Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 528 There's still a secret! That Eye of Destiny is real!

The cold, bloody dagger sent a shiver down the saintess's spine. Her body began to tremble; she was terrified!

She simply didn't have the courage to face the blood-stained dagger. When she looked up again, her voice trembled slightly. "You, who ordered you to kill me? I... I can tell you something very important. Please... let me go, okay?"

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow, her expression seemingly playful, but a hint of murderous intent was already lurking beneath.

If she hadn't wanted to know some important secrets of the Wizarding Temple and didn't want this scumbag to die a quick death, she would have ended his wretched life the moment she walked in!

She fiercely suppressed the anger rising within her and spoke softly, "Then this young lady will see if it's worth anything."

The saintess's eyes darted around as she quickly thought things through. After a moment, she spoke, "The great sorcerer cast a curse on the King of Nanzhao, the kind that can't be cured."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu exchanged a glance, speechless.

What's it to them!

Seeing that the two of them had no change in expression, the Holy Maiden spoke again, "The wife of the second young master of the Hacha tribe saw the matter of the poisoning, and the Grand Shaman forced that woman to commit suicide."

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow. It would be a lie to say she wasn't shocked. So this was the truth behind Man Niang's suicide?!

But her words betrayed her disdain: "So what?"

"You...you can go find that Young Master Wan and tell him this news. He and the Hacha tribe will give you benefits!"

The Holy Maiden was getting anxious; these two pieces of information were so important, and clearly neither of them was buying it.

She hardened her heart and gritted her teeth.

"When I was a child, I met a Taoist nun—or maybe she wasn't a Taoist nun, but she was very beautiful. I gave her a bowl of water to quench her thirst."

She told me that there was a mysterious place in this world called the Eye of Destiny, and that if I found it, I could go to a mysterious world where the people all possessed magic and lived forever.

Gu Qingyue slapped her face with the dagger in an annoyed tone, "What? You're about to die, and you're starting to make up stories?"

"No, no, it's not made up. I was seven or eight years old then. She said I would become the Holy Maiden of Nanzhao in the future. She also gave me the secret manuals for my divination methods and witchcraft. I secretly practiced them later, but I wasn't talented enough, and it took me many years to achieve any results."

Gu Qingyue was truly shocked!

If what she said is true, then this saintess has indeed had a remarkable encounter. Although she hasn't mastered the witchcraft and divination techniques she mentioned, she is still among the best in the Wizarding Hall.

It is clear that the manual was extremely valuable.

"So what? You're planning to offer up the secret manual to buy your life?"

"No! I burned all my secret manuals long ago, but I've memorized them all. If you want to learn, I can teach you—I swear, if you save me, I'll teach you everything!"

The saintess spoke with such conviction that Gu Qingyue almost believed her.

However, she quickly came to her senses.

What credibility can such selfish, ruthless scum who treats human lives like toys have?

If there really was such a Taoist nun back then, who would have entrusted such a precious secret manual to this scumbag in front of her? She must have been incredibly blind. What a pity!

"I don't care!" Gu Qingyue raised her dagger and quickly slashed a bloody gash on her face, from which blood immediately flowed out.

"Don't waste it," Gu Qingyue said, raising her hand to open a small porcelain bottle and begin collecting the blood.

The saintess trembled with fear. Did this woman really want her blood?

She no longer cared about why she needed her own blood; she knew she was about to die.

"Wait, wait!" she said, raising her hand to press against the wound on her face.

Gu Qingyue did not stop her.

“I…I still have secrets, I still have—” she shouted.

Gu Qingyue narrowed her eyes. This Holy Maiden was cunning and treacherous; who knew what she was planning to do!

She raised her dagger, ready to slash the other side of Gu Qingyue's face, but the saintess quickly dodged, looking at Gu Qingyue's face as if she were seeing a demon.

Gu Qingyue's lips twitched. What does she still want to do when she's about to die?

It wasn't that she was cruel; the method of blood collection was what the Protector Yuan had told her about.

The blood on the saintess's face is relatively less than that of the Gu poison, so the medicine will be more effective.

Gu Qingyue was a little confused. What was the difference between the blood on her face and the blood on her body?

Doesn't blood circulate throughout the body?

She strongly suspected that Protector Na Yuan deliberately wanted the Holy Maiden to suffer before he died.

But she dared not gamble; what if the blood collected from other places couldn't neutralize the curse?

So, since she was going to kill someone by drawing blood anyway, she decided to be cruel and drew blood from the saintess's face.

"I really, really have a secret! That Eye of Destiny is real!"

The Taoist nun said that the Eye of Destiny is also called the 'Double Jade Universe Mountains and Rivers,' and its entrance is in a very mysterious place.

She paused, pressed the wound on her face again, and continued, "The Daoist nun said that as long as I practice divination diligently, I will be able to find out about the entrance. You can believe me!"

Blood was still flowing from her face, and the pain was excruciating. She had no choice but to tell the truth: it was indeed what that Taoist nun had said back then.

Now, Gu Qingyue finally became interested in this so-called Eye of Destiny. Could it be real? Or just a legend?

She had heard about the Eye of Fortune in a teahouse when she first arrived in Sanchun City of Nanzhao. She thought it was just people praising the Holy Maiden. Could it be true?

Seeing Gu Qingyue deep in thought, the Holy Maiden's heart pounded. She naturally held back a little; she wanted to use this secret to save her own life.

"So? You can lead me to the Eye of Destiny?"

The saintess choked, "I haven't found it yet, but I will definitely find it. Trust me, once I've calculated it, I'll tell you first!"

'Swish!' Gu Qingyue's dagger flashed across her other cheek like lightning.

A scream rang out. The saintess hadn't expected that after all she had said, the woman would still attack.

She was genuinely scared. "I... I actually deduced a little bit, just a tiny bit."

Seeing that Gu Qingyue had stopped, she quickly said, "I deduced where it appeared two years ago, in Meigu Mountain, near Hufeng Village of the Great Chu. Later, the divination changed again..."

For some reason, when I consulted the oracle again later, it was no longer possible; it was as if it had vanished.

But she was certain that it had definitely appeared near Hufeng Village in Meigu Mountain!

Gu Qingyue rolled her eyes and continued collecting blood. After collecting enough blood, she put the stopper in the bottle.

What kind of poison does the Witch Butterfly like the most?

Gu Qingyue ignored the Holy Maiden's terrified expression and spoke.

Since we're already here, we should at least ask how to attract that witch butterfly from back then, as we still need it to break the curse on Gu Changling.

"Huh? Witch Butterfly?"

The saintess had been gripped by immense fear ever since the two men entered the room.

Hearing Gu Qingyue's words, it took him a while to come to his senses.

She then remembered that the woman had taken her blood as soon as she entered, and now she was asking Wu Die about her favorite poison...