They only knew that Qi Jiu was a poison master, but they never asked about her status and achievements in the poison master world.
Looking back now, I never imagined that the once famous "Yuan" was actually their friend for so long...
For some reason, a sense of awe suddenly arose.
The girl didn't seem to mind the exposure of her identity; she just glanced back when she sensed the gazes of several people around her.
I happened to see the awkward looks on their faces.
He Qingfeng: "..."
Chu Cangyu: "..."
The girl pouted, "How are you so sure that you can compare to Yuan in your current state?"
If they could easily surpass Yuan at her peak back then, how could Yuan have become so famous in X country?
"So what? We're just... uh!"
Before they could finish speaking, one of them collapsed to the ground with a thud. His face was filled with terror, and he clutched his neck, blood streaming down his face.
"ah!!"
Qi Jiu examined the thorny leaf in her hand, chuckled softly, a hint of threat in her voice. "What were you trying to say just now?"
The action happened so fast that not only the poison master, but also Jiang Xin and the others behind him didn't have time to react. Jiang Xin covered her mouth in horror, while He Qingfeng patted her back comfortingly.
Seeing Jiang Xin's current state, a hint of apology flashed in the girl's eyes.
She had almost forgotten that the people behind her didn't seem to have gotten used to her identity yet.
It seems I should be more careful in the future.
"You...you actually launched a sneak attack!" Seemingly having found an excuse, the people in front of him looked somewhat frightened, but finally mustered up the courage to speak.
But they didn't realize that the more excuses they made, the worse their fate would be. Going along with them now actually increases their chances of survival.
Qi Jiu raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
As soon as those two words were uttered, all the men in black in front of them collapsed to the ground.
Zhu Luoxing paused as she watched their movements. Looking at her calf, which was no longer in pain, she stood up, pulled up her trouser leg, and ran towards the people who had fallen down.
Seeing the group of people lying there so neatly, Zhu Luoxing's expression changed drastically. "How could this be? Could they have been poisoned?"
Their deaths were all very suspicious. In just a short while, everyone's lips had started to turn purple, and apart from that, there wasn't a single wound on their bodies.
As he spoke, he looked at Qi Jiu, seemingly waiting for some kind of response.
"Yes." Qi Jiu nodded; she had been poisoned.
He Qingfeng was taken aback. "When did you do that?"
How come they didn't notice it from the beginning? Is this the difference between people?
The girl pursed her lips. "Just now."
It's normal that they didn't notice; if they had, she wouldn't be a poison master anymore.
However, they seemed to only vaguely understand this idea.
They seemed to understand something and stopped asking about the poisoning process, but everything happened so fast that some questions remained.
"Then...they also just now?"
Unless something unusual happens, Qi Jiu is unlikely to be someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people.
The sudden death of several people was still somewhat unacceptable to these pampered people.
"Yes, they poisoned it too." She clapped her hands to wipe away the powder.
Jiang Xin was taken aback, "Then we..."
"You're alright, I've given you the antidote, let's go."
The process just now was too complicated, and it wouldn't be easy to explain it clearly.
"And what about them?"
"Don't worry about it. There are so many poisonous creatures. It's not impossible that they were poisoned on their own."
The group continued their journey, but it was unusually quiet the whole way. Qi Jiu, noticing their curious looks, spoke up. "Ask."
Zhu Luoxing looked at her, "Yuan was so popular, why did she retire?"
"Why?" Qi Jiu murmured, looking down. "Because I did something A hates. A's wanted poster is too troublesome. I've been on it before, but I left because I found it too much trouble."
Such an explanation seemed somewhat weak, and the people around them naturally found it hard to believe.
"That's... all?"
“Of course…no.” The girl glanced at him and pursed her lips. “Do you know what a ‘Yang’ is?”
Seeing the group of people in front of her shaking their heads in unison, she suddenly smiled.
Everyone knows about mandarin ducks, but not about mandarin ducks. But mandarin ducks are originally one, aren't they?
“Mandarin ducks, mandarin ducks, the ducks have left me, so I have left.”
What was supposed to be a sad story was now being told off so casually by her.
Although she wore a slight smile, a subtle sadness could be sensed beneath it. Those around her, seeing this, were at a loss for words.
Everyone benefited greatly from this field trip, and the academic discussion continued after returning to the manor. Time flew by, and this academic discussion came to an end.
Back in China, everything is proceeding gradually.
“You haven’t done much this semester, and the college entrance exam is just around the corner. You’ve gone from a freshman to a senior.”
Lu Fang looked at the person who came in, his face showing some melancholy. "It seems like you haven't attended many of my classes, but time has flown by so quickly, and you're almost a junior now. If you think about it, you've taken quite a few days off in the meantime."
Qi Jiu nodded and took off her mask.
"Time flies, I'll graduate in another year."
Lu Fang looked at the incredibly precise amount of liquid in her hand and smiled.
From the very beginning, he understood that Qi Jiu was never someone to be underestimated, now or in the future.
The precision of this medicine is beyond what even the national pharmaceutical organization could achieve, let alone him.
What are your plans for the future?
"future?"
The word is both familiar and unfamiliar. "I have the career that people yearn for most. Family? The Shen family treats me very well, and so does A-Lin. It seems like there's nothing left."
What she wants, she either gets from the beginning or she never gets.
Hearing this, Lü Fang suddenly laughed. "That's true, the little girl is young, but she has quite a lot."
After leaving school, Qi Jiu did not return to the Shen family or her own villa. Instead, she stood downstairs at the Qi Group building, looked at the towering skyscrapers in front of her, and went inside.
I never expected that I would run into an acquaintance the moment I stepped in with my left foot.
"Miss Qi? Are you here to see Ah Lin?"
Looking at Chongming before her, the girl nodded. "Yes."
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