Chapter 234 Poison in the Wine
Chen Xuan turned his head and saw Li Jiajia's face suddenly darken. She said coldly, "What are you doing here? I don't think I allowed you into the villa!"
The servant from before had introduced to Chen Xuan that the villas here were private residences of the elders and were not to be trespassed. It was clear that Li Jiajia had entered without his permission.
A trace of anger flashed across Li Jiajia's face, and she then said softly, "Chen Xuan, I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have treated you like that. I came this time to apologize to you. Also, my aunt has arranged a dinner and wants to invite you for a drink as an apology."
"No need," Chen Xuan said coldly.
Li Jiajia was startled, a hint of shame and annoyance flashed in her eyes. Her thoughts raced, and her small face changed. Tears welled up as she said, "Chen Xuan, you must give me a chance. You are now an elder of the Medicine King's Mansion. If you don't go, my aunt will beat me to death."
"Oh?"
Chen Xuan was slightly surprised.
Li Jiajia quickly explained, "You know alchemy now and have become a distinguished guest of the Medicine King's Mansion. Everyone wants to curry favor with you. My aunt also wants to apologize to you, otherwise, we are finished."
"My aunt is a top beauty in the Medicine King's Mansion. She will personally accompany you, and Li Xin and I will also accompany you. If after drinking, you want to do something to me, I will absolutely not resist."
Li Jiajia showed a charming smile and said very explicitly.
"Alright!"
Chen Xuan hesitated for a moment and agreed.
As the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots. He didn't believe the Li family would sincerely apologize, but he wanted to see what Li Jiajia was up to.
A hint of triumph and disdain flashed in Li Jiajia's eyes. She thought to herself, "You, Chen Xuan, are nothing special. It's just a wave of my hand, and you're completely smitten. Hmph, you'll get what's coming to you later."
Putting away her thoughts, Li Jiajia said charmingly, "There's no time to lose. Most people should have arrived. Let's go quickly."
"There are others?" Chen Xuan's thoughts stirred.
"No, no..." Li Jiajia's expression stiffened, and she quickly shook her head.
Chen Xuan pretended not to notice and nodded, "Then let's go."
Seeing that Chen Xuan didn't press further, Li Jiajia was relieved. She almost let slip.
Li Jiajia led the way, and within five minutes, they arrived at a villa.
This villa's style was almost identical to Chen Xuan's. Indeed, Li Hongyan had a high status in the Medicine King's Mansion.
Upon entering the living room, Li Hongyan was sitting on the sofa. Next to her sat two burly men.
These two burly men had tattoos all over their arms and fierce expressions. Although they deliberately restrained their aura, Chen Xuan could still tell that both of them were at least at the level of a Half-step Inner Strength Grandmaster.
Li Jiajia blinked and smiled, "Aunt, I've invited Chen Xuan over!"
Li Hongyan's face lit up with joy. Her body swayed, exuding alluring charm. She chuckled and said, "Elder Chen, it's wonderful that you could come. I apologize for any offense before. Please don't be angry."
Chen Xuan didn't speak, merely nodding indifferently.
Chen Xuan's aloofness made Li Hongyan feel angry.
She took a breath and smiled enchantingly, "Elder Chen, I have prepared a modest drink to apologize to you. Please take the honored seat."
Chen Xuan swaggered over and sat in the main seat.
Li Hongyan sat down with Li Jiajia and Li Xin, while the two burly men also sat down casually. As soon as they sat down, they started eating and drinking as if they hadn't eaten in days, ignoring everyone else. Li Hongyan said nothing.
Li Hongyan glanced at Li Xin and quickly said, "Li Xin, quickly pour wine for Chen Xuan. With Chen Xuan's current alchemy skills, his future will be limitless. If you want to do well in the Medicine King's Mansion, you need to see how Elder Chen treats you."
Li Xin quickly stood up, picked up the wine pot, and poured wine for Chen Xuan. However, for some reason, the wine pot suddenly slipped from her hand and fell onto the table, spilling wine all over. She immediately looked panicked.
"What's going on?!" Li Hongyan's face instantly darkened, and she reprimanded.
"I was careless," Li Xin quickly took out a tissue to wipe the spilled wine on the table and then looked at Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan looked over and saw Li Xin wink at him. He then looked again and saw a note fall from Li Xin's sleeve onto Chen Xuan's leg. Chen Xuan picked it up calmly.
"Hurry up and pour the wine!" Li Hongyan said.
Li Xin, with teary eyes, nodded and quickly refilled the wine pot before pouring wine for Chen Xuan.
While Li Xin was pouring the wine, Chen Xuan discreetly opened the note and read its contents.
"The wine is poisoned. Those two are here to kill you. Leave quickly!"
Chen Xuan immediately understood what was going on. This was clearly a trap.
However, he had no intention of leaving.
To him, would poison even be effective?
A cold smile curved his lips.
"Elder Chen, I'll drink this first. Please, help yourself." Li Hongyan said very sincerely, but a cold glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.
With that, Li Hongyan drank the wine in one gulp and then looked intently at Chen Xuan.
"Elder Li has finished hers, so I should too," Chen Xuan smiled and drank it down in one gulp as well.
Seeing this, Li Xin suddenly covered her face. Why didn't Chen Xuan listen to the warning!
Li Hongyan personally witnessed Chen Xuan drink the poisoned wine, and the smile on her face instantly disappeared, replaced by a cold sneer, "Chen Xuan, does this wine taste good?"
"It's alright," Chen Xuan pondered for a moment, as if savoring it, and commented.
"Hmph!"
Li Hongyan snorted and slapped the table, her beautiful eyes staring coldly at Chen Xuan, "Of course, it's your farewell drink, so it naturally tastes good!"
"What do you mean?"
Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.
Seeing Chen Xuan's bewildered look, Li Jiajia put her hands on her hips and said contemptuously, "You useless trash, are you stupid? Haven't you figured it out yet? Your wine has been laced with the Ten Fragrance Soft Bone Powder. Now your whole body is weak and powerless, you can't move at all!"
Li Hongyan also showed a cold smile.
She had heard from Li Jiajia that Chen Xuan was quite capable of fighting. Although she felt confident with the Lu brothers present, it was in broad daylight. If a fight broke out and attracted attention, it might cause trouble. For this reason, she had set up this trap.
"Ten Fragrance Soft Bone Powder?"
Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Elder Li, it seems the matter has been resolved. Since there's nothing for us here, we'll take our leave." The Lu brothers, who had been eating and drinking, patted their stomachs and got up to leave.
"Thank you for your trouble." Li Hongyan smiled and nodded.
Seeing that Chen Xuan's face showed no change, Li Jiajia thought Chen Xuan was so scared he had gone numb. She pointed at Chen Xuan's nose, jumping up and down, looking extremely smug, "Scared, huh? You're so good at fighting, why don't you hit me? I see you probably can't even lift a finger right now."
*Slap!*
A crisp slap suddenly rang out.
The Lu brothers heard the sound and quickly turned their heads, looking at Chen Xuan with surprise. Li Hongyan was also stunned.
Chen Xuan wasn't affected by the Ten Fragrance Soft Bone Powder, so how could he still make a move?
This slap landed on the other side of Li Jiajia's face, causing her entire face to swell up like a pig's head.
Li Jiajia trembled and suddenly looked at Chen Xuan, saying in disbelief, "You hit me again...?"
Li Hongyan stared at Chen Xuan and said in astonishment, "You weren't poisoned by the Ten Fragrance Soft Bone Powder?"