Seeing that I used his own words against him, his face become quite ugly for the eyes to see, but he still didn't dare to do anything else, he just kept on gritting his teeth and looking at me with hatred burning in his eyes, if given the chance, he would probably skin me alive or use me as a refining material .
Seeing how was he so intent on getting that Elixir and looking at his quite crazed expression, I was able to confirm that the suspicions I had before were indeed correct, whatever that Elixir was, it was able to influence that guy's mind and have him become as obedient as a dog .
Yes, it seemed that the Elixir was similar to a drug, one quite strong as well, he said that it was made to help Quenching the Organs but from the looks of things it also seemed to make its user become addicted, I already think that this conclusion was quite feasible .
After all this was nothing but an evil recipe that went against heaven's way, so it having such a grave effect was very well earned, after seeing how evil was the method used to brew this Elixir that's all I can describe it as .
I don't need to pity him, he had chosen this path for himself so he need to accept the retribution that came with his own vile actions, he will be forced to taste some of it soon enough .
Not giving the stares like daggers any kind of attention, I began taking a few steps towards Li Fu, after I was completely standing in front of him, I once again whispered in his ears :
" You shall continue with the plan that I had discussed with you before, I don't have what that guy wants, but I'm certain of my ability to escape from him without a problem, you guys being here would burden me, so I hope you take responsibility for them and help them go back to the city .
" You don't need to say anything, I have already made up my mind, I wish you luck and hopefully myself as well .
Li Fu was about to say something but I stopped him, even though the words I'm saying seemed to be me bidding him farewell for life, I had no intention of dying here, but these words were said to force Li Fu into reacting more naturally .
To convince the other party that we were indeed bidding farewell to one another, even though I was able to see some tears began to accumulate in his eyes, I almost couldn't help but smack him, there was no need to be so emotional about this .
But after thinking more about what happened in this short time, I'm surprised to finally realize how much the two of us had gone through, we can be seen as comrades that had gone through life-death experiences together, making words of thanks and gratitude meaningless at this point between us two .
What are you dilly-dallying for, hurry up and get lost ? .
The moment that guy spoke, I saw that the purple gleam in Li Fu's eyes become the most intense that I had seen, then I suddenly felt as if I was sinking in the most coldest sea completely naked, that feeling was enough to send uncontrollable chills throughout my whole body .
I woke up a second later, it should have been a second even though it didn't feel like a second at all, more like a decade at least, I didn't know what was going on, but my guess would be that Li Fu was responsible for whatever that had just happened .
I saw him hanging up on me and his face looked completely drained out of color, then he said in a bit sickly voice :
Sorry senior brother, I wanted to obliterate his soul, but there seemed to be something shielding it from my attack just now, I'm sorry for not being able to help you directly in dealing with him, but his fighting capabilities should have been lowered to be at the first layer of Organ Quenching Realm .
Hearing what this guy was saying, I couldn't help but be shocked speechless and I in a hurry turned towards the Evil Tiger member behind us and saw that his eyes seemed to be completely clouded, then all of a sudden, the clouds began disappearing on their own and his eyes became clear again .
He looked at me bewildered and unable to understand what was going on with me staring at him bewildered like this, I waited for a few more seconds and all what my stare seemed to is to increase his anger even further to the point that his Blood Qi burst out of him as he said :
What, cough, huh, what's going on here, who dare to poison me ? .
He was about to erupt out of anger, but suddenly he spat a mouthful of blood and his eyes showed fierceness mixed with a touch of horror as well, seeing him like this I turned to Li Fu and saw that the latter eyes seemed to be closing, yet he still managed to say :
It should have taken effect, I hope that I was helpful to senior brother .
Then he collapsed in my arms, I thought the worst thinking that he might have used a forbidden method that damaged both the enemy a hundred times and the user a thousand times .
But after checking his pulse, I saw that he seemed to be breathing steadily and he actually seemed to be just sleeping, so I handed him over to Liu'er and wondered about what should I do from now on .
I was going to depend on that guy to lead these girls away, but now what can we do, what a troublesome junior, but he did me quite the heavy favor by lowering that guy's strength to be at the first layer of Organ Quenching, I couldn't help but marvel at how did he do it .
I also couldn't help but be shocked at the fact that guy actual strength was this strong, how many would Life-Severing have me get killed before I can actually manage to take him down, or even heavily injure him, but now it have become much easier to deal with .
Relieving myself from worries for the time being, I turned towards the guy from the Evil Tigers group and saw that he was engrossed in cursing a guy named Wan Li, this was probably a person who this guy had a conflict with and should be quite proficient in the art of using poison .
Anyway, this was none of my business, but it also worked completely in my favor, I not willing to spend any more time here waiting couldn't help but ask him if he have any healing pills on him, he tossed me a pill bottle instantly and seeing how fast he responded, I thought that whatever that was in that bottle, it certainly wasn't a healing pill .
I directly withdraw yet another vial from the Pouch and directly throw it on the floor, shattering it completely, he gritted his teeth at me and then passed me another bottle, this time I accepted that pill bottle from him with appreciation .
I recognized the smell of that bottle, it was exactly the Azure Wood Pill that senior brother Fu had given me as a gift before and the one I also gave Li Fu before, I was able to tell that there was more than one pill in this bottle .
Even though he was still not to be completely trusted on such a serious matter as handing medicine, I still believe that he would no longer dare to fool me, so I opened the sealing of the bottle and directly withdraw one pill and throw it in the mouth of Li Fu, Liu'er tried to stop me from doing something like this, knowing from whom did that medicine pill came .
But she was too late to stop me, so she can only glare fiercely at me for some time, luckily it took less than a few minutes for Li Fu to actually wake up, but unlike the effectiveness of the pill before, this time he woke up, but his sickly complexion hadn't recovered one bit .
His purple eyes flickered slightly, then they completely returned to the normal brown eyes, I patted him on the shoulder and told him to take care on the road, then hurriedly turned towards the guy that was gritting his teeth at me and asked him for help one last time .
This time I wanted to borrow something that these guys can use to give me a signal that they have arrived, so that I finally do my part of the agreement, hearing me say this, his face lit up, at least his eyes seemed to and he directly withdraw what seemed to be a box of some kind .
That box was black and had a fuse coming from its backside, from the description of that guy, the box was actually working in a similar way to fireworks, it would give us a visual signal after being lit up .
I first looked weirdly at this item, thinking that there should be a lighter with it then, but then as if already understanding what it does, the injured Li Fu actually caught it from my hand and explained that it only need to be infused with little bit of Blood or Blood Qi for it to send a signal .
Hearing this I was relieved, thinking that at least Li Fu seemed to know what he was doing, after he got all that he needed, I urged him to hurry up and go, he nodded reluctantly and just as he was being pulled by Liu'er, he turned towards me and say :
I will be burning incense and wish you a lucky return .
I nodded to him and already understood the message he was trying to convey through those misleading words of his, the guy from the Evil Tigers group didn't understand what was said, but I saw that he smiled faintly at hearing these words .
Then his eyes become even more cold than before, as Li Fu passed by him, I saw that he actually spat on ground near him, he was a guy with a keen sense of smell and had quite the unique experience in medicine, so he should have been able to guess what this guys were brewing, so I can understand his reaction, he also might be angry for my sake so either way, it was a proper action .
The guy from the Evil Tigers group released his killing intent, but the moment I tried to reach for the pouch on my waist, he removed his killing intent and directly moved away from those guys way, instead he came closer to me .
Seeing them leave quite peacefully like this, I couldn't help but marvel at this kind of weird development, I first thought that their chances of surviving and even with me doing my ultimate best would still be quite slim, but looking at how everything went .
I couldn't help but have a faint smile appear on my face, it was barely noticeable through the mask I was wearing, thinking that since I was wearing the mask given to me by Senior Brother Fu, I couldn't help but ask the guy in front of me how was he able to notice my presence, the mask could mask smell and even erase the presence of its wearer slightly .
He looked at me and raised his head high in a boasting manner, then said pointing at the floor :
Look at the mess you made, those footsteps of yours and your friend were all that I needed to know that someone had infiltrated the stronghold, those guys inside wouldn't dare to step outside even if you killed them .
So seeing someone footsteps so close to the door and no one coming to greet me even though they were informed about the time of my visit and arrival were all clues that led me to conclude that someone might have sneaked in .
Not to mention how reckless were those stupid women with you, not keeping their breath hidden, but in my senses they were selling out your location unintentionally .
Seeing that you are this capable and the fact that you have quite the insight on how to take advantage of the situation, I still want you to join us again, the Evil Tigers won't treat you badly .
After understanding the ins and outs on how we were discovered I wasn't able to feel the slightest bit of happy about it, as for him asking me to join their Evil Tigers group, not to mention that I had already seen and witnessed the cruel methods this group have, but even if I didn't, I won't have agreed to join them .
After all I learned yesterday that I was already on the wanted list of that organization, so why would I be entering the Tiger's lair on my own accord, also if this guy in front of me was already this sinister, then how about those who were even in a higher position and have more strength than the guy in front of me .
Regardless, even though I already understood that he won't answer all my questions, I still rejected his invitation, telling him that I had no linking to this city and that I'm a free spirit who would like to go around the world venturing, just to confuse him more about my identity, then I asked him about his identity, his response was :
If you tell me yours, I wouldn't mind telling you mine .
" I'm Lu Ming .
Then I'm Lu Peng .
He said this instantly and both of us become aware of the latter trick, so there was no reason to continue saying anything further, both had the same thought in mind, wanting to trick the other with a fake name, this can be seen from how fast his response came and him merely changing the family name was his way of telling me that he no that I'm neither a Lu or a Ming .
Earlier to this exchange, I was beginning to think that this guy was not quite bright in mind due to how many pieces of information he was giving me, but now I was forced to evaluate this guy again in my mind, recognizing how difficult is to deal with him .
Time passed quickly with us staying silent like this, I was busy thinking of a plan that could help me deal with him effectively, while his look at me seemed to be one that of hunger and longing, these gazes weren't aimed at me but at the pouches on my waist .
I wasn't able to come with a 100 percent certain plan that could help me deal with him, but pulling a few tricks to enhance my chances were possible, just as I was thinking like this, my mind was also calculating the possible time that those guys should take before they arrive at their destination .
The time should be just right for them to send the signal, but there was nothing still, I couldn't help but become a little bit nervous, but that didn't continue for long .
I suddenly heard the sound of something going off and then a streak of fire began to ascend towards the skies and then fireworks appeared for a few seconds and lit up the skies and giving us the signal we need to carry on with the next phase of our agreement .