Su Jianxiong was so furious his nose almost twisted. He had never met a man with a fouler mouth, more arrogant than himself!
However, since he was in need of the man's help, Su Jianxiong couldn't lash out. He merely stared at the bottles and jars in the box, hesitating.
Should he drink it?
If Sun Yao was merely testing his courage, then Su Jianxiong not drinking would be a sign of cowardice, and he certainly wouldn't be able to persuade Sun Yao to join them.
The problem was, Sun Yao's demeanor didn't suggest a test of courage, but rather that the contents were truly poisonous.
Ten bottles of deadly poison, drink them? Wasn't that suicidal?
"Let me take a look," Han Yun offered, stepping forward.
She had not only learned martial arts from Han Shichong but also possessed profound medical knowledge, having inherited Han Shichong's true teachings.
And Han Shichong's medical skills were learned from the Dragon Warlord.
Therefore, in terms of medical arts, Han Yun was also a top-notch expert, and she was very confident in her abilities.
Han Yun crouched down and examined each of the poisons.
After a few minutes, Han Yun's entire face was clouded with gloom, looking very dejected. It was clear without asking that these were indeed all poisons, no mistake!
"How is it?" Su Jianxiong asked.
Han Yun stood up, sighed, and said, "All ten bottles contain deadly poisons. Even with my medical skills, I don't have complete confidence in detoxifying them all."
Hearing this, Su Jianxiong became even more flustered.
Absolutely must not drink it!
Su Wanran, standing nearby, nodded and said, "In that case, we absolutely cannot drink it. Drinking it would surely be fatal."
Unexpectedly.
Sun Yao scoffed, "A bunch of incompetent fools. Let me tell you clearly, once this opportunity is gone, there won't be another. If you don't have the guts to drink it today, don't bother coming back! If you do, I'll slap you!"
Su Jianxiong was utterly enraged, "Old man, who do you think you are? You want us to risk our lives to invite you? Ptooey! Do you think you're the only one in the world who has mastered gene synthesis technology? I can find someone else, and it'll work just as well!"
"Oh, really?" Sun Yao chuckled coldly. "If finding someone else worked, why didn't your grandfather find someone else when he was alive?"
How could he not search?
Su Changhe had sought out many experts in gene synthesis, but none of them proved effective.
In this regard, Sun Yao was indeed the best.
Seeing the situation reach an impasse.
Lu Ming also walked over to take a look. He examined all ten bottles of venom one by one, and after a moment, Lu Ming smiled and said, "This? Child's play."
Child's play? That was an incredibly arrogant tone.
Sun Yao said coldly, "Young man, don't be too arrogant."
Lu Ming confidently told Su Wanran, "You can drink it with confidence. I can guarantee to detoxify you and ensure your safety."
So confident?
Unfortunately, while he was confident, others didn't believe him!
Su Wanran rolled her eyes, "Brother, are you kidding me? Those are ten bottles of deadly poison. You want me to drink them? And you say you'll ensure my safety. Heh, I'm afraid after I drink them, I'll go straight to see the King of Hell."
Lu Ming smiled faintly and said, "If you die, I'll die with you."
Huh?
Did it have to be so dramatic?
Lu Ming continued, "Everyone present can be a witness. If I cannot cure Su Wanran and cause her death, then I will jump directly from the mountain and shatter into pieces!"
Wow, that was quite a bold statement.
With the situation having reached this point, if Su Wanran still didn't dare, she would be too cowardly and unfit to contend for the position of family head.
"Death it is!"
Su Wanran took a deep breath, looked at Lu Ming, and said, "I'll trust you this once. If I die, you must pay with your life too."
"Of course," Lu Ming said confidently.
And so.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Su Wanran directly picked up a bottle, unscrewed it, and said, "Mr. Sun, Uncle and Aunt, you all watch carefully. I'm about to drink!"
Su Jianxiong sneered, "Go ahead and court death! It's better if you die, then Fei'ang won't have to compete, and can directly become the family head."
Heh.
Then it's a gamble.
Su Wanran cast a final glance at Lu Ming, entrusting her life to this man who didn't seem very reliable.
She knew that by following the normal procedures, she wouldn't be able to defeat Su Fei'ang. This was a subsequent issue, and she had to take a risk.
Let's do it!
Su Wanran didn't hesitate and downed the entire bottle of poison.
Immediately followed by the second bottle, the third bottle…
By the time she drank the eighth bottle, Su Wanran already felt something was wrong. Her entire body felt as if ants were crawling all over it, a pain so intense she couldn't bear it.
But she still endured the pain and continued to drink the remaining two bottles.
Ten bottles, all gone!
Su Jianxiong mocked, "What an idiot! You drink just because they tell you to? Aren't you looking for death?"
Sun Yao clapped his hands gleefully and chuckled, "Haha, what a fool. These ten bottles of poison I developed are extremely potent, and there's no antidote. What I love most isn't gambling, but watching you fools bring about your own demise, Hahahaha."
In their eyes, Su Wanran had become the biggest fool of all.
Even Han Yun shook her head repeatedly. Faced with these ten bottles of deadly poison, even Han Yun wasn't confident she could detoxify them all, let alone Lu Ming, a mere grave keeper?
For Su Wanran to entrust her life to such an unreliable man was truly foolish.
Even if Su Wanran died, Lu Ming would surely not choose to forfeit his own life.
Han Yun even suspected if Lu Ming was Su Fei'ang's spy. Otherwise, why would he instigate Su Wanran to do something so foolish?
Truly incorrigibly stupid.
However.
Lu Ming walked two steps to Su Wanran's side, reached out to support her, and said to everyone, "She's drunk all ten bottles of poison. Now I need to detoxify her. Don't disturb me."
With that said.
He directly picked up Su Wanran and walked towards the inner room.
As soon as he entered the room, Lu Ming locked the door.
Su Jianxiong sneered, "Putting on an act. We're not in a hurry. When Su Wanran dies later, we'll take her body back and can immediately announce Fei'ang as the family head."
Inside the room.
Lu Ming cleared two tables and pushed them together side-by-side, then placed Su Wanran on the table.
Su Wanran used her last ounce of strength to say, "Lu Ming, can you really save me?"
To be honest, Su Wanran now had some regrets.
Her actions had been somewhat rash.
However.
Lu Ming nodded confidently, took her hand, and said, "Give me the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and I will surely remove all the toxins from your body and restore you to health."
With these words, Su Wanran's heart stabilized a little.
Lu Ming took out a box of silver needles and placed it on the table. Then, he actually reached out to unbutton Su Wanran's clothes, and even began to remove her clothes!
This…
"What, what are you doing?" Su Wanran's face flushed with shame, her whole body trembling with nervousness and fear. She felt that Lu Ming wasn't trying to detoxify her, but was trying to take advantage of her!