Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1219 - 1216_1

"Twenty taels!" The man in black couldn’t resist and increased the price.

The man walked away directly: It’s not an auction, why are we constantly bidding!

As for the twenty taels! Do you think we’re beggars? Even randomly selling a vial of poison would get him more than this price! Absolutely no sincerity at all!

Those who dabble in poison are never short on silver, especially those with powerful poison techniques. A colorless, odorless vial of poison is worth a fortune!

The man in blue and the man in black asked a few more people, but unfortunately, no one paid them any attention!

They had already reached the third stage. As long as they passed this stage, they could become disciples of the Li Clan. The advantages of joining the Li Clan were too many to list, and no one would be foolish enough to give up this opportunity for some silver.

Xiao’er glanced at the man in blue and the man in black, and flashed them a mysterious smile.

Soon, everyone found their opponents. Naturally, it brought both joy and sorrow!

Then, the white-robed maid led the two batches of opponents to two different pharmacies to select their poisons.

Xiao’er and her team entered the pharmacy. They quickly selected their poison of choice, placed it in a cloth bag, and were led to the alchemy room.

Because the four of them were ranked similarly and were not competitors, they were conveniently scheduled in adjacent alchemy rooms.

As for what kind of poison the four of them were going to create, Xi’er had already figured it out when they learned about the rules of the Poison Duel competition days ago!

Xi’er conveyed the prescription for poison to the other three, its manufacturing methods, as well as the antidotal prescription.

Once everyone entered their respective rooms, Xiao’er scanned the room. Besides a chair, the room was filled with tools and furnaces for poison-making and nothing else.

Xiao’er probed around and after confirming that no one was spying on her, she entered her space safely.

As for the poison making, she wasn’t in a hurry. Xiao’er brought a few of the poisonous herbs that she just carried in from outside into her special space, tossed them into the processing workshop and let the workshop make up a batch of poison.

At this moment, what mattered most to Xiao’er was spending some time with her children.

Although Xi’er and Shangguan Xuanyi were in the rooms on either side, she didn’t bring the children out of space.

She just went into the space to play with them. When they got tired and fell asleep, she left the space.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Xiao’er obviously had to personally create the poison; at least the stuff in her room should have traces of being used, right?

The additional poison made in the workshop was just a precaution!

The highest realm of poison is colorless and odorless! She feared that her own skill might not reach this realm. But for this Poison Duel competition, they had to win, so she made extra in the workshop, just in case.

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Four hours went by quickly. Everyone exited the alchemical room with their own prepared poison and gathered on the platform.

On the platform, two long rows of tables were placed side by side. These tables could easily accommodate contestants with matching numbers to sit facing each other.

Xiao’er gave a glance at what everyone was holding. Some held a bowl of pitch-black tonic in their hands, while others held bottles; what exactly was in the bottle—poisonous liquid or poison pills—was anyone’s guess.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Xuanyao didn’t know how to make pills, so they were both holding a bowl of medicinal juice.

They simply boiled the poison prescription given by Xi’er according to her instructions into a medicinal juice. As for refining it into poison pills or medicine powder or colorless and odorless venom! That was something they simply couldn’t do! freewёbnoνel.com

Seeing that everyone had prepared their poisons, the elder with an air of other-worldly elegance said, "Alright, now you can sit down according to the bamboo stick numbers in your hands!

The left row of tables is numbered one to twenty-five, and the right row is also numbered one to twenty-five. Everyone, please take your seats according to your numbers."

After everyone had taken their seats, the elder said, "Now the poison testing begins! The time limit is two hours. After you figure out what kind of poison it is, you can write down the antidotal prescription. The Poison Maid will then prepare the antidote ingredients for you. You have to formulate the antidote by yourself and then take it. If anyone is unsure about the poison and does not dare to test it, you can forfeit."

A poison master cannot lack courage, and the members of the Li Clan certainly cannot be cowards! A person who does not even have the courage to test poison is not qualified to be a poison master of the Li Clan!

Hearing this, no one moved. They all stared intently at the bowl/bottle of poison held by the person across from them.

The entire square was pervaded with an unseen tension.

It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Should they test it?

Test the poison, then make the antidote. What if the opponent’s poison is too domineering, and they can’t formulate an antidote and end up losing their lives?

The third stage is actually very cruel and terrifying.

It not only tests a person’s skill with poison, but also their mental strength.

Because in addition to making the poison, they also have to test it and create the antidote.

There are no tools available to verify what kind of poison it is.

You can only rely on your own eyes and sense of smell to identify it. If you can’t identify it, you must try a small amount of the poison first, and then formulate the antidote.

After formulating the antidote, the actual poison testing begins!

You must personally ingest the opponent’s poison and your own antidote to see if you have really made the antidote.

As a qualified poison master, testing poison is mandatory.

What exactly is the opponent’s poison? Is it "kill-on-contact," or is it "fatal-on-contact"?

You have to try it yourself, and the result of the trial could very well be death!

If you’re not confident, you can opt out.

No one is forcing you to ingest the poison.

But if you want to win, you have to test the poison.

Every year at this stage, some people die from testing the poison.

Given the intensity of the situation, seeing everyone readying themselves as if they were heading to their doom, Xiao’er couldn’t help but chuckle lightly: "Didn’t they say to start? Why isn’t anyone moving?"

After saying this, Xiao’er handed over her antidote and made a gesture: "Please!"

The man in blue accepted Xiao’er’s antidote, handed over his small bottle of poison, and looked at Xiao’er triumphantly: If you dare to try this poison, you will definitely meet your maker!

Xiao’er took the bottle of poison in her hand, opened the cap, took a look, then returned him an exceptionally brilliant smile. She slightly leaned forward and whispered the name of a poisonous substance that only the two of them could hear.

Then, with a confident smile, she sat back down.

The man in blue’s expression froze, and he felt as if he was in freezing weather. He looked at the bottle placed down by Xiao’er, then at her mysterious and unpredictable smile, feeling a chill inexplicably run down his spine!

She was so powerful that she recognized his poison just by taking a glance at his medicine! Surprisingly, the poison was colorless and tasteless! How did she know?

Because Xiao’er went first, others also began to exchange their poison.