The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

Standing in the shadows across the street, Song Zhongwen gazed at Gu Caiwei's residence not far away and asked Xiao Yi beside him, "How long has it been?"

"Replying to you, young master, it's been two hours," Xiao Yi said cautiously.

"Has no one come out during these two hours?" Song Zhongwen asked again.

"That's right," Xiao Yi replied. "The brothers guarding nearby guarantee that not even a fly has come out. However, we've also lost contact with Xiuxiu. That woman…"

"Her lover is still in our hands; she wouldn't dare betray us no matter what," Song Zhongwen said, not particularly worried about such a thing.

He merely looked up at the sky again. The night sky was no longer as dark as before; even the eastern horizon was beginning to lighten.

Xiao Yi didn't dare to speak further. He could sense the conflict in Song Zhongwen's heart.

Logically, Lu Jing should have consumed the 'Fallen from Grace' two hours ago. According to Song Zhongwen's deduction, upon realizing he had been poisoned, Lu Jing would immediately force Gu Caiwei, the poisoner, to hand over the antidote.

And after discovering that Gu Caiwei didn't have the antidote, he would likely kill Gu Caiwei and go looking for Xiuxiu.

Once he confirmed that Xiuxiu didn't have the antidote either, his inner strength would probably be depleted by more than half.

At most, he would kill Xiuxiu as well, and then he would have to find a way to escape.

Song Zhongwen wasn't worried that Lu Jing would suspect him. He even hoped that Lu Jing would come looking for him because, given the distance from his residence to Gu Caiwei's house, by the time Lu Jing arrived, he would have little inner strength left, essentially walking into a trap.

At that time, he could arrest Lu Jing in the name of capturing the murderer and watch Lu Jing kneel at his feet. This scene filled Song Zhongwen with anticipation.

Unfortunately… Young Master Song, who had been fantasizing about this for many days, ultimately didn't get his wish.

So, after waiting for half an hour, Song Zhongwen brought Xiao Yi to the outside of Gu Caiwei's residence, only to hear from the guards nearby that they hadn't seen anyone come out.

Song Zhongwen was a little unsure of what was happening because, wary of Lu Jing's formidable martial arts, he hesitated outside.

In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed. Xiao Yi's legs were a little numb from standing, and Song Zhongwen finally made a decision.

He patted Xiao Yi's shoulder and said, "I'll give you five good men. You charge in and capture that Lu fellow for me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi's expression changed drastically. "Young master…"

"What are you afraid of? I've already thought it through. If that Lu fellow hadn't been poisoned, he would have made a move by now with his martial arts. The house is so quiet, clearly he's just bluffing," Song Zhongwen snorted.

Xiao Yi had to admit that Song Zhongwen's words made sense, but he really wanted to say, 'Since you're so sure, why don't you go yourself? Aren't you the one who wants to see that Lu fellow kneeling at your feet the most?'

But Xiao Yi could only complain in his heart. He knew that as a follower, he couldn't let his master charge ahead. Besides, Song Zhongwen raised them precisely for times like these.

So, Xiao Yi could only grit his teeth and choose five men, cover their faces with black cloths, and then use grappling hooks to scale the courtyard wall.

As soon as they climbed over the wall, they saw Lu Jing sitting in the courtyard, along with Gu Caiwei by his side. The two were enjoying a drink under the moonlight.

Otherwise, with his unparalleled martial arts, there would be no need for him to put on a false front here.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi's heart became much calmer. Since they had already been discovered, there was no point in hiding anymore. He jumped down from the wall boldly.

Then, deliberately lowering his voice, he cupped his fist and said, "Young Master Lu, Chief Gu, what a pleasant evening."

As a result, Lu Jing didn't pay him any attention, continuing to eat beef and drink wine. Only Gu Caiwei put down her chopsticks and coldly swept her gaze over the group, saying, "Where's Song Zhongwen? Why haven't I seen him?"

Xiao Yi wouldn't be fooled by such a low-level trick, especially when he noticed that one of Gu Caiwei's legs was still trembling slightly, he almost laughed out loud.

Could this Lu Jing be an idiot? He didn't run away after losing his inner strength, thinking he could scare them away with the reputation of an unparalleled expert?

Well, but you can't completely blame him, because experts with profound inner strength can indeed use their inner strength to force the poison out of their bodies little by little, but the poison he ingested this time was not an ordinary poison, but the 'Fallen from Grace,' a secret concoction from Myriad Poisons Valley specifically used to deal with inner strength experts.

As the holder of this poison formula, no one knew its power better than Xiao Yi. No matter how high your inner strength, as long as you take it, there is no antidote, so in his opinion, Lu Jing had now become a paper tiger.

Xiao Yi moved step by step towards the wine table, and the panic in Gu Caiwei's eyes grew stronger and stronger.

She wasn't pretending, because she had asked Lu Jing earlier and learned that Lu Jing's inner strength had completely disappeared. Gu Caiwei felt that she had made a terrible mistake.

Although she later heard Lu Jing say that it wasn't a big problem, Gu Caiwei only felt that Lu Jing was comforting her. Like Xiao Yi on the opposite side, she also thought that Lu Jing had set up this banquet to use an empty fort strategy to scare away anyone who came to attack later.

Seeing that Xiao Yi hadn't been fooled, Gu Caiwei felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar.

It didn't matter if she was killed, but if Lu Jing was implicated… Gu Caiwei wouldn't be able to rest in peace even in death.

However, Lu Jing himself seemed very calm at the moment. When the distance between the two sides was close enough, he finally raised his head and looked at Xiao Yi, asking, "Are you their leader?"

Perhaps because the battle between Elder Yin of the Three Tigers Hall and Lu Jing had left too deep an impression on him, even knowing that the man in front of him had lost his inner strength, Xiao Yi still felt a little flustered by his gaze, but since things had come to this, he didn't want to lose in terms of momentum, so he nodded and said, "That's right, it's me."

"Then the poison I drank earlier, did it also come from you?" Lu Jing asked again.

Xiao Yi didn't know why, but he always felt that Lu Jing's gaze was a little strange. He gritted his teeth and said, "So what if it did?"

"Yes is yes, no is no, don't play hypothetical games with me here," Lu Jing frowned.

Xiao Yi felt even more guilty, but at this time, he had already walked to Lu Jing's front, and the five people behind him surrounded Lu Jing and Gu Caiwei.

And he noticed that Lu Jing's hand was also holding a staff beside him.