Bai Xing slowly lifted his finger and gently knocked on the table in front of him. He looked around the residence with a gloomy expression.
He did not believe Fang Zhengzhi's excuse of "looking at the scenery".
He just happened to pass by the door of his mansion and happened to walk in and see him. How could anyone believe such a lame excuse?
Bai Xing did not believe it, but he did not pursue the matter further.
Instead, he shouted towards the direction of the courtyard's entrance …
"Serve the tea!"
Just as Bai Xing finished his sentence, a man dressed like a servant of the Bai Residence walked into the courtyard. In his hands was a pot of hot tea and two elegant teacups.
Bai Xing frowned slightly.
He did not call for tea because he was "hospitable". He called for tea because this was the Blood Shadow City, the capital of the Demons. Here, he was the true "host". In other words, the longer he dragged things out, the better it was for him.
As such...
If Fang Zhengzhi was not anxious, why would he be?
Apart from this, there was another more important reason. He was testing the Demon Soldiers in the Bai Manor to see if they were really 'blind'.
This was Bai Xing's initial thought. However, looking at the current situation, it seemed like the demon soldiers in his residence were truly "blind".
Because, the tea was served too quickly.
It was so fast that it was almost uncanny. It was almost as if it had been prepared beforehand. More importantly, the other party had "kindly" prepared two teacups.
"So they came prepared?" Bai Xing wasn't too surprised. He didn't take the next step immediately. Instead, he patiently waited for the man with the teapot to arrive in front of him.
To Fang Zhengzhi...
He naturally had to be the "host". For example, he had to be courteous before resorting to force. However, to someone who dared to pretend to be a servant of the Bai Residence, how could he be courteous?
There was a saying, "kill the chicken to warn the monkey". Bai Xing was prepared to kill the "chicken" in front of Fang Zhengzhi, and at the same time, warn the "monkey" in front of him.
A silver light shone in his palm.
He was waiting, waiting for the other party to come closer.
The man holding the teapot did not sense Bai Xing's killing intent. He continued to walk towards Bai Xing. One step, two steps...
Close, very close!
Bai Xing's finger twitched as a cold glint flashed across his eyes. Just as he was about to attack, his expression froze.
Because …
He saw a demonic eye, a red demonic eye, and this demonic eye was stuck to the forehead of the man in front of him. In this dark green courtyard, it was extremely eye-catching.
"Lord Lieutenant, please have some tea!" The man looked at Bai Xing calmly and bowed respectfully. Then, without waiting for Bai Xing to speak, he poured a cup of hot tea for him.
As the hot tea poured out, a faint heat and the elegant fragrance of the tea gradually spread in the courtyard.
Bai Xing looked at the calm man in front of him, then at the cup of hot tea that the man was offering him. His lips twitched slightly.
This was going too far!
It was one thing for Fang Zhengzhi to strut into his mansion with a purple demon eye, but now there was a man with a red demon eye. What was the meaning of this?
Bai Xing felt that he had seen through his opponent's "tricks" with his intelligence.
But in reality …
However, Seiji's trick seemed more like an open taunt. A purple magical eye? Red demon eye? Could the makeup be any more believable?
Bai Xing's lips twitched as he clenched his fists.
"Smack!"
This was the sound of the silver light exploding. It also represented the rage in Bai Xing's heart. However, Bai Xing was still Bai Xing. After twitching for a moment, he took the cup of hot tea from the man. Then, he brought it to his nose and smelled it. Then, his lips curled into a smile.
"Good tea!" As Bai Xing spoke, he looked past the man in front of him and back at Fang Zhengzhi, who was sitting leisurely on a chair not far away.
"Domain Chief Bai, you are in luck this time. To be honest, the tea in your hands is the freshly brewed spring tea of this year. It has been specially brewed with my special recipe and dozens of processes. If you say that it is not good, I will have to say that you do not understand tea." Fang Zhengzhi chuckled when he heard this.
Then, he waved at the man.
When the man saw this, he immediately turned around and walked over to Fang Zhengzhi. He poured a cup of hot tea, then left the teapot behind and turned to leave.
Bai Xing's lips twitched at the sight of this.
Being told by an outsider that he had good food in his own courtyard was no different from being slapped in the face.
But Bai Xing suppressed his anger.
"I've always wanted to ask you a question. Do you really think you can leave the Blood Shadow City safely just by controlling a few servants in my residence?" Bai Xing asked.
"Domain Chief Bai, can we have some tea first?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Bai Xing's question. Instead, he picked up the cup of hot tea in front of him and took a sip, his expression intoxicated.
"Hmph!" Bai Xing snorted.
He was indeed curious about what had happened to Fang Zhengzhi over the past year. However, that was merely curiosity. He could tolerate it for a while.
But …
He could not tolerate it forever.
As for drinking tea...
Bai Xing was no fool. This tea was poured by Fang Zhengzhi's men. No matter how good it was, he would not take a sip.
"Haha, looks like Domain Chief Bai is out of patience. This is the best spring tea. Domain Chief Bai, are you not going to drink it?" Fang Zhengzhi did not seem to notice Bai Xing's icy expression. Instead, he continued to try and persuade him.
"Fang Zhengzhi, are you really that dumb? Do you really not know where you are now? "Bai Xing squinted as a silver glow flashed across his eyes.
"Let me think … if I remember correctly, I should be in the Bai Residence in the third circle of the Blood Shadow City. Am I right?" Fang Zhengzhi replied innocently.
"So you do know that you are in the Blood Shadow City!" Bai Xing was infuriated by Fang Zhengzhi's actions. With a wave of his hand, the cup of tea in front of him fell to the ground.
With a splash, water splashed everywhere.
"What a waste of a good cup. Domain Chief Bai, are you trying to chase me away? I have not seen all of the sights in the Blood Shadow City. Why don't you accompany me on a tour? "Fang Zhengzhi looked at the smashed cup with a hint of pity.
"Take a tour? Hahaha … sure, I will accompany you! "Bai Xing chuckled angrily.
"Sorry to disturb you. Thank you in advance." Fang Zhengzhi nodded happily when he heard Bai Xing's words.
"You're welcome. However, I think you can look at the scenery in a different way. Perhaps you will see something different!"
"For example?" Fang Zhengzhi probed.
"For example, I can tie you up, then gather the Demonic Soldiers of the 10 Domains and have them stand in front of you one by one. Then, you can take your time!" Bai Xing smirked icily.
"Wouldn't that be too much of a hassle?" Fang Zhengzhi was in a dilemma.
"Of course not!"
"You really won't?"
"I can swear on the name of the Demon God that I won't!"
"Since Domain Chief Bai has already sworn an oath, then Domain Chief Bai, please make your move." Fang Zhengzhi pondered for a moment and nodded again. Then, he slowly extended his hands forward.
"Hahaha, Fang... hmm?!" Bai Xing prepared to stand up as he laughed. However, just as he was about to do so, his smile froze.
What replaced it was shock! Extreme shock!
"Domain Chief Bai, why aren't you doing anything? Look, I am ready. "Fang Zhengzhi urged when he saw Bai Xing's expression.
"What... what did you do to me?" Bai Xing's expression changed. Of course, he noticed that something was wrong with his body. It felt heavy.
Especially his legs, it was as if they were nailed to the ground.
He could not move at all.
This feeling undoubtedly made his heart tremble. What was even more shocking was that he didn't know why he felt like this.
How is this possible?!
Could it be that in the short span of a year, his strength had already improved to such an extent?
No!
That was impossible!
After the battle in the Southern Region, Fang Zhengzhi had been crippled. Even if he was not crippled, he could not have improved so much in just a year.
He had just entered the Supernatural State a year ago!
When he fought Canyang, he had relied entirely on The Vast World. He had not used his own powers.
Impossible!
He could not have improved so quickly.
Was it tea?!
Was there something wrong with the tea?
But he did not drink it. He did not even take a sip. How could there be a problem?
"What did you do to me?!" Bai Xing's tone was agitated. This sort of unknown and undetectable danger was the real danger.
"Domain Chief Bai, you can make a guess." Seeing this, Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a knowing expression.
"You poisoned me?" That was the only possibility Bai Xing could think of.
"Domain Chief Bai is smart. I asked you to drink some tea, but you refused. Is there a problem now? There is a saying, wasting food... is shameful! " Fang Zhengzhi looked at Bai Xing, then slowly stood up and walked towards Bai Xing.
"What do you mean?" Bai Xing's eyes widened.
"Do you remember when you returned to the residence a year ago, because you were in a bad mood, you looked around and found a few craftsmen to renovate the residence?" Fang Zhengzhi said calmly.
"You... know about this? Could it be that those workers... "
"Yes, I sent them!"
"But... after the workers renovated the residence, I personally inspected it. There was nothing wrong. Furthermore, nothing has happened in the past year. What did you do?" As the Domain Chief of the Ten Devilish Domains, Bai Xing had to take the renovations seriously.
"Flowers!" Fang Zhengzhi replied.
"Flowers? What flowers? "
"A flower that only blooms in spring."
"A flower that only blooms in spring. What... does that have to do with me?" Bai Xing was confused.
"Domain Chief Bai is knowledgeable. You should have heard that some poisons are transmitted through smell!" Fang Zhengzhi explained patiently.
"You planted a poisonous flower in my garden? But... that is impossible! I'm not the only one who's been to my courtyard, and before you came, you didn't … "
"Domain Chief Bai, you must know that some scents are not poisonous. However, when they are mixed together, they can cause a person to be poisoned?" Fang Zhengzhi reminded him.
"Mixed together... you are talking about the aroma of the tea!" Bai Xing finally understood. If a few scents were mixed together to produce a poison...
Then...
The only explanation was the pot of tea that Fang Zhengzhi had brought in.
"Yes, I reminded Domain Chief Bai. I brewed this tea personally and went through dozens of processes. Domain Chief Bai, you should remember that right?" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"But you were in the garden too. Furthermore, you drank the tea. Why are you fine?" Bai Xing's body froze. He did not understand how Fang Zhengzhi had poisoned him with the aroma of the tea.
"Yes, I was in the garden too. Furthermore, I drank the tea. However, if I remember correctly, Domain Chief Bai... did not drink the tea?" Fang Zhengzhi chuckled and reminded him.
"Did not drink the tea? You... could it be... that the tea was the antidote? "Bai Xing felt a chill down his spine.
If that was true...
This method of poisoning was simply unheard of.
The aroma of the tea mixed with the fragrance of the flowers in the garden to produce a poison. The tea itself was the antidote. Who would research such a boring poison?
Furthermore...
More importantly, who would be poisoned?
Bai Xing really wanted to ask why someone would invent such a poison, but he couldn't bring himself to do so.
He had been poisoned!
"Yes, I even reminded Domain Chief Bai to drink a few mouthfuls. However, it is too late now. Domain Chief Bai has already broken the teacup." Fang Zhengzhi said regretfully.
"Fang Zhengzhi, how dare you poison me. Did you spend the past year researching such a despicable technique?" Bai Xing was indignant.
He was indignant. He had never expected that a domain chief of the 10 domains would be poisoned by such an impossible poison.
Was it confidence?
Or was it Fang Zhengzhi's understanding of his own psychology?
Bai Xing was filled with hatred.
This feeling of being seen through was unbearable. It felt like facing Yun Qingwu.
That's right!
It was Yun Qingwu!
However, why did he feel like he was facing Yun Qingwu when he faced Fang Zhengzhi?
One year!
In just one short year...
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