Sun Yuanjie scrambled to his feet, carefully gathered the medicinal herbs, and refused to look at Xuan Yuanjian on the ground.
Under these circumstances, it was impossible for him to recognize Xuanyuan Jian or to save him.
Even if he were completely brainless, he would know that Xuan Yuanjian's current state was definitely due to the Poison Emperor.
Does the Poison King know Xuan Yuanjian's true identity?
Of course he knew! Yet he still turned Xuanyuan Jian into a drug-man.
Sun Yuanjie broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that Xuan Yuanjian would recognize him and reveal his identity in public. In that case, he would surely suffer the same fate as Xuan Yuanjian, a fate worse than death.
Sun Yuanjie's face grew increasingly grim as he thought about it, but thankfully, what he feared did not happen.
Xuanyuan Jian was already on the verge of collapse from the torture, so they didn't even look at him. After they left, Xuanyuan Jian was still struggling on the ground.
Sun Yuanjie quickly followed Shi Wenjie and the others into the main hall, not daring to make any further moves.
Originally, these disciples only needed to place the collected poisonous herbs in the designated spot and then leave.
But Sun Yuanjie insisted on secretly looking up, and his eyes met those of Xiao Feng, who was sitting next to the Poison King.
That one glance made Sun Yuanjie's eyes widen!
When did Xiao Feng return?
Sun Yuanjie quickly realized that Xiao Feng had indeed done it on purpose!
Xiao Feng had already returned to the Ming Cult with the mad monk, and he must have received the message he received.
But he ignored him, making him mistakenly believe that he was still at the small Buddhist temple, and that he was making a fool of him!
Anger filled Sun Yuanjie's heart.
If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, Sun Yuanjie would have loved to rush up and grab Xiao Feng by the collar, demanding to know why he had made fun of him like this.
Xiao Feng naturally saw Sun Yuanjie as well.
He knew that Sun Yuanjie had returned to the Ming Cult, so he specifically sent someone he had arranged in advance to contact Sun Yuanjie.
Go tell Sun Yuanjie that the Xuanyuan Jian he is looking for may have become the Poison King's drug user.
Xiao Feng knew that Sun Yuanjie would definitely try to get close to the Poison King to find out if the matter was true.
When the messenger reported that Sun Yuanjie and Shi Wenjie were delivering medicinal herbs, Xiao Feng estimated the time and had Wu Hai administer several torturous poisons to Xuan Yuanjian.
This led to the scene where, when Sun Yuanjie and the others had just entered the main hall, Xuan Yuanjian struggled to escape.
In fact, Xiao Feng was quite moved when he learned that Sun Yuanjie dared to return to the Ming Cult.
This guy is really lucky to have survived until now.
He had assumed that the Tianyi Sect Master had already had Sun Yuanjie killed!
Unexpectedly, the other party was still too soft-hearted, or perhaps, the Tianyi Sect Master was still unaware that his eldest disciple harbored ill intentions.
But none of that matters. Now that Sun Yuanjie is back, Xiao Feng will naturally continue to toy with him.
So, while Sun Yuanjie was trembling with fear, worried that Xiao Feng would expose his identity, he also resented Xiao Feng for making fun of him.
Xiao Feng ignored him and instead told the group to leave Wu Hai's place and go to the courtyard to organize the medicinal herbs.
Sun Yuanjie was covered in cold sweat and felt dizzy as he left the main hall.
Xiao Feng watched the other person's back with great interest, then came to his senses and noticed that Wu Hai was looking at him.
"Are you very interested in him?" Wu Hai asked Xiao Feng.
"He's alright. This guy is quite interesting. He's flexible and self-important. I'm curious to see what his final fate will be!"
Xiao Feng thought of the incident Sun Yuanjie had caused on their way to the Little Buddhist Temple.
Xiao Feng thought that once he was taken away by the mad monk and returned to the Ming Cult, Sun Yuanjie would not dare to come back.
I never expected this guy to be so bold.
Xiao Feng was eager to see what kind of excuse Sun Yuanjie would use to deceive him after meeting him with the Poison King today.
"Alright, play if you want. Anyway, your godfather will cover for you. By the way, your cultivation has improved a lot since you came back this time. You've reached the late stage of the Integration Realm now, right?"
The Poison King looked at Xiao Feng with increasing satisfaction.
"This trip was somewhat fortunate, and I finally made a breakthrough."
Xiao Feng, recalling how he almost got charred by lightning during his breakthrough, suppressed the bitterness in his heart and only told Wu Hai the good news.
"Haha, not bad! I knew I hadn't misjudged you! If you need anything, just tell your godfather."
Wu Hai laughed heartily and patted Xiao Feng on the shoulder.
The higher Xiao Feng's cultivation level, the better he would be for the Ming Cult.
"By the way, Godfather, has anything happened to the Ming Cult while I was away?"
Xiao Feng didn't want to talk much about his cultivation level, so he changed the subject.
"There aren't too many problems, it's just that the leader is in seclusion, and there are a few ignorant and righteous sects who keep clamoring to attack the Ming Cult."
"In my opinion, we should just wipe them all out. I've recently developed a brand new poison; if we spread it, I guarantee their sect will be completely wiped out!"
Upon hearing the Poison King's words, Xiao Feng's eyelids twitched, and he immediately said, "Given the current special circumstances of the sect leader, it's not advisable to completely break ties with these prestigious sects in the short term. Rather than having us attack them, it's better to let them fight like dogs..."
Xiao Feng lowered his voice and gave Wu Hai a lot of advice.
Wu Hai nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.
Wu Hai also sensed Xiao Feng's wicked sense of humor from his words.
Especially regarding the Tianyi Sect, Xiao Feng planned to play the long game and catch a big fish.
Wu Hai already knew that someone from the Tianyi Sect was secretly spying on the Ming Cult.
However, considering that Xiao Feng would deal with the Tianyi Sect alone, Wu Hai did not take action against Liu Tan.
They even allowed Sun Yuanjie to return to the Ming Cult and never exposed his true identity.
"You should focus on your cultivation for now. Even if you want to deal with the Tianyi Sect, there's no need to waste too much time. Alright, I have nothing else to do here. You can go back and rest now."
After Wu Hai finished speaking, Xiao Feng got up and took his leave.
When Xiao Feng went to the courtyard, he happened to see Sun Yuanjie and the others spreading out herbs to dry.
Upon seeing Xiao Feng emerge from the main hall, many disciples bowed and greeted him.
Xiao Feng casually raised his hand and waved, his gaze lingering on Sun Yuanjie for three seconds.
However, Xiao Feng did not let Sun Yuanjie leave with him. He just gave Sun Yuanjie a meaningful look and then left the courtyard.
Seeing this, Shi Wenjie immediately nudged Sun Yuanjie's elbow and said, "Weren't you serving the young master before? Why didn't he call you back just now?"
Sun Yuanjie had no idea why, and could only vaguely say, "I don't know either. Maybe the son-in-law thinks I'm not serving him well enough. Alright, stop talking. Let's get these medicinal herbs sorted out first."
Sun Yuanjie was in a state of turmoil, and seeing Xuan Yuanjian's miserable state just now made him want to escape from this place immediately.
He was afraid that Xiao Feng had already told Wu Hai his true identity.
Fortunately, after the medicinal herbs were sorted out, Sun Yuanjie followed Shi Wenjie and the others into the main hall to report the situation of the herbs to the Poison King and take his leave. By then, Xuan Yuanjian had already disappeared.
Wu Hai didn't make things difficult for Sun Yuanjie, and didn't even glance at him before letting everyone leave.
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