When Jiang Ji saw Jun Wen, he froze for a moment, then quickly said, "I've been poisoned. It was an insect-type demon beast, about three meters long, with compound eyes, its body covered in venomous spines…"
As he spoke, his expression grew more pained, black blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Shen Zhilan's gaze flickered. Putting on a resolute, self-sacrificing look, she said, "You must have been bitten by a One-Horned Stone Salamander!
Its poison is extremely violent, only the blood of someone with a single top-grade spiritual root can cure it.
Senior Brother Jiang Ji, drink my blood!"
As she spoke, she took out a dagger, about to cut her finger.
No one knew the special nature of the One-Horned Stone Salamander's poison, and before coming here she had already taken an antidote pill in advance. As long as Jiang Ji drank her blood, the effects would slowly appear.
By then, he would definitely become completely devoted to her…
Originally, this move was prepared for Qin Shifeng and the others. She hadn't expected it to be ruined by Feng Xi, that wretch!
But that's fine too, subduing Jiang Ji and using his hand to deal with Feng Xi would be even more secure and convenient.
Just as she was feeling smug, she heard a loud clang!
Feng Xi slammed a huge basin of blood down in front of Jiang Ji!
"Eldest Senior Brother, drink mine!
My dosage is large, the medicinal effect is stronger!"
Jiang Ji: "..."
Although he had been cut off from the outside world during this period, seeing Feng Xi wearing the attire of a direct disciple of Xuantian Sect, he knew this must be his little junior sister.
He said in surprise, "Little Junior Sister, do you also have a single top-grade spiritual root?"
Feng Xi shamelessly nodded, "Mm, I have a single top-grade fire spiritual root. This whole basin is blood I just let out!
The effect is amazing! Just drink it!"
Jiang Ji looked at the huge basin of blood in front of him, then at Feng Xi's small frame: "..."
I'm poisoned, not turned into an idiot!
Shen Zhilan said coldly, "Feng Xi, I know you're hostile toward me, but right now it's a matter of life and death. I hope you won't be so selfish!"
Qin Shifeng nodded, "Yes, Feng Xi, this isn't the time to mess around. Hurry and let Junior Sister Zhilan detoxify Jiang Ji!"
Xing Wu and the others also looked at Feng Xi with some disapproval. Even if you have personal grudges with Shen Zhilan, you can't gamble with Jiang Ji's life!
Only Jun Wen glanced at Feng Xi, then lifted the basin and said to Jiang Ji, "Eldest Senior Brother, quick, hurry and drink! If it cools down, the effect might not be as good!"
Jiang Ji: "..."
What exactly happened at the sect while I was gone?
Fifth Junior Brother used to just be unreliable, now he seems to have turned into a complete fool!
Feng Xi took out an antidote pill and had Jun Wen feed it to Jiang Ji.
Jiang Ji gave a bitter smile, "I already took one earlier, but it didn't have any effect."
Jun Wen acted as if he hadn't heard him at all and stuffed it straight into his… throat.
He almost made Jiang Ji vomit!
Jiang Ji: "..."
Only then did Feng Xi say slowly, "Eldest Senior Brother, I really didn't recognize this poison insect before. But as soon as Shen Zhilan mentioned the name One-Horned Stone Salamander, I remembered.
I saw related records in a book. The poison of the One-Horned Stone Salamander is quite special, the antidote pills take effect slowly, and it takes about two hours to fully detoxify.
So this talk about only the blood of a single top-grade spiritual root being able to cure it was completely made up by Shen Zhilan, she just wanted to coerce gratitude and reap benefits."
Shen Zhilan sneered, "Feng Xi, it must have been hard for you to fabricate such a story. I can't be bothered to argue with you.
Senior Brother Jiang Ji, if we delay any longer, even my blood won't be able to fully clear the poison from your body. Y then, your cultivation may stagnate or even regress, and you'll never be able to advance again.
Whether you drink my blood or not, you can decide for yourself."
Feng Xi actually admired Shen Zhilan a little here, she knew exactly where to strike.
For a cultivator, sometimes death was less frightening than having one's cultivation be unable to advance.
The look in Jiang Ji's eyes shifted back and forth. Should he trust his little junior sister's words, or this Shen Zhilan's words?
Afraid he would get muddle-headed, Jun Wen kept chattering nonstop, "Eldest Senior Brother, what Little Junior Sister says is definitely right!
Just listen to her!
We're real senior and junior siblings, would we ever harm you?!
Even if I wanted to be the eldest senior disciple, even if I killed you, there'd still be three ahead of me!"
Jiang Ji: "..."
In the end, he said to Shen Zhilan, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'll still listen to my little junior sister. If I truly die here, then I'll accept it."
It wasn't that he believed Feng Xi, nor that he believed Jun Wen, it was that he believed Xiao Baidao.
The disciples Master accepted might not all be geniuses, but their character would certainly be beyond reproach. They wouldn't gamble with his life out of spite.
Besides, although he hadn't sensed the poison weakening, at least it hadn't worsened.
That, from another angle, also suggested Feng Xi might be right.
Shen Zhilan was practically driven mad with anger!
But on the surface she said calmly, "Since that's the case, I have nothing more to say. I just hope Feng Xi is right!
After all, the classics are vast, occasional discrepancies in records are normal."
Feng Xi was never the type to suffer losses just to accommodate others, so she immediately began tearing Shen Zhilan apart.
"Shen Zhilan, are you leaving yourself a way out?
Later, when my Eldest Senior Brother is safe and sound, you'll just say the record you saw was wrong and push all responsibility away.
Everyone here is smart, do you think this act of yours is useful?!
You definitely know that the poison of the One-Horned Stone Salamander only requires an ordinary antidote pill, so why insist that only your blood can cure it?
It's very simple!
You wanted my Eldest Senior Brother to owe you a favor and you wanted to coerce gratitude and reap benefits!
I can even irresponsibly speculate that you deliberately led that group of One-Horned Stone Salamanders here earlier just to have the senior brothers of Beast-Taming Sect poisoned as well.
Then you'd use this line of reasoning to buy people's hearts.
Yes, everyone survives by drinking your blood, how could they not become completely devoted to you?!
This move of yours is really brilliant!
I, Feng Xi, admit defeat!"
Xing Wu exploded first and struck at Shen Zhilan with a palm, "I knew you weren't anything good!
You even wanted me to drink your blood?
Bah!
I'd rather drink horse piss than drink your blood, because I'm afraid it's filthy!"
Qin Shifeng blocked this palm for Shen Zhilan, "Xing Wu, things haven't been clarified yet. Don't be impulsive."
Xing Wu was almost angered to death!
Look at Jiang Ji of Xuantian Sect, when his life was on the line, he still chose to trust Feng Xi. And then look at this dumb donkey from Beast-Taming Sect, a complete idiot!
If he weren't his senior brother, Xing Wu would have wanted to strangle him to death on the spot!