Song of Adolescence

Chapter 162 Five Poison Array

Lei Qianhu whipped around and saw that in the hall, the wine cups in the hands of the martial artist guests all fell onto the table, one after another. Each of them frowned and looked at Lei Qianhu with surprise in their eyes. But, in the next instant, they all slumped over onto the table. Master Yuanhui of the Shaolin Temple had profound skills and barely managed to brace himself. He turned his head and looked at Wen Liang. "You poisoned the wine!" As soon as he finished speaking, he could no longer hold himself up and fell over.

Wen Liang, who was being suppressed by Grandmaster Tang’s internal strength, was upset but couldn’t speak. He channeled all the qi in his body, but each and every attempt failed to break free from Grandmaster Tang’s control.

Lei Qianhu noticed Wen Liang’s expression and flicked his fingertips. The entire table exploded in an instant, and Grandmaster Tang and the other three from Tang Clan immediately stood up and evaded the blast. Wen Liang finally freed himself and he shouted at Lei Qianhu, "Hu-ye, the wine is poisoned with Tang Clan’s Xianxia Potion! The poisoned person will fall unconscious instantly, and lose all his internal strength. Hey… that’s not right. Why is Hu-ye okay?"

Lei Tianhen, who had been entertaining the guests and had yet to drink any wine, was also not poisoned. He whispered towards Lei Qianhu, "It’s not possible to poison the wine, is it? The last few days, only our own family’s trusted disciples were watching over the wine and the apothecary also tested it last night."

Lei Qianhu shook his head. "It’s not unusual that our apothecary cannot detect the Tang Clan\'s poison. But I don\'t understand how he poisoned it. First, go summon the rest of the disciples. If they haven’t been poisoned, bring them all here."

Lei Tianhen sighed. "After the banquet started, even the disciples in shifts were sent a pot of wine and three dishes. I\'m afraid…" He suddenly caught a glimpse of something and was startled, and he exclaimed, "Spider?"

"Spider?" Lei Qianhu frowned.

"Spiders! So many spiders!" Lei Tianhen exclaimed, and saw that the entire hall was instantly crawling with a large number of spiders. They were hanging from the beams and spitting out strange silver threads. But all the spiders avoided Wen Liang without exception.

Wen Liang remembered something that his master, Wen Hujiu, once said, and he came to a realisation. "I know, it’s the Thousand Spiders Array! This spider was fed poison since it was a spiderling so that when it’s fully grown, it’s immune to all poisons. Then the poisoner will feed it poison again, the spiders sneak in with their poison, and then spit the poison into the drinks and food. If it’s paired with a colorless and tasteless poison, it’ll be impossible to prevent! Hu-ye, the old man told me about this Thousand Spiders Array once, he said it’s—"

"Hidden River, Mu House," Lei Qianhu whispered.

Five slender women were standing on the roof, with the one leading them about 30 years old. Her brows were full of charm.

"Spider Mistress Mu Yumo," Lei Qianhu raised his head and called out.

"It’s been many years since we last met, Qianhu-gege. You’re now the Clan Leader of Lei Clan Fort, and I am also the Hidden River’s Head of Mu House." Mu Yumo smiled lightly.

Lei Qianhu turned to look at Grandmaster Tang, and said in a heavy voice, "Grandmaster, even if our clans were at odds, but colluding with the Hidden River? You’re making an enemy of the whole martial world. What’s the benefit?"

Grandmaster Tang narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said, "What Hidden River? This old grandmaster doesn’t understand. I just came here to have a drink. I know about nothing else."

"Grandmaster intends to borrow someone else’s knife to kill?" Lei Qianhu said solemnly.

Grandmaster Tang shrugged. "How can that be? You ought to know, when doing business with the Hidden River, we also have to do our part."

Mu Yumo giggled, and the four women behind her flicked their long sleeves and started to dance. The spiders in the hall suddenly began to stir as well.

Lei Qianhu said to Wen Liang, "Wen Liang, break this Thousand Spiders Array."

"Understood, Hu-ye! But you haven\'t told me, why are you okay!" Wen Liang asked.

"Because I’ve been infected with this cold poison for twelve years. Thanks to a certain someone, I’ve become just like you, a poisonous body!" Lei Qianhu got up, leapt onto the roof in one step and landed hard enough to create a wide crack through the roof, yet the four ladies from the Mu House who were dancing swayed from their steps.

"Qianhu-gege is still the same as before. So aggressive." Mu Yumo smiled slightly, covering her mouth.

Lei Qianhu didn\'t bother to reply, and he punched with his fist. The Lei Clan Unseen Fists, before the fist connected, the qi arrived first!!

Mu Yumo followed the qi from the fist and rose gracefully with her skirt fluttering. There was an indescribable softness and beauty in her movement. She turned slightly and took out a jade flute from her robes, put it to her mouth, and gently started playing the flute.

The sound of the flute was as gentle as water and started spreading. Suddenly, Lei Qianhu felt an overwhelming internal strength pressing down on him, and his entire body was being pressured downwards. As the sound of the flute spread, even his eyes became blurred, and the four ladies who were still dancing became more enchanting, their eyes more charming, and they appeared to be coming closer and closer to him.

"Still using such evil martial arts." Lei Qianhu snorted coldly.

"Qianhu-gege\'s heart is like a rock, so this kind of enchantment would naturally have little effect on you. It\'s just…" Mu Yumo\'s skirt fluttered, her eyes evil and she continued, "You cannot escape from my spider web."

Lei Qianhu looked down and his feet were already entangled in a thick spider silk web.

"After the prey enters the net, he can only wait for his death." Mu Yumo tipped her toes, flicked her jade flute, and revealed an inch-long blade.

"The Thousand Spiders Array sounds good, so send it to me!" Wen Liang took a bold step forward and the spiders retreated one after another.

Tang Huang wondered, "What kind of poison has this Wen Clan disciple turned into that even the ziying spider dare not get close to him?"

Tang Xuan said coldly, "It\'s not him that is poisonous, it\'s what he has on him."

Wen Liang slowly raised an arm, and the three-tailed scorpion crawled out of his sleeve and stopped at his fingertips.

"The three-tailed scorpion is indeed poisonous, but it’s not that special. If it encountered a ziying spider, it would be forced to retreat three feet," Tang Qisha said.

"The Wen Clan\'s three-tailed scorpion is not like the rest. This scorpion was not raised, but refined. They put five poisonous creatures, the floral-spotted toad, the three-tailed scorpion, the double-headed centipede, the red spider, and the green serpent together into a jar. Then, they buried it in the soil and left it untouched for a year. These poisonous creatures have no food and could only kill one another. The one that survives in the end would have eaten the other four poisonous creatures. After a whole year, after it has digested the other poisons, it will become a highly poisonous creature. A poisonous creature refined in this way is not normal, so even the ziying spider is no match for it," Tang Xuan said slowly.

Wen Liang looked up and said, "Brother Tang Xuan is worthy of being the number two poison-user in Tang Clan. He’s really knowledgeable."

Tang Xuan sneered. "You only have a three-tailed scorpion. No matter how skillful you are, you will not be able to escape this Thousand Spiders Array.”

"Who said I only have this three-tailed scorpion?" Wen Liang waved his sleeves. "Xiao-Hua, A-Duo, Hong-hong, Qing-mei, go and help your scorpion big brother!" Then, a flower-spotted toad, a double-headed centipede, a red spider and a green serpent, eagerly slithered and crawled out of his sleeves. They were exactly the poisonous creatures Tang Xuan described just now.

"You actually refined all five poisons?" Tang Xuan asked in shock.

"That’s right. What’s so great about the Thousand Spiders Array?" Wen Liang smiled. "I’ll break it with my Five Poison Array."