Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Chapter 628 The Black Pill

From any perspective, there is no information to prove that Jiang Nian also understands Gu poison.

In the end, Zhou Zhou could only conclude that it was the retired older generation of Chinese people who gave Jiang Nian a way to save his life. After all, even if China agreed to the deal with the Shadow Organization, it still had to ensure Jiang Nian's personal safety, given the importance of such a national asset.

Zhou Zhou took out the mother worm of the Heart-Eating Gu.

After discovering the note under his pillow, he spent the entire night thinking about it before deciding to force the mother worm out of his body, just to prepare in advance.

Before talking to Jiang Nian, Zhou Zhou himself did not expect that after forcing out the mother worm, he would still have to swallow the offspring worm in the end.

After taking the porcelain bottle containing the mother worm of the Heart-Eating Gu and watching with satisfaction as Zhou Zhou swallowed the offspring worm, Jiang Nian took out another small transparent glass bottle.

Inside the small glass bottle was only one black pill.

"This pill can cure the Gu poison in your body. However, it cannot cure the Heart-Eating Gu."

Originally, this antidote could have eliminated the Heart-Eating Gu as well. However, since the Heart-Eating Gu was the Gu worm Jiang Nian used to prevent Zhou Zhou from betraying him, it was impossible to remove it for him. Therefore, he had the system make some simple modifications to the pill.

Without hesitation, Zhou Zhou took the glass bottle, poured out the pills inside, and swallowed them in one gulp.

Zhou Zhou's head began to spin, and he suddenly noticed that tiny golden stars were appearing before his eyes.

Less than two minutes later, Zhou Zhou collapsed to the ground with a "thud".

Jiang Nian got up and walked to Zhou Zhou's side. She kicked him twice, and after making sure he had no reaction, she calmly opened the door and walked out.

Jiang Nian felt that using the Heart-Eating Gu on Zhou Zhou was a bit of a waste.

Such a wonderful thing should naturally be used on someone who dares to cast a spell on themselves.

The system has already changed all the surveillance cameras in the entire villa.

Now, even if someone sits behind the surveillance cameras and secretly watches the villa, they can only see Jiang Nian and Zhou Zhou resting in their respective rooms.

Jiang Nian felt that the system did a pretty good job in this regard.

Jiang Nian went to the kitchen quietly.

Inside the kitchen, a dwarf, no more than 1.3 meters tall, was standing on a thick board, busy chopping vegetables on the counter.

The other party did not hear any noise and therefore had no idea that Jiang Nian was standing at the door staring at him.

Even the most oblivious person eventually senses the gaze upon them.

The dwarf felt something was off, put down the kitchen knife in his hand, and turned around.

When he first saw Jiang Nian, he was startled, but he didn't show any particular expression on his face.

"Sir, the afternoon tea refreshments will be ready shortly. Please wait in the living room for a moment."

Thinking that Jiang Nian wanted afternoon tea, the dwarf spoke respectfully.

Jiang Nian didn't say anything, but walked in step by step.

Every step he took seemed to tread on the dwarf's heart.

Did Jiang Nian discover something?

Before the dwarf could figure it out, Jiang Nian had already walked up to him, reached out and pried open his mouth, threw something in, then dislocated his jaw, forcing him to swallow the thing in his mouth, so that he couldn't even spit it out.

The dwarf finally realized what was happening, and his face turned extremely pale.

He wanted to vomit, but couldn't because his jaw had been removed. He could only drool uncontrollably, making a mess of his white chef's uniform.

"you you you--"

Jiang Nian had already taken a few steps back, patted his clothes which weren't covered in dust, and showed a disgusted expression.

There was no way around it; the dwarf's appearance was simply too grotesque. He was covered in saliva, making him utterly repulsive.

The dwarf pointed at Jiang Nian with his finger, his speech unclear, unable to utter a complete sentence.

After reattaching his dislocated jaw, the dwarf looked at Jiang Nian with a horrified expression.

"Sir, what did you give me to eat?"

If someone who didn't know the situation saw him looking so pitiful, they would probably feel sorry for him without hesitation.

"It was just a sugar pill for you. I'm very satisfied with your cooking. I wonder if you'd be willing to come back with me after I've finished taking care of things here?"

Jiang Nian looked at his right hand and said casually. His expression was very calm, showing no sign of guilt after poisoning the poison.

The dwarf was speechless for a moment after hearing Jiang Nian's words.

He knew Jiang Nian had poisoned him with a Gu poison, but Jiang Nian wouldn't admit it, and he couldn't force her to. Therefore, as an ordinary cook, there was absolutely no way he could know anything about Gu poison.

Who would have thought that someone like Jiang Nian could be so shameless?

"I, I, I'm used to living here."

Jiang Nian was still waiting for his answer, and the dwarf couldn't remain silent forever. He stammered, and with a hint of gritted teeth, he uttered the words.

"Oh, I see. That's a real shame."

Upon hearing the dwarf chef's words, Jiang Nian looked disappointed. After drawing out a seemingly meaningful sentence, he turned and left without looking back.

Only the dwarf chef remained in the kitchen.

Looking at the table full of ingredients, he was momentarily at a loss as to whether he should continue making afternoon tea.

The sound of Jiang Nian casually flipping through the newspaper came from the living room. The dwarf chef gritted his teeth, deciding to ignore everything else. Even if Jiang Nian had poisoned him now, he still had to finish what he needed to do until Jiang Nian showed any other reaction.

However, after the afternoon tea was prepared, the dwarf chef held a black spice bottle in his hand, hesitating whether to continue poisoning the tea.

Jiang Nian poisoned himself with Gu poison, so he must have known that the food he ate in the morning and at noon contained Gu poison.

But if he knew that, why did he eat all the food?

Or perhaps Jiang Nian didn't know anything at all, but genuinely wanted to eat the food she cooked and wanted to take her back to the base, so she poisoned herself with the Gu poison.

It must be said that the dwarf chef is quite confident in his culinary skills.

After hesitating for a long time, the dwarf chef's hand trembled, and white powder spilled from the black spice bottle, landing on the tea and snacks in front of him.

This is not my fault; it's Heaven's way of telling me not to give up on poisoning Jiang Nian.

Afternoon tea was quickly placed on the coffee table in front of Jiang Nian.

Smelling the aroma of the dessert, Jiang Nian looked blissfully content, showing no other reaction. Seeing Jiang Nian's expression, the dwarf chef breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Nian had never used Gu poison before, so the Gu poison he used on himself must have been obtained from Zhou Zhou. He just wanted to threaten him and take him to the base. And he didn't even realize that there was Gu poison in the food.

"Dear host, this system feels that the dwarf chef in front of me is treating you like an idiot."

The system popped up again. Its words sounded like it was defending Jiang Nian, but upon closer listening, they carried a hint of anticipation.

This damn system is really getting more and more user-friendly.

"I'm being controlled, and you're not having an easy time either. What's with all this excitement? Do you really want to poison me with a Gu poison?"

Jiang Nian bluntly dampened the system's enthusiasm. He couldn't very well let a system climb all over him.

Speechless after Jiang Nian's words, the system shut up and stopped talking.

After slowly finishing all the desserts at afternoon tea, Jiang Nian took a sip of coffee.

The coffee contained the most poison. I wonder if the other person has gone mad, or if they were provoked by me.

With this guess in mind, Jiang Nian took out the porcelain bottle, uncorked it, and stared at the wriggling golden worm inside for a while. Then he took a toothpick and gently poked at the worm. At least this thing was still useful; he couldn't just kill it. Although even if he did kill it, it wouldn't really concern him much.

Jiang Nian said that she is still very soft-hearted and cannot bear to see killing.

The dwarf chef was in the kitchen, secretly observing all the movements in the living room.

When he saw Jiang Nian slowly finish the dessert, his initial suspicions vanished instantly. If Jiang Nian didn't eat it, it meant he had discovered the poison in the dessert; if he hadn't, it meant that the matter of using poison wasn't as complicated as he had thought.

The dwarf chef, relieved, turned around and began tidying up the kitchen. After all, he still had to make dinner.

But as soon as he picked up the kitchen knife, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Then, it felt as if someone was cutting away at his flesh with a razor blade, slice by slice. The pain spread, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and he could no longer hold the cleaver, which clattered to the ground.

The dwarf chef's movements were extremely slow due to the pain. Therefore, he could clearly see the cleaver coming down towards his right foot. He tried to move his foot, but he had no strength and could only watch helplessly as the cleaver struck his instep.

Blood seeped from the shoe.

He tried to cover his bleeding wound, but the excruciating pain all over his body caused him to collapse to the ground, too weak to continue.

The excruciating pain, coupled with the chill caused by excessive blood loss, left the dwarf chef lying on the ground, shivering uncontrollably, his teeth chattering. He even suspected that he would either die from the pain or freeze to death from blood loss.

"Do you need any help?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from over.

The dwarf chef craned his neck with difficulty, trying to look in the direction from which the sound came.

He saw Jiang Nian leaning against the kitchen doorframe with her arms crossed, smiling at him. A mocking smile played on Jiang Nian's lips, but her eyes held no mirth, only utter indifference.

The dwarf chef's heart sank lower and lower.

At this point, what else could he not understand?

Jiang Nian had long known that the food had been poisoned. His self-testing of the poison was a warning in itself, but the other party was blind to it and did it again. This pain he was experiencing now was Jiang Nian's punishment for them.

The dwarf chef had no idea just how high Jiang Nian's status was within the organization. But even Zhou Zhou, a protector, treated Jiang Nian with utmost respect, so he could guess that the other party's identity was not simple—at least at a level he could never reach.

Unfortunately, he was merely following orders and his mission had failed miserably; he was discovered very early on.

I suppose I won't survive if I fall into Jiang Nian's hands.

Perhaps, death is a relief for him.

Having figured this out, the dwarf chef slowly closed his eyes, no longer looking at Jiang Nian, nor struggling, quietly waiting for death.

Jiang Nian sneered.

Just kidding, wanting to die is easy, but when it comes to himself, he can't possibly die.

I used more force in my hand, and the action of poking the insect with the toothpick became even faster.

Blood began to gush from the dwarf cook's mouth. He lay there, swallowing some of the blood as it spilled out, choking himself and coughing violently.

Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer. The dwarf chef, coughing and enduring the pain, sat up and coughed up large amounts of blood.

His face turned deathly pale instantly.

He's lost so much blood, I wonder if he's about to die.

Jiang Nian watched with satisfaction as the blood spit out by the dwarf chef stained his white chef's uniform red before throwing the toothpick on the ground.

After carefully putting away the porcelain bottle, Jiang Nian smiled and said, "How does it taste? I see you still have quite a bit of blood in your body, at least you haven't fainted after vomiting so much. Your blood tastes good. I have a pet that's very hungry right now, why don't you let it drink some of your blood too?"

He smiled, yet uttered such cruel words. The dwarf chef stared at Jiang Nian, speechless, only able to shake his head frantically.

Jiang Nian had already planted a Gu worm in his body. If he were to use his own blood to feed another Gu worm, the two Gu worms would fight inside his body, and he would definitely die from the pain.

Of the two Gu worms with different attributes, only one can survive. He absolutely cannot allow his body to become a battlefield for the Gu worms to fight over.

He didn't want to become a living dead.

"Please...please, let me go, please let me go?"

Struggling, the dwarf chef crawled to Jiang Nian's feet, reached out and grabbed Jiang Nian's trouser leg, pleading desperately.

Now he finally understood that even death was an extremely difficult thing for him.

With a loud "thump," Jiang Nian kicked the dwarf chef against the cabinet, and then his body slowly slid down the cabinet to the ground.

"I gave you chances, but you didn't cherish them. I can't expect you to let it go every single time, can I?"

Looking at the dwarf chef with disgust, Jiang Nian said irritably.

When the dwarf chef pulled at Jiang Nian's trouser leg just now, quite a bit of blood got on him!

"I...I'm sorry!"

The dwarf chef didn't know what to say to make Jiang Nian let him go.

With one hand supporting his chin, Jiang Nian thought seriously for a while before walking over with disgust, lifting the dwarf chef up with one hand, letting the blood drip down, and then slowly going upstairs.

Bloodstains spread from the kitchen all the way to Zhou Zhou's room. (End of Chapter)