280: Demented old man and problem child

“You little rascal!”

“You’re still far from being able to poison me to death!”

He took the poisoned wine and drank it all.

Chu Can Yi, that old man, not only didn’t die, but he didn’t even show any symptoms of poisoning.

Chu Mo thought to himself, ‘As expected.’ How could someone who willingly drank poisoned wine not be able to withstand the poisoning?

At the same time, he was also thinking.

On this Xuanling Continent, was there still any poison that could kill a Half-Immortal Realm expert?

Otherwise, facing a master like this old man, he would have no ability to kill him.

“What? Thinking of finding a poison that can kill me?” As if he had seen through Chu Mo’s thoughts, Chu Can Yi picked up the wine jar again and filled a bowl with poisoned wine.

Then, he pushed it in front of Chu Mo.

“Drink it, and I’ll answer your question.”

“.......Senior, please don’t joke.” Chu Mo refused, “The Five Essences Detoxification Pill can only detoxify once. If I drink it again, I really will be poisoned to death.”

“Hahahaha.”

Chu Can Yi suddenly burst into wild laughter.

“Poisoned to death? Perhaps not!”

“What does Senior mean?”

Chu Can Yi took the poisoned wine in front of Chu Mo and drank it all again.

“You little rascal, why do you make so many Clones? And even if there are many, their quality is so low. They don’t seem like they’re Undergoing Tribulation; they die with a single touch.”

Seeing his identity exposed, Chu Mo no longer concealed it.

“Senior has good eyesight! You even saw through that!”

From the moment he entered the bronze coffin, Chu Mo’s true body had already been transferred.

What came out, from beginning to end, was a Clone.

“Heh heh, you little rascal, you’re really becoming more and more like him.”

Vaguely, Chu Can Yi saw a shadow gradually overlap with Chu Mo, and then separate at a certain moment.

Chu Can Yi’s mood suddenly dropped, and he muttered, “Impossible, impossible, he is dead. You are not him, nor can you be him, much less him.”

What’s going on?!

Gone mad?!

Chu Can Yi’s self-talk left Chu Mo, who was opposite him, bewildered.

He, Chu Mo, resembled a deceased acquaintance of this powerful figure? If that was the case, then.......

“You, don’t recognize me?”

A probing question seemed to completely provoke Chu Can Yi, after which his aura suddenly weakened, and he violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

And then, he collapsed in front of Chu Mo.

The surrounding air seemed to solidify at that instant.

One sentence, killed a Half-Immortal?

Then......

Of course, that was impossible.

“His Lifespan is almost gone, and his internal condition is also very bad. This old man really is something; he’s so severely injured, yet he still drinks so much poisoned wine. Now that he’s emotionally agitated, the poison can’t be suppressed. You wanted to show off, and now you’ve overdone it.”

Chu Mo checked Chu Can Yi’s internal condition and immediately started cursing under his breath.

But he didn’t abandon the other party. Instead, he helped him up and took out a Five Essences Detoxification Pill from his embrace, giving it to him to consume.

“It’s a good thing I dug up two Five Essences Scorpion Tail Grasses in the Great Wei Imperial Mausoleum back then and refined two Detoxification Medicinal Pills. Otherwise, you would have been sent off by a series of unexpected events.”

After Chu Can Yi swallowed the Five Essences Detoxification Pill, although the poison in his body was suppressed, he himself carried old injuries.

The Five Essences Scorpion Tail Poison was a trigger that activated these old injuries.

Of course, Chu Mo’s words just now also disturbed Chu Can Yi’s Qi flow.

Otherwise, Chu Can Yi would have been able to suppress the Five Essences Scorpion Tail Poison and his own injuries with his profound cultivation, until the Five Essences Scorpion Tail Poison was refined.

“This is really troublesome; these Medicinal Pills are quite a bargain for you.”

Prying open Chu Can Yi’s mouth, a large quantity of Medicinal Pills poured in, making his cheeks bulge, much like a greedy hamster.

Seeing this, Chu Mo stopped force-feeding Medicinal Pills and instead began to sort out the medicinal properties, using his own spiritual power as a guide to draw the medicinal properties into Chu Can Yi’s limbs and bones for healing.

“Sigh! Old Man Chu, you really owe me a life! From now on, you have to compensate me.....”

........

“Old Man Chu! Why am I called Chu Devil? It doesn’t sound good at all, like a big Devil Head. I’m a very righteous person! And with my talent and aptitude, I’m definitely going to achieve Immortal Ascension in the future. Yes, Immortal Ascension! I’ll even become an Immortal Emperor! The name Chu Heavenly Emperor suits me better!”

“You brat, who are you calling Old Man Chu?! I’m your grandfather! And you, Chu Heavenly Emperor? Why don’t you just ascend to the heavens already? You’re always up to some Evil Path schemes, even when battling others. And last time, during the Family Grand Competition, did you really have to host a banquet for your cousins before the competition and put laxatives in the food? Your uncles, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, and Seventh Uncle almost tore our Family apart!

Chu Devil, Chu Devil, originally I wanted you to eliminate all devils under heaven, but now it seems this name wasn’t wrong at all. You’ll definitely become a top-tier great Devil in the future!

It seems your grandfather, me, must eliminate you, this great scourge, for the world today!”

“Old Man Chu, how dare you be disrespectful to the future Chu Heavenly Emperor? Hey, wait, don’t hit the face of your handsome, dashing, universally adored, flower-blooming grandson! In the future, I’ll rely on this face to charm countless Fairies and help my Chu Family prosper and expand.......”

“I’ll beat you to death! I’ll let you call me Old Man Chu! I’ll let you call yourself Chu Heavenly Emperor!”

“Wait, wait a moment, I have a question.”

“Talk while I hit you, it’s fine.”

“........Old Man Chu, where’s my Sixth Uncle? Why have I never heard you mention him? Is he dead? Sigh, if he were here, he definitely wouldn’t watch me get beaten. I’m so clever and witty, he would surely spoil me rotten!”

“Hey! Grandpa, why is your face so dark?!”

“You damned little brat, I am your Sixth Uncle! I think you just want your ass to bloom!”

.........

“Let him kneel. No one’s pleas will work today!”

“Old Man Chu, I’ve already won first place in the Heavenly Capital Emperor Mansion Disciple Grand Competition, so why are you still making me kneel in the ancestral hall? Oh! I know! You must be jealous of your grandson’s talent and want to nip me in the bud! Old Man Chu, you really aren’t a good person!”

“You brat, are you asking for a beating again?! Come on, tell me, how did you get first place in the Heavenly Capital Emperor Mansion Disciple Grand Competition? You were the only Disciple in the entire venue; even an idiot could tell what happened. Chu Devil, oh Chu Devil, can’t you be a little more honorable in your methods? Can’t you just face people head-on instead of using such despicable tactics?”

“Old Man Chu, you just don’t understand! Winning doesn’t necessarily have to be on the martial arts stage. I made sure they all couldn’t reach the arena. Once the time was up, wouldn’t the first place naturally fall into my hands? Reasonably utilizing the rules is the correct way to open it!”

“Sixth Brother, I think the little Devil Head has a point. Winning doesn’t necessarily have to be on the stage; it can be off-stage too.”

“Seventh Brother, just spoil him! One day, when someone meets an enemy they must face, and all schemes and tricks are useless, they won’t even have a chance to regret it!”

“Old Man Chu, don’t worry, that day will never come! As the Heavenly Emperor, I shall suppress all enemies in the world..... Ouch......”

“You, Heavenly Emperor? Would a Heavenly Emperor be as despicable as you? You’re more like a Devil Emperor!”

“Hmph! If I were a Devil Emperor, I would dye this sky red with demonic blood!”

“You damned brat, watch me not beat you to death!”

“Sixth Brother, this little Devil Head actually has some Devil Emperor demeanor. You can just wait to be the Devil Emperor’s grandfather in the future!”

........

“You brat, didn’t you say you were having a literary duel with that Wu Family girl? Why is the Wu Family here to demand an explanation?!”

“It’s just playing chess; it’s not that serious, is it?!”

“Was it just purely playing chess?”

“Uh....... I used a newly created Chessboard opening!”

“Is it really that simple?”

“Yes! It’s that simple!”

“Then why did the Wu Family say you hit that girl Wu Muying?!”

“Literary duel, literary duel, ‘literary’ naturally comes first, and as for ‘duel,’ I slammed the Star Origin Chessboard on her head with a clang, isn’t that a duel?”

“.......You all retreat. No one is allowed to stop me today. I’m going to kill this bastard kid!”

“Old Man Chu, you’re being unreasonable! I used my Natal Emperor Weapon, the Star Origin Chessboard, to hit her for her own good. Look, when I become the Heavenly Emperor in the future, my Star Origin Chessboard will become an Immortal Emperor Weapon. When she goes out and says, ‘I was once hit on the head by an Immortal Emperor Weapon and didn’t die,’ how impressive would that be to say?!”

“I’ll let you be impressive! I’ll let you be impressive! You little brat, give me the Star Origin Chessboard. Today, I’ll let you be impressive to your heart’s content!”

.........

Chu Can Yi had a dream.

A very, very long dream.

At that time, the Chu Family was still there, thriving with many descendants and a harmonious household. Well, because of an unfilial grandson, the house was in chaos all day long.

But, that was also his happiest time.

“He’s smiling so lewdly; he must be having a wet dream. Sigh, he’s already so old, with one foot in the grave, why is he still thinking about such things?!”

In the repaired Hidden Dragon Cave Heaven, Chu Mo threw Chu Can Yi into the coffin, closed the lid, and buried him underground before letting out a long sigh.

“This old man’s life is temporarily saved, but it’s a pity about my Medicinal Pill stock; it’s all been squandered by this old man. However, this is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Sigh, what a worry!”

The chat panel appeared, and Chu Mo @ a certain unlicensed ‘witch doctor’ in the group.

【Chu Mo: @Ning Haocheng, got any Medicinal Pills? Send them all to me. I found an awesome old man. If I save him, he’ll be our gold-medal thug from now on!】