Haimian Yi loosened her wrists, which had been bound for a long time, and looked at Mingzhi Tian. "Hey! Have you two big men made up your minds? Otherwise, we'll all die here!"
Mingzhi Tian smiled. "Why should only we men think? Don't you women have brains? Have you thought of anything?"
"You!" Haimian Yi wanted to retort, but Hai Mi'er stopped her.
Ao Zihua said, "From what I know of the Madman, he is always very focused when he is brewing poisons. We can make our move then. One person restrains him, and the others escape. However..."
Haimian Yi asked doubtfully, "However, what?"
Mingzhi Tian smiled again. "You're stubborn when I call you stupid. Of course, the person responsible for restraining the old man will have a ten-in-ten chance of dying."
Ao Zihua nodded. Haimian Yi thought she understood. "Isn't it just one person dying? Either of you can go, since you've both drunk the poison anyway and are bound to die sooner or later."
Mingzhi Tian scoffed. "Is your life the only life? Are Zi Hua's and mine not? Although we've drunk the poison, we can still be cured."
Haimian Yi was impatient. "A grown man being so indecisive. If I were a man!..."
Mingzhi Tian interrupted. "Fortunately, you're not, or I would have slapped you to death."
"You!" Haimian Yi was enraged.
Mingzhi Tian ignored her. "But speaking of which, even if someone is willing to hold back the Madman, do you think the remaining three can run very far?"
Haimian Yi said, "If you're afraid of death, just say so. How far can we run? As far as possible, of course! Are we supposed to sit here and wait to die?"
Mingzhi Tian said, "Don't forget, your father and the others were no match for the Madman. How can we possibly fight back?"
Ao Zihua said with hollow eyes, "Even if there's only a glimmer of hope..."
Haimian Yi said, "He's right. Even if there's just a tiny chance of escape, we shouldn't give up. One person saved is one person saved."
Hai Mi'er nodded and looked at Mingzhi Tian. "We have no other choice. I'll help this brother unlock his chains first..."
Ao Zihua said vigilantly, "The Madman is back!"
The three quickly leaned back against the pillars, their chains still around their wrists, pretending to be unconcerned.
At this moment, black blood seeped from the corner of Ao Zihua's mouth, and he felt sharp pain in his abdomen. Mingzhi Tian asked worriedly, "Zihua, how are you feeling?"
Ao Zihua shook his head, managing to force a faint smile.
The Madman, holding a large pile of herbs, said, "Appreciate what you have while you have it. Once you endure the difficult times, it will be a time of transformation!"
He then mixed various herbs together and began to mash them...
The Madman first made two bowls of dark medicine, then proceeded to make a third. He opened a wooden box and took out the Tian Sè Lǐ Xiāng, which he had traded for from the Linglong Pavilion in the ancient Eastern City, and began to mash it in.
The Madman made three bowls of medicine, one of which contained Tian Sè Lǐ Xiāng.
Just as he thought he had succeeded, he did not expect that Ao Zihua had already broken free from the shackles.
Ao Zihua lunged forward. Caught off guard, the Madman was bumped from behind by him! He immediately fell under the medicine table.
Ao Zihua did not hesitate. He directly grabbed the third bowl, which was even darker than the previous two black concoctions and mixed with Tian Sè Lǐ Xiāng, and drank it down in one gulp!
"No! You deserve to die!" The Madman originally intended this bowl for Mingzhi Tian, but Ao Zihua had ruined his plan. He was furious!
He grabbed Ao Zihua by the throat. "Why?! Spit it out!"
Ao Zihua smiled slightly, his pale face sending a chill down their spines. He raised his fist and punched himself in the chest a few times!
This would have forced him to spit out the poison he had just drunk. Now, by inflicting internal injuries on himself, the blood and medicine merged. Even if the medicine were expelled, its efficacy would be gone. Moreover, Ao Zihua had already consumed enough of the medicine to become a 'medicine person.' Now, having drunk too much, he had ruined himself.
"Aaaah! You deserve to die!" The Madman's eyes turned red with fury. He directly twisted Ao Zihua's neck.
"Zihua!" Mingzhi Tian cried out in shock!