Chapter 198: Giving Xiao Xiao San a Dose of Poison

Fland, don't listen to Xiao San, hurry and come in!

Just as Fland and the others were about to ask, Yu Xiao Gang shouted loudly.

"You…" Tang San heard those words, his eyes widened in fury, almost spitting blood.

But the next second, before he could finish a single word, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

In the final moment as his consciousness faded, Tang San's hatred for Yu Xiao Gang surged wildly, and any previous goodwill vanished instantly.

Even though he had already passed out, Tang San's facial expression remained extremely feral, his facial muscles tightly twisted as if enduring a terrifying nightmare.

While suffering such immense pain, Tang San's consciousness was extremely clouded, unable to consider matters comprehensively.

He only thought of the consequences of being seen by everyone, but didn't consider how to treat his injury.

But Yu Xiao Gang's palm was merely injured; though painful, it barely affected his thinking.

When Yu Xiao Gang saw his palm turn purplish‑black, and the needle hole piercing the entire palm kept oozing black blood, he realized Tang San's hidden weapon must have been tempered with a deadly toxin.

Facing this, how could he let Tang San run wild? The wound must be treated quickly, otherwise not only Xiao Xiao San couldn't be saved, even Tang San's life might be lost!

Yu Xiao Gang anxiously stared at the unconscious Tang San, filled with regret. He knew his reckless act had caused Tang San unimaginable suffering.

What irritated him even more was that Tang San had hidden a hidden weapon even in such a place; why hadn't he told him earlier?

However, others might understand, since the spot was extremely awkward; with Tang San's strong pride, he wouldn't easily speak of it.

But Yu Xiao Gang clearly couldn't understand, as his pride had already been shattered by his own martial soul—Luo San Cannon.

Upon hearing Yu Xiao Gang's shout, Fland and the others hesitated no longer and burst into the room.

The moment they entered, they smelled a mingling of blood and urine odor, and immediately furrowed their brows.

Seeing Tang San's feral expression and Yu Xiao Gang's injured palm, they were stunned in place.

"Xiao Gang, what's actually going on?" Fland asked, brows tightly knit.

"Fland, don't worry about that; you're the fastest, go quickly find a Healing Soul Master," Yu Xiao Gang said rapidly, having no time to explain.

"Oh, okay… okay…" Fland, though clueless, saw their dire state and knew the matter was serious.

Thus, he immediately invoked the Cat Eagle martial soul, sprinting out.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy is fully equipped, naturally having a medical room, and a Healing Soul King stationed there long‑term. Fland flew straight toward the medical room.

At this moment, Yu Xiao Gang looked at the others, weakly saying, "You all stop standing like idiots, first take off Xiao San's pants, tie him with a rope... that area, to prevent the toxin from spreading."

"Where exactly to tie, Master? Speak clearly!" Zhao Wuji muttered, brow furrowed.

"It's inside Xiao San's crotch... Ah, you'll understand once you take his pants off!" Yu Xiao Gang said urgently as Zhao Wuji hadn't moved.

"By the way, be careful, there's a hidden weapon there!" As Zhao Wuji reached out to pull down Tang San's soaked pants, Yu Xiao Gang hurriedly warned.

Hearing that, Zhao Wuji quickly withdrew his hand and complained, "Master, can you finish your sentence in one go!"

Originally, when he saw Tang San's drenched pants, he already knew the source of the foul smell, feeling deep disgust.

Now hearing the word 'hidden weapon' made his heart tremble. He clearly remembered the scarred aftermath of being wounded by Tang San's hidden weapon, still haunted by it.

"That's all, hurry up!" Yu Xiao Gang urged.

Zhao Wuji stared at the soaked pants vaguely outlining Xiao Xiao San and an indeterminate shape, inhaled deeply, his hand infused with soul power, and carefully began to peel off Tang San's pants.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun curiously gathered around; seeing Yu Xiao Gang's urgency, they couldn't suppress their curiosity, wanting to see what terrible fate had befallen Tang San.

"Oscar! First make some antidote small cured sausages," Yu Xiao Gang shouted at that moment.

"Alright, Master." Though curious and not wanting to look away, Oscar understood that among those present, only his small sausages had antidotal effect.

"I've got a small cured sausage!"

"I've got a small cured sausage!"

"..."

Oscar quickly recited a soul incantation, and shortly his hand produced five or six thin, short dark‑red sausages.

"Master, have some first," Oscar cupped the small sausages and handed them all to Yu Xiao Gang. After all, Tang San was unconscious and couldn't eat, and he had already sensed Yu Xiao Gang was also poisoned.

"Hmm." Yu Xiao Gang took only two sausages, shoved them into his mouth at once, chewed a few times and swallowed.

The sausages' medicinal effect acted quickly, and Yu Xiao Gang instantly felt much lighter.

"Sss! *3" At that moment, three sharp inhalations sounded.

Oscar and Yu Xiao Gang were immediately drawn to the sound, hurrying to the bedside.

"Eh~" Oscar exclaimed, feeling a sudden chill under his hips, his legs trembling slightly.

Yu Xiao Gang swayed as if about to fall, but fortunately Zhao Wuji's quick eyes and hands steadied him.

They saw a slightly blackened caterpillar bathing in dark red blood, and that wasn't the main cause of their dread; beneath the caterpillar, a small meatball had turned bluish‑black, and a needle‑sized wound continuously spurted black blood, making them nauseous.

All present were men and understood that such a severe injury to that area would bring a torment worse than death!

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun exchanged glances, each seeing fear in the other's eyes.

These two frequent patrons of the hook bar felt deep sympathy for Tang San's plight; if it happened to them, they'd probably wish for death.

"Don't just stand there! Quickly find a rope and tie Xiao San there first," Zhao Wuji was the first to react, urging Dai Mubai and the others.

"Where the hell is a rope?" Ma Hongjun muttered subconsciously, but his words instantly drew Yu Xiao Gang's angry glare.

Ma Hongjun couldn't help but shrink his neck and began rummaging around the room.

"What a fool!" Dai Mubai muttered, then crouched and pulled out his shoelace.

"Teacher Zhao, let me! I've seen similar cases in the palace before," Dai Mubai said, holding the shoelace and reaching toward Xiao Xiao San. Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up, delighted: "Exactly! Xiao Bai grew up in the Star Net Imperial Palace, so he's definitely more familiar with this and knows what to do."

Dai Mubai tied a special knot with the shoelace, then, with a hint of disgust, pinched the small sausage.

He first removed the poisonous needle, then used the shoelace with a loop to encase Tang San's small sausage together with the egg.

"Tang San, Tang San! You are truly miserable," Dai Mubai sighed, pulling slightly harder to tighten the base firmly.

Immediately, black blood from the wound on the egg on Tang San's right side spurted, splashing Dai Mubai's face.

"Ah!" Dai Mubai instinctively screamed.

He stood there, eyes wide open, his face instantly turning iron‑blue, and cursed angrily in his mind, "Fuck, truly god‑damn disgusting."

The dignified Star‑Luo Empire's third prince could indeed endure such disgusting circumstances; watching Tang San's caterpillar, Dai Mubai suddenly felt an urge to slice it off.

He quickly retrieved a tissue from the Storage Soul Conduit and wiped his face clean. Watching Tang San's miserable condition, he felt both angry and amused, yet he said nothing, since Tang San hadn't done it deliberately, and he wasn't that petty.

"Dai laoda, you can't blame anyone else; you did it yourself." Ma Hongjun whispered gleefully beside Dai Mubai.

"Hmph!" Dai Mubai snorted coldly, ignored him, and turned his head toward Yu Xiao Gang, asking, "Master, does the wound on your hand need to be bound like Tang San's?"

"No need, I've already forced the toxin out with soul power." Yu Xiao Gang's voice was a bit weak, because the poison that Tang San had tempered on that steel needle wasn't mild; for ordinary people, it would be lethal.

It was also fortunate that Yu Xiao Gang had already reached Soul Elder cultivation, and the wound's location was relatively far from the organs. Otherwise, Yu Xiao Gang wouldn't be merely a bit weak like this.

Yu Xiao Gang's gaze toward Dai Mubai carried a hint of gratitude; Dai Mubai's method had completely halted the blood flow at that spot of Tang San, and he couldn't help but praise, "Mubai, thanks to you, your technique is quite skillful."

Dai Mubai's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered inwardly, "If you can't compliment, then don't."

At that moment, Zhao Wuji furrowed his brows and asked, "Master, what on earth is happening? You should tell us now, right?"

"Alas!" Yu Xiao Gang heard that, let out a long sigh, his brows full of regret, "Xiao San… alas!"

"Speak up!"

"You go ahead and say it!"

"What are you sighing about?"

"What a fuss!"

Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all harbored complaints toward Yu Xiao Gang in their hearts.

Finally, Yu Xiao Gang gathered his emotions and said mournfully, "Xiao San, as soon as he woke up, he wet himself and it was tinged with blood, so I …"

Yu Xiao Gang briefly recounted the whole incident, concise yet without omitting any crucial information.

Of course, he had considered covering up those embarrassing details for Tang San, but everyone had already seen, so there was nothing left to hide.

"This kid, how could he hide such a dangerous hidden weapon in that spot?" Zhao Wuji muttered, frowning after listening.

"Exactly, Xiao San clearly knows where his hidden weapon is, why didn't he speak up earlier." Dai Mubai echoed, but inwardly couldn't help despising, "Tang San, you really brought this on yourself!"

Oscar looked at the dejected Yu Xiao Gang and comforted, "Master, you needn't blame yourself; it's not entirely your fault. You were worried about Tang San, which led to this mishap. If Tang San had spoken earlier, this wouldn't have happened."

"But, but this tragedy of Xiao San ultimately stems from me." Yu Xiao Gang was somewhat moved by Oscar's comfort, yet remained deeply self‑blaming.

Such an incident happening to Tang San would inevitably deal him a massive blow, even severely hindering his future cultivation.

Moreover, as a man, Yu Xiao Gang knows very well that when this happens to any man, it becomes an unbearable nightmare, inevitably creating a huge rift in the master‑disciple relationship, possibly turning them into enemies.

Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Oscar each sighed inwardly; although they had opinions about Yu Xiao Gang, honestly they felt he was somewhat wronged in this matter.

Who could imagine a normal person that Tang San would place a hidden weapon at that spot? Moreover, he had time to stop Yu Xiao Gang, so why didn't he speak up? "Teacher Zhao, Master, come quickly, Tang San's thing seems to be rotting!" As they were pondering, Ma Hongjun's shout rang out.

The others, hearing this, hurried over, and saw that the flesh around the egg‑shaped area had turned black‑purple; the wound, originally the size of a needle hole, had expanded to the size of a soybean.

"How could this happen? Xiao San's part might not hold any longer, right?" Oscar said, still uneasy.

A flicker of fear flashed in Ma Hongjun's eyes as he said, "Shall we just cut it off directly?"

The moment those words were spoken, the room fell deathly silent.

Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Oscar stared at Ma Hongjun as if they were idiots, while Yu Xiao Gang glared at him outright.

Seeing the scene, Ma Hongjun, still unaware of what he'd said wrong, retorted with some resentment, "Then what do you suggest we do? We can't just watch Tang San like this with our eyes open."

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji all had black lines over their heads, feeling utterly speechless at Ma Hongjun's blunt remark.

Even if they were to poison Tang San to death, they still couldn't cut him themselves; otherwise, once Tang San awakens, he would surely regard them all as enemies.

Yu Xiao Gang stared gravely at the group, clenched his teeth and said, "We must extract the toxin from Xiao San's spot, otherwise Xiao San will become too …"

Upon hearing Yu Xiao Gang's intention to extract the toxin, everyone's faces stiffened.

Oscar's face showed reluctance as he hesitated, "How… how do we extract it?"

Yu Xiao Gang frowned, veins bulging on his forehead, and declared resolutely, "We have to use the mouth; I'll go first."

As he said so, he bent down, but as soon as he neared the wound, a pungent stench of blood, toxin and urine assaulted him, churning his stomach.

The onlookers, seeing Yu Xiao Gang's bravery, couldn't help admiring him in secret, praising him as a true warrior.

Just as Yu Xiao Gang endured the discomfort and drew near, Zhao Wuji suddenly blocked him.

"Master, your body is still very weak; if you're poisoned again it would be trouble. Let those young lads handle it." Zhao Wuji said sternly, his gaze sweeping over Dai Mubai and the others.

The moment those words were spoken, Dai Mubai and the others twitched their mouths, their bodies involuntarily recoiling, as if ready to flee at any moment.

They regretted why they had come here; had they known, they would have pretended not to hear.

(End of Chapter)