"You were going to poison me."
Su Ye stared at the powder caught under the Old Madman's fingernails, his voice cold.
"What? The Old Madman was going to attack you, A Yan?!"
The Middle-aged Man cried out, then seemed to realize something.
"Could everyone in the Family who fell ill actually have been poisoned? Was he behind it?!"
At that thought, the Middle-aged Man could no longer hold back. He raised his hand and struck at the Old Madman's dantian.
He meant to destroy it first, subdue him, then question him.
But...
Before his palm could reach the Old Madman's dantian, the Old Madman flicked his other hand.
Dark green powder scattered through the air, engulfing the Middle-aged Man.
Thud.
The Middle-aged Man collapsed on the spot, unconscious.
Even by the time he logged off, Su Ye still had not learned the man's name.
But he had no time to worry about that now.
Su Ye struck out with his palm, scattering the dark green powder. At the same time, a red gleam flashed in his eyes as he moved to subdue the Old Madman.
But...
"Wait! You're not Gu Tingyan, are you?!" the Old Madman shouted.
"We can work together."
The red light in Su Ye's eyes slowly faded, but he did not release the Old Madman. Instead, lightning flashed in his hand, and the Thunder Long Whip coiled around the man. At the slightest wrong move, Su Ye could finish him off with ease.
The Old Madman's strength lay in poison, while his Cultivation Level was only at the Sixth Heaven.
Against Su Ye, he stood no chance.
"Work together?"
Bound by the Thunder Long Whip, the Old Madman shifted slightly. The moment he touched it, electricity jolted through his body, and the smell of scorched flesh rose