"That's still dangerous."
Yan Huan spread his hands.
"What if Dog Shun licks himself? Haven't you ever seen a dog groom its fur?"
Dog Shun rolled his eyes and quietly raised a sign: 'I'm not stupid, and I'm not a dog.'
"Exactly." The maidservant stopped what she was doing and said disdainfully:
"What normal person would lick an Earth Beast these days..."
"We're just doing our job. Once the higher-ups see we've used up the poison, we'll get paid."
Before she could complain any further, a woman's cry rang out from behind the Earth Beast.
"Cough, cough...! How is this possible?!"
Anaxa emerged from behind it, clutching his chest, his eyes wide with fury. He wiped the corner of his mouth and glared at everyone.
"You... you fools! How could you smear poison on an Earth Beast?"
"???" Yan Huan's eyes widened. Someone had actually fallen for it.
"Wait, what are you doing at my place too?!"
"Your place?" Anaxa's face darkened. "This is the Cloud Stone Celestial Palace. Since when did it belong to anyone?"
"And you... letting these assassins smear poison right under your nose. Utterly absurd."
"What's even more absurd is that it worked on you!" Yan Huan stepped forward, pointed at Dog Shun's fat body, and snapped at Anaxa:
"Why the hell were you licking my Dog Shun? Were you going to eat him? Huh?!"
"Exactly." The maidservants, who also happened to be assassins, bristled when Anaxa started picking a fight. One of them snapped:
"The edible Earth Beasts are in the pasture, but you had to come here and steal a bite. What, did you want to gnaw on one while it was still fresh?"
"Tch. What a freak," another maid said irritably.
"Is medium rare not enough for rich people anymore?"
"Wait, I think