Eternal Saber-Chapter 314 - 38: Poison Hand

After having lunch with Ye Yushi, Chen Tang was in his room healing his injuries using a seated meditation technique with the Vajra Relic.

By the morning of the fourth day, the injuries from yesterday were already healed.

Chen Tang picked up the knife he found yesterday and pushed the door open to go downstairs.

Lady Yun seemed to have an endless supply of clothes; today she was wearing a new outfit again.

After a simple greeting, Chen Tang went out the door.

Not long after, Ye Yushi also came downstairs and waited in the lobby.

Chen Tang continued to wander around near the Shadow Tower.

This time, he expanded his range to two miles.

He hadn’t gone far before he encountered the fortune-telling blind man again.

Chen Tang raised his hand and tossed a Hidden Coin, saying, "Tell me about today’s fortune."

"Auspicious."

The fortune-telling blind man pinched his fingers to calculate and said a single word.

Chen Tang smiled, not taking it to heart.

He didn’t put much stock in fortune-telling, just humoring the blind man’s business with a casual pretext.

After all, this man had helped him once.

The two didn’t chat much, and Chen Tang left on his own.

Noon.

Chen Tang returned to the Shadow Tower.

This time, the number of Hermits coming to assassinate him had significantly decreased.

He only got slightly injured, very minor, and he also collected seven Hidden Coins.

Just as he expected, when risks don’t match the rewards, the Hermits here become much more cautious.

Chen Tang saw Ye Yushi waiting for him in the lobby, smiled slightly, ordered some food and drinks, and went upstairs with her.

On the fifth day, Chen Tang went out early.

As usual, he saw the fortune-telling blind man.

"A fortune?"

Chen Tang tossed a Hidden Coin, not bothering to say more.

"Auspicious."

The fortune-telling blind man replied even more succinctly.

This time, Chen Tang expanded his wandering area to three miles around the center of the Shadow Tower.

By noon, a few more Hermits made their moves, only to be easily killed by him.

Today, he only collected three Hidden Coins.

The rewards were getting less and less.

Chen Tang smacked his lips, realizing he could no longer squander his Hidden Coins and needed to save where he could.

It seemed that even the Hermits in the city were not foolish; at this rate, no one might come tomorrow.

As for the Dark Ranking master that Lady Yun and others mentioned, Chen Tang hadn’t seen them.

He guessed they were either still on their way or observing in the dark, not rushing to make a move.

On the sixth day.

Chen Tang continued to go out and ran into the fortune-telling blind man.

A Hidden Coin.

"Fortune?"

"Auspicious."

Both were sparing with words.

Chen Tang wandered around within four miles of the Shadow Tower, walking boldly along the streets, and by the end of the morning, not a single Hermit had attacked.

Without the disturbance of the Hermits, Chen Tang found a restaurant, used the silver notes he collected from bodies, ordered some food and drinks, and took them to go.

The food and drinks at the Shadow Tower were too expensive; saving where he could.

For the following two days, Chen Tang almost toured all of Qianzhu City, going as far as the port, with everything remaining quiet and undisturbed without a single Hermit causing trouble.

It seemed as if all the Hermits in Qianzhu City had suddenly disappeared.

Every day, Chen Tang still bought food and drinks outside.

Ye Yushi’s Five Poison Powder had been completely neutralized.

However, the internal and external injuries would still take some time to fully recover.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Tang had been staying at the Shadow Tower for ten days.

Blacksmith Feng told him the armor should be ready in about ten days.

Chen Tang took a stroll, didn’t see Blacksmith Feng, but the blacksmith’s shop was still there.

Not in a rush, a day or two doesn’t matter.

Chen Tang continued to wander around, and on his way back, he saw a shop selling roast goose, the aroma was mouthwatering, with about seven or eight people lining up.

He learned at the Shadow Tower that the poison master on the Dark Ranking was called ’Poison Hand.’

Having completed over two hundred tasks, all targets were killed by poison!

More terrifying was that no one had seen what he looked like.

Nobody knew if he was a man or a woman, fat or thin.

Or perhaps, anyone who saw his true face was already dead!

Poison Hand’s use of poison was unpredictable, mysterious.

The target often was poisoned without any awareness.

It was said that Poison Hand, during Lower Concealment, had poisoned a Fourth Grade Martial Artist!

This kind of cross-level killing ability far surpassed the cross-level within Martial Arts.

For this reason, Chen Tang varied the time and place he went out to buy food daily.

He might go straight to a hotel upon leaving.

Or he might wander until noon, choosing a random place to buy some food and drinks back.

Moreover, Chen Tang carefully checked the food and drinks he brought back to prevent being poisoned.

Daily, even Chen Tang didn’t know what he would eat, when, or where he would buy his things.

How would the opponent poison him?

These days had been peaceful.

Chen Tang arrived in front of the roast goose shop, looked around, and saw nothing suspicious.

The woman ahead had just packed a steaming hot roast goose wrapped in lotus leaves, exuding a charred aroma, making one’s mouth water.

Chen Tang’s heart stirred, and he suddenly stepped forward to stop the woman, saying, "How about I buy this roast goose from you for triple the silver?"

"Ah?"

The woman was stunned, somewhat incredulous, but still asked, "Is this true?"

Without answering, Chen Tang directly took out full weight silver and handed it over.

This was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

If Poison Hand was nearby, lining up would make it easy for the opponent to deduce his intention and find an opportunity.

By temporarily buying the roast goose from this woman, no fault could be found.

The woman happily accepted the silver taels.

Simply lining up would be enough, and the queue wasn’t long; it would be her turn soon.

The woman handed the freshly-bought roast goose to Chen Tang.

Chen Tang took it, planning to get some drinks and return to the Shadow Tower.

At that moment, there was a thud behind him.

Chen Tang turned to look.

He saw the woman had collapsed on the ground, her forehead turning blue, foaming at the mouth, seizing repeatedly, and soon stopped breathing!

"Hmm?"

Chen Tang’s heart sank as he quickly threw away the roast goose in his hands, looking carefully.

He saw his hands glowing with a strange blue light.

What a potent poison!

General poison would alert Chen Tang upon contact.

He hadn’t felt a thing touching this poison!

More importantly, he had no idea when or how the opponent poisoned him!

Chen Tang bought the roast goose from the woman on a whim.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was right under his nose, leading him to touch the deadly toxin!

Chen Tang quickly controlled his blood, suppressing the toxin in his body, trying to expel it.

However, the lethal toxin was so potent that, even as Chen Tang flushed it with his blood, it lingered near his palms, unable to be expelled through his fingertips.

Chen Tang twisted the blade, pricking his fingertips.

The blue blood quickly oozed out.

However, mixed with the poison, the blood became extremely viscous, and the poison seeped out excruciatingly slowly!

Chen Tang squinted slightly, staring at the roast goose shop’s owner in the distance.

Apart from him and the dead woman, only the owner had touched the lotus leaf and roast goose.

The owner, looking bewildered at the recently deceased woman, was stunned in place.

At that moment, the killing intent burst forth!