0p0 Chapter 695 The Taoist
Chapter 695 The Taoist
Ta da~
Just as the two brothers were wondering what was going on, they heard footsteps beside them and immediately looked to the side.
Click~
One of the doors to the room opened, and a figure slowly walked out. His steps were light and airy, unlike before. This time, he stepped on the floor without making a sound, as if he were walking on clouds. If you didn't look closely, you would think he was moving horizontally.
Were those footsteps made on purpose?
The newcomer was of well-proportioned build, dressed in a somewhat worn-out black and gray Taoist robe. He had his hair tied in a Taoist bun and wore a rather eerie white mask on his face. The mask had a noticeable sense of being broken, and although the corners of the mask's mouth were upturned, it gave people a yin-yang feeling of a half-smile.
In summary, although this person's attire has a Taoist style, he lacks the heart and spirit of Taoism. Compared to those upright Taoist practitioners, he seems more like a treacherous and insidious person who has put on the clothes of the righteous path and is outwardly claiming to be Taoist.
Is this the shop owner?
The two brothers looked at the guy who had suddenly appeared in front of them, and for some reason, they suddenly felt a chilling aura, which made them instinctively want to retreat.
However, since they were already there, after this guy appeared, Beto, the older brother, still forced himself to speak despite the chilling feeling:
"Boss, can you treat poison wounds?"
To be honest, after saying that, Beto instinctively wanted to leave, since the guy in front of him didn't seem like a reliable person at all.
However, just as he finished speaking and was about to leave, the other person suddenly tilted his head and glanced at them. That one glance made them freeze in place.
What kind of gaze was that? Empty, evil, and cold. Even though no eyeballs could be seen in the eye holes of that mask, one's heart still raced when their eyes met.
In that instant, the two seemed to forget their purpose for coming here. They were completely dominated by those abyss-like eyes, as if they had been frozen in place, their souls seemingly leaving their bodies.
Fortunately, the pressure from the eye socket suddenly lessened, and the two regained some consciousness, snapping out of their daze.
What just happened?!
After regaining control of their bodies, a flicker of fear flashed in the eyes of both brothers. After realizing what had happened, they looked at each other and saw the same fear in each other's eyes.
It's not fake!!!
The two brothers quickly realized that the guy in front of them was definitely not simple; he was at least a Gold-rank existence.
After all, Beto had been in the Silver Rank for many years and had met many powerful people, but no extraordinary being of the same rank had ever scared him so much that only a Gold Rank powerhouse could do that.
Damn it! We were just casually strolling around, how did we run into something like this? Are we brothers just that unlucky?!
The two brothers felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, reliving the despair they had just experienced. Their shirts were soaked through, and faced with this scene, they couldn't help but feel a sense of retreat.
However, they didn't move. Besides their legs being too weak, there was another important reason: they dared not move. After all, with a Gold-ranked player here, if they dared to openly run away, the two of them together would die 100 times over.
Therefore, the two could only remain standing there, trying to recover their lost strength while trying to figure out what the master meant.
So far, the other party still has no intention of speaking, but at least one thing is good: the other party has not continued to use that powerful pressure to intimidate them. Otherwise, they would probably be lying on the ground unconscious by now, let alone standing.
Just as the two brothers were wondering what to do, the mysterious man in the taekwondo uniform suddenly looked away. In the blink of an eye, he had appeared next to the store shelves as if he had teleported.
Gulu~
Seeing this divine footwork, the pressure on the two of them increased even further. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva, they felt their throats were extremely dry.
Fortunately, at this moment, the mysterious man finally spoke his first words:
"Snake venom?"
He was fiddling with the bottles and jars on the shelf while speaking to the two people with his back to them.
They spoke!
Seeing that the Taoist-robed man finally spoke, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure in their hearts eased a bit.
Since they've spoken up, it means there's still a chance to negotiate, so at least there's no need to be so nervous.
"No...that's right..."
Two seconds later, the older brother Beto also stammered out a sentence. Compared to his younger brother, he was stronger and reacted faster at this moment. Although this reaction was only relative, it was still better than his younger brother being so frightened that he couldn't speak.
After he responded, the Taoist priest paused for a moment, then turned around:
"come over....."
It was another rather bland remark, but this time the Taoist priest had several bottles and jars in his hands.
The two dared not disobey the Taoist's orders and could only obediently step forward. After arriving at the front desk, the Taoist did not give any further orders, but simply continued to fiddle with his bottles and jars.
Neither of them dared to speak, and they stood there stiffly. Due to the immense pressure, their sense of time was quite blurred, and they were in a daze.
After an unknown amount of time, a soft sound suddenly came from in front of the two of them. When they looked again, there were two bowls of unidentified objects on the table.
boom~
To be honest, for the two brothers, this Taoist priest was like someone who was asking them to come over one second and then brought out two bowls of food the next, which made them feel like they were in a dream.
Of course, now is not the time to worry about that. The two brothers are more concerned about what the Taoist priest has brought out.
Glug~ Glug~ Puff! Glug~ Puff!
Before them were two small ceramic bowls filled with an unidentified purple liquid. Bubbles kept rising and bursting on the surface of the liquid, and the two brothers could clearly see several dead insects floating up and down in the liquid.
Gulu~
The two brothers swallowed simultaneously, but their expressions didn't suggest they were just craving something.
I drank it.
Even though the Taoist priest opposite them didn't speak, the two brothers could understand his meaning. But understanding was one thing, putting it into practice required immense courage.
Who would drink such a strange liquid that looks so ominous!
I'm going to die! I'm definitely going to die!!!
Upon seeing the two bowls of strange liquid, the two men's expressions immediately turned extremely ugly, and they found themselves in a dilemma.
What should I do...?