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9. General Conference on Toxicology (Part II)

Xue Nong brought Lu Li to sit at the front row of the right side of the arena where the Du Family stood. Chu Ming and Xue Bailing stood together at the side. The left side of the group was already in position. When Bian Jie saw Lu Zeng and Chu Ming, he couldn't help but frown and immediately stood up to greet them.

"Mr Lu, tomorrow, why didn't you come and say hello when you haven't seen each other for a year?" Bian Jie was dressed in white. He looked like a scholar in his forties, and it was obvious that he had been meticulously taken care of by the godly doctor.

Lu Zeng also quickly stood up, cupping his hands and said: "Brother Ping, don't blame me for this. Since we met Brother Xue earlier, I have to give him face and give him a seat. As for your side, after this competition is over, I still need to bring Ming'er to pay a visit. I'm afraid that we'll have to nag you again when the time comes! "

Bian Jie also cupped his hands and said, "What do you mean, Mr Lu has given me such a heavy debt of gratitude. Why should a trivial matter like this be considered a chatterbox?"

Lu Zeng waved his hand and said: "You and Little Brother Xue think too highly of an old man like me. Forget it, the Grand Meeting is about to begin. You are the head of the Medicine Hall. Hurry and go to the abbot."

Bian Jie nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll go ahead and take a seat. After this meeting is over, Mister Lu must come to my humble home!"

Lu Zeng nodded his head and said: "I must have gone there at that time. You should understand as well. It's about tomorrow."

Bian Jie looked at Chu Ming and smiled. "Don't worry. It's just a small matter." Then he turned back.

"It seems like Brother Bian Jie is going to have a true battle."

After sitting down, Lu Zeng shook his head and said: "Yes, you and I both know that Brother Bian Jie has always been a competitive person. I think that you won't let him go this time. The two of you will certainly make a big move. I won't ask for your mercy, but we don't have a deep relationship between the two of you. With this in mind, when the time comes, you still have to stop.

Xue Nei smiled and said, "Rest assured, Mister Lu. I know where to go."

Lu Zeng nodded, no longer saying anything.

Dang! After the gong and drums rang out, the Qingzhou Marquis Liu Ming walked into the arena. The spectators all opened up a path for him. The group of guards slowly walked to the middle of the Medicine Hall, and then sat down on the large mahogany chairs that had already been arranged for them. Liu Ming said a few words to the east, then nodded and went up the stage, and shouted loudly: "Okay, everyone is here, after this, the competition will officially begin! There's no need for the two families to stand on ceremony.

Xue Nei stood up and said: "I'll represent the Du Family this time.". With a stomp of his feet, he flew up onto the arena.

Once Xue Nai stepped onto the stage, the crowd below the stage began to discuss amongst themselves.

"Xue Nai really can't resist anymore."

"That's right, that's right. They definitely came to save the face of the Du Family!"

"This time it's going to be interesting. That Lin Yanqing from the past is not a match for Bian Jie."

"But that Ping Jie is so strong, is Poison King Xue Nei strong enough?"

"What do you know? The Poison King Xue is definitely not inferior to Bian Jie in terms of skills. This battle is going to be very exciting."

"The Du Family can't afford to lose again. If we lose this time, we won't be able to keep our face up!"

"Hey, stop spouting nonsense. I heard that the Poison King Xue Nei has returned, but I put my capital on him. If he loses, I won't even have a house!"

"Old Six, you still want to bet?"

"..."

"Brother Xue, you go in personally. I will definitely not miss this battle! "It is still the same as in the past, I will beat someone up to meet Brother Xue!" With a leap, Bian Jie also jumped onto the arena.

The two of them looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with a cold light and their fighting spirit was extremely high.

He looked to the east and asked, "Are the two of you ready?"

Xue Nei and Bian Jie both nodded and didn't say another word between them.

Eastward, he looked towards the Duke of Qingzhou, Liu Ming. Liu Mingxin waved to the guards behind him, "Pull them out."

A few guards behind him dragged out a dead criminal with messy hair, an ugly complexion, skinny limbs and wearing white prison clothes, and dragged him to the center of the ring. Only then did the guards quickly leave the ring.

Looking to the east, he looked at the densely packed crowd and said, "This man is called Sima Feng, he is a hitman of the martial arts world. He has killed countless people, and he is guilty of heinous crimes! A while ago, the Duke of Qingzhou caught him and put him in jail. Today, the Poison King and the genius doctor will decide whether he lives or dies. Then, can the Duke of Qingzhou please announce the start of this poison competition! "

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the Duke of Qingzhou. The Duke of Qingzhou, Liu Ming, smiled and said, "Then, the triennial poison gathering officially begins!" Then, he opened up the famous fan in his hand and ferociously waved it, igniting a stick of incense. The spectators were also shocked, they never thought that the Duke of Qingzhou, Liu Ming's internal energy would be so strong as well.

Chu Ming looked at the bustling crowd and suddenly realized that the violet-robed young man was standing in the middle of the crowd, as if Ah Feng was standing right behind him.

"Is he here to watch the match as well?" Chu Ming muttered.

"Little pervert, what are you looking at? My dad and Uncle Bian Jie are about to start. If you don't look, you'll regret it!" Xue Bailing grabbed Chu Ming's ear.

Chu Ming was in so much pain that he reached out his hand to push Xue Bailing's hand away and then said, "I got it, I got it. "Stop pulling!"

Xue Bailing smiled, put his hands down, and whispered in front of Chu Ming's ears, "Next time, when I finish practicing the poison arts, I won't be pulling your ears. If you don't listen, I'll poison you, the poison will make your whole body itch."

Chu Ming trembled and hurriedly moved ten feet away from Xue Bailing. Xue Bailing smiled proudly and said, "Come over here and stand by my side. Otherwise, I'll poison you to death!"

Chu Ming was about to curse out, but before he could say anything, he heard a clamor from the crowd. Chu Ming turned his head to look and saw Xue Nai and Ping Jie fighting in the air with their palms!

Xue Nei dodged the palm strike, spun a few rounds in the air before landing firmly on the stage. He then charged towards the death row. When the prisoner saw Xue Nei rushing towards him with a domineering aura, he cried out in fear. When Bian Jie saw that Xue Nei had avoided him and directly attacked the prisoner on death row, he knew that if Xue Nei touched the prisoner on death row, there would be nothing left of the prisoner on death row but ashes. He quickly took out a pill leaf from his chest and waved it flew towards Xue Nei with a strong inner force.

Xue Nei heard a call from behind him. It must be a "leaf marker" made by the inner force. He didn't dare to take it head on. He quickly stopped and used one hand to prop himself up, pulling his body to the side to grab the leaf label.

The medicine leaf symbol's power didn't decrease at all, making a big hole on the wooden board nailed to the stage. When it lightly brushed past Sima Feng's face, Sima Feng's face was cut in half by the wind power, and blood splashed on the stage. The crowd did not want that tiny leaf to be driven so fiercely by the inner force of Ping Liu. They immediately felt great respect and applauded!

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Bian Jie. Only Chu Ming could clearly see that when the leaf symbol flew towards the purple-robed youth, he caught it with his right index finger and middle finger and threw it to the side.

"Hey, you're kidding me, right? He's at most four or five years older than me, and he's definitely not 19 years old. How could he accept such a powerful medicine leaf label so simply?" Chu Ming pondered, "This person is definitely not simple!"

At this moment, Xue Bailing woke Chu Ming up and angrily said, "Be a bit more polite, give me a good look at father's martial arts competition and cheer him on!"

Chu Minglai laughed and said, "I understand, I understand, my aunt."

Xue Bailing gave up on Chu Ming and continued to watch the match.

As he spoke, the two people on the stage started fighting again.

Xue Nei repeatedly went forward to touch Sima Feng, but to no avail. The rules forbade the use of deadly poisons because that would endanger the others in the audience. This made Xue Nei to have some misgivings and not dare to poison him. Time passed second by second. Helpless, Xue Nei had no choice but to fight against Bian Jie.

Naturally, he couldn't let Sima Feng be poisoned to death. He had seen Xue Nei repeatedly release some of the powder in the dark and in the open, but he had to use his own 'Cleansing Pill' to disperse it to Sima Feng.

Xue Nei didn't have the advantage as the two of them fought for a few times and frowned. He couldn't help but feel a bit angry.

When Bian Jie saw that Xue Nei was lost in thought, he took the chance to take a step forward and hit Xue Nei with his palm. Xue Nei regained his senses and took a few steps back, turning his body and dodging the attack of Bian Jie. Bian Jie did not want to miss the opportunity and hit him on the back with his palm; however, Bian Jie was a grandmaster of his generation. One of them had been hit in the back and the other in the abdomen. Both of them took a few steps back, panting heavily.

Upon seeing this, everyone cheered and applauded loudly.

Lu Zeng frowned, and thought about it, "Could it be that the two of them are working harder?" The two blows just now could have severely injured the opponent at any time. It's a pity that it's not easy for me to stop him, it's not good at all, tomorrow I'm counting on Ping Jie to slow down the poison, if I get seriously injured, then I'll have to wait for death! "

Seeing that both of them were injured, Xue Bailing couldn't help but look at Chu Ming, saying, "Father and Uncle Ping are really going all out like Grandpa Lu said, are they going to fight to the death?"

Chu Ming sighed and said, "Ahem, this is all because of fame and fortune. If not for the grudge between your grandfather and Uncle Bian Jie's father from the previous generation, they would have been such good brothers."

Xue Bailing's expression changed slightly, "I thought Grandpa Lu was just spouting nonsense. Who would've thought ?" Daddy and Uncle can't go on like this! "

Chu Ming hesitated for a moment before saying, "Forget it, let them go. We can't stop them now."

Xue Bailing gripped his hands tightly and turned around to look at the two.