For Long Xiao, with the vitality of life in his body, no poison would work. However, to go through the motions, Long Xiao had to pretend to be poisoned.
He suppressed the vitality of life surging from his dantian, allowing the toxins to spread throughout his body.
Soon, Long Xiao's face turned dark, showing symptoms of poisoning.
Long Tiankui couldn't sit still. His grandson, whom he had just found and recognized, was poisoned to death less than half a day later.
"Grandson Medicine King, why aren't you taking action?" Long Tiankui shouted.
Sun Sizhu stood up and walked to Long Xiao's front, whispering, "Stop acting. If you keep this up, the old man won't be able to take it and will reveal the truth."
Long Xiao hurriedly whispered, "At least I need to take some antidote. Without detoxification, how will the poison disappear?"
Sun Sizhu feigned a loud question, "Are you saying you need the leaf from the third tree on the left?"
Long Xiao looked. The third tree on the left was a poplar tree. Its leaves were bitter. This old fellow was definitely doing it on purpose.
Long Xiao nodded helplessly. Sun Sizhu quickly ordered someone to pick a few poplar leaves and bring them over.
Long Xiao impatiently stuffed the poplar leaves into his mouth and chewed them vigorously. Soon, the dark aura on Long Xiao's face completely disappeared, and he returned to normal.
Everyone stared blankly at Long Xiao and Sun Sizhu. Many suspected that these two had colluded with the islanders to put on a performance.
A few islanders were also stunned. They never expected that a poison they had researched for many years could be cured by a few poplar leaves. What kind of poison was this?
"I've taken the poison. Can you cure yourselves of your poison?" Long Xiao asked.
Hengdu Jinming stammered, "This, this poison..."
Long Xiao thought to himself that it seemed they didn't have an antidote either. He snatched another pill from Hengdu Jinming's hand, shoved it directly into Hengdu Jinming's mouth, and snapped his jaw shut, forcing him to swallow it.
"What are you doing?" Hengdu Jinming panicked, reaching for his throat, trying to spit out the pill.
Long Xiao enthusiastically grabbed Hengdu Jinming's hand and said, "Mr. Hengdu, you must have an antidote for your poison. Did you put the antidote in that pocket?"
Kamide Noguchi saw that Long Xiao was deliberately stalling Hengdu Jinming and quickly stepped forward, asking, "Hengdu Jinming, where is your antidote?"
Hengdu Jinming said awkwardly, "This poison has no antidote."
Long Xiao watched a black mist appear on Hengdu Jinming's face before letting go. "Mr. Kamide, hurry and find him an antidote. He won't let me find it."
Kamide Noguchi, no longer caring about his dignity, pointed at the poplar tree and shouted, "Quick, quick, use the leaves to detoxify him, quickly!"
One of the islanders scrambled up the tree, tore off a handful of leaves, and handed them to Hengdu Jinming. Hengdu Jinming grabbed the leaves and impatiently shoved them into his mouth.
Long Xiao stood by, gloating, and said, "These leaves can't detoxify it. I was just playing with you earlier."
Hearing Long Xiao's words, Hengdu Jinming vomited the leaves in his mouth, and with a plop, he knelt before Long Xiao, saying, "Sir, I was wrong. Please give me the antidote. I don't want to die."
Long Xiao hesitated. Kamide Noguchi and the other islanders also knelt before Long Xiao, saying, "Sir, please help Hengdu Jinming."
The black aura on Hengdu Jinming's face grew heavier. Long Xiao sighed and said, "I heard that virgin boy's urine can detoxify. Go to the manor gate and see if there's a child from any family there. Ask for some urine to try."
Kamide Noguchi got up and, with two islanders, rushed towards the manor gate. He didn't have time to ponder why there would be a child from any family at the manor gate.
Seeing Kamide Noguchi and the others run out, Long Xiao turned and took out his phone, calling Xiao Ming.
"Xiao Ming, a money-making opportunity has arrived."
Since there were many people present, Long Xiao didn't say more, fearing he might slip up.
Ji Yuelan had just parked her car at the manor gate when she saw several islanders rush out and look around the entrance.
Kamide Noguchi saw Xiao Ming and immediately ran over, shouting, "Kid, give me some of your urine!"
Seeing Kamide Noguchi, Xiao Ming recalled Long Xiao's earlier call and knew this was the opportunity to make money.
"No urine, haven't drunk any water. I don't want to pee."
"Drink some water quickly and come with me. There's water inside the manor." Kamide Noguchi said, reaching out to pull Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming dodged Kamide Noguchi's hand and said, "Buying water costs money. One million per bottle."
Kamide Noguchi roared angrily, "Are you f*cking jade dew? One million per bottle!"
Xiao Ming held up his finger and said, "Two million, the price has gone up."
Fearing Xiao Ming would raise the price further, Kamide Noguchi said, "Fine, I'll give you two million. Pee quickly."
Xiao Ming took out his phone and said, "Pay me first. You islanders don't keep your word. I'm afraid you'll cheat me."
Kamide Noguchi transferred two million to Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming took out a bottle of drink from his backpack, chugged it down, and went behind the car to pee.
Kamide Noguchi, afraid Xiao Ming would play tricks, followed him to watch him pee. Xiao Ming glared at him and said, "Watching me won't make me pee. What do you need my urine for?"
"Why do you ask?" Kamide Noguchi asked warily, looking at Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming shook the bottle and said, "My urine is very precious. I don't usually sell it."
"We need your virgin boy's urine to detoxify. Hurry, or it will be too late."
Xiao Ming took two more steps forward and said, "Don't look at me. I can't pee if you stare."
Xiao Ming urinated. Kamide Noguchi watched from a distance. Xiao Ming, taking advantage of his distraction, dropped an antidote pill into the bottle.
After urinating half a bottle, Xiao Ming pulled up his pants and shook the bottle vigorously, afraid the pill wouldn't dissolve.
Kamide Noguchi snatched the bottle from Xiao Ming's hand and ran back. By this time, Hengdu Jinming's face had completely turned black, and he was having difficulty breathing.
After pouring half a bottle of urine into Hengdu Jinming, a few minutes later, Hengdu Jinming let out a sigh of relief, and his breathing gradually became smoother.
Kamide Noguchi was about to put the urine-filled bottle into his pocket. He wanted to take it back for analysis. He really couldn't understand how a poison researched by dozens of people for many years could be cured by a bottle of urine.
Long Xiao snatched the bottle and threw it away, saying, "The poison is already cured. What do you need a broken bottle for?"
Several islanders helped Hengdu Jinming walk out. After a few steps, Hengdu Jinming, unwilling to give up, looked back and asked, "Sir, can you tell me how the poison you swallowed earlier was cured?"
Long Xiao beckoned Hengdu Jinming over and said, "Come here alone, and I'll tell you quietly."
Hengdu Jinming wobbled over to Long Xiao and leaned in his ear. Long Xiao whispered in his ear, "Take the antidote."
Hengdu Jinming instantly understood why the urine could detoxify. It wasn't the urine's effect at all, but the effect of the medicine. The urine contained medicine.