Guiyue put on special gloves and respectfully accepted the small porcelain bottle. As a poison master, dying from an Emperor-level poison was considered an honor.
Upon opening the bottle, Guiyue suddenly had a strange thought: since she was going to die anyway, she might as well drink it all and make him feel sorry for her.
Thinking about it this way, Guiyue suddenly felt much better. She closed her eyes, drank it all in one gulp, and prepared to face death calmly.
After an unknown amount of time, Guiyue still couldn't feel the loneliness of death, and could still hear the chattering of people around her. When she opened her eyes, she found that everyone in the courtyard was looking at her like she was a fool.
"You tricked me!" Knowing that she was not dead, Guiyue was not happy at all, but instead questioned Dongfang Mian in a fit of anger.
"Playing with you? No? I don't have time to play with you. Do you know how valuable a bottle of Emperor-level poison is?" Dongfang Mian said.
“Immortal-grade poison is priceless. I know you mean my life is not worthy of an imperial-grade poison. I admit it. In short, I lost. Do with me as you please,” Guiyue said.
"No, you're wrong. In my opinion, your life is far more valuable than a bottle of Emperor-level poison. Not just you, but everyone here is too. You know, in some places, there's no such profession as a poison master. Let alone a King-level poison master, an Emperor-level poison master, or even a Saint-level poison master, even a novice poison master would be revered by thousands. Poison masters don't necessarily have to take lives. Poison can kill or save lives. How could hundreds of high-level poison masters be no match for a bottle of Emperor-level poison?" Dongfang Mian said with a sigh.
"You guessed right. My purpose in coming here is to give you a warning and suppress your arrogance. You should know that the Poisonous Swamp Forest is not an ordinary poisonous place. There must be dangers inside that we don't know about. Otherwise, why would the prestigious Shi family, a family that uses poison, not use the poison masters in their own clan but instead recruit poison masters from outside?"
"To be honest, I don't care whether you live or die, but as for myself, I don't want to be used as a pawn by others, so I came today. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be leading everyone in three days. I don't expect you to completely obey my orders. I just don't want the elite among us Poison Masters to be used as cannon fodder and die in this nameless place," Dongfang Mian continued.
After she finished speaking, the entire courtyard fell silent. Each poison master had their own calculations after hearing her words, but Dongfang Mian didn't care what they thought. After speaking, she walked straight out.
thump.
Behind her, Guiyue knelt down directly in front of Dongfang Mian's back, performed a deep bow, and said, "I, Guiyue, am not one to refuse to admit defeat. From today onwards, my life belongs to Miss, and I will obey Miss's every command."
Several of the poison masters, who were leading the group, shouted at Dongfang Mian, "We will listen to Miss. If I, a dignified poison master, am killed by someone, I will die with my eyes open in disgrace."
"That's right, the Shi family wants to use us as cannon fodder, but we will never let them have their way."
"We're going to confront Master Shi right now."
Dongfang Mian then turned around and calmed everyone down, saying, "Everyone, don't be impulsive. This is only my side of the story. Without solid evidence, even if you take it to the head of the Shi family, it will be useless. You might even be silenced. The Shi family's strength is not something that you or I can withstand alone."
As long as everyone trusts me and follows my instructions once we enter the forest, I guarantee that everyone will return unharmed. As for what 'little surprise' you might want to leave for the Shi family after you collect your reward, that's up to you."
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