The Magnificent Son-in-law

For a moment, the little girl, being stared at by everyone, began to worry.

In her heart, she was unwilling to agree, not because she had deep hostility towards Su Yuzhuo, but because Xiao Feng's attitude towards Su Yuzhuo seemed off to her.

But now that everyone had agreed, the little girl, being so smart, certainly didn't want to stand against everyone and make them feel awkward.

Yet, if she agreed so straightforwardly, it just didn't feel right to her.

Just when the atmosphere was about to turn awkward, Su Yuzhuo waved at the little girl, saying, "Come here for a moment."

"What for?" the little girl asked cautiously, but still took a step forward.

Su Yuzhuo leaned in to whisper in her ear, and after listening for a while, the little girl raised her eyebrows suspiciously, "Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Alright then, since you're so sincere, I'll reluctantly agree."

Anyone could see that Su Yuzhuo's gesture was undoubtedly giving the little girl a way out quietly, avoiding an awkward situation.

In an instant, Su Yuzhuo gained another impression among the others, which was that he had high emotional intelligence and knew how to avoid embarrassing others.

As for what Su Yuzhuo said to the little girl, it was obviously not convenient to ask now.

"Alright, since none of us have any objections, you can start poisoning now." Xiao Feng turned to Sun Shijie and said.

Behind him, Zhao Guo'an widened his eyes and couldn't help but protest, "Where did you get that no one has any objections? I haven't expressed my opinion yet, okay?"

Xiao Feng completely ignored him, saying without turning his head, "Don't mind him, his opinion doesn't matter, if necessary, hold him down and force the poison down his throat."

"..." Zhao Guo'an's face turned pale with anger, but he dared not speak out, feeling far more than just suffocated.

Sun Shijie pondered for a moment, pointed at the torch stuck on the stone chamber wall, and said, "The poison is already set, after all, at my age, I have to be cautious."

Xiao Feng's pupils shrank, and he squinted, asking, "So, if I had used force on you just now, I would probably be dead by now, right?"

Sun Shijie's old face flushed, and he explained, "In the world of rivers and lakes, people are often not in control of themselves, having suffered similar losses, I've gotten used to it over the years, sorry."

Everyone felt a kind of speechlessness, was there really someone used to poisoning people upon meeting them?

How big a loss must one have suffered to develop such a habit?

Xiao Feng turned to Zhao Guo'an and just saw his hand move away from his pulse, nodding slightly with an unpleasant expression, confirming indeed that they were poisoned.

In an instant, everyone looked solemn.

To be able to poison so easily and silently, it was truly as simple as eating or drinking, such a method made one have to feel terrified!

"Don't overthink it, after all, we've only known each other for less than two days, claiming to trust each other completely is fooling ourselves; can you say you haven't been guarding against me behind my back?" Sun Shijie coughed lightly and said.

"Makes sense." Xiao Feng nodded in agreement, though the words were hard, the logic wasn't flawed, being frank was better than not.

The phrase "fooling ourselves" made Fujiwara Keiaki a bit uncomfortable, but just like Zhao Guo'an in front of Xiao Feng, he had not a bit of temper in front of Sun Shijie, and could only swallow his anger.

At this moment, Sun Shijie yawned and said, "It's getting late, we'll discuss the treatment plan tomorrow, going further inside from here, there are three stone chambers, you can arrange yourselves to rest in them."

The meaning was clear, it was time to leave, and everyone sensibly walked out, not heading immediately to the stone chambers deep in the cave.

By now, faint snowflakes had started to fall outside.

The wind was not very strong.

Everyone gathered some dry wood, lit a bonfire just inside the cave entrance, and formed a circle, warming themselves by the fire and pondering the plan ahead.

However, before they could start discussing serious matters, the little girl asked, "Brother Xiao Feng, how did you deflect the dagger earlier? Have you trained in the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Cloth Shirt?"

All eyes turned to Xiao Feng, obviously curious to know the answer.

"It was purely luck."

Xiao Feng smiled, taking off a shell casing necklace from around his neck, "This is the shell casing from the first time I was shot. I kept it as a memento, never thought it would save my life one day."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be amazed.

Xiao Feng then added, "By the way, Uesugi Yumi's illusion technique is no joke, don't take it lightly."

"What do you mean specifically?" Lin Jiaxuan asked in confusion.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment and said, "My feeling was, it was like dreaming, and I could realize everything happening was fake.

But it's not easy to stay calm; simply put, the more you don't want to see it, the more intolerable it is, the more likely it is to happen in front of you."

"What's the way to break it?" Lu Yao pressed on.

"In the illusion, there's no ready solution for now, only external stimuli, like pain, can help you get out of it." Xiao Feng replied truthfully.

Fujiwara Keiaki further explained, "This is Uesugi Yumi's famous skill, it's definitely powerful, but no need to overly worry, she can't use illusions indefinitely, at least there's preparation time needed.

There's been a saying that the materials Uesugi Yumi uses for her illusions are extremely expensive and rare, with a very low success rate in making them. Though there's no solid evidence, I think there's some truth to it, or else Uesugi Yumi would've been invincible in the world already."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but they still couldn't help feeling uneasy, after all, even Xiao Feng fell for it, and nearly lost his life, let alone others.

"Old Zhao." Xiao Feng looked at Zhao Guo'an.

"What's up?" Zhao Guo'an was full of vigilance, almost instinctively wary of Xiao Feng.

"Don't be so tense, I want you to make something to keep our minds clear, like strong mint candy or something. Everyone should carry one, and if we sense something's wrong, we eat one immediately. It might not necessarily be effective, but for now, we can only try and see what works." Xiao Feng said.

Zhao Guo'an breathed a sigh of relief and agreed readily, "That's simple, let me see if I have enough materials, if so, I can make it tonight."

Xiao Feng nodded, "Now to the main point, what kind of poison did Sun Shijie give us?"

"I have no idea, be it knowledge or understanding and use of drugs, he's far above me. It's quite simple for him to use poisons I can't decipher." Zhao Guo'an said with a wry smile.

Xiao Feng sighed, having been prepared for this answer; since they didn't even know what poison it was, there was no point asking further.

He asked this not to breach the agreement, but because he disliked the uncertain feeling of having his life in someone else's hands.