Chapter 99

As Wei Zhuo spoke up to this point, he raised the short sword in his hand and suddenly slashed it across his own neck.

The young lady beside him, who seemed to have anticipated that Wei Zhuo would do this, quickly darted forward and instantly appeared in front of Wei Zhuo.

This young lady's martial arts were quite advanced. After getting close to Wei Zhuo, she suddenly struck out and knocked the sword out of his hand.

The young lady looked at Wei Zhuo with a face full of shock and anger: "Senior Brother, what are you doing?"

"But, Junior Sister..." Wei Zhuo looked at the short sword with a look of reluctance.

The young lady's face showed a trace of anger again, and then she said, "Senior Brother, if you die here... do you think I would choose to live alone?"

Hearing the young lady's words, Wei Zhuo's face showed a look of panic, which then turned into a bitter expression: "Junior Sister... why must it be this way? If I die, at least you can still... sigh."

At this point, Wei Zhuo's face showed a look of dejection.

As lovers, Wei Zhuo knew his Junior Sister's character all too well. Since she had said this, even if he really chose to die, and the person opposite really intended to spare one of them as he had said, his Junior Sister would never choose to live alone.

Wei Zhuo looked deeply at his Junior Sister, sighed helplessly, and muttered to himself, "This time... it seems we both will die here."

In the end, Wei Zhuo's face was left with only a bitter smile.

...

Ding Qi looked at the two with a stunned expression, his original look of anticipation frozen.

Ding Qi had thought that when the young man surnamed Wei heard that he could spare one of them, he would instantly have the intention to kill the young lady beside him. Wei Zhuo wanted to kill the young lady to save his own life.

That was why Wei Zhuo had drawn the short sword from his waist.

Ding Qi never expected that Wei Zhuo would choose to kill himself to save the life of the young lady beside him.

After a long while, he looked at the two with a complex expression.

Then, as if making a decision, Ding Qi finally searched his body. Next, two tiny blood-red pills appeared in his hand.

Ding Qi looked at the two again and flicked the two blood-red pills towards them: "Swallow them."

The young lady and Wei Zhuo, after realizing their fate, could only pick up the pills and swallow them.

However, after the two swallowed the pills, Wei Zhuo, who had been waiting for death with closed eyes, slowly showed a look of surprise: "This is...?"

Seeing Wei Zhuo's reaction, Ding Qi chuckled dryly: "Hehe, it seems you have some knowledge. The pills you just swallowed are the Blood Poison Pills."

"The Blood Poison Pills, could they be...?" the young lady said with surprise.

"That's right. They are the kind of poison that, once you are poisoned, if you don't have the antidote, your blood will turn black and you will die from blood poisoning in a month. The formula for the antidote is known by many people in the martial world. However, you should also know the characteristics of the Blood Poison Pills. When making the Blood Poison Pills, the amount of each ingredient must be precisely measured. If there is even a slight error in the amount of the ingredients, the antidote will immediately turn into a potent poison. Only the person who personally made the Blood Poison Pills can truly know the correct amount of the antidote." Ding Qi explained to the two.

As Ding Qi was explaining this to them, the two had already rolled up their sleeves and looked at their wrists. When they saw a thin blood-red thread appear on their wrists, they understood that the blood-red pills Ding Qi had given them were indeed the famous Blood Poison Pills.

The Blood Poison Pills, as a well-known poison in the martial world, have a very distinctive taste, which is recorded in many ancient texts. Therefore, after swallowing the pills, Wei Zhuo quickly realized what the blood-red pills were.

At the same time, after being poisoned by the Blood Poison Pills, a blood-red thread would appear on the wrist of the poisoned person. This thread would slowly climb up the arm as the poisoning progressed. By the time the thread reached the shoulder in a month, it would be the moment when the Blood Poison Pills' toxicity truly took effect.

The ingredients for the Blood Poison Pills are quite special. Besides various precious herbs, a large amount of mountain miasma is also required. Since the miasma is difficult to collect, although the Blood Poison Pills are well-known, few people have successfully made them.

After achieving success in his innate cultivation, Ding Qi discovered that the deadly miasma in Qixia Mountain, which was lethal to others, had no effect on him. He had a fair amount of various herbs that he didn't need, so he collected the mountain miasma and made some Blood Poison Pills to prepare for any future needs.

Now, he was using them on these two.

After Wei Zhuo and the young lady clearly understood what they had swallowed, they looked at Ding Qi with surprise, but without any panic.

"Sir... by giving us the Blood Poison Pills, do you mean...!"

In the end, it was the young lady who spoke first, her face showing a hint of anticipation.

"I don't want a third person to know what happened today... you... know what to do, right." Ding Qi looked at the two with an expressionless face and said.

Hearing Ding Qi's words, the two finally couldn't hide their joy. Ding Qi's words undoubtedly told them that he would spare their lives.

"Then... the antidote." While showing joy, Wei Zhuo also said with some worry.

"As long as you don't do anything foolish in the next month, I will give you the antidote before the poison takes effect." Ding Qi looked at the two and slowly said.

Hearing this, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After putting his mind at ease, Wei Zhuo couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Ding Qi and said, "I believe that with your terrifying abilities and means, you would not deceive us."

The high praise in Wei Zhuo's words was undoubtedly a subtle hint, hoping that Ding Qi would keep his promise in the future.

Ding Qi didn't know what to think about the subtle implications in the young man's words. If he really intended to kill them, the two would have no chance to resist, and he wouldn't need to waste this time.

This made Ding Qi both angry and amused.

Not long after, Ding Qi watched the two disappear into the distant maze passage, and he finally sighed deeply, really letting them go.

(Our book has finally passed 100 chapters. Thank you all for your recommendations and collections. Since the book started, every recommendation, every click, and every new collection is a great encouragement and affirmation for this new author. I am truly very grateful to everyone.)

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