My friends have been so good to me, and I've always wanted to earn some money to treat them to meals or give them small gifts. I don't want to always take advantage of them. I can't always rely on them. Right now, I'm homeless; I have no home anymore. If I don't have any money, and they have to leave me for something, I might not even be able to go to school.

Then An Yao and I ate a bowl of potato noodles. We only ate after we saw other students eating and were sure there were no problems.

Suddenly, the four hall masters of Wind, Fire, Thunder, and Lightning entered, dragging a young man along. Holding the young man, the four hall masters' gazes were as sharp as knives.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect your method to be so effective. We captured one of their important figures so quickly!" Hurricane said with a smile.

"Quickly, be careful, there are too many people around. Take him back to the dorm for questioning immediately." I didn't even have time to eat and immediately stood up.

Ignoring the astonished looks from the surrounding students, we led the young man into the dormitory building. Then, we closed the dormitory door, and soon screams echoed from inside.

Just then, a young man emerged from the corner. He picked up the phone, spoke to the other end, nodded, and glanced around. Then, he cautiously approached our dormitory step by step, simultaneously pulling a small tube from his waist. Hearing the screams coming from our dormitory, the young man frowned and took out a small listening device.

He felt something was amiss. The second young master had said it wasn't auspicious to travel today and had been hiding in his hideout since morning, while his four brothers were all there, lurking in the shadows and watching the young master and his group. The young master and his men suddenly announced they had captured an important figure. Who could this person be? Little Good Guy's men were also missing; could this person be another enemy of the young master and his group?

If it were other enemies, if used properly, they could probably devise another clever plan to ambush them.

Thinking about all this, the young man nodded and smiled. He then put the listening device in his ear and listened carefully. But after a while, he couldn't hear clearly. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously took a few more steps closer to the dormitory door.

However, he still couldn't hear clearly. The less he could hear, the more curious he became, and the more curious he became, the closer he walked to the dormitory door.

Suddenly, just as he was about to reach the dormitory door, the doors of several other dorm rooms around him opened simultaneously. A young man with a wicked grin, one arm in a sling, shouted, "You little brat, I knew you'd be curious. We'll let you die knowing why. The person our Brother Xi arrested is Lu Zhicheng!"

"We've fallen for their trap?" The young man's expression changed drastically.

"Fuck you, kill him!" At Young Master Bao's command, a large number of thugs rushed out from the surrounding dormitories. At the same time, another large group of thugs poured in from outside…

Chapter 102 Centipede

Seeing that he was surrounded by people, the young man's eyes became even more panicked. At the same time, the door to the dormitory next to him opened, and Hurricane, Lightning, Thunder, and Earthfire appeared with mocking smiles. "Centipede, it's no wonder your second young master isn't here. You've fallen right into my young master's trap, haven't you? Hahaha...!"

"Go to hell!" Seeing the smug expressions on the faces of the four hall masters, the young man immediately raised the small tube in his hand.

With a soft "poof," a cloud of black mist billowed out of the small tube. Upon seeing the black mist, the four hall masters' expressions changed drastically, and they slammed the dormitory door shut.

At that moment, the thugs surrounding the young man rushed forward. They were all armed. Dozens of weapons immediately came slashing at him from all directions.

Seeing the several flashes of cold light before him, the young man calmly pointed his small tube at them again.

Upon seeing the small tube, Young Master Bao cried out in alarm. He then retreated back to his dormitory and slammed the door shut.

Soon, another cloud of black mist spewed from the young man's hand. The moment it touched the mist, many thugs screamed and covered their eyes. The young man sneered. He leaped high and unleashed a sweeping attack. Then he kicked down a row of thugs, stepping on one of them as he ran away.

"Trying to run?" With a snap, the dormitory door behind him opened again. The four hall masters were all wearing masks, and their eyes were completely covered by glass goggles.

With a slight flick of his wrist, several steel needles flew out of Hurricane's hand. Then, those steel needles embedded themselves firmly in the young man's shoulder.

"Ah!" Struck by the hurricane's hidden weapon, the young man immediately let out a scream. At the same time, Tian Lei roared and charged forward. His voice was like rolling thunder, and he seemed like a god descending to earth. He punched the young man hard in the chest, and the young man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew away.

"Haha, I knew the four hall masters were the most powerful." Young Master Bao opened the door and looked at the fallen youth with a wicked grin.

"Get lost! Don't you know we've broken off relations? Stop trying to get close to us!" Tian Lei glared fiercely at Young Master Bao.

"Damn it...!" Upon hearing Tian Lei's words, Young Master Bao's expression changed slightly.

Ignoring Young Master Bao, Tian Lei roared again and charged at the youth. The youth had already gotten up and immediately stretched out his hands to block Tian Lei.

With a loud crack, Tian Lei's fist struck the youth's palms. His fist was incredibly powerful, directly knocking the youth's hands open and hitting him squarely in the chest.

Then, the young man spat out another mouthful of blood and flew out violently.

At this moment, An Yao, Lu Zhicheng, and I also came out. Wearing masks and goggles, I frowned and tried to ward off the poison in front of me.

“This centipede has four other helpers. Quickly take him down!” I said.

"Alright!" Upon hearing my words, Tian Lei strode towards the young man.

But then, the young man's expression changed. With a wave of his hand, a large, dark mass flew towards Tian Lei. Tian Lei dodged quickly, but was still grazed by the dark mass. Then, the dark mass flew towards us, and Hurricane opened his white paper fan to block it, pinning it to the ground.

When that thing landed, An Yao, everyone else, and I all changed our expressions.

It was a huge swarm of dark centipedes! As soon as they landed, they scrambled away. Many others remained tangled and writhing, curling into a ball. Looking at this dense mass of centipedes, I was so disgusted I almost cried.

On the other side, several centipedes had also gotten caught on Tian Lei's shoulders. After their hundred legs got caught on Tian Lei's clothes, they immediately crawled around his body.

The centipedes were agile and moved very quickly. Despite Tianlei's frantic shaking, one centipede still managed to crawl onto his exposed neck. Then it opened its sharp teeth and bit down hard on Tianlei's neck.

At that moment, spiderweb-like black lines immediately emerged from the wound on Tianlei's neck. Then, the black lines continued to spread. One black line crawled up from behind Tianlei's ear directly to his forehead. Gradually, the black lines gathered into a cloud of black mist on his forehead, which quickly spread to his face.

"Ah!" With a swift motion, Tian Lei ripped the centipede off and crushed it in his hand. Then, he took a step forward and kicked the young man away with a powerful kick.

"Tianlei's been poisoned!" Seeing Tianlei's face covered in black mist, the three brothers, Feng, Huo, and Dian, rushed towards him. They slammed their white paper fans shut, and Hurricane began rapidly striking Tianlei's pressure points. Lightning bit into Tianlei's neck, then spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"Fuck you!" Enraged, Di Huo couldn't help but curse. He rushed forward and kicked the young man, sending him flying more than ten meters away.

"That centipede he just threw was his ultimate move. He's out of martial arts tricks now. Quick! Catch him and avenge our Brother Tianlei!" Glancing at the thugs lying on the ground screaming in pain, Young Master Bao quickly shoved the remaining thugs.

“There must be an antidote on that centipede. Go and capture it, and the poison will be cured,” An Yao said coldly.

Initially, everyone was afraid of the young man, but after hearing An Yao's words, their fear vanished immediately. The young man had been severely injured by the heavenly lightning. His face was pale, and he appeared unable to resist. If they could capture him now, their reputation at school would soar. Capturing a martial arts master was a truly prestigious achievement.

Thinking of this, everyone immediately surged forward. However, they quickly retreated. The young man was now powerless to resist, but he was pressing one hand firmly against the ground, releasing finger-length centipedes that crawled towards them.

"Damn, this is disgusting..." Lu Zhicheng couldn't help but curse as he watched the centipedes crawling around so fast that everyone backed away in fright.

"Earth Fire! Quickly catch that centipede! The poison in Heavenly Thunder is getting worse!" Hurricane's eyes grew even more worried as he watched Heavenly Thunder's face turn completely black.

"Brother Tianlei. I'm sorry..." An Yao, Lu Zhicheng, and I strode towards Tianlei. I felt terrible looking at Tianlei's face full of dark energy.

“Your Highness, it was Tianlei’s carelessness, it has nothing to do with you. Moreover, protecting Your Highness is the responsibility of our entire royal family, and it is what I, Tianlei, should do. Don’t forget, you said we are brothers…” Tianlei smiled and gently grasped my shoulder.

“Yes, we’ll always be brothers!” I said.

Looking across at the other side, the young man got up and started running again. His face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He kept looking back as he ran, his eyes filled with unspeakable fear as he stared at Di Huo. Di Huo, already volatile, now had bloodshot eyes, radiating intense killing intent, and he accelerated towards the young man.

"Take this!" Suddenly, the young man threw out a large, dark mass from his hand again.

Seeing the young man unleash another powerful move, the thugs that Young Master Bao had hired all glared at him with displeasure. Young Master Bao, feeling embarrassed by their stares, grinned awkwardly and said, "You recovered so quickly..."

"Get lost, this kid's covered in centipedes!" one of the thugs yelled.

"Alright, stop comparing. I'll treat you to Golden Leopard after school, okay?" With that, Young Master Bao patted his bulging wallet with a lack of confidence.

"You're asking for it!" Over there, Di Huo kicked away the swarm of centipedes with a single leg technique. But when he kicked the centipedes, many of them also got caught on his leg.

With just a glance at the centipedes crawling on his leg, Di Huo suddenly unleashed a series of leg techniques. After the kicks were finished, all the centipedes were sent flying to who-knows-where.

Seeing the fiery red eyes of the ground fire, the young man finally became afraid. After thinking for a moment, he turned to run away again. But at that moment, the ground fire rushed forward and delivered a triple kick that struck the young man hard in the back. After the third kick, the young man was sent flying.

"Centipede, for the sake of our shared lineage, hand over the antidote, and I'll spare your life!" Di Huo coldly walked towards him, his voice icy.

"Heh..." The young man looked at him angrily after hearing Di Huo's words.

"You're asking for death!" With a sneer, Di Huo kicked the young man again, sending him sliding violently away.

With a loud thud, the young man's body slammed against the end of the corridor. At that moment, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and let out a loud cry, "Big sister, second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, come save me!"

"Oh no!" An Yao's expression changed upon hearing the young man's howl.

"What's wrong?" I asked in surprise.

"Hurry, get out of here! If the Five Poison Child fights us to the death, we'll probably implicate many students..."

Chapter 103 Snake Formation

An Yao is intelligent and always remains calm, no matter the situation. Since she seems worried, it means the other party must be very powerful.

As she spoke, her feet moved. She was petite, yet walked very quickly. In less than ten seconds, she was in front of the young man. She grabbed him, slapped him across the face, and then pulled a bunch of small packets from his person, saying, "As the eldest daughter of the Wang family, I order you to tell me which packet contains the antidote. You don't have to tell me which antidote is for the Heavenly Thunder, but you must tell me which antidote is for those other people."

“Young Miss…this is the antidote for the poisonous fog…” Upon hearing An Yao’s words, the young man pointed to a black paper package.

Hearing the young man's words, An Yao nodded slightly. Then, she led him back to us and handed all the paper packets to Lu Zhicheng, saying, "Lu Zhicheng, I'm giving you a task. Take these paper packets to the An family for testing and have them find the antidote for Tian Lei's poisoning. At the same time, bring Tian Lei to the An family as well. Take this with you; when you get there, give this to them. They'll understand everything." As she spoke, An Yao handed Tian Lei a small red notebook.

“Okay!” Lu Zhicheng nodded and quickly helped Tian Lei up.

"Young Master Bao, I have a task for you: dissolve this packet of antidote in boiling water and give it to your poisoned brothers." An Yao then handed Young Master Bao a black paper packet.

"Thank you so much!" Young Master Bao looked at his poisoned brothers.

After explaining everything, An Yao led the young man out of the dormitory. Her eyes were cold, and she walked quickly, pulling him along. I followed closely behind, secretly admiring An Yao, thinking that she really had the air of a young lady from a wealthy family, not afraid of the centipede on the young man at all. She was brave and resourceful, arranging everything in an orderly manner at a crucial moment.

Gradually, we walked faster and faster. As we approached the back of the teaching building, I felt four pairs of eyes watching us from behind.

“The Five Poison Children are all here.” An Yao pushed away the young man in her arms, her eyes icy cold.

"Is it time to make a move?" I thought for a moment and said.

"Brother, do you know why I led them here?" An Yao asked.

"They raise a lot of poisonous insects, will they release them to bite us?" I thought for a moment and asked.

“Yes, and what An Yao fears most is the snake formation of the leader of the Five Poison Children, the Poisonous Snake. The Five Poison Children are named Poisonous Snake, Scorpion, Centipede, Toad, and Spider. Their martial arts skills are not high, but when it comes to using poison, they are no weaker than the Four Hall Masters. Poisonous Snake, in particular, is skilled at using snake formations to harm people for her. As soon as she plays her flute, a large number of poisonous snakes will swarm from all directions. Now that we have captured Centipede, the Five Poison Children will definitely use all their abilities to deal with us. Only by luring them here can we prevent innocent people in the school from being harmed,” An Yao said.

"They didn't go all out earlier because they were afraid of harming innocent people and getting themselves into trouble. Now that we've caught the centipede, they'll definitely go all out against us," Hurricane said.

"Then, they're about to make their move, right..." I felt nervous after hearing what An Yao and Hurricane said.

As we were speaking, the sound of a flute suddenly drifted from all around us. The music was melodious and captivating, carrying a strong flavor of the Western Regions. At that moment, it was as if a slender-waisted beauty appeared before us. This beauty was swaying her hips with great effort, displaying the unique allure of a Western Regions beauty.

A hissing sound suddenly came from all directions, a chilling and terrifying sound that sent shivers down our spines.

At the same time, I saw the captured youth's eyes light up. He struggled to get up from the ground and shouted something at his surroundings.

It was Burmese. Although I don't speak any foreign languages, I can understand some of the pronunciations. Hearing the young man speak in Burmese, I couldn't help but furrow my brow slightly.

But the melodious flute music ignored the young man. Instead, the tune quickened, like a passionate young woman swaying her hips even more vigorously before us.

A hissing sound erupted from the woods surrounding our clearing. The withered trees rustled, and something seemed to be bursting forth from the ground.

At that moment, the flute melody suddenly changed, becoming more urgent. A loud hissing sound came, and a large snake, more than three meters long, slithered rapidly towards us from the forest.

"Holy crap!" It was the first time I'd ever seen such a long snake, and I screamed in terror.

As the melody quickened, the serpent's speed increased as well. The serpent was entirely black, its eyes gleaming. It flicked its red tongue and slithered rapidly towards us from the forest. As the serpent drew closer, it suddenly spewed out a breath of black smoke that shot towards us like an arrow.

"Watch out!" Di Huo rushed forward and leaped high into the air, delivering a powerful kick. With a loud crack, the long snake was sent flying by Di Huo's kick.

But the long snake had barely landed and rolled over when it shot towards us again. At the same time, I heard an even louder hissing sound coming from the forest, and countless bulges rose high as something burst from the ground. Beyond the trees, even more densely packed creatures swam towards us.

Snakes, snakes everywhere we looked. There were so many of them, and they were incredibly colorful. Accompanied by the sound of a whistle, a swarm of venomous snakes surrounded us. They drew closer and closer, emitting layers of chilling hissing sounds.

At the same time, I saw something else scurrying over. Thick spiderwebs had formed in every corner around us. Caught in that chilling, poisonous web were many scorpions, spiders, and hopping toads.

With a whoosh, the long snake that had just been kicked away by the Earth Fire flew towards us again. Seeing the flying venomous snake, Earth Fire rushed forward and kicked it, yelling, "Beast! You think you're worthy to hurt us?!"

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