Chapter 98: Being Poisoned

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“I’ve heard of the stories of prodigies in some clans that become victims of internal compet.i.tion. They either become invalid for unknown reasons, or they’re somehow killed, or they’re framed by someone jealous, or…” Chu Qing said with a smile.

She looked at Feng Xuan, whose face was getting darker and darker.

So she stopped talking.

“That depends on which clan it is. Clan Wind and Clan Snow are closely integrated. We train our prodigies together, and there is no conflict between us. Internally, we are also at peace,” Feng Xuan said.

His words were both a reply to Chu Qing and a way to explain that their clan didn’t have so many problems. He wanted to give a good first impression of their clan to the girls, so that he could move on to persuade them to join.

“But what you’ve just said is completely different from what I’ve heard about Clan Wind and Clan Snow.”

“Well, how can outsiders actually know what’s going on in our clans?” Feng Xuan said awkwardly.

“But only outsiders can make objective judgements on things like this. If you look at yourself, you wouldn’t be able to see your own flaws, right?” Chu Qing explained slowly.

Tingting immediately nodded her head.

She was not stupid.

After listening for so long, she finally understood Feng Xuan’s purpose.

The group of people in front of her was just like everyone else: either eyeing her body or her talent.

Staring at Feng Xuan, she mentally blacklisted this group of people.

“If you don’t believe me, you can come and visit us. You can witness it with your own eyes, okay?”

“I am a carefree wanderer. I don’t want to bother anyone.”

“That’s okay! Clan Wind is willing to make friends with kind and upright people from all over the world.”

“Mr. Feng, I don’t think you understand. What I meant was that we’ve been undisciplined. We’re afraid of disturbing the rules of your clan.”

“People at Clan Wind are all open-minded. You don’t have to worry about that.”

…

The conversation went on and on.

Feng Xuan was totally choked by Chu Qing’s words.

In the end, no one was able to convince the other.

Although reluctant to give up, Feng Xuan finally left with his people.

“Fourth Master, this is the territory of Clan Wind. They’re just three girls. Why do you have to be so polite?”

“Don’t you know that you should be polite before you pick up your weapons?” Feng Xuan said with a dark face.

The girls were just in front of him. He wanted to take them down, but failed, which was quite irritating.

Should he just force them?

But if he made the first move, then it would be difficult to undo the consequences.

“Fourth Master, let’s drug them! They’ll be helpless and can do nothing about it.”

Feng Xuan frowned at the suggestion.

Of course, he would prefer to convince the ladies to marry into Clan Wind.

At the very least, they should visit Clan Wind and see how harmonious the clan was.

Maybe some descendants of the clan could have the opportunity to marry these girls.

Alas!

For the next few days, Feng Xuan sent many people to invite Chu Qing to visit Clan Wind.

They all failed.

Since this method didn’t work, he could only use other methods.

One afternoon, inside the Yiyi Parlor.

At a table full of dishes, Chu Qing pulled out the silver needle and stabbed the dishes.

“Xiaoqing, no need to be so careful, right?”

“We’re not at home. It’s good to be careful when we’re outside. What if someone wants to poison us?”

“Isn’t the master here? Even if we’re poisoned, he can help us,” Zhou Hua said indifferently.

She believed that Li Mu would help them deal with any troubles.

“You can’t rely on the master for everything, right? What if one day the master can’t handle the things that come up?” Chu Qing said.

The purpose of this journey was to experience all kinds of complexities and traps. The most important thing was their self-growth.

How could they rely on the master for everything?

“Our master is capable of handling everything.”

“Ugh… You are so carefree!”

Chu Qing pulled out the silver needle and looked at it repeatedly.

The color of the silver needle remained the same.

“No problem, right? Then I’ll start eating.”

Zhou Hua picked a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth.

Chu Qing put down the silver needle and stared at Zhou Hua.

Fine!

Now there was no need for silver needles.

Zhou Hua was a ready-made tool.

There was nothing more suitable than her to test if the dishes were poisoned.

Tingting put down her chopsticks then tilted her head to look at Zhou Hua gulping down the meat.

“Why aren’t you guys eating?”

“I’m watching you eat,” Chu Qing said with a smile.

“I’m not hungry,” Tingting said lightly.

Minutes pa.s.sed but Zhou Hua still seemed fine.

Only then did Chu Qing and Tingting pick up their chopsticks.

This went on for two days.

When there was something delicious in front of them, it was Zhou Hua who ate first.

They only ate inside Yiyi Parlor. In their spare time, they went for walks by the lake.

One day, they spotted two fis.h.i.+ng boats on the lake, in the distance.

Several fishermen were pulling up nets from the lake.

Silver-white fish twisted their tails in the water and splashed the lake, struggling to escape from the nets.

“The braised fish here is delicious!” Zhou Hua stared at the silver fish and couldn’t keep her eyes off it anymore.

She even licked her lips.

After that, she couldn’t control her tongue anymore.

“That’s for sure, fish should be eaten fresh. This water quality of the Green Willow Lake is extremely good, and the fish raised here are also delicious. We’re living close to the Green Willow Lake and able to eat fresh fish. You don’t have to tell us how nice it is,” Chu Qing said.

Looking at the fishermen catching big silver fish from the lake, Chu Qing was also tempted by the scene.

Zhou Hua couldn’t control her cravings for the fish.

She stared at the silver fish and tried to stop herself from drooling.

“Sister Xiaoqing, let’s eat this today, okay?”

Back in Baishan City, there only a few moats in the area. She had never seen big lakes like this in Baishan City.

Even if there were fish in those moats, they were not safe for consumption.

The fish in small rivers will never be as delicious as the fish in big lakes.

Besides, there was no silver fish in small lakes.

Ordinary fish might satisfy a person who had never tasted fresh fish.

After a person had a taste of it, it would be difficult for her/him to forget that flavor.

These restaurants by the Green Willow Lake had been cooking fish for many years.

The best dish in each of these restaurants was fish.

It was delicious and not expensive either!

“Mmm!” Chu Qing nodded her head with difficulty.

She couldn’t stand such temptation either.

She just tasted a little bit before.

It was already hard to forget.

As before, once the silver fish was served, Zhou Hua couldn’t wait to pick up a slice with her chopsticks.

Wow!

The fish immediately melted in her mouth.

The delicious flavor, mixed with the heat of the fish, lingered in her mouth.

It was still hot!

And fres.h.!.+

Zhou Hua couldn’t help breathing in some cool air.

Tingting and Chu Qing still hadn’t picked up their chopsticks. Zhou Hua was used to their behavior.

The food was so good that Zhou Hua was dribbling at the mouth. “Delicious!”

Chu Qing hesitated for a moment and watched Zhou Hua finish two slices. She then picked up her own chopsticks.

She picked up a small slice of the fish and gently put it into her mouth.

She tasted it carefully.

Bang!

Zhou Hua was about to pick up one more slice, but her hand suddenly stopped in the air, and the chopsticks fell out of her hand.

She suddenly collapsed and slid off her chair.

“It’s poisoned!” Chu Qing shouted.

After saying that, a feeling of dizziness. .h.i.t her.

She dropped her chopsticks and held her head. Everything before her eyes began to drift. She took a glance at Ting Ting.

Knowing that Tingting hadn’t even lifted her chopsticks yet, she sighed with relief as she finally plopped down on the table.

At that moment, Tingting was about to take the chopsticks. She suddenly threw them away, helped Zhou Hua and Chu Qing to stand up, and then quickly took them back to her room.

She took out two porcelain bottles from her sleeves, poured out some pills, and stuffed it into their mouths.

They had been so careful and yet, they still got poisoned.

She put her palms on Zhou Hua and Chu Qing’s back, helping them to activate their power.

“Just like when I took the hallucination pill. With blocked meridians, they couldn’t use their power, and would then lost the ability to move!”

Tingting checked their condition.

She understood what had happened.

“What a horrible drug!”

A cold light appeared in Tingting’s eyes.

Fortunately, the pills would help them recover.

Chu Qing felt slightly better now.

She opened her eyes, and slowly moved her arms and legs.

Except for some problems in using her power, her arms and legs seemed to be recovering.

“Tingting, is everything okay?”

“I’m fine! But Zhou Hua ate a lot and is deeply poisoned, so I guess it will take a while for her to recover.”

“There’s no rush. Could you go out and take a look first? Since someone has poisoned us, the person who did that shouldn’t be far away yet. Catch him and find out the reason. We can’t always be framed up like this.”