Volume One, Chapter Fifty-Three
Huo Baiwu said, "Is that so? I feel like you've become somewhat distant toward me. And for some reason, I feel that you've become even more beautiful and captivating than before."
Blushing, Huo Dongmei said, "I'm leaving first!"
Huo Baiwu watched Huo Dongmei's departing figure and sighed softly. He wanted to ease the tension in his relationship with Huo Dongmei, but she would not give him the chance.
"Did you get it?" Su Yan asked a maid.
The maid nodded nervously and took out a strand of hair. "This is His Majesty's hair."
Su Yan reached out and took the hair, sensing the lingering aura of a king upon it. Once he confirmed that it was indeed Huo Baiwu's hair, the corners of his lips lifted into a smile.
The maid asked anxiously, "Lord Su! What about the thing you promised me?"
Su Yan said with a smile, "I'll give it to you right now!"
With a wave of his hand, Su Yan unleashed a sharp streak of sword light, killing the maid on the spot.
Why did Void Bitter Poison only work on specific people? The reason lay here—it needed to obtain something from that person, whether hair, blood, nails, flesh, or blood and flesh, and fuse it with the Void Bitter Poison.
Once the poison had fused, the moment it sensed that person's aura, it would silently seep into them without affecting anyone else in the slightest.
Last time, Su Yan had also bribed a maid by Huo Dongmei's side and had her obtain Huo Dongmei's hair. Hair was something that fell out every day, and ordinary people would never pay it any mind.
After simply disposing of the maid's corpse, Su Yan arrived at an underground chamber.
There were two magic formations here.