Dance Of The Phoenix
31. Blood Poison Reactions

"Miss!" Xiao Hei was very worried and was about to bite the man, but the man's hand let out a black mist that made Xiao Hei bounce off.

Gu Yuena could not focus on what was happening around her. His chest felt so painful that he experienced shortness of breath. Her red iris met the dark look of the man. That look made him cringe. He did not feel any killing intent, but he felt that he would die right then and there.

Before finally a black fog snatched towards him.

"Nana, lookout!"

Gu Yuena felt someone pull her body away when the explosion occurred. The hand slipped off, changed with another hand wrapped around his waist and landed a few meters away from the blast area caused by the foreign man.

The explosion did not stop until the same. The spark of the explosion caused a lot of damage, whereas Luo Youzhe who had just pulled Gu Yuena from danger instantly made protection around her.

The effect of the explosion was too great to withstand. Unexpectedly, that soul force attack pierced through the shield. Spontaneously Luo Youzhe turned towards Gu Yuena, making his own body a shield so that the attack would not hit the girl in his arms. Iu managed to tear his back.

Gu Yuena could not focus on what was in front of her. When his heart had calmed down a little, he only realized that Luo Youzhe had saved him.

Unbelievable, but he experienced it himself and was forced to believe. He looked towards the center of the explosion that had disappeared, the mysterious man had also disappeared along with the explosion.

"Did he die?"

"Yet. He's running away." Luo Youzhe's gaze was inseparable from Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena returned her gaze. He was silent for a while, feeling his mind stuck with blue eyes under this dark sky. He blinked his eyes, then turned his eyes to the side to wake himself up.

"Thank you." Gu Yuena said it reluctantly.

Luo Youzhe pulled the corner of her lips. "I hope you can say it more sincerely."

Gu Yuena looked at Luo Youzhe again. He wanted to say something, but when he re-smelled the thick smell of blood, his gaze was immediately shifted back.

He looked down at Luo Youzhe's hand. Take off one of the hands that wrapped around her waist, and look at the burns that are beginning to show signs of bleeding.

Gu Yuena was used to the blood, but somehow suddenly the same feeling reoccurred. His head returned dizzy like a migraine, it was more severe. His heart was beating again not because it was going to explode.

He could also feel the change in the fire poison in his hands. It was as if the fire poison gave him signs of torment.

Gu Yuena took Luo Youzhe's hand off just like that and drifted away spontaneously. He was too agitated and surprised, the pain in his chest of blood poison became so when he got close to the man.

Luo Youzhe was confused. "You okay?"

Gu Yuena was acting normal while enduring the pain. "I'm just a little busy. For now, I'm not going back to the dorm."

Luo Youzhe was further confused by Gu Yuena's attitude that looked not okay. The girl seemed agitated for some reason. He was about to approach, but Gu Yuena kept retreating keeping her distance.

Luo Youzhe who wanted to say something so swallowed his sentence. "I'll be back."

Gu Yuena did not reply to anything anymore. It was not that he did not want to, but he had to endure the pain in silence until Luo Youzhe left.

Without waiting for her to disappear, Gu Yuena immediately ran away to recuperate. Something was wrong with his body.

Luo Youzhe who had gone far enough turned around. He saw Gu Yuena who was going with Xiao Hei. I don't know what he's thinking.

Three people dressed in black appeared behind him. One of them was the female who was one of the best assassins in the Assassin Alliance, Chu Xin, along with her two comrades, Hei Changge and Bao Jun.

"Young Master, it's all done. The entire academy disciples had been given tranquilizers so that they would not be aware of the battle that was taking place. Other than Miss Gu, no one else knows the battle of the Young Master and that person." Hei Changge explained the situation so as not to experience a lot of suspicion. They did that ever since realizing that their master had met an 'old friend'.

"Fear, the old man there already knows it." Luo Youzhe's remark referred to Yuansu Palace. Since it happened in his territory, the Palace King Yuansu must have known of its existence. He must complete the mission immediately.

"Then, Young Master can't go to the inner courtyard to take the entrance examination of Yuansu Palace." Chu Xin came to a conclusion. It would be dangerous to be caught.

Bao Jun looked at the wound on Luo Youzhe's back until it made his clothes covered in blood. He became worried. "Young Master, you're hurt. It's better to go back first to rest, just investigate the person's identity."

Hey Changge continued, "Right, since he failed for the first try, then he will definitely come back with a new plan. Young Master must be ready."

"Young Master, your hand ...." Chu Xin grimaced at the sight of the burn. Luo Youzhe inherited the power of hellfire which was the strongest type of fire, completely never feeling that his name burned for life. This is the first time I have suffered a burn.

Luo Youzhe looked at his hand, then snorted. "Only a small wound, no pain at all."

He had felt worse pain than this. The man's words were right, he didn't even want to live many times. If not for the troubles that plagued him and the revenge plan, he would not have lived until now.

"You don't have to think about anything else. For now, clear all the mess back to its original form, do not create suspicion. Palace King Yuansu will definitely send someone to inspect the outer courtyard tomorrow, you guys will have to settle the mess quickly." Luo Youzhe left after burdening the duties on his three subordinates.

They were straight up firm. "Okay, Young Master!"

After making sure Luo Youzhe had gone far away, only then did the three young men drop their shoulders and sit on the ground resignedly.

Bao Jun sighed pitifully. "Now we're builders ...."

"Again ...." Hey Changge continued sadly. They were assassins, but had to do a task like this. Being an assassin under a certain young master was indeed not easy.

"Don't complain, or your paychecks will be cut again." Chu Xin directly dragged them to work hard like dragging a lamb to be slaughtered.

Today is a tough day.

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Gu Yuena heaved a sigh of relief after successfully moving away from Luo Youzhe. He immediately sat in the lotus position, then used qi to control the blood poison that was suddenly activated. He did not know it would hurt and did not know the cause.

But it seemed like it was related to Luo Youzhe and the man. Because, after Gu Yuena had stayed away from Luo Youzhe, while the mysterious man had disappeared, the pain had subsided a little although it still felt uncomfortable.

Little Xiao Hei looked at his nonanya with worry. He walked over to his nona lap, then rubbed his head against Gu Yuena's arm to encourage her. He did not know what it was like to be Gu Yuena, but he would not leave his nona.

After the entire energy in the body as well as the fire poison had calmed down, Gu Yuena opened her eyes. He looked at the little cat below, then carried Xiao Hei into his arms.

"In the next week, won't Miss go back to the dorm?" Xiao Hei wondered.

Gu Yuena shook her head slowly. "I was originally planning on not returning until the match started, but the blood poison reaction made me think about making sure of it."

"Miss thinks Luo Youzhe has something to do with blood poison?"

"The blood poison comes from the phoenix blood, there is no way Luo Youzhe has anything to do directly. If there really was, I shouldn't have been able to get close to him all this time. But the activeness of the blood poison must have a passive trigger. Like ...."

"Wounds?"

Gu Yuena thought for a moment. "The intruder also triggered my blood poison. They had endured such a fierce fight to the point of sustaining such injuries. But if it was just a normal wound, it was certain that I would never be able to become a spy let alone a killer in life."

"So, are the wounds caused by special objects or ... Their blood is also special?"

"The blood of the phoenix only reacts on the blood of the dragon ...." Gu Yuena was silent for a while, thinking of something. "It's impossible, isn't it?"

"Does Miss think there are two dragon bloods at once? Isn't .. too impossible?"

"No way." Gu Yuena denied quickly.

He and Luo Youzhe were so intimate, but his phoenix blood had not reacted to anything all along. There was no way that man had dragon blood. Moreover, there were two dragon bloods that were only legends all along. Two dragons and one phoenix, aren't there too many coincidences?

"Well, it must be because of some magic. What kind of magic do you think can trigger a fire poison?" Gu Yuena was curious.

"So, I just heard it for the first time." Xiao Hei was even first involved in human conflict, he could not possibly know everything about humans.

"Miss, don't you intend to ask that person? Maybe he knows something." Xiao Hei advocated asking Luo Youzhe. Although the success rate is almost zero, it is still a must try.

Gu Yuena just kept quiet, looking thoughtful. Never mind, it looks like he should be back at the dorm tomorrow.

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The next day, the news regarding the Yuansu Palace envoys coming began to spread making the entire outer courtyard disciples enthusiastic. There were no signs of battle in the academy, as if last night's events had never happened. I don't know what magic the trio used.

A few people dressed in white uniforms typical of Yuansu Palace entered the academy gate. They were warmly welcomed. The figure of the handsome man leading among the two other handsome men made the women scream it would be apparently inhumane.

The man with the soft and classy look. It doesn't look fancy, but it's very elegant. If there is in the modern world, it is certain that he will be recruited by the agency to debut as an idol.

"Senior Yun Qiao!"

"Senior Yun Qiao, I'm with you!"

"Are all the people of Yuansu Palace very handsome? Really envious."

"Even Senior Wen Bin and Senior Tao Hui also came. The three talented men in Yuansu Palace were indeed as rumored."

A female disciple looked at them with sparkling eyes. His smile bloomed behind the fan he held in front of his face.

"They're the three talented men of Yuansu Palace?" He asked a friend on the side.

"really. They were students like us. Within just a year in the inner courtyard, it had already attracted the attention of the Yuansu Palace people and was recruited there. Even Yun Qiao, the most handsome of them, was a direct disciple of the Yuansu Palace King and potentially a successor of Yuansu Palace."

"If compared to Bai Zhe, which one is more handsome?" He asked again.

His friend seemed to think. "Lin Milk, this is very complicated. If I could I wouldn't choose, haha." He roared the horse while laughing.

On the other hand, Gu Yuena had just returned to reality after a night of cultivating. He stretched his body, then aimed at the female students who flocked towards the academy gate like something was being chased.

The curious Gu Yuena followed naturally. He broke through the crowd with his tiny body, and saw several men descending from the horses right in front of the hall. The three men looked handsome and flashy, let alone one of them who looked gentle like Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuena missed her sister.

"Who are they?" Gu Yuena asked the person next to her randomly.

"You don't know?" The man looked surprised. "They were three talented men in Yuansu Palace. The one in the middle, the most conspicuous one was Yun Qiao. Then what looks a bit rough is Tao Hui, while the more beautiful and cunning looking is Wen Bin."

"It's very different." It seemed that Gu Yuena's interlocutor this time was not very fond of them. Naturally, most of the men here were extremely envious of them. Unlike the women who look like treasure.

Unfortunately, in Gu Yuena's eyes the faces of the three of them looked similar. If not for their vastly different auras from all sorts of sides, Gu Yuena would definitely think that they were the same person splitting themselves.

"I suggest making a good relationship with them. At the very least you should not offend them, or the consequences will be fatal. Yun Qiao was a direct disciple of the Yuansu Palace King, while the other two were his comrades who also had important positions in Yuansu Palace."

Gu Yuena watched them. Their strength should have already broken through to level 6. They're very talented. More talented than the usually praised Ye Suanwu.

Gu Yuena shook her shoulders indifferently and left from there. I don't know what purpose they came for, not his business. It is better to focus on cultivating in order to break through the levels faster and get a quota of entering Yuansu Palace.

Gu Yuena walked towards the classroom building to look forward to the morning classes that would be held. But as soon as he entered Huoyuan Division, he spontaneously turned into the gap of the two buildings beside him as he saw the passing Luo Youzhe.

"Damn." Gu Yuena rubbed her face in frustration while leaning against the wall of the building. Why did you meet that guy now? He was still dizzy thinking about last night's events and wanted to focus on his goal for a while, but the man was instead present. Why is he here?

In an instant, Gu Yuena forgot the fact that Luo Youzhe was also studying in the same division as her.

Never mind, no need to be dizzy anymore. Let's just say the person doesn't exist and they don't know each other.

Gu Yuena also stepped her feet. But as he was about to step out of the alley between the buildings, he was startled by Luo Youzhe who was suddenly present before him, looking at him with his usual gaze.

Gu Yuena felt that her heart would come off right then and there.

"Am I so scary?" Luo Youzhe asked.

"Do I look like I'm scared?" Gu Yuena looked at him defiantly. He took two steps back, then spread out his hands. "You can kill me, I'm still not afraid."

"I don't taste killing you." Luo Youzhe chuckled. This made it difficult for Gu Yuena to guess her thoughts.

"Luo Youzhe, I hope you don't pretend in front of me. You calculated all the traps and events carefully, where perhaps you were the acting Young Master Luo. I won't be fooled by your childish behavior."

"Am I so fake in your eyes?"

"At least I'm more trusting of the man who kidnapped me at the first meeting for a botched interrogation. Not a guy who bothers me all the time like entertainment."

Luo Youzhe still looked at Gu Yuena with the usual thin smile shown. But somehow, the man felt like he had a different aura making Gu Yuena nervous. A chilling cold aura, as if the man who was bothering him just now had never existed.

Right, this was the same aura when they first met.

Luo Youzhe stepped closer to Gu Yuena. He lowered his head to Gu Yuena's ear, then said in a soft voice.

"If I act like this all the time, you won't stand it."

Gu Yuena turned her face away and looked at that dark blue iris. He pulled the corner of his lips, raising his hand to touch the man's temple.

"I told you, I'm not afraid of death, let alone of you." Gu Yuena spoke in a soft tone, but impressed arrogantly. He continued, "I'm not Gu Yuena trying to understand how far you're looking."

"I'll understand it."

"Efforting to understand someone is the beginning of a deep feeling. You can't possibly fall in love with me, can you?"

"What if it's 'yes'?"

Gu Yuena shook her head slowly. "Although 'yes', still can't. No matter how much someone likes me, there won't be a good ending."

"What is a threat?"

"Unfortunately it's all a fact that cannot be changed. The only fact that cannot be changed is death."

Luo Youzhe thought for a moment. He looked solemn for a while before finally seeing Gu Yuena return. "You're like saying you're gonna kill me if you really like you."

Gu Yuena's laughter broke out just then as if hearing a joke. He lowered his hand to cross his chest, looking at Luo Youzhe who had a little distance in front of him amusedly.

"If I can kill you, I've done it since you thwarted my escape at will, like those Ye Clan people." Gu Yuena then confirmed his words. "Luo Youzhe, whoever you are, I don't think there's any point in meeting this dead man."

Luo Youzhe was getting confused. He did not feel Gu Yuena had a history of illness, why did the girl say confidently that she was not long?

Did someone threaten his life until he resigned his own life?

It sounded like it wasn't Gu Yuena he knew.

"No need to ask too many questions. Now I'm the one who asked you a question. Your power is black fire—or call it hell fire. The chances of being burned by another fire are very small. But I found a burn on your hand. I'd like to ask, what's the trigger?"

"That's all?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Luo Youzhe looked reluctant to explain. He saw his own bandaged hand. His healing power was useless as the wounds obtained came from the soul stone. It was also impossible to tell Gu Yuena.

"I'm also hurt, so I need to know the cause." Gu Yuena was forced to resort to trickery. The last time Luo Youzhe was fooled. I hope this time it works.

"You're not hurt." Luo Youzhe could not be tricked anymore. He already knew Gu Yuena's trick after being tricked once.

Gu Yuena became anxious herself. "The reason I didn't go back to the dormitory and avoid you was because of those burns. Most likely the remaining triggers affected me, I had to finish it. Otherwise, I'll die sooner."

"You talk about death like you're talking about time."

"Because that's what I am."

"There's no other trigger. I just got a burn from the hellfire counterattack."

Gu Yuena was silent. Burned by hellfire? No, Luo Youzhe lied. The flames of hell would not make him in such pain of dying that he experienced because he had the flames of phoenix blood, the strongest fire of all flames.

If what Luo Youzhe said was true, what about the intruder?

"Then the intruder was—"

"No intruder."

"Dia—"

"Only an old friend has played with me all night. It just so happens that he has the same power as me."

"Old friend?" It could be competing with old friends to fight life and death. Are they really old friends?

It doesn't make much sense.

"Don't think I'd be surprised and crazed like a stupid girl. Although my current strength is still less than enough, at least I will definitely become stronger quickly, exceeding your cultivation speed."

"Gu Yuena, there's no point in talking about intruders or anything like that. He's an old friend of mine and we're just fighting."

"Then what about the poison reaction ...." Gu Yuena did not continue her words. He was silent for a while, then confirmed his sentence. "What about the strange reaction that attacked me all of a sudden? Can you explain?"

"Not everything I know." Luo Youzhe said coldly. If he doesn't want to talk about something, he'll never talk about it.

Only, he became curious about what poison Gu Yuena meant, as well as the strange reaction Gu Yuena meant. Does it really have anything to do with the soul stone? He still has to investigate.

"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't talk." Gu Yuena resigned herself to Luo Yozuzhe's stubbornness. It turns out that it is harder than thought. Until he got no information.

"I recommend not getting involved in any issues. It's for your own good." Luo Youzhe. His face looks serious.

"I know." Gu Yuena sighed, trying to remain calm. "I have class, we'll talk later." He left feeling confused and confused.

But before Gu Yuena actually left, Luo Youzhe held back his arm. He said, "If anything happens, tell me."

Gu Yuena just looked at him in silence. Without answering to agree or not, he left with wide strides. Whereas Luo Youzhe only saw his departure growing further away. His figure shrank and disappeared from sight, yet the man was still in the same place with the same expression.

This problem will get more complicated.