Chapter 343: Ruofeng Returns, Yanzhaoli Holds a Banquet in Tianqi City (3)
Chapter 343: Ruofeng Returns, Yanzhaoli Holds a Banquet in Tianqi City (3)
"Wang Xin Gui? What a beautiful name for this poison!"
Yin Luoxia couldn't help but praise.
"Indeed, those poisoned by this poison do die beautifully, frozen in place with their eyes fixed on the spot. However, their hearts, lungs, livers, and spleens have already rotted away. The poison brewed by a single brown-spotted pufferfish is enough to kill an entire city instantly!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Baili Dongjun and Yin Luoxia took a breath of cold air at the same time!
"Sikong Changfeng, you've learned so much that you've even read The Strange and Poisonous Records. Look, is this the ancient book?"
As Wen Yanzhao spoke, he took out an ancient book with a mottled cover from the storage space. The book looked very old.
Sikong Changfeng took it and took a look, and it turned out to be the ancient book collected by Xin Baicao in Yaowang Valley!
"No...how did you steal this book? Master would be furious if he knew. He's treasured this book for a long time, and he hid it because of a quarrel with your uncle over a pot of wine!"
The corner of Baili Dongjun's mouth twitched again:
"Cousin... can you please change your habit of taking other people's things? You even stole the ancient books treasured by Senior Xin Baicao!"
Wen Yanzhao's face flushed red as he argued, "Stealing books can't be considered stealing... Stealing books!... If the Wen family takes things from Medicine King Valley, can that be considered stealing?"
The three of them found it funny to hear his feeble excuse.
Sikong Changfeng returned "Strange Poison Tales" to Wen Yanzhao and sighed:
"Alas... this book actually has a deep connection with your Wen family."
"Master once said that after that abandoned Tang Sect disciple refined Wang Xin Gui, he was poisoned and died. After several rounds of circulation, this book was obtained by the ancestor of the Wen family and has been stored in Lingnan ever since."
"But how did Yaowang Valley get it? My master never told me. He just kept saying, 'Warm the pot of wine, warm the pot of wine! Now that I have this ancient book, let's see how you can defeat me!'"
Wen Yanzhao took back the ancient book and said with a smirk, "Hey, Sikong Changfeng, you better cover your mouth tightly!"
"I also stumbled upon it during my last visit to Medicine King Valley. But don't worry, if Senior finds out that I took this book, tell him I will definitely not give it to my uncle!"
Sikong Changfeng waved his hand: "Don't worry about that. Anyway, I have no intention of interfering in the affairs between him and Senior Wen."
"But cousin, your meal may look ordinary, but it's actually very interesting!"
"That plate of fried flower cakes is also the most poisonous in the world, right? If my guess is correct, it should be made from the poisonous rice produced in Jizhou."
"And the oil used is definitely not ordinary soybean oil, but Persian hemp oil!"
Wen Yanzhao nodded and said, "That's absolutely right. Sikong Changfeng, you really do have some talent for medicine. You actually guessed it right!"
Sikong Changfeng scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly:
"Oh! What about middle school?"
"The poisonous rice from Jizhou is only moderately toxic, but if it's fried in Persian hemp oil, it's incredibly toxic!"
Baili Dongjun looked confused and asked, "Why is it so extraordinary?"
Sikong Changfeng pointed at the plate of fried flower cakes with his chopsticks and said, "Poisonous rice won't kill you, but it will make you sleepy. Hemp oil will only cause hallucinations, but it won't kill you."
"But when these two things are combined, people will fall into an endless dream until they lose their breath."
"Master once said that many things in this world are non-toxic or slightly toxic, but if they are mixed together according to the right ratio, they will produce extremely poisonous substances!"
"Many ordinary things are like this. What my cousin ate today is enough to kill a million people in Tianqi City!"
Yin Luoxia's face was already pale at this time, and she dared not move her chopsticks anymore, for fear of dying from poisoning.
Baili Dongjun looked the same, leaning forward and trying to stay away from his cousin.
Seeing their reactions, Wen Yanzhao scolded them:
"What do you two mean?"
"Especially you, Baili Dongjun. You can't stand me eating raw meat and drinking blood, consuming those poisonous creatures. I spent a lot of effort today making some normal-looking meals, and you're so disgusted with them?"
"Sikong Changfeng has already told you that these things are non-toxic if taken separately!"
"Do you still want your cousin to help you make a fortune in Tianqi City? Come here!"
After saying that, he pulled Baili Dongjun to his side.
Baili Dongjun said innocently, "My dear cousin, let's put things in perspective!"
"Why don't you eat everything in front of you first, and then we can get back to business, okay?"
As he said this, he poured half a cup of Chunjing for Wen Yanzhao.
Wen Yanzhao grabbed the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp: "That's pretty good!"
The few of them finally finished their meal. Wen Yanzhao put his used bowls, chopsticks and plates together, and with a burst of internal energy, stored them all into the storage space.
Seeing this, Baili Dongjun secretly leaned over to Yin Luoxia's ear and whispered:
"Look... my cousin can't change his bad habits with his three hands! He even steals the dishes and chopsticks from other people's inns!"
Yin Luoxia chuckled at this, while Sikong Changfeng came over to explain for Wen Yanzhao:
"Everything your cousin has used is highly poisonous. You don't want everyone in this inn to die in vain on those worthless tableware, do you?"
Baili Dongjun stuck out his tongue and quickly kept silent.
With Wen Yanzhao's cultivation level, how could he not hear Baili Dongjun whispering about him behind his back? He just thought little Baili was cute and didn't pursue it.
The few of them then ordered a pot of Huangshan Houkui tea. Wen Yanzhao took a sip of the tea and said,
"Everyone, now that we've had enough wine and food, it's time to get down to business!"
"The three steps I mentioned—treat, behead, and accept as a dog—are actually very simple."
"If I wasn't afraid that the three of you would be targeted by the imperial court's minions, I would have stormed into the Tianqi Treasury alone and robbed the gold, silver, and treasures stored there."
"But if we do this, firstly we don't have the carriages and horses to transport you, and secondly we can't take care of you three little ones."
"So... I plan to hold a banquet at Qianjintai in Tianqi City. The three of you will disguise yourselves and send out invitations in the name of immortals from outside the domain, inviting the royal family, nobles, and wealthy businessmen in Tianqi City to attend the banquet!"
"However, there are conditions for attending the banquet. You need to present a gift to the immortal. Gold and silver are acceptable, as are antiques and paintings. We will accept anything valuable!"
"The three people who present the highest gifts will receive a longevity pill that can extend their lifespan by 180 years!"
The three of them were confused by what they heard, and Baili Dongjun blurted out:
"What immortal? What longevity elixir? Is your method reliable, cousin?"
"What if they figure you out?"
Wen Yanzhao smiled faintly: "You don't have to worry about that. This longevity pill is definitely fake, but I will show them its effects so that they will believe it!"
Sikong Changfeng paused for a moment and said, "Hmm... This isn't a bad idea. They willingly offered gifts to extend their lives by a hundred years, so we can accept them legitimately!"
Yin Luoxia was a little disappointed and frowned, saying, "Alas... holding a banquet at Qianjintai, but unfortunately my hands are itching to gamble with those gamblers in Tianqi City!"
Wen Yanzhao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, little gambling king, I will definitely give you a chance when the time comes!"
"Don't just stand there, come back to the room with me. I'll give you the disguises. Tomorrow morning we'll enter Apocalypse City and have some fun!"
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