"You’re a terrifying person, especially with your ability to anticipate danger, it seems incredible to ." Chu Qi sat opposite Chen Nan with a smile that was not quite a smile. She crossed her arms, seemingly awaiting Chen Nan’s poisoning to take effect.
"Just last night, I accidentally revealed a hint of murderous intent, and you felt a sense of imminent threat."
"At that mont, I truly was shocked."
"But you have a fatal weakness."
"That is, you trust won too much."
"Speaking of which, I should thank the female cop who called you today. If she hadn’t reminded , I never would have thought of poisoning you to death."
Chen Nan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes also becoming bloodshot beyond compare, "I never imagined you would stealthily infiltrate my side. Had I known this, I wouldn’t have hired you in the first place, let alone saved your life!"
Chu Qi shrugged her shoulders with an amused expression, "If you hadn’t saved my life, how could you enjoy these six dishes before you die?"
Chen Nan breathed heavily, trying to calm his emotions with this thod to delay the onset of the poison.
As a physician, he knew well.
Once poisoned, one must try to avoid large swings in emotion as much as possible.
If emotions beca too agitated, it would hasten the ti of death from the poison.
Chu Qi rested her elbow on the dining table, cupping her cheek with one hand, her lively eyes twinkling attractively with curiosity. She even made a pleasant sound, "Taoist Chen, didn’t you say before that you could tell if there was poison in food after tasting it?"
"So how co you didn’t taste the poison in the dishes before?"
Chen Nan looked at the spicy chicken in front of him, breathing heavily, "The poisoned dish must be this plate of spicy chicken, right?"
Chu Qi revealed a devilish smile, "Speak of the chicken, not the bar, stay civilized, you and I!"
"Oh!"
"Sorry, I forgot you were a scumbag."
Chen Nan gritted his teeth as he looked at her, "Taoist truly regrets not sleeping with you before!"
"With your kind of scumbag, what right do you have to be with this young lady?" Chu Qi’s eyes showed disgust, "If it weren’t for my sudden serious illness, how could a scumbag like you ever touch this young lady’s body?"
Chen Nan burst into laughter, "I may not have the right to touch your body, but you were the one who reached for my Dragon Root!"
"There’s no need for you to be so hypocritical, completely unnecessary."
Chu Qi, angered and ashad, huffed, "Humph, boasting with your last breath,
grabbing your Dragon Root was the greatest honor of your life, the peak of your existence." Despite her words, a wave of sha rose within her.
Previously, she had uncontrollably grabbed Chen Nan’s Dragon Root.
Looking painfully at the plate in front of him, Chen Nan spoke softly, "The poison you used, does it contain Acacia Beans?"
Chu Qi’s beautiful eyes revealed a hint of surprise, "I added so much chili, yet you detected the taste of Acacia Beans?"
Acacia Beans.
Also known as red beans, lovesick beans.
An extrely enchanting kind of bean.
But, it contains deadly poison.
If consud by mistake, it can be fatal.
Chen Nan chuckled bitterly and shook his head, "You really think too highly of . I didn’t taste the Acacia Beans; I guessed because I’ve never tasted Acacia Beans before."
Chu Qi frowned, her brows full of curiosity, "How could you guess that? What’s your basis?"
"Because, of all the poisons in the world, only the Acacia Bean could cause
such unbearable pain!" At this, Chen Nan couldn’t help but sigh, "There are thousands of poisons in the world, you shouldn’t have chosen the Acacia Bean!"
Chu Qi sneered, "Why not?"
Chen Nan’s face twisted in pain, his features distorted, but his eyes carried a faint smile, "From my attire, it shouldn’t be hard to tell that I’m a Taoist, right?"
Chu Qi did not know why Chen Nan would say this but did not interrupt him, as she was waiting for Chen Nan to succumb to the poison.
For her.
If she could kill for the first ti without bloodshed, that would be a very aningful thing in her life.
Therefore.
Even though she had a dagger within her embrace, she had no intention of using it to take Chen Nan’s life.
Chen Nan continued, "As a Taoist, one must first be proficient in the arts of herbalism, fate reading, and divination."
"First and foremost, I am a Taoist, and secondly, a physician,"
"And as a competent physician, one must first know the effects of the herbs in the world."
"You must taste a hundred herbs just like Shen Nong!"
"It’s just that."
"I have tasted many poisonous herbs."
"But I dare not consu the acacia seed."
"Because its toxicity is truly enormous."
"Even my master warned
that I must not taste the acacia seed unless I have reached that realm,"
Recalling the experience of tasting a hundred herbs, he still felt chilled to the bone.
Every poison herb’s effect is different, all causing negative impacts on the body.
And those negative impacts, he rembered vividly.
Chu Qi looked at Chen Nan with a smirk and a scornful chuckle, "Do you an to say that you have tasted many rare and highly toxic herbs before?"
Chen Nan calmly asked, "If one does not taste all the herbs, how can one know their effects?"
There was sothing he didn’t say.
That was, only by tasting all herbs,
could one beco immune to all poisons.
Chu Qi suddenly asked, "You just ntioned that one should not consu the acacia seed before reaching that realm, may I know, have you entered that realm now?"
Chen Nan’s smile widened, and the agony on his face turned into endless madness: "I have indeed entered it, but I have been busy studying recently, and I had not thought about consuming the acacia seed."
"Because I don’t know what kind of impact it will have on the body after taking it!"
"This is bad!"
For so reason,
seeing Chen Nan’s mad laughter and the fiery light in his eyes, Chu Qi felt an ominous premonition rising in her heart.
A chill from the depths of her soul crept over her, causing her scalp to tingle and her body to break out in thick goosebumps.
Even though Chen Nan was poisoned.
At this mont,
he was acting too calm, nothing like soone suffering from poisoning would act.
Without ti to think,
she instinctively stood up, kicked over the chair, and swiftly ran toward the direction of the door.
She didn’t know what kind of ans Chen Nan had,
but her instinct told her,
she must leave this place imdiately, or she would surely fall into Chen Nan’s hands.
And just as she reached the door, about to open it,
a cold voice ca from the restaurant: "It’s too late to run now!"
Chu Qi instinctively turned her head to look at Chen Nan.
She saw a flash of silver light shooting from his hand, hitting her cervical spine with unerring accuracy.
In an instant,
Chu Qi was shocked to find that her body seed to lose all sensation.
Even though her hand had touched the doorknob, she was powerless to turn it open.
At that mont,
a wave of inexplicable fear rose in her heart.
Especially when she saw Chen Nan approaching with a hideous grin on his face – her scalp tingled. She didn’t know how he would tornt her once she fell into his hands!
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