“What can I get for you, sir?”
“A pot of top-grade Daughter Red and a pound of beef.”
“Alright, one pot of top-grade Daughter Red, one pound of braised beef…”
Inside the bustling tavern, a white-haired old man sat down and ordered, causing Xu Shan to fix his gaze on him like a torch.
Especially when the old man looked left and right, Xu Shan keenly caught sight of a mole on his neck.
This was identical to the characteristic of Liu Yaozhi that Xu Shan had seen through Ma Xing’s perspective!
“Loves wine, loves meat!”
This was completely consistent with the records about Liu Yaozhi in the material!
In addition, Xu Shan observed that although the other party had disguised himself as an old man, the back of his hand, which held the wine cup, was exceptionally smooth!
A Congenital Realm expert has the ability to revert to youth.
However, the change affects the entire body, not just one part!
Based on the above, Xu Shan was certain that the other party was Liu Yaozhi, who had come to meet Hua Jieyu.
Thinking of this, Xu Shan, who had taken the initiative to get up, approached with a wine pot in hand.
As he stood up, Liu Yaozhi, who had eyes and ears everywhere, alertly glanced at him.
Not only him, but Liu Feng, who was like a police dog, sat up a little straighter, ready to investigate.
“Let’s share a table!”
Although it was a question, Xu Shan had already sat down directly.
“Excuse me, I’m waiting for someone. This is reserved for an old friend!”
Liu Yaozhi replied directly.
“Protector Hua called me here.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing this, Liu Yaozhi’s hand, which was holding the wine cup, visibly froze.
His other hand, hidden under the table, gripped the hilt of a saber!
“I don’t know any Protector Hua. You’ve probably mistaken me for someone else.”
As Liu Yaozhi, feigning composure, finished speaking, Xu Shan rolled up his sleeve and directly displayed his arm in front of the other party.
The black line extending from his wrist almost to the inner elbow instantly made Liu Yaozhi’s eyes light up.
This was a symptom of being poisoned by the Five Venoms Sect’s unique secret medicine, the “Three Corpse Brain-Eating Pill.”
Without an antidote, once the black line reached the inner elbow, the poisoned person would bleed from all seven orifices and die suddenly.
This was the fundamental reason why Xu Shan had researched the “Three Corpse Brain-Eating Pill.”
There was no better way to make Liu Yaozhi drop his guard than by appearing to be poisoned by this pill.
Of course, all of this was his disguise.
“Protector Liu, I just want to live!”
“Protector Hua said that as long as I relay her last words, you will naturally let me live.”
‘Clank.’
Upon hearing the words ‘last words,’ Liu Yaozhi’s expression instantly turned grim.
The wine cup he had picked up was slammed heavily back onto the table.
“Last words? You mean, Jieyu… she…”
“She’s dead! Hua Jieyu was killed by Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) Xu Shan.”
‘Ding!’
“Congratulations, Host, for fulfilling Hua Jieyu’s last wish!”
“System Reward: Twenty-five years of cultivation, immunity to all poisons!”
Xu Shan was secretly immersed in the joy of the system rewards arriving.
But Liu Yaozhi, across from him, was utterly heartbroken!
Although they usually went their separate ways, whenever they were together, they were a model couple deeply in love!
This time, they were ordered to come to Hangzhou, one to kill Ma Xing, the other to hook up with Duan Yu, and they had agreed to be each other’s little angels when they returned home.
But now?
They were separated by death!
How could he not be heartbroken?
“Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) Xu Shan?”
“Where is he? How was Jieyu captured?”
“And what is your identity?”
Hearing Liu Yaozhi’s three consecutive questions, Xu Shan, with tears in his eyes, recounted the story he had prepared in advance.
In his description, he was a Zhao Prison guard, and while guarding Hua Jieyu, he was seduced by her and ate the Three Corpse Brain-Eating Pill.
He had originally planned to save her to survive.
But who would have thought that when Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) Xu Shan interrogated her, he directly stabbed Hua Jieyu to death.
The seven-parts true, three-parts false narrative made Liu Yaozhi believe him.
Of course, what truly made him drop his guard was the Three Corpse Brain-Eating Pill.
Only Five Venoms Sect protectors and above had the antidote for this pill.
“Protector Hua gave me two requests before she died.”
“She said that after I completed them, Protector Liu would give me the antidote.”
“The first was to meet you on her behalf and convey the news of her death.”
“The second was to lure the culprit, Xu Shan, into this tavern as well, to avenge her.”
Hearing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Yaozhi’s eyes.
“What did you say?”
“Xu Shan is in the tavern?”
“Don’t look back. The one at the third table to your front-left is Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) Xu Shan.”
After Xu Shan finished speaking, Liu Yaozhi cautiously turned his body.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at Liu Feng at that table!
Although the other party was in plain clothes, the Chuanyun Dan (Cloud Piercing Bullet) boots, which only Baihu and above were qualified to wear, betrayed his identity.
“The message has been delivered, and the person has been brought…”
“Protector Liu, where’s the antidote?”
Hearing this, Liu Yaozhi, with a grim expression, said, “Wait until you use your Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) identity to escort me out of the city, and I will naturally give you the antidote.”
“Go wait in Alley Two. After I avenge Jieyu, I will come find you.”
“You go first.”
After Liu Yaozhi finished speaking, Xu Shan stood up with a conflicted expression.
“Protector Liu, you can’t trick me again, alright?”
“Go.”
Xu Shan, turning away helplessly, quickly left the tavern.
But as soon as he left, Liu Feng, who hadn’t immediately followed, stormed directly to Liu Yaozhi’s table.
‘Clatter.’
With an extremely arrogant attitude, he slammed his badge heavily onto the table.
Then, with a fierce expression, he demanded, “What did that kid just tell you?”
“Relay it truthfully!”
“Miss one word, and I’ll take your life.”
Hearing Liu Feng’s words, Liu Yaozhi, who had originally planned to act later, showed a murderous intent in his eyes.
I haven’t even gone to find trouble with you yet, and you’re coming over to act like a big shot, are you?
“What are you staring at?”
“I’m asking you a question!”
‘Swish!’
‘Sizzle…’
“Ah!”
This time, as soon as Liu Feng’s words fell, Liu Yaozhi drew his short blade and immediately stabbed towards the other party’s chest.
However, his full-strength strike failed to fully penetrate his body.
He then flicked it upwards, tearing Liu Feng’s outer clothing.
It was only then that Liu Yaozhi saw that the other party was wearing a golden soft armor underneath.
“Golden Silk Soft Armor?”
Golden Silk Soft Armor was a rare treasure.
Its toughness could completely block a fatal blow from a Congenital Realm expert.
However, even though Liu Feng barely survived thanks to this item, the internal energy attached to the blade also severely injured his internal organs.
Liu Yaozhi, whose attack missed, overturned the table and lunged again at Liu Feng, who was reeling back in terror, his eyes wide with fear…
“Murder! Murder!”
This sudden scene caused the tavern patrons to scatter like startled birds.
Piercing screams echoed one after another inside and outside the street.
At this moment, Xu Shan, who had already walked out of the tavern, revealed a wicked smile.
“Liu Shibaihu, I hope you can hold on until reinforcements arrive.”
‘Whoosh!’
‘Bang.’
Just as he finished muttering, Liu Feng, who had been beaten severely, frantically pulled the Chuanyun Dan (Cloud Piercing Bullet) to call for help!