Although the disheveled man was completely exhausted and powerless to fight back, he was still sharp-minded and didn't believe a word the man in the black cloak said.
What a great person! Bah!
Like them, they are all petty scoundrels, and what they do is not honorable at all!
Saving him now is most likely for another purpose, but we don't know it yet!
Those who work in this line of work have offended so many people that it's impossible to count or remember them all. They simply can't remember who their enemies are!
Anyone could be his enemy!
Those who arrive at this time are either taking advantage of someone's vulnerability to kill them, or they are circling around with a bigger purpose in mind!
Only a fool would believe those righteous sayings!
If they believe it, they will most likely die a miserable death!
He didn't even know how he died!
Their hearts are as hard as diamonds. Don't think that a few words will make them grateful and repay you with a spring of gratitude!
The disheveled man was willing to bet that the black cloak would come after him again soon, seeking a favor in return, and most likely wanting to find out about matters related to the Misty Rain Pavilion!
He was unwilling to accept favors from others at this point, but he had already accepted them, albeit under duress. However, it was undeniable that what they gave him was indeed the antidote, and it was very effective!
The pain of having his heart ripped out and his flesh pierced gradually lessened, and he could clearly feel it, allowing him to grit his teeth and endure it.
So, we can't control what happens next; we can only take it one step at a time.
Just when the disheveled man thought the man in the black cloak would leave quickly, he relaxed and took a good breath, because he looked so wretched. But the man in the black cloak had just stepped out the door when he suddenly stopped, turned his head slightly, and kindly said a few more words.
"Your wife and children, whom you've kept so well hidden from us, seem to be feeling unwell too!"
After saying that, he turned his head back, as if looking ahead, and muttered a few words to himself, "Alas! They are all pitiful people! So pitiful! They have to endure such suffering!"
After muttering to himself, he disappeared quickly without lingering.
The disheveled man heard it clearly. He felt that it was meant for him, so he didn't lower his voice. After hearing it, his pupils dilated instantly, and he froze on the spot for half a second before suddenly spitting out a mouthful of black blood.
Only he himself could understand those words; he knew perfectly well what they meant.
After spitting out several mouthfuls of black blood, he didn't bother to clean himself up. He wiped it off with his hand, struggled to his feet, and staggered out.
"Fourth Brother! Where are you going? You're in the throes of poisoning right now, you can't go anywhere! It's too dangerous! You have absolutely no ability to protect yourself right now, if you leave this forest you'll be dead! So many people want us dead! Don't run away! Tell me if you need anything, I'll help you!"
The disheveled man was stopped by another man who was neatly dressed and moved nimbly, clearly normal and not poisoned.
"Third Brother, don't stop me! I have to go save people! If we delay any longer, it will be too late! Only I can do this, you can't help me! Just don't stop me! I don't have time to say anything more to you, get out of my way!"
“I’m not as good at killing as you, but I can definitely save people! Tell me quickly, and I’ll go save them for you! In the state of you, you’re not only incapable of saving anyone, but you’ll also need someone else to save you! You’re just a burden to others! Stop arguing! Just tell me where and who to save, and I promise to bring them to you!”
"No! I don't have the antidote, so I can't save them even if I go! They must have been drugged too. I knew that person wouldn't let me go! This is too much! Why did they do this to me?"
"Fourth brother! What's wrong with you? What are you muttering about? Explain yourself! Are you alright? Who was drugged? What drug was it? Why do you look so pale? You were fine just now, even running around! I thought you had detoxified yourself! Hey! Why are you spitting blood?"
"I'd rather I hadn't been cured! That way I wouldn't have to face the despair and pain so clearly! Third Brother, you can go now! Don't worry about me! I'm fine, I can manage on my own!"
"What are you doing looking like that! You look so lifeless! Tell me what happened, and I'll do it for you! We're the two of us who get along best in this building, and I can't possibly ignore your problem! Who drugged you and made you lose all will to live? It's not like there's no antidote. Just find the antidote, right? You think you can get away with just looking all miserable and doing nothing?"
"It's too late! You and I both know that our poison is difficult to cure because the antidote is too rare! The master has a lot of poisons, but not many antidotes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have captured that old poison master and forced him to make the antidote!"
But the old poison master is skilled at making poisons, not at antidotes, and hasn't developed an antidote yet! Several people have already suffered from the poison, and the antidote you gave me only slightly alleviated the pain! If I didn't have the antidote today, I probably wouldn't have made it!"
“I know that, but what does it have to do with you saving people? Could it be that those people were also poisoned by the same person? This is too cruel! That poison is not something ordinary people can withstand; the onset of the poison is extremely painful! If they can't endure it…”
"So don't stop me, no matter what, I have to go! We probably won't see each other again, so take good care of yourself! Also, don't believe the poster's sweet words too much! You'd better not have anyone on your mind, otherwise, you'll hurt them terribly! Even having family is no good, in the end they'll become a sharp blade, pointing straight at your heart, and no matter what you choose, you'll be in pain!"
"Fourth brother, don't scare me! What do you mean by seeing him or not! Even if you have a wife, children, and elderly parents, it doesn't mean you have to kill yourself! We do have to be celibate in this line of work, but the boss didn't require us to be. He himself is desperately pursuing love and will stop at nothing for it! We just need to be discreet! You don't need to be so desperate!"
"What the boss can do, we might not be able to do! Why did he poison us? Wasn't it to control us to the extreme? He was afraid we would betray him and kill him, so he used this to restrain us! I no longer completely trust him! I had long suspected that he would target my people; there were signs before, but I was just fooling myself! Move aside, let me go, I'm fine now!"
"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said! I'll go with you! If we run into enemies, you can't handle it alone!"
"OK!"
The two headed straight for their destination, running all the way, and arrived quickly. But what they saw when they opened the door startled them.
Although I was mentally prepared, it was still hard to accept.
After a chaotic rescue effort, the situation remained far from ideal, as even the antidote they had secretly kept on their person had little effect.
It's only somewhat useful.
"Third Brother, if you have any close relatives still alive, hurry! Go and move them!"
"Too late! If we had discovered it, we would have found it long ago! They were probably drugged too, it's just that neither of them were affected by the poison! Even if they moved it, they would still be found eventually!"
"Then we must find a way to cure it!"
Where to look?
"There's a black cloak!"
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