He took out a cup and was about to pour the wine.
Miao Yi raised his hand to stop her and said, "Since it's such good wine, how can we enjoy it alone? Why don't we wait for Zhao Fei and Sikong to come back and taste it together?"
"They just left, so we don't know when they'll be back. You and I should drink first. Don't worry about them not being able to drink. I've prepared some for them." Wang Yuetian had already removed the seal. He lifted the wine jar and poured out a refreshing fragrance into two jade bowls.
Miao Yi's gaze sharpened as he silently stared at the clear liquid that was poured into the bowl.
After putting down the wine jar, Wang Yuetian extended his hand and said, "Have a taste." As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up a bowl, tilted his head back, and drained the entire bowl. Then, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and put down the bowl. Seeing that Miao Yi still hadn't moved, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Brother Miao, are you saying that my wine isn't good enough?"
"How do you know if it's good before you drink it?" Miao Yi smiled as he picked up the bowl. When he brought it to his lips, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he drank it all in one gulp. He put down the bowl, smacked his lips, and nodded in praise, "Good wine indeed!"
His words sounded a little hypocritical. Although this wine was not bad, it was not on the same level as the batch of bejeweled nectar he had sold to the Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce.
"Then drink more! Let's drink and wait for them to come back. " Wang Yuetian was all smiles. This time, he didn't pour any more wine. Instead, he invoked his arts, and two crystalline wine snakes flew out from the wine jar and into the jade bowls, transforming into two bowls of fine wine.
He picked up the glass and downed it in one gulp.
Miao Yi wasn't in a hurry to drink again. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Brother Wang, you wouldn't just treat me to a drink, would you? Do you have something to say?"
"Sigh!" Wang Yuetian shook his head and smiled bitterly. "We're just drowning our sorrows in alcohol. I wonder if we'll be able to leave the Sea of Constellations alive."
He then refilled his cup and raised it to Miao Yi, saying, "Let's drink and get drunk today. Let's not talk about useless things. Cheers!"
Miao Yi raised his cup and clinked it against the other's, then downed it together. He put down the jade bowl and said, "Brother Wang, there's no need to be so pessimistic. Now that we have three top-notch Second Grade transcendent artifacts in our hands, it's not impossible for us to leave the Sea of Constellations alive."
"Actually, we all know in our hearts that the chances are too slim. Only a hundred of the 180,000 cultivators can leave alive! Will we be that lucky? "
"As long as we stick together. It's still possible. "
"Let's hope so. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's drink!" Wang Yuetian wore a pessimistic expression as he filled the two jade bowls to the brim.
Miao Yi picked up his jade bowl and was about to clink glasses with him again. However, his hand suddenly trembled and he shook his head forcefully. His eyes widened as he looked at the jade bowl in his hand that had already spilled wine.
Wang Yuetian asked in surprise, "Brother Miao, what's wrong?"
Pa! The jade bowl in Miao Yi's hand smashed onto the table along with the wine in it. He shook his head vigorously. He felt as if his abdomen was being sliced by a thousand knives. It was so painful that beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead, and his head was dizzy.
"This wine …" Miao Yi supported himself with both hands on the stone table and staggered to his feet. Panting heavily, he glared at Wang Yuetian and said weakly, "You poisoned it!"
Wang Yuetian stared at him in a daze. After confirming that he had indeed met the criteria, the astonishment on his face slowly receded. He heaved a sigh of relief, then placed the wine bowl in his hand on the table. He pointed at Miao Yi and said, "Pour!"
As expected! With both hands on the table, Miao Yi's body went limp, and he fell to the ground. His body twitched as he stared at Wang Yuetian, who was slowly getting up, and asked in pain, "Why … did you do this?"
A savage expression appeared on Wang Yuetian's face as he said, "I have no choice but to do this. You're too powerful. Killing cultivators at the same level is as easy as chopping vegetables. I admit that I'm no match for you. Moreover, you have three top-grade Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts in your hands. The only way to deal with you is to resort to extreme measures. Before coming to the Sea of Constellations, everyone else was preparing all sorts of transcendent artifacts. I conveniently prepared a colorless and odorless' Fallen Immortal '. I didn't think it would actually come in handy. "
Miao Yi stuttered, "You, Zhao Fei, Sikong Wuwei. Are they together? "
"Why should I work with them? Wouldn't it be better to keep the three top-notch Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts to yourself? Would they be able to leave the Sea of Constellations alive if they were united? It was more like fooling a child. Only those with three top-tier Second Grade transcendent artifacts would have the highest chance of leaving the Sea of Constellations alive! Only then would they have the highest chance of becoming one of the last 100 people. Otherwise, how could they enter the top 100? Why do you think I left the group to go with you? Only by staying by your side and gaining your trust will I have the chance to make my move! Now that I think about it, these three transcendent artifacts are destined to be mine. At first, I only wanted the Mystic Yin Mirror. Who would have thought that you would be able to kill Zhao Lingtu and even take the Mountain Suppressing Hammer and Spirit Illusion Greatsword for yourself? Even the heavens are helping me! "
Wang Yuetian revealed his true colors as he brandished his fists and approached Miao Yi. "Miao Yi, this is a place where the strong prey on the weak. You can't blame me for this. You can only blame yourself for being too young, inexperienced, and trusting others too easily!"
Miao Yi desperately flipped over and crawled forward, as though he wanted to escape. However, his speed of escape was a little too slow.
Wang Yuetian walked up to Miao Yi and stepped on his back. He didn't need to use much strength to easily immobilize Miao Yi.
Lifting his leg, Wang Yuetian flipped Miao Yi over. Just as Wang Yuetian was about to bend over to take the storage bangle and storage ring from Miao Yi's hand, he suddenly heard the sound of rushing wind behind him. Wang Yuetian quickly turned around and saw a group of strange mantises the size of crabs rapidly pouncing towards him from behind.
Wang Yuetian was startled. He didn't know where these things had come from, but just as he was about to fling his sleeves to repel them, Miao Yi, who had just been flipped over by his kick, took the opportunity to pull out a sword artifact from his storage bangle and drew a cold arc in the air.
Pu! Fresh blood spurted out as Wang Yuetian's upper body, which had been cut in half at the waist, flew out and crashed to the ground. His eyes widened in disbelief as he watched his lower body fall to the ground. Then, he watched as Miao Yi stood up stiffly like a zombie, pressing the hilt of the sword against his abdomen with both hands.
A group of mantises the size of crabs landed on Miao Yi's shoulders one after another. They actually crawled up Miao Yi's arms and into the storage ring on Miao Yi's finger. It was a strange sight to behold.
Wang Yuetian propped himself up with his arms and watched as his stomach and intestines spilled out onto the ground. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He then lifted his head to look at the clear beads of sweat on Miao Yi's face, and said in a trembling voice, "You weren't poisoned!"
"I was! Being poisoned by the Fallen Immortal is very painful. How could I hide it from you if I wasn't poisoned? At least I don't know what it's like to be poisoned by the Fallen Immortal. I'll have experience in the future, and I'll be able to put on a good act even without going through this pain. "
Wang Yuetian asked, "You knew that my wine was poisoned?"
"I couldn't be sure, but I was in a dangerous situation. How could I not be more careful? I just felt that something was amiss, but how could a mere poisoned wine do anything to me? If that were true, I wouldn't have survived until today!"
"You knew something was amiss, but you still drank it?"
Miao Yi said expressionlessly, "Because I wanted to know if the other two were in cahoots with you. That's why I drank your poisoned wine. Of course, I also hoped that I was overthinking things. But the truth is that you were indeed trying to kill me. I'm sure you wouldn't be upset even if I were to kill you instead. "
"Upset?" A bitter smile appeared on Wang Yuetian's pale face. "I want to know. If I hadn't done anything to you, can you guarantee that you wouldn't have done anything to us in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade?"
Miao Yi asked in return, "Are you saying that a hundred spots aren't enough for the five of us?"
Wang Yuetian's words were exceptionally piercing to his ears. He screamed, "You're lying! You're lying!"
Miao Yi's complexion was slowly recovering, but his expression remained impassive as he said, "How many people can be a man of honor when faced with such a situation? I, Miao Yi, do not question right or wrong, nor do I fear karma. However, I have a bottom line. I will repay kindness with kindness, and I will take vengeance with vengeance. As long as people don't betray me, I won't betray them!"
"I don't believe you. I don't believe you." Wang Yuetian's face contorted in pain as he screamed, "I don't want to listen to your lies. Give me a quick death. Give me a quick death!"
Miao Yi calmly replied, "If people don't betray me, I won't betray them. Naturally, I will repay you for the pain I suffered just now. I can't repay you with kindness, nor can I be merciful. I want to watch you die slowly!"
Wang Yuetian didn't let Miao Yi have his way. He dispersed the last strand of transcendence energy protecting his heart meridian. Blood immediately gushed out of his broken body, and he slowly breathed his last.
Just then, footsteps could be heard from outside. Qi Xiuhong's voice came from outside the cave, "The dishes are ready."
"Come in!" Miao Yi calmly replied.
As Qi Xiuhong walked into the cave with a tray of delicacies in her hands, she immediately caught a whiff of the thick stench of blood. When she saw Miao Yi standing with a blood-stained sword in his hands, and Wang Yuetian lying in a pool of his own blood, she was instantly dumbfounded.
Thud! The tray fell to the ground, and the delicacies spilled all over the floor. Qi Xiuhong could feel the lingering killing intent from Miao Yi's body. Her voice trembled as she asked, "What's wrong?"
Miao Yi coldly replied, "Go and see if Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei are still bathing in the mountain pool. If they are, call them back."
'He wants me to watch two men bathe? ' Qi Xiuhong's expression froze. However, when she saw the situation before her, she bit her lip and left. She wondered if Miao Yi was going to kill Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei as well. In the end, would he want to kill her as well?
She walked out of the fort in a daze. When she saw the two half-naked men bathing in the mountain pool, Qi Xiuhong quickly turned around and shouted, "Big Brother Zhao, Big Brother Sikong, please return!"
After greeting them, Qi Xiuhong nervously returned to the blood-reeking house and replied.
Miao Yi waited indifferently. Not long after, Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei returned together.
"Why is there a stench of blood in there?" Sikong Wuwei asked curiously.
When they saw the situation inside the cave, the two of them were shocked. They stared blankly at Wang Yuetian lying in a pool of his own blood, then looked at Miao Yi, who was holding a blood-red sword. It was obvious who killed Wang Yuetian.
The two of them immediately felt their hairs stand on end. If Miao Yi could kill Wang Yuetian, then there was a high chance he could kill them as well. They were on high alert.
"Why did you kill him?" Zhao Fei asked with a frown.
Miao Yi waved his sword and pointed at the wine on the stone table. "He brought a jar of wine over to invite me to drink. It tastes pretty good. If the two of you are interested, why don't you try it? Then you will naturally know why I killed him!"
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