CHAPTER 298: CHAPTER 298: INVITING THE ENEMY INTO THE TRAP

As soon as Zhou Yun spoke, Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang suddenly felt a dizzy spell, and their vision went black, collapsing on the table.

Xia Mian’s gaze deepened, her eyes chilling, "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by this?"

Zhou Yun pushed away the table before him and slowly stood up, "Miss Xia, you’re so smart, why not guess what exactly I intend to do?"

Xia Mian squinted her eyes, her gaze growing colder.

Xie Chengming was shocked by the sudden turn of events. He abruptly stood up, face pale, pointing at Zhou Yun, "Brother Yun, what on earth are you doing?! Miss Xia just saved you!"

Zhou Yun paid no mind to Xie Chengming’s words, a thick gleam of greed emerging within his eyes, "Ah Ming, what do you know!"

Xia Mian is just a walking treasure!

She knows alchemy, she knows medicine, if she could be retained for their auction house’s use, they would have continuous profits in the future!

Cooperate with Xia Mian? Give Xia Mian two-thirds?

Heh, he’s not running a charity! Why give her so much!

Xie Chengming’s expression darkened, "Brother Yun, Miss Xia was invited by me to the auction house, I’m responsible for her safety!"

Xie Chengming stood up and shielded Xia Mian.

He was now certain Zhou Yun had tampered with the roast lamb, and Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan hadn’t reacted because their cultivation was higher than Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang.

Once the two of them react, they’ll be as good as meat on a chopping board, at Zhou Yun’s mercy!

He absolutely won’t allow this to happen!

"Ah Ming, get out of my way!" Zhou Yun’s face sank, he whispered.

Xie Chengming not only didn’t move, but became even more resolute in protecting Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan, "Brother Yun! Miss Xia just saved you, you can’t be ungrateful!"

As Xie Chengming spoke, Zhou Yun instead laughed, "Ah Ming, you’ve been curious for a long time about what my talent really is, why I always get those odd things..."

Xie Chengming looked at Zhou Yun in bewilderment, only to see Zhou Yun’s gaze already falling on Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan behind Xie Chengming, "Miss Xia, your talent is so enviable, I can only offend you!"

As Zhou Yun’s words fell, Xia Mian clearly felt a powerful suction force emitting from the black box she had gotten from Zhou Yun!

It seemed to want to draw all her strength into that black box!

Xia Mian’s pupils shook violently, the next moment she flung the black box out of her hand!

The black box fell to the ground, emanating thick black smoke.

The scene before everyone was instantly chilling.

After the black smoke billowed out, it all penetrated into Zhou Yun’s body!

This sight startled Xie Chengming tremendously too!

"Brother Yun! You... you’re from the Alien Species..." Xie Chengming was too shocked, his speech became stuttered.

After absorbing the black smoke, Zhou Yun suddenly felt completely relaxed, his divine soul was finally fully in place now.

He had painstakingly schemed to lure this Divine Clan lady over!

Seeing this scene, Xia Mian immediately understood everything.

The creature in that black box wasn’t anyone else but the auction house’s owner before her!

The physical destruction... turned out just to be his method to lure her into a trap!

Xia Mian laughed, but the laugh was cold, "You think you’ll definitely take me down?"

Zhou Yun also laughed, "Our Alien Species poison isn’t something just anyone can withstand!"

Lu Zechuan glanced at Zhou Yun disdainfully, he too laughed, "A frog in a well!"

Lu Zechuan appeared calm, his face showed no sign of poisoning, when he mocked, his voice was full of energy.

Zhou Yun was taken aback.

Looking closely at Xia Mian again, she too showed no sign of poisoning!

Could it be that their cultivation was too high, making the poison act slower?

Under Zhou Yun’s self-doubting gaze, Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang, thought to have fainted on the table, woozily raised their heads, "Cousin, what happened just now?"

Xia Weizhang looked towards Xia Mian with confusion, he remembered merely eating a piece of lamb, how did he pass out?

Gu Zhi, however, was much sharper, glancing at the lamb on the table, then looking at Zhou Yun, she lightly tugged her lips with a mocking smile, "You poisoned us!"

After a pause, she disdainfully added, "Your poison’s not strong enough!"

To wake up so soon surprised Gu Zhi herself.

It seemed the elixir Xia Mian had given her not only improved her physique but increased her resistance to poison?

Zhou Yun was stunned, his poison not strong enough?

Impossible, relying on this poison he had killed and looted outside, snatching away many good things, even the strongest fell to his poison!

How could it be not strong enough!

Under Zhou Yun’s skeptical gaze, Lu Zechuan said calmly, "Yesterday, the person spying on us in the Jufang Pavilion basement was you, right?"

As Lu Zechuan spoke, Zhou Yun’s greed became undisguised, "Smart, but unfortunately, you’re destined to die today!"

Lu Zechuan’s dark eyes tightened, his face covered in frost, "From birth until now, people have always wanted me dead, yet I’ve been living well all along!"

Lu Zechuan’s voice was steady and powerful, after saying this, he suddenly waved his hand.

With Lu Zechuan’s wave, the phoenix tree behind Zhou Yun suddenly rustled, thick roots spread from the ground, stabbing at Zhou Yun!

Zhou Yun’s expression changed dramatically, hurriedly dodging, his gaze towards Lu Zechuan turned grim, "Wood Clan’s!"

Hadn’t the Wood Clan gone extinct?

Where did this kid come from?!

Zhou Yun was slightly panicked internally, if anyone was immune to his poison, the Wood Clan was definitely among them!

"Yes, Wood Clan!" Lu Zechuan’s lips moved slightly, his gaze terrifyingly cold.

Zhou Yun, that ungrateful thing! Xia Mian had helped the auction house so much, yet this guy wanted to control Xia Mian, making her their alchemy puppet!

"Guards!" Zhou Yun shouted low, "Kill him for me!"

With Zhou Yun’s shout, guards from the auction house swarmed in from all directions, like locusts invading, charged at Xia Mian and the others!

"Brother Yun!!!" Xie Chengming cried out in disbelief, "You’re confused!!"

The auction house’s development to today owed much to Zhou Yun’s credit, Zhou Yun had always been steady previously, why had he lost his head today, wanting to confront Xia Mian directly?!

Was Xia Mian someone he could confront head-on?!

Zhou Yun paid no heed to Xie Chengming’s protests, his gaze was cold, fixed on Xia Mian and the others.

Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang’s former conduct had been investigated by him, they were two useless people who couldn’t even defeat Corpse Refiners!

But not long ago, his poison hadn’t managed to take them down!

He only thought of one possibility, they had consumed that kind of physique-improving elixir made by Xia Mian!