After ending the discussion about feces, Sun Shijie took out his tobacco pipe and puffed a few tis.
Then, he took a bamboo tube from his chest, opened it, and poured out a pill the size of a pinky fingertip. He broke it in half and placed it in a rectangular box.
At that mont, the seemingly lethargic snow centipede suddenly beca spirited and crawled into the box at great speed.
Sun Shijie closed the lid, slowly put it into his sleeve, and said to Zheng Wei, "This detox is just a phase. The subsequent antidotes need to be taken on ti."
"Thank you!" Zheng Wei said in a muffled voice.
Thanking the person who poisoned you—what a indescribable feeling!
"Let's get down to business. If we kill the one coming tonight, what will be the consequences?" Xiao Feng asked.
Zheng Wei pondered, "Because there are already very few people in the Celestial Defect Sect, they inform a fellow sect mber of their whereabouts before each mission.
The two parties agree to contact each other at set intervals. If there's no contact by the agreed ti, it implies sothing happened to the non-responding party.
In other words, if we kill the person coming tonight, even if I'm not exposed, the Jiulong Public Cetery eting place becos invalid, and we'll need to find a new eting point."
"That's a bit tricky." Xiao Feng muttered to himself.
Kill this one, and there's no way to kill more.
But if we miss this chance, who knows if there will be more troubles waiting later?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Feng said, "Briefly introduce the situation with the person coming tonight."
Zheng Wei hesitated only a little, then organized his words and said, "The person coming tonight is called Holy Army. His thods are sowhat special."
"Be specific, special to whom?" Xiao Feng, dissatisfied, asked, "How is it special?"
Zheng Wei dared not delay and quickly replied, "Special compared to most people in the Celestial Defect Sect. The special thing is, most of us rely on quantity for victory, but he relies on quality.
Unlike my swarm of flying ants, his thod involves a giant python, reputedly impervious to blades and spears, and extrely powerful."
"A giant python?" Xiao Feng frowned, "Does it co out from above or below?"
"Uh... I don't understand what you an."
Lone Wolf stepped forward and said, "You don't understand? He's asking if it cos out of the mouth or the behind."
"It should co out of the mouth." Zheng Wei said uncertainly, "At least I haven't seen one co out from the behind."
Xiao Feng chid in, "So the question is, the giant python you're talking about should be massive, but the human throat has a limited width.
By this condition, how giant can it be?"
"Well, I've only heard about it; I haven't seen the specifics myself.
But our safest bet is to kill him before he employs his unique thods. Otherwise, we'll surely get into trouble." Zheng Wei laughed awkwardly.
"You're changing your stance rather quickly." Xiao Feng said casually with narrowed eyes.
Zheng Wei smiled bitterly, "People in the Celestial Defect Sect will eventually find out that I defected. They won't spare a traitor. I want to survive, and by helping you, I'm helping myself too."
At this point, one must seriously ponder the question: to kill or not to kill?
Xiao Feng opened his mouth as if to speak but said nothing in the end.
He initially considered democratizing the decision a bit, letting everyone vote and work together.
But thinking about the outco, he dismissed the idea.
Firstly, the Martial Monks, especially Hui Yi, would surely give a long speech about "Monks hold compassion and cannot kill," subtly expressing a preference not to kill.
Secondly, Aspergillus oryzae and Old Ha, the forr is unpredictable, but the latter's fearful nature would definitely vote against killing.
If they actually voted, the result would be predictable.
"Kill!"
After a long silence, Xiao Feng calmly uttered the word.
Lv Ziming, after understanding the general context, nodded and said, "I agree with the boss. From the changing secret codes every day and informing soone before each eting,
it's not hard to deduce the Celestial Defect Sect's rigor and ticulousness. If we don't act now, who knows if there will ever be another chance.
So, kill one while we can."
Old Ha coughed twice and began, "I think..."
"I don't need your thoughts; just follow orders." Xiao Feng interrupted without allowing any opposition.
"..." Old Ha.
Can't even let a man speak?
Seeing Old Ha being shut down, Aspergillus oryzae's eyes glistened with schadenfreude.
He initially planned to express a differing opinion, but now he naturally held back.
Monts later, Hui Yi stepped forward and said, "Let say sothing."
Everyone turned their eyes toward him, only to see Hui Yi placing his palms together, his expression solemn, "Monks hold, hiccup..."
But he had only just started when a loud belch interrupted.
"..."
Everyone looked constipated; is this what you wanted to say?
Hui Yi forced down his embarrassnt and began again, "Monks hold, hiccup..."
Another loud belch, doubling the awkwardness.
Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh, "Monks hold belching as sacred?"
"Let say it." Hui Er disdainfully glanced at Hui Yi and said, "We may be monks out of the temple, but we must still adhere to our precepts."
In other words, it's best not to kill this ti.
"Monks must adhere to precepts, right?" Xiao Feng said with a straight face, "Is there a precept that says not to covet worldly wealth?"
"Well… yes, indeed there is."
Xiao Feng nodded, "Okay, then follow the precepts. Starting today, your salaries are canceled.
Your personal savings, donate them all to charity."
"Oh no, Brother Feng!" Hui Shiba hastily said, "The opinions of Senior Brother and Second Brother are just their personal views.
I don't care about others; I listen to Brother Feng, whatever you say goes!
If you tell to go east, I won't go west. If you tell to beat the dog, I definitely won't chase the chickens."
Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Good, we will consider giving you a raise or offering you other benefits.
"Thank you, Brother Feng!" Hui Shiba said excitedly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hui Shiqi and others quickly expressed that Hui Yi and Hui Er's opinions didn't represent everyone.
Hui Yi and Hui Er exchanged glances, both dumbfounded.
So easily sold us out?
"You two don't need to participate in action tonight. Let Lu Yao help you find a reliable charity and donate your savings soon. Otherwise, it wouldn't look good to violate the precepts." Xiao Feng said nonchalantly.
"No!" Hui Er promptly changed his tone, "Brother Feng, I've decided to stay with the team, no matter who cos, we must fight them!"
Not to be outdone, Hui Yi said, "If my brothers decide to participate, as their senior brother, I must not back down. I have to lead the charge!"
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