Qin An Injured

After searching fruitlessly, Qin Shaofeng reluctantly spent 40 points to buy two common-grade, three-star Qi Replenishing Pills.

As for the remaining 100 points, Qin Shaofeng didn't touch them, planning to save them for emergencies.

Even with the two common-grade, three-star Qi Replenishing Pills, Qin Shaofeng intended to use them only at crucial moments. Normally, he'd stick to eating grass.

"Okay, I understand the System Store now. It's time to start the lottery!"

After purchasing the pills, Qin Shaofeng's eyes lit up again.

Lottery chances were rare. His first draw yielded a divine skill like Little Li Flying Dagger. He wondered what he'd get this time.

Qin Shaofeng was incredibly excited.

Just as Qin Shaofeng was about to summon the Lottery System, his vision suddenly blurred, and a figure appeared before him.

Before Qin Shaofeng could react, he felt a large hand grab him.

Then came the sensation of being lifted into the air. When Qin Shaofeng came to his senses, he was already in mid-air.

And he was being held and was leaping and running wildly.

What is this?

What's going on?

Qin Shaofeng was completely stunned!

"Young master, be careful! I'm going to speed up!"

Suddenly, a slightly familiar voice called out. Qin Shaofeng looked up and realized the person holding him and running wildly was Qin An, who always stayed by his grandfather, Old Master Qin's side.

"Uncle An?" Qin Shaofeng exclaimed, quickly asking, "Uncle An, what are you doing?"

This time, before Qin An could reply, Qin Shaofeng suddenly heard a loud laugh from not far behind them.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect the famous Qin Family Dark Guard Captain, Qin An, to be so weak. You've truly disappointed me!"

Hearing this, Qin Shaofeng's heart leaped. He quickly turned his head and saw a black-robed figure rapidly chasing them not far behind him and Qin An.

That surging aura, far surpassing Inner Qi, left no doubt.

The black-robed figure chasing them and Qin An was a Xiantian Martial Master, just like Qin An!

But this left Qin Shaofeng bewildered.

Just then, a system notification chimed in Qin Shaofeng's mind.

"System Notification: Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for triggering the System Quest - Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai!"

What?

A quest appeared at this moment?

Qin Shaofeng was startled and quickly checked his status interface.

Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai: Three-star quest. The player must successfully kill the Xiantian Martial Master Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai within one hour, by any means necessary. Successful completion will reward 500 points and experience. Failure will result in no system quests for seven days.

500 points?

10,000 experience?

Seeing the quest rewards, Qin Shaofeng's eyes shone with excitement.

This three-star quest's rewards were much more generous than the previous three-star upgrade quest.

But it made sense, after all, the target was a Xiantian Martial Master!

A Xiantian Martial Master?

Qin Shaofeng blinked and couldn't help but glance back.

He saw Wu Sancai, clad entirely in black robes.

Qin Shaofeng finally understood.

So, the System was giving him a temporary quest while he was in danger!

"System Notification: Does player Qin Shaofeng accept the three-star quest 'Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai'?"

Just as Qin Shaofeng realized this, another system prompt sounded.

Accept or not?

Accept!

After a moment's thought, Qin Shaofeng decided to accept the quest.

How could he not accept?

That was 500 points and 10,000 experience!

There was no reason to pass it up!

And even if he failed, at most he wouldn't be able to get any other quests for seven days.

As Qin Shaofeng silently willed it, the System chimed again.

"System Notification: Player Qin Shaofeng has accepted the three-star quest 'Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai'. The quest duration is one hour. The timer starts now!"

One hour?

Qin Shaofeng's brow furrowed slightly, feeling a bit troubled.

Because at this moment, he suddenly remembered.

The Black Hand Butcher!

His mission target was actually the Black Hand Butcher, Wu Sancai?

Qin Shaofeng was dumbfounded.

"Qin An, stop struggling. You've been poisoned by my unique secret poison. Without my specially made antidote, you're as good as dead!"

At this moment, Wu Sancai shouted loudly again, "Qin An, as long as you hand over that little beast beside you, I can give you the antidote. Otherwise, in half an hour at most, you'll die from the poison."

Die from the poison?

Qin Shaofeng's expression changed drastically. He couldn't help but look at Qin An, who was holding him. Qin An's already pale face was even paler now. Moreover, Qin An seemed to be gritting his teeth in pain from suppressing the poison.

Qin Shaofeng couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Uncle An, I..."

But as soon as Qin Shaofeng spoke, Qin An interrupted him.

"Young master, you don't need to worry about anything. As long as I, Qin An, am here, even that Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai won't be able to harm you!"

Qin An's tone was extremely firm, as if he were willing to sacrifice his own life. His speed even increased slightly because of this.

However, Qin Shaofeng's mind was racing.

Uncle An is a Xiantian Martial Master. If he fought Wu Sancai head-on, he might not necessarily lose.

But now, Uncle An had clearly been poisoned by Wu Sancai, and his strength was far from what it used to be. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be running away with him.

Qin Shaofeng was right!

Qin An had indeed been poisoned by Wu Sancai, and the poison was, as Wu Sancai himself claimed, a secret poison he had refined.

It wasn't that Qin An was careless when he was poisoned.

It was just that he never expected Wu Sancai to be so ruthless as to place the poison on his own subordinates, and then, during the fight, suddenly activate the poison, causing his subordinates to self-detonate into poisonous gas. This was how Qin An fell into the trap.

Furthermore, if Qin An weren't a Xiantian Martial Master, he would have long since died from the poison.

This could be seen from the other Dark Guards.

Now, besides Qin An himself, all the Dark Guards who had come to secretly protect Qin Shaofeng had been poisoned to death by Wu Sancai.

Of course, in exchange, Wu Sancai's Black Hand Gang was completely wiped out, and he was left alone.

However, this didn't affect Wu Sancai much.

As long as he completed the mission and received a large sum of money from Zhang Chongshan, he could easily recruit more men elsewhere.

Huh?

Sensing that Qin An's speed had increased again, Wu Sancai, who was behind them, frowned and muttered to himself, "Impossible. Qin An has been poisoned by me, and it's been more than half an hour. Even with his Xiantian Inner Qi, he shouldn't have the energy to speed up now, right?"

"Hmph, so what if he speeds up? Once poisoned by me, he can't escape my grasp!"

With another cold snort, Wu Sancai also sped up slightly, maintaining the distance from Qin An.

In fact, if he really wanted to catch up to Qin An, he absolutely could.

But he was unwilling to force Qin An into a desperate situation where he might try to take him down with him.

It would be much easier to wait until Qin An completely succumbed to the poison before delivering the final blow.

As for Qin Shaofeng, Wu Sancai didn't take him seriously at all.

A mere Houtian level one or two brat, what could he possibly do?

A martial artist is a martial artist!

No matter what, a Houtian martial artist could never be a match for a Xiantian Martial Master.

This was common sense!

At this moment, Qin Shaofeng, who was being held by Qin An and running frantically, pondered for a long time.

Finally, as Qin An let out a muffled groan and his face turned faintly pale, a thought flashed through Qin Shaofeng's mind.

Got it!

His heart stirred, and Qin Shaofeng immediately summoned his status interface. He then entered the System Store and clicked around, finding what he needed.

Low-grade Detoxification Pill: Can detoxify common low-grade poisons and restore the consumption during poisoning. Even if it encounters a more potent poison that cannot be completely detoxified, it can extend the time before the poison takes effect. Costs 100 points.

This was it!

When he bought the Qi Replenishing Pill earlier, Qin Shaofeng had looked at many other pills.

Among them was this detoxification pill. Although it was a low-grade detoxification pill, Qin Shaofeng believed that even if it couldn't detoxify Wu Sancai's poison, it could at least alleviate Qin An's current condition.

Without any hesitation, Qin Shaofeng immediately purchased one Low-grade Detoxification Pill.

Swish!

After his points instantly reset to zero, a pale white pill appeared in Qin Shaofeng's hand.

"Uncle An, this is an antidote pill. Try it and see if it can cure the poison in your body!"

Qin Shaofeng quickly handed the antidote pill to Qin An.

Qin An was slightly stunned at first, but he didn't hesitate and directly swallowed the antidote pill.

However, he didn't hold out much hope in his heart.

The Black Hand Butcher, Wu Sancai, wasn't called that for nothing. Could Qin Shaofeng really cure his poison?

But just as Qin An swallowed the antidote pill, he immediately realized something was wrong.

The pill dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, and its medicinal effects erupted with astonishing speed.

Qin An only felt a coolness spread through his abdomen, and then his extremely painful poisoned state immediately improved significantly.

What kind of antidote pill was this? How could it take effect so quickly?

Qin An was shocked and extremely surprised.

Although the poison in his body wasn't completely resolved yet, he was no longer suffering as much as before.

This single antidote pill had resolved at least half of the poison in his body, and the remaining toxins had also been temporarily suppressed.

"Young Master, where did you get this pill? The poison in my body was carefully concocted by that Wu Sancai. I'm afraid even with Old Physician Wu's medical skills, it would take at least ten days to half a month to cure. But your pill instantly resolved more than half of the poison in my body. This is truly miraculous."

Shocked, Qin An couldn't help but ask Qin Shaofeng.

Hoo!

Hearing Qin An's words, Qin Shaofeng breathed a sigh of relief for a moment.

However, he was then startled.

Only half was resolved?

He hadn't expected Wu Sancai to be so formidable. He truly lived up to his name as the Black Hand Butcher!

An antidote pill produced by the System could only resolve half of it.

To completely resolve it, an intermediate antidote pill would likely be needed.

Unfortunately, an intermediate antidote pill required 500 points, and Qin Shaofeng didn't have that!

But then