Chapter 209: Seven Heart Golden Scorpion Poison, Disciples of the Lyu Family (2/2)
After a while, the servant came with a big bowl of dog meat.
”Two guests, please enjoy your food!”
”So fragrant!” Seeing the dog meat, Lu Laihong didn't want to restrain anymore. He picked up one piece and shoved the meat into his mouth at once without caring whether it was hot or not. He didn't realize that Junior Leopard hadn't moved his chopsticks until swallowing the meat. For a while, he felt embarrassed.
”Alright, you and I are brothers, don't be so formal,” Junior Leopard said. He also snitched a piece of meat and swallowed it. Once the meat entered his mouth, the corner of his lips flashed a trace of a cold smile.
There was poison in the meat!
Fatal poison!
Slow fatal poison!
Junior Leopard had the Poison-absorbing Green Bead with him. During his stay in South Yuezhou State, he had absorbed countless Invisible Bug poisons. Finding a kind of extreme cold Evil Qi, he would have the chance to refine the Poison Cold Shield. Although the poison on this dog meat was superior, it was impossible to do anything to Junior Leopard. Once the poison entered his mouth, it was absorbed by the Poison-absorbing Green Bead as nutrients.
”This Poison-absorbing Green Bead is really powerful. After it is kept by me, I'm almost immune to poison now. I wonder who this guy is and how dare he use poison against me! Although this poison is fatal, it won't act up in a short while. If I haven't guessed wrongly, the time it should act up is in the evening. The person who used the poison will appear at that time to steal my celestial device. Hehe, that is interesting. My Asura Yin Evil Needles have never been revealed in front of living people, and no one knows what my celestial device is. Just because of a conjecture, so many people appear in Maojiang. This scene is the same as those days when the Golden Goose Cup surfaced in the world. It seems this world has so many greedy people!” Junior Leopard thought in his heart.
The restaurant had many people, all of them were men in Jianghu, discussing matters of the Jianghu.
What was the most resounding news in Jianghu now?
It wasn't the war between Northern Yuan and Jin. It wasn't the two Grandmasters chasing after Wang She. It also wasn't the imperial court using rewards to entice pugilists to enter Northern Yuan to reduce the power of the grasslands pugilist world.
It was about the vice Camp Supervisor in the personal guard camp of Li Yuan, the General in Qing Province, killing Buyan Gerel, one of the four Great Wolves in the grasslands, when he was escorting the rations to Yunzhou.
It was earth-shaking!
And people in Jianghu were naturally also affected. Hence, in this restaurant, as long as he was a person, he would be discussing this matter. Junior Leopard's image in the hearts of these Jianghu people was sometimes big, sometimes ferocious, sometimes mystical, sometimes strange. Anyway, there wasn't any description that really fit him.
Although the Jianghu rumor might sound interesting at first, it gradually became boring later on.
”Your Excellency, what about leaving now? The Jianghu rumor is too pointless!” Lu Laihong said, seeing Junior Leopard's face change.
”Just some Jianghu rumor, never mind, but I have heard enough today!” Junior Leopard said. He didn't say much but settled the bill and left the restaurant.
When they left, the second floor of the restaurant had one window opened. A head slowly emerged and watched them leave. His face revealed a satisfied smile.
”It is really fancy finding by sheer luck what I have searched for far and wide. Zhou Bao should come here to eat! Since he is poisoned by my Seven Heart Golden Scorpion Poison, he will definitely die this time!”
What he didn't know was that from the moment he popped his head out from the window, he was already seen clearly by Junior Leopard. Even his mutter was unable to escape Junior Leopard's sharp senses.
”God knows what background that guy has. How should he possess such potent poison!” Junior Leopard didn't realize that the poison within the dog meat was completely outside of his expectations until he walked for another while.
He had refined the Poison-absorbing Green Bead, and now the Bead was already one entirety with him. What movements the Bead had, he knew clearly.
When he had the first bite, he sensed the abnormality in the Bead. He then knew the dog meat had poison in it.
Initially, he only thought that it was normal poison. Hence when eating, he not only absorbed all the poison in that wok of dog meat but also circulated the Bead's energy to absorb the poison in Lu Laihong's body.
Until now, he had just realized when being absorbed by the Bead, the poison continued boiling within the Bead. It seemed to be more overbearing than the Invisible Bug he absorbed in Yuezhou that day. The Poison-absorbing Green Bead actually spent a longer time than the Invisible Bug in refining this special poison into one entirety.
After successful refining, there was a luster on the Bead's surface. Its color was jade green and extremely fresh.
”I'd better return to Yunzhou in one day and try to master the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword and Poison Cold Shield!”
Junior Leopard once again thought of the earth vein of Evil Qi in the West Mountain Pass. His heart itched.
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The sky was dark hiding the moon. Between the heavens and earth was a pitch black.
Within the Maojiang Prefecture, it was very quiet. Apart from the occasional patrol passing by, there wasn't any sound at all.
A black figure under the cover of the night sky, like a piece of rotten leaf, easily passed over the high walls and silently landed on the roof of a room at the back of the government house.
The black figure twisted his body and landed on the eaves. His eyes slowly got closer to the window. He licked his right thumb and softly pierced through the white paper of the window. His head moved even closer. He wanted to have a clearer look at the inside.
He saw a smiling face!
A cold smiling face!
”Jesus!” He cried lowly. He wanted to borrow the pushing force by waving body to get away, but Junior Leopard's hands already passed through the window and locked onto his face.
”My friend, since you have already come, don't rush to go away. Otherwise, people will say that I don't know how to treat guests well!”
Junior Leopard's cold laughter rang in his ears, and strong force enveloped and dragged his entire body into the room.
The window's broken wooden batten produced popping sounds.
Although the sound was not loud, it was extremely clear when put in this peaceful night. Instantly, the whole courtyard awakened.
”Nothing serious, it's just a thief. I'll handle it myself. All of you go back to sleep!” Junior Leopard's voice rang out and spread across the whole courtyard.
”How brave this thief is. He must be foolish enough to try to steal from our Excellency!”
”I guess this fellow must suffer great pain then!”
”He is just a rotten egg!”
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After discussion, the noisy courtyard gradually returned to its quietness.
Junior Leopard pulled the person into the room. His Internal Qi went through his body and instantly sealed several vital acupoints of the person causing him to be immobile.
He then threw him down on the floor.
”You are pretty fearless! You didn't even cover your face when coming to me. Do you really think I'm dead?!” Junior Leopard glared at the young man lying on the floor. He coldly laughed and said, ”Tell me, who are you and why did you poison me? Why have you sneakily come into my room in the night?”
Though the young man on the floor was sealed by Junior Leopard, he didn't have any frantic expressions. However, when he was charged to use poison, his expression stiffened.
”Camp Supervisor Zhou, you must speak with proof. When did I poison you? If I really poisoned you, how could you still talk to me here? I only heard that Camp Supervisor Zhou's martial arts are powerful and have killed a grassland expert. You are a famous hero, hence, I have a sense of admiration. I happened to pass by Maojiang Prefecture, so I want to seize the opportunity to visit you!”
Junior Leopard was surprised to see this emboldened young man.
”Visit me? Is there anyone paying such a visit?”
”I know what I did is not suitable. However, Your Excellency is a famous Level Eight expert. I'm just at Level Three. Even if I visit you in this way, I won't trouble you so much.”
”Damn you!” Junior Leopard didn't want to talk rubbish with him anymore. He stamped onto his face.
”Ah, you, you, you, so daring!”
The young man, whose face was stamped by Junior Leopard, shouted, ”Do you know who I am? To actually be so disrespectful towards me? Hurry, take away your foot!”
Junior Leopard's eyebrows furrowed. This man's words and tone caused Junior Leopard to dislike him. From his tone, he seemed to be someone from a strong background.
”I obviously don't know who you are. You didn't tell me!” Junior Leopard smiled, his feet adding more strength. The man howled painfully.
”Quickly, quickly, take it away. You, you dare! I, I, I am a Lyu Family disciple! Quickly take your foot away!”
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