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Chapter 700: Chapter 704: Poisoned
Their gazes met across a firewall, and the intensity that erupted was even more fierce than the fire itself.
Both involuntarily tensed their bodies, ever ready for battle.
"Enough, Queque, you can’t be rude to guests, please put your superpower away."
A touch of reluctance flashed in Queque’s eyes, yet he obediently complied, retracting the firewall.
The female voice in the room spoke again, "White Tiger Young Master, please understand. To evade the scrutiny of the national leader, we have staged a minor chaos to lead you here.
White Tiger Young Master might not know, but the relationship you thought was a cooperation, the national leader doesn’t perceive so. Otherwise, he would not have poisoned you, and I wouldn’t have come to find you.
If White Tiger Young Master is interested in what I have to say, I welcome you to join me inside and talk. If you don’t trust me, feel free to leave. I won’t stop you."
Su Tang had already recognized the voice, it was the very last female who arrived at the banquet. The one who she thought carried an air of an empress. Her name seems to be Maya. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
But did Maya just say the national leader was out to kill them and had them poisoned?
Time was pressing and she didn’t have the time to check the pulse, she simply used the system to perform a body scan on Gaiyin. After spending 100 Exchange Points, the scan did reveal something.
Without revealing any sign of alarm, she absentmindedly brushed against Gaiyin’s arm and looked innocently into the room, "Are we really poisoned? So scary, Ayin, let’s go in and ask what happened!"
Gaiyin glanced at Su Tang, their gazes meeting in mid-air, and in an instant he understood that there might be something wrong with their bodies.
After pondering for a while, he then led Su Tang into the house.
Seeing them, Xi’en thought for a bit before hastily following.
He didn’t notice a raised plank at the door and nearly tripped over it.
A pair of hands reached out and steadied him. As Xi’en turned around, he saw Queque smiling kindly at him, "Careful, don’t trip."
Xi’en didn’t give it much thought and quickly straightened himself, thanking Queque.
Queque released his hand, his fingertips twitched slightly, the feeling of that solid touch still vivid in his memory. He smiled slightly.
Maya’s slightly dissatisfied voice rang out, "Queque, what are you thinking about? Close the door!"
Queque quickly came back to his senses, bowing respectfully, "Yes ma’am!"
As he closed the door, he noticed that Jifeng was missing, probably gone to treat his wounds. The bloodstains that had been left behind earlier had also been cleaned up, so he didn’t have to worry about it.
The light inside the room was dim, with only a single torch on the wall casting a soft glow.
Gaiyin was not one for beating around the bush. He directly went straight to the point the moment he sat down, "What did Madam Maya mean back there? Why did the national leader poison us? And what poison did he use?"
Madam Maya looked at Gaiyin with a cryptic smile, "Oh? Isn’t White Tiger Young Master afraid that I might be tricking him?"
Gaiyin paused for a moment before responding. "I certainly have faith in you, Madam. That’s why we chose to come in."
Maya seemed satisfied with his answer. She smiled, lips curving beautifully, "Excellent. Soon you’ll see, your choice today was correct."
Gaiyin didn’t say anything more. He just stared at Maya.
"First, let’s talk about your poisoning. The national leader did indeed poison you. It’s a poison called Soul Devouring Powder. This poison was developed by the Emperor. It’s not lethal, but can lead to the loss of your primordial power, rendering you weak and unable to move.
Once you reach the Wood Immortal Mansion, why, do you think, would he poison you this way?"
