105: Chapter 95: Taking Poison to Commit Suicide (Please Subscribe) 105: Chapter 95: Taking Poison to Commit Suicide (Please Subscribe) âMr.
Su, I understand,â the waiter said with a joyous smile across his face, finally able to sell premium goods during the absence of the boss.
The waiter surmised that the merchandise must have been left by the gentleman who had just visited.
Just as Su Changâan was about to say more, he heard Ye Tianâs sound transmission, and his figure swiftly flew out of the shop, meeting Ye Tian at the entrance.
âWhat has happened?â Su Changâan had not yet seen the hermit, but he became very vigilant upon detecting something awry, having been previously alerted by Ye Tian to look for signs of danger.
He only smelled an unusual scent, a whiff of gunpowder reminiscent of metal objects he had encountered before.
âLookâŠâ Ye Tian used an Illuminating Mirror magical treasure to reveal the two people hidden within his Heaven-Earth Net, invisible to ordinary people beneath his spell.
Inside his Illuminating Mirror were the two individuals, tied up so tightly they couldnât move an inch.
âIt is themâŠ
These two are the foreigners I mentioned before, the ones who ambushed me,â Su Changâan recognized the faces of the two men.
The hermits overheard the conversation and also the words spoken by Su Changâan.
They knew his voice.
Having been lying in wait for so many years within this kingdom, they had long since learned the language and could even speak it fluently.
This allowed them to impersonate others during their assassinations and leave behind evidence such as handwritten notes.
Upon seeing Su Changâan, their desire to live was no longer their own to control.
Being tortured by these two would be far more painful than death.
They were death servants loyal to their nation, and in the direst moments, they could only bite into the poison hidden in their teeth, ensuring that the dead would forever keep secrets.
Armed with Ye Tianâs Illuminating Mirror magical treasure, Su Changâan approached the bound pair, intending to interrogate them.
But as he came before them, he noticed the two men who had held their heads high now lowering them down.
âSo it was youâŠ
I did not expect that upon our next meeting, you would attempt another assassination.
What conspiracy lies behind your actions?
Why attack me, why try to assassinate me?â
Su Changâanâs interrogation was met with no response, but the air grew thick with the scent of bloodâa smell that also carried the aroma of poison.
Having experienced poisoning before, Su Changâan recognized the toxic scent and leapt dozens of feet away.
Ye Tian, who had been watching closely, saw Su Changâanâs panicked flight and took back his Illuminating Mirror, noticing through the mirrorâs glow that blood laced with the scent of poison was dripping from the mouths of the two men.
Ye Tian understood that such poison was not contagiousâit was merely a deadly toxin when ingested, and merely a foul smell to others, not something that would cause poisoning through scent alone.
He recalled seeing many detective movies in a past life of high technology, where such death servants of various organizations had to die without fail upon their missionâs failure, leaving no chance for interrogation, taking their secretive goals to the grave.
Casting a spell, he formed a ring of light that contained the dripping blood and the men within it.
âMr.
Su, they are dead.
You need not fear the poisonâitâs not contagious.
Just donât get the venom on your skin or ingest it, as that could be lethal,â he explained.
âMr.
Ye, please burn these two men and bury them in a deserted place.
This poison is very hazardous.
If rats, ants, mosquitoes, and the like carry it to humans, it could be deadly,â Su Changâan requested.
âAlright, donât worry about it.
I can take care of them.
But youâve been ambushed several times now, and just because their mission failed this time doesnât mean their organization will stop.
Youâve got to be careful from now on,â Ye Tian replied, his brow furrowed as he looked at Su Changâan, sensing the gravity of the situation, tying together the recurring assassination attempts on Su Changâan with other assassination incidents.
What concerned him even more was that it wasnât just a demon causing epidemics among the mortals.
Furthermore, the incident of assassination by agents from another country added a new dimension to the situation, it wasnât merely a brawl between cultivators from the Cultivation World and foreign enemies.
It had impacted the kingdom and must be reported so the family could be informed to investigate the matter.
Ye Tian exchanged a few more words with Su Changâan, advising him to stay safe.
He used an empty Storage Bag to pack both individuals along with the Heaven-Earth Netâs light circle and then took out a Flying Treasure from the Storage Bag to fly towards the distant wilderness, landing atop an uninhabited grand mountain.
This was a region connected to countless grand mountains from other nations where people might be present, but that wouldnât interfere with his actions.
He retrieved the Heaven-Earth Net from the Storage Bag and sterilized it, then tossed the explosives, gasoline, and the two individuals onto the mountain before throwing a torch down from high above in the distance.
He then flew a bit further away, to avoid being affected by the noise of the explosion.
âBang bang bang bang bangâ
The sounds of the explosions, louder than thunder, were terrifyingly effective, demolishing half of the mountain.
Gasoline and explosives combined had such a horrifying effect.
A large plume of smoke rose into the sky, with the explosion flinging the earth into the air, which then fell back down, turning into black soil.
The trees and bushes on the mountain were instantly ignited, with both the explosion and the fierce flames spreading across the peak.
In his previous life, Ye Tian had only seen such explosives and gasoline blasts in movies or TV series; he had never witnessed a real one.
Even a gasoline car explosion was extremely dangerous.
Ye Tian was somewhat relieved that he had prevented a terrible incident today.
Otherwise, many shops on the Immortal Sectâs main street would have been destroyed.
The losses werenât simply heavy; many would have died, whether they were ordinary people or those from the Cultivation World, all were under their protection.
He thought of a water-spouting spell to extinguish the blazing fire; he couldnât allow the fire to spread to other mountains, potentially bringing disaster to ordinary folks.
Having dealt with the situation, Ye Tian flew to their contact point to discuss the incident with the liaison.
Sound Transmission Talismans couldnât convey much detail, nor reach the family or the Capital City of the kingdom.
Ye Tianâs family had a contact point outside the Immortal Sect, which was set up to facilitate information exchange on a temporary basis.
He arrived in front of a rice shop.
This shop appeared to be just an ordinary Spirit Rice seller, with a shop assistant outside seemingly at the Qi Cultivation Stage.
In reality, however, this shop assistant had already reached the Golden Core Stage, and every shop assistant inside had at least the minimum cultivation of the Golden Core Stage.
The shopkeeper was at the Nascent Soul Stage.
Their family always sent elites for missions; it wouldnât do for their cultivations to be low.
âImmortal Master, what kind of rice would you like to buy?â
âIâm looking for a special kind of rice, one that smells very fragrant and feels very soft when eaten, with green flowers on its rice stalks.â
Ye Tian and the shop assistant exchanged coded phrases.
Even if the assistant recognized him, they still had to go through this ritual.
This was a customary practice of their family, fearing that someone might impersonate them using a Human Skin Mask.