Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 489: Agony

Chapter 489: Chapter 489: Agony

How is that possible?

Wu Xiao looked at Shi Hao with a shocked gaze, his face still wearing an expression of disbelief.

He... is poisoned?

"Indeed," Shi Hao nodded, "The Deep Sea Sting’s deadly poison, although it possesses no combat power of its own, its venom can even kill the strong of the Lianbu Temple. Just now, I applied the venom of the Deep Sea Sting to that book."

Wu Xiao wanted to say when you managed to poison the book, as I didn’t see any movement from you at all!

But then again, if Shi Hao could fabricate such a book title to deceive others, it was clear that he had long been plotting this scheme; The trap wasn’t laid at the last moment, naturally, he had already poisoned the pages of the book.

"You little bastard, I—"

Before he could finish his harsh words, he swayed and fell to the ground.

A mighty Lianbu Temple strongman died in such a humiliating way.

He died because of his own greed and his arrogance.

If he had not coveted the secrets possessed by Shi Hao, lacking desire, he would have been unyielding, so how could he have fallen into the trap? Moreover, had he not considered himself a member of the Lianbu Temple and completely disregarded Shi Hao as if facing an opponent of the same rank, he wouldn’t have been so careless, would he?

Shi Hao smiled faintly, walked over and searched Wu Xiao’s body, finding a Spatial Spirit Tool, but inside were a large number of Spirit Stones and not any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, greatly disappointing Shi Hao.

So much for the Lianbu Temple, a pauper!

He collected the Spatial Spirit Tool and then doubled back.

The Chen Family members did not pursue, in their minds, it would not be long before they could see Wu Xiao returning with Shi Hao’s dead body.

"He’s back!" someone with sharp eyes spotted Shi Hao.

The crowd was excited, but then, when they searched to no avail and still only saw Shi Hao alone, they were shocked.

What’s going on?

Where is Wu Xiao?

Even Mr. Chen felt his hands and feet go weak and asked, "Where is Senior Wu?"

"I killed him," Shi Hao said casually.

Of course, no one from the Chen Family believed him. What a joke, you only have the option to flee when facing our family head, yet you claim you can kill a man from the Lianbu Temple, aren’t you too thick-skinned?

"Kid, you really know how to boast!"

"You must have used some kind of Blinding Method to make Senior Wu lose your trail!"

"It won’t be long before Senior Wu realizes he’s been tricked and will surely come back to kill you. Next time, you won’t escape death!"

Shi Hao scanned the crowd and shook his head, "Truly a bunch of frogs in a well!"

With a flick of his hand, a figure flew out, landing on the ground with a thud. If it wasn’t Wu Xiao, who else could it be?

What!

The members of the Chen Family shuddered to their core upon seeing Wu Xiao, nearly fainting.

It truly was Wu Xiao!

And since the person came out from a Spatial Spirit Tool—of course, they could not know about the existence of something like the Immortal Abode—that would mean the Spatial Spirit Tool could not contain a living being, Wu Xiao must have died, thoroughly so.

Hiss, a formidable Lianbu Temple strongman, indeed died at the hands of Shi Hao.

This was something they could not accept, yet were forced to believe.

Mr. Chen felt a chill, but after all, he had crossed hands with Shi Hao, and even had the upper hand, so he immediately calmed down and after going through it in his mind, he said, "You killed him with poison, didn’t you?"

A correct guess!

Shi Hao smiled, he had not used the Deep Sea Sting on Mr. Chen, firstly because it was too wasteful, and secondly, Mr. Chen, having lost a son and driven by revenge, even if he coveted the secrets Shi Hao carried, would have sought to kill him first.

So, he decisively did not use that move.

"You are very talented and also smart," Mr. Chen first praised Shi Hao, "But you are too arrogant, not knowing that some people cannot be provoked! What if you killed Wu Xiao? The Wu Family still has an abundance of Lianbu Temples, and even Great Sacrificial Heaven experts, with a continuous stream of masters. How will you block them?"

Shi Hao smiled lightly, "You don’t need to worry about this. You should think about how to protect the remaining people."

Mr. Chen’s gaze turned fierce, but he was speechless in response.

The members of the Chen Family, however, had twitching faces, shuddering at the thought of having to resolve their eating and restroom needs in a crowded living room like before.

"I’ll come again tomorrow." Shi Hao waved his hand and left in stride.

The Chen Family members could only watch him go, powerless and even incredulous that he truly left.

The next day, Shi Hao indeed came again.

He set up a barbecue grill on the ruins of the Chen Family home and started to roast meat. Soon, the smell of the meat wafted over, causing the Chen Family members’ noses to twitch and their mouths to drool.

Forced to gather in the living room, what preparation could they have?

So, the food they ate consisted only of dry provisions.

——Who could have thought that they would be trapped in here for so many days?

Now smelling the scent of the meat, many of them were itching to rush out and snatch the food from Shi Hao’s hands.

But who would dare to act rashly?

Even Mr. Chen had to forcibly suppress the impulse to lash out. If he were to burst out, it was very likely that Shi Hao would come over and slaughter a few more of the Chen Family members.

He indeed did not care about the life and death of his clan members, but, if the Chen Family was left with only him, it would be in name only, sure to lose control over the massive mine. Other powers would just need to capture it, without having to worry about the bounty at all.

Therefore, he had to maintain the Chen Family at a certain scale.

Sometimes, reputation is very important.

Shi Hao ate the meat slowly, while continuing to barbecue, allowing the aroma to drift unchecked.

After half the day, he seemed bored and turned to leave.

But the barbecue grill was not only left behind, but there were also a few pieces of meat on it!

Seeing this, the Chen Family members swallowed hard, their Adam’s apples bobbing and mouths silently salivating.

One daring person saw that Shi Hao had already left, and with a burst of speed, rushed out and carried the whole grill back.

Instantly, the Chen Family members cheered as if they had won a great battle.

"You can’t eat it," Mr. Chen said. "That kid is full of schemes, and his intentions are sinister. How could he possibly leave meat behind for us on purpose. So, there must be poison in this meat."

Hearing these words, everyone nodded approvingly.

Shi Hao had previously admitted in person that he had poisoned Wu Xiao.

Even a Lianbu Temple expert was poisoned to death, oh, if they were to eat this roasted meat... they would surely die.

Too despicable!

The one who had gone out to retrieve the grill was even more fearful, continuously rubbing his hands on the ground, worried that poison had contaminated his skin.

The grill was angrily thrown outside by the crowd, along with the pieces of meat, which continued to emanate their tempting aroma on the ground.

At this moment, Shi Hao suddenly came back.

"Huh, I forgot something." He picked up the grill and the pieces of meat, but since they were now muddy, they definitely couldn’t be eaten.

However, after Shi Hao walked around, he came back with two stray dogs, and at once, the pieces of meat were cleaned up by the dogs.

After a while, the two stray dogs were safe and sound. Some more time passed, and they were still safe and sound. A few hours later, they were still unharmed.

At once, Mr. Chen’s face darkened.

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