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Chapter 473 - 0473: The Consequences of Not Knowing Gratitude
Chapter 473: Chapter 0473: The Consequences of Not Knowing Gratitude
"Sect Master, this is Tang Ming," Long Duba responded first.
"I was asking him a question; why are you answering?"
Xin Badao glared coldly at Long Duba.
"Hehe, perhaps some people randomly grabbed an ordinary person and claimed it was Tang Ming," Yan Dujiu sarcastically said with a strange smile.
"You’re talking nonsense."
Long Duba angrily shouted at Yan Dujiu, merely wanting to take credit, not expecting to be doubted like this.
"Enough, stop talking. Let the Sect Master personally question this Tang Ming."
Chu Batian spoke calmly. In fact, he too doubted Tang Ming’s identity, mainly because of what Long Duba and Mei Dufeng had been doing lately, always ending in disappointment; he was somewhat worried.
"I am Tang Ming." After understanding his situation, Tang Ming sat up straight and said unabashedly:
"The Poison Sect and I have no minor grudge. Now that I’ve fallen into your hands, kill or mutilate me at your will."
"Sect Master, it seems this time it’s genuine." Chu Batian immediately looked at Xin Badao, feeling relieved.
Long Duba and Mei Dufeng immediately looked at Yan Dujiu smugly, finally having their moment of vindication.
"What a Tang Ming you are, already a prisoner under my Poison Sect, and still so defiant." Xin Badao nodded with satisfaction, scrutinizing Tang Ming, and said:
"I don’t want to make things difficult for you. As long as you reveal the Detoxification Pill’s formula or source, I can guarantee your life."
"Haha, I knew you captured me for the Detoxification Pill," Tang Ming laughed and said calmly:
"Unfortunately, you’re going to be disappointed this time, because I no longer have the Detoxification Pill."
"Of course, we know you don’t have the Detoxification Pill. Now, we want to know the Detoxification Pill’s source and formula."
Chu Batian cut in, having already searched Tang Ming thoroughly. If there had been a Detoxification Pill, they would have found it by now.
Xin Badao glared dissatisfiedly at Chu Batian. Just earlier, Chu Batian had said to let him interrogate, but now he was impatiently interrupting, clearly trying to get to the Detoxification Pill first.
The most powerful attack of the Poison Sect’s cultivators is to use poison. Once the Detoxification Pill falls into an enemy’s hands, their Poison Skill would be rendered useless. Currently, with Xin Badao and Chu Batian at odds, whichever of them gets the Detoxification Pill first would pose a catastrophic threat to the other.
So now, both Xin Badao and Chu Batian wanted to be the first to extract the Detoxification Pill’s formula or source from Tang Ming’s mouth.
Looking at the Poison Sect members in front of him, Tang Ming felt a twinge of helplessness but seemed to have spotted a sliver of opportunity and immediately said with a laugh:
"Do you really think I’m a fool?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Xin Badao asked, frowning.
"It’s quite simple. If I now give up the Detoxification Pill’s formula or tell the source, you’ll definitely kill me right away and then go search for the Detoxification Pill yourselves," Tang Ming said with a cold smile, calmly adding: "As long as I don’t tell you, you’ll never know the secret of the Detoxification Pill, nor be sure whether I’ve told someone else, so right now, you definitely won’t kill me."
Hearing Tang Ming’s words, everyone from the Poison Sect furrowed their brows.
The reason the Poison Sect cared so much about the existence of the Detoxification Pill was that they feared its widespread availability would render the Poison Sect’s poisons ineffective and their Poison Skill essentially useless. If their enemies got hold of the Detoxification Pill, it could spell disaster for the entire Poison Sect.
Now, Xin Badao’s plan was to first obtain the Detoxification Pill and then have Yan Dujiu develop a poison that even the Detoxification Pill couldn’t neutralize. Only by doing this could they preserve the status and deterrence of the Poison Sect. Otherwise, what was the point of a Poison Sect whose poisons were ineffective?
"Boy, you’ve thought quite far ahead." Xin Badao squinted, staring intently at Tang Ming as he threatened,
"If you cooperate, I, as the Sect Master of the Poison Sect, guarantee you will be spared; but if you fail to see sense, the Poison Sect has many ways to make you beg for death and unable to die! I don’t believe you would leave the secret with anyone else, so with your death, it will all be over!"
"Sorry, I don’t believe you."
Tang Ming curled his lips and refused without hesitation—he was already a prisoner, his cultivation completely destroyed. Falling into the hands of these people meant death whether he spoke or not, so he might as well say nothing at all and perhaps still have a chance to live.
"Haha, young friend, if you don’t trust our Sect Master, then I, as an Elder, also guarantee my life that we will not kill you as long as you cooperate,"
Chu Batian burst out laughing, confidently asserting.
"Who are you?" Tang Ming looked at Chu Batian with puzzlement.
"I am Chu Batian, the Great Elder of the Poison Sect." Chu Batian introduced himself with pride.
"Heh, turns out you’re just an Elder."
Tang Ming sneered mockingly, "I don’t even trust your Sect Master, why should I believe you? Is your status higher than that of the Sect Master?"
"You..."
Chu Batian was suddenly at a loss for words, careful not to respond in front of Xin Badao, lest he see through his thoughts and cause trouble.
"Tang Ming, don’t be unappreciative. Our Sect Master and Great Elder are men whose word is their bond; if they say they won’t kill you, they absolutely won’t."
Long Duba couldn’t help but speak up, growling through clenched teeth.
"Hmph, they say they won’t kill me, but that doesn’t mean others can’t. Once I confess, you’ll have plenty of excuses to destroy me."
Tang Ming scornfully snorted, leaning against the wall, lifelessly saying, "I just won’t speak. You won’t kill me if you want to know the secret of the Detoxification Pill, and that’s the safest strategy to survive."
"This bastard!" Seeing Tang Ming’s indifferent demeanour, like a pig not fearing the scalding water, both Long Duba and Mei Dufeng felt their teeth itch with hatred, yet they were powerless to do anything.
Long Duba and Mei Dufeng were among those who hated Tang Ming the most, having been thwarted by him too many times, which is why they were so eager to kill him.
As for Xin Badao and Chu Batian, they only knew Tang Ming because of the Detoxification Pill; their objective was indeed to secure the pill, so killing Tang Ming was irrelevant to them.
"Good kid, truly a character." Xin Badao suddenly laughed out, menacingly saying,
"Too bad, this is the Poison Sect, and even the toughest bones, we can refine."
"Stop talking nonsense. If you’ve got any skills, just bring it on."
Tang Ming hummed nonchalantly.
"Since you fail to see reason, it’s time you experienced the means of the Poison Sect." Xin Badao’s eyes twinkled with a cold glint, he shouted,
"Yan Dujiu, give him the Bone-Corrosive Muscle-Dividing Powder you developed."
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