Heaven only knows! Hu Xiaotian sighed inwardly. There were plenty of hidden dangers inside his body already. Even setting everything else aside, the vast amounts of internal power he had absorbed through the Void Art could send him into qi deviation at any moment if the balance within him broke down. And now he had somehow swallowed the Five-Colored Spider King's inner core. That creature was one of the five most poisonous creatures under heaven; its inner core had to be lethally toxic as well. His survival so far was pure luck. But people often stopped itching when they had too many lice and stopped worrying when they had too many debts. With so many hidden dangers gathered in one body, Hu Xiaotian actually felt less afraid.
Taking advantage of the deep, quiet night, Hu Xiaotian rode a Flying Owl into Eastern Liang Commandery. After landing, Xia Changming left without lingering, taking all three birds with him.
Hu Xiaotian stretched his arms, his pack on his back, and saw Tong Ren Tang not far ahead. It was nearly midnight, and patrols appeared from time to time on Eastern Liang Commandery's main street. Not wanting to cause a commotion, he leaped onto the eaves. Only after the patrol had gone did he creep along the rooftops and vault straight into Tong Ren Tang's courtyard.
One room in Tong Ren Tang was still lit. Hu Xiaotian tiptoed over, moistened his fingertip with his tongue, and poked a tiny hole through the paper window. Peering inside, he saw Qin Yutong sitting beneath the lamplight, reading.
Who would have thought this girl was so studious? Still reading this late at night. Even in the modern world, she'd be a model student with excellent grades and conduct-a true academic queen.
Hu Xiaotian had intended to