The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

"Break his protective inner strength?" Xiao Yi was stunned upon hearing this.

"That's right, you should have a way, right?" Song Zhongwen stared intently at his follower.

Xiao Yi revealed a wry smile, "Young Master, you think too highly of me. Before I followed you, I was just a down-and-out Jianghu wanderer. How would I have such methods?"

"Is that so?" Song Zhongwen sneered, his man-eating gaze making Xiao Yi feel uncomfortable all over.

But he could only bite the bullet and say, "Young Master's kindness in recognizing my talent is something Xiao Yi will never forget. I have been diligently assisting you all these years, and I believe Young Master has seen it. If I really had a way, how would I dare to hide it?"

"A down-and-out Jianghu person, huh..." Song Zhongwen played with the horse whip in his hand. "Three years ago, Master Huiwen of Xuankong Temple died from the 'Eye Enchantment' poison of Wandu Valley. This action by Wandu Valley angered the righteous path, leading to a siege. After a great battle, Dongmen Wuce, the Valley Master of Wandu Valley, known as 'Ghost's Sorrow' in the Jianghu, died at the hands of Lu Qinghou, the master of Xiaoyao Villa.

"Also killed were the Three Poison Kings, the Five Poison Dukes, and other disciples of Wandu Valley. Only some who were out on missions managed to escape. But soon, those famous sects launched a search and pursuit of these remnants, forcing them to flee everywhere, die, or hide. If I remember correctly, you came to join me around that time, right?"

Xiao Yi's back was soaked with cold sweat, and he said with a mournful face, "Young Master, this is a misunderstanding... I really, really am not a disciple of Wandu Valley."

"I know you're not, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you in," Song Zhongwen said calmly, "I'm not stupid enough to offend all the righteous Jianghu people for a follower with mediocre martial arts."

Xiao Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but before he could say anything, he heard Song Zhongwen continue, "But you do have poison that came from Wandu Valley, right?"

Xiao Yi's expression froze again.

"Wandu Valley was destroyed in one battle, but Dongmen Wuce's youngest daughter has been missing until now. Before you came to join me, someone discovered her踪迹 near Wujiang City. As a result, the four experts who were chasing her all mysteriously lost their inner strength overnight and were killed by her instead."

"Then you forged the illusion that he accidentally fell into a well while drunk. If I hadn't been careful and secretly asked the coroner to examine the body afterward, I would have been deceived by you."

"I..." Xiao Yi only felt bitter in his mouth, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

"Don't be afraid, I don't mean to blame you. Heaven punishes those who are not for themselves. Yan Shi is already dead, and Xiao Yi is still alive. I have no interest in sticking up for a dead man."

Song Zhongwen suddenly changed his previous aggressive posture and instead comforted Xiao Yi, but then his tone changed.

"You see, I'm quite good to you, right? I didn't say anything about you killing someone, and even helped you clean up the mess. I buried Yan Shi's body in a different place, ensuring that no one would find it, along with your true identity, the conflict between you and Yan Shi, and some of my guesses, to a trusted person for safekeeping.

"I've done so much for you, shouldn't you return the favor and do something for me? Don't be afraid of everything anymore, Xiao Yi. I won't send you to poison him personally. You're not familiar with that Lu guy, and he'll definitely be wary when he sees you."

Song Zhongwen's words completely extinguished Xiao Yi's last hope of resistance. He knew that he had completely fallen under the control of the man in front of him and could only say dejectedly.

"I don't have any poison, but I do have a poison formula. It was given to me by Dongmen Wuce's youngest daughter back then. The name of that poison is 'Fallen into the Mortal World'. As long as you drink this poison, the inner strength in your dantian will continue to be eroded until there is not a trace left, and you will eventually become an ordinary person."

"What a 'Fallen into the Mortal World'!" Song Zhongwen slammed the table, his eyes flashing with sinister and excited expressions, "This name is really too appropriate, hahahaha, this is even better than killing him. I want to watch him fall from the clouds with my own eyes, and all the inner strength he has worked so hard to cultivate will be in vain!

"Doesn't that Lu guy like to do hard labor? Then I'll let him do enough! I'll let him split wood in the kiln for the rest of his life, and that bitch Gu Caiwei, I'll crush her last hope with my own hands too!"

Xiao Yi wiped the cold sweat from his head and couldn't help but remind him again as he looked at the laughing Song Zhongwen, "That Lu guy also has a master..."

"I know, after solving that Lu guy, it will be his master's turn," Song Zhongwen said sinisterly, "With this poison formula in hand, let's see who can be my enemy."

Xiao Yi nodded, "Young Master is right, then I will go back and bring the poison formula to Young Master."

"No need, I don't want that poison formula. You can just prepare the poison yourself according to the formula. Don't give it to me after you prepare it. I'll tell you who to give it to," Song Zhongwen said again.

A chill rose in Xiao Yi's heart again. He already understood what Song Zhongwen meant. If the news that he had the Wandu Valley poison formula spread out and was known by the righteous Jianghu people, then Song Zhongwen would not hesitate to push everything onto him, his follower, and then kill him to silence him.

He could also claim to be exterminating relatives for the sake of justice. Even if someone came to investigate afterward, all the clues they could get would be related to him, and Song Zhongwen would still be clean.