Chapter 213
Ying Zidian’s expression gave a pause, but she didn’t react in any particular way.
She tilted her head to look at the big screen again, and her voice was low and cold: “Number one in the Poison Master list?”
“Yes.” Fifth Moon hiccuped, “Been looking for it for over ten years now, no luck.”
Saying that, she spread her hands, “I don’t know what the Bevan family is so obsessed with, among hunters, poison pill masters are the most vicious, truly killing people at a distance.”
Poisoners can attack from afar as well as offensively, and are extremely well hidden.
If he was a marksman, he would at least be able to tell where he was hiding afterwards.
But a poisoner is not possible.
The poisoner strikes the moment he brushes up against someone.
And by the time the poison has struck, it is days or even a year later, and the poisoned person himself cannot even find out.
“I’ve seen the 17th on the poisoner list, and it’s an old man who’s still scary looking.” Fifth Moon added, “So I reckon that number one on the poisoner list should also be an old man, and these poisoners, anyway, live quite long lives.”
Although poison masters and alchemists and ancient doctors all studied drugs, there was a difference in essence.
Alchemy originated in the medieval period of o continent, and a number of books relating to alchemy were written in the centuries between the 16th and 18th centuries.
In the beginning, scientists studied alchemy as a way of transforming stone, and some very common metals, into gold.
This involved a number of chemical principles.
So, alchemy also gave impetus to the development of chemistry.
But the advent of modern chemistry has refuted alchemy, which is not true.
True alchemy was simply not revealed to the common man.
Nor did alchemists seek not just to turn stone into gold, but the cure-all, the elixir of immortality, so to speak.
It is similar to the rumoured alchemy of the imperial dynasty.
But after all this time, even with the combined efforts of the alchemy and ancient medicine communities, it was not possible to make people live forever.
At best, they can develop human potential to its limit and prolong life.
Poisoners, however, are better than both alchemists and ancient healers.
Because a poisoner can heal people and kill people.
And the poisoner’s poison is not necessarily solved by the alchemist or the ancient doctor.
But any poisoner who makes it to the list, even if it is only the hundredth, will be recruited by the major international powers.
The Poison Master List, the gold content was much higher than the Gun God List.
“No.” Ying Ziji slowly tore open the paper shell of chocolate and retorted in a rare moment, “The first place in the Poison Master List is not the old man.”
After a pause, she added, “Good looking, but his temper has become not so good lately.”
Fifth Moon:”???”
“No way, right?” Fifth Moon was confused, “In my grandfather’s time, the number one in the Poison Master list had never changed, no name, no code name, how many years have pa*sed since then, how much better looking can it be?”
Poison pill masters were mostly inhuman and ghostly because they would test their own bodies for medicine.
The old man she’d met had the right half of his face completely necrotic.
It turned out that people didn’t even care about their image, let alone whether they would scare children, and didn’t even wear the whole mask with them.
When she saw him, she couldn’t take it and pa*sed out.
And woke up and threw up three times.
“Well.” Ying Zidian faded, “Yes it’s all been years.”
When the Hidden Alliance was first established, the Poison Master list was the first list.
She just wanted to have some fun and didn’t tell the other three, and then she accidentally made the list.
And she had only left the planet, not died.
So as long as no one could create a more powerful poison or solve her poison, the number one spot on the Poison Master list would not change.
Ying Zigui pressed her head.
If she hadn’t mentioned it, she would have forgotten that she had such a mess.
But it was quite a relief that she was number one on the Poison Master list and even 10 didn’t know about it.
“Hey, whatever.” Fifth Moon was heartless, “What does it matter to me if a Rank One is male or female, old or young? I can’t even afford to eat, let alone go see Punggol Big Brother.”
After saying that, she handed the three tickets in her hand to the ticket inspector at the entrance of the building.
The competition for the marksmen was at the very top of the building.
It prevented these marksmen from getting high in the moment and discharging their guns indiscriminately, damaging other equipment.
But no marksman really dared to let loose here, and no hunter could see through the combined strength of the Hidden Alliance so far.
As she walked inside, Ying Zidian picked up a WeChat voice call from Master Zhong.
“D**key, there’s something.” Elder Zhong’s voice sank, “That boy Tianru …… knows who you are, but unlike those two, he really wants to make it up to you.”
“Said that when you return from your tour, he will hold a banquet in Shanghai City to actualize your identity.”
Originally, he was going to do that when he found out that Ying Zidian was his own granddaughter.
But the Ying family wouldn’t let him.
No paternity test was given, and they would never admit it.
The Zhong family also had a few people watching, so he really couldn’t do anything about it.
But with Ying Tianru it’s different, it’s completely provable.
“No, Grandpa, I don’t need it.” Ying’s voice was light, “But thank him for me too.”
**
The Zhong family’s old mansion.
Master Zhong was on speakerphone, and Ying Tianru was on the sidelines, so he naturally heard it.
He was about to pick up the phone, but before he could say anything, the call had already hung up.
Ying Tianru looked at the table in a daze.
Only after a long time did he spit out two words, in a self-deprecating tone: “It’s too late.”
It was too late for him.
The damage had already been done, and nothing could be done to repair it.
He only hated the fact that he was also a child at the time, unable to do anything.
If it had been him, he would never have given up looking for Ying Zigui, let alone let her be replaced by another person.
And by the time he was able to, things could not go back.
“Tianru, Ziji knows you’re doing it for her own good.” Elder Zhong sighed and rea*sured him, “She thanks you too, and if she can’t be brother and sister, she won’t be an enemy either.”
Ying Tianru pinched his brow, leaned back on the sofa and tilted his head, “Grandpa, can I stay over here for a while these days?”
He couldn’t calm down, and he didn’t want to see anyone from the Ying family.
If he went back to his private flat, there was no guarantee that Ying Yuexuan would run over to him.
But now, it was hard for him to feel more close to her, and he wanted to avoid her even more.
“You can stay.” Master Zhong also knew that he wouldn’t be able to ease up for a while, so he nodded, “If there’s anything, just ask the servants.”
Ying Tianru looked at the ceiling for a while, then remembered something and turned his head, “Grandpa, is there a picture of Ziji?”
“Yes, why?”
“Give me a few, I’ll print them out and use them as a screensaver.”
“You think so.”
He raised his eyebrows in absurdity, “Grandpa, what did you say?”
“I said you’re thinking big.” Master Zhong snorted coldly, “Why should I give you my finely retouched photos as a screensaver?”
“……”
Only then did Ying Tianru remember that Master Zhong was also a video blogger.
He was so good at editing videos that he could cut the people in both videos together.
“OK.” In order to get a picture of his sister, Ying Tianru gave in to the evil forces, “What do you think?”
“We’ll owe it first and talk about it when the time comes.” Elder Zhong waved his hand and sent over all the photos he had compiled.
The photos, most of them from the recital, and some everyday photos.
The girl’s plain face and pale lips, her pupils as light as snow.
Just the side of her face was astonishingly beautiful.
As he looked at them, the ends of his eyes turned red, and his throat was dry and uncomfortable.
He held back the sourness in his heart and smiled, “My sister is so good-looking.”
Elder Zhong interrupted him coldly and ruthlessly, “That’s my granddaughter.”
“……”
Ying Tianru expressionlessly pressed his phone out, lifted his own black suit jacket and went upstairs.
He had also lived over here when he was a child, and there was plenty of room on this side of the old mansion, so it was always reserved for him as well, so it was convenient for him to come over whenever he was in.
The furnishings in the house had not changed either, it was still the same as before.
With one hand propped up on the bookshelf, Ying Tianru took out the bank card number given to him by Elder Zhong and looked at it, then opened his mobile phone bank.
Then he transferred all his savings over the years, without the slightest hesitation, to Ying Zigui.
**
Across the ocean.
“Ding” sounded.
It was the arrival message of 30 million dollars.
Ying Zidian looked at the message attached, and her eyes moved slightly.
[Sister, maybe I don’t deserve to call you that either, but I still want to do so.
I’m sorry that big brother wasn’t there and couldn’t protect you during your most difficult time.
Big brother doesn’t know what he can do now, this is all he has, please make sure you don’t return it.]
Signed at the bottom, Ying Tianru.
Halfway through the day, Ying Zigui let out a soft sigh.
Fifth Moon heard it, and she turned her head, “Young lady, what’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing.” Ying Ziyi turned off the message, faintly, “There’s some trouble, but it’s not really.”
Just because there was karma between her and Ying Tianru, didn’t mean she would be involved with the Ying family.
“What kind of trouble?” Fifth Moon scratched her head, “Can I be of any help?”
“No.” Ying Zidian raised her eyes, “Let’s go in first and watch the competition.”
The three of them went inside and took the lift straight to the top floor.
There was another group of people in the lift.
Ying Zidian didn’t like being too close to strangers, so she leaned into the corner of the lift.
But her ears were too good and she wasn’t too far away, so naturally she heard a remark.
“Miss, the First Poison Master has promised to see us, but needs you to take the Ning Shen Flower to her.”
Chapter 214
Ning Shen Hua, a very rare medicinal herb.
It is only found in Antarctica.
As long as the climate is warmer, the Ning Shen Flower cannot even be successfully grown.
It is also because of such harsh conditions that the Ning Shen Flower is very rare.
After being picked, they also have to be preserved in ice.
However, because the number of flowers is so small, the full effects of the flower are not yet known.
The few known effects are those that can be substituted with other herbs.
Since substitutes could be found, no one would go to great lengths to find the Ning Shen Flower.
In this way, the Ning Shen Flower would also become even rarer.
Hearing this, the woman frowned.
“Miss, there is no need to worry.” The middle-aged man smiled, “The prize for today’s competition is the Ning Shen Flower, and with Miss’s marksmanship, first place is a sure thing.”
As long as she got the first position among all the marksmen who participated in the competition, she would be able to receive the reward handed out by the Hidden Alliance.
The woman ruffled her long blonde hair and arrogantly said, “Naturally, tell this senior that I will be able to get the Ning Shen Flower to meet her tonight.”
The two didn’t talk any further.
Fifth Moon glanced at the woman and thought she looked familiar.
After a few seconds, she remembered that this was Rita Bevan, whose picture had been shown on the big screen.
The Bevan family was a large family over in O-continent, although it was not as well known internationally as those few big plutocrats, let alone comparable to the Laurent family, but its strength should not be underestimated.
The Bevan family had sent members to the imperial capital a few times, so Fifth Moon knew about it.
Only, she did not know much about the members of the Bevin family.
After a while, the lift stopped at the 67th floor.
The group went out and the opened door closed again.
Ying Zigui’s eyes narrowed.
She was still leaning in the far corner, her head slightly raised, her expression indifferent.
“Crap!” Only then did Fifth Moon make a sound, trying to restrain her excitement, “The Bevin family actually found the number one poison master? It sounds as if this great man is on this island?”
The First Poisoner!
The First First, there was only one in the entire planet, and no one could surpa*s it.
Although Fifth Moon already thought that the First Poison Master was just an ugly old man, that didn’t stop her from having a muqiang mentality.
In the two months she had been on the island, she had not seen any of the top 20 hunters on the list either.
Rita Bevan, was the only one who had come forward to show up.
But even if she was number one on the Gun God list, she was still not good enough in front of number one on the Poisoner list.
“Brother!” Fifth Moon was overwhelmed with excitement, “Do you think it’s possible for us to meet the No. 1 Poison Master as well? Even if we just take a look from afar, then we’ll have something to brag about when we get back.”
Fifth Wind didn’t know what he was thinking.
Only half a minute later did he raise his head half-heartedly and spoke slowly, “There’s no possibility.”
“Ugh, that too.” Fifth Moon sighed, “I guess it took the Bevin family a lot of effort to hook up with the number one poisoner, so I, a poor man, should forget about it.”
Ying Ziji didn’t say anything, her eyes deepened a few notches.
She could be sure that the so-called First Poisoner that Rita Bevan had found was a fake.
But if someone was really trying to impersonate her, the timeline would not match up.
Almost five hundred years had pa*sed since she had reached number one on the poisoner list.
Even if drugs were used to alter the ability of cells to divide and reduce the rate of organ ageing, no poisoner could have lived that long.
How can one impersonate one?
And, to what end?
In the past, she hadn’t used poison to kill anyone, but only made poisons that no one could solve.
Ying Zidian pondered.
Unfortunately, the impostor hadn’t been seen, and she couldn’t work out the details.
As for the Ning Shen Flower, she knew and had used it.
For a poisoner on the list, the Ning Shen Flower was indeed a good material for making poisons.
“With a ding, the lift stopped at the eighty-eighth floor.
The stairs were the only way to get to the top.
Ying Ziji glanced at the seats and nodded: “I’ll go over there, there are other friends here, I’ll call you when I return to China.”
**
The other side.
Yunshan checked his messages and suddenly Kaio: “Young Master, Miss Ying said she’s coming over and is waiting for us in Area A at the top of the Hunter District building.”
“Hmm?” Fu Yunshen paused, faintly, “Go to Area A.”
By the time they arrived, the competition had already started at the bottom of the field.
The sound of “bang bang” was all around their ears, coming from various types of guns.
To be on the Gun God list, one had to be extremely accurate and also have enough equipment.
Unlike hypnotists and poisoners, marksmen are very equipment-dependent.
If the gun only has a range of 500m, a marksman, no matter how good he is, will not be able to shoot anything beyond 1000m.
The girl sat in her seat, sipping a coke while watching the bout below.
Rita Bevan, as a hunter who was already on the marksman’s list, was not going to participate in the other hunters’ competitions.
The last few hunters to win would challenge Lita Bevan.
Seeing Fu Yunshen coming over, Ying Ziji moved him to a seat, lifted his jaw and pointed down: “Can I still sign up now?”
Fu Yunshen raised his eyebrows, “Yoyo, want to participate?”
Ying Ziji’s hand propped up his chin, his phoenix eyes narrowed: “For fun.”
“Go on then.” Fu Yunshen’s peach blossom eyes lifted, “Yunshan, go and say that someone is added.”
Yunshan took the order and immediately went.
Yun Wu followed him.
On the way, Yun Wu pressed his voice: “I say, Miss Ying is not even a hunter, she has just got a gun and wants to compete with a bunch of marksmen. Why don’t you stop the young master?”
What if he got hurt if he wasn’t careful?
Yun Shan didn’t say anything, and gave him a profound look.
Yun Wu was confused by this look: “Second brother?”
“You wait.” Yun Shan still looked profound, “In a moment, I’ll blind your dog’s eyes.”
Cloud Mist: “????”
**
The audience seats in areas a, b, c and d were already filled with people.
There were hunters and ordinary members.
In the front, they all watched drowsily until Rita Bevan came out.
The cheers went up instantly.
This was the first time Rita Bevan had appeared under the public eye again, but it didn’t stop her from being popular.
Young, beautiful and powerful, such a person naturally deserves to be sought after.
Not to mention, she is also behind the Bevan family, and her background is not generally strong.
The other hunters were not thinking of killing her, but of getting on good terms with her.
Lita was dressed in a tight black leather outfit, with a stern face.
After she came up, the sharpshooters around her moved much less and didn’t dare to go on a collision course with her.
Zone A, the bleachers.
“Young master, will it be bad?” Yun Shan didn’t use binoculars either, with his inner strength, he was able to see very far, “What she’s holding should be a new product from the equipment section.”
They had taken a set too, but they hadn’t used it yet.
“Watch.” Fu Yunshen leaned back in his seat, lazily, “Let the kids have enough fun first.”
“Also.” Yunshan thought for a moment, “It’s not like the Bevin family can’t be f*cked anyway.”
He went on to look down again.
It was only twenty minutes of work, and all those marksmen were out.
Once again the field erupted in loud cheers.
Rita frowned, “What a waste.”
She had thought that this time there were marksmen who could threaten her.
It did seem that getting the Ning Shenhua was quite easy.
However, just as Rita had put the gun away in her hand, someone jumped down from the steps and entered the field.
It was a girl.
Slender in stature, nothing special in her appearance.
But an Oriental face.
The people in the audience were a little surprised to see this scene.
“What is this Chinese person up to? She’s not going to compete with Miss Rita, is she?”
“It’s near the end, she’s not qualified to compete in the competition only.”
“No, no, no, it’s not that she’s not qualified from taking part in the competition, it’s that she’s not qualified to compete with Miss Rita.”
Who was Rita Bevan?
At only 18 years old, she had made it to the Gun God list, and was still a rare young woman on the Gun God list.
Wouldn’t it be a joke if anyone was able to compete?
Rita was also surprised that someone would come up at this time.
But when she saw it was an equally young girl, she couldn’t hold back her laughter, “Come on, don’t be ashamed, go down, you’re about my age, but you’re still no match for me.”
She had been touching guns since she was three years old and shot them hundreds of times a day.
Even with her eyes closed, she could hit.
She had noticed that this girl’s hands, none of which had calluses, proved that she hadn’t touched a gun much at all.
Wouldn’t she be insulting herself if she did compare?
Rita raised her hand and gestured to the manager at the side, “Send her down and don’t disturb my next performance.”
From the audience, shouts echoed.
“Get down!”
“Get down!”
“Miss Lita wants to perform blind shooting, don’t get in the way!”
Ying Zidian stood still.
In full view of the crowd, she raised her hand and slowly pulled the trigger.
Without looking either, but with her arms back and her body and head back towards the farthest and ever moving target, she fired ten shots in a row.
“Boom, boom, boom-“