Chapter 213 The Top Spot is Right Before Your Eyes [1st Update]
Ying Zijing paused for a moment, but didn't react in any particular way.
She glanced at the big screen again, her voice low and cold: "Number one on the Poison Master Ranking?"
“Yeah.” Fifth Month burped. “We’ve been looking for it for over ten years, but we haven’t found it.”
As she spoke, she shrugged and said, "I don't know why the Bevin family is so persistent. Among the hunters, poison masters are the most ruthless, truly killing without leaving a trace."
Poison Masters can attack from a distance or at close range, and they are extremely good at hiding.
If he's a sharpshooter, at least you can determine where he's hiding afterward.
But a poison master is impossible.
The poison master made his move the instant he brushed past the other person.
By the time the poison takes effect, it is often several days or even a year later, and the person who was poisoned cannot even detect it.
“I’ve seen the 17th on the Poison Master list. He was an old man, and he looked quite scary,” Fifth Month said. “So I guess the number one on the Poison Master list should also be an old man. Anyway, these Poison Masters all live quite a long time.”
Although poisoners, alchemists, and ancient doctors all study medicine, they are fundamentally different.
Alchemy originated in the Middle Ages in Europe, and there were many books related to alchemy between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Initially, scientists studied alchemy to find out how to transform stones and some very common metals into gold.
This involves many chemical principles.
Therefore, alchemy also spurred the development of chemistry.
However, the advent of modern chemistry actually refuted alchemy, which is not the case.
The real alchemy was simply not revealed to ordinary people.
Alchemists sought not only to turn lead into gold, but also a panacea, or in other words, an elixir of immortality.
It has a similar effect to the alchemy techniques that were rumored during the imperial dynasty.
However, even with the combined efforts of the alchemy and ancient medicine communities, it is still impossible to truly grant immortality after so much time has passed.
At most, it would be to develop human potential to its limit and extend lifespan.
Poison masters are stronger than alchemists and ancient healers.
Because poison masters can heal people, but they can also kill them.
However, the poisons created by poison masters may not be curable by alchemists and ancient doctors.
Any poison master who makes it onto the list, even if they are only number one hundred, will be recruited by major international powers.
The Poison Master Ranking is far more prestigious than the Gun God Ranking.
“No.” Ying Zijing slowly tore open the chocolate’s wrapper, offering a rare rebuttal, “The number one on the Poison Master list isn’t an old man.”
She paused for a moment, then added, "She's very pretty, but her temper has become rather bad lately."
May: "???"
"Impossible, right?" Fifth Month was dumbfounded. "Back in my grandfather's time, the number one on the Poison Master list never changed. There was no name or code name. So many years have passed, how much better could it be?"
Because poison masters test drugs on their own bodies, most of them are neither human nor ghost.
The old man she met had completely necrotized the right side of his face.
As it turns out, they didn't care about their image at all, nor did they care whether it would scare the children, and they didn't even wear a full mask.
She couldn't bear it when she saw it and fainted.
After waking up, I vomited three times.
"Hmm," Ying Zijing said calmly, "It's been many years."
When the Hidden Alliance was first established, the Poison Master Ranking was the first list.
She just wanted to have some fun and didn't tell the other three people, and then she accidentally made it onto the list.
She simply left Earth; she didn't die.
Therefore, as long as no one can create a more potent poison or cure her poison, the top spot on the poison master list will remain unchanged.
Ying Zijin pressed her head down.
If it weren't brought up, she would have almost forgotten that she had such a mess to make.
However, the fact that she was ranked number one on the Poison Master list was something even number 10 didn't know, which saved them a lot of trouble.
"Hey, whatever." Fifth Month said carefree, "What does it matter to me whether the top-ranked person is male or female, old or young? I can't even afford to eat, let alone go see the top-ranked person."
After saying that, she handed the three tickets in her hand to the ticket inspector at the entrance of the building.
The competition among sharpshooters takes place at the very top of the building.
To prevent these sharpshooters from getting carried away and firing their guns indiscriminately, damaging other equipment.
However, no sharpshooter dares to act recklessly here. To this day, no hunter has been able to fully comprehend the overall strength of the Hidden Alliance.
As Ying Zijing walked inside, she answered a WeChat voice call from Grandpa Zhong.
"Zijin, there's something." Old Master Zhong's voice deepened. "Tianlu... knows your identity, but he's different from those two. He genuinely wants to make it up to you."
"They said they'd hold a banquet in Shanghai after you come back from your trip to verify your identity."
Originally, he was going to do this when he learned that Ying Zijing was his biological granddaughter.
But the winner wouldn't give in.
They will not provide a paternity test and will never acknowledge the child.
Several people in the Zhong family were also watching him closely, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
But with Ying Tianlu, things are different, and that can be proven.
"No need, Grandpa, I don't need it." Ying Zijing's voice was very calm. "However, please thank him for me."
**
The Zhong family's old house.
Grandpa Zhong had the phone on speakerphone, and Ying Tianlu, who was right next to him, naturally heard it.
He reached for his phone, but before he could say anything, the call ended.
Ying Tianlu stared blankly at the table.
After a long pause, he finally uttered two words, in a self-deprecating tone: "Too late."
He was too late.
The damage has been done and can never be undone.
He only regretted that he was just a child back then and couldn't do anything.
If it were him, he would never give up searching for Ying Zijing, and he would never let her be replaced by someone else.
By the time he had the ability, it was too late to turn back time.
“Tianlu, Zijing knows you’re doing this for her own good.” Old Master Zhong sighed and comforted him. “She also thanks you. Even if we can’t be siblings, we won’t be enemies.”
Ying Tianlu pinched the bridge of his nose, leaned back on the sofa, and tilted his head back: "Grandpa, can I stay here for a while?"
He couldn't calm down; he didn't want to see anyone from the Ying family.
If he returns to his private apartment, Ying Yuexuan might very well run over to him.
But now, he finds it hard to feel any more affection for her and wants to avoid her.
"You can stay here." Old Master Zhong knew he wouldn't recover anytime soon, so he nodded. "If you need anything, just tell the servants."
Ying Tianlu stared at the ceiling for a while, then remembered something and turned his head: "Grandpa, do you have any photos of Zijing?"
Yes, why?
"Give me a few, I'll print them out and use them as screensavers too."
"You wish."
Ying Tianlu paused, raising an eyebrow in disbelief: "Grandpa, what did you say?"
"You wish," Old Master Zhong scoffed. "Why should I give you my meticulously edited photo as your screensaver?"
"..."
Ying Tianlu then remembered that Grandpa Zhong was also a video blogger.
The video editing skills are incredibly advanced; they can cut people from two videos together.
"Fine." To get a photo of his younger sister, Ying Tianlu succumbed to the evil forces. "What do you say?"
"I'll owe you for now, we'll talk about it later." Old Master Zhong waved his hand and sent over all the photos he had organized.
Most of these photos are from concerts, but some are everyday snapshots.
The girl had no makeup, only pale lips, and her eyes were as white as snow.
Even her profile is breathtakingly beautiful.
As Ying Tianlu watched, the corners of his eyes gradually turned red, and his throat became dry and uncomfortable.
He suppressed the bitterness in his heart and smiled, "My sister is really beautiful."
Grandpa Zhong coldly interrupted him: "That's my granddaughter."
"..."
Ying Tianlu turned off his phone expressionlessly, picked up his black suit jacket, and went upstairs.
He lived here when he was a child. The old house has many rooms, so we've kept them for him so he can come back whenever he wants.
The furnishings inside the house remained unchanged, just as they always were.
Ying Tianlu leaned against the bookshelf, took out the bank card number that Grandpa Zhong had given him, looked at it, and then opened his mobile banking app.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he transferred all his savings from the past years to Ying Zijing.
**
Across the ocean.
It made a "ding" sound.
It's a notification of 30 million yuan arriving in the account.
Ying Zijing looked at the accompanying message, her eyes flickering slightly.
"Little sister, perhaps I am not worthy to call you that, but I still want to call you that."
I'm so sorry that I wasn't there to protect you during your most difficult time.
My brother doesn't know what else he can do right now, this is all he has. Please, please don't return it.
The signature at the bottom reads: Ying Tianlu.
After a long while, Ying Zijin sighed softly.
May heard this and turned around: "Miss, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Ying Zijing said calmly, closing the message. "It's a little troublesome, but not really."
The fact that she has a karmic connection with Ying Tianlu does not mean that she is involved with the Ying family.
"What's wrong?" Fifth Month scratched his head. "Can I help?"
"No need." Ying Zijing raised her eyes. "Let's go watch the competition first."
The three of them went inside and took the elevator directly to the top floor.
There was another group of people in the elevator.
Ying Zijing didn't like being too close to strangers, so she leaned against the corner of the elevator.
But her hearing was so good that she heard a sentence even though she wasn't far away.
“Miss, the First Poison Master has agreed to see us, but you need to take the Tranquilizing Flower to her.”
(End of this chapter)
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