"Wait." Xi Mu reached out, placing his hand on the old village chief's shoulder, grabbing the teacup on the table, "Chief, take a sip first."
"There's no need for that!" The old village chief started to panic, but Xi Mu showed no mercy, pinching the old village chief's mouth and pouring the tea down his throat.
Letixia, witnessing the scene, did nothing to stop it, watching as Xi Mu forced the tea into the old village chief's mouth.
Soon after, the old village chief clutched at his throat, convulsing in agony on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and before long, he was silenced.
Clearly, the tea was poisoned.
"His eagerness was too pronounced, as if he feared we would run away," Xi Mu observed, looking at the village chief's body on the ground.
During the first loop, he had successfully been poisoned by this old village chief, and only upon reloading his save did he discover that this village chief was no good man.