After the indigenous heroine was reborn, she went crazy and reorganized the plot line

Chapter 226 Poison Pill

The moment I stepped into the Secret Shadow Pavilion, it was so quiet that I could only hear breathing.

The candlelight in the pavilion flickered, casting swaying shadows on the mottled walls, adding a bit of eeriness.

The killers stood in an orderly manner on both sides of the road, with sharp swords on their waists and eyes as sharp as knives. However, when the two men passed by, they all looked away without exception, as if they were treating the two men as air.

Rong Su walked calmly, Xiao Hei followed closely behind. Their figures were elongated in the interweaving of light and shadow. Every step they took was on an invisible boundary, but it did not cause the slightest ripple in the surroundings. Everything maintained that indescribable tranquility and harmony.

A heavy sense of oppression hangs in the air, yet it is strangely interwoven with an unspoken understanding, like a silent contest that slowly unfolds without being noticed.

Just as they entered the long path, Xiao Hei suddenly stopped behind them. Rong Su turned to look at him suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Hei touched his neck, also a little confused, and shook his head: "It's okay, it must be a bug bite."

Rong Su frowned, and seeing that he was fine, the two continued walking forward.

Without any hindrance, he successfully entered the Secret Shadow Pavilion, a killer sect that was feared by everyone in the martial arts world.

As I stepped into the hall, the dark and dim hall was instantly lit by candles.

Rong Su frowned slightly. Xiao Hei stood behind her, alert to the surroundings, as if he was ready to draw his scabbard and fight if there was any movement.

After a while, footsteps were heard, followed by a low and slightly turbid male voice coming from the side hall inside the hall.

"It seems that Tian Fengnu is not as brave as I imagined. She doesn't dare to come to the appointment alone?"

His tone was slightly teasing and didn't sound hostile, but subtly, he seemed very dissatisfied with her action.

Rong Su quickly realized something and said to Xiao Hei behind her: "Xiao Hei! Be careful!"

But it was too late. The next second, Xiao Hei knelt on one knee in pain, his sword dunking on the ground. His expression was full of struggle and his breathing was unstable.

Seeing this, Rong Su frowned, squatted down quickly, and took Xiao Hei's pulse. It turned out that he was poisoned.

I remember when I came in just now, Xiao Hei said that he was bitten by a bug. That bug must be poisonous!

She hurriedly took out a bottle of antidote from her sleeve. Although it could not completely decipher the poison, it could provide relief.

After giving Xiao Hei the medicine, she turned around and stared coldly into the darkness, saying sarcastically, "What? Are you afraid to see anyone? You're hiding in the dark and poisoning people?"

As the words fell, a tall figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

The man who came seemed to be about forty years old, but he had a bright and elegant face and clear features. If it were not for some silver hairs on his temples, his real age would not be known. It can also be seen that he must have been a handsome and elegant young man when he was young.

Shen Ying was quite tall, looking at least eight feet tall. Even when he lowered his eyes slightly to look at her, she could already feel the invisible oppression from him.

Shen Ying kept staring at her with a calm expression. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking at the moment from his face.

"Pavilion Master, you called me here not to stare at me, right?" Rong Su frowned. Facing such a person, she was not afraid, but she didn't know what to do next. This person was very cunning and his thoughts were hidden very deeply, making it difficult to guess.

Shen Ying slowly withdrew his gaze from her and finally spoke, his tone still frighteningly calm.

"If you want the Xu brothers and the little brother behind you to walk out of the Secret Shadow Pavilion alive, then you should follow me."

This statement surprised Rong Su, but she didn't find it strange, because it seemed that Shen Ying's target from the beginning was her, but she didn't know why he was looking for her.

Although Xiao Hei's poison was relieved, his condition was not so good. However, when he heard that Shen Ying's target was Rong Su, he immediately became excited. He raised one hand to protect Rong Su and looked at Shen Ying with hostility.

"I won't let you take the girl!"

Shen Ying didn't take Xiao Hei seriously at all. He looked straight at Rong Su and said again, "This Pavilion Master will only give you half an incense stick of time to think. If you delay, the Xu brothers and the brothers behind you will have only one end, and that is death."

Facing Shen Ying's threat, Xiao Hei's face turned cold and pale. He gritted his teeth, endured the pain in his body, and knelt on one knee with his body shaking, but he still protected Rong Su.

He stared at Shen Ying with eyes filled with anger and unwillingness, and his voice became hoarse due to anger and pain: "Don't even think about it!"

Rong Su's hands hidden in her sleeves clenched slightly, and then her eyes became unusually calm. She patted Xiao Hei's shoulder lightly, signaling him to stay calm.

The flickering candlelight in the hall illuminated her incredibly beautiful face, making it appear as cold and clear as snow.

Rong Su slowly stood up, turned around and looked directly at Shen Ying. Xiu Wan's tone was filled with sarcasm. "Do you think such threats can make me surrender? If you think so, you are completely wrong. The Xu brothers are just two chess pieces that I can use. As for the one behind me, he is just my attendant. What do their lives have to do with me?"

She raised her hand, half covering her face, with a hint of sneer in her eyes. An aura that could not be ignored emanated from her body, forming a subtle confrontation with Shen Ying's oppressive momentum.

These words undoubtedly made Shen Ying frown. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Rong Su, as if he wanted to confirm the truthfulness of what she said on her face.

Then Shen Ying raised his hand, and a killer walked in from outside the hall instantly. The killer was holding a flute and began to play it.

As soon as the sound of the flute was played, the sound was sharp and strange, and Xiao Hei, who was kneeling on one knee, began to tremble all over.

His forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and his face turned from cold blue to pale. No matter how hard he gritted his teeth and tried to endure it, the excruciating pain that was like thousands of insects gnawing at his flesh and blood continued to ravage his nerves.

After a while, he could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, groaning softly in pain, curling up into a ball, and shaking violently all over.

When Rong Su saw Xiao Hei like this, she clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves, but her face showed an indifferent expression. She looked at Xiao Hei as if she was looking at a piece of insignificant grass.

When Shen Ying saw Rong Su's cold attitude, he suddenly felt a little uncertain.

His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes moved back and forth between Rong Su and Xiao Hei, trying to find a flaw in Rong Su's expression. Even if there was a hint of softness in her heart, he could seize this point to suppress her.

He slowly walked to Rong Su's side, his eyes as deep as the sea, and asked in a low voice: "Does this person's life or death mean nothing to you?"

After saying that, Shen Ying paused deliberately, waiting for Rong Su's answer. A barely perceptible struggle flashed across Rong Su's eyes, but was quickly replaced by deeper indifference.

She looked straight into Shen Ying's inquiring eyes, as if all her hesitation had frozen in her heart, and her eyes were as cold as those of an emotionless beast.

Shen Ying narrowed his eyes, then raised his hand, and the killer who was playing the flute stopped. Xiao Hei had already collapsed on the ground due to the severe pain. His eyes were blurred, but he still did not move away from Rong Su. He was trying hard not to faint because he could not forget his mission.

The next second, Shen Ying's eyes turned cruel and evil. He curled his lips into a smile and said, "Very good. People like you are indeed very charming. Let me see, do you really regard their lives as worthless, or are you just pretending well?"

He waved his sleeves slightly and raised his hand, and four more killers walked into the hall. At this time, the four killers came in two by two, carrying two people.

The two men were covered in injuries, which looked serious.

Rong Su recognized them at a glance as the two brothers Xu Jian and Xu Cao.

During this time, Shen Ying kept his eyes on Rong Su, trying to find clues from her face.

In order to avoid Shen Ying's suspicion, her expression remained cold.

Faced with the two brothers being carried in, Rong Su was unmoved, and even looked away after just one glance.

This action indeed made Shen Ying feel more and more confused.

Seeing Shen Ying's hesitation, Rong Su felt that her chances of winning were greater. She raised her head and looked at him with a cold and calm expression.

"It seems that the Pavilion Master still doesn't believe me? No one can threaten me. They are just some insignificant pawns. Will you sacrifice yourself for the killers in the Pavilion?" Rong Su smiled coldly, his attitude was lazy and casual, and the words he said seemed to be a matter of course.

This undoubtedly stimulated everyone present, but Shen Ying was very satisfied with her idea. He smiled softly and stared at her.

"Haha, what an interesting and cruel woman, but I really admire women like you. If it were you, you would be able to stand by his side."

Rong Su didn't understand who Shen Ying was talking about, but she was constantly thinking about how to help the Xu brothers and Xiao Hei escape.

Xu Jian, who had become slightly more sober, struggled excitedly after hearing what Rong Su had just said. His eyes were bloodshot and filled with anger, as if they could spit out fire in the next second.

He roared at Rong Su, his voice becoming hoarse from anger and pain: "Rong Su! I trusted you so much! You actually used me! How could you be so cold-blooded and despicable!"

The violent struggle caused his wound to open again, and blood stained his clothes red, but he ignored it and just stared at Rong Su, with both anger and despair in his eyes.

The pain of being betrayed made him clench his fists, his nails almost digging into his palms. At this moment, a person's smile appeared in his mind, and his heart ached slightly. So was Ajin also deceiving himself? The pain made him more sober and more painful.

Rong Su clenched her fists tightly, but her expression could only appear cold. She looked at the angry Xu Jian with a sneer.

"From the very beginning, weren't we working together? I helped you save Xu Cao, and you helped me do what I wanted. But, you actually believed me? Don't you think you're naive?"

Rong Su's words undoubtedly angered Xu Jian. He gritted his teeth, stared at her angrily, and the words he uttered seemed to be filled with deep anger.

"I will kill you!"

Rong Su could only keep saying sorry in her heart.

Shen Ying had seen enough of this boring drama and said casually, "Alright. Since you say they are just pawns, then you have to prove it to me. Kill them. Then follow me. You know you have no choice now. If you don't follow me, they will die anyway, but their death will be uglier and more painful."

Killing seemed to be a very normal thing to Shen Ying. In his eyes, human life was as simple as stepping on a bug.

When Rong Su heard this, she felt even more angry towards Shen Ying, but now she had to prove it and of course save them.

Rong Su looked directly at Shen Ying. Shen Ying stared at her, as if saying in his eyes that if she didn't take action, he would take action now.

But after struggling for a few seconds, she walked in front of Xu Jian. If Xu Jian's eyes were a knife, she would have been tortured to death countless times by him.

Xu Jian roared at her angrily: "You despicable and shameless villain!"

No matter what Xu Jian said, Rong Su remained indifferent. She raised her hand, pinching a pill between her fingers, and spoke slowly: "This is a deadly poison. If you take it, you will die instantly without any pain."

Xu Jian stared at her intently and pursed his lips.

Shen Ying watched all this coldly, even beginning to get impatient: "Help her pry open his mouth."

The killer who was holding Xu Jian heard the order, and reached out and pinched Xu Jian's jaw hard, forcing him to open his mouth.

Xu Jian made a sound of hatred. Although it was a little unclear, it was clear how angry he was at the moment.

"I, I'm going to kill you!"

Rong Su clenched the pill and finally stuffed it into Xu Jian's mouth. Xu Jian wanted to struggle, but the killer who grabbed him covered his mouth with his hand and forced him to swallow it.

After a while, Xu Jian's eyes became dull, his body lost the strength to struggle, and his breath became weak.

Seeing Xu Jian looking at her with despair and hatred, Rong Su clenched her fingers, then turned around and fed the pill to the drowsy Xu Cao, lowering her head slightly as she approached him.

Afterwards, Xiao Hei was given the pill in the same way.

Xiao Hei's eyes were calm. He seemed to swallow the pill she handed over without hesitation, but the disappointment in his eyes still hurt her heart.

Standing up and watching them gradually lose their breath, Rong Su felt as if her mood was being weighed down by a huge rock. Her breath felt like a needle piercing her lungs, and every time she breathed, she felt unbearable chest pain.

She stared blankly at the three lifeless people on the ground. Her drooping fingers were trembling slightly, but she still forced herself to maintain her indifference.

Shen Ying stood aside, looking at her with cold eyes, as if evaluating every subtle expression of hers.

She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm: "Have I proved myself now?"

After she finished speaking, she slowly raised her head and looked coldly at the devil-like man in front of her. Her jaw was clenched, her lips trembled, and she tried her best to control the pain and struggle in her heart.

Shen Ying signaled to the guard beside him with his eyes.

The guard received the look and checked the breathing of Xu Jian and the others. After confirming that they were indeed dead, he nodded to Shen Ying.

Shen Ying turned around and looked at her, suddenly giving her a warm and satisfied smile, clapped his hands, walked up to her, stretched out his hand and gently patted her shoulder.

"Very good. You did a good job. You gave them some respect, didn't you? I'll have someone send the bodies to the Tiger Head Sect so they can bury them properly. I'm not such a bad person, am I?"

Shen Ying looked at him and smiled faintly, as if everything he had just done was fake.

Rong Su cursed in his heart that this person was an extremely hypocritical villain.

"Okay, follow me to Beizhou, Xiaosu." Shen Ying ignored her cold and angry eyes and said with a faint smile.

"What Beizhou?" Rong Su was puzzled and frowned.