Tang Qigong, on the other end of the phone, let out a triumphant laugh upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words. "Cheng Xiaofan, it seems even you have a predicament today!"
"Haha, this is the number one poison passed down through my Tang Sect's generations."
"Once afflicted, no one can be saved. Only with my Tang Sect's antidote can one preserve their life."
"I know you must be frantic, Cheng Xiaofan!"
"Don't rush. Just wait at home!"
"When I'm in the mood, I'll contact you myself!"
*Snap!*
Tang Qigong hung up the phone.
Cheng Xiaofan stared at the phone in his hand, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes once more!
...
About seventy kilometers from Zhuxi Village, there was a town called Yanxia.
In a hotel in the town, Tang Qigong was astride a young woman, energetically doing push-ups.
The young woman's name was Yin Hong.
Yin Hong pushed herself up, throwing Tang Qigong to the side.
She irritably questioned, "Tang, why did you hang up on Cheng Xiaofan's call?"
"My old man is waiting for that Cheng Xiaofan to hand over the gold!"
Tang Qigong scrambled off the bed and quickly explained, "Yin Hong, I hung up on him to let him taste the potency of my Tang Sect's ultimate poison."
"This kid, Cheng, is no ordinary person. If he's not pushed to his absolute limit, he won't readily hand over that gold."
Yin Hong asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Tang Qigong gave a sinister smile and said, "Beautiful Yin, you don't know, the true effects of the poison I gave Cheng Xiaofan haven't manifested yet."
"By tomorrow or the day after, the skin on his parents will turn black, and they might even emit a foul odor."
"When it reaches that point, Cheng Xiaofan will definitely panic and lose his composure."
"While he's in a daze, I'll call him again, state our demands, and he won't refuse us at all."
Upon hearing this, Yin Hong chuckled, "I never imagined you, Tang Qigong, could be so vicious!"
Tang Qigong chuckled, "The feeling is mutual. You, Yin Hong, need not be humble; in terms of viciousness, you are no less than me!"
"Come, let me get on top of you again!"
*Boom!*
Just as he was about to make a move on Yin Hong, there was a sudden loud noise. The window shattered, and a figure flew in.
"Ah, who is it?"
Yin Hong screamed in fright, throwing Tang Qigong to the ground.
Cheng Xiaofan landed steadily. With a palm strike from a distance, he sent the Tang Qigong, who had just fallen to the floor, flying into the air and crashing into Yin Hong.
Yin Hong let out another squawk and tumbled off the bed onto the ground.
Before Tang Qigong could even comprehend what was happening, Cheng Xiaofan leaped forward and kicked him in the chest.
"Aow!"
With a pig-like scream, a mouthful of blood spewed from Tang Qigong's mouth.
Cheng Xiaofan then sat down on the nearby sofa, crossed his legs, placed a cigarette in his mouth, lit it, and took a puff.
While exhaling rings of smoke, he asked, "Do you know who I am?"
"You're Cheng Xiaofan?"
Tang Qigong and Yin Hong shrieked as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "That's right, I am Cheng Bufan!"
Tang Qigong asked fearfully, "How did you know we were staying here?"
Cheng Xiaofan sneered, "The moment you answered my call, this Venerable one had already tracked your whereabouts!"
"Furthermore, my senses are extremely powerful."
"I also know you're after my gold."
Hearing this, Tang Qigong looked utterly stunned, like an idiot.
He couldn't fathom how the other party could track his location through a phone call.
He had never even heard of such a thing. What kind of ability was this he cultivated?
In a flash, Tang Qigong remembered the ultimate poison of the Tang Sect he had given to Cheng Xiaofan's parents, and his spirits immediately lifted.
He thought to himself, that guy came to beg me.
Why should I be so timid?
Logically, he should be kneeling before me.
With this thought, he rolled over and got up from the ground, wiping the blood from his mouth.
With a ferocious sneer, he said, "Cheng Xiaofan, don't you know that barging in just now not only was extremely reckless but also ruined my good time with the lady? Isn't that a dangerous act?"
"Go to hell!"
Cheng Xiaofan sent another palm strike from a distance,
and roared, "What are you trying to act tough for in front of me?"
That palm strike sent Tang Qigong flipping through the air again, crashing headfirst into the wall.
The impact was severe, making his vision go black, his head buzz, and his internal organs churn. With a groan, he spat out another mouthful of black blood.
"Cheng Xiaofan, you're looking for death!"
Yin Hong suddenly leaped up, waving her hands. Two streams of black smoke flew towards Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan sneered and pushed his hand forward. A surge of dragon power swept up the two streams of black smoke and propelled them back towards Yin Hong.
Yin Hong tried to dodge but was too late.
The two streams of black smoke transformed into two daggers and pierced directly into her chest.
"Ah!"
Yin Hong let out a pained cry and collapsed onto the ground.
Her limbs twitched, she coughed up blood, and breathed her last.
Just moments ago, she was a lively beauty, and now she was dead.
Tang Qigong turned pale with shock upon seeing this.
He roared like a madman, "Cheng Xiaofan, you came to beg me for the antidote."
"You actually killed my woman, aren't you afraid I won't give you the antidote?"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately scoffed and sneered, "My parents have already been awakened by me, and the poison in their bodies has been purged."
"Why would I ask you for an antidote?"
Tang Qigong cried out, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"That is the ultimate poison of the Tang family, passed down through generations."
"Without my antidote, you could never have saved your parents!"
Cheng Xiaofan walked forward, grabbed him from the ground,
and slapped him repeatedly, roaring, "Tang, what ultimate poison of the Tang Sect? In my eyes, Cheng Xiaofan, it's nothing."
"There is no poison in this world that I cannot break."
"Tell me, who sent you here?"
The first time Cheng Xiaofan saw these two, he realized they were a pair of evil cultivators.
They were like living dead, with no trace of vital energy on them.
However, judging by their actions just now, their cultivation was too weak; they were utterly defenseless.
If they had possessed even a little power, he could have killed them both with a single palm strike!
There must be someone behind them, a hidden mastermind.
These two alone would not have dared to confront him directly.
"You... you cured your parents' poison?"
Looking at Cheng Xiaofan's dismissive expression, Tang Qigong began to tremble with fear.
If the other party hadn't saved his parents, he wouldn't have dared to act so carelessly.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and shrugged, "Kid, whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with me."
"Now you just need to answer me, who sent you here."