At the banquet, Xu Nan's behavior was somewhat out of line, yet it also fit all the rumors surrounding Quicksand Land's second young lady.
Everyone raised their glasses and awkwardly echoed along.
"Drink, drink, drink!"
Xu Nan pretended to be tipsy and waved grandly.
Cup after cup.
All the Emerald Spirit was broken down, instead becoming nourishment that merged into Xu Nan's body.
As he drank, he watched everyone else's reactions.
Strangely, these Icefield People reacted normally. They wore the sort of pained expressions people had when they encountered a weirdo. No one seemed to find anything unusual about the poisoned wine Xu Nan was drinking.
They're all ruthless characters! They can really act!
Xu Nan was starting to lose patience and was considering how to lay everything bare.
Suddenly, something slammed to the ground beside him!
"This wine... is poisoned..."
Barnes clutched his throat. His eyes suddenly turned bluish-green, and blood began pouring wildly from his nose.
Xu Nan looked at him in surprise.
Only Barnes had drunk from the same wine jug as him. Had he not taken an antidote beforehand? Or was he not the one who had poisoned it?
Before long, the banquet descended into chaos.
Priests and doctors were urgently summoned. Sai Ba Long Family guards surrounded the manor used for the banquet, while everyone else frowned and scrutinized one another. The air was thick with suspicion.
The eldest young master of the Sai Ba Long Family had actually been poisoned on his own turf. It was an absolutely ridiculous joke!
Of course, it was possible that he had staged this himself, but that was unlikely. There was simply no need.
Xu Nan remained perfectly composed. The moment Barnes collapsed, he smashed the wine jug!
"Someone actually poisoned the wine!"
"Who exactly is targeting me?