The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 482 - 0484: Let Everything Be as It Is

Chapter 482: Chapter 0484: Let Everything Be as It Is

The result was predictable.

After he had drunk the poison, he did not die immediately, nor did he show any reaction. However, since the poison had been consumed, according to the rules of the world of martial arts, their grudges were considered settled.

These people only hated that his life was so resilient; drinking such poison, he still did not directly lose his life.

Chu Ge furrowed his brow, "This person is your senior fellow disciple?"

Master Guangde nodded slightly, "Yes, he’s my senior fellow disciple. When I first joined the Buddhist monastery, he had already sealed his own martial arts due to this poison, becoming an ordinary person. Fifteen years ago, he passed away."

Chu Ge fell silent for a long while before finally asking, "Then do you know what this poison is?"

Master Guangde chuckled and nodded, "Of course, I know. Back in my younger days, feeling indignant that my senior fellow disciple had lost his martial arts due to this, I made a special effort to find the origin of this poison. Heaven rewards the diligent indeed, I actually managed to find some clues.

This poison comes from Japan, developed by a secretive Japanese organization. It is specifically designed to target Ancient Martial Artists. The poison is called Peach Blossom Drunk, colorless and tasteless; just a single drop can seal an Ancient Martial Artist’s martial arts."

Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian looked at each other. This poison appearing again in Huaxia, could it mean that they have some new actions afoot?

Just as they were puzzled, they heard Master Guangde speak with some bewilderment, "This poison has actually appeared in Su City, could there be some conspiracy?"

Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "I have no clue at all."

"Then Master..." Huo Tianqian began tentatively, "Can you detoxify this poison?"

That was his most pressing concern. As for whatever conspiracy, as for what this poison was, he did not care; all he wanted to know now was whether the poison could be cured.

Chu Ge also looked at Master Guangde with the same expectant gaze, knowing so much, perhaps he also knew how to cure it.

Master Guangde let out a light sigh, not saying he could or could not, "This poison, I do not know if it can be cured."

"What do you mean by that, Master?" Huo Tianqian grew somewhat anxious.

Chu Ge gave him a sidelong glare, "Do not be disrespectful to the Master."

Huo Tianqian then realized that his words had been rather rushed, and he looked apologetically at Master Guangde, saying, "I apologize, Master, I did not mean to offend you, I was just a little anxious."

Master Guangde waved his hand with a faint smile on his face; he did not take the matter to heart, "The reason I said that I am also not sure is because I have never tried it. By the time I studied this poison, my senior fellow disciple had already passed away."

Chu Ge was taken aback and then his eyes flickered with shock, "You have been researching this poison for over seventy years?"

Master Guangde nodded, slowly standing up with prayer beads in one hand and the other hand behind his back, "Correct, I have researched this antidote for seventy years, it’s just a pity that it never got used on my senior fellow disciple. Because there was no trial, I am not sure if this method can truly detoxify."

Master Guangde walked to the window, looking at a hot spring not far ahead, "Although the poison is colorless, tasteless, and doesn’t elicit any feeling or reaction when drunk, to completely clear this toxin requires a very painful process. So if you wish to undergo detoxification, you must be fully prepared mentally."

Huo Tianqian stood up abruptly, affirmatively saying to Master Guangde, "I am not afraid! As long as I can recover, even if it means cutting my flesh, I will not be scared!"

He was fed up with his current weak and useless self, fed up with being even less capable than an ordinary person!

Chu Ge looked at Huo Tianqian’s agitated demeanor, and although he appeared very calm, his determination to recover his martial arts was no less intense than Huo Tianqian’s.

From a young age, he had grown up constantly studying martial arts. Suddenly losing his abilities in the past few days felt like he had suddenly lost the best playmate he ever had; he was depressed and disheartened.

However, he was better at hiding his emotions and didn’t show too much.

Chu Ge’s discerning gaze lifted to Master Guangde, and he said with an unequivocal tone, "Whatever method Master uses to help us detoxify, we can withstand it."

Master Guangde nodded slightly. He returned to sit at the table and after diagnosing Huo Tianqian’s pulse again, left for a while.

Even the child didn’t know where to go play, leaving only Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian in the cabin.

Unable to contain his excitement, Huo Tianqian asked Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, are we really about to recover our martial arts immediately?"

If he really could recover his martial arts this time, the first thing he wanted to do was to settle the score with those who poisoned him!

He would definitely give those Japanese a good thrashing!

Chu Ge did not directly answer Huo Tianqian’s question, his voice somewhate profound, "Master Guangde is erudite and well-versed in medicine. If even he can’t guarantee success, it means there’s only a fifty percent chance, so you and I shouldn’t harbor one hundred percent hope."

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; he understood this principle.

He didn’t want to be full of hope and end up with nothing in the end.

If it were any other convenience, that would be fine, but in terms of Martial Arts... Chu Ge always felt very fragile, especially now that his martial arts were completely gone — his heart constantly felt like something was missing, becoming empty.

Huo Tianqian nodded slightly, he also understood this principle.

But he didn’t know why, he always felt that this time it would definitely work.

Master Guangde had gone to prepare the medicinal ingredients, and he needed to give them a medicinal bath before helping them with the detoxification process.

Master Guangde ordered the child to prepare the medicinal ingredients. The child still pondered over not getting the better of Chu Ge and spoke somewhat discontentedly, "Master, why are you suddenly being so kind to two outsiders? Even helping them with detoxification."

After all, the child was still young and naturally couldn’t see things as clearly as adults.

Master Guangde patted his small head and said with a smile, "Child, visitors are guests. Their breaking through the Mysterious Formation to reach here shows that they have a profound destiny with us. Moreover, saving a life is more meritorious than constructing a seven-level pagoda. As monks, we should embrace compassion and mercifulness – how could we stand by and not offer help?"

The child scratched his head, still puzzled, and tilted his little head, "Master, aren’t you worried that after we heal them, they will go out and reveal our whereabouts?"

Such a thing had happened before; not only did that person reveal their location but also bit the hand that fed, stealing the most precious possession of the Master – such behavior was indeed loathsome!

However, Master Guangde’s smile did not fade, and he gently shook his head, "Child, that young man is the disciple of a very close friend of mine. I trust his character. Besides, everything is predestined. Let things take their course. Now go and prepare."