<h4>Chapter 159: Chapter 0159: The Past is Like Smoke</h4><h4></h4>


    "Dad!" Ouyang Die called out anxiously.


    However, Chu Ge did notply immediately, but slightly furrowed his brows and hummed softly. Like fire, his True Yuan instantly cleansed Ouyang Kangshi’s body.


    Due to the massive output of True Yuan in that instant, Ouyang Kangshi screamed in pain, and fine ck beads of blood began to seep from the pores all over his body, looking particrly sinister.


    "Mr. Chu..." Ouyang Die’s face suddenly turned pale, fearing that something bad had happened to her father.


    Chu Ge patted her on the shoulder, "Don’t worry, Family Head Ouyang is all right now. He just needs to take a bath to cleanse the filth from his body. I’m going to check on the Old Master now!"


    After saying that, without waiting for a response from the two, he quickly moved upstairs.


    This area was clearly a disaster zone, even the floor was showing some ck patterns, and the pungent smell of blood filled the air.


    The poison deployed by the Ghost Poison Sect was insidious in that it waspletely colorless and odorless before it fully erupted, and even those poisoned wouldn’t feel any abnormalities in their bodies.


    The entire second floor was essentially a bedroom, and as Chu Ge approached the door, his steps involuntarily paused.


    The bedroom door of Mr. Ouyang was enveloped in ayer of ck mist. This mist was invisible to ordinary people, but for Chu Ge, it couldn’t hide; if ordinary people touched it, they’d be instantly poisoned. Even Martial Artists, unless they were at the Innate level, would be poisoned.


    "Hmph, petty tricks!"


    Chu Ge snorted coldly, circted his True Qi to his fingertips, and then lightly touched the door.


    "Hiss hiss hiss—" A sound like water poured on a red-hot iron b rang out, and within a few seconds, the ck air on the door dissipated, and simultaneously, a line of blood-red characters also appeared.


    "Killing my disciples, seizing their treasures, your crimes deserve death! Ouyang Family is merely an initial offering, are you satisfied?"


    Just looking at the blood-red characters, one could feel an intensely evil and murderous aura assaulting them.


    However, Chu Ge did not show any fear. Instead, his face grew more somber, and a cold killing intent shone in his eyes, "Hmph, Ghost Poison Sect? Since the game has started, there will be no stopping until people are dead!"


    In fact, Chu Ge wasn’t originally harboring much intent to kill, but the actions of the Ghost Poison Sect had led him to decide that none of their disciples in Shanghai shall return alive!


    He pushed the door open, and a pungent stench immediately wafted out.


    Mr. Ouyang was half-lying on the bed, ck blood continually flowed out from ces like his eyes and ears, presenting a horrible sight.


    However, because Chu Ge had previously treated him and left a trail of True Qi inside his body, the toxins within Mr. Ouyang’s body could only slowly corrode from the outside in, and for now, hadn’t yet damaged his heart vessels.


    Seeing Chu Ge enter, Mr. Ouyang barely opened his eyes filled with ck blood, showing a miserable smile, "Mr. Chu, the old man has finally waited for you!"


    "Don’t talk yet!" Chu Ge’s brows were tightly knotted as he quickly walked to the bedside and ced his palm on Mr. Ouyang’s back.


    A few secondster, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the heart, brain, and other major organs, shielded by his residual True Qi, hadn’t yet been corroded by the toxins, but thisyer of True Qi was also very weak. He believed if he had arrived anyter, he would have only seen a decaying corpse!


    "Mr. Chu, this old man has been through countless storms over the years and has longe to terms with life and death, so don’t hesitate, just tell me directly whether there is hope or not."


    It must be said, Mr. Ouyang’s detachment in the face of death was indeed touching.


    Chu Ge shook his head and said, "Don’t worry, Old Master, it’s not as serious as you think, but I didn’t expect them to be so bold."


    While saying this, Chu Ge ced his other hand on Mr. Ouyang’s back as well, circted his True Qi, and began to slowly eliminate the toxins in his body.


    As soon as the True Qi entered his body, it resonated with the previously left True Qi, and the toxins began to rapidly dissolve.


    At the same time, Mr. Ouyang furrowed his brows and said, "Mr. Chu, you seem to know the instigator of this incident?"


    "Um." Chu Ge nodded, hesitated, and then said, "I don’t know if the Old Master is aware, but this world actually harbors some forces that are different from ordinary people!"


    "Hmm?" Mr. Ouyang’s expression changed, probing, "Is Mr. Chu referring to... those Ancient Martial Sects passed down from ancient times and hidden from the secr world?"


    "So the Old Master knows?" Chu Ge raised his eyebrows slightly, reducing the input of True Qi a bit as the toxins in Mr. Ouyang’s body had already reduced significantly.


    "Of course."


    Mr. Ouyang nodded, his tone tinged with reminiscence, "Back when I was still at war, there was once when our troops were besieged by the enemy in a small vige, we were truly surrounded on all sides!"


    As he spoke, his gaze gradually became blurry, his thoughts transcending the limits of time, returning to that era of warfare.


    "At that time, we only had a toon’s strength, and our weapons were severelycking. On average, two people shared one gun, and each person only had twenty bullets! But the enemy had an entire battalion, their weapons were far superior to ours, they even had several small cannons!"


    Mr. Ouyang sighed, continuing, "The toon leader said then that at all costs, the vigers must be safely evacuated. But how could that be possible? Even if our people were all killed, we couldn’t break the encirclement."


    "Real wars aren’t as easy as they appear on TV; most of our men were conscripted halfway through and some hadn’t even undergone training, they were new soldiers. The enemy, however, were all regr forces, well-armed. We hadn’t been fighting for even a minute and half of our toon had fallen. Did you know, our bullets were all used up, and the toon leader ordered to fix bays!"


    Mr. Ouyang’s body trembled, and his face reddened from congestion: "It was a situation of total annihtion. Just at that moment, Old Chen from the vige, carrying an Ancient Sword, walked out."


    "We all knew Old Chen, when stationed in that vige, he often told old stories to the young men in the team. The toon leader had already hoarsely shouted for him to run quickly. The enemy noticed Old Chen too, we all thought he was done for, not even ten lives would be enough!"


    "And then?"


    It must be said, the story Mr. Ouyang told genuinely stirred emotions. Although Chu Ge usually acted mature, after all, he was just in his twenties. Hearing this, he couldn’t help but ask softly.


    "And then, Old Chen drew his sword!"