Inside the premier upper chamber of the Zuichun House’s fourth floor, Chu Feng was lounging in the chair in the most comfortable pose, savoring the fine wine. Han Qianren and Bloody Beard stood by his side, both exceedingly respectful.
Only after personally experiencing Chu Feng’s Golden Talisman Elixir today did they realize just how terrifying the elixirs concocted by Chu Feng could be.
They could instantly double the power of their sword light, easily dispatching opponents of equal strength beneath their swords.
That sensation was truly exhilarating.
Why is the status of a Pill Master so revered? Why do so many powerful individuals willingly follow formidable Alchemy Kings and Alchemy Venerates?
Because elixirs can heal wounds and save lives, they can assist them in rapidly enhancing their cultivation. They can even endow them with strength far surpassing their own in a brief period.
A realm breakthrough that would normally require a grueling decade of cultivation could be achieved in just a few days with a single elixir.
With such a grand temptation, who could resist?
In his previous life, countless powerhouses followed Chu Feng. With just a word from him, numerous strong individuals would willingly risk their lives for him.
Chu Feng tilted his head back to finish the beautiful wine in the cup, smacking his lips twice, and his kingly gaze fell upon the face of the bound Li Shishi.
She had already been awakened by someone, glaring at Chu Feng who sat in the seat of honor with fiery eyes.
"Tsk tsk, indeed, she’s a rare beauty in the world!" Chu Feng’s gaze unabashedly scrutinized her.
Li Shishi twisted her body uneasily, attempting to break free from her restraints.
Alas, it was all in vain.
"Chu Feng, you bastard, what exactly do you want to do?" Li Shishi actually knew Chu Feng, and she was not at all surprised that Bloody Beard and Han Qianren were serving as his minions.
This woman, who knew exactly how much intelligence information she had in her hands?
Even Chu Feng, who had lived for thousands of years, couldn’t help but feel a trace of chill in the depths of his heart when facing this woman.
Everyone has their own secrets.
Some secrets, once discovered by others, could be deadly.
For instance, Chu Feng was the reborn Eternal Life Pill Master, and if this secret were to be exposed, it would be fatal to him.
Panlong Crown Prince, such a terrifying existence, did not need to act personally; merely sending out a minion would be enough to crush Chu Feng countless times over.
"What I want to do, with Miss Li’s intelligence, don’t you already know?" A smile appeared on Chu Feng’s face. In this elegantly arranged room, he was the ruler.
All laws and morals were merely illusionary, discarded outside.
Li Shishi shrank back in fear, but unfortunately, she was tied up and couldn’t move at all. Chu Feng had already approached her, and the immense psychological pressure tensed her nerves.
"You, don’t mess around... You’d better let me go right now."
"The Qiao Family’s experts will soon arrive. The officials will come to rescue me as well. By then, you all are done for."
At this moment, the only resistance she could muster was to threaten Chu Feng with words.
"The Qiao Family and the officials will come to rescue you? Who do you think you are?"
"Are you the Empress Dowager or the Queen Mother? Miss Li, you are nothing but a tool in the Qiao Family. If you don’t believe me, see for yourself."
As he spoke, Chu Feng grabbed Li Shishi’s arm and pushed her towards the window.
It was clear to see that people from the entire Qiao Family were busily coming and going, cleaning up the aftermath. Neither the Qiao Family Master nor any other high-ranking members held any thoughts for Li Shishi’s welfare.
"No... it can’t be true, I have made countless meritorious services for the Qiao Family. They will definitely come to save me."
Li Shishi could not accept the reality before her eyes as she kept shaking her head, her heart filled with waves of sorrow.
Since Chu Feng was prepared to subdue this intelligence leader, he naturally made ample preparations. The Puppet Elixir would only be used when all means had been exhausted and there was no hope of subjugation.
"If you are not willing to give up hope, I will give you time until dawn," Chu Feng made a gesture to Han Qianren and Bloody Beard, who immediately bowed respectfully and left the room.
The moment the door closed, Li Shishi felt even more nervous and afraid.
She dared not imagine what crazy things this young Demon would do to her next.
Chu Feng seemed to be very adept at grasping the enemy’s psyche, continuously applying stronger psychological pressure to Li Shishi.
Just as Li Shishi was nearing the brink of desperate collapse, Chu Feng suddenly asked, "Tell me, what secrets of mine do you know? And how much have you revealed to your master?"
Li Shishi held her head up proudly and turned her face away.
Facing this young Demon, she found that no matter how clever and resourceful she was, she had been thoroughly consumed by Chu Feng. Once she confessed everything, Chu Feng also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she had not discovered the secret that Chu Feng was the reincarnation of the Eternal Life Pill Master.
However, other secrets of Chu Feng, including those of the Abnormal Fire, had been somewhat uncovered by her.
Li Shishi was not certain of Chu Feng’s possession of the Abnormal Fire, but deduced its possibility from bits and pieces of evidence. It was only a suspicion on her part.
Having asked all he wanted, since no lethal secrets were known by the Qiao Family Master and others, Chu Feng found no need to annihilate the Qiao Family.
Even though Qiao Yue’er, his sister-in-law, had a tumultuous relationship with the Qiao Family, they were still bound by blood relations.
Erasing the Qiao Family would undoubtedly cause significant harm to his sister-in-law.
This was something he did not wish to see.
Now, as the sky had already brightened, another play arranged by Chu Feng was probably coming to a close as well.
"Li Shishi, aren’t you constantly harboring the hope that the Qiao Family will come to save you?"
"Then let me completely disillusion you! Let you fully witness just how cold and unfeeling your master, whom you have served for many years, really is!"
Without room for discussion, Chu Feng took Li Shishi and walked outside.
"Let me go, let me go!" Her struggling was futile.
She could only glare at Chu Feng with murderous, fiery eyes.
Dragging a beautiful lady through the streets made quite a poor impression.
Not to mention the streets, even within the Zuichun House, there were many spectators and listeners.
After Chu Feng opened the door, Bloody Beard and Han Qianren were already prepared with her belongings. This was a most common chest.
The concept was the same as shipping containers in later times.
However, in this world since transportation was by carriage, the chest was very small in size. It was just enough to vertically contain Li Shishi.
After the carriage jostled for half an hour, Chu Feng arrived with Li Shishi at the gates of a mansion in the Royal Capital.