Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 187 Three Mistakes by the Crossing, Zhao Min's Compassion
Fulai Inn.

Second floor, room number one in the "Heaven" section.

The three eminent monks, Du'e, Du'jie, and Du'nan, sat on exquisite wooden chairs as if they were old monks sitting in meditation.

Having traveled all the way to this Western Region, the three of them couldn't help but show signs of fatigue.

At this moment, two waiters, carrying trays and wearing smiles, came in and said:
"Since you three masters have come from afar, please try our restaurant's specialties."

Du Jie watched as the two waiters placed plates of Western Region specialties on the table, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"This humble monk and his party did not order any food, so please..."

The waiter smiled and said, "Master, this is a special customer who has invited three masters."

"Oh? May I ask who this kind person is?" Du Nan raised his white eyebrows slightly.

"Please forgive me, Master. That person is a big customer of our shop, and we cannot easily reveal his identity."

After saying this, the waiter quickly took the empty plate and told his companion to leave.

"Then I won't disturb the three masters' meal any longer."

After saying that, he walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

After the waiter left, Du'e slowly opened his eyes. They had brought their own food, which was why they hadn't ordered any dishes.

But now someone is inviting them to dinner, and at this critical juncture, that's rather intriguing.

"What do you two junior brothers think of this meal?" Du'e asked, looking at Du Jie and Du Nan.

Du Jie frowned slightly: "The banquet was neither good nor the food good. We have already arrived at the Bright Peak area, and the spies of the Demonic Sect have already reported the news."

These dishes were likely prepared by members of the demonic cult.

Du Nan nodded slightly, agreeing with Du Jie's guess.

The food on this table was very likely poisoned.

Du'e snorted and said, "The Demonic Sect is just a Demonic Sect, full of underhanded tricks."

"This matter is unlikely to be the work of the Demonic Sect leader, after all, he is also a Grandmaster."

It should be clear that for masters at the Innate Grandmaster level, there are very few poisons in the world that can be effective against them.

Du Jie shook his head slightly. The true energy of a Grandmaster is so strong that he is immune to all poisons. Even the most famous poisons in the world cannot endanger a Grandmaster.

Once the power is activated, the deadly poison can be expelled from the body; this is not difficult.

In the past, during the Mount Hua Sword Tournament, the five greatest swordsmen of the world engaged in a small contest of skill by tasting poisoned wine before the actual sword competition.

This also prevents martial artists below the level of Grandmaster from fighting each other.

"What you say makes sense, senior brother. This may have been done by someone from the Demonic Sect."

Du Nan nodded.

"Regardless, since they want to test their Grandmaster skills, let's grant their request!" Du'e laughed.

After saying that, he was the first to taste the dishes.

But after taking the first bite, Du'e frowned slightly, and Du Jie and Dunan's expressions changed slightly upon seeing this.

Could it be that the food contained a deadly poison that surprised even my senior brother?!
Before he could voice his doubts, Du'e quickly picked up the remaining dishes, tasted them all, and then, with a strange expression, put down his chopsticks.

"Senior brother?! You..." Du Nan wanted to ask.

But Du'e raised his hand to interrupt, saying, "You should all try it."

Upon hearing this, Du Jie and Du Nan had no choice but to suppress their doubts for the time being and begin to taste the food.

"This food..."

After tasting the first bite, the expressions of those undergoing tribulation and those undergoing hardship also changed.

He then did the same thing as Du'e, tasting all the dishes before putting down his chopsticks.

"I never imagined that we would judge a gentleman by our own petty standards," Du Jie sighed.

Du Nan shook his head: "Amitabha, it seems that the leader of that demonic sect is not so magnanimous."

Du'e did not speak, but he knew he was wrong.

There was absolutely no poison in the food on this table.

In fact, this meal was originally intended to be poisoned.

However, Xu Qing's order made Wei Yixiao abandon this action.

So they decided to let these old monks have a good meal.

This would also demonstrate the magnanimity of his Ming Cult. Meanwhile, on the second floor of a restaurant not far from the Fulai Inn.

What actions has the Demonic Cult taken?

Zhao Min sipped her wine and casually asked.

"Princess, the Demonic Sect sent someone to deliver a meal to those three old monks," the sallow-faced man said to Zhao Min, kneeling on the ground.

"Oh, so they're going to poison those three old monks?"

Zhao Min's eyes, beautiful as stars, gleamed slightly, showing some surprise at the Demonic Sect's actions.

To merely poison someone, especially to use such a low-level tactic as poisoning food, is simply too crude.

If she were the leader of the Ming Cult, she would surely surround this town, first using poison and then fire, and then using sheer numbers to wear down the three old monks.

Finally, by personally taking action against the exhausted and weak old monk, the chances of victory would be even higher.

But so far, the Demonic Sect has only used poison, and has not made any other unusual moves since.

This really puzzled her.

"Master Lu, do you think that poisoned food will have any effect on that old monk Sandu?"

Zhao Min looked at the two elders of Xuanming and asked.

"Princess, poison is ineffective against experts at the Innate Grandmaster level."

Let alone the most infamous poisons in the world, even the rare poison Ten-Fragrance Tendon-Softening Powder offered by the Western Region monks would be greatly reduced in effectiveness, or even completely useless.

"That's what Lu Zhangke said."

Zhao Min nodded slightly; he was naturally aware of this.

The Ten Fragrant Tendon-Softening Powder offered by that Tibetan monk could poison anyone below the level of a Grandmaster.

However, she was aware that it had no effect on Grandmasters of the Innate Realm.

As for whether the Demonic Sect has a poison more potent than the Ten Fragrant Tendon-Softening Powder, Zhao Min believes it does not exist.

If there truly were a poison more potent than her Ten Fragrant Tendon-Softening Powder, then the Demonic Sect should have used such a substance long ago during the siege by the six major sects.

I wouldn't wait until now to use it.

"Princess, you've misunderstood. The food we sent to those three old monks wasn't poisoned," the yellow-faced man suddenly said in a low voice.

"Ok?"

The two elders of Xuanming were slightly taken aback, as was Zhao Min.

"You're saying the Demonic Sect didn't put any poison in the food at that table?!" Zhao Min put down her wine glass and asked seriously.

The yellow-faced man nodded and said, "I personally witnessed the entire process of the meal being prepared and delivered to the three old monks' room. No one poisoned it."

"This is interesting. In this way, the Demonic Sect not only didn't use any tricks, but also treated those three old monks to a good meal?"

Zhao Min found this matter rather strange, which piqued her interest.

"Investigate thoroughly to find out why the Demonic Sect did this!"

Zhao Min gave the order.

The yellow-faced man left immediately, and returned to Zhao Min an hour later.

"Princess, your subordinate has learned that the Green-Winged Bat King, Wei Yixiao, originally intended to use poison, but was stopped by the leader of the Demonic Sect."

The leader of that demonic sect seemed disdainful of such tricks, and even forbade anyone to stop the three old monks, allowing them to ascend Bright Peak!

Upon hearing the yellow-faced man's words, Zhao Min couldn't help but recall the scene of Xu Qing's appearance that day, suppressing the masters of the five major sects.

Such a person, with his unparalleled heroic bearing and domineering manner, stirred a slight flutter in her heart.

"Xu Qing...you really have surprised this princess!"

At this moment, Zhao Min's appreciation for Xu Qing grew even stronger.

She even felt a pang of pity.

If given the chance, perhaps Xu Qing could be persuaded to surrender to the imperial court, which would save his life.

After all, Zhao Min was reluctant to kill such a peerless figure.

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