Chapter 220 - 168: Troubling Your Wife to Be the Lookout

"Rest assured, Doctor Zou. While it’s true that my martial sister can always find me, her methods aren’t active at all times."

"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to escape, even temporarily."

"So there’s no need to worry. We still have time!"

Despite her words, how could Zou Feng possibly be at ease?

He couldn’t help but hesitate.

’It wasn’t that I actually wanted to take this chance to kill Teng Jun. Instead, I was considering whether I should just grab Tian Yun, use my Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step with all my might, and simply run for it.’

’But the question was, could they really get away?’

’After all, Wang Wenjing already wants me dead. Even if I wash my hands of this whole affair, she might not let me go.’

’Especially since once Wang Wenjing kills Teng Jun, she’ll become the Cave Master of Biyou Palace’s Silk Cave.’

’With that kind of status, it wouldn’t just be a Fourth Grade Martial Artist wanting me dead anymore.’

’Instead, all the resources and combat forces of Biyou Palace could be mobilized by Wang Wenjing...’

’To be blunt, angering the Cave Master of Biyou Palace’s Silk Cave would be even more trouble than angering Yuwen Boxi, the Governor of Jiangnan.’

At this moment, Teng Jun could clearly see Zou Feng’s conflict.

The next moment, she produced a secret manual and a small vial and tossed them to Zou Feng.

"Consider this an advance payment for acting as my Guardian!"

Zou Feng caught the manual. It was, of course, the promised *Bone-Softening Palm*.

As for the contents of the small vial, that had to be the White Jade Spider Poison.

For a True Inheritor of the Silk Cave to offer Spider Poison as a reward, its value was beyond question.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Zou Feng unstopped the vial, intending to inspect the goods.

The moment he opened it, Zou Feng’s eyes flew wide open. He almost threw the vial away in shock.

In the instant he removed the stopper, Zou Feng felt as if a Giant Spider with a head larger than a watermelon had leaped from the narrow opening, its cold, gleaming fangs poised to sink into his neck.

He blinked hard, and the Giant Spider vanished without a trace. In its place, it seemed a peerless beauty was beckoning to him from within the vial...

But in reality, these were all just hallucinations.

’Impressive,’ Zou Feng thought.

’This White Jade Spider Poison... its toxicity is likely on par with the Scorpion Poison I took from Qifeng Mountain.’

’Among the Five Poison Creatures, Scorpion Poison is already unlocked.’

’And now I’ve secured the Spider Poison.’

’Furthermore, the Bone-Softening Palm is a High Grade Skill that only a True Inheritor of the Silk Cave can practice. Its power is unquestionable.’

"The Bone-Softening Palm needs to be supplemented with a Heart Skill. Once this is over, I will present it to you immediately," Teng Jun added.

At her words, Zou Feng pulled his attention back to Teng Jun.

’Speaking of which, is this True Inheritor of the Silk Cave really injured?’

’Could it be that she was already prepared for this, and this whole act is just a test?’

After secretly checking the list again, Zou Feng made his decision.

’Since I’ve already provoked Wang Wenjing, I have no choice but to see this through to the end.’

’After all, Teng Jun dared to come here and even paid me in advance. I can’t just send her away casually...’

In truth, as long as Teng Jun broke through successfully, the three of them combined could kill Wang Wenjing without much difficulty.

Beyond these reasons, Zou Feng had another source of confidence.

’Right now, Murong Yunhai doesn’t want to see anything happen to me either. If necessary, he’d probably find a way to step in.’

"Alright. Since you’re ready, True Inheritor Teng, shall we begin?"

Teng Jun smiled faintly, floated up from her chair, and glided into the courtyard. "I wasn’t mistaken. Doctor Zou is indeed a man of his word. Let’s begin!"

"Are you sure you don’t want to find a more secluded location, True Inheritor Teng?"

"There’s no point. It’s useless to hide. This place will do."

As she spoke, Teng Jun flicked her sleeve, which wrapped around Zou Feng and began to lead him toward the bedroom.

The scene didn’t look like they were preparing for a breakthrough at all; rather, it looked as if the two were heading to the bedroom for a tryst.

Seeing this, Tian Yun’s expression soured.

She subconsciously moved to follow them inside.

Unexpectedly, Teng Jun stopped and turned to Zou Feng. "Please have your wife act as a lookout on the roof!"

In truth, the arrangement was perfectly reasonable.

Tian Yun was one of the best among the Sixth Grade. While she couldn’t stop Wang Wenjing, she was more than capable of spotting her arrival, giving a timely warning, and allowing the two inside to react.

"Sister Yun..."

Even though the arrangement made perfect sense, Zou Feng himself found it ridiculous.

’After all, I’m going into a bedroom alone with a woman who’s like a Spider Spirit, while my wife stands guard on the roof...’

Sure enough, hearing this, Tian Yun laughed out of sheer anger.

Yet she couldn’t throw a fit, because Zou Feng truly wasn’t going off to have an affair with Teng Jun.

Besides, the situation was urgent. If she insisted on making a scene now, wouldn’t she just seem like an unreasonable woman?

"Husband, I understand. You... be careful!"

She usually called him Zou Lang; this sudden switch to "Husband" was clearly for Teng Jun’s benefit.

Unfortunately, upon hearing this form of address, the expression on Teng Jun’s face only grew more excited.

Deciding it was best to be out of sight and out of mind, Tian Yun leaped onto the roof and began her watch.

A large, leafy tree stood in the courtyard, its branches and leaves extending over the rooftop, providing perfect cover for Tian Yun.

Though she tried to concentrate fully on her watch, Tian Yun couldn’t help but be distracted, her gaze constantly wanting to drift toward the bedroom window...

Meanwhile, Zou Feng and Teng Jun entered the bedroom and, without exchanging many words, got straight to the point.

First, Teng Jun shot out streams of transparent spider silk, quickly weaving a hammock in the middle of the bedroom.

Then, she began to prick several of her own key acupoints with the Blood Begonia poison on her fingernails.

Once the injections were complete, Teng Jun didn’t dare show the slightest carelessness and immediately began Cultivating.

"Doctor Zou, I’m in your hands!"

Teng Jun’s actions were, in fact, incredibly risky.

But Teng Jun was making a gamble; she truly had no other options.

If she didn’t break through soon, she would undoubtedly die at her martial sister’s hands.

In this struggle for the position of Cave Master, only one could survive.

At this point, Zou Feng’s hands were already moving in the fluid motions of the Flower Hand technique, ready to suppress the Blood Begonia poison if it burst out of control.

His job sounded simple: act as a Guardian while Teng Jun used the Blood Begonia poison to achieve her breakthrough.

If he noticed the poison was becoming too much for Teng Jun to bear, he was to immediately step in and suppress it.

But in practice, he couldn’t afford the slightest lapse in concentration.

Controlling the toxicity of the Blood Begonia, keeping it within a range Teng Jun could withstand, was a delicate and precise task.

It was also a test of Zou Feng’s self-control.

After all, to suppress the Blood Begonia’s poison, he would have to physically touch her.

Under the influence of the Blood Begonia poison, Teng Jun would inevitably cry out in pain. Add to that the touch of the Wandering Dragon Master...

One could only imagine how torturous it would be.

Sure enough, as the Blood Begonia poison began to take effect, the sounds coming from the room started to sound increasingly wrong, at least to Tian Yun on the roof.

At first, Teng Jun’s cries were low and muffled, but they gradually grew into loud screams.

And the louder her screams, the more it meant the poison’s power was swelling to a dangerous level, forcing Zou Feng to quicken his hand movements to suppress it.

Unconsciously, Tian Yun shifted her position, dangling from the eaves so she could see into the bedroom window.

The window was half-open, allowing her a partial view of the scene inside.

She could see Zou Feng was extremely busy, darting back and forth.

Teng Jun, meanwhile, was in extreme agony from the poison, her body writhing as she screamed.

This was all perfectly normal; the two of them hadn’t crossed any lines.

But Tian Yun still felt a sourness in her heart. She wished she could rush in and slap Teng Jun twice to make her stop screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

Fortunately, Tian Yun was a woman who understood the bigger picture. Seeing that nothing untoward was actually happening, she returned to her post and resumed her vigil.

Acting as a lookout was a job that couldn’t be taken lightly. A Fourth Grade Expert coming to kill was no laughing matter.

As for the neighbors...

The ones living closest, the most likely to hear the commotion, were a young couple who ran a small business in Qingchuan City. They weren’t Martial Artists.

So what if they misunderstood? Since they were a young couple, they would probably understand...