Chapter 25 Poisoning
With so many witnesses present, plus Granny Tan's personal testimony, even those who had doubts did not refuse the suggestion to show off their extraordinary encounter to revive Vice Chief Ma.
Qiao Feng looked around and saw that more and more people were gathering here. Remembering the urgent military intelligence that the disciples of the guild had sent earlier, he quickly spoke.
"Reviving Deputy Chief Ma is the most important thing, but the urgent military situation is even more important. In that case, let's split up and act separately."
"Arrange for a group of people to escort this girl to revive Deputy Chief Ma, and the rest will stay behind to check on the urgent military situation."
“This plan is feasible,” Elder Xu, who was the most senior among those present, readily agreed. “However, Chief Qiao, you have another deadly deed to tell us. Please stay and listen.”
Although he didn't know what Elder Xu was talking about, Qiao Feng always acted with a clear conscience, so he naturally agreed without hesitation.
"In that case, let Elder Transmission of Skills escort this young lady to revive Vice Chief Ma."
"Could you take me with you?"
A soft, weak voice rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice to see that it was Madam Ma who had spoken.
As the widow of Deputy Chief Ma, she was naturally entitled to go along.
“Alright,” Qiao Feng then assigned a few more disciples: “Take good care of Madam Ma.”
The disciples all raised their hands in agreement.
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As a JX3 player, even if you switch to a support role, you can still use the advanced movement skills from special encounters.
However, seeing Madam Ma smiling and inviting her to ride in the sedan chair together, she decisively abandoned her extraordinary lightness skill and sat in the sedan chair with the beautiful NPC.
The sedan chair didn't look very big from the outside, but once you sat inside, you'd find that it really was just as small as it looked from the outside.
Hahahaha.
Amused by her own nonsensical thoughts, she couldn't help but type a series of "hahaha" in the current channel.
Madam Ma: "What makes you laugh so heartily, young lady?"
Show off your amazing encounter! Now is the perfect time to be bursting with curiosity about the NPC in front of you, so naturally you won't hesitate to tell her the little jokes you've come up with.
Mrs. Ma: "Thinking about it that way, it does make some sense."
Showing off her unexpected encounter, she realized the NPC was just being polite, and her goodwill towards her immediately increased.
Madam Ma: "By the way, I am Kang Min. I have not yet had the pleasure of asking your name, young lady?"
As the NPC spoke, the name above her head changed from Madam Ma to Kang Min.
He shared his extraordinary experience and also posted his name.
"My name is Xiu Chu Qi Yu, Xiu from Qi Xiu Fang, and Qi Yu from Jue Shi Qi Yu?"
Kang Min: "Seven Show Pavilion? Is that where young ladies learn their skills?"
"Pretty much. Qixiufang was established by the eldest and second eldest aunts to take in women who had nowhere to go during the chaos of war. We did learn our martial arts at Qixiufang."
Kang Min: "Such a sacred place, I have never heard of it before. It seems I am indeed quite ignorant."
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. None of you here have heard of it either. This is our first time here too."
Kang Min: "I see."
After waiting a while and seeing that no new chat boxes appeared, he turned his attention to the world channel to watch the drama unfold.
Right now, the world chat is buzzing with discussion about this update.
"What the hell? You can actually get free outfits in game levels? How come I only found out after the developers fixed this bug? I'm so late in finding out! *crying*"
"Don't eat shit, it's disgusting."
"Don't eat shit, it's disgusting."
"What do the free cosmetic items actually look like? I've never seen them before!"
"What do the free cosmetic items actually look like? I've never seen them before!"
The familiar copycat mentality has resurfaced.
Suddenly overcome with vanity, he opened the appearance interface and shared the appearance he was wearing.
"You're welcome, don't be so polite, peony of a prosperous age."
"Ahhh, it's so beautiful, damn lucky guy."
"Who asked you? (Burning)"
"Who asked you? (Burning)"
Having successfully obtained a large number of sounds of breaking through defenses, I was satisfied with showing off my unexpected encounter and felt happy.
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He successfully invited the strange woman to ride in the sedan chair with him, and then heard a joke that wasn't funny at all.
Kang Min rolled her eyes inwardly, but verbally agreed with the other person. She successfully learned the other person's name.
"Showing off an extraordinary encounter, it doesn't sound like a name from the Central Plains."
Kang Min continued to tempt her with words.
As expected, the other party was just a novice. In just a few words, she revealed her lineage and background completely.
"I wonder if we can use this Seven Show Pavilion for something?"
A thought flashed through her mind. Kang Min clutched her chest, feigning discomfort, and quietly waited for the person in front of her to take the bait.
...
The time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed, but there was still no movement from inside the sedan chair.
Just when Kang Min thought her scheme had been exposed, she suddenly heard the woman opposite her say something.
"You're welcome, don't be so polite, peony of a prosperous age."
"?"
Kang Min looked up at Xiu Chuqi, only to see that after she spoke, she didn't look at anyone, but just sat there blankly staring at the top of the sedan chair, as if she hadn't said anything at all.
Kang Min, who was always good at understanding people's hearts, felt somewhat at a loss for the first time.
"What is this little girl doing?"
"Could it be that they are testing me?"
Is "The Peony of a Prosperous Age" a secret code?
Kang Min had many doubts, but no one could answer them for her.
The disciples carrying the sedan chair were exceptionally skilled in light-footed movements, and Kang Min could feel the sedan chair moving incredibly fast. At this rate, they would arrive at the grave of that dead Vice Chief Ma in less than two days.
She had to find a way to kill the girl before the sedan chair reached the dead man.
With a thought flashing through her mind, Kang Min immediately pretended to be unwell and collapsed onto the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter.
"What’s wrong with you?"
That brat finally showed some reaction.
Kang Min clutched her chest, her brows furrowing slightly. "Perhaps I've been too sad lately; my chest hurts terribly."
"Miss Xiu, can you take a look at me?"
As he spoke, he reached out his hand.
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she didn't catch the jade hand, but merely stared at the top of Kang Min's head. Then she shook her head and said...
"I checked, your health bar is full, and you're not injured. Your character status also doesn't show any negative effects like poisoning, internal injury, or confusion, so you should be fine."
Kang Min was startled: "You can tell without taking a pulse?"
"Why would I take your pulse? I don't know any medicine. Resurrection and healing are just skills."
"You don't know medicine," Kang Min murmured softly, "but do you know poisons?"
"No, not at all," the woman opposite replied frankly.
"Yeah?"
Kang Min lowered her eyes, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips.
"Miss Xiu, you must be careful when you travel the world."
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After idling in the sedan chair for a long time, it finally got dark in the game level.
The Elder Transmission of Skills said, "It's not good to travel in the dark, Miss Xiu. Why don't we rest here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow?"
Showing off an unexpected encounter with an indifferent response.
"Sure, either way is fine with me."
Since she had already found a way to make money, she didn't care about the cost of the game cards.
I sat down by the campfire set up by the NPCs, and suddenly remembered my alt character, Wanling. If only Qixiu could have a tent; it would match the night so perfectly.
Kang Min, who also stepped down from the sedan chair, naturally sat down next to her and handed her a bag of pastries.
Kang Min: "Would you like to eat something first?"
After accepting the pastries from the NPC, you'll find yourself holding a packet of poisonous plum cakes, a result of a strange encounter.
poisonous?
Showing off her adventures, Xiu Chuqiyu looked up at Kang Min and noticed that her name flashed again, going from yellow to red and back to yellow in an instant, but it piqued Xiu Chuqiyu's interest once more.
She happily stuffed the poisoned plum cake into her mouth.
She won't eat anything that isn't poisonous.
I just love these weird and wonderful props.
Is there anything else?
This is an absolute must-have for collectors!
The NPC opposite was taken aback.
Kang Min: Yes.
He then handed her a bag of pastries.
Showing off his unexpected encounter, he looked down and saw three large characters written on it: "Plum Cake".
Non-toxic?
He stuffed the plum cake into his backpack, then reached out again to show off his unexpected adventure.
"I want the same kind as before; this bag is different from the previous one."
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Stepping down from the sedan chair, Kang Min sat down next to Xiu Chuqi. Looking at her face, which appeared exceptionally beautiful in the firelight, a hint of malice flashed in Kang Min's eyes.
"Would you like to eat something first?"
He handed over the poisoned pastries he had been holding.
She secretly added the poison to the pastries after learning that Xiu had neither medical nor poison skills. Anyone who ate even a little bit would silently die from the poison two hours later.
Watching the other person accept the pastries without realizing it and happily eat them, Kang Min couldn't help but smile.
Is there anything else?
A hand suddenly appeared in front of her, and Kang Min, who was lost in her own thoughts, was startled and cried out.
She stared blankly at the strange encounter for a moment, then took out another bag of non-toxic pastries from her bosom and handed it out.
But Xiuchu only glanced at it before putting it in her bag and then reached out her hand to him.
"I want the same kind as before; this bag is different from the previous one."
"!"
Upon hearing this, Kang Min's heart nearly stopped beating.
"She found out!"
"She discovered I poisoned it!"
She stared blankly at the extraordinary encounter, her mind racing, trying to come up with an excuse to extricate herself from the situation.
"Yes, I can say I don't know."
“These pastries were bought on the street by the Beggars’ Sect disciples. No one can prove that I poisoned them. I also have no reason to poison someone who could resurrect my husband.”
"As long as I don't admit it, no one can do anything to me."
With this in mind, Kang Min finally calmed down.
She waited quietly for Xiu to reveal her extraordinary encounter and launch an attack.
To her surprise, the other person only looked at her for a moment before speaking in a disappointed tone.
"I'd like another one of those pastries, is it sold out?"
Forcing a smile, Kang Min gently shook her head.
"That's all. I only have these two packets of pastries left, and I've given them all to you."
Hearing this, the elder who was passing on his skills chuckled and said, "Miss Xiu, it's no wonder you like pastries. We'll be passing through a town tomorrow, and we'll buy you a few more packs then."
"All right."
"You have to keep your word and buy it for me."
Setting aside any strange methods the other party might use, she doesn't seem very old; she's just a little girl who likes pastries.
The elder who had passed on his skills looked at the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter with a much warmer gaze.
He smiled and agreed, "Okay, definitely."
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