Seated on a stool in the hall, the Great Herb King wiped the cold sweat off his face.
Liao Xun wasn't the only one who had questioned him. The second and third Vice Hall Masters had sent men to interrogate him as well. If not for the words he had prepared beforehand, he would probably have been overwhelmed by the situation.
The pressure was just too great!
He was just a spokesperson. It was one thing for him to put on a mighty act outside, but to lie to the poison masters here... It was something which he had never dared to think of.
If not for the other party having saved his life and the Poison Hall being so ungrateful, he would have refused to get involved...
But now, there is no path of retreat.
The moment Physician Bai is exposed, it is highly likely that he would die along with him.
The three Vice Hall Masters would poison to death everyone who knew that they were duped by a physician and failed to recognize the real envoy.
If such a humiliating matter were to spread out, they would find themselves too ashamed to command their subordinates and vie for the Hall Master position.
They would definitely slaughter a few people here and there to quell their anger.
Thus, if the Great Herb King wanted to live, he had to convince everyone that Physician Bai was the true envoy. This way, they wouldn't dare to lay their hands on him.
And from the looks of it, it seemed to be quite effective.
At the very least, even though the three Vice Hall Masters had their own doubts, they didn't dare to act recklessly.
"I wonder what Physician Bai wants from the Poison Hall. He should hurry up and get on with it so that we can leave quickly..."
Upon recalling Physician Bai, the Great Herb King shook his head.
The other party hadn't told him the reason why he had to come to the Poison Hall at all cost, but he had his own guesses; it was probably a treasure or something he needed. If that's the case, he should quickly look for it... What was he up to running over to the book collection vault?
The book collection vault contained only books of relation to poison masters. Since any poison master in the Poison Hall could enter freely, it was impossible for any treasures to be hidden within.
Or did he really risk his life to come here... to look for a certain book?
If that was the case, then the situation was too darned!
"Forget it. He should be well aware of the danger too, so he wouldn’t stay here for too long..."
Just as the thought flashed through the Great Herb King's mind, a commotion could be heard outside. Countless poison masters headed straight for the entrance of the city.
The Poison Hall has been closed to outsiders for countless years, and poison masters usually remain in their stations and mind their own businesses. It is rare to see such huge movement within the city. What is going on?
"Poison Master Han, what's going on?"
Standing up, the Great Herb King pulled a poison master aside and asked.
"You don't know? They're saying that another person claiming to the envoy has arrived, and everyone in the Poison Hall is expected to welcome him!" Poison Master Han said.
Since Physician Bai is an imposter, can it be that... this is the real deal?
If he is indeed the real one, then we are in deep trouble!
To think that they would possess such incredible luck as to meet the real one under such circumstances. To make things worse, they were trapped in the Poison Hall...
The Great Herb King saw everything before him turn dark and grim.
"That's right. Let's go and take a look. It's rare that the headquarter send anyone down, why would it send two envoys at the same time?" Poison Master Han was perplexed. As he said so, he pulled the Great Herb King toward the entrance.
"I..."
The Great Herb King felt his both legs convulsing. Shaking his head profusely, he panicked, "I... I think I'll pass!"
They had just barely managed to scrape by, and the true envoy had to appear now. Heavens, you must be playing with me!
"Let's go!"
Not allowing the other party to reject him, Poison Master Han pulled him, and it didn't take long for the duo to reach the entrance of the city.
By the time they arrived, the entrance was already filled with countless poison masters. The three Vice Hall Masters and all of the elders stood in front of the crowd.
Two figures stood before them.
"Butler Lu?"
With a single glance, the Great Herb King recognized one of the two figures.
It was Butler Lu from his residence.
He once brought Butler Lu here, but the other party merely waited for him at the entrance to the Poison Hall then. To think that he would still remember the directions.
He must be the one who led the way here. Otherwise, it would be difficult for even the envoy to find the Poison Hall which was hidden amidst the mountains.
Understanding this, he turned to look at the person standing next to him.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in a dark-red cloak. His hands were behind his back, and his chin was tilted upward. His face had a bizarre expression which made it impossible to discern whether it was a smile or a furious one.
"That is... poison master emblem... 3-star poison master?"
The Great Herb King's eyes fell upon the other party's robe, and his mouth twitched.
There was a poison master emblem hanging on the other party's chest, and the three stars on it shone brightly.
Even the old Hall Master, the greatest expert of the Poison Hall when he was still alive, was merely a 3-star primary poison master. After his death, the position as the strongest was taken over by Vice Hall Master Liao Xun, a 2-star pinnacle poison master. The fact that the other party was a 3-star poison master...
Initially, the Great Herb King had suspected whether the other party could be fake. However, upon seeing his emblem, that sliver of hope he held was crushed.
Even if he weren't the envoy, as a 3-star poison master, no one in the Poison Hall would dare to offend him. Otherwise, it was likely that the hall could be reduced to a hornet's nest through his poison in an instant, and they probably wouldn't even realize how they died.
Those who are able to reach 3-star possess a cultivation of at minimum Zhizun realm. Even if he didn't resort to poison, he was able to easily destroy the entire Poison Hall with a flip of his palm.
"This..."
Liao Xun didn't expect another envoy to appear, and a 3-star poison master at that. His attitude turned polite immediately, and clasping his fist, he greeted, "May I know how I should address you? If it's convenient, can you show me your [Golden Poison Heart Token]? It's not that I am doubting your identity, but it's a rule from the headquarter. An envoy has to flash the token representing his identity before we can welcome him in!"
He spoke the same words that he said to Zhang Xuan when he first arrived.
The envoy didn't reply. Instead, he flicked his wrist, and a golden heart-shaped token appeared in his palm. He threw it over casually.
Catching it hastily, Liao Xun and the others examined it quickly. With a single glance, their eyes narrowed, and they came to a conclusion.
"It's real!"
The Golden Poison Heart Token was something that only an envoy could possess and it represented the Poison Hall headquarter. There was a unique distant aura infused within it, allowing people who look at it to immediately discern its genuity, even if they hadn't seen it before.
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