My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 223 - 0223: Then You Come and Try

Chapter 223: Chapter 0223: Then You Come and Try

"It’s for this elixir!"

Xin Badao handed the small wooden box to the man, "This elixir is a Detoxification Pill brought back by Long Duba. They say it was obtained from a young person, and the key is that it can neutralize all poisons, even the Myriad Poison Pill that you recently refined can be neutralized by this Detoxification Pill."

"Impossible!"

Doubt immediately flashed across the man’s face as he said incredulously, "The Myriad Poison Pill is the latest poison we have refined. Not to mention outsiders, even we ourselves haven’t had the chance to develop an antidote yet. How could someone have neutralized it? Moreover, there’s no such elixir in the world that can neutralize all poisons. If there were, wouldn’t it drive people mad to obtain it?"

Xin Badao nodded, "You’re right, I initially thought the same as you. However, the disciple insisted so confidently, it didn’t seem like a lie, so I came to verify it."

"Sect Leader, we are in the age of technology now, there’s simply no need to verify this. There’s no such elixir in the world that can neutralize all poisons."

The man asserted confidently.

Behind him, Long Duba suddenly shouted, "Yan Dujiu, have you become muddled from all your reading? The Sect Leader asked you to verify it, so just verify it. Why all the nonsense?"

"Haha, Long Duba, you brought back this elixir, right? Look at you, getting anxious? If this elixir really is a dud, you won’t be able to escape responsibility."

The man named Yan Dujiu and Long Duba couldn’t see eye to eye. Technically, both were disciples of the same ’Poison’ generation, but while Long Duba cultivated Poison Martial with superior skills, Yan Dujiu held a Doctorate in Medicine. Neither regarded the other highly.

"Yan Dujiu, it’s the Sect’s command, just verify it. After all, seeing is believing!"

Xin Badao interjected, immediately calming the atmosphere.

"As the Sect Leader commands, I dare not disobey. Please give me a moment," Yan Dujiu said as he took the small wooden box from Xin Badao’s hands, glared at Long Duba, and then turned to walk into a laboratory.

Minutes later, Yan Dujiu emerged from the laboratory, a cold smirk on his face, which immediately made Long Duba uneasy.

"What are the components of the elixir?"

Xin Badao asked calmly.

Yan Dujiu’s expression was odd, "Sect Leader, this so-called Detoxification Pill contains nothing but flour."

"Damn it, don’t talk nonsense!"

Long Duba immediately became agitated and scolded Yan Dujiu.

Yan Dujiu retorted indignantly, "You, this guy, know well the pill is fake. Do you think I would dare to deceive you in front of the Sect Leader?"

After hearing this, Long Duba calmed down, his anger visibly subsiding. He definitely knew Yan Dujiu had grievances against him, but the idea that Yan Dujiu would switch the pills was utterly impossible, or else he wouldn’t have earned the Sect Leader’s trust.

Xin Badao smiled faintly and said,

"It seems the elixir is just as I thought, merely a useless product."

"Sect Leader, this elixir is absolutely genuine. If it were fake, that kid wouldn’t care so much about it, and besides, he couldn’t have forged it."

Long Duba quickly explained.

"If it’s not fake, then what is it? The lab results show it’s all flour. Can flour neutralize all poisons?"

Xin Badao’s expression darkened.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Dujiu said, "Actually, the ingredients of the elixir aren’t just flour. There’s also a trace of blood."

"Blood? That really is strange."

Chu Batian furrowed his brows.

Long Duba, after a moment’s thought, angrily said, "It seems we were indeed deceived by that kid. The wretch, I request the Sect Leader to grant me some time. I want to leave the mountain to seek revenge, and once I personally slay this guy, I will return to the mountain and submit to whatever punishment the Sect Leader deems fit."

Hearing Long Duba’s words, Mei Dufeng was terrified half to death. If the elixir turned out to be fake, since he was the intermediary, he naturally couldn’t escape involvement and said in a trembling voice, "Yan Dujiu, could it be you didn’t check the lab test thoroughly?"

"Hmm, the ingredients are clear at a glance, one is flour, and the other is blood. What else is there to test?"

Yan Dujiu said discontentedly, "Are you doubting my professionalism?"

"No, I’m wondering if there’s something magical about this elixir that you haven’t discovered."

Mei Dufeng still wanted to struggle, knowing he would be the first to suffer if blamed.

"Just flour and blood. What could be magical about that? You tell me?"

Xin Badao also became somewhat annoyed, thinking that everything Mei Dufeng said was just an excuse.

"Sect Leader, my senior brother and I went through a lot of hardship to obtain this elixir; it shouldn’t be defective! Please give us another chance."

Mei Dufeng said, gritting his teeth and steeling himself.

"You want a chance to prove this elixir is genuine?"

After thinking for a moment, Xin Badao scoffed, "Alright, then you can try it yourself and see if the elixir is able to neutralize the poison of the Myriad Poison Pill."

"What?"

Mei Dufeng’s face turned ashen: "No, Sect Leader, I didn’t mean that..."

"Aren’t you convinced that there’s nothing wrong with this Detoxification Pill? Since there’s no problem, it should surely neutralize the poison of the Myriad Poison Pill,"

Xin Badao asked sternly.

"The elixir is definitely not defective, but there’s no need to test it by ingestion, right?"

Mei Dufeng hurriedly shook his head in fear.

Xin Badao hummed, "If you don’t eat it, how can you prove this elixir is genuine?"

"Sect Leader and Teacher, perhaps we should find someone else to try it?"

Long Duba stepped forward to persuade, his relationship with Mei Dufeng was good, akin to looking after a younger brother.

"Find someone else? It would take too long to find someone outside, and fellow disciples should not even think about it. Mei Dufeng’s life is valuable, does that mean the lives of other disciples are not?"

Xin Badao’s expression was stern and righteous: "This trouble was caused by you, so you should be the ones to test it. That is only fair and reasonable!"

"Exactly, if you’re convinced it can neutralize the poison of the Myriad Poison Pill, then I really want to see it for myself."

Yan Dujiu also fanned the flames from the sidelines.

"Yan Dujiu, go get a Myriad Poison Pill,"

Xin Badao instructed Yan Dujiu.

Yan Dujiu, who had dealings with poison all year round and had become somewhat neurotic, especially when it came to administering poison to others, was very excited, quickly bringing out a Myriad Poison Pill and snickering repeatedly.

"Sect Leader, up until now, no antidote has been made for the Myriad Poison Pill; shall we reconsider?"

Yan Dujiu deliberately said.

Xin Badao, who hated it when someone questioned his decisions, as it undermined his authority as Sect Leader, insisted on Mei Dufeng trying it since he kept claiming that the flour mixture was a Detoxification Pill that could relieve all poisons. Otherwise, where would his authority as Sect Leader be?

"No need to reconsider."

Quickly pinching the dark, shiny Myriad Poison Pill between two fingers from Yan Dujiu’s hand, Xin Badao commanded Mei Dufeng, "Open your mouth."

"Yes."

Mei Dufeng’s back was drenched in sweat, but he still opened his mouth bitterly, and suddenly a pill rushed into his mouth, its sour and bitter taste instantly spreading.