The undiluted antidote made from King Fungus mycelium was extraordinarily effective. In just ten seconds, it had pulled the two back from the brink of death.
Only then did Xin Rong fly into a rage. He kicked over the table and led the Players out to settle the score with the auction house.
One member of the enforcement team went with them.
Watching the bluish-black veins on the short-haired woman and the baby-faced man gradually fade, Xu Huo sat back down. He closed his eyes and tamped down the anger that had surged within him. When the enforcement team members returned, he opened his eyes and asked calmly, "It wasn't someone from the auction house?"
"It wasn't," one of the enforcement team Players explained. "Someone sneaked into the staff area and poisoned all the food and drinks meant for this room. They did it after everything had passed the third inspection, so the instruments didn't detect it."
"They weren't targeting Xin Rong?" Xu Huo asked.
"The Xin family's people are already investigating." The enforcement team Player stuck to professional conduct and made no guesses about what had happened. He simply reported it to the enforcement team.
"I must have dragged you into this." Xu Huo turned to the short-haired woman and the baby-faced man, smiling. "Go settle up with the auction house first. Once you're done, take your things and leave."
The short-haired woman had recovered enough to move and seemed about to say something, but the baby-faced man stopped her. The two murmured their thanks and hurried away.
Xin Rong showed up not long afterward, the anger still plain on his face. "What the hell are those people doing? They let someone sneak in and poison the food! Spread the word—this auction house is as good as shut down!"