Chapter 146: Impervious to All Poisons (2)

Did you think Ye Lang was still in a daze, completely unaware that he was about to be led straight into the lion's den?

Wrong. He knew. From the moment that alchemist deployed the alchemy array and burned down the house, he had already figured out his situation. Although his realization came a bit late, it was still not too late.

To put it another way, as long as a situation posed no immediate danger to him, it was very difficult for him to notice it. Unless something directly caught his attention, he wouldn't sense it at all; but once his interest was piqued, there was a certain probability that he would discover the truth.

Cough, cough. That's right, only a certain probability!

Just now, from the function of the alchemy array, Ye Lang deduced that his employer intended to eliminate all witnesses to destroy the evidence. From there, he realized that the food he had just eaten seemed to contain traces of poison.

One could not help but sweat at this realization. Truly, his slow reaction time had reached its absolute peak!

Consequently, he started to get sharp. And the moment he became sharp, all these pieces fell into place instantly. He could guess that the cargo this person was transporting hid some unknown secrets, and to prevent any possibility of those secrets leaking, the employer had slaughtered all the mercenaries.

Fortunately, he was completely immune to all poisons, otherwise he would have been poisoned too... And as for dying? Nonsense! Ye Lang carried countless antidotes on him, and coupled with his medical skills and internal energy, even if he weren't immune to poisons, he could still eat and drink without a care in the world.

At that moment, Ye Lang didn't kick up a fuss because he wanted to find out what the object actually was. Therefore, he continued to play the fool. Anyway, that was his specialty; even without acting, everyone already knew he was a fool!

Ah, pui, pui! Why did he call himself a fool? Absolutely not! He was a genius, not an idiot!

Of course, there was a reason Ye Lang kept up the act. It wasn't purely out of boredom or nosiness; he had sensed that the object was an alchemical creation. Although he hadn't laid eyes on it yet, as an alchemist, he could feel its presence.

Not only that, he also sensed that this alchemical item was something he had never seen before, seemingly belonging to a very peculiar technology.

This piqued Ye Lang's curiosity, and he wondered if it might be that legendary kind of... Ye Lang looked at the object, then reached out to touch and tap it. The employer paid no attention to Ye Lang's actions, knowing that ordinary people could never figure out how to operate this thing, so there was no need to worry.

"Hey, did you make this thing yourself?" Ye Lang asked very directly. His tone gave off a rather bizarre impression—was this kid a prisoner, a servant, or some young master?

"Don't just 'hey' me. You should call me master, and in the future, whenever anything comes up, address me by my name. I am Lengxue Shisan." The employer, who was none other than Lengxue Shisan, corrected him.

"Lengxue Shisan?" Why did Ye Lang find that name so familiar? Ah, right, wasn't he himself called Shisan? Except he was the thirteenth young master of the Ye family.

However, once the prefix "Lengxue" (Cold-blooded) was added, it became completely unfamiliar to Ye Lang. He had never heard of it at all.

"Never heard of it," Ye Lang said, shaking his head.

"It's completely normal that you haven't heard of it. I don't have a reputation on the mainland," Lengxue Shisan said with a smile. His smile was full of confidence; rather than feeling inferior about his lack of fame, he looked quite proud of it.

"Oh, so you're just a nobody!" Ye Lang nodded, wearing an expression of sudden realization.

"..." Lengxue Shisan fell silent. Although he didn't care much for superficial fame, being dismissed as a nobody was rather hard to swallow.

"Kid, listen to me carefully! Even if I am unknown now, one day I will surely shock this world! Therefore, I am an unknown master living in seclusion, not some nobody!"

"A master? How tall are you? You're not even as tall as me!" Ye Lang said dismissively, comparing their heights. Indeed, he was a little taller than Lengxue Shisan.

"You—kid! If I hadn't taken a fancy to your physique, I would have killed you long ago! But don't push your luck; tick me off, and I'll still finish you off!" Lengxue Shisan's patience seemed to have reached its breaking point. If Ye Lang kept going, he might genuinely lose control.

"Taken a fancy to my physique?" Ye Lang crossed his arms over his chest, putting on a timid, frightened look. "You might as well kill me then! I don't swing that way—I'd rather die!"

"..."

Was that look supposed to imply he was into men?

"Damn it! I'm not that kind of person! That's disgusting! When I said your physique, I meant your constitution—your constitution that's immune to all poisons!" Lengxue Shisan roared in anger.

"Oh, so that's what you meant. You scared me to death; I thought I ran into a pervert." Ye Lang relaxed. "If you want to have a constitution like mine, it's actually not that hard. I just ate a few things to get this way."

"What things?" Lengxue Shisan immediately asked.

"Centipedes, scorpions, venomous snakes..." Ye Lang rattled off every poisonous creature he could think of, making anyone listening's hair stand on end.

"Do you take me for an idiot like you? If I ate those, I'd drop dead on the spot! Are you trying to kill me so you can escape?" Lengxue Shisan said coldly.

Ye Lang shook his head and replied, "No, I'm telling the truth! Besides, if I wanted to escape, I wouldn't need to harm you at all. I can leave whenever I want!"

Many people would have believed these words, believing that Ye Lang was capable of it. Yet Lengxue Shisan, standing right in front of him, didn't believe a single word—not even a tiny fraction.

Lengxue Shisan sneered, "If that's the case, then why haven't you left?"

"Because I want to follow you and find out what this thing is!" Ye Lang pointed at the alchemical item. His words were entirely honest and completely truthful. Naturally, Lengxue Shisan still didn't believe him.

"So that's how it is. Then you can come back with me. I have plenty more things like this!" Lengxue Shisan said with a smile—a sinister grin resembling that of a big bad wolf.

"Really?" Ye Lang asked excitedly, seemingly oblivious to the other's expression.

It seemed that once the immediate danger had passed—or rather, when he felt temporarily safe—Ye Lang drifted back into his dazed state. Just like that, the little white rabbit trotted off following the big bad wolf.

That's right. He understood the situation, but he simply didn't take it seriously. He didn't think there was anything wrong with walking away with someone like this, even knowing full well that the other person had previously murdered people to cover their tracks, including him. He didn't care in the least.

What he cared about most right now was whether this alchemy technology was *that* kind of technology!

"Of course it's real, as long as you behave and don't stir up trouble!" Lengxue Shisan said. He felt as though he were coaxing a small child. Oh well, no point bickering with an idiot.

Once you outlive your usefulness, I'll chop you into eight pieces!

Lengxue Shisan—if certain people were to hear that name, they would be utterly shocked; no, terror-stricken!

(To be continued)