The scale of Anyang City was more than ten times that of Clear River City. Terra Su, accompanied by Gu Qianyin and Gu Qianxue, stepped into Anyang City just as noon arrived.
They decided to head to a restaurant for a meal first and then find a place to stay afterward.
“Brother Terra, I want this, this, and this…” Gu Qianxue, famished, ordered a large number of dishes in one go. After traveling for so long, she was starving.
Gu Qianyin, on the other hand, sat modestly to the side. To maintain her image in front of Terra Su, she didn’t order a lot like Gu Qianxue but symbolically chose two vegetable dishes.
Terra Su himself wasn’t particularly interested in the food. In his previous life, he had tasted countless delicacies, so these dishes were merely to fill his stomach.
So, when the food arrived, Gu Qianxue was the only one devouring the chicken, duck, and fish with gusto, while Terra Su and Gu Qianyin ate sparingly.
“Terra Su, now that we’re in Anyang City, what’s our next plan?” Gu Qianyin asked, her long eyelashes fluttering.
“Let’s find a place to stay first,” Terra Su replied. He didn’t have a specific plan, but he knew that Anyang City was never short of opportunities. As long as they were willing, there were countless chances to hone their skills.
Gu Qianyin nodded and turned to Gu Qianxue, “Qianxue, hurry up and eat so we can go find a place to stay.”
“Mmm, mmm, mmm,” Gu Qianxue mumbled, her cheeks stuffed full, holding a ham in her hand, her mouth greasy from the food.
She swallowed the food with effort and then flashed a bright smile, “So delicious! Brother Terra, thank you for the meal!”
“It’s nothing.”
Terra Su shook his head, thinking that this girl’s appetite was really something.
He took out a silver note worth a hundred taels and settled the bill, preparing to leave the restaurant with the two girls.
Just then.
A group of fierce-looking martial practitioners burst through the restaurant door, shouting, “Nobody move! We’re searching for fugitives!”
“Searching for fugitives! No one is allowed to leave!”
The patrons in the restaurant grumbled in dissatisfaction, “It’s the Sun Family again. They’re always searching for fugitives in the city. It’s been so long, and they still haven’t caught them?”
“Who knows what the Sun Family is up to lately, searching the entire city for fugitives every day, making everything a mess.”
Hearing the mention of the “Sun Family,” Terra Su’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The patrons continued to complain in low voices, but none dared to stand up and resist.
Soon, the fierce-looking martial practitioners began comparing two portraits at each table.
Gu Qianxue, sitting far away, craned her neck to get a better look at the people in the portraits.
After a while, she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Brother Terra, Sister, the people in those portraits look just like you two!”
“Shh, don’t talk!” Gu Qianyin quickly stopped Gu Qianxue. She had also seen that the portraits indeed depicted Terra Su and herself, veiled.
She realized that the Sun Family must be searching for them to avenge the deaths of Hall Master Three and Hall Master Four.
“Terra Su, what should we do now? Fight our way out?” Gu Qianyin asked in a low voice.
“Not a good idea,” Terra Su shook his head. His senses told him that there were other strong Sun Family members outside the restaurant, some with formidable auras, possibly even Transforming Realm practitioners.
With so many strong opponents watching them, fighting their way out was not an option.
Gu Qianxue seemed to grasp the seriousness of the situation and obediently closed her mouth.
Fortunately, they were in a private room, so no one had heard Gu Qianxue’s earlier words.
Moreover, the private room was far from the main hall. If a search were to happen, it would start in the main hall and then move to the private rooms, giving them some time.
However, sitting here and waiting was not a solution either.
Gu Qianyin’s mind raced, trying to think of a way out, but she couldn’t come up with a good plan.
Terra Su, on the other hand, remained much calmer, slowly surveying the restaurant and its patrons, showing no signs of being a fugitive.
Suddenly, Terra Su’s eyes focused on the opposite private room.
Inside were a few people, all dressed in fine clothes, especially a middle-aged man in his forties sitting at the head, who exuded a special aura.
“It’s them.”
Terra Su’s eyes lit up, and he thought to himself.
“I have an idea.”
Terra Su spoke up.
“What idea?” Gu Qianyin asked.
Terra Su didn’t answer but got up and walked towards the opposite private room, with Gu Qianyin watching his back in confusion.
The people in the opposite private room noticed Terra Su approaching and one of them frowned slightly, asking, “Who are you, barging into our private room?”
The others also looked wary.
“Who I am is not important,” Terra Su smiled. “What’s important is that I’m an alchemist.”
“You? An alchemist?” A slightly plump man frowned, glancing at Terra Su. “A young alchemist like you? Don’t be ridiculous. Leave us alone.”
Terra Su gave the plump man a calm look but ignored him, instead addressing the middle-aged man at the head, “You have the poison of Nine Laughing Powder in your body. If you don’t expel it soon, it could be life-threatening.”
Due to the urgency, Terra Su got straight to the point.
The middle-aged man was taken aback by Terra Su’s words.
Another person shouted, “Nonsense! How could Eighth Master be poisoned? You’re talking nonsense!”
“Wait!” The middle-aged man, referred to as Eighth Master, raised his hand to stop him. “I want to hear what this young man has to say.”
With that, Eighth Master looked directly at Terra Su, his gaze sharp. Few could meet such a piercing look without flinching.
Terra Su met his gaze without any sign of fear, calmly saying, “Specifically, you have the poison of Nine Laughing Powder, but it’s not from ingestion. It’s from prolonged exposure to someone carrying the poison.”
“You haven’t inhaled much of the poison, so you can expel it with your cultivation. But the person you’ve been around needs immediate treatment, or they will soon die from the poison.”
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