Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1472

Why was he so concerned about whether Master Zheng had taken poison? Of course, it was because of the five thousand taels of silver that Master Zheng had promised!

If Master Zheng has truly been poisoned by the "Seven Days of Floating Life" drug, then getting the money back will be a bit troublesome for him; he'll have to think of a way.

But Master Zheng wasn't poisoned, so that's simple; Master Zheng himself didn't know about it anyway.

He only needed to take any pill, say that he had obtained it from the White Lotus Taoist, and have Master Zheng take it; that would be enough.

Five thousand taels of silver!

This amount of money might not be much to wealthy businessmen and gentry, but for Xiao Jinghai it was an unprecedented and enormous income.

Xiao Jinghai did not want anyone to share this money with him, not even the White Lotus Taoist.

Therefore, he forcibly suppressed his inner joy and immediately spoke to avoid being noticed by the White Lotus Taoist.

"Master, were the symptoms you described to me after the Seven Days of Life were also told to Master Zheng?"

"of course."

The White Lotus Taoist nodded in response, and then continued:

“Master Zheng is a cunning old fox, very shrewd. He doesn’t tell you the actual effects of the medicine to prevent you from seeing any flaws in his plan.”

"In fact, the effects of the Seven Days of Life will not cause any symptoms before they occur, and all the symptoms will be the same as those of a normal person."

"Once the seven days are up, the effects of the medicine, which has penetrated the heart and spleen, will immediately take effect. Once the poisoned person falls asleep, they will never wake up again and die in their sleep."

After hearing what the White Lotus Taoist said, Xiao Jinghai immediately nodded in flattery.

"Your Excellency is a master strategist, with unparalleled wisdom and resourcefulness. I am truly in awe of you!"

In fact, what Xiao Jinghai wanted most right now was for the White Lotus Taoist to leave as soon as possible, so that he could ask Master Zheng for his money.

That's why he didn't have a normal conversation with the White Lotus Taoist, but instead used flattery to end the topic as quickly as possible.

The White Lotus Taoist was completely shrouded in a black robe, so no one could see his expression or his reaction to flattery.

However, it is certain that Xiao Jinghai's approach was effective; after flattering Bai Lian Dao Ren, he did not say anything more.

However, the effect was not perfect, because the White Lotus Taoist simply did not speak to him, but he did not leave either.

Upon hearing Xiao Jinghai's flattery, the White Lotus Taoist simply nodded and then strode into the room.

Seeing Bai Lian Dao Ren's actions, Xiao Jing Hai couldn't help but feel anxious. He really didn't want Bai Lian Dao Ren to see Master Zheng.

What if, in order to save his own life, Master Zheng takes out the five thousand taels that were originally meant for him and gives them to the White Lotus Taoist in exchange for the antidote?

Unfortunately, he couldn't control the actions of the White Lotus Taoist, so he could only grit his teeth and follow after him with great anxiety.

But Xiao Jinghai wasn't the only one who was anxious at this moment; Master Zheng was also leaning anxiously against the door in the room.

The sudden arrival of the White Lotus Taoist, who deliberately avoided speaking to him and Xiao Jinghai, would make anyone flustered.

After all, the unknown is the most terrifying thing. When you know nothing, it's easy for people to start overthinking.

Although he had already made some arrangements, he couldn't know the specific outcome, so he could only leave it to fate.

Just as Master Zheng was waiting anxiously, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from afar and soon arriving at the door.

Immediately afterwards, the door to the room was pushed open, and the White Lotus Taoist led Xiao Jinghai slowly in from outside.

After entering the room, the White Lotus Taoist only glanced briefly at Master Zheng, who was leaning against the door, before continuing to walk inside.

After slowly taking his seat at the table and chairs in the middle of the room, the White Lotus Taoist looked at Master Zheng and said:

"I've already questioned Xiao Jinghai, and you've remained honest and haven't done anything reckless, which satisfies me. Therefore, you've requested the antidote..."

At this point, the White Lotus Taoist paused for a long time, as if deliberately keeping Master Zheng in suspense.

Then he spoke again slowly:

"The antidote will be given to you after Wei Wu dies. Considering your cooperation, I can help you alleviate the poison first."

"This is an antidote that can suppress the poison. As long as you take it, you will not experience any pain for three days."

As he spoke, the White Lotus Taoist reached into his robes and took out a pill, showing it to Master Zheng.

However, he did not hand it over to Master Zheng, but instead tossed it to the other side, where it was caught by Xiao Jinghai.

Seeing the antidote in Xiao Jinghai's hand, Master Zheng was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that his casual remark would actually come in handy.

When he mentioned the five thousand taels to Xiao Jinghai just now, it was obvious that the other party was very tempted.

Five thousand taels was not difficult for Master Zheng to come up with; he had received many rewards from Wei Wu over the years.

After the White Lotus Taoist left, he was confident that he could get the antidote from that fool Xiao Jinghai; it would just cost him a little money.

Although this isn't the antidote, at least I don't have to experience the pain of poison anymore, so it's worth it.

Just as Master Zheng was thinking to himself, Daoist Bailian looked at Xiao Jinghai and gave him an order.

"After I leave, give this medicine to Master Zheng."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Xiao Jinghai responded respectfully, secretly delighted, knowing he was now certain he would get the five thousand taels of silver.

At the same time, just as the two were talking, Master Zheng, who was sitting by the door, suddenly changed his expression.

The reason was that he saw a small red dot suddenly appear on the wall behind Bai Lian Dao Ren and Xiao Jing Hai.

Bai Lian Dao Ren and Xiao Jing Hai were facing Master Zheng, so they didn't notice the situation on the wall behind them.

However, seeing Master Zheng's sudden change in expression, the White Lotus Taoist thought that he had a problem with his arrangements.

So he immediately spoke up:

"What, do you have objections to my arrangements?"

"No, no, how dare I question the Master's arrangements? I'm just... just a little excited about getting the antidote."

Just as Master Zheng responded, the red dot on the wall suddenly started moving, rapidly traversing the wall surface.

After a brief moment of shock, Master Zheng realized that perhaps only his young master in the whole world possessed such methods.

It must be someone the young master arranged nearby, using this method to try and send him some message.

As Master Zheng was silently speculating, as if to confirm his guess, the little red dot suddenly stopped.

And the place where it stopped was a calligraphy scroll hanging on the wall.