Her cry had scarcely escaped her lips when a dagger smashed through the window and plunged straight into her forehead.
She stared with wide eyes, falling back in disbelief.
And the old man outside the courtyard, because his laughter was too unrestrained, irritated the men in black with its harsh sound. Thus, without any hesitation, he drew his sword and struck down the old man with a single blow.
The old woman in the house screamed when she saw this, but before her scream even finished, a black-cloaked figure threw their dagger.
With absolute precision, it pierced her forehead.
Their lives ended there.
Mo Junyi’s indifferent eyes glanced at the old man lying on the ground, his expression unchanged.
Such a greedy person deserves to die, and he wouldn’t feel anything about it.
What you sow, is what you reap.
Everything is his own doing.
None of the people present cared about the old man’s life or death. The leader of the black-clad men stared intently at Mo Junyi, “If the young master is willing to leave with us obediently, everyone around you can have a way out.”
“What if this young master simply refuses?”
The man in black let out a cold laugh. “If the young master wants to refuse a toast and accept a forfeit, then don’t blame us for being merciless.”
Mo Junyi and Yun Wu, along with others, all scoffed.
They aren’t fools either. They were poisoned today and can’t even use their internal energy. This group of people won’t give them a chance to live.
This group of people wanting to capture the Prince alive might be true, but there’s no room for negotiation when it comes to sparing the lives of the others.
Yunwu and the others naturally wouldn’t foolishly believe it.
But at that moment, Mo Junyi suddenly took a step forward, his gaze fixed on the leader, “Is that true?”
“Absolutely true, as long as the Young Master obediently follows us.”
Mo Junyi nodded. “Alright, I promise you.”
“Young Master!”
Yunwu and the others really thought that Mo Junyi believed these people’s nonsense, and quickly spoke up to try to stop them.
Yun Wu didn’t even bother with propriety, immediately grabbing Mo Junyi and pulling him behind her. “Your Highness, don’t be rash! You know these people are cunning and treacherous. How could you possibly trust them?”
Mo Junyi frowned, he looked at Yun Wu and the others helplessly, “We don’t even know what kind of poison we’ve been struck with yet. Look at everyone, they are all out of sorts. How can we possibly escape in this state?”
“In this situation, besides trusting him, this prince truly can’t think of a better solution.”
After saying that, he patted Yun Wu’s arm and said, “Listen to this prince about this matter. This prince will leave with them, you guys go back yourselves.”
But, young master…
“….”
Yun Wu clenched his fists, his eyes filled with regret and self-blame.
Mo Junyi then walked from in front of him to the other brothers, patting each of their arms one by one, as if comforting them.
The man in black narrowed his eyes and looked at the burning mugwort not far away. Seeing that the mugwort was almost burned out, a slight smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.
Right now, those deep and fathomless eyes were fixed on Mo Junshi as he slowly turned towards him, “Young Master, it’s time to come over.”
Mo Junyi cast one last glance at Yun Wu. Upon seeing Yun Wu’s slight nod, he smiled and turned to the leader, “Want to capture this young master? Perhaps you’ll have another chance in your next life.”
“….”
Before the leader of the men in black could even savor the meaning behind Mo Junyi’s sudden shift, Yun Wu and his companions launched their attack.
Immediately, both sides engaged in a fierce battle.
The black-clad leader quickly noticed something was amiss.
Ming Ming, Yun Wu and the others had already been struck by that potent hallucinogenic drug. It rendered them incapable of using their inner energy; any attempt to do so would result in excruciating headaches.
The more they use their inner energy, the worse the backlash will be. Soon, their bodies will be unable to withstand it, and they will die without needing to be killed by our hands.
But when he looked, each one of them still had their skills undiminished, their moves were still ruthless and fierce. They didn’t look like they were poisoned at all.
What on earth is going on?
Having fought against Cloud Five and the others so many times, he naturally knew how powerful their martial arts were. If they went head-on, their chances of winning would be slim.
That’s when I came up with this idea.
It was because of the fear of powerful martial arts masters like Yun Wu that they chose to surround them without immediately attacking.
He wasn’t sure how much of that poison they had inhaled, which is why he was stalling time, waiting for the mugwort in the yard to burn out.
The poison is on the mugwort. When the mugwort burns, they’ll be inhaling the poison and it’ll mostly kill them then. By then, if they attack, there won’t be any accidents.
What’s going on now?
Even though the mugwort has already burned out, they still look…
The man in black suddenly seemed to remember something. His eyes widened as he stared at Mo Junyi, “It’s you… It’s you who did this! You didn’t say goodbye to them just now, you gave them the antidote!”
Mo Jun Yi suddenly chuckled a few times, “It seems I’m not that stupid after all.”
“But how could you possibly have an antidote? And besides, I’ve been watching them the whole time, they never took any antidote.”
This time, he completed the mission, but he had to use the poison from the Western Regions that he had spent a fortune and many contacts to buy. How could they possibly have an antidote?
And how could Mo Junyi possibly know what kind of poison powder he used?
What’s even more eerie is that when Mo Junyi bade farewell to each of them individually, his gaze never left them. He was very certain that Yun Wu and the others hadn’t ingested anything at all.
Mo Junyi didn’t know what kind of poison they used, but coincidentally he had the antidote given to him by An Xuetang on him.
Back then, when I gave it to him, I mentioned that this antidote could cure almost any poison. It wasn’t a pill, but a tasteless brown powder.
It was a stroke of luck that his clothes today were in dark colors. He poured the antidote onto his shoulder, and as long as one didn’t pay close attention, it would be impossible to see.
Just now, he quietly poured the antidote powder onto his own shoulder. Yun Wu and the others took this chance to lower their heads slightly closer to his shoulder, easily inhaling the antidote.
He wasn’t sure if such poison would work against today’s poison, but Yun Wu was the first to inhale it, and his nod told him the antidote worked.
He knew this group of black-clad men were stalling for time, and he too was stalling. And his delay wasn’t just to give Yun Wu and the others time to detoxify; he was also waiting for his good partners!
As if he’d summoned it, the moment Mo Jun Yi thought of a large purple tiger, a roar ripped through the air.
Then, the Purple Ones burst into the room and immediately engaged the men in black.
Dai Zi then rushed to Mo Jun Yi’s side, nudging his calf with her head.
That expression was as if she were apologizing to Mo Junyi, saying that she was late.