CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: SU CHANGYUAN PARADED THROUGH THE STREETS

The young man was nearly startled out of his wits when he saw Little Poison chasing two tall young men to the entrance of the City God Temple like a dog chasing a rabbit.

"Xiaoxiao!"

The young man called out softly, stopping Little Poison by the roadside.

Little Poison had already noticed the young man.

The most important skill for wild animals in the mountains is distinguishing scents.

On one hand, it’s for pinpointing prey during a hunt, and on the other, it’s to judge if other beasts have invaded their territory.

Little Poison had caught the young man’s scent from far away.

Upon hearing his voice, she stopped in her tracks and happily greeted him.

"Brother Xiao Jing!"

The young man’s expression changed slightly, and he warily looked around.

Seeing nothing unusual around, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded at Little Poison and then looked over at the two young men she had been chasing.

The two young men, seeing that Little Poison was no longer pursuing them, also breathed a sigh of relief and then quickened their pace down another road.

The young man asked Little Poison, "Xiaoxiao, who were those two people?"

Little Poison shook her head, "I don’t know them. I didn’t know the way to the City God Temple, so when I heard they were going there too, I just followed them."

Having said this, she looked at the backs of the two people swiftly departing, puzzled, "It’s strange. Weren’t they going to the City God Temple? Why did they run away?"

The young man couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

He had just seen the way Little Poison frantically chased after those two.

If he were being chased by a maniac like that, he would run too!

The young man apologized, "Xiaoxiao, it was thoughtless of me to forget that it was your first time in Shengjing City. I’m truly sorry."

Little Poison waved her hand, unconcerned, "It’s okay, I’m here now, right?"

With that, she pulled out a bamboo slip and curiously asked the young man, "Brother Xiao Jing, why did you urgently call me out? Is there something important?"

The young man nodded and said solemnly, "Xiaoxiao, I’ve called you out because I want to find out about something. I need to know what happened today at the Four Seas Restaurant. Why was I poisoned? And why were so many people poisoned at the Four Seas Restaurant?"

"Oh, so that’s it?" Little Poison suddenly realized.

Then she recapped the events that had occurred inside the restaurant.

The young man’s brows immediately furrowed, "Who was that waiter, and why did they poison me?"

Little Poison shook her head, "That I don’t know!"

The young man pondered for a moment, unable to find any clues, and shook his head, setting the matter aside.

He looked at Little Poison and asked, "Xiaoxiao, I want to ask you about someone!"

Hearing this, Little Poison immediately smiled, "Brother Xiao Jing, do you want to know about the woman my master captured from the Four Seas Restaurant? I knew you would ask, so I inquired especially, and when I left, she was bathing in Chunfeng Pavilion!"

The information in Little Poison’s words was too much for the young man to process all at once.

"Master? Who’s the master?" he asked.

Little Poison replied, "Master is Master."

The young man looked at Little Poison, frowning.

For some reason, he suddenly felt empty inside, as though he had lost something very important.

He recalled Little Poison being at the Sixth Prince’s Mansion and asked urgently, "Xiaoxiao, the master you’re talking about, is it the Sixth Prince Zhao Yi?"

Little Poison thought for a moment and nodded, "They do seem to call the master Prince Your Highness."

The young man’s frown deepened instantly.

Again, it’s the Sixth Prince!

Why does this guy keep haunting him and snatching his things?

The young man had already discovered some special traits about Little Poison these past two days.

Little Poison had an extremely high talent for using poisons.

No matter the poison, as long as she saw it, she could immediately make use of it!

The young man had always wanted to keep Little Poison by his side.

This way, in the future, no one could harm him with poisons!

He never expected Zhao Yi to beat him to it.

The young man’s face was extremely unsightly.

Little Poison’s potential was enormous, even more valuable than the Arhat Ancestor Master in the ring.

Unwilling, he said, "Xiaoxiao, you have a pure heart and must have been deceived by that Sixth Prince! Didn’t I tell you he’s a villain? I only fell off the cliff because of him!"

When he finished, he looked at Little Poison expectantly.

Last time he said these things, Little Poison reacted strongly, insisting on killing the villain to avenge him!

The male protagonist originally thought she was just talking, but the next morning he heard from the servant that the Sixth Prince had come, and she really went to commit murder.

The male protagonist was worried that the little poison thing had caused trouble, so he came out of the healing room, only to find that the little poison thing was nowhere to be found, and he himself had already fallen victim to a thief’s poison!

Thinking of this, the male protagonist instinctively touched his forehead.

Though the blood hole between his brows had scabbed over, it still throbbed with pain from time to time.

Hatred and anger boiled in the male protagonist’s heart.

He hated the person who had poisoned him, and resented Zhao Yi for driving him into such a predicament!

If it weren’t for Zhao Yi, he wouldn’t be in such a dire situation!

The male protagonist planned to persuade the little poison thing back, then find an opportunity to get revenge on Zhao Yi once and for all.

However, to the male protagonist’s surprise, after listening to him, the little poison thing’s expression was very calm, and she even looked at the male protagonist with some doubt.

The little poison thing said, "Hunting and fighting are normal things, don’t make a fuss about it!"

Make a fuss?

The male protagonist’s eyes were about to pop out.

He had been struck down from a ten-thousand-foot cliff.

If not for his luck, he would have already become a bloody pulp at the foot of the mountain.

This little monster actually said he was making a fuss?

Seeing the male protagonist’s expression, the little poison thing could easily guess his thoughts.

She confidently said, "Hunting in the mountains is like this, without ability, you can only rely on luck, and Xiao Jing brother, your luck is good!"

Male protagonist: "..."

For the first time, he felt that having good luck was a derogatory term!

The male protagonist shook his head, not wanting to continue tangling with the little poison thing on this issue.

The urgent task now is to quickly find the Arhat Mage!

Since being ambushed and hunted down by Zhao Mian last time, the male protagonist had fully realized the importance of strength.

Without strength, one cannot take a single step!

Just as the male protagonist looked at the little poison thing and prepared to speak, he suddenly heard the sound of a gong coming from afar.

The male protagonist’s face changed, and he quickly used his hat to cover his face.

Soon, the City Guard Army beating the gong approached.

The male protagonist looked up and saw the City Guard Army escorting two prisoner carts among them.

In front, a prisoner cart held a middle-aged man in his forties.

That man’s face was clear and bright, though he wore a wooden collar and had his hands and feet bound by iron chains, the expression on his face remained very calm, indifferent to honor and disgrace, presenting a serene and untainted image.

"Bravo!"

Seeing the middle-aged man’s demeanor, many people in the crowd shouted their approval.

They were used to seeing prisoners crying and trembling in the carts, fearful at every turn, but it was their first time seeing someone so composed and serene.

The male protagonist also nodded slightly.

Looking at the middle-aged man in the prisoner cart, he said with regret, "Such a noble and elegant scholar, yet paraded through the streets in a prisoner cart! The Great Xia Imperial Court has persecuted the loyal so severely, it’s simply chilling!"

Upon hearing this, the little poison thing blinked.

She looked at the male protagonist, tilted her head, and asked, "Xiao Jing brother, do you not know who that person is?"

The male protagonist was taken aback upon hearing this: "I don’t know him."

Curiously, he asked, "Xiaoxiao girl, do you actually know this person?"

The male protagonist was surprised and unsure.

The little poison thing had only been in Shengjing City for three days, how could she know someone even he didn’t?

The little poison thing nodded: "If it were someone else, I might not know, but by chance, I do know this one!"

The little poison thing said: "This person is named Su Changyuan, according to sister Huang Ying, he is an Imperial Censor from the Imperial Censorate, and has a good reputation in the Imperial Court."

Su Changyuan?

The male protagonist felt the name was familiar but didn’t think much about it.

He angrily said, "The Imperial Censorate’s censors have the right to report matters upon hearing rumors. The Great Xia royal family even persecutes censors, how disgraceful!"

The little poison thing was helpless: "Xiao Jing brother, stop interrupting me when I’m talking!"

This time she was smart, without waiting for the male protagonist to speak, she directly said: "Su Changyuan was not captured for official matters, he was arrested because his daughter falsely accused the Prince and violated the law, leading to his implication in the death row prison!"

The male protagonist was slightly stunned.

The little poison thing explained: "Su Changyuan’s daughter is named Su Qianqian; she saw Xiao Jing brother poisoned at the restaurant and indiscriminately accused my master of trying to harm you, which led to being arrested by the City Guard Army."

At this point, the little poison thing looked at the male protagonist, seriously saying: "Xiao Jing brother, Su Changyuan being paraded in a prisoner cart is not because my master wants to harm him, but because of you!"

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pps: Gentlemen, it’s not that I don’t want to release long Chapters, but this book was first published on QQ Reading, and the editors there don’t allow long Chapters. I’ll try to add as much as possible within the regulations for each Chapter...