Oscar said, “I tried my best!”
Afterwards, he walked out in silence.
Tang San then said,
“As things stand now, if we want to cure the poison, we can only go find Qin Yun.”
Hearing Tang San’s words,
Dai Mubai said in a deep voice, “This fellow Qin Yun uses sinister and treacherous methods, always acts as he pleases, and completely disregards fellow disciple camaraderie.”
“If you ask him for the antidote, he definitely won’t give it to you easily.”
“Fatty has the most right to speak on this.”
“Before you came to Shrek Academy, he poisoned Fatty multiple times to torture him.
No matter how much Fatty begged for mercy, he just stood by with cold detachment, delaying giving the antidote and stubbornly watching Fatty suffer through endless pain and struggle.”
“A person with this kind of Heart-Nature, how could he easily let go of the chance to manipulate us just because you open your mouth to plead?”
Dai Mubai only spoke of the matter of Qin Yun poisoning.
As for Ma Hongjun proactively provoking Qin Yun, he didn’t mention it at all.
Tang San’s gaze looked toward the weak Xiao Wu on the bed.
Heartache and fury surged deep within his eyes, and his fingertips trembled slightly.
“In that case, I can only use his own methods against him.”
“Since he can use poison to harm Xiao Wu, I will also poison him.”
“Once I get a hold of his dirt, holding the chips to keep him in check, I will use that to exchange for Xiao Wu’s antidote.”
Hearing this, Dai Mubai’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“This method is viable!”
“However, Qin Yun’s strength is far above yours and mine, and his mind is extremely meticulous; ordinary methods simply cannot get close to him.”
“Your Hidden Weapons techniques are exquisite, but they still can’t hurt him.”
“How should we administer the poison?”
This truly was the biggest problem right now.
Qin Yun’s battle prowess was formidable and his vigilance was extremely high; scheming against him head-on had zero chance of winning.
The two lowered their heads in deep thought, repeatedly deliberating on a feasible plan.
After about a quarter of an hour, Tang San raised his head.
“Shrek Academy’s meals!”
Dai Mubai instantly understood, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes as he continued, “That’s right!”
“We can poison Shrek Academy’s food.
Everyone will eat it, and Qin Yun will definitely not guard against it!”
“No matter how strong his battle prowess or how deep his scheming, he would never expect us to tamper with the daily meals.”
Tang San slightly nodded.
“Yes!”
“My idea is that we can poison everyone, and then just give the antidote to everyone else afterwards!”
Dai Mubai heavily nodded, praising in a low voice,
“This plan is foolproof, covert and secure; it will definitely force him to hand over the antidote!”
After finalizing their thoughts, the two headed to Shrek Academy’s cafeteria.
The cafeteria was the most inconspicuous corner of Shrek Academy.
The cooks were a middle-aged couple Flender found from a nearby village, honest and dutiful, with virtually no spirit power.
Their routine was regular: every morning they went to town to purchase supplies, prepared the midday meals around the Si hour, and then sat on low stools outside the kitchen to pick vegetables and bask in the sun, never wandering over to the students’ Cultivate grounds.
Dai Mubai said, “I’ll go hold them up, be quick with your hands and feet.”
Tang San arched his body and darted into the side door of the cafeteria.
Passing through the hallway piled with firewood and rice vats, he arrived in front of the back kitchen stove.
He took out a thumb-sized porcelain bottle hidden in his sleeve.
Twisting open the wax seal, he slowly poured the liquid from the bottle along the rim of the pot into the already-stewed bone soup pot, as well as the staple food beside it.
The moment the liquid entered the soup, it dissolved completely.
The poison Tang San administered was a mixture of his concocted Eight Spider Spear toxin and Tang Sect venom; he was confident that Qin Yun could absolutely not cure it.
Afterwards, Tang San withdrew along the original path, taking no more than half a cup of tea’s time in total.
When he returned behind the firewood stack and stood still,
Dai Mubai over there also wrapped up his conversation, smiled and waved at the couple, and turned to walk over.
The two exchanged a glance.
It’s done!
…
About half an hour later, the fabric curtain outside the cafeteria door was lifted open.
Qin Yun and Ning Rongrong walked in side by side.
After the coordination in last night’s spirit battle, and her speaking up for Qin Yun, that initial polite formality between her and Qin Yun had faded quite a bit.
The tone of their conversation was also much more casual than before.
Ning Rongrong poked her head out to look at the row of crude meals in the cafeteria, wrinkling her nose.
“This place looks like there’s nothing good to eat at all.”
“It’s clear soup and watery, just smelling it doesn’t even whet the appetite.”
She turned her head to look at Qin Yun, her eyes brightening.
“How about we go to Soto City to eat today.”
Qin Yun also wanted to chat with Ning Rongrong about some things.
Since Ning Rongrong took the initiative to invite him, he had no reason to refuse.
So he said, “That works.”
However, seeing that Qin Yun was really about to leave with Ning Rongrong,
Dai Mubai couldn’t sit still anymore.
If Qin Yun left, wouldn’t all their busywork be for nothing?
He hurriedly opened his mouth to say, “The Dean still has class arrangements today, are you just going to leave like this?”
Without waiting for Qin Yun’s response, Dai Mubai turned back to Ning Rongrong.
“If you can’t bear this hardship, go back and be your Young Miss, don’t corrupt the atmosphere here.”
Because Ning Rongrong helped speak up for Qin Yun yesterday, causing Zhu Zhuqing not to believe him,
Dai Mubai also harbored quite a bit of resentment toward Ning Rongrong.
She reined in the smile on her face and said,
“What we do is any of your business?”
“You manage heaven and earth, but you can’t manage us going out to eat.”
“Zhuqing ignoring you serves you right!”
The first two sentences lacked any attack power, but once Zhu Zhuqing was mentioned, Dai Mubai couldn’t stay calm.
Qin Yun did not participate in this round of verbal sparring.
He just felt a bit strange.
Dai Mubai’s attitude toward him could never be called friendly.
It could even be said that after Zhu Zhuqing publicly refused to team up with Dai Mubai last night, an unmasked layer of chilliness was added to the gaze Dai Mubai cast toward Qin Yun.
If Qin Yun took Ning Rongrong and just left like this, he would naturally be absent from the morning class.
Although Flender had always been lenient with Qin Yun, skipping class without cause in front of other students would inevitably lead to him nagging a few words.
For Dai Mubai, this should have been a godsent opportunity.
He wished nothing more than for Qin Yun to leave a handle with Flender, and even more for Qin Yun to leave Shrek Academy.
Zhu Zhuqing was still in Shrek Academy.
Once he left, Dai Mubai would have plenty of ample time with Qin Yun not present to approach her and try to mend the rift between them.
Logically speaking, their leaving was a good thing for Dai Mubai!
Yet Dai Mubai specifically spoke up to stop him.
Using words like “if you can’t bear the hardship, go back and be the Young Miss” to provoke Ning Rongrong.
It was as if he didn’t want them to go to Soto City.
What was the purpose of him doing this?
Could it be just for a couple of painless words of mouth?
Qin Yun felt it wasn’t that simple.
Moreover, Tang San was quietly sitting next to Dai Mubai at this time, with a bowl of porridge placed in front of him.
According to his estimation, Xiao Wu’s injuries were going to last for another three days.
Given the degree of his care for Xiao Wu, at this moment he should logically be guarding by her bed without leaving an inch, how could he have the mind to come to the cafeteria to drink porridge?
When things are abnormal, monsters are bound to appear.
He also wanted to see what these two wanted to do.
Qin Yun pulled back Ning Rongrong and said,
“Then we won’t go, you can also taste the cafeteria’s food.”
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment, and looked at Qin Yun.
She said, “Alright then.”
She released her fingers clutching Qin Yun’s sleeve, turned around and walked towards the counter window.
“I want that spare rib soup.”
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”