Lonely Immortal

After arriving here, everyone still said nothing, but looked around secretly, with the vigilance in their eyes becoming more and more obvious.

The young man in green shirt didn't take it seriously. When everyone arrived, he said, "You come here today. There is only one thing to do."

As soon as he opened his mouth, all the teenagers looked at him. The young man in blue shirt pointed at a table in front of him. The table was covered with red cloth, and hundreds of various colors were placed on the red cloth. The pills look like they should be pills.

"See those pills?"

The young man in green shirt had an indifferent expression on his face, glanced at everyone, and said, "In a moment, you can choose the pills here and take them. If nothing happens after taking one pill, you can leave on your own. If nothing happens after taking two pills, You can stay in the medicine hall to do odd jobs, and you will be paid ten coins a month. If you take three pills and nothing happens, you can join our Wuping Chamber of Commerce Medicine Hall and officially become an apprentice of our Wuping Chamber of Commerce Medicine Hall. Okay, now you can come forward. Tried the medicine."

After the young man in green shirt finished speaking, the more than twenty teenagers fell silent for an instant, but the expressions of these teenagers finally changed.

Some people had expressions of fear and were staring at the pills with great vigilance. Some people's eyes were shining and they were staring at the pills. It was obvious that these teenagers could not read and did not know before they came. They are here to test the medicine.

Zhang Zhiwen was different. He had already known about the drug test, so he was not too surprised when he heard what the young man in green shirt said.

As for the benefits mentioned by the young man in green shirt, he didn't care about it. He just thought about how to resolve this crisis for a while.

While he was thinking, he secretly moved back and tried not to get in front. If he wanted to test the medicine, he would let others go first. He didn't want to try it rashly.

At this time, there were some teenagers who were thinking the same thing as him, and they all moved back secretly, but the movements were very secretive, and the other teenagers did not notice it, especially those with glint in their eyes, who had been attracted by the benefits mentioned by the young man in green shirt. Young man, they were completely unaware.

Among these people, a young man finally couldn't help but ask: "Are these pills poisonous?"

His words attracted everyone's attention, because no one who can stand here and live to this day is stupid, and they all know that no benefits are free in the world, and if you want to get benefits, you must pay a price.

The young man in green shirt still didn't take it seriously for the young man's rash question. He seemed not to be surprised. He just glanced at the young man lightly and then said: "There are one hundred and eight pills here, one third of which are non-toxic. One third is slightly poisonous and one third is severely poisonous. If you take less than three pills and get poisoned, we will not detoxify you. If you take three pills and get poisoned, we will detoxify you. After all, you are already a disciple of this hall. Naturally. I won’t die without saving my life.”

"Is there a time limit?"

The young man asked again.

This time, he finally asked the key point again.

Because the young man in green shirt said that if someone is poisoned after taking three pills, the medicine hall will come to rescue him. So if he takes three pills in one breath and the effect of the medicine has not yet taken effect, wouldn’t he be able to pass the test in one go?

Other teenagers also looked at the young man in green shirt. Although their expressions were different, they were obviously very concerned about this issue.

"Of course."

It was rare for the young man in blue to take another look at the boy, but he soon regained his indifferent expression. He continued, "Take one pill and observe for half a stick of incense. If nothing happens, you can choose to leave or continue."

After getting the answer, even though they had already guessed it, all the teenagers were still a little disappointed. What followed was their own thoughts on how to deal with this test, and no one asked any more questions.

Although their plans were different, no one showed any sign of escaping. It was not that they didn't want to, but that they knew it was not feasible, including Zhang Zhiwen.

"Okay, if there's no problem, then come forward and try the medicine."

The young man in green shirt urged.

But no one moved, even the young men with gleaming eyes, they did not dare to step forward rashly.

Although they are eager to get benefits from this test, such as becoming an alchemy apprentice in the medicine hall after taking three pills, their status must be different, and they will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in the future. The Wuping Chamber of Commerce is a big gang, and they may be mixed up. If they could still make a name for themselves in a few years, that would be a hundred times a thousand times better than their current situation.

But more than half of the pills on the table are poisonous. Even if they are slightly poisonous, their current physical condition cannot handle them.

Although they were ambitious, they were not fools. As for the teenagers who secretly moved back, it was impossible for them to take a step forward. Several teenagers, including Zhang Zhiwen, took the opportunity to secretly move back as much as possible. Hide in the crowd.

"Humph, useless trash!"

The young man in green shirt was quite dissatisfied when he saw that no one dared to come forward, but he seemed to have expected it. He glanced around and his eyes fell on the young man who asked the question, "You, come here and test the medicine!"

When the boy was named, he suddenly looked a little panicked, but the other boys were relieved, and some even had a look of gloating in their eyes. Zhang Zhiwen saw these looks, and he remained calm. He didn't show any emotion at all. No wonder those people have He knew this look as early as outside the city. Human nature is like this. Even though they are all victims, they still make things worse for each other. These people are actually more wary of people than the people who bully them, because these people can be betrayed at any time. Anyone around you.

Under the gaze of the young man in green shirt, the young man finally had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

At this moment, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his originally sallow face became even paler. His eyes were scanning back and forth among the pills, but it was obvious that he didn't know which ones were poisonous. , which ones are non-toxic.

"Stop dawdling, hurry up!"

The young man in green shirt urged impatiently.

There was an inexplicable energy in his voice. Stimulated by this energy, the young man shuddered and subconsciously picked up a pill.

"eat!"

The young man in green shirt shouted coldly. The boy was so frightened that he stuffed the pill into his mouth without thinking, and then swallowed it with a gurgle.

At this moment, the whole place fell silent, and everyone stared at the boy.

After the young man swallowed the pill, he was so shocked that his clothes were wet with cold sweat. His eyes were wide open and he stood stiffly, not daring to move for fear of triggering some bad reaction.

Time passed like this bit by bit. I don’t know how long it took before the young man in green shirt spoke again: "Okay, you can choose to leave or continue now."

Hearing this, the young man seemed to have collapsed. He slumped on the ground and said in a somewhat neurotic manner: "I'm not dead? Haha... I, I... I'm not dead? Hahaha... Hahaha... "

Seeing him like this, the young man in green shirt frowned in disgust and disgust, and said impatiently: "Here's a useless thing, someone, throw him out."

He gave the order, and two big men with knives came in from outside, picked up the half-crazy young man and dragged him out.

Seeing the big man with a knife, all the teenagers became a little more wary. Zhang Zhiwen included him. He had already guessed that there were guards with swords outside the hall. It seemed that his guess was correct. If he ran away rashly, I'm just afraid that I'll be hacked to death.

"Okay, next one!"

As if nothing had happened just now, the young man in green shirt continued to motion for others to come forward and test the medicine.

This time, two teenagers immediately stepped forward.

Some other people had not yet realized what was going on, but some teenagers immediately realized it. They also wanted to follow, but they were stopped by the young man in green shirt: "You can come up to two at a time, otherwise after taking three pills, He’s poisoned, don’t blame us for not having the manpower to treat him!”

When these young people heard this, they stepped back in dismay.

At this point, the teenagers who had not reacted at first all reacted. They understood. Aren't only one-third of the pills on the table non-toxic? That is to say, if you take one non-toxic pill, you will lose one pill. The further you go, the fewer the non-toxic pills will be. Anyway, you have to test the medicine sooner or later, so why not try it earlier?

Zhang Zhiwen reacted the same way as they did, but his thoughts were still different. He still moved back a little. There were not many teenagers who thought the same as him. The boy who originally moved back secretly moved forward again. .

If you take one non-toxic pill, you will lose one pill, but the same is true for the poisonous pills. If you take one pill, you will lose one pill. Sooner or later, part of the pills on the table will be missing. The probability of eventual poisoning is always 50-50. Open, there is no difference.

This is the mentality of Keren, especially these teenagers who can't read. They have never read a book and have not carefully considered what is the difference here. They just feel that they need to get the upper hand psychologically, but how do they know this? It may not be an opportunity, maybe it is a hypnotic charm?

Although Zhang Zhiwen didn't read many books, he still had more books than them. He knew this truth, so he didn't push forward. Instead, he hid behind and carefully observed the appearance of the pills, because if he now Going up, there is no time to carefully select which ones are poisonous and which ones are non-toxic. Although he doesn't know much about herbal medicine, he has come into contact with some outside. It is definitely better than these teenagers who are blind.

Now he wants to buy a little more time, and try to be as sure as possible before choosing the best one. After all, he only has one life, and he doesn't want to die. As for the benefits mentioned by the young man in green shirt, he can't even think about it. Wuping Chamber of Commerce is What status? Wuping Prefecture's top ten gangs ranked third, how could a pariah like him covet it?

Those who can join the Chamber of Commerce, even if they are just a handyman, are all the children of other families with some connections and money. And among those who become disciples of the Chamber of Commerce, which one does not have some background?

If anyone could really join the Chamber of Commerce, that would be strange, and it would be impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to develop into such a powerful force now.

So he planned to take one pill and leave this place immediately. Even if it was difficult to live outside, it was still better than losing his life here.

Then, all he had to do was carefully select a non-toxic one among these pills. Therefore, he stared at the pills on the table and tried his best to think of all the things he could think about herbal medicines in his mind. When searching, he didn't want to miss any memory.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped, and he found a pill. It was a pill he had seen before, called Yiqi Pill. This pill strengthens the spleen and replenishes qi. It does no harm to people, but has benefits. The reason why he recognized it was because his father once took this kind of pill!

However, among the two teenagers who came forward at this moment, one of the teenagers happened to choose this pill randomly and hesitated to swallow it!