Chapter 2782: Killed outright by poison

The person chosen to administer the drug was undoubtedly the younger brother of the Tanshe Zuzhang; if it were anyone else, the Tanshe Zuzhang would definitely be on guard, especially the people of the Iron Peak Tribe.

So this task naturally fell into the hands of the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother.

Seeing his older brother open his mouth with hostility filling the air, the two sides instantly drew swords and readied bows; the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother, not caring about anything else, immediately stepped forward to ease the tension.

No matter what, we need to drink the medicine first.

If we act before drinking the medicine, the plan would be completely ruined.

Smiling, he played the peacemaker; the Iron Peak Clan Chief naturally had no objection and fully cooperated.

As for the Tanshe Zuzhang, seeing his brothers step forward and say that, although he still felt resentful inside, after a cold snort he still took the wine cup.

Immediately, the two clan chiefs exchanged no words, raised their cups to clink in the air, then tipped their heads back and drained them in one gulp.

Here the Iron Peak Clan Chief kept a trick up his sleeve, taking only a small sip and not even swallowing it.

After all, the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother dared to kill his own older brother, let alone himself.

If he were to also give himself a bit of that, wouldn't that cause a major problem?

Although it's basically impossible, after all this guy still needs something from me; cooperating with someone like him, one must definitely keep one's guard up and cannot be careless.

The Iron Peak Clan Chief's move was naturally seen by the two brothers of the Tanshe Zuzhang; the Tanshe Zuzhang said nothing, but in an instant guessed what was on the other's mind.

He snorted coldly inside, and seemingly to mock the Iron Peak Clan Chief, he tipped his head back and drained the cup in one gulp.

"You don't dare to drink, right? I dare—just watch me do it."

After drinking, he gave the Iron Peak Clan Chief a faint glance.

In response, the Iron Peak Clan Chief gave no reply, while the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother obediently sat down to the side.

The wine having been drunk, his task was also completed; all that remained was to wait for the poison to take effect, then the Iron Peak Clan Chief could make his move.

Still unaware that he had already been sold out, he set down his wine cup, the Tanshe Zuzhang looked at the Iron Peak Clan Chief, and continued the previous topic.

"Such a brainless excuse needn't be spoken; I also don't wish to investigate this matter further. Release the person, and I can pretend it never happened."

"Releasing the person is no problem; just give me an explanation."

"An explanation? Hah, I'll give you one—can you handle it?"

"Just give it; whether I can accept it is my problem."

Hardly two sentences had passed when the smell of gunpowder spread again; the Tanshe Zuzhang demanded the release of the person, while the Iron Peak Clan Chief simply asked for an explanation.

But this explanation, the Tanshe Zuzhang clearly could not provide.

"I only sent a few people over—do you dare to assassinate me? You're trying to fool a child here."

Seeing that the two sides were about to break down talks again, the atmosphere quickly grew tense; but just as the Tanshe Zuzhang was about to speak, his face suddenly changed in the next second.

His eyes widened, and in the next second he incredulously turned his head to look at his own brother, an expression as if he wanted to devour him.

"There's something wrong with the wine—how dare you…………………"

The poison took effect faster than imagined; the Tanshe Zuzhang clearly realized he had been poisoned.

Earlier, besides drinking that cup of wine, he had eaten nothing else.

Today he had also never come into contact with anything special, so the opportunity to poison him could only have been that cup of wine just now.

That cup of wine was brought by his own older brother; he didn't think twice and just drank it.

That is why the Tanshe Zuzhang was so shocked and furious.

He never imagined his own brother would poison him.

Eyes blazing, but the poison came on too violently; before he could finish speaking, the Tanshe Zuzhang spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Clan Chief…………………"

Such a huge change naturally startled the other elders of the Charcoal Snake Tribe present; several hurried to the Tanshe Zuzhang's side, one hand guarding against the Iron Peak Tribe's people, the other beginning to investigate the situation.

Meanwhile, the Iron Peak Clan Chief and the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother exchanged a glance.

The poison has taken effect; now is the perfect moment to strike, and we must not give him even a breath.

But just as the Iron Peak Clan Chief was preparing to act, we saw the Tanshe Zuzhang violently cough up several large mouthfuls of blood, struggle a bit, and then immediately lose consciousness.

Huh???

Seeing this, not only a few elders of the Charcoal Snake Tribe, but also the Iron Peak Clan Chief and his younger brother were all stunned.

Looking at his darkening face, clearly fading away, the two fell into silence.

"Killed outright by poison? I was just about to make my move!"

"The turn of events completely exceeded the plan."

"Originally, the Tanshe Zuzhang shouldn't have succumbed to deadly poison; with his fearsome strength he could have suppressed the toxin in his body, then the Iron Peak Clan Chief could have stepped in and slain him at that moment."

"But the problem is the poison was indeed successfully administered; yet just as the Iron Peak Clan Chief was preparing to act, before he could move, the man was already gone?"

"Being killed outright by poison is acceptable, but is it really this simple?"

Realizing something had gone awry, the Iron Peak Clan Chief and the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother both unconsciously glanced at Zhao Tianqing, who was disguised as a member of the Iron Peak Tribe.

Their eyes were full of complex feelings.

This old thing, all along uncertain and lacking confidence, ended up producing a poison that's absurdly potent?

The chief of the Charcoal Snake Tribe was directly poisoned to death by him.

But on the other hand, this seems like a good thing.

At least the Iron Peak Clan Chief doesn't need to risk taking action himself, saving a lot of trouble—since he's dead anyway, does it matter how he died?

But just as the two had not yet come to their senses, in the next second an elder of the Charcoal Snake Tribe glared at the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother and said,

"You did it—you poisoned the clan chief! How could you be so ruthless? You're brothers!"

Huh???

Facing the elder's furious glare, the Tanshe Zuzhang's younger brother felt his heart sink, silently thinking, 'Not good.'

"We're screwed—he died outright from poison, and the blame falls on him."

Just now everyone saw with their own eyes that the Tanshe clan chief had drunk a cup of wine, and that cup of wine was exactly brought up by his own younger brother.

So, to say who poisoned him, it's obvious without thinking—aside from the Tanshe clan chief's younger brother, who else could it be?

Therefore, this elder cursed in such anger.

As for this, the Tanshe clan chief's younger brother wore a complex expression; Zhao Tianqing had directly poisoned someone to death, and now the blame is entirely on him.

For a moment, the Tanshe clan chief's younger brother fell into silence, not knowing how to respond.

The situation differs from the plan; many things have changed. For instance, the one meant to take the blame in the plan has shifted from the Iron Peak Clan Chief to myself.

Because of this blame, the Tanshe clan chief's younger brother became so upset he vomited blood; poisoning his elder brother—damn it, you can't do it openly, you're asking for trouble.