danger.

Now all that was left was the impact of the backlash from him using Gu.

The clan leader started using Gu to help heal Fang Yuan's body from the impact of the backlash.

But backlash is basically a mess that happens to a Gu Master's body and the best way to heal it is to provide adequate healing and leave the rest to the body to recover.

When he felt that his healing was enough, the clan leader stopped using his Gu.

He looked at Fang Yuan's face that was once colorless and pale now has started to change.

Just in case, the clan leader checked Fang Yuan's entire body to check if there was anything else that needed healing.

The clan leader started to inspect from the head then down until Fang Yuan's entire body was scanned.

But when the clan leader's sense reached Fang Yuan's abdomen, he checked his aperture.

And how shocked the clan leader was when he peeked at the contents of Fang Yuan's aperture.

He saw four Rank two Gu pieces and several other Rank one Gu worms.

The clan leader pulled his sense and his face darkened.

He was looking at Fang Yuan with a different look now.

Fang Yuan had four Rank two Gus, two of which were authentic Gu from the Bai clan and the other two were Gu that members of the Bai clan often used.

The clan leader didn't know the reason why Fang Yuan could have all these Gu, he took all these Gu from Fang Yuan aperture.

A thought flashed into the head of the clan leader, 'Is he a spy?'

At first glance this was the most suspicious of the possibilities and it was also the one that caught the clan leader's attention the most.

But for this to happen there are too many things to consider.

First, why did Fang Yuan have all these Gu?

If he was indeed a spy wouldn't it be better if he had a Gu who had no connection with the Bai clan at all?

But instead of all the Gu, he had an authentic Gu from the Bai clan and also that Gu was Rank two which was of no use to the current Fang Yuan.

The second was that these Gu were all absurd, Fang Yuan had the same two kinds of Gu which were useless.

Just like Moonlight Gu, if a Gu Master already had one fruit, why would he have another Moonlight Gu?

This Gu wasn't an expendable Gu, it could be used forever until it was destroyed or refined into a new Gu.

The third was that all of these Gu had been refined to Fang Yuan, to refine Gu of the same rank required time and primeval stones.

For Fang Yuan, who was an initial stage with a C grade talent refining a Rank one Gu, it was already difficult for him, even though he had primeval stones to speed up this process at least he also needed time to refine this Gu.

This was for Rank one Gu, however what Fang Yuan refined was four Rank two Gu pieces!

No matter how many primeval stones he had, he had only become a Gu Master for no more than a few weeks.

This made no sense to the clan leader.

Except for one thing, there were people helping Fang Yuan refine them.

But who would help Fang Yuan refine these four Gu, moreover, these two Gu were the authentic Gu from the Bai clan.

With this Gu alone one could be suspected of being a spy if they had no clear reason for where they got it.

However for this person helping Fang Yuan to refine this Gu was an act that betrayed the village because he did not report this.

Instead he helped Fang Yuan refine this Gu secretly.

If followed then it was likely that the person helping Fang Yuan would be at least a Rank two.

The possibility of a Rank two Gu Master helping Fang Yuan was impossible but it was there. However, if the one helping Fang Yuan was an elder, then this was something the clan leader could not take lightly.

For this elder to help Fang Yuan and also not report about this Gu was an act of treason unless this elder was indeed a spy.

But once again this is just a conjecture, every problem and answer to this conjecture contradicts one another.

The clan leader was unwilling to take any stupid action, so he chose to take all of Fang Yuan's Gu and investigate the reason behind this.

Then the clan leader thought of the accident that had just happened to Fang Yuan, he was attacked by the poison of a Rank three Gu.

"Does this have anything to do with why Fang Yuan has all these Gu?" The clan leader considered this possibility.

However if Fang Yuan was attacked by a Rank three Gu Master, then it would be impossible for him to survive.

This is an undeniable fact !

Rank one Gu Masters can use Rank one Gu, but this also involves the small realm of a Gu Master.

For each small realm they have, the strength of the Gu they use will also increase, like the initial stage primeval essence used in Moonlight Gu can only cut skin while the middle stage primeval essence can cut through flesh.

From this alone, it can be seen the difference in strength between Rank one and Rank three.

And that's all then the power of their cultivation level; it still does not include the difference in the power of the Rank Gu they use.

The clan leader thought about this, but when he followed one approach and came close to a conclusion then that conclusion would contradict the second approach.

The clan leader was an experienced Gu Master not to mention his status as a clan leader, he already had a lot of experience both managing the clan and as a Gu Master.

So therefore he needs to solve this problem wisely.

"For now you can sleep well." The clan leader looked at Fang Yuan who was still unconscious, his gaze had its own meaning.

--------------------------------------------------------

By Nefar-inn and Spyrakles