Crisis Mission

After getting nowhere no matter how hard he begged, Qin Shaofeng gritted his teeth and spent 40 points to buy two Mortal-grade Three-star Qi Replenishing Pills.

As for the remaining 100 points, Qin Shaofeng did not touch them. He intended to save them for a rainy day.

And even after buying two Mortal-grade Three-star Qi Replenishing Pills, Qin Shaofeng planned to use them only at critical moments. Under normal circumstances, he would just chew grass.

"Mm, I understand the system shop now. It should be time to start the draw!"

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

Gacha opportunities were hard to come by. The first time, he had drawn such a godly skill as the Little Li Flying Dagger. Who knew what he would get the second time?

Qin Shaofeng was full of anticipation.

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

Before Qin Shaofeng could react in any way, he felt a large hand suddenly seize him.

Then came the sensation of soaring into the air. By the time Qin Shaofeng came back to his senses, he was already high in the air.

He was being held as someone leaped and raced forward at breakneck speed.

What was this?

What was going on?

Qin Shaofeng was completely dumbfounded!

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

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly reached him. Qin Shaofeng looked up and discovered that the person clutching him as he raced ahead was Qin An, who had always stayed by his grandfather Old Master Qin's side.

"Uncle An?" Qin Shaofeng cried out in alarm, hurriedly asking, "Uncle An, what are you doing?"

Before Qin An could answer this time, Qin Shaofeng suddenly heard booming laughter from not far behind them.

"Hahaha! I never thought the famed captain of the Qin Family's Dark Guard, Qin An, would be so lacking in strength. What a disappointment!"

Qin Shaofeng was startled. He abruptly turned around and saw a black-robed man rapidly pursuing him and Qin An from not far behind.

That surging aura was far stronger than Houtian Inner Qi. There was no doubt about it.

Like Qin An, this black-robed man chasing them was a Xiantian Martial Master!

But that only left Qin Shaofeng even more confused.

At that moment, a crisp system prompt suddenly rang out in Qin Shaofeng's mind.

"System Prompt: Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for triggering the system mission—kill the Black Hand Butcher, Wu Sancai!"

What?

A mission had actually appeared at a time like this?

Qin Shaofeng was startled and hurriedly checked his Attribute Interface.

Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai: Three-star mission. Player must successfully kill Xiantian Martial Master Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai within one hour, by any means necessary. Upon mission success, obtain 500 points and 10,000 experience points. Upon failure, no system missions may be received for seven days.

500 points?

10,000 experience points?

After seeing the mission rewards, Qin Shaofeng's eyes gleamed.

The rewards for this three-star mission were far richer than those of the previous three-star advancement mission.

But that made sense. After all, the mission target was a Xiantian Martial Master!

A Xiantian Martial Master?

Qin Shaofeng froze, unable to stop himself from looking back.

With that glance, he saw the black-robed Wu Sancai.

At last, Qin Shaofeng understood.

So the system had issued him a temporary mission because he was in peril!

\n"System Prompt: Does player Qin Shaofeng accept the three-star mission, 'Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai'?"\n

Just as Qin Shaofeng realized this, the system sent another prompt.

Accept it or not?

Accept!

After only a moment's thought, Qin Shaofeng decided to take the mission.

How could he possibly refuse?

That was 500 points and 10,000 experience points!

There was no reason to let that slip through his fingers!

And even if he failed, at worst he would be unable to receive any other missions for seven days.

As Qin Shaofeng silently confirmed in his heart, another prompt sounded from the system.

\n"System Prompt: Player Qin Shaofeng has accepted the three-star mission, 'Kill the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai.' Mission time limit: one hour. Countdown begins now!"\n

One hour?

Qin Shaofeng frowned slightly, feeling troubled.

Because at that moment, he suddenly remembered.

The Black Hand Butcher!

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

Qin Shaofeng was dumbstruck.

"Qin An, stop struggling! You've been poisoned by my personal secret poison. Without my specially made antidote, your death is certain!"

At that moment, Wu Sancai shouted again. "Qin An, as long as you hand over that little bastard beside you, I can give you the antidote. Otherwise, in half an hour at most, the poison will flare up and kill you."

Poison flaring up and killing him?

Qin Shaofeng's expression changed sharply. He could not help looking at Qin An, who was holding him. Qin An's already pale face had turned even whiter, and from enduring the agony of the poison, his expression had become somewhat twisted.

Qin Shaofeng spoke worriedly, "Uncle An, I..."

But before Qin Shaofeng could continue, Qin An interrupted him.

"Young Master, you need not worry. As long as I, Qin An, am here, even the Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai can forget about harming you!"

Qin An's tone was incomparably resolute, as though he were prepared to throw away his life without hesitation. His speed even increased somewhat because of it.

But Qin Shaofeng's mind began turning rapidly.

Although Uncle An was an expert of the Xiantian Martial Master Realm, if he fought Wu Sancai with real blades and spears, he might not necessarily lose.

But Uncle An had clearly already been poisoned by Wu Sancai, and his strength was far from what it once was. Otherwise, he would not have fled while carrying him.

Qin Shaofeng was right!

Qin An had indeed been poisoned by Wu Sancai, and this poison was, just as Wu Sancai himself had said, a secret poison refined by him.

Qin An had not been poisoned because he was careless.

Rather, he had never imagined that Wu Sancai would be so vicious as to place poison within his own subordinates, then make it erupt during battle, causing those subordinates to self-destruct one by one into poisonous gas. That was how Qin An had fallen into the trap.

And if Qin An had not been a Xiantian Martial Master, the poison would likely have already flared up and killed him beyond all hope of revival.

This could be seen from the other Dark Guards.

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

Of course, the Black Hand Gang had also been completely wiped out because of this, leaving Wu Sancai alone and without support.

But that did not matter to Wu Sancai in the slightest.

As long as he completed the mission and obtained a large sum of money from Zhang Chongshan, he could simply move somewhere else and recruit new men. That would be as easy as turning over his hand.

Hm?

Sensing Qin An speed up again, Wu Sancai behind them furrowed his brow and muttered to himself, "Impossible. Qin An has already been poisoned by me, and more than half an hour has passed. Even with Xiantian Inner Qi, he should have no strength left to increase his speed now, should he?"

"Hmph! So what if he speeds up? Once poisoned by me, he can forget about escaping from the palm of my hand!"

With another cold snort, Wu Sancai increased his speed as well, maintaining the distance between himself and Qin An.

In truth, if he really wanted to catch up to Qin An, he could definitely do so.

But he did not want to push Qin An into desperation and make him attempt something like mutual destruction.

It would be much easier to wait until Qin An's poison fully flared up, then give him the final blow.

As for Qin Shaofeng, Wu Sancai had not put him in his eyes at all.

A mere little brat at the first or second level of the Houtian Martial Artist Realm—could he possibly turn the heavens upside down?

A martial artist was still a martial artist!

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

That was common knowledge!

At that moment, Qin Shaofeng, who was being carried by Qin An as they raced onward, pondered for quite a while.

In the end, just as Qin An let out a muffled groan and his face faintly turned pale, a thought suddenly flashed through Qin Shaofeng's mind.

I've got it!

His heart stirred, and Qin Shaofeng immediately summoned his Attribute Interface. Then he entered the system shop and tapped around until he found what he needed.

Low-grade Detoxification Pill: Can cure ordinary low-level toxins and restore the energy consumed while poisoned. Even when facing a relatively powerful toxin that cannot be cured, it can prolong the time before the poison takes effect. Costs 100 points.

This was it!

When he had bought the Qi Replenishing Pills earlier, Qin Shaofeng had looked through quite a few other pills.

Among them had been this Detoxification Pill. Though it was only a Low-grade Detoxification Pill, Qin Shaofeng believed that even if it could not cure Wu Sancai's poison, it could at least ease Qin An's current condition.

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

Whoosh!

The moment his points dropped to zero, a pale white pill appeared in Qin Shaofeng's hand.

"Uncle An, this is a Detoxification Pill. Try it and see whether it can cure the poison in your body!"

Qin Shaofeng quickly handed the Detoxification Pill to Qin An.

Qin An was briefly stunned, but he did not hesitate. He swallowed the Detoxification Pill directly.

However, he held little hope in his heart.

The Black Hand Butcher Wu Sancai had not earned his reputation for nothing. Could a poison of his really be cured by Qin Shaofeng?

But the moment Qin An swallowed the Detoxification Pill, he immediately realized that something was not right.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and its medicinal effect erupted with astonishing speed.

Qin An only felt a trace of coolness spread through his abdomen. Then the excruciating poisoned state immediately improved by a great deal.

What kind of Detoxification Pill was this? How could it take effect so quickly?

Qin An was shocked beyond measure.

Although the poison in his body had not been completely cured, he was no longer suffering as badly as before.

This single Detoxification Pill had cured at least half the poison in his body, and the remaining toxins had been temporarily suppressed.

"Young Master, where did you get this pill? The poison in my body is the secret poison Wu Sancai painstakingly refined. Even with Old Physician Wu's medical skill, it would likely take ten days to half a month to cure. Yet your pill cured more than half the poison in my body at once. This is truly miraculous."

Startled in his heart, Qin An could not help asking Qin Shaofeng.

Whew!

Hearing Qin An's words, Qin Shaofeng felt somewhat relieved.

But soon afterward, he was startled as well.

It had only cured half?

He had not expected Wu Sancai to be so formidable. He truly deserved the name Black Hand Butcher!

Even the Detoxification Pill produced by the system could only cure half of it.

To fully cure it, he would probably need an Intermediate Detoxification Pill.

Unfortunately, an Intermediate Detoxification Pill cost 500 points, and Qin Shaofeng did not have that many!

But then...