Chapter 18: The End of the Story (1)

  "My head will be chopped off and given to you as a chopping board!" Liu Sanwu's tone was still very resolute, "No one understands the medicinal properties of Duan Chang San better than me. You won't live for another moment."

  Liu Yitiao didn't argue with him, and instead asked along the lines of his words: "Since I'm already a dead man, can you tell me your true identity? You don't have to deny it, I know you're not Liu Sanwu."

  "It's useless to tell you," 'Liu Sanwu' said with his hands behind his back, striking a pose that he thought was very cool. "I am Qin Wuyue, the Jianghu's so-called 'Sacred Hand Toxic Doctor'!"

  "'Sacred Hand Poison Doctor'? Never heard of it, a bit common. But your name does have some meaning, unfortunately, it's wasted on an old man like you." Liu Yitiao leaned back in his chair, legs crossed, and leisurely critiqued Qin Wuyue's nickname and given name, without any sense of impending doom.

  Qin Wu was so embarrassed by Liu Yitiao's words that his old face turned red, and he obviously dreaded this title and didn't want people to mention it. He said gloomily to Liu Yitiao: "Girl, everyone who has spoken such words in the past has gone to the underworld without exception, and you will soon follow."

  Liu shrugged and said indifferently, "Since you have a shadow in your heart about this, I won't mention it again. Let's talk about something else, like where did you send that stingy old foreign uncle of mine? He didn't die and go to the underworld, did he?"

  Qin Wu Hua's face showed a hint of disdain, saying: "Just a pile of fat meat, killing him would only waste my poison, I'm not bothered with it. They're all in the cellar at the back yard now, they won't die for a while."

  Liu Yitiao stood up, still smiling: "In that case, I can rest assured. Although Liu Sanwu is stingy, as you said earlier, he is after all a member of the Liu clan, and we share the same ancestral blood flowing through our veins. I don't want his family to be innocently implicated because of me."

  "However," Liu Yitiao's tone changed, and the smile on his face gradually faded away. "Now that the master is not here, I, as an outsider, have no choice but to take the place of the master in keeping you company. Mr. Qin, why don't you stay for today?"

  At this time, Qin Wu finally realized that something was wrong. It had been more than a moment since Liu Yitia drank the first cup of tea, but Liu Yitia could still stand here talking freely. Qin Wu took two steps back, staring tightly at Liu Yitia: "How can you be fine?!"

  Liu Yitiao heard this and deliberately spun around in a circle, saying: "As you can see, I'm still perfectly fine. Your Duan Chang San poison is ineffective against me."

  "This is impossible!" Qin Wu You shook his head, insisting: "As long as you drink the tea water in the pot, even a strong and healthy cow will die with its intestines rotten, you can't possibly be fine!"

  "Heh," Liu Yitiao took two steps forward, saying: "Mr. Qin, one must learn to face reality. At your age, you should see things more clearly than us young people."

  "Didn't you drink that tea?" Qin Wu You asked uncertainly, but immediately he dismissed this notion, "This is impossible, a little kid like you who rarely even sees tea leaves, it's impossible for you to have reached the level of knowing the taste of tea just by smelling its fragrance."

  "But now I'm really free, how do you explain it?" Liu Yitiao unconsciously took another step forward. Slowly raising his left hand, he slowly said to Qin Wuyue: "You must be very puzzled, why I obviously drank the tea water in the pot, but there is no sign of poisoning. Hehe, actually this is not difficult at all, all the secrets are on my sleeve."

  Qin Wu You had been obsessed with poison techniques all his life, so he naturally wanted to know the real reason why he couldn't poison Liu Yi Tiao. So he involuntarily stretched out his head to peek into Liu Yi Tiao's wide sleeve.

  What entered his eyes was a piece of hemp cloth that could absorb water.

  Qin Wu Huan was dazed, Liu Yi Tiao really didn't drink, he could actually smell the fragrance and taste it!

  Qin Wu Huan suddenly lifted his head, pointing at Liu Yi Tiao wanting to say something, but he didn't have the chance to speak again. Because in the moment he lifted his head, Liu Yi Tiao's left hand hook fist struck directly at the lower part of his right ear. His brain buzzed and he fainted.

  Liu Yitiao crouched down, pried open Qin Wuyue's mouth, and carefully searched inside. As a result, except for a yellow-stained tooth, nothing else was found. Liu Yitiao couldn't help but laugh dryly, thinking to himself that he had watched too much TV, who would really hide poison in their mouth?

  She carefully searched Qin Wu You's body again and finally found two packets of white powder-like substances in the inner walls of his sleeve cuff and boot tube. It was probably the Duan Chang San that Qin Wu You had mentioned.

  Liu carefully tucked them into his bosom, these things were all treasures, who knows when they would come in handy.

  "Haha, Liu brother, your hands and feet are really fast. My men just arrived, and you've already caught him." Huang Shan came in from outside the door at this time, and the bailiffs behind him went forward to tie up Qin Wu Huan.

  Actually, Huang Shan had been following Liu Yitiao all along. As soon as Liu Yitiao's front foot stepped into the gate of the Liu Mansion, Huang Shan led his men in immediately after. They just stood far away outside the door and watched Liu Yitiao and Qin Wuyue chatting and laughing while drinking tea and discussing Taoism, without any unusual signs. So they remained still and did not make a move.

  Until he saw Liu Yitiao suddenly strike and knock Qin Wuyu down, Huangshan realized something was wrong and led his men in a rush.

  Liu Yitiao rushed forward, wearing a yellow shirt and cupping his hands in respect. Official personnel were always tasked with cleaning up after the fact, so Liu didn't think he could rely on them. He wasn't particularly concerned about Yellow Shirt's late arrival either. After exchanging greetings, he said: "Yellow Shirt, this scoundrel was hired to impersonate my uncle and poison me with toxic tea water. Fortunately, I'm vigilant and didn't let his scheme succeed. Now that I've subdued him, I trouble you, Captain Yellow, to take him and the poisoned tea back with you. Please ask Lord Wang to preside over justice for me and investigate who was behind the plot to harm me."

  "Don't worry, Brother Liu. Although Magistrate Wang is only a deputy, he's wise and loves the people, and his judgments are fair and just. He'll definitely give you justice." Huang also said seriously: "Please follow me back to the county yamen, as the head of the constables, we have a duty to protect your safety until the real culprit is found."

  "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Captain Huang. However, before that, could you please send a few constables to rescue my uncle and the others first? They're still being held in the cellar at the back of the yard, and if they stay there for too long, I'm afraid something bad might happen."

  "Hmm, these things will be taken care of by others. We should hurry back to the government office now. Lord Wang and Brother Bo Fang are probably getting impatient."

  "Oh? Uncle Yang is also here? Has Lord Wang already informed him of today's matter?" Liu Yitiao was very surprised, how could such a thing be told to an outsider, had the relationship between Lord Wang and Yang Bo already become so close that they didn't distinguish between public and private matters?