Zi Linling ignored the murmurs of the crowd.
She sneered at Zhao Yunfei and said, "If you don't dare to accept, just say so. It's better to lose face than lose your life, right?"
A provocation!
As the president of the Poison Master Association, how could Zhao Yunfei afford to lose face?
As expected, Zhao Yunfei gritted his teeth and said, "What is there to not dare to accept? Isn't it just an ancient supreme poison? As long as it's not instantly fatal, there's a possibility of a cure, isn't there?"
He had studied poison for nearly a hundred years. If he were to be intimidated by a green-eyed girl, wouldn't the presidents of other branches of the Poison Master Association laugh him to scorn?
Besides, ancient supreme poisons were not necessarily incurable. Didn't "Yi Xiao Fang Hua" fail to take his life?
Therefore, as long as he handled it properly and refined a drug to temporarily suspend the effects of "Chun Yi Lan Shan," he could expel "Chun Yi Lan Shan" from his body using the same method he used to deal with "Yi Xiao Fang Hua."
Although the logic was sound, Zhao Yunfei's heart was still pounding.
Thus, the hand he extended to receive the poison was trembling slightly.
Zi Linling suddenly pushed "Chun Yi Lan Shan" forward from her fingertip, startling Zhao Yunfei into instinctively wanting to retract his hand.
But even if Zhao Yunfei wanted to retract it, would Zi Linling give him the chance?
Naturally not!
The moment Zhao Yunfei harbored murderous intent towards her, their fates were intertwined in a life-and-death struggle.
Therefore, before Zhao Yunfei's instinctive action could take effect, "Chun Yi Lan Shan" had already landed in his hand.
Zi Linling dared to hold "Chun Yi Lan Shan" with her fingertip because her Myriad Poison Physique had reached an introductory level under the effect of "An Ye Wu Shang."
Moreover, to be safe, she had wrapped a thin layer of Phoenix True Fire around her fingertip.
Therefore, "Chun Yi Lan Shan" was very obedient in her hand.
But Zhao Yunfei was miserable.
Without the introductory Myriad Poison Physique and the protection of the Phoenix True Fire, the moment "Chun Yi Lan Shan" landed in his hand, a layer of white frost instantly formed on his body.
"Hiss~"
The chilling sensation that invaded his soul instantly injured his body, and his bones ached and deformed.
Zi Linling "kindly" reminded him, "If you can't refine an antidote within an hour, your body and soul will be frozen into nothingness, so you'd better hurry!"
"No need for your reminder!"
Zhao Yunfei glared at her angrily and began to try to refine a drug to delay the onset of the poison.
He was not so arrogant as to attempt to refine the antidote for "Chun Yi Lan Shan" directly.
After all, "Chun Yi Lan Shan" was one of the nine ancient supreme poisons. How could its antidote be easily refined?
However, even the delaying drug was not easy to refine, so Zhao Yunfei had to carefully calculate the prescription.
Zi Linling directly took out a lounge chair from her Nine Spirits Ring and began to recline leisurely.
"Something seems to be missing!" Zi Linling frowned slightly and muttered to herself.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Look at my memory, I forgot the show-watching package!"
As she spoke, a table appeared next to the lounge chair, with melon seeds, peanuts, and a large plate of immortal fruits placed on it.
"Crunch!"
Zi Linling bit into an immortal fruit.
The crisp sound immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"This operation is truly amazing!"
"Isn't it? Isn't she afraid of being poisoned to death by the toxins filling the arena?"
"What are you saying? She's also a poison master, a poison master who can challenge a Royal-level poison master. How could she be poisoned to death?"
"That's right! She's the kind of person who ate 'An Ye Wu Shang' like candy without showing any signs of poisoning!"
"The point isn't whether she's poisoned or not, but whether the president can refine the antidote for 'Chun Yi Lan Shan'!"
"I think it's unlikely! That's an ancient supreme poison, how can its antidote be easily refined?"
"Not necessarily! Since the president dared to accept, it means he has confidence!"
"Are you dreaming? If the president had confidence, he wouldn't be sitting there deep in thought!"
"So, you're saying the president is going to lose?"
"I didn't say anything!"
"..."
Outside the arena, there was a lot of discussion, but they all tacitly lowered their voices.
But cultivators, who were not sharp of hearing and keen of sight?
Therefore, their discussions easily entered Zi Linling's ears.
Zi Linling swept her gaze around, still maintaining a charming and alluring smile, and said, "Would you like some melon seeds?"
The crowd's discussions stopped abruptly, and they all stared at the young girl on the stage with bewildered expressions.
Afterward, astonishment appeared in their eyes.
When Linling smiled, the heavens and earth were clear.
Ye Lingyuan's brows furrowed, and a cold aura emanated from him.
He strode onto the arena and pulled the beauty, who was smiling and captivating, into his arms.
The crowd only saw a blur before their eyes. The person sitting on the lounge chair had changed from a beautiful woman to a handsome man.
And the beautiful woman was now sitting on the handsome man's lap.
Ye Lingyuan warned by pinching Zi Linling's waist and said, "Lin'er, you're being naughty!"
Zi Linling slapped away Ye Lingyuan's hand and chuckled, "Isn't it that your tea is missing from the show-watching package, making it a bit bland?"
Ye Lingyuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Just for a cup of tea, you smiled at them?"
Zi Linling said with a hint of guilt, "If I didn't do this, would you have come up?"
Ye Lingyuan said exasperatedly, "If you want the tea I brew in the future, just say so directly!"
"I want to drink tea!" Zi Linling seized the opportunity and said with a giggle.
"Alright!"
Ye Lingyuan replied dotingly, and next to the table with melon seeds and immortal fruits, another table appeared.
On the table was a set of exquisite tea ware, which looked very valuable at first glance.
Ye Lingyuan gently lifted Zi Linling from his lap and placed her on the rocking chair, then began to prepare tea.
The gentle sound of water pulled the crowd back from their daze.
"Oh my god! It's too beautiful!"
"Like jade on the path, a peerless young man! How can they be so perfectly matched!"
"I'm jealous of them, what should I do?"
"Deal with it!"
"Get lost!"
"..."
On the arena, the scenery here was too beautiful, it even made the crowd forget about Zhao Yunfei, who was constantly trying.
"Got it!"
Zhao Yunfei's eyes lit up. As he threw the medicinal ingredients into the poison furnace and began to refine the medicine, he provocatively looked at Zi Linling.
But what he saw was... Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan watching the show!
And who else was performing if not him, the unfortunate fool?
What was infuriating was that they were watching the show, and even showing affection in front of everyone.
What was even more hateful was that they were so well-matched, and their matching was so glaring.
"Hmph!"
Zhao Yunfei's nose was almost steaming with anger.
As he was distracted, the medicinal ingredients in the furnace instantly turned to ash.