"You know about it?" Chu Tianxing and Zhong Qingwang turned to look at Butler Qin in bewilderment.
Even the Seven Star pinnacle Physician Sun was unable to find a solution, and he was the one who ended up fainting from the poison. How could a butler who knew nothing about medicine possibly know about it?
"Un. I have been afflicted with the same poison before, and I have managed to suppress it …" Butler Qin nodded.
"That's great! Hurry up and treat me!"
Hearing that his subordinate had been poisoned by Zhang Xuan and treated, Zhong Qingwang hurriedly shouted.
"Yes! However, my treatment might be a little painful, so I hope that Your Highness can bear with it … "Butler Qin stepped forward with a grim look on his face.
"I've been through many life-and-death situations, so what kind of pain have I not endured? Don't worry!" King Zhongqing replied confidently.
Back then, he had been fearless on the battlefield, so how painful could it be?
"As long as you can treat my poison, I'll immediately make you the butler of the King Manor!"
Zhong Qingwang said. But before he could finish his words, a palm suddenly tore through the air toward him.
Pah!
A slap landed on his face, and the searing pain felt as if his cheeks were about to be torn into two.
"You …"
Not expecting his subordinate to slap him instead of treating him, Zhong Qingwang was on the verge of going insane. He bellowed furiously, but before he could finish his words, the other party had already sent another slap down on him.
Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!
After a few more slaps, King Zhongqing's face began to swell up like a bun, and his face was filled with blood.
"Your Highness, are you feeling better?"
Butler Qin had used all of his strength to slap Butler Qin's face, and he was panting heavily from exhaustion.
"Your head! I'll kill you!"
With bloodshot eyes, Zhong Qingwang abruptly stood up with a murderous look on his face.
Despite being the number one King of the Qingyuan Empire, he was actually slapped by his subordinate right before the emperor. More importantly, he even asked if he was feeling better after the slap.
It was as if the other party was asking if it felt good after raping him.
Good your head!
I'll beat you to death …
Zhong Qingwang was so furious that he could explode on the spot.
"Not done yet? Don't worry, I have a better idea … "
Steward Qin clenched his teeth as he calmed down the furious Zhong Qingwang.
"A better way?" Zhong Qingwang was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that Steward Qin had already taken off his shoes. He raised his foot that exuded a special smell and kicked straight at his face.
Bang!
Before he could even react, his face contorted like a fried dough twist, and he spun two and a half times in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.
This was Steward Qin. After the effect of slapping his face was not good, he found someone to test it. The effect was very obvious. With one kick, it had a miraculous effect.
Since it was a secret art, he didn't dare to reveal it to anyone. Since the King was poisoned as well, it was only natural for him to take it out.
"I'll kill you …"
Looking at the teeth on the ground and smelling the stench on his face, Zhong Qingwang really went crazy.
He had asked his subordinate to treat his poison, but not only did the other party refuse to give him the antidote, he even slapped and kicked him … This was truly unforgivable!
He stood up abruptly. The aura on his body was like a dragon and tiger, and his eyes were like lightning. He couldn't wait to tear the person in front of him into two halves.
Before he could make a move, he heard the emperor's surprised voice from the side: "Zhong Qingwang, your poison … has been cured?"
"Poison?"
He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It seemed that under the continuous attack of the other party's palm and foot, the pain caused by the poison seemed to have really weakened, and it was getting less and less.
"This … What's going on?"
Suppressing the urge to tear Butler Qin into two, King Zhongqing asked with a frown on his face.
"Replying to the King, today you asked me to bring that Zhang Xuan over. There were some contradictions in the words, so he secretly poisoned me … I found someone to look at this poison. Not only was he unable to detect it, but it also corrodes the internal organs, causing unbearable pain … However, he told me the method to cure the poison … Slap the face! The more ruthless the slap, the faster the effect, so … This subordinate dared to make a move on the King, please forgive me! "
Steward Qin cupped his fists and explained in detail.
"Slap the face to cure the poison? There's such a poison? "
Zhong Qingwang and Chu Tianxing glanced at one another in shock, as if they had seen a ghost.
They had never seen or even heard of such a poison before.
"Yes!" Steward Qin nodded.
"To be able to concoct such a poison, that Zhang Xuan is truly despicable …"
Zhong Qingwang's lips trembled in anger. Just as he was about to continue insulting the other party, he felt his body tremble once more, and the excruciating pain struck him once more.
"This is bad, it's going to act up again … Hurry, hurry!"
Just thinking about the pain brought about by the poison made Zhong Qingwang's body tremble. He hurriedly walked up to Steward Qin and stretched his face over. Gritting his teeth tightly, he urged, "Use more strength!"
…
"It's indeed effective …"
Zhang Xuan, who had just walked out of Mingshi Tang, chuckled softly.
When he was feeding Zhong Qingwang wine, he had secretly left a sliver of his consciousness in the other party's body, hiding it within his Heaven's Path zhenqi. Even a Primordial Spirit realm expert wouldn't be able to notice it.
It would trigger when the other party insulted him, turning his Heaven's Path zhenqi into a lethal poison that would wreak havoc in his body. It was precisely because of this that he handed the other party over to the emperor without any hesitation.
In any case, the other party's life and death were in his hands, so it didn't matter whether he took the other party away or not.
Initially, he had only kept Steward Qin as a pawn, not intending to use him for anything significant. Who could have thought that the other party would actually believe in his' Face Slapping Treatment Method '…
In fact, this had saved him a lot of trouble. He could just let Zhong Qingwang suffer a little more before deciding on anything else.
Under the control of his consciousness, even though the Face Slapping Treatment Method seemed to be able to treat the corrosion brought about by the Heaven's Path zhenqi, it could be repeated over and over again …
He could 'neutralize the poison' when he was slapping the other party, and when he wasn't slapping the other party, it would act up … Such an interesting matter could last him several days.
Just that, he had no idea whether Zhong Qingwang would be able to last that long …
After communicating with the sliver of consciousness hidden within the other party's body for a moment, Zhang Xuan decided to ignore it. Following closely behind Wu Shi, it didn't take long for them to arrive at a massive marketplace.
"Isn't this where the Appraiser Guild is located?"
Zhang Xuan quickly scanned his surroundings to confirm his location, but he soon realized that something was amiss.
Based on what Hall Master Xing had told him, this should be where the Appraiser Guild was located. Why would it be a massive marketplace instead?
"You should be aware of the unique characteristics of the Appraiser Guild as well. As long as it's established, its surroundings will surely turn into a marketplace. There's nothing we can do about it!"
Wu Shi replied with a smile.
"That's true …"
Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
Appraisers were a unique occupation. As soon as the Appraiser Guild was established, there would be a steady stream of people coming over to appraise it. With a certificate, one would be able to guarantee the quality of an artifact, thus making it easier to sell it. As such, there were far more people coming to the Appraiser Guild than anywhere else … As time went by, a massive marketplace formed around the Appraiser Guild, turning it into a trading hub.
"Right, what's going on with the appraisal session that you spoke of? Why would the head of the Painter Guild be here as well? "
Zhang Xuan asked.
If it was just an appraisal session, it wouldn't be too surprising for the head of the Appraiser Guild to be here. But why would the head of the Painter Guild be here as well?
"The artifact that we're appraising is a painting left behind by the Sorrowless Old Man from two thousand years ago."
Wu Shi replied.
"Sorrowless Old Man?"
"He's the most famous painter in the history of the Qingyuan Empire. Despite being less than three hundred years old, he's already an 8-star painter. However, it's a pity that on the third day after his 300th birthday celebration, he suddenly vanished without a trace. No one knows where he has gone. Most likely, he was framed by someone. "
Wu Shi shook his head.
"Three hundred years old? That shouldn't be too old for a Saint realm expert, right? Why would he be called the Sorrowless Old Man? "Zhang Xuan asked in bewilderment.
Regardless of whether it was Hall Master Xing or Wu Shi, both of them were at least five hundred years old. Three hundred years old was already considered young for a Saint realm expert.
"The reason why he's called the Sorrowless Old Man has something to do with his past. It's said that when he was young, his talent was mediocre, and even when he was 180 years old, he still hadn't reached Saint realm. Everyone thought that he would die soon, but for some reason, his talent in painting seemed to have been possessed by a god. In just a short ten years, he managed to reach Seven Star, and through that, he managed to achieve a breakthrough to Saint realm … However, due to his advanced age when he achieved his breakthrough, he looked extremely old, so he decided to call himself an old man."
Recalling the history of the grandmaster painter, Wu Shi explained.
"I see …"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
The lifespan of a Transcendent Mortal was around two hundred. If one was still a Transcendent Mortal at 180 years old, there was no way one would be able to achieve a breakthrough. Yet, at such a young age, the other party was actually able to reach Sainthood through painting … It had to be said that the other party was truly a legend.
While the duo was chatting, they entered a shopping mall.
The shopping mall was much larger than Zhang Xuan had imagined. There were all kinds of treasures here, and there were quite a few people walking around, choosing what they needed.
Activating his Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan scanned through the shopping mall, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
There were quite a few treasures here, but most of them were ordinary. They might be useful to Transcendent Mortal experts, but to Zhang Xuan, they were completely useless.
"The items on the first floor of the shopping mall are all miscellaneous goods, so their prices aren't too high. Most of the customers here have the mentality of finding treasures. It would be best if they could find some, but even if they couldn't, they wouldn't suffer too much of a loss. From the second floor onward, most of the treasures have been appraised by appraisers. Even though the prices are a little high, I can guarantee that they aren't fakes! "
Wu Shi introduced. "Zhang Shi, do you want to take a look around the shopping mall?"
"There's no need for that …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
What he lacked the most at the moment was concentrated high-tier spirit stones, and there was no such thing here.
As for medicinal herbs, ores, and the like, Emperor Chu Tianxing had already brought them over, so there was no need for him to purchase them.
Since he didn't lack anything, there was no need for him to wander around the shopping mall.
"Alright, let's head to the fifth floor then. The Appraisal Convention will be held there …"
With a smile, Wu Shi led the way.
Bypassing the crowd, they walked up the stairs and arrived at the fifth floor.
There were no more shelves here, only a vast hall.
Walking forward, before the duo could enter the room, they saw two other people walking over as well. Upon seeing one of them, Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
It was none other than the person who had urged him to 'do his best', the descendant of the Zhang clan … Zhang Jiuxiao!
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