My New Life As A Plant In A Cultivation World - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Master Deer, You’re Really Amazing

Lu Xiaoyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at the ‘waiter’.

The ‘waiter’ felt a little nervous. However, he remained calm on the surface.

He felt that these people didn’t die because the poison hadn’t taken effect yet.

Since it hadn’t taken effect yet, there was no need to worry.

This was what he thought but his little heart was still pounding furiously.

“Why isn’t the wine here?” Lu Xiaoyuan opened her mouth and asked in confusion.

The ‘waiter’ heaved a sigh of relief and then replied apologetically, “Please wait for a moment, I will go and urge them immediately!”

“Okay.” Lu Xiaoyuan nodded.

After that, the ‘waiter’ left the private room obediently.

After he left, Gold Xiao’er said to Qin Yi, “Wait for a moment, don’t eat anything.”

“Why is that so?” Qin Yi was stunned. He didn’t understand what was happening.

Elder Lu patted Qin Yi’s shoulder lightly and shook his head.

It was obvious that Elder Lu had already noticed something.

“Young master, just listen to Master Gold,” Elder Lu whispered.

“Okay.” Qin Yi nodded. He felt something was amiss but he didn’t say anything.

The two of them continued conversing as per normal.

Elder Lu glanced at Gold Xiao’er and his companions occasionally. He respected them greatly.

It was obvious that there was something wrong with the dishes. Yet, they continued eating it as though nothing was happening. They were indeed powerful.

Outside the private room.

The other assassin dressed up as a waiter came over with two bottles of wine in his hand.

They exchanged glances.

The ‘waiter’ looked at him with an obvious gaze that asked, ‘Did you add the poison?’

The ‘waiter’ carrying the bottles of wine nodded lightly. There were confirmation and hints of excitement in his eyes. It was as if he was saying, ‘Don’t worry, everything is settled.’

After getting the assurance, the ‘waiter’ took the two bottles of wine.

He walked to the door and thought for a moment. Then, he added more ‘seasoning’ to the wine.

He shook the bottles a few times before he gave a pretentious smile and entered the private room.

“Your wine is here.” The ‘waiter’ placed the two bottles on the table and moved back to the door while looking at the floor.

You’ll definitely die this time.

The ‘waiter’ was very confident.

Even though Elder Lu was at the peak of the Xuan Sea realm, he would still die if he took a sip of the wine. There was no other ending.

At the same time, he felt fortunate that he was smart enough to have a Plan B. If not, their plan today would have failed.

“Why are you standing so far away? Don’t you know how to pour the wine?” Gold Xiao’er glared at the ‘waiter’ unhappily.

Gold Xiao’er wanted to give the assassin a poor review for his service. He wasn’t sensible at all.

“Oh, right,” the ‘waiter’ quickly replied.

Deep inside, he was furious.

He told himself that after Gold Xiao’er died, he must whip his corpse to wash away the shame of being a waiter for these simpletons.

Although he was furious in his head, he still obediently grabbed the wine bottle and started pouring the wine for everyone.

“Wait, it’s not a good day for us to drink today.” When Elder Lu saw the ‘waiter’ planning to pour wine for him, Elder Lu opened his mouth and pointed at Qin Yi and his cup with a smile.

The ‘waiter’ smiled and nodded.

He was cursing in his heart.

It looked like his Plan B wasn’t appropriate either. He needed to proceed with Plan C.

Act according to circumstances.

On the table, Lu Xiaoyuan and her companions’ cups were all full.

“Come, Master Deer. Let’s have a toast.” Gold Xiao’er raised his cup at Lu Xiaoyuan.

“Okay.” Lu Xiaoyuan nodded.

Then, she took his cup and cheered with Gold Xiao’er. After that, she nodded at Yaoyao.

“Come on.” Yaoyao nodded.

The three of them finished their drink.

The waiter’s smile slowly got more pronounced.

But, the next moment, he was astounded.

“The taste is not bad.” Everyone commented.

The ‘waiter’ looked at them with a blank stare. His smile disappeared slowly.

He was extremely suspicious whether he had brought the wrong poison when he came out today.

Thinking back, this might be possible.

“Go and grab a few more bottles of wine. If we drink a few more bottles, you might be able to poison us,” Gold Xiao’er suddenly said to the ‘waiter’.

The waiter’s expression immediately froze when he heard this.

“What did you say? I don’t understand what you mean.” The waiter’s soul almost flew out in fright. However, he tried his best to remain calm.

He finally knew that the poison he brought was the correct one.

But he was discovered.

There was one thing he hadn’t figured out. Why weren’t Gold Xiao’er and his friends poisoned yet?

Mind you, he poured the wine personally.

“Slap!”

Qin Yi and Elder Lu stood up and looked at the ‘waiter’ coldly.

“Boom!”

The ‘waiter’ reacted quickly. After realizing that he was discovered, he opened the door of the private room and jumped down to the first floor. He disappeared in a blink of an eye.

His comrade noticed something amiss too and ran away with him.

“Damn it! We reacted too slow. We should have killed him directly!” Elder Lu blamed himself.

He wanted to capture the ‘waiter’ just now and force him to tell them the mastermind. However, he didn’t expect the ‘waiter’ to be a cultivator.

The most important thing was, he didn’t sense anything!

If it wasn’t for Gold Xiao’er and his companions, they might be dead by now.

Elder Lu felt even more guilty when he thought about this.

“Young master, it’s all my fault. I didn’t discover them in time. If Master Deer and her companions aren’t so powerful, we might…”

“Elder Lu, it’s not your fault. No one expected these assassins to be so outrageous. They even dared to poison me in Zhenhai city.” Qin Yi waved his hand. He knew that it wasn’t Elder Lu’s fault.

He bowed at Lu Xiaoyuan with cupped fists. “Master Deer, it’s our negligence. Are you alright?”

Lu Xiaoyuan and her companions nodded their heads.

“We are fine. The poison doesn’t have any effect on us at all. If they want to affect us, they should have put in more poison or added a higher grade poison. That way, we might feel more comfortable eating it.” Gold Xiao’er remained calm. He even felt that he hadn’t had enough.

What kind of people were they?

Elder Lu was flabbergasted.

“That’s good. After we return to my residence, I will compensate you,” Qin Yi said with a serious expression.

“It’s nothing.” Lu Xiaoyuan waved his hand. She didn’t mind.

Besides adding some flavor, the poison didn’t cause her any harm.

As she spoke, Lu Xiaoyuan suddenly picked Zhou Ye up from the ground and sniffed him. Then, she took the wine bottle and poured wine directly into her mouth.

Zhou Ye looked at her.

Was she planning to eat him as a side dish?

That was a little direct. Could she be more tactful?

“Alright. However, everything started because of us. After we go back to my residence, I will treat everyone to a feast as an apology,” Qin Yi nodded and said.

“Sure!” Lu Xiaoyuan nodded. She threw the wine bottle away and continued, “Prepare some good wine too. This wine doesn’t taste that good.”

“Sure. There are many great wines in the palace. I will bring some for Master Deer later.” Qin Yi agreed immediately.

“Screech…”

Just as Lu Xiaoyuan was about to reply to him, the door of the private room opened. A middle-aged man wearing a brocade gown with a long beard walked in.

“Misters, do you know what happened just now? Why did those two people escape so quickly just now?” The middle-aged man asked.

There were a few youths that looked like guards behind him. It looked like they came to investigate the matter.

Qin Yi didn’t say anything. He took out his token from his clothes and threw it on the table.

The middle-aged man looked at the token and his pupils constricted.

“I didn’t realize that you’re from the Inspection Bureau.” The middle-aged man took half a step back and bowed down with a cupped fist. His expression was filled with great respect.

Although their Yuelai Inn was a nationwide franchise and could be considered quite powerful, he was still just the boss of this small little franchise. He didn’t have the power to take on officials from the government.

“Those two people are assassins. They came to assassinate us,” Qin Yi said indifferently.

“Well… mister, it has nothing to do with our inn! This is the first time those two people appeared in our inn!” The boss thought that Qin Yi wanted to blame his Yuelai Inn so he became nervous instantly.

“Alright. You can leave first. This has nothing to do with you.” Qin Yi waved his hand.

“Yes.” The boss bent his back and retreated out of the door slowly. Then, he closed the door softly.

After closing the door, his face turned green with anger and he said in a low voice, “Investigate this matter. How are those two assassins able to serve dishes to our customers? There must be an insider helping them!”

In the room.

Everyone sat down without moving. Only Lu Xiaoyuan was eating heartily.

Lu Xiaoyuan finished the last bottle of wine and wiped her lips. Then, she exclaimed, “We should have let them stay and ask them to add more poison.”

Qin Yi gave a forced smile when he heard this.

He only wanted to tell Lu Xiaoyuan, ‘Master Deer, you’re really amazing’.