"I give up!"
The entire square was boiling with excitement because of his three light words.
The people who bet on a draw and the high priest to win suddenly felt their minds go blank and stared at the high priest.
In the past, their bottom line had not been touched, and their interests had not been affected, so they worshipped the high priest as a god.
Now, he is like a rat crossing the street.
Some even believed that this was a deliberate scheme by the high priest and the casino to cheat them out of their money.
The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.
Qu Li didn't expect that the high priest would admit defeat directly.
In her understanding, the high priest was not someone who would give up easily.
Just like his intention to bring her to Xiling, he planned everything, used threats and inducements, and used all kinds of tricks.
"High Priest, you must be colluding with the casino and want the silver, right?"
Among the crowd, there was a person with red eyes, staring at him resentfully.
"How outrageous!"
The high priest's guards shouted.
"In the first two rounds, you easily prepared the antidote. In the third round, you actually gave up so easily. If there is no trick, I absolutely don't believe it!"
The guard drew his sword and pointed it directly at the man questioning him. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you."
"Everyone, look! It's obvious that what I said was right, that's why he's so angry!"
"I think you are really tired of living!" The guard frowned, his eyes were cruel and cold.
"You guys have ruined my family! What else do I have to worry about?"
This statement was echoed by those who had also suffered a terrible loss.
The square suddenly seemed to be boiling.
"It seems that the high priest is also involved in this casino!" muttered the man in blue cloth.
The sound was not loud, but it was loud enough for people around to hear clearly.
The already excited people became even more noisy after hearing this.
"No wonder! No wonder he suddenly gave in!"
The people rushed forward with red eyes, wishing they could skin the high priest alive.
Lan Yufeng's mouth corners curled up in a strange arc.
The high priest does have a stake in the casino, but he usually leaves the casino to other people to manage. Even if outsiders accidentally find out about his relationship with the casino, they will only say that it is the casino's gift to him.
After all, since ancient times, there has been no official who is not greedy for money and accepts benefits.
What’s more, he is the high priest who is second only to the emperor and to ten thousand people!
He also learned this secret by accidentally overhearing the conversation between Zhuona and Lan Yuqiao in the study.
These two bitches made life difficult for him, and he would never let them have an easy time.
When public grievances arise, we will have to see how they will appease them.
The high priest fixed his scorching gaze on the man in blue who was speaking.
If he remembered correctly, this person should be someone close to Lan Yufeng.
Looking back, the murderous intent in his eyes was even more creepy against the backdrop of the sunlight.
A chill surged from the depths of Lan Yufeng's heart and quickly spread to his limbs and bones.
He was like a drowning man, clutching his thighs tightly, as if this could hide his inner fear.
"Everyone, step back!"
When the guard was about to swing his sword into the chest of the person rushing in front, the high priest suddenly spoke.
The guards, worried about his safety, hurriedly surrounded him.
He pushed aside the guards and walked forward slowly, his stern eyes sweeping across everyone's faces.
The angry crowd felt as if their throats were strangled and their legs were tied.
"I always thought that my poison skills were superb, but there are always people better than you, and this is not a joke!" The high priest explained in a deep voice.
"You were able to detoxify the poison quickly the first two times. Why did you give up without even trying this time?"
The high priest remained calm: "The antidotes from the first two times will combine with this antidote to form a new poison, no less toxic than the poison of the thrush!"
I'm afraid he will die before he can come up with a new antidote.
This is why he admitted defeat.
He cherishes his life!
Upon hearing this, everyone looked shocked.
Qu Li raised her eyebrows and glanced at him with a smile.
The high priest looked back and met her gaze.
"Originally, I said that if I won, I would accept Qu Li as my apprentice. Now it seems that this wish will be dashed!"
He felt somewhat lost.
"Although I can't be your apprentice, it's possible for us to communicate with each other and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses." Qu Li said with a smile.
The high priest's eyes were deep and he felt that she seemed to have other purposes, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment.
"During this period, Qu Li has been living and eating in the High Priest's Mansion. They must have teamed up to deliberately cheat us out of our money!"
A fierce murderous intent burst out from the high priest's dark eyes. A burst of internal force burst out from his hand, and the man in blue was instantly mute-sealed, unable to make a sound.
"Since you don't believe it, let's test it right here and now!"
As soon as the high priest finished speaking, someone boiled three bowls of medicine according to the poison that Qu Li had just prepared.
Then came the antidote prepared by the high priest, the same three bowls.
It was pitch black and looked a bit creepy.
The people were worried and took a few steps back, fearing that they would become the person being tested on the medicine.
"It seems like you were the one who said just now that I also have a share in the casino? You also know that Qu Li has been living in the High Priest's Mansion these days!" The High Priest stared at the man in blue with a gloomy look in his eyes.
A huge fear spread from the eyes of the man in blue. His teeth were chattering and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.
The reason why he instigated the people was because he was instructed by Lan Yufeng.
Lan Yufeng threatened him with the lives of his family, and he dared not disobey.
Now that his life was almost gone, he naturally pushed Lan Yufeng out.
However, he was mute-pressed and couldn't speak. He could only point at Lan Yufeng with an anxious look in his eyes, and he was almost on the verge of crying.
The high priest raised his hand again and sent out a burst of internal force at him.
"The young master told me to say that!"
The man in blue suddenly spoke, and his words were like a bolt from the blue.
Everyone looked at Lan Yufeng.
Lan Yufeng's eyes were filled with cruelty as he stared at the man in blue. "What nonsense are you talking about, you thief?"
The confused people turned their attention to the man in blue, not knowing who to believe for a moment.
"High Priest, the Lan family is loyal to you! Look, if you ask me to kneel down and apologize, I will kneel down and apologize! How could I possibly do something like this that would only shoot myself in the foot?"
The high priest raised the corners of his thin mouth. "Since you said that the Lan family is loyal to me, and all the conflicts are caused by your people in the Lan Mansion, then, in order to express the Lan Mansion's loyalty to me, you will be the one to test the medicine!"
Lan Yufeng knelt for a whole day and night, and was caught in the rain at night. His face was already as pale as paper, and when he heard the high priest's words, he felt as if he had lost half his life.
how so?
He clearly wanted to kill the high priest and Qu Li, so why was he the one who suffered the consequences in the end?
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