The two men then looked down, and in the illusion, the bearded man was beaten to death, and the leader stepped on his chest and crushed him hard.
"Tell me, who is this rich young man you mentioned as extraordinary?"
The bearded man groaned, gritted his teeth, and said nothing.
"Keep fighting!"
Even though the bearded man was beaten with blood all over his head, he still refused to give in and said weakly, "That young man is a good man. I can't betray him."
"Just talking tough, huh? Keep fighting."
Finally, the bearded man, beaten to the point of near death, said, "I'm telling you, I'm telling you, it was Xiao Chang'an, the second son of the Zhaoxin Marquisate, the last year's top scholar. He gave me a few drops of his blood to mix with water, and this is how the potion was made."
The leader sneered disdainfully: "It would have been better if this had been done earlier."
He approached step by step, and under the bearded man's frightened gaze, pinched his face and poured the entire bottle of potion into his mouth.
The bearded man suddenly trembled, and then his whole body began to change drastically. Under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, he slowly turned into a teenager.
"Damn!" The leader couldn't help but curse. What a loss! If he had known it was so effective, he wouldn't have wasted this bottle of potion.
"Boss, this potion really works!"
"Rejuvenation, it really is rejuvenation, Boss, I want a potion like this too."
Everyone was chattering, and the one called the boss took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the bearded man's chest cleanly and neatly. The bearded man fell to the ground and didn't move.
Everyone has become accustomed to his behavior and is not afraid at all when seeing dead people. They are even in the mood to discuss other things.
"Where's that tall, skinny guy from earlier? When did he run away?"
"Should we go catch him?"
"Never mind it, just deal with this first and don't let anyone find out."
They dragged the bearded man away and threw him into a nearby dry well, then covered it with thick stone slabs, completely unaware that their every move was exposed to the eyes of others.
A Taoist priest with an immortal look stood on the roof with several followers, looking down indifferently.
"Uncle Master, what do you think?" asked one of the followers.
"The world is so vast that nothing is impossible. Let's go to the capital and capture that guy named Xiao Changan and try it out, and we'll find out."
"Master uncle is absolutely right."
In order to prevent any fraud, after the people below had left, the Taoist priest led his men to lift the stone slab and let one of them go in to pull out the body.
"He is indeed dead, and he is a real person, not a fake one."
"There's no sign of a human skin mask. The texture and elasticity of this skin is indeed like that of a teenager."
The Taoist priest did not simply judge by appearances. He took out his sword and, to the surprise of his followers, split the body in half with one sword, revealing the bloody internal organs, which looked very young.
"vomit!"
The Taoist glanced at the follower, who shuddered and swallowed the vomit that was about to surge up his throat, suppressing his nausea.
His companions' faces turned green when they saw his actions.
"Let's go." The Taoist waved his hand and threw the body parts back into the dry well. Several followers hurriedly covered it with stones and followed closely behind.
Yun Yuan and Jiuli quietly came out from the darkness, looked at each other, and quickly transformed into two ragged and haggard beggars.
They nimbly slipped out of the alley, blended into the crowd, and began spreading the news of the elixir of life in the streets and alleys.
They would tell everyone they met, "Do you believe there's really an elixir of life? Let me tell you, I just heard it myself in the alley. The person involved has been killed, and his body is hidden in a dry well."
People were shocked and gathered around, wanting to hear more details.
So, Yun Yuan and Jiu Li began to tell what happened in the alley, emphasizing that Xiao Changan's blood could be made into an elixir of immortality.
After only two days, the news spread that eating Xiao Chang'an could make one immortal. Qingqi City was in turmoil, and forces from all sides were heading towards the capital.
To them, if the news was false, it would only be a waste of time. But what if it was true? Who wouldn't yearn for immortality? They all didn't want Xiao Chang'an to fall into the hands of others, and they all vied to be the first to capture him.
Yun Yuan and Jiuli stayed in the city for two days. Seeing that the plan was successfully implemented, they went to the agreed location to meet Xuanyuan Chengyin.
Xuanyuan Chengyin has been acting alone these days. He first met Xuanyuan Chengze, and the two of them chatted secretly for a long time.
When Xuanyuan Chengyin left, his face was a little pale, and he was holding a yellowed book in his hand. He booked a room at the agreed inn, and the candlelight remained on all night.
The next day, he went out again and came back with unsteady steps and an even paler face.
Jiuli noticed his abnormality at first sight and asked him, "What's wrong with you? I haven't seen you for two days, and you look like a demon has sucked your blood."
Yun Yuan looked up and saw that Xuanyuan Chengyin's face was pale, and his originally rosy lips had turned light pink, making him look haggard.
Xuanyuan Chengyin glanced at Jiuli and said, "Qingqi Mountain is full of Taoist priests, there are no demons. I just caught a cold."
Jiuli glanced at him, took out a pill and handed it to him: "Eat it, it can dispel wind and cure diseases."
Xuanyuan Chengyin paused, took the pill and put it in his mouth, his expression instantly looked much better.
Jiuli watched him eat it, and the moment he turned around, his pupils were as dark as thick ink that could not be dissolved.
What he gave was not a medicine to dispel wind and cure diseases, but a medicine to replenish blood and invigorate qi. What made Xuanyuan Chengyin lose so much blood, without any scars on his body, and he kept it secret and didn't want to expose it?
Yun Yuan looked at Jiuli, then at Xuanyuan Chengyin, and had a feeling that something was strange between the two of them.
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