"Brother, what should we do? Uncle-Master has taken Xiao Qin away!" Jun Fei'er was anxious. It was common knowledge in the Hundred Herbs Hall that no one who fell into the hands of Uncle-Master Lu ever emerged intact!
Zhai Ge swallowed hard. "You know Uncle-Master's temper. It's one thing for that brat to fool around, but how could you dare to join him?"
"I... I couldn't resist her pestering. I thought Uncle-Master was still in seclusion, so using it for a bit wouldn't matter. Who knew Uncle-Master would come out of seclusion to the alchemy room at this time?" Jun Fei'er regretted it deeply. Lu Qing was known for his eccentricities. Any disciple who went to serve him in his cave dwelling was tormented until they were no longer recognizable, and the sounds of various screams could often be heard from his cave.
Furthermore, disciples who had been under his tutelage eventually left the Hundred Herbs Hall due to the unbearable torment. She had finally managed to get a disciple, and she didn't want Lu Qing to ruin her!
"No, I'm going to find the Sect Master. We can't let Xiao Qin fall into Uncle-Master Lu's hands." Su Dan Novel Network.
Zhai Ge watched Jun Fei'er, who was rushing off to find the Sect Master, and sighed. "Anyone who falls into Uncle-Master Lu's hands, unless he chooses to release them, will he really let them go without driving them mad!"
"Master, will Junior Brother Xiao be alright?" The other disciples were very tight-lipped about this Grand Uncle-Master.
"Let's hope not."
"Master, is Grand Uncle-Master very scary?" Poison Lady asked curiously.
"Scary, very scary!" Fu Shen chimed in. "Grand Uncle-Master loves to use people to test his medicines. The pills he refines are bizarre, even including poisonous pills. The so-called medicine boys are all there to help him test his medicines. To this day, I haven't seen anyone walk out of his cave dwelling intact!"
"Xiao Qin is skilled in poison, far more so than I am," Poison Lady reminded them.
"No matter how skilled one is in poison, they won't be able to use it in front of Uncle-Master Lu," Kong Qing said with a worried expression. "There was a disciple who was skilled in poison and volunteered to be Uncle-Master Lu's medicine boy back then. Later... it was a惨不忍睹 sight!"
Upon hearing this, Poison Lady became less worried. "If it's about poison, I haven't met anyone more skilled than her. Our Grand Uncle-Master might have kicked a steel plate this time."
"Junior Sister, you probably don't know yet, but our Uncle-Master is a cultivator in the late Golden Core stage. He's known as the foremost person in our Hundred Herbs Hall, not only for his supreme alchemy skills but also for his highest cultivation. Junior Brother Xiao Qin in his hands is like meat on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered!"
"Who is the meat on the chopping block is yet to be determined!"
Jun Fei'er ran to the Sect Master and complained tearfully, but the Sect Master could do nothing and could only offer her words of comfort.
Jun Fei'er had always been fond of playing and had never taken a disciple. After this trip to Wuji City, she had unprecedentedly taken a disciple back. When she brought him back, he was critically injured and died. He had been unconscious for three months before waking up. Now that he had just recovered, he had fallen into the hands of Uncle-Master Lu. The Sect Master sighed, it was all fate!
"Sect Master, won't you plead with Uncle-Master Lu?"
The Sect Master slowly shook his head. "Not everyone can be taken by your Uncle-Master Lu."
"That's the honest truth. Those who Uncle-Master Lu takes a liking to basically never come out intact. Last time, Junior Brother Nine went to help Uncle-Master Lu, and after staying for three days, he cried and begged to go home. He still hasn't returned."
The Sect Master's mouth twitched.
"The time before last, Junior Brother Six's beloved disciple accidentally bumped into Uncle-Master Lu and was taken to Uncle-Master Lu's cave dwelling. Before entering, he was a two-hundred-pound fatty. A month later, he emerged as a hundred-pound skinny monkey. Junior Brother Six was heartbroken and used the excuse of taking his disciple out to gather herbs. He still hasn't returned."
The Sect Master's brows furrowed.
"And last year, Junior Sister Zhou from the Lieyang Sect came to visit. She tugged Uncle-Master Lu's sleeve and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea for seven days and seven nights. When she left, she had lost her human form. Now, she shudders at the mere mention of Uncle-Master Lu's name."
The Sect Master's face contorted into a bitter gourd. "What can I do? In terms of seniority, he's twice my age. In terms of cultivation, I can't beat him. In terms of reason, he never reasons. In alchemy, I'm not only not his opponent, but I might even fall into his hands. He won't show me any mercy just because I'm the Sect Master!"
"Sect Master, Junior Sister Jun is also quite daring. If anything happens to that Xiao Qin, Junior Sister Jun will tear down the roof of this main hall."
"I am the Sect Master, not a butler. She brought her disciple and acted recklessly, even blowing up Uncle-Master's alchemy room. Who's to blame? Herself. She didn't properly look after her disciple, causing chaos within the sect every day. It's time someone taught her a lesson," the Sect Master said calmly. "Who told her good disciple to provoke Uncle-Master?"
"Sect Master, how many days do you think that Xiao Qin kid can last in Uncle-Master's cave dwelling?" Xuan Hu asked curiously.
The Sect Master's eyes rolled, and he held up three fingers.
"I bet a day," Xuan Hu said, holding up one finger. "Shall we bet a thousand spirit stones?"
"I bet ten days," a voice came from behind. It was Zhai Ge. "I bet that kid can last ten days."
"Fifth Brother, I heard you even fed that kid Violet Spirit Pills. Are you willing?"
"Not willing, but since she's been taken by Uncle-Master, it's better to make some money back. I bet ten days!"
"I bet three days. Grand Uncle-Master will beg Junior Sister Jun to bring Senior Brother Xiao back," Poison Lady's head popped out from behind Zhai Ge. "I bet five thousand spirit stones."
"Five thousand spirit stones, do you have it?" Zhai Ge asked in surprise.
Poison Lady immediately took out a storage bag. "Yes, I have five thousand spirit stones."
"A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. You probably saved up those five thousand spirit stones for a long time. If you lose them all at once, don't cry," Xuan Hu said with amusement.
"Don't worry, Senior Uncle Xuan Hu, I, your disciple, will definitely not cry."
"Isn't Junior Sister Jun here?"
"She's gone to guard outside Uncle-Master's cave dwelling," Zhai Ge said as he sat down. "How is the investigation of the disciples going?"
"The reason for asking Uncle-Master to come out of seclusion this time is to refine pills that can identify demons. The demons have infiltrated the Seven Sects and look no different from normal people. It's impossible to distinguish them, and their backgrounds all check out without any problems," the Sect Master said with a solemn expression. He had thought the demons were long extinct, but he never expected there to be surviving demons hidden among them.
"The cleansing of the Five Poisons Sect is complete, but a few people still escaped," Xuan Hu stated. "Disciples of the Seven Sects are pursuing the escaped disciples. We must not let the demons escape."
"Master, are there no normal people in the Five Poisons Sect?" Poison Lady asked softly.
"The Five Poisons Sect harboring demons is already an unforgivable sin. Moreover, we cannot distinguish who is normal and who is a demon."
"Demons kill innocent people without distinction. You have suffered greatly from them and almost lost your lives. You cannot let the demons escape, so it is better to kill the wrong person than to let them go."