Chapter 743
A Tremendous Connection
Xu Bo'an had already displayed his power, so he didn't bother to lower himself to pay attention to the lowly Chief Suo.
Xu Bo'an turned to Yan Shouyi and asked, "Yan Shouyi, I've come here to ask you how you dealt with the person who provided the strange poison to Commander Suo today, and where is he now?"
Upon hearing the mountain god's question, Yan Shouyi couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had just captured Mr. Naji. Otherwise, how embarrassing would it have been if he had said "I don't know" when the mountain god asked him!
Yan Shouyi said, "Reporting to Grandpa Mountain God, I also brought Mr. Ji back with me, and he is currently locked up in a room!"
Xu Bo'an said, "That's good. Bring him here to me. I have some questions for him!"
Yan Shouyi replied, "Yes!"
Then he sent two of his guards to bring Mr. Ji over.
Before long, Mr. Ji was captured by two guards. As soon as Mr. Ji entered and saw Captain Suo, he was furious. He angrily rebuked Captain Suo, "Captain Suo, I really misjudged you. I thought you were a regular armed force and much stronger than those mountain bandits, which is why I sought to cooperate with you. I didn't expect you to be so weak. What a waste of all my top-quality poison! If you weren't so weak, I wouldn't have been captured by them!"
As Mr. Ji spoke, he waited for the right opportunity to escape. He knew that among these people, only Yan Shouyi could control him. As long as he killed Yan Shouyi, he would be able to escape with his superb lightness skills.
Although the soldiers under Yan Shouyi who had been poisoned by his strange poison had been cured, he had just heard that Yan Shouyi and the others were able to be cured because they had the help of a master. But he just didn't believe it. It was lucky that a master helped him once. Did he think that the master would be watching him all the time?
Unless his eyes are on Yan Shouyi, he can't keep an eye on him all the time, otherwise it's impossible for him to appear at the exact moment Yan Shouyi is in danger.
As long as I escape now, even if they find me, they won't be able to find me for a while. The time they have to search for me is enough for me to find a hiding place.
Thinking this, Mr. Ji realized that the time was almost ripe and he was getting closer and closer to Yan Shouyi. He decided to use his resources wisely and, taking advantage of Yan Shouyi's inattention, secretly took the last bit of poison from his body, thinking that no one would find out.
When he saw that the distance between himself and Yan Shouyi was just right, Mr. Ji swiftly reached out his hand, intending to sprinkle the poison in front of Yan Shouyi.
Just then, Yan Shouyi noticed Mr. Ji's unusual behavior and prepared to reach out to stop him from holding the poison. However, just as he was about to reach out to stop Mr. Ji, Xu Bo'an, who had already seen through Mr. Ji's trick, reached into the bonsai world in advance and quickly snatched the poison that Mr. Ji was about to spill before Yan Shouyi could act, and held it in his own hand.
Xu Bo'an made his move at this critical moment to test Yan Shouyi's reaction ability. Unexpectedly, the kid reacted quite quickly and did not disappoint him.
However, Xu Bo'an thought that the poison in Mr. Ji's hand was extremely potent, and Yan Shouyi would be poisoned if he came into contact with even a tiny bit of it. Since Xu Bo'an was also present, he took action in time just in case, which would also reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Otherwise, if Yan Shouyi were to be poisoned, not only would Yan Shouyi suffer, but I would also have to spend time saving him, which would be too time-consuming and laborious.
Just as Mr. Ji was about to slip the poison from his sleeve and throw it at Yan Shouyi, it inexplicably vanished into thin air.
Mr. Ji was stunned, Yan Shouyi was stunned, and everyone present was stunned for a moment.
Mr. Ji was particularly shocked, as if struck by lightning. It was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight. The poison he had just been holding had vanished into thin air. Mr. Ji's expression froze. He was shocked, utterly shocked. What on earth was going on?
He saw Yan Shouyi make a move, but clearly Yan Shouyi's hand didn't reach out to him and didn't even touch him. Could it be that Yan Shouyi can retrieve objects from a distance?
But even if Yan Shouyi could retrieve objects from a distance, he should have something in his hand, but Mr. Ji didn't see anything in Yan Shouyi's hand at this moment!
Then his eyes quickly scanned every corner of the room, but he still couldn't find any trace of the poison!
Didn't those soldiers just say that the expert who helped Yan Shouyi's men detoxify was a stunningly beautiful woman who fell from the sky? How come they haven't even seen her and their things are gone?
This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Who on earth is behind this?! It's over before I even had a chance to make a move. How am I supposed to live now?!
While Yan Shouyi was shocked, his eyes lit up. He immediately realized that it must have been the Mountain God who had intervened. No one else could have such great supernatural powers.
Thinking of this, Yan Shouyi quickly knelt down again on the prayer mat in front of the statue of the Mountain God, kowtowed and thanked the deity, saying, "This humble one knows that the person with such great power is none other than the Mountain God. Thank you for your help, Mountain God! Thank you for your help!"
When Suo Ba Zong and the others saw Yan Shouyi's actions, they immediately realized that it was Grandpa Mountain God who had intervened again.
Xu Bo'an said to Yan Shouyi, "Yan Shouyi, your reaction speed is also quite good. I was right about you. I believe you will definitely accomplish great things!"
Yan Shouyi said, "Thank you for your praise, Grandpa Mountain God. I will do my best to do my job well and not let you down!"
Mr. Ji was stunned to hear Yan Shouyi actually talking to the Mountain God. His shock was far greater than that of Captain Suo earlier. At this moment, Mr. Ji's eyes were wide open like copper bells, and his mouth was so wide that it seemed he could swallow an egg. He had wandered the martial arts world for so many years and considered himself to have seen a lot of things and had a wealth of experience, but he had never heard of such an unbelievable thing as the Mountain God returning to his place.
But the sudden disappearance of his poison, the conversation between Yan Shouyi and the Mountain God, and the appearance of that ethereal yet majestic voice made Mr. Ji have no choice but to believe that it was real.
Just as Mr. Ji was in shock, Xu Bo'an spoke up, "Mr. Ji, right? I'm asking you where these poisons came from?"
When Mr. Ji heard that ethereal yet majestic voice ring out again, he immediately came to his senses and, like Yan Shouyi, obediently knelt on the prayer mat in front of the mountain god and Buddha statue.
With a trembling voice, he spoke to the mountain god statue, "Replying to...replying to the mountain god, I have...I have nothing left. What you took away just now was the last bit of medicine powder I had!"
Xu Bo'an activated his X-ray vision and scanned Mr. Ji from head to toe, finding that, as he had said, there was nothing else he was hiding on him. He angrily rebuked him, "That's a complete evasion of the question! I am the Mountain God, and you are transparent to me. Do you not know if you have anything else on you? Just answer whatever I ask you!"
Upon hearing the Mountain God's angry rebuke, Mr. Ji quickly said, "Yes...yes, Mountain God, I have never seen you manifest before, and I am truly terrified. I was momentarily stunned and my words are somewhat incoherent. I hope you will forgive me! These highly poisonous powders were specially made by my master!"
Xu Bo'an said, "And who is your master? Tell me in detail!"
Mr. Ji said, “In reply to Grandpa Mountain God, my master’s name is Qin Xiaohai. He was one of the top ten masters of the Great Jing Dynasty. He was good at using the ‘Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Needle’ to save people and could also kill people invisibly with the ‘Bone-Eroding Powder’. He was a master of both medicine and poison. However, he has been retired from the martial arts world for many years and has not cared about worldly affairs. No one knows his whereabouts.”
I was merely an outer disciple under my master, the lowest level of personnel, responsible for the sect's daily affairs, such as patrolling the mountains, procuring supplies, and receiving visitors. Since my master retired from the martial world and handed the sect over to the left and right protectors, the two frequently clashed due to disagreements, ultimately splitting the sect into two factions, one black and one white, until it finally collapsed completely!
Xu Bo'an said, "Then you said this poison was left to you by your master. How did you, a disciple at the very bottom of the outer sect, gain your master's favor and have him give you such a precious thing?"
Mr. Ji was a little embarrassed when he heard the mountain god's question. He lowered his head and stammered, "Replying to the mountain god, I only said that to raise my status and make others trust me more. My master doesn't even know my name, so how would he know me? I secretly picked up those Shadow Spider venoms by chance, so the amount is not much!"
Soba was furious when he heard what Mr. Ji said. He said to Mr. Ji, "You old bastard, you lied to me and said that your Shadow Spider Venom was left to you by your master. I thought you were so powerful, but I didn't expect you to be such a fraud! I shouldn't have trusted you in the first place!"
Mr. Ji looked at Captain Suo and said, "Hmph, you still have the nerve to insult me? I only sought cooperation with you because I thought you were a regular member of the imperial army and that you were quite powerful. I didn't expect you to be even less capable than me!"
Suo Ba Zong was so angry that his face turned red when he heard Mr. Ji's words. He looked at Mr. Ji as if he wanted to say something more, but at this moment Yan Shouyi spoke up and said to the two of them in an annoyed tone, "Grandpa Mountain God is here, don't be rude!"
After hearing Yan Shouyi's words, the two stopped paying attention to each other.
Once the two had calmed down, Xu Bo'an asked again, "As far as I know, this Shadow Spider venom is a toxin secreted by a type of Shadow Spider. What is the connection between your sect and this type of Shadow Spider?"
Upon hearing the Mountain God's question, Mr. Ji replied, "In response to the Mountain God's question, this Shadow Spider venom was created by our master based on the toxins secreted by the Shadow Spider and further refined by him. The purpose of our master in refining this venom was to have a powerful weapon to protect the sect from collapsing. Unexpectedly, the formula was secretly stolen by the Left Protector Jiang Canzhu, who then joined the opposing forces. Afterwards, the Left Protector even established a sect called the Shadow Poison Sect."
Xu Bo'an didn't care about the infighting between their sects. After gaining a general understanding, Xu Bo'an asked again, "Do the Shadow Poison Sect members have spider marks printed on their backs and below their necks?"
After listening, Mr. Ji said, "Grandpa Mountain God, you are right. The people of the Shadow Poison Sect often split into several forces to act secretly. To make them easy to identify, they have a spider mark imprinted on the back of everyone's neck!"
Xu Bo'an then asked, "So what is your purpose in coming here today to cooperate with Commander Suo? Could it be that you are a member of the Shadow Poison Cult?"
Mr. Ji said, “In reply to Grandpa Mountain God, the people of the Shadow Poison Sect are extremely ruthless. How could I be one of them? Since our sect was destroyed, I have never joined any faction. I am now just an idle person. I only secretly joined forces with some people from our sect to help Right Protector Xie Canglan revive our Xuan Yang Sect, which is dedicated to saving lives. We discovered that Lord Yan’s flying artifact is very powerful, so we thought of cooperating with Commander Suo to steal it and give it to our Right Protector. We hope that he can regain his confidence with the help of this powerful weapon and restore our Xuan Yang Sect as soon as possible, so that he can do something meaningful for the people of the world!”
I initially thought Lord Yan was a bandit, and had no idea he was actually a god like you, the Mountain God, who protects all living beings. If I had known Lord Yan was on the side of justice, I, Ji, would never have done such a thing to harm reason! I hope you, Mountain God, can forgive me!
His guess was right. The Shadow Spider venom was indeed closely related to the death of Chen Shishi's parents. Xu Bo'an used his X-ray vision to look at Mr. Ji's back and found that there was indeed no spider mark on Mr. Ji's back. Hearing the sincere emotion in Mr. Ji's voice, Xu Bo'an used his keen senses to judge that Mr. Ji was telling the truth.
Xu Bo'an then said, "I am the Mountain God, a deity who brings blessings to all living beings. If today's events have caused trouble because of you, I will not let you off easily. Fortunately, everyone is at peace now. Since the whole cause and effect of the matter is clear, and you are on the side of justice, I will naturally not blame you for this. However, I must remind you that you must not act rashly in the future. Think thrice before you act, understand?"
Mr. Ji said, "Yes! I will follow the teachings of the Mountain God!"
After saying this, Mr. Ji looked at Yan Shouyi with remorse and said, "Lord Yan, I am truly sorry. I acted too rashly today. I hope you can forgive me for this!"
The Mountain God is never wrong in judging people. Since he has forgiven Mr. Ji, why should Yan Shouyi blame him? He looked at Mr. Ji and said, "Don't worry, let's let this matter rest. I won't hold it against you!" (End of Chapter)