"You're being too deliberate. You didn't take down the enemy, you took yourself down. No, try again," Xiao Man said sternly. "If you can't poison without being noticed, you'll always be bullied. Do you want to be bullied forever?" Xiao Man's voice grew heavier as she looked at everyone.
"No!"
"Since you don't want to, then give me your best shot to take me down!"
The expressions on everyone's faces were priceless. Xiao Man could take down the Third Elder, but could they really take her down?
"As alchemists, our poisoning must be undetectable. Because our cultivation is weak, once we're discovered, it's a dead end. Therefore, the method of poisoning must be secret and not arouse suspicion. After today, other disciples will not dare to provoke us, but they will also be more wary of us. How do you poison someone who is extremely wary of you?" Su Dan Novel Network.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other, they didn't know.
"Poisoning is easy. As long as you can do it as casually as eating and drinking, then you have succeeded. Starting today, find your targets and practice poisoning!" Xiao Man announced loudly. "Anyone who doesn't poison their opponent will have to taste all the poisons we've refined when they return."
Everyone gasped. They usually rarely went out to cause trouble and wouldn't dare to speak up when bullied because their cultivation was low. They were just alchemists. Even though alchemists had a slightly higher status than blacksmiths, it was only slightly. Those with high combat power still looked down on them.
Jin Feng's expression, which had been devoid of emotion, twisted for a moment. The Alchemy Hall was the most looked down upon hall in the Jin family. This was because the highest-ranked alchemists in the Alchemy Hall were only second-grade alchemists. The elixirs they refined couldn't compare to those of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and the elixirs couldn't be sold at a good price. Consequently, their profits were lower, and their status in the family was naturally lower.
However, the newly arrived disciple today had publicly kicked the Great Elder's grandson away and publicly embarrassed the Great Elder. The Great Elder wouldn't let her off easily. He had originally wanted to remind her to be careful, but to his surprise, after they returned, they had refined a batch of poisons to take down all those who had bullied them in the past!
Just thinking about that scene made Jin Feng's scalp tingle. This would likely cause a huge disturbance. The supervisor, the Third Elder, was immobilized by the Soft Bone Powder, and the other disciples, instigated by Xiao Man, had gone out to poison people!
Jin Feng had wanted to go out and stop them, but thinking of the consequences, he held back. This family, already riddled with holes gnawed by pests, deserved to be properly dealt with.
The disciples of the Alchemy Hall went off to find their targets for poisoning, while Xiao Man headed towards a secluded spot. In the past half month, she had thoroughly scouted the terrain of the Jin family. She had instigated the commotion today precisely to take the opportunity to investigate Mo Mo's whereabouts.
Xiao Man checked all the suspicious spots but found nothing unusual. "What's going on? Nothing? Did I guess wrong?"
"No, that's impossible," Xiao Man said calmly. "She must be somewhere in the Jin family."
Xiao Man re-examined the Jin family's terrain map. She had visited every place, except for the residences of a few Nascent Soul cultivators. Currently, three Nascent Soul cultivators were stationed in the family. She couldn't even get close to their locations, let alone investigate.
"It seems I still have to start with Elder Tie," Xiao Man retracted her gaze and headed towards the Blacksmith Hall. If she could catch Elder Tie alone and use a Truth Pill, she should be able to extract some information from him.
Inside the Blacksmith Hall, it was still bustling. Blacksmiths were transforming lumps of forging materials into exquisite weapons.
Xiao Man's gaze swept towards Elder Tie's location in the innermost area. No one was there. After circling the Blacksmith Hall, she grabbed a disciple. "Is Elder Tie here?"
"Elder Tie is out on business and is not here."
Xiao Man released the disciple and continued to wander around the Blacksmith Hall. A moment later, when no one was paying attention, she slipped into Elder Tie's room to look for clues.
Jin Feng watched Xiao Man emerge from the Blacksmith Hall, a flicker of an unreadable light in his eyes. He quietly followed behind Xiao Man, wanting to see what this person was up to!
Xiao Man had originally planned to ambush Elder Tie on the road, but she sensed she was being followed. She immediately changed her target and headed towards the Martial Arts Hall.
Jin Feng didn't suspect anything and followed. However, after a while, he felt dizzy and saw double. Jin Feng was alarmed and quickly sat on the ground to circulate his energy to expel the poison. He had been poisoned without realizing it!
However, as soon as he sat down, he received a heavy blow to the back of his head and immediately lost consciousness.
Xiao Man looked at the unconscious Jin Feng and sighed helplessly, dragging him away.
When Jin Feng woke up, he found himself bound tightly. The ropes used to tie him were made of Scarlet Dragon Silk, the material of a Sky-Binding Rope. Not to mention him, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to break free for a while if tied with this, let alone the fact that his whole body was limp and his true qi had vanished, leaving him without the strength to even struggle.
"Lan Xiao, I know you're here."
"Yes, I'm here." Xiao Man stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the wall, quietly watching Jin Feng.
"Why did you infiltrate the Jin family? What are you trying to do?" Jin Feng asked calmly. His true qi couldn't be used, and he was under someone else's control. He couldn't notify anyone, so he had to stabilize the person in front of him first and then seek a way to escape.
"Infiltrate?" Xiao Man raised an eyebrow. "I think you're mistaken. I didn't infiltrate. You invited me in. I originally thought noble families should have a dignified bearing, but it seems that's not the case."
Jin Feng frowned. "Your objective!"
"What objective could I have?"
"Don't lie to me. You used the excuse of testing poisons to instigate the Alchemy Hall disciples to attack others, creating chaos so you could fish in troubled waters." Jin Feng tried desperately to circulate the true qi within him, but no matter how he circulated his cultivation technique, he couldn't muster a single trace of true qi.
"Don't circulate your energy, or the poison will enter your vital organs, and no one can save you," Xiao Man said calmly.
Jin Feng gritted his teeth. "What exactly do you want?"
"That's what I should be asking you. What do you want by following me?" Xiao Man asked suspiciously. "You're in cahoots with Jin Quan, and because I beat Jin Quan, you want to get revenge for him?"
"Don't compare me to such a despicable person. Who is in cahoots with him!" Jin Feng said coldly.
"Since you're not Jin Quan's man, then why were you sneakily following me?" Xiao Man inquired, her expression revealing no flaws.