I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

The Bat Massacre.

"It's...it's Tu San from Blackwater Street!"

The bat was panting heavily.

"He gave us a deposit of one hundred taels, and another one hundred taels after the deal is done!"

"Tu San?"

Zhao Zian repeated the name.

It's not about giving money.

interesting.

It seems Qian Defa has found a middleman to try and clear himself of any wrongdoing.

"Is that all?" Zhao Zian asked.

"That's all! We're only in contact with Tu San! We don't know who's behind him! We really don't know!"

Fu Da was practically begging.

Zhao Zian bent down and patted Fu Da's face.

"very good."

"Since you've come to take my life, I should at least return the favor."

He took out his needle pouch again from his pocket.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Bat Two moved its body backward.

"Don't worry, we won't kill you."

Zhao Zian smiled.

"I'm a man who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. You came to kill me; if I don't retaliate in some way, wouldn't I seem petty?"

"Just kill us! Give us a quick death!"

Bat Two broke down.

"die?"

Zhao Zian shook his head.

"That's too easy on you."

"I've just developed a new drug, but I haven't had anyone try it yet. You guys are lucky today."

"This poison is called the Three-Day Cicada. It means that after being poisoned, you will be like a cicada at the end of summer, with at most three days to live."

"When the poison takes effect, it will first feel like thousands of ants are gnawing at your heart, then your skin will ulcerate inch by inch, oozing yellow fluid, and finally your internal organs will turn into a pool of pus and blood. Throughout the process, you will be extremely clear-headed and can clearly feel every bit of your body breaking down."

The bat's huge teeth were clenching.

He was so scared he wet himself.

"However, I'm not an unreasonable person."

Zhao Zian then changed the subject.

With his other hand, he took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket.

"This is the antidote. You must take one pill every three days. As long as you take the medicine on time, you can live like normal people. Of course, you can also choose not to take it and see if the three-day cicada I mentioned is really that effective."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Fu Er's eyes, then faded away.

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

"I will give you the antidote. But you must do something for me."

Zhao Zian squatted down.

"Go back and tell Tu San that Zhao Zi'an is dead. Although you were injured, you have completed your mission."

"Pay your remaining balance, then get out of Willow Creek Town and never come back."

"If you do a good job, I will give you the antidote. If you dare to try anything funny, or let anyone know that I am still alive..."

"We...we'll do as you say!"

"Bat shouted."

"very good."

Zhao Zian nodded.

Two silver needles were inserted into the Fengchi acupoints of Fu Da and Fu Er.

Zhao Zian withdrew the silver needles and threw the pills on the ground.

"This is your dosage for the first three days. Remember, this is your antidote."

Bat Da and Bat Er were overjoyed and picked up the pills.

Little did they know that what Zhao Zian planted for them was not some three-day cicada at all.

Zhao Zian never does anything meaningless.

Murder to silence witnesses? That's too low-level.

"Get lost."

Zhao Zian waved his hand.

Footsteps came from the front door of the pharmacy.

"Zian?"

When Su Mei saw the scene in the back hall, her smile froze.

"Zian!"

She rushed over, lifting her skirt.

She couldn't care about anything else.

"How...how are you?!"

Su Mei's beautiful eyes anxiously scanned him up and down.

"Are you hurt? Where are they? Who did this?!"

Zhao Zian was taken aback by her appearance.

This was the first time he had ever seen Su Mei so out of control.

"I'm fine," he said softly.

"Are you really alright?" Su Mei clearly didn't believe her.

She moved even closer, almost touching Zhao Zi'an.

Without saying a word, they began to search and examine his chest and back.

"Was this...was this hit? And here..."

The distance between them was so close that he could see the moisture on her eyelashes.

"cough."

Zhao Zian increased the distance between the two.

"Manager Su, I'm really fine. Look, not a single hair is missing."

Su Mei's wrist was grasped by him, and her delicate body stiffened.

"I...I was just too worried."

"I know."

Su Mei's heart skipped a beat.

"I know you're bluffing me. If something like this happens again and you dare to hide it from me, I'll dock your pay!"

Zhao Zian couldn't help but laugh.

He released Su Mei's hand.

"Looks like it's not going to be clean tonight."

"What's the point of cleaning up! It's good that everyone's alright!"

Su Mei rolled her eyes at him.

"What exactly happened? Is it someone who gets paid?"

Zhao Zian nodded and briefly recounted what had happened.

"The money must be made! That old scoundrel really thinks our Jishetang is a pushover, that we can be bullied at will!"

Su Mei was so angry that her eyebrows shot up.

"No! This matter can't be left like this! I'll go see Lord Zhang tomorrow and have him step in and teach the Qian family a lesson!"

"Don't."

Zhao Zian stopped her.

Why?

Su Mei was puzzled.

"Are we just going to let him bully us like this?"

"Finding Lord Zhang might make him behave temporarily, but it's not a cure."

"If you beat up a mad dog, it will only hide temporarily, and then pounce on you and bite you again when you're not paying attention."

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"The best way to make a rabid dog never bite again is to make it think that it has killed the person."

Su Mei was quick-witted and realized what was going on.

"you mean……"

"That's right." Zhao Zian's lips curled up slightly.

"When those two assassins go back, they will report to their middleman Tu San and the mastermind Qian Defa that I am dead."

"Once Qian Defa believes I'm dead, he'll completely lower his guard and won't use any other means to deal with me or Jishetang."

"This will buy us valuable time."

Su Mei understood.

This is a classic case of a cicada shedding its skin!

"and then?"

"Then, I need to disappear for a few days."

Zhao Zian looked at her.

"Starting tomorrow, I will not come to Jishetang for the next three days."

"I want everyone to believe that Dr. Zhao from Jishetang has disappeared, or rather, has been murdered."

Su Mei nodded repeatedly as she listened.

"Where have you been these past few days?"

"rest assured."

Zhao Zian smiled mysteriously.

"I have somewhere to go. In three days, Qian Defa's death day will arrive."

Su Mei tiptoed and whispered in Zhao Zi'an's ear.

"Then you'd better hide it well."

"If someone finds out you're still alive, I can't protect you."

The warm breath brushed past his ear, making Zhao Zian's body stiffen.

"Remember, I'll be back in three days."

......

Huichun Hall.

The butler, Qian Fu, came in.

"Master! Master! Great news!"

"What's the panic!"

Qian Defa frowned in dissatisfaction.