Chapter 78 The Cat Watches the Show
"Your Excellency is..." Bai Qingchen asked in a low voice.
The person in the shadow stretched out a finger and gently pressed it against Bai Qingchen's lips, signaling him to be quiet.
The fingers were slightly cold, carrying an unquestionable meaning. Then, the man tilted his head slightly, looked towards the brightly lit hall, and motioned Bai Qingchen to watch the show.
In the hall, Gu Xuan's attack missed, only scaring away a wild cat, and his face became even gloomier.
Bai Yifeng was confused. Seeing that the distinguished guest was disturbed by a cat and there was no one in the corner, he felt that Gu Xuan was making a big deal out of nothing and had lost his immortal demeanor. Taking advantage of the alcohol, he spoke half-jokingly and half-flatteringly.
"Mr. Gu, there is no need to disturb it. It is just a blind wild cat. Anfeng is a small place and cannot compare to the tranquility of the immortal gate. I am sorry to have embarrassed you." His original intention was to ease the atmosphere and build closer relations.
When Gu Xuan heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and a trace of anger at being offended by an ant flashed across his eyes.
He was already impatient with the hypocrisy of flattering these mundane ants. If it weren't for the mission at hand... He snorted coldly, ignored Bai Yifeng, and sat back down.
Bai Yifeng hit a wall and felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to get angry.
Under the influence of alcohol, he turned to the people in the hall and began to boast: "Everyone, my son Zhenyu is valued by Qingmu Sect and has been accepted into the immortal sect. This is truly the merit of our ancestors. Mr. Gu is even more of a distinguished guest of Qingmu Sect. He is willing to condescend to visit my humble home. This is enough to prove that my Bai family has a destiny with immortals!"
He glanced at the heads of several families, his tone clearly threatening, "My Bai family has been rooted in Anfeng for many years. All we want is to maintain peace in this area so that everyone can live a good life. As long as everyone abides by the law and works together, I, Bai Yifeng, will naturally not treat you unfairly."
He changed the subject and glanced at everyone present.
"But if someone is ungrateful and starts to think about things they shouldn't..." He deliberately dragged out the tone, the threat imbued in it was self-evident.
The faces of the several family heads present all looked very ugly. They pretended to be ignorant even though they knew the truth. They lowered their heads to drink and did not dare to respond.
Seeing that no one responded, Bai Yifeng's eyes turned completely cold, and he slammed the wine glass in his hand heavily onto the table.
“Bang!”
A crisp shattering sound was heard, and the originally noisy hall suddenly became silent. The sound of stringed instruments stopped, and all conversations disappeared. Everyone looked at the main seat in surprise and suspicion.
Bai Yifeng stood up, his cold gaze sweeping across the crowd below like a knife. "It seems some people aren't going to appreciate my kindness. Since my kind words of persuasion are useless, don't blame me, Bai Yifeng, for being ruthless."
A ferocious smile appeared on his face. "Everyone, today's feast will be your farewell bar!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Li family, who was sitting closest to the main seat, suddenly covered his chest and his face turned as pale as paper in an instant.
"Puff!" A mouthful of dark red blood spurted out and splashed onto the plate in front of him.
"ah!"
"Brother Li!"
There was a sudden chaos in the hall!
Then, like a chain reaction, Patriarch Wang, Patriarch Zhao... one guest after another had violent reactions.
Some curled up on the ground in pain, some were bleeding from their mouths and noses, and some were convulsing all over. The shrill screams and terrified shouts instantly filled the entire hall.
"The food is poisonous!"
"Bai Yifeng! You! What on earth do you want to do!?"
Bai Yifeng looked at the hellish scene below and laughed wildly, "Hahahaha, that's right, I was the one who poisoned you. You ungrateful people, you must have forgotten what happened to those old guys more than a decade ago. Let me help you recall it."
"More than ten years ago? Could that epidemic be related to your Bai family?" asked the head of the Wang family.
Bai Yifeng was so proud that he just tore his face off.
"What's the harm in telling you? The plague that caused every family in Anfeng to be in mourning more than a decade ago was caused by my Bai family. Thanks to Mr. Gu's help in spreading the plague, your old family heads were able to die one by one."
"This is what happens when you dare to go against me. Later, our Bai family came up with the antidote to save you. You idiots are still grateful to our Bai family, hahahaha!"
"Where did your family's assets and wealth come from? They were all given to you by the Bai family because I wanted to leave you a way out!"
He pointed at the family heads struggling in pain on the ground, their eyes filled with despair and hatred, as if he were looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.
"Now I want to take it back, and you can't stop me. History is repeating itself today. You will be like those old stubborn people back then. Just die of illness. Don't worry, your family business will be well taken over by my Bai family, hahahaha!"
Bai Yifeng laughed wildly. He thought that the strong medicine Gu Xuanyi had given these people would kill them instantly. However, as he laughed, he found that something was wrong.
The symptoms of those family heads who were rolling on the ground in pain and were on the verge of death seemed to have eased?
Although he was still weak, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and his face was pale, at least he had stopped twitching and was somewhat more conscious.
The head of the Li family even struggled to get up. One after another, the other heads of the family also covered their chests. Although they could not stand steadily, they all struggled to support their bodies and looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
"What's going on?" Bai Yifeng's laughter stopped abruptly, his face changed suddenly, and he looked at the scene in disbelief.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Xuanyi and his eldest son Bai Zhenyu, "Sir! This..."
Gu Xuan also frowned at this moment, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle as he scanned the hall.
The demonic plague he unleashed this time was extremely powerful and toxic. Logically, these mortals had no chance of survival. How could they still struggle even after vomiting blood and falling to the ground? There must be something strange going on!
Bai Qingchen hid in the dark, looking at the chaotic scene in the hall, and realized that his antidote had taken effect.
“Run! Run!”
Someone screamed.
The relief of surviving the disaster and the hatred of knowing the truth instantly ignited the desire to survive of these family heads. They supported each other and stumbled out of the hall.
Bai Yifeng was now completely panicked. He had just gotten carried away and revealed the scandal from more than ten years ago and today's conspiracy in public.
If these people are allowed to escape, the Bai family's reputation in Anfeng City will be completely destroyed, and Qingmu Gate may not be able to protect him at that time. We must not let these people leave alive!
"Stop them! Don't let any of them go! Kill them without mercy!" Bai Yifeng's face turned pale and he shouted at the outside of the hall at the top of his lungs.
The Bai family guards who had been lying in ambush outside the hall heard the order and immediately rushed in with their swords drawn.
The shining blade flashed coldly under the light, blocking all escape routes with murderous intent. In the hall, the hope that had just been ignited was instantly shrouded in the shadow of death.
The family heads and their followers, who were still weak from the poisoning, were panicked and the scene was in chaos.
Having watched enough of the show, Bai Qingchen prepared to go on stage. However, he took a step and found that his body could not move. He looked down and saw that the man's hand was still firmly on his waist.
“…”
Under Bai Qingchen's puzzled gaze, the mysterious man looked at his hand on his waist, then slowly released it, and at the end he stroked his waist intentionally or unintentionally.
Bai Qingchen couldn't see through this mysterious man who had once saved him, but as long as he was not an enemy, he didn't need to care about him.
Taking a deep breath, the two of them stopped hiding and walked out of the shadows side by side.
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