NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 519: 【392】If you don’t drink a toast, you drink a penalty, what if I kill you (third update, asking for monthly votes)_1
Chapter 519: 【392】If you don’t drink a toast, you drink a penalty, what if I kill you (third update, asking for monthly votes)_1
The three assassins from the Huang family were still somewhat shocked and doubtful.
The door behind them burst open, and their attention was drawn to the hole in the wall ahead, completely neglecting what was behind them.
It was precisely because of this that when Jiang Xinrun appeared, his sword easily ended the life of one of the assassins.
The other two assassins were repelled by the Qingfeng Sword.
Their focus snapped back rapidly.
“Pfft!”
Jiang Xinrun’s sword pierced directly through the heart of the person to his left, and before the one on the right could react, he was seized by the shoulders by a muscular man, who exposed his teeth in a menacing grin and, with brute force, tore him apart.
“Roar!!!”
The muscular man let out a satisfied animalistic roar.
Jiang Xinrun looked over curiously.
It wasn’t that he found the man’s methods overly brutal.
Rather, he felt that his method bore some uncanny resemblance to the Family Head’s transformation into a beast god.
“Mr. Qi,” Jiang Xinrun said, looking over.
“I’m poisoned,” Qi Zhonglu said, with lips no longer just purple-black, as the poisonous discoloration had now spread to his entire face.
Jiang Xinrun’s face changed, and he hurried over.
Qi Zhonglu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The blood was black, and it seemed as if there were wriggling things within it.
“It’s the Black Blood Gu…” Qi Zhonglu said with a contorted face: “Golden Needle Grass, Glory Sea, and Skinny Monkey Mushroom… Quick, go prepare them; without the antidote in three days, I’m as good as dead!”
Jiang Xinrun’s face went pale.
Before he could say anything,
Qi Zhonglu fainted, pitching forward, luckily caught by the muscular man’s broad arms.
The muscular man was utterly baffled.
“What do we do?”
He looked at Jiang Xinrun, wearing a mask.
He was good at fighting.
But when it came to antidotes and such, just hearing the names of those medicinal herbs made his head ache.
Jiang Xinrun fell silent for a moment before saying, “Without the antidote in three days, he will die.”
“Three days…” the muscular man said anxiously, “Then you give him the antidote.”
“The antidote he just mentioned is…” Jiang Xinrun was also troubled; he had only a vague understanding of medicinal herbs and couldn’t remember them all.
“What monkey?” he hesitated and looked over.
The Death Warriors of Jiang family nervously lowered their heads, avoiding his gaze.
“What monkey?” the muscular man repeated, looking at Jiang Xinrun.
The two grown men looked at each other, at a loss for words.
“What monkey?”
Jiang Xinrun forced a smile.
You’re asking me?
The muscular man held Qi Zhonglu in one arm and scratched his head in frustration with his other hand.
…
Pei Jinye emerged from behind the wall with a deep gaze.
Jiang Xinrun stiffened immediately.
The muscular man looked at Pei Jinye in confusion; he didn’t recognize him, especially now that Pei Jinye wore a mask.
But noticing the change in attitude from Jiang Xinrun and his people, he understood that this was one of their own.
“Master…”
Jiang Xinrun didn’t finish speaking when Pei Jinye raised his hand to stop him.
He walked to the muscular man’s side and extended his hand to feel Qi Zhonglu’s condition.
Even without extraordinary medical skills, Pei Jinye could sense that Qi Zhonglu’s condition was not looking good.
“So… who are you?” the muscular man asked hesitantly.
Pei Jinye glanced at him and withdrew his hand, “Call me Mr. Cang.”
The muscular man was half-conviced.
Jiang Xinrun, knowing his master did not want to reveal his real identity, approached quietly and said, “Mr. Cang, just before he fainted, Qi Zhonglu mentioned that he was poisoned by a Gu. He also said there was a cure, only…”
He hesitated.
The muscular man earnestly added, “I remember he spoke of some monkey.”
“It’s Skinny Monkey Mushroom,” Pei Jinye said calmly.
The muscular man was startled, then slapped his thigh, “Right, right, right, that’s it.”
Pei Jinye looked thoughtfully at Jiang Xinrun, “Arrange for someone who can disguise themselves to go to the market and purchase Golden Needle Grass, Glory Sea, and Skinny Monkey Mushroom.”
Jiang Xinrun hurried to take note.
This time he memorized it carefully.
He repeated several times.
Still, he mispronounced Skinny Monkey Mushroom.
Pei Jinye looked at his clumsy manner but said nothing more.
“Forget it, you stay here with your men to clean up the scene. The enemy won’t stop at this; keep a covert watch.”
Jiang Xinrun let out a sigh of relief internally and responded solemnly, “Yes!”
“I’ll go with you,” the muscular man hastily said.
Pei Jinye glanced at him, “Can you disguise yourself?”
“No,” the muscular man said, standing upright.
“If you can’t, then stay here.” Pei Jinye didn’t look back. He signaled several burly men skilled at disguise to follow him and they left together.
The muscular man felt a bit disappointed.
Jiang Xinrun commented, “You’re too big, you’d be more likely to get spotted.”
“True,” the muscular man scratched his head, then suddenly inhaled sharply.
Jiang Xinrun looked at him quizzically.
“He’s burning up,” the muscular man said, dropping Qi Zhonglu’s body.
Both looked curiously.
Unnoticed, Qi Zhonglu’s body was now not just covered with black patterns but also scorching hot.
The muscular man became concerned.
Jiang Xinrun said gravely, “Wrap him in something and let’s pull out of here.”
“Okay.”
After Pei Jinye and his group left the countryside, they changed their appearances and drove an unmarked car into Da Peng City.
Golden Needle Grass and Glory Sea were easy to find.
But the Skinny Monkey Mushroom… after visiting two shops, they still hadn’t found any.
“Tsk!”
A car darted out from a corner ahead, the driver quickly swerved to avoid it.
“Family Head,” once the car stopped, the driver looked terrified, as if he feared Pei Jinye might kill him on the spot.
Pei Jinye didn’t reproach him but instead said calmly, “Let’s go, westward.”
“Family Head, that car that just passed us was following us,” the driver barely finished before seeing a luxury sports car speeding ahead of them, with a man and a woman inside. The woman appeared to be shocked, but the young man was relishing the thrill of speed.
“Family Head, he’s blocking our car,” the driver urgently said.
Pei Jinye frowned, somewhat wanting to kill the person on the spot, and said coldly, “Hit the gas. Ram through.”
“Yes!”
The engine roared into life.
The luxury sports car that was prepared to block them hastily swerved out of the way. The young man in the car watched helplessly as Pei Jinye and his entourage left before the traffic light changed, angrily pounding on the steering wheel.
…
Fifteen minutes later.
A luxury sports car parked in front of a shop, and the young man who got out suddenly looked suspiciously at a car parked next to the entrance. It seemed strangely familiar.
The female companion with him had already started to feel sick and was leaning against the wall.
“Young master,” the manager quickly approached, looking pleased.
“Whose car is that?” the young man asked, pointing at the car across the street.
“A group of people just came in, saying they wanted to buy Skinny Monkey Mushrooms…” the manager hurriedly said.
“Don’t sell,” the young man left two words behind and walked in first, without bothering to take care of the female companion.
The manager was taken aback and walked quickly forward, whispering, “The supply of Skinny Monkey Mushrooms is tight this year, we can raise the price.”
“I said don’t sell. Can’t you understand human speech?” the young man said, frowning impatiently.
“Young Master Liu…” the girl hurried over.
Seeing her in such a state, the young man threw a wad of cash and said impatiently, “Take the money and get lost.”
The girl’s face instantly turned pale with patches of green.
Before she could beg for anything, the young man had already walked into the hall, where from afar he saw Pei Jinye and his group selecting Skinny Monkey Mushrooms.
“It really is you!”
Being ignored on the road earlier had caused him to lose face.
And now seeing Pei Jinye and his group buying items in his family’s shop…
A smirk crossed his lips.
His thoughts immediately became more active.
…
“How much is this box?” Pei Jinye was inquiring.
“This box is 150,000, using the purest and most natural refining…” The girl at the front desk was introducing the product when suddenly a young man’s voice came from the side.
“Not for sale.”
The front desk, on seeing the Young master, quickly greeted him.
Pei Jinye looked calm, “Your shop doesn’t sell things?”
“I apologize, this item has already been reserved by someone else, I’m really sorry…” the manager hurriedly followed up on the Young master’s words.
“I’ll pay 300,000,” Pei Jinye raised the offer.
“It’s not for sale even for a higher price,” the young man said with a playful look toward Pei Jinye, “Who was driving just now? Race me with your car. If you can beat me, I’ll sell it to you.”
Pei Jinye had no interest in talking to such a pampered young master, “One million.”
The manager’s hand trembled.
One million… pure profit!
He hurriedly looked at the Young master.
However, the young man was somewhat annoyed, “I’m talking to you, don’t you understand? This shop is owned by my family. Without my permission, do you think you can buy it?”
Pei Jinye looked at the time.
A Death Warrior of the Jiang Family came over to his side and whispered, “Master, we have investigated. Apart from this shop, there are none in the nearby shops either. There is also none in Da Peng City… It is exclusive to the North Continent.”
Hearing this, Pei Jinye looked toward the young man, “Want to race cars?”
A muscular man by his side had already stepped forward.
But at that moment, the dissatisfaction of being ignored flared up in the young man’s heart again. He especially disliked Pei Jinye’s nonchalant tone.
Not only had Pei Jinye embarrassed him earlier,
But now he came to his family’s shop to buy things with that same attitude…
He said on the spot, “I changed my mind. I gave you a chance earlier and you didn’t take it. Now you’re begging me, huh? Beg me and I might sell it to you.”
The eyes of the muscular man beside Pei Jinye suddenly became dangerous.
The young man took interest in watching Pei Jinye, “Driving with a fake license plate, aren’t you? Go ahead and smash my shop. If you make a big scene, you’ll see—crack!”
A crisp sound came from the young man’s throat.
His eyes instantly dimmed.
The manager and the front desk, along with other bystanders, all widened their eyes in surprise, completely unexpected.
“You don’t want a face when it’s given to you,” Pei Jinye casually discarded the young man’s body, looked at the front desk girl who instinctively stepped back, her hands unconsciously placing the box on the counter.
“Thank you.”
Pei Jinye picked up the box containing the Skinny Monkey Mushrooms.
“You all—” The manager finally snapped out of it and was just about to activate the alarm when a hand pressed down on him.
“Bang!”
He was smashed hard against a display cabinet ten or more meters away. The glass shattered, the alarm sounded, and chaos ensued on the scene.
Amidst the screams of women, everyone frantically fled for their lives.
Pei Jinye activated his brainwaves to destroy the surveillance equipment, not forgetting to turn to his subordinate and say, “Blow up the car, and we’ll take a detour later.”
“Yes.”
The guards of the shop didn’t dare to approach and also fled the scene along with everyone else.
The young man’s body lay trampled upon, unregarded.
Pei Jinye didn’t even feel like glancing at it.
He looked around at the treasures, his eyes flickering.
The one who kills is above all taboo!
…
…
When the Federation Night Patrol Department arrived at the scene, the shop was engulfed in a great fire.
“Put out the fire first!”
The middle-aged leader frowned as he looked on.
His companion also showed a worried expression, “Captain, the Red Fire Case in Xi Qing District earlier has no leads yet, and now there’s been another violent murder here. Two major cases in one day—the higher-ups are about to explode with anger.”
The middle-aged man looked deeply concerned.
…
Meanwhile.
In a tea house on the Western Continent.
A young man heard something and turned his head.
“They’re all dead? Since when does Qi Zhonglu have such an expert by his side?”
“It’s probably someone he brought in from the Central State. But we haven’t been able to confirm the identity yet. Additionally, we just learned that his daughter is now in Da Peng City getting close with the Jiang family.”
“Which Jiang family?” The young man looked disinterested, “Da Peng City, such a small place, isn’t worth our attention.”
“Young Master, the Jiang family is deeply entrenched in Da Peng City. Our people have already received a warning from the local authorities. Regarding Qi Zhonglu’s daughter, I’m afraid…” the subordinate said hesitantly.
The young man looked amused, “The Jiang family… Tell them that as long as they are willing to hand over the person, the Huang Family is willing to grant them some resources.”
“Yes.”