Chapter 1363 Poisoning

“This…”

Lu Banxia picked up the small bottle and looked at the liquid inside. It was crimson like blood, constantly swirling and emitting a hazy red mist, making it look a bit strange.

“Can this really be drunk?”

It was her first time encountering such a peculiar thing, so she was inevitably a bit nervous.

“Of course it can be drunk. I drank it last time,” Joanna said. “Don’t worry, this is just a love potion refined by the Great Wizard. It has no harm to the human body; on the contrary, you’ll feel refreshed after drinking it.”

“Oh!”

Lu Banxia was still a bit hesitant.

Romario said, “My medicine has a time limit. If you don’t drink this potion within one minute, it will become ineffective.”

“Banxia, don’t hesitate anymore. If you hesitate any longer, your man might run away.”

A strange glint flashed in Joanna’s eyes, and her tone was full of enticement.

At this moment, Ye Bufan’s handsome face appeared before Lu Banxia. She then thought of Alicia, the number one beauty in M Country, and An Yimo and Qin Chuchu from Huaxia, thinking of one woman more outstanding than the last.

Finally, she made up her mind, tilted her head back, and poured the liquid from the bottle into her mouth.

Just as the red liquid flowed into her mouth, a peculiar smile appeared on Romario’s wrinkled face.

“Great Wizard, thank you, I’ll be leaving now.”

Lu Banxia put the other bottle of transparent liquid into her pocket, stood up, and was about to leave.

But before she could take two steps, she felt a dizzy spell, and then collapsed to the ground.

“Miss Lu…”

Rudolf and the others were greatly alarmed and rushed over to help, but before they could take a few steps, they all fell to the ground one after another.

“This fragrance is poisonous!”

Only then did Rudolf realize something was wrong. He found his Mental Energy was scattered, and he couldn’t mobilize his True Qi at all.

After he had just arrived in this room, he had cautiously checked his True Qi and found nothing unusual, but he hadn’t expected that the toxins in the fragrance didn’t attack True Qi at all, but rather anesthetized one’s Mental Energy.

Whether it’s a cultivator or a Martial Artist, they ultimately rely on Mental Energy for support, though relatively speaking, a cultivator’s Mental Energy is stronger.

However, for a Martial Artist, if their Mental Energy is scattered, they won’t be able to mobilize True Qi or exert their strength.

This was the case for Rudolf and the others at this moment; they possessed powerful True Qi but couldn’t use it.

It was like an army that had lost its System, completely unable to exert its combat effectiveness.

He struggled a few times, but ultimately collapsed to the ground, helpless.

Joanna burst into triumphant laughter: “How could you few useless people hope to resist the potion refined by the Great Wizard? It’s simply a pipe dream.”

Rudolf gritted his teeth and said, “You woman, my master will not let you off.”

Now he understood: this woman and the Great Wizard Romario were originally in cahoots, having jointly deceived Lu Banxia.

Joanna laughed, “Stop dreaming, you will all die in the end.”

“Alright, stop wasting words on these useless people.”

Romario waved his robe, and black smoke spread, instantly causing Rudolf and the others to lose consciousness.

Then he clapped his hands, and a dozen Black-Clothed Men immediately walked in from outside.

He ordered, “Tie them all up and take them away.”

As soon as his voice fell, a black shadow suddenly appeared in the room and then sped towards the door. It was Lei Guardian Xie Changsi.

According to Ye Bufan’s instructions, he had always been responsible for following and protecting Lu Banxia, except that Rudolf and the others were in the open, while he was hidden in the dark.

This time was no exception; he had been following in secret the whole time.

Just now, when he saw Lu Banxia faint and Rudolf and the others poisoned, he had originally intended to summon lightning to strike down Romario, but then he found his Mental Energy was in chaos and he could no longer control the power of lightning.

Xie Changsi immediately realized he was poisoned. As a Saint-tier Martial Artist, his cultivation and Mental Energy far surpassed Rudolf and the others. Although he couldn’t exert his full strength, he still had the ability to escape.

He knew this was not the time to show off. The key was to get the message out and deliver it to Ye Bufan.

Because of this, after revealing himself, he immediately fled towards the door.

Romario and Joanna were both startled, not expecting another person to be hidden in the room.

“Trying to run? It’s not that easy.”

A sinister smile appeared on Romario’s face, and then he reached into his robe and pulled out a foot-long short blade.

This blade was entirely blood-red and was not made of metal, but rather a Magical Artifact refined from human bones.

“Go for it!”

Romario roared, and the bone blade instantly transformed into a red light, like it had come alive, slashing towards Xie Changsi’s back.

Xie Changsi had exerted all his strength, but his current cultivation was less than one percent of his usual. Forget about flying through the air, even running required immense effort.

If it were normally, even if the opponent’s ancient blade was a Magical Artifact, a single bolt of lightning would instantly turn it into nothingness.

But not now. He had lost the ability to summon lightning and could only try his best to dodge.

However, this bone blade was different from ordinary throwing knives; it kept pursuing him from behind, with an attitude of not returning until it had tasted blood.

Xie Changsi dodged left and right, evading several times, but was ultimately struck on the back by the bone blade.

Immediately, blood splattered, and a foot-long gash appeared on his back, so deep that the bone was visible.

He was also a ruthless character. Gritting his teeth, he used the force of the strike to accelerate forward again.

The bone blade, however, was extremely eerie. It absorbed the fresh blood on its surface, stopped pursuing, and transformed into a red glow, flying back towards Romario.

Joanna looked at Xie Changsi’s fleeing back and said with some concern, “Elder, if this person escapes, there might be trouble.”

“Don’t worry, he’s poisoned by me and so heavily injured. He won’t get far.”

“I’m afraid he’ll spread the news and call for help.”

Romario said with an arrogant expression, “And what of it? No matter who he calls, coming here is just asking for death.”

Joanna thought of the terrifying power of the person before her and quickly said, “The Elder is right.”

Romario said, “You’ve done a great service this time. When I report to the Sect Leader, I will take you as an Inner Sect Disciple.”

Joanna immediately said with wild joy, “Thank you, Elder.”

“Alright, you can go back now,” Romario waved his hand at her, then turned to the Black-Clothed Men behind him and said, “Tie these people up and send them back to headquarters for the Sect Leader to deal with.”

“Yes!”

The Black-Clothed Men responded, loaded Rudolf, Lu Banxia, and the others into the car, and left the small valley. Joanna also returned to Apple City.

Meanwhile, Xie Changsi fled for more than ten li in one breath. Finding no pursuers behind him, he chose a hidden spot to conceal himself.

At this moment, his Mental Energy was becoming more and more scattered, and the True Qi he could control was diminishing. At the same time, intense pain radiated from his back; the wound was simply too deep, and excessive blood loss caused dizzy spells.

He reached back and pressed a few acupoints on his back, temporarily controlling the rate of blood loss, then pulled out his phone and quickly dialed Ye Bufan’s number.