Liu Xiaoyuan summoned a poison master and fed Qi Dongshan a poison pill. As a poison master, Qi Dongshan naturally knew what he had ingested.
"Qi Dongshan, if you want to live, you'd better show your true colors in front of the whole village tomorrow," Liu Xiaoyuan said.
"Oh, right, don't even think about concocting the antidote yourself. You'll be dead in three days. Of course, if you're confident you can concoct the antidote within three days, you can ignore what I'm saying." Liu Xiaoyuan shrugged, as if to say, "Do whatever you want."
Qi Dongshan said, "As long as you promise to spare my life, I will do as you say."
In Qi Dongshan's view, there was nothing wrong with telling the truth. At worst, it would just shatter his myth. As long as he kept his life, he could just go somewhere else to scam people.
"No problem, I promise you!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
That evening, Liu Xiaoyuan asked the village chief to notify all the villagers to gather in the square, saying that there was something important to announce.
The village chief immediately went to the village that night to inform the villagers.
The next morning, all the villagers came to the square to see what the village chief had been talking about.
"Hey, don't you live very close to the village chief? Do you know what happened? Why did you call us here so early in the morning?"
"How would I know? Although my house and the village chief's house are very close, I have never known anything about the village chief's family."
"Tell me, what important matter could the village chief have that he called us here so early in the morning? Is he going to announce that he's stepping down as village chief?"
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the village chief finally arrived.
"Everyone, please be quiet! Everyone, please be quiet!" the village chief shouted, trying to calm everyone down.
But no one could calm down; they all questioned the village chief about why he had called them over so early.
"Everyone, please be quiet. You'll soon find out why I called you all here so early in the morning," the village chief said.
Just then, Liu Xiaoyuan brought Qi Dongshan over.
When everyone saw Liu Xiaoyuan escorting Qi Dongshan over, they immediately erupted in excitement. Although Qi Dongshan had been beaten black and blue by Liu Xiaoyuan, everyone was very familiar with him and recognized him at a glance.
"What's that kid outside doing? What did he do to Master Qi?" Everyone immediately started discussing, their emotions running high.
"Boy, what have you done to Master Qi? Release Master Qi right now, release Master Qi right now!"
"Kid, if you don't release Master Qi, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and criticized Liu Xiaoyuan, urging him to release Qi Dongshan as soon as possible.
"Master Qi, this kid didn't do anything to you, did he?"
"Master Qi, are you alright? Master Qi, just say the word and we'll teach this kid a lesson."
Everyone became concerned about Master Qi, because in their minds, Master Qi was a god-like figure.
Qi Dongshan was struggling with a fierce internal struggle, wondering whether to let the villagers work together to get rid of Liu Xiaoyuan, or to do as Liu Xiaoyuan said and reveal all the shameful things he had done over the years.
If you incite these villagers to take action, you might end up losing your own life.
Although Qi Dongshan was also a master of poisons, in the art of poisons, if there is even a slight difference in skill, then the antidote is useless.
Therefore, Qi Dongshan did not have the ability to concoct the antidote within three days. If he failed to do so, he would lose his life.
Seeing Qi Dongshan's expression, Liu Xiaoyuan felt it was necessary to give Qi Dongshan a warning.
"Qi Dongshan, you'd better think this through. If you don't, you're gambling with your life," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Qi Dongshan finally gave up on inciting the villagers to attack Liu Xiaoyuan.
It's just about revealing the bad things he's done over the years; it won't cost him his life. So, Qi Dongshan decided to do as Liu Xiaoyuan suggested.
"Everyone, quiet down!" Liu Xiaoyuan shouted.
"Hey kid, who are you? Release Master Qi right now, or don't blame us for being impolite."
"Yes, kid, if you know what's good for you, you'd better release Master Qi, or you can forget about leaving our village."
At this moment, Shi Da also squeezed to the front of the stage and said, "Young brother, why did you hit Master Qi? You should release Master Qi right away. Don't do anything foolish. Listen to Brother Shi and release Master Qi."
Liu Xiaoyuan said to Shi Da, "Brother Shi, don't get excited. You'll understand after you hear what Master Qi has to say."
"What did Master Qi say?" Shi Da asked with a puzzled look. "What did Master Qi want to say?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I don't know what Master Qi is going to do, but it will definitely be something shocking, so Brother Shi, please be patient."
"Village chief, use your WeChat to quiet everyone down," Liu Xiaoyuan said to the village chief.
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately shouted, "Everyone, quiet down! Quiet down!"
Although the villagers were very dissatisfied with the village chief, they were still afraid of his authority deep down. So when the village chief shouted like that, everyone immediately quieted down.
After everyone quieted down, Liu Xiaoyuan said to Qi Dongshan, "Qi Dongshan, you can now give your speech."
Qi Dongshan glanced at the villagers below the stage, then at Liu Xiaoyuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.
"I am Qi Dongshan. I know that in everyone's eyes, I am a god-like figure. However, I am also a human being and I make mistakes. Today, I am going to tell you about the mistakes I have made over the years..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan realized something was amiss. This wasn't an admission of his own mistakes at all; it was clearly a speech designed to elicit sympathy from the audience.
If Qi Dongshan is allowed to continue talking like this, then everyone will look at the bad things he has done with sympathy.
"Qi Dongshan, shut up! If you keep going on and on, you can expect to die in three days," Liu Xiaoyuan said irritably.
Qi Dongshan had originally been plotting something to gain everyone's sympathy, but now that Liu Xiaoyuan had seen through his scheme, Qi Dongshan had no choice but to abandon his little scheme.
"Hey, why won't you let Master Qi speak? Kid, believe me or not, I'll use my poison right now to make you wish you were dead?"
"Get down here right now and let Master Qi speak for himself. If you interrupt Master Qi again, I'll use my poison to make you wish you were dead."
Seeing that the villagers trusted Qi Dongshan completely, Liu Xiaoyuan was speechless. These villagers, you've all been scammed and you're still helping them count the money?
(End of this chapter)
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