บท 339: Not in Your League, Senior

The old man saw the scene before him and froze. He never would have thought that a young maiden could possess a medicinal powder that could neutralize the poison. The crowd in the pergola were stunned silly, and it took them a while to recover. Once they regained their senses, they started screaming in fear and fled in all directions.

The old man did not continue his killing spree, instead gazing dubiously in the direction which Ling Chuxi had escaped to, as if deep in thought. Abruptly, he lunged forward and gave chase. The young men who had carried the palanquin and the young maidens looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand what the old man was up to.