Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1220 - 1217_1

Xi’er pushed the bottle towards the man in black, smiling and saying, "Be careful, a bit of my poison is lethal! You mustn’t eat too much of it! What would you do if you couldn’t make the antidote and lose your life?! I’d feel quite guilty you know!"

As she spoke, Xi’er theatrically showed a minuscule amount with her fingers.

The man in black felt a chill run through his head as he looked at the white bottle.

Xi’er picked up the bowl of herbal juice in front of him, wore a confident smile, and returned gracefully to her seat. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Xiao’er desperately wanted to remind Xi’er that she was currently dressed as a man; her flirtatious smile would make anyone’s hair stand on end!

The elderly sage watched Xiao’er and Xi’er thoughtfully.

This time, neither Shangguan Xuanyi nor Shangguan Xuanyao could identify the poison without physically testing it. They might be able to make a conjecture once symptoms appear, but there’s also a chance they might not.

Surrendering was never an option for Shangguan Xuanyi. For things he wasn’t sure about, he’d usually find a scheme to bluff his way through, changing the uncertain into the certain!

With an expressionless face, Shangguan Xuanyi pushed the bowl of poison juice he had mixed to his opponent, then used his inner power to suction his opponent’s bowl of herbal juice into his own hands across the table.

When the bowl of poison juice was placed in front of his opponent, a bit accidentally splashed out, bubbles started to emerge from the table and a sizzling sound could be heard, followed by the appearance of a large hole.

The opponent sitting across Shangguan Xuanyi, who had originally reached out to take the bowl of poison juice, was terrified by what he saw and quickly withdrew his hand. He abruptly stood up, retreated, tripped over a chair, and fell with the chair to the ground.

The commotion he caused gathered everyone’s attention.

Fearing public embarrassment was the least of his concerns. He quickly stood up and in a panic said, "Sir, I admit defeat!"

That poison was too powerful! What if he accidentally came into contact with it? It would corrode his entire body!

He dared not to try it!

Many people sneered at him for his words, Before turning to look at the table, when they saw that large hole, they put away their sneer and gave him looks of sympathy.

No wonder he directly admitted defeat!

If he hadn’t, he would have ended up with devastating internal injuries, and possibly even turn into a pool of corpse water!

It’s a good thing he wasn’t their opponent!

Horrified by the thought, they all turned their fearful gazes towards Shangguan Xuanyi. The fact that he could concoct such potent poison made him terribly frightening!

Despite the intensity of the looks he received, Shangguan Xuanyi sat expressionless. He showed no emotion towards his opponent’s surrender, as though he had expected it.

Indeed, he had expected it because it was all part of his plan!

His understanding of poisons was primitive, even if he tried the poison, he would unlikely identify it. He never dealt with matters he was uncertain about! Therefore, he had thought long and hard about this round; when force wasn’t effective, he would rely on wits!

Sometimes, what determines victory or defeat in this world isn’t necessarily strength, but more often character and luck. Self-confidence can make you defeat many people!

The result was as obvious as it could be!

Shangguan Xuanyao had barely any knowledge about poisons either! He hadn’t even married Xi’er yet, so how could he possibly risk his life testing such dangerous substances.

So, he gave his opponent a gentle smile and personally pushed the medicinal soup towards him. When he withdrew his hand, his long sleeve accidentally touched the soup, instantly setting the corner of his robe on fire!

Shangguan Xuanyao calmly retracted his hand and blew out the fire.

After performing these actions, he grinned at his opponent again and said, "Brother, could you pass me your bowl of poison? I’m young and my body hasn’t fully grown yet, my arms aren’t long enough!"

The man across the table, taking in the sight of Shangguan Xuanyao’s smoky sleeve and the smell of burnt fabric in the air, decisively shook his head, "I admit defeat!"

What a joke, a poison that could set things on fire upon contact was unheard of! If he tried it, wouldn’t his mouth get roasted!

He had no intention of turning into a roasted pig!!

Hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyao chuckled at his opponent, "Thank you for giving way, Uncle!"

The Uncle looked at the gentle-smiling Shangguan Xuanyao as if he was looking at a demon, and turned away promptly.

Shangguan Xuanyao played coy, "Why is that uncle so impolite? I smiled at him but he treats me as if I’m a demon!"

On hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but twitch their lips: You’re not demons! You’re just scarier than demons!

The two of them: one made a poison that could corrode a table, the other’s poison set things on fire on contact, are these not feats of demons!

Everyone silently thanked their stars they weren’t opposing them!

Thank heavens and earth, and thank their fate for not making them opponents!

Seeing everyone acting like stunned chickens, Shangguan Xuanyao felt extremely satisfied.

So, duping people was such a joyous activity! No wonder Xi’er never got bored of it!

This was a scheme arranged by Xi’er, aware she didn’t understand poison well enough and to avoid having to test the poison herself, she intentionally concocted such a deadly poison. Look, it surprised everyone!

The opponents readily surrendered without a second thought!

His Xi’er was indeed smart!

Shangguan Xuanyao sat there, contentedly lost in his thoughts.

The man in blue and the man in black reflected on what they had just witnessed. Simultaneously, they lowered their heads to look at the bottle of poison on their respective tables. They simultaneously gulped down a mouthful of saliva and simultaneously looked at each other, having the same burning question: to test or not to test?

Seeing Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Xuanyao successfully bluff their way to victory, Xi’er relaxed. She put her thoughts aside and started to face the poison in front of her.

Testing poison for Xi’er was as mundane as eating. She had been accustomed to it for over ten years, each day not passing without testing a poison! She felt uncomfortable if she didn’t test poison every day!

So, after receiving the bowl of medicinal soup from the man in black, she professionally sniffed it, then dabbed a drop on her fingertip, rubbed it against her thumb and perceived the feeling emitted from her skin, then sniffed again, then dabbed another drop, and tasted it. The taste and feeling sent instantly to her brain told her what type of poison it was.

Xi’er was very serious when dealing with poison. Her mind was void of distractions, and her expression was focused. She masterfully performed each step of the poison testing routine.

She held a handkerchief over her mouth and quickly spat out the poison fluid. Even so, her tongue had darkened slightly, showing just how potent that poison was.

After confirming the nature of the poison, Xi’er began to write down the antidote formula and handed it to a woman to concoct.