Those who reincarnate must die.

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Zhang Lang's knife plunged smoothly into Zhuang Sicheng's heart!

Zhuang Sicheng grabbed Zhang Lang's shoulder, but his hand was weak and powerless... He coughed up a mouthful of blood, looked at Zhang Lang with resentment, and finally lost the light in his eyes, his body going limp...

This man who hated Zhang Lang to the core, this reincarnator who possessed powerful attack skills, was actually stabbed to death so easily just because he was knocked back by a punch.

Zhang Lang was slightly taken aback, and then noticed that the contestants surrounding the arena, as well as the spectators who had lost but had not left, had all collapsed to the ground. Even the Shen family disciples in the stands seemed to have their bones go limp. Only the powerful Old Master Shen, Fang Yu, and Shen Qianqian could still hold on, but they looked to be in great pain!

"This is...poisoning!" Old Master Shen sneered. "Someone has poisoned the Shen residence!"

Hearing him say that, the remaining reincarnators below the arena, including the ruthless blond-haired Jin Minghui, all took out a small medicine bottle and drank it.

"That's an antidote!" the virtual voice in Zhang Lang's head explained. "It's a common potion that can be freely exchanged at the altar. It's powerful and can cure almost all poisons!"

Sure enough, after drinking the antidote, all the reincarnators became energetic, leaving only the people from the Shen family still weak and powerless!

Zhang Lang glanced at Zhuang Sicheng lying in front of him. The guy had been unsteady on his feet and weak all over, not because he had taken a heavy punch, but because the poison in his body had taken effect and he was no longer able to fight...

Zhang Lang frowned. It seemed he had gotten away with a kill... It was a pity he was a little slow to react. Otherwise, he could have taken advantage of the opportunity to kill the poisoned reincarnators as well!

When the incident occurred at the Shen residence, someone immediately reported it to the authorities. These powerful clans and families in the area had frequent dealings with the government, and soon the local official personally led a large number of constables and yamen runners to the scene, along with a physician. They helped manage the situation, maintain order, and treat the poisoned individuals.

But to everyone's surprise, the doctor was at a loss after examining the poison: "Strange, I have been practicing medicine for over thirty years and have encountered all kinds of poisons, but I have never seen such a special poison before... The victim is only weak and limp, and has difficulty breathing, which does not seem to be fatal... How strange..."

"Only the Shen residence was poisoned, while others remained unaffected, so it's most likely the food!" the head constable analyzed. "Quickly, go to the kitchen and check the ingredients for anything unusual!"

After thorough investigation, it was finally proven that there was nothing wrong with the ingredients in the Shen family's food; the problem lay with the well water!

Someone has poisoned the well! And this poison is colorless and odorless, so it can't be detected by ordinary methods. Only by drinking it and seeing if one is poisoned can a diagnosis be made!

This is understandable. The Shen family is a martial arts clan, and they have plenty of methods for preventing and detecting poison. What could poison them must not be an ordinary poison! As a result, the well water in the Shen family's residence is no longer drinkable. The government specially arranged for clean water to be brought in from elsewhere for the poisoned patients to drink. The doctors couldn't find the problem and could only prescribe some conventional antidotes...

Fortunately, the poison didn't seem to be very strong. After a few hours, the poisoned person's strength began to recover, and they slowly recovered.

Zhang Lang knew that the poison was most likely injected by the reincarnators who had sneaked in last night! Those three guys broke into the Shen residence in the middle of the night, not to kill or steal, but only to poison! They didn't expect to be discovered by him; they came with their lives, but they didn't leave alive!

As for the motive...

"Since I'm failing my mission anyway, none of you will be doing well!" Xu chuckled inwardly to Zhang Lang. "They don't have the ability or the guts to kill Old Master Shen and Shen Qianqian directly... but they happen to have the bone-softening poison from the altar, so they're thinking of secretly poisoning them, then blending into the crowd of onlookers the next day, and launching a sneak attack while the Shen family is poisoned! As long as Shen Qianqian dies, the main mission will fail immediately, and they can leave this world instantly..."

"It's truly a cruel twist of fate!" Xu sighed. "Zhuang Sicheng was incredibly strong, and he hated you to the core. To defeat him, you'd be half-dead, if not dead! But who would have thought that because of the ridiculous revenge of a few clowns, he was poisoned and instantly killed by you... That's why I told you before, those who reincarnate are both powerful and fragile. As long as you find the right method, you can always take them down!"

"However, the most urgent task is to prove our innocence!"

The entire Shen family mansion was poisoned, except for Zhang Lang and a few reincarnators, who were either unharmed or had the antidote. They couldn't be any more suspicious! Once everyone recovered, they immediately surrounded these people!

"I'm immune to all poisons!" Faced with Fang Yu's questioning, Zhang Lang calmly replied, "If you don't believe me, you can try other poisons!"

As a martial arts family, the Shen family certainly had no shortage of deadly poisons. Zhang Lang ate it in front of everyone and was indeed fine... He was quite confident about this. The gene-activating drug that destroyed the world back then hadn't done anything to him, so ordinary poisons couldn't hurt him at all!

As for the other reincarnators, they also indirectly proved their innocence.

They claimed they just happened to know about this poison and that there was an antidote... If they were the ones who administered the poison, why bother taking the medicine after being poisoned? Why not just take the antidote directly, or not drink water or eat? They were poisoned along with everyone else, and then did nothing. The poison wasn't even fatal, so what was the point of administering it?

In conclusion, the investigation has basically cleared the names of the individuals involved. The Shen family has also roughly guessed that the three dead men from last night were the culprits who poisoned the victims. Although they do not know the motive, the matter is considered closed. Before the sun sets, the competition will continue!

Given such a major incident, generally speaking, events like martial arts contests to choose a husband should be postponed.

"It's the altar's mission protection mechanism!" Xu explained to Zhang Lang, "Unless there's a serious unforeseen event, the mission will always return to normal! In this mission, as long as Miss Shen is alive and the fundamental reason for the martial arts contest remains, the competition will continue, allowing the adventurers to complete the mission!"

Zhang Lang frowned: "So the altar can also interfere with the mission process..."

"In most cases, this protection mechanism won't be triggered!" Xu laughed. "Because the rules of many missions are quite flexible, even if something goes wrong, there's always a way to complete them. But this martial arts contest for marriage relies too much on the competition itself. If the competition is canceled, the mission is invalid, so the altar tries its best to make adjustments to ensure the competition continues... Anyway, it's logically sound and doesn't cause any major problems!"

Zhang Lang nodded; he hoped the competition could continue smoothly.

The next two matches were played very quickly.

One of them, a skilled indigenous fighter wielding an iron rod named Xie Yong, defeated a reincarnator using a shotgun! The match proceeded quickly, just as Zhang Lang had predicted. In the martial arts world, top-tier masters can predict an attack and dodge bullets simply by watching you pull the trigger! The reincarnator, who had been invincible with his shotgun, unexpectedly encountered a true master. He was brought close and knocked down with a single blow!

As for the other one, unsurprisingly, it was none other than the blond-haired swordsman, Jin Minghui!

It was still a single, clean, and swift strike, leaving no trace of mercy!

At this point, only three people remain to be chosen for the martial arts contest!

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