"I was blind to your greatness. Look, this is all a misunderstanding. Since it's a misunderstanding, why don't we just forget about it?"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Supreme Treasure immediately used his best skill, his silver tongue, to try and persuade Hao Yun to let him go.
"Who just told me to kowtow and beg for mercy?"
Hao Yun stared at Supreme Treasure and increased the pressure on his hands.
Supreme Treasure winced in pain, then pointed at the Second Master and cursed loudly.
"Second Master, I told you to be polite to guests. Did you say something wrong just now?"
The second-in-command, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, quickly rolled over, got up, and kowtowed.
"I'm sorry, I was the one who said that. I didn't mean it. Please forgive us, sir."
"Great hero, look, they've all admitted their mistakes, can you let me go now?"
Supreme Treasure smiled obsequiously on the outside, but in his heart he was cursing.
"Alright, since you've admitted your mistake, I can't kill you all, can I?"
Hao Yun revealed a strange smile and patted Supreme Treasure's shoulder twice heavily.
"Yes, yes, I deeply admire your chivalrous heart, sir. Our inn has a superior room; if you wish to rest, you are welcome to check in at any time."
Supreme Treasure reacted quickly. Their hideout was located in the desert, far from any village or shop. Basically, all the merchants passing through were looking for lodging.
"Okay, then take me there."
Hao Yun nodded and withdrew his hand.
"Second Master, why don't you take this hero to rest? Remember to bring him all the best wine and food!"
Supreme Treasure shouted to the second-in-command behind him. Then he quietly slipped away.
"Great hero, please follow me."
The second-in-command bent down and approached Hao Yun, leading him to a house that was relatively well-preserved.
After settling Hao Yun in, the second-in-command took his leave.
At this moment, behind the small village, the bandits gathered together, and Supreme Treasure was having a meeting.
"Let's all share our thoughts on how to deal with him."
"Poison his food and kill him!"
"Launch him at night and cut him into seventeen or eighteen pieces."
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A group of people argued and made a fuss, but in the end, Supreme Treasure made the final decision.
"Alright, then let's poison it. I'll leave this to the second-in-command. Go and prepare."
"Huh? It's me again!"
The second-in-command exclaimed in surprise, not really wanting to go.
"Just go when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense!"
Supreme Treasure kicked the Second Master out of the room, and then chased away the rest of the people.
"Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary. I need to use my internal energy to heal my injuries."
Upon receiving the mission, the second-in-command nervously added sleeping potion to the food, and worried that the dosage was not enough, he deliberately added twice as much.
Carrying the spiced food and wine, the second-in-command went upstairs with a smile.
"Hero, the wine and food have been prepared for you."
Hao Yun's lips curled up slightly as he called out to the second-in-command, who was about to leave.
"Don't rush off, sit down and have a couple of drinks with me."
The second-in-command hurriedly declined, saying, "That's not appropriate. You're a guest, and I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer."
Hao Yun stood in front of the door and pulled the second-in-command back.
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Did you poison the food?"
The second-in-command panicked instantly, sweating profusely and unsure how to answer.
"How could I possibly poison you? How could I possibly poison you?"
"Really? If it's not poisonous, then why aren't you sitting down?"
Under Hao Yun's coercion, the second-in-command had no choice but to sit down.
Oh no, oh no, I should have known better than to use so much sleeping potion.
"Eat, why don't you eat?"
Hao Yun looked at the second-in-command and drew his short sword, wiping it continuously.
The second-in-command swallowed hard, staring at the sword in Hao Yun's hand, and thought to himself, "I'll risk it all!"
The second-in-command picked up a piece of mutton and quickly swallowed it.
"Great hero, you should try some too. It tastes alright..."
With a thud, the second-in-command fell to the ground and instantly passed out. Hao Yun kicked him twice, and seeing that he didn't react, he threw him out of the room.
"You even tried to poison me, huh!"
Chapter 234 Midnight Murder
Time flew by, and as darkness fell, Supreme Treasure noticed that the Second Master had not yet returned, so he shouted.
"Blind man, blind man!"
"Boss, you called me!"
The blind man ran out of a house not far away.
"Where's the second-in-command? I sent him to poison the other side, why hasn't he returned yet?"
"I don't know. We haven't seen the second-in-command either. Do you think he might have been killed by them?"
The blind man was a little nervous. They had all witnessed Hao Yun's fighting prowess. If the poisoning failed, wouldn't they also be in trouble?
Supreme Treasure remained relatively calm, slapped the blind man on the head, and roared loudly.
"I want to see him alive or dead! Go find the Second Master!"
The blind man accepted the order and left, while Supreme Treasure turned around and went back to his room.
"Damn it, this Seven Injury Fist is getting worse and worse."
About half an hour later, it was completely dark, and the blind man dragged the second-in-command to the residence of Supreme Treasure.
"Boss, Boss! I've found the Second Leader!"
The door opened, and Supreme Treasure saw the Second Master lying on the ground sleeping like a dead pig, and angrily kicked him.
"I told you to poison the poison, but you were sleeping! Get up!"
The blind man hurriedly stopped Supreme Treasure, "Chief, stop hitting him! The Second Master has been drugged and can't be woken up at all."
"You're more trouble than you're worth! You sent me to poison the enemy, but you got poisoned yourself! What a useless piece of trash! Blind Man, go and call the brothers over. We're launching a night raid tonight!"
"Boss, I'm afraid we can't beat them, can we?"
"Just go when I tell you to. Stop with the nonsense. Do you think I can't beat him?"
Supreme Treasure snorted coldly. "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. I don't believe the other party isn't asleep. As long as he's asleep, his death is imminent."
As night fell, Hao Yun sat in his room, coldly observing the bandits who had gathered around him.
With his divine sense cheating, Hao Yun already knew about Supreme Treasure's plan. Out of boredom, he decided to play along.
Hao Yun blew out the oil lamp in the room, sat down in a chair, took out a bottle of poison wine from his backpack, and took a sip.
"Aren't you going to do it yet? You're so slow."
Downstairs, Supreme Treasure and the others gathered on the first floor, discussing who should go up first.
"Second-in-command, you go!"
"Huh? It's me again!"
The second-in-command looked bitter. Why am I always the one who gets hurt?
"Don't worry, we have so many brothers to protect you. If there's any trouble, we'll throw all our weapons at you. What are you afraid of?"
Supreme Treasure patted the Second Master on the shoulder, indicating that he could go without worry and there would be no problem.
"No way, does that mean I'm going to get hacked to death too?"
The second-in-command quickly shook his head. "I'm not stupid. Going up now would just be cannon fodder."
"You're such a spineless coward! How can you be my second-in-command?"
Supreme Treasure casually picked up a cleaver, shoved it into the second-in-command's hand, and forcefully pushed him up the stairs.
"Go now!"
Under Supreme Treasure's coercion, the second-in-command walked upstairs to the second floor, looking back every few steps. When he arrived at Hao Yun's room, he hesitated.
Turning his head to look at the first floor, the second-in-command swallowed hard, wondering if he would die.
"What are you looking at? Charge in and hack him to death! We'll protect you from behind."
Supreme Treasure kept urging him on, and finally the second-in-command gritted his teeth, used his knife to pry open the door bolt, and tiptoed inside.
The robbers, who had gathered on the first floor, noticed that no sound came from inside the house for a long time, and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Why is there not a sound? Did the second-in-command succeed?"
"I don't know. If they succeed, there will probably be screams."
Supreme Treasure held his breath and peered up to the second floor. Five minutes passed, but the Second Master still hadn't come out, and there was no sound from inside the room.
"Da Niu, Er Hu, you two go up and see what that old bastard Second Boss is up to."