From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Miss Liu looked suspicious. "Could they be playing a trick on me?"

"As the young master of the opera troupe and the president of the Confucian Association, how could I possibly lie to you?" Jiang Liu said with a grin. "Besides, Miss Liu is so intelligent, how could I possibly deceive you?"

"That's true."

Hearing Jiang Liu praise her intelligence, Miss Liu immediately puffed out her chest, raised her chin slightly at a 45-degree angle, and was full of pride.

This girl—

Is there something wrong with your brain?

Red Girl's eyelids twitched, and she asked Jiang Liu, "Tomorrow is the elimination round. If we meet, can you let me win?"

"no problem."

Jiang Liu readily agreed, "We're old friends, so of course I have to give way."

but.

Compared to the elimination rounds, Jiang Liu was more concerned about the whereabouts of the Smiling Tiger, as this concerned the Northern Expedition, Zhang Muzhi, and the future development of Cultural Street.

But Jiang Liu could only wait until Zhao Qian returned.

"Young Master."

At this moment, Wang Kun ran in from outside the door, saying, "Two young masters from the Lü family have come to visit."

"Walk."

In the past few days, Lü Ren and Lü Ci have come to visit almost every day. Lü Ci, in particular, often spars with Lu Jin. Although he is defeated by Lu Jin every time, his indomitable spirit has earned him Lu Jin's respect, who considers him worthy of friendship.

During his contest with Lu Jin, Lü Ci's Ruyi Jin skill improved rapidly, especially in his control of Qi, which became increasingly precise.

Both sides benefited...

···

That's how it is.

In the blink of an eye.

The three-day rest period for those who advanced passed quietly.

The qualifying rounds will officially begin in the afternoon, while the morning session will be held in the afternoon.

The chameleon then gathered all forty-two people together...

# Chapter 298 Poisoned!

Inside the temporary camp erected near the arena.

All forty-two people, including Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, Hong Guniang, Zhao Xinchuan, Boss Cha, Zhang Zhiwei, Zheng Zibu, Li Muxuan, and Si Chong, were present.

Si Chong and Li Muxuan both participated in this martial arts tournament and advanced, clearly intending to use this opportunity to enhance the reputation of the Sanyi Sect.

The Great Ying Immortal has passed away, and the Immortal Child Mu Xuan has not yet fully grown up. He must prove to the world that the Three Ones is still the orthodox sect of the Xuanmen!

"Lieutenant General, may I ask what important matter brings you here?"

As the chameleon entered from outside the tent, someone couldn't wait any longer and asked the first question.

"Is it for the first round of the draw?"

Some people speculated.

"It's not for the purpose of drawing lots."

After the chameleon sat down, he dismissed the man's guess, glanced at everyone present, and said, "Bring the wine!"

Immediately, a line of maids entered from outside the door, dressed in school uniforms and smiling, and placed wine glasses and poured drinks for each person on the table.

"please!"

The chameleon raised its glass in invitation.

Whether or not they could drink, or whether or not there was any taboo against it, everyone present could only raise their glasses and dared not offend Chameleon.

The wine is grape wine.

As Jiang Liu picked up the glass and tasted it, besides a refreshing fragrance, there was also a peculiar astringent taste. The exquisite inner core of the relic inside his body trembled for a moment.

【poisonous!】

With a thought, Jiang Liu downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, calmly put down the cup, and observed the situation of the others present. He found that none of them had noticed, including Zhang Zhiwei.

Therefore, he realized that this poison was colorless, odorless, and unusual. Before it took effect, even a person with strong cultivation would find it difficult to detect without protective treasures.

[Lu Jin, Sister Hong, Brother Zhao, the wine is poisoned.]

"puff--"

"Cough cough!"

For an instant.

The three men immediately spat out their drinks, accompanied by violent coughing.

This drew the attention of the others.

Even the chameleon glanced over, a hint of seriousness in its eyes—had they been discovered?

Don't worry, you'll be fine in the short term. Just come to me later for an antidote.

Jiang Liu, using the power of the Illusionary Realm, contacted the ancestral apertures of the three through his Sincere Spiritual Light, instructing them to remain calm and observe what tricks this chameleon, or rather, the smiling tiger behind it, was up to.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Liu stood up and bowed to Chameleon, saying, "I hope the deputy commander will not take it to heart. Lu Jin, Miss Hong, and Zhao Xinchuan usually don't drink a drop of alcohol, let alone foreign wine. They were just provoked."

"I hope the vice commander will understand!" X3

The three of them also stood up and bowed in a perfunctory manner.

"It's alright."

Upon being addressed as "Deputy Commander," Chameleon immediately beamed with delight and stopped ordering people to pour wine for Lu Jin, Hong Guniang, and Zhao Xinchuan.

After all, the wine has already entered the mouth and the medicine has already entered the stomach, so spitting it out is useless.

After Jiang Liu and the other three sat down again, Chameleon put down his wine cup and asked with interest, "Among you who know how to appreciate wine, can you tell me a thing or two about this wine?"

No one answered.

Among the 42 who advanced, teenagers and young people like Jiang Liu and Zhao Xinchuan were few and far between. More than half were elderly people over 40 or 50 years old, and most of them were monks or Taoist priests from temples and monasteries. They had never drunk wine before, and some didn't even drink alcohol.

"It seems none of you know anything about wine," the chameleon said, shaking his head.

"Vice Commander, please get down to business."

Inside the gate of Sanyi, it seemed as if someone burst out, "You invited us here not just for the afternoon's knockout stage draw, but also to invite us for drinks, right?"

"Okay, let's get straight to the point."

The chameleon abandoned his frivolous expression, his face turned serious, and he said to the crowd, "The commander has been missing for the past few days, and I'm sure you've all noticed. Do you know why?"

Those present looked at each other, completely at a loss.

"I hope the vice-commander can inform me."

Jiang Liu interrupted the noise and asked the chameleon, "What does his disappearance have to do with us?"

"The commander-in-chief controls five provinces, but it is not a peaceful place. Recently, there have been calls for a northern expedition in Guangdong, and Hunan is also unsettled."

The chameleon confirmed Jiang Liu and the others' previous guesses, "There are three purposes for holding the martial arts tournament:

First, to stabilize the morale of the people in the five provinces;

Secondly, I hope to gain the support of all of you, as well as the sects and families behind you…

Immediately, the crowd began to discuss the matter.

"And this last point..."

Ignoring the noisy discussions in the tent, Chameleon continued, "I hope that you all can stay after the martial arts tournament and help the commander-in-chief find a treasure."

“We understand that the commander-in-chief wants our support, but we also have rules and will not interfere in the affairs of ordinary people.”

Someone frowned.

"Times have changed. Foreigners are eyeing this land with covetous intent. If you continue to act independently, caring only for your own small families and neglecting the greater good of the nation, things will not go well." The chameleon chuckled, seemingly mocking.

"What do you mean?"

Si Chong's expression turned cold. "If the Central Plains are in trouble, we will naturally not stand aside. But how dare we interfere in your warlords' struggle for territory and their fight for the world?"

"Absolutely!"

"We're not getting involved!"

"Hasn't history shown enough instances of the suppression of Buddhism and Taoism? If you were to believe that we also harbor ambitions to control the discourse of the world, wouldn't that trigger a great war between extraordinary beings and ordinary people?"

"We do not wish for that."

"..."

Everyone echoed this sentiment, except for Jiang Liu and his group who sat quietly.

"Gentlemen, didn't you notice there was something wrong with the drinks you just had?" Seeing their agitation, Chameleon no longer concealed his intentions and admitted that he had poisoned the drinks.

as predicted.

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

Zhang Zhiwei patted his chest, and in the midst of circulating his Qi, he deliberately disrupted the Yin and Yang of his five internal organs for a moment, causing him to vomit up the wine he had just drunk.

The others followed suit.

For a moment, the entire tent was filled with the sour smell of stomach acid.

"It's no use. Once it enters your mouth, the poison will have already entered your bodies."

The chameleon seemed confident of victory. Despite the menacing stares from the crowd, which seemed to want to tear him apart, he still swallowed hard, forced himself to remain calm, and tried to maintain a smile. "Perhaps you can spend half a year or so to come up with a way to cure it, but this poison will take effect in seven days and is known as the forbidden fruit of God."

On the first day after this poison takes effect, it will impair your perception of light.

The next day, it will cause your cells to be in a strange state of dissolution;