In the dark forest, the three of them looked at Lu An in horror. The fear in their eyes was about to fall out.
The three of them quickly got up but did not dare to stand up. Instead, they knelt in front of Lu An and cried, "Please don't kill us, don't kill us …"
Lu An ignored their pleas and said in a low voice, "If you answer my questions, I won't kill you."
The three of them trembled and quickly nodded. "Alright, we'll tell you! We'll tell you! "
"I know that the three of you are from the three alliances in Guangyi City. Are all of you from the same alliance?" Lu An looked at the three of them and asked.
"No … We're not." One of them gulped and said, "The three of us are not from the same alliance. He's from the High Mountain Chamber of Commerce, he's from the Lide Chamber of Commerce, and I'm from the Yuanzhou Alliance."
Lu An nodded. Before he left, Liu Zhengtang had given him a lot of information. There were indeed two chambers of commerce and one alliance. After all, Guangyi City was different from Black Wolf City. It was not connected to the Fiendish Mountain Range. Most of them were still chambers of commerce.
"Then what are the three of you doing in Black Wolf City?" Lu An asked again.
The other person was afraid that Lu An would kill him if he did not answer, so he quickly said, "We were sent by the chamber of commerce to investigate Black Wolf City. Our main purpose was to check on the Blood Symbol Alliance's recent movements, and … and …"
Lu An frowned when he saw that the person was hesitating. Seeing Lu An's expression, the third person quickly said, "We're also going to sow discord between the three alliances so that the Blood Symbol Alliance can't take care of the purple gold mine and leave!"
Lu An's eyes turned cold when he heard that. He nodded slightly and said, "If that's the case, then you all know who I am?"
The three of them trembled when they heard that. They looked at each other and did not dare to look at Lu An. They said softly, "We know …"
Lu An asked again when he saw how scared the three of them were. "Apart from the three of you, is there anyone else who's investigating Black Wolf City?"
"No!" The three of them quickly shook their heads and said, "There's only the three of us. Because Guangyi City is very far away from Black Wolf City, even the commoners rarely interact with each other, let alone us. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have gone to Black Wolf City at all! "
Looking at the three of them, Lu An knew that they were not lying. After thinking for a while, he took out three pills from his ring and threw them to the three of them.
The three of them caught the pills and saw that they were all black in color. The three of them immediately became nervous and looked at Lu An with tears in their eyes. One of them choked and said, "Didn't you say you wouldn't kill us …"
"I didn't say that I would kill you, I just want to make sure that nothing goes wrong." Lu An said in a deep voice, "This pill is indeed poisonous, but it will take effect after seven days. On the seventh day, come to the Blood Symbol Alliance and find me. I will give you the antidote. "
The three of them were relieved when they heard that it was not a poison that would kill them immediately. However, when they heard that it was still poison, their faces turned gloomy. However, under Lu An's gaze, the three of them did not dare to refuse. They could only look at each other and swallow the pills with their eyes closed.
After watching the three of them swallow the pills, Lu An said, "You can leave now. If I find out that the three of you have leaked any information about me, don't even think about getting the antidote."
The three of them trembled and nodded quickly. "We won't say anything!"
Lu An did not say anything else and left immediately, disappearing into the darkness. After sensing that Lu An had left, the three of them heaved a sigh of relief. They collapsed to the ground as if they had lost all their strength, gasping for air.
However, they still had poison in their stomachs. The three of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
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Lu An walked out of the forest and walked towards the inn. What Lu An had just fed the three of them was indeed poison.
However, this poison would not kill them. Instead, it would cause them unbearable pain until they fainted. Once they fainted, it would take at least a week for them to wake up. Lu An had learned how to refine this pill in the Alchemy Divine Nation. Lu An had learned a lot of alchemy manuals in the Alchemy Divine Nation.
After returning to the inn, Lu An went straight to the second floor. Just as he reached the second floor, he heard a familiar female voice.
Lu An was startled and quickly went to the door of a room. The door was wide open, and the three maids were all together. In front of the three of them was Liu Lan, who was sitting on the bed.
When he saw Liu Lan, Lu An's body trembled and he immediately asked, "Why are you here?"
Lu An's sudden appearance shocked the four women in the room. The three maids quickly bowed to Lu An and said, "Greetings, Alliance Master."
When Liu Lan saw Lu An, she also stood up and walked in front of Lu An. She raised her head and said proudly, "What, I can go wherever I want. What can you do about it?"
When Lu An heard this, he frowned and said, "You're going to the purple gold mine too?"
"That's right!" Liu Lan said.
"But I'm in charge of the purple gold mine." Lu An frowned and said in a deep voice, "Everything is under my command. I can directly drive you back."
"You dare!" Liu Lan took a step forward and stared at Lu An with her beautiful eyes. "Don't think that you can control me just because you're the Vice Alliance Master and are stronger than me. Even my father can't control me. What right do you have to control me?"
"…"
Lu An frowned. He felt that Liu Lan had become the Liu Lan he first knew. He did not know whether to be happy or not. He could only take a deep breath and say patiently, "I still have to take care of you when you go to the purple gold mine. Once I'm distracted, it will become more and more troublesome. The purple gold mine is not a small matter. It's very important to the Blood Symbol Alliance. "
When she heard Lu An's words, Liu Lan's anger subsided. However, she still said, "Who needs you to take care of me? I'm a Level 3 Heavenly Master. Most of the purple gold mines are Level 3 Heavenly Masters. Do you think I'll drag you down?"
As she spoke, Liu Lan looked at Lu An and said, "You don't have to take care of me. I won't disturb you or interfere with your decisions. I'm going to train myself. Just treat me like a normal member. "
When Lu An heard this, his expression did not ease at all. Instead, it became even more serious. He asked, "You're really not going back?"
"I'm not going back. I'm not going back even if you beat me to death," Liu Lan said resolutely. "No one can drive me away!"
Lu An frowned and looked at Liu Lan for a while. He then took a deep breath and said, "You can go, but you have to listen to my orders."
"No problem!" Liu Lan said directly. "I said treat me like a normal member. Naturally, I have to listen to the orders of the Vice Alliance Leader."
Seeing Liu Lan's indifference, Lu An's eyes narrowed. He turned to the other three maids and said, "The three of you take good care of Miss. Everyone rest well. We'll leave early tomorrow morning."
When he finished speaking, Lu An did not say anything else. He turned and left.
Seeing Lu An leave, the three maids quickly bowed. They waited until Lu An left before they stood up and looked at Liu Lan.
The heroism on Liu Lan's face had completely disappeared. She became silent, calm, and even a little depressed. However, she quickly let out a long breath. She once again smiled and puffed out her chest. She turned to the three maids and said, "Didn't you hear the Vice Alliance Leader's orders? The three of you don't have to serve me. Go and rest! "
"Yes!" The three maids bowed and left.
Only Liu Lan was left in the room. She sat on the bed and leaned against the side of the bed. She had indeed come for Lu An. She did not want to give up, nor did she want to give up.
At this moment, in Lu An's room, he was frowning. He did not expect Liu Lan to come.
In reality, he did not hate Liu Lan. He was even willing to be friends with Liu Lan. Even though he was afraid of hurting Liu Lan, he was not angry that Liu Lan followed him here. The real reason he was angry was that Liu Lan was lying.
He knew that Liu Lan had come for him, but she had come to gain experience. She wasn't prepared for the Experiential Learning, and she didn't know what would happen during the Experiential Learning. She had only come because she wanted to, which was why Lu An was so angry.
Those who didn't have the mental awareness and preparation to go through the trial would only end up dead. In other words, no matter what, Lu An had to take care of Liu Lan. This was a foregone conclusion. Lu An took a deep breath. Right now, he could only hope that the matter of the Purple Gold mine could be resolved smoothly, and that it wouldn't be too troublesome.
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