When Terra Su spoke, the room fell into an immediate silence.
After a long pause, someone broke the silence, “Why should we believe what you say is true?”
Terra Su replied calmly, “If you don’t believe me, you can wait and verify it in half a month. But if someone dies by then, don’t blame me for not warning you in advance.”
“How dare you!” the plump man shouted, “You dare to curse…”
“Liu You, shut up!”
The man addressed as Eighth Master barked.
Then, Eighth Master looked at Terra Su with a sincere expression, “Young friend, you don’t seem like someone who would lie. However, I’ve never heard of this Nine Laughing Powder you mentioned. How can I be sure I’m poisoned?”
“That’s right, how can you prove that Eighth Master is indeed poisoned and not just making things up?” the plump man added, unwilling to relent.
“It’s very simple.”
Terra Su said calmly, “If someone is poisoned by Nine Laughing Powder, pressing three inches below the ribs will cause a faint pain in the lower abdomen Dantian. You can press it and see if it’s as I say.”
“Nonsense, trying to mystify things!” the plump man snorted coldly. In his view, everything Terra Su said was nonsense. How could pressing three inches below the ribs cause pain in the lower abdomen Dantian? It had to be a lie.
The plump man’s logic was simple: how could a young boy know so much about the Elixir Path? The only explanation was that he was making it up.
Eighth Master was also skeptical, but he still reached out and pressed three inches below his ribs, and his face immediately changed.
Just as Terra Su had said, pressing three inches below the ribs indeed caused a faint pain in his lower abdomen Dantian.
At that moment, Eighth Master was shocked. When he looked up at Terra Su again, his tone had unconsciously become more respectful, “I was rude earlier. I didn’t expect you to be an Alchemist at such a young age.”
“What? Eighth Master, are you saying he’s telling the truth?”
The plump man was also shocked, unable to believe that this young man was actually an Alchemist.
“Shut up. From now on, don’t stay by my side. Go work in the lower shops.”
Eighth Master said angrily to the plump man. The plump man’s repeated disrespect towards Terra Su had almost cost him the chance to know he was poisoned. Such a person, who only causes trouble, was not worth keeping around.
The plump man immediately shut up, his face looking worse than crying. He had only argued with Terra Su a few times, and now he was demoted. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have dared to question Terra Su even if he were beaten to death.
“Young friend, according to you, can I expel the poison by circulating my cultivation technique?” Eighth Master asked Terra Su.
“Yes.” Terra Su nodded.
The higher the practitioner’s level, the more likely they are to expel poison by circulating their cultivation technique. Whether it can be successful depends on the level and method of the person who poisoned them, as well as the grade of the poison.
Eighth Master’s poison wasn’t administered by someone else but was contracted from someone he spent day and night with. This type of poison is usually mild, so it can be expelled by circulating the cultivation technique. More severe poisoning wouldn’t be possible.
“Thank you for the reminder, young friend. I’ll give it a try.” Eighth Master, having received Terra Su’s confirmation, wasted no time and immediately sat cross-legged, fully circulating his cultivation technique to expel the poison.
Not long after, Eighth Master successfully expelled something from his body, which turned out to be a thin layer of brown powder.
Eighth Master sniffed the brown powder under his nose and was immediately shocked, “It really is poison!”
Saying this, Eighth Master pressed three inches below his ribs again, but the pain in his lower abdomen Dantian was no longer there.
At this moment, Eighth Master’s view of Terra Su completely changed.
This young man was indeed an Alchemist, and seemingly a high-level one at that.
“May I know your name, young friend?” Eighth Master asked.
“Terra Su.”
“Very well, Master Su.” Eighth Master immediately addressed him as a master, “You mentioned that I was poisoned by someone I spent day and night with. Is there any way to treat that person?”
Terra Su shook his head, “I can’t guarantee a hundred percent cure, mainly because I haven’t seen the poisoned person and don’t know their specific symptoms. If I can understand their symptoms, there should be hope for a cure.”
“Is there hope for a cure?”
Eighth Master murmured. The main issue was that he had never heard of Nine Laughing Powder before. If it were another Alchemist, they might not even recognize this poison.
So, seeking Terra Su’s help was the safest option.
“Master Su, please come to my residence and help cure my father. I will be eternally grateful and will do anything to repay you.”
Eighth Master had made his choice.
“Eighth Master, our residence is a restricted area. Outsiders are not allowed to enter,” someone reminded.
“Shut up.”
Eighth Master said coldly, looking around at everyone, “Someone who can treat the Patriarch’s illness is not an outsider.”
This statement immediately silenced several people who were unwilling to accept it.
Eighth Master then cupped his hands towards Terra Su, “Master Su, my real surname is Mu, and my name is Mu Zhong. I am from the Mu Family in Anyang City. The person you mentioned who I spend day and night with should be my father, the Patriarch of the Mu Family.”
“Master Su, would you be willing to come to the Mu residence to diagnose my father’s condition?”
Terra Su smiled, “I can take a look, but whether I can cure him is another matter.”
“Regardless of the outcome, as long as you are willing to try, I will be very grateful,” Mu Zhong said.
“However, I need you to agree to one more thing before I go to the Mu residence,” Terra Su added.
“What is it?”
Terra Su pointed to the Sun Family martial practitioners searching the hall, “I have some enmity with the Sun Family. If I’m not mistaken, they are here to capture me.”
“They’re here to capture you?”
Mu Zhong was once again surprised, scrutinizing Terra Su. How could such a young man have offended the Sun Family to this extent? What had he done?
However, despite his surprise, Mu Zhong did not show any fear or apprehension, which further confirmed Terra Su’s guess that the Mu Family’s status in Anyang City was not inferior to the Sun Family’s.
Terra Su had chosen Mu Zhong based on his attire and demeanor, which seemed extraordinary. Now it appeared that Terra Su’s judgment was correct.
“If Eighth Master can help me avoid the Sun Family’s search this time, I will go to the Mu residence to diagnose the Patriarch’s condition.”
Terra Su said.
“Alright, that’s simple. With the Mu Family’s status, we don’t fear the Sun Family.”
Mu Zhong didn’t hesitate much and nodded in agreement.
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