LEGEND OF THE DEMON KING.
389. THE PILL KING.
“Ahhhhh!”
All the Vicious Pill King could do was make his torment known through endless screams and lamentations.
His eyes bulged and blood was crammed into his skull, almost exploding. And that's exactly what was expected to happen.
Being on the brink of an explosion, he could not even move as the torment only grew and progressed.
He just doesn't believe such hell exists. And Tan Wen Hong's gaze made her fear even more so.
The hatred this child showed had never been seen in this world, and it probably would not appear long after he left.
“B-kill me!” Vicious Pill King was as stubborn as ever, even though his eyes contained a hint of supplication.
Tan Wen Hong glanced at him and placed the hourglass on the ground.
” Elder Yan, I have no time to waste you. If you want to die, all you have to do is wait for the hourglass to end. Not much, only about 24 hours.”
What's?!
Vicious Pill King almost cried. Isn't it the same as saying let her go crazy from the pain all day? He didn't want to wait even a minute.
"Please kill me! I beg you, Sir!"
Vicious Pill King lamented inside, but paid no heed to his suffering,
Tan Wen Hong ruffled his own dust and left.
“T-wait, where are you going?” Vicious Pill King cried.
The chance to make Tan Wen Hong deliver her into the sweet embrace of death would be higher if she watched.
But if Tan Wen Hong left, he would be alone in his suffering for a full day!
Imagining the horror made him shiver.
He never imagined this day would come, expecting death, being so miserable.
He now missed her, getting impatient to get her!
While snorting, Tan Wen Hong underestimated, “My time is too precious to waste for you. But I have too much respect for you, as the best alchemist of your generation,
to walk this path alone. So, I will pick up your precious disciple to show you the way to the Underworld.
He'll be a good friend. I believe he will jump for joy because such a devoted disciple can be together with his precious master, ha-ha-ha.”.
“What?!”
Panicked, the Vicious Pill King's eyes emitted an ominous glint,
“Tan Wen Hong, if you touch a single strand of hair on his head, I swear I will haunt you in the afterlife!”
Raising an eyebrow, Tan Wen Hong turned to look at him with a beaming smile, “Yes, threaten me, right? Well, go ahead. ”
Tan Wen Hong flew away.
“Wait wait!!”
Vicious Pill King's anxious cry was greeted with silence. Then, his face sank as he said,
“Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong, young master Tan Wen Hong, I admit. I'm no match for you. I'll do whatever you want, let my disciple go! ”
Tan Wen Hong's laughter echoed into the sky. He grinned triumphantly without turning around, he casually replied.
“When I stole your body, I got the impression that we might become allies.
So, I'm not hurting your student, for your sake. But now, since we are enemies, it is best to extinguish the danger.”.
Vicious Pill King fell silent.
The meaning of Tan Wen Hong was very clear. Either he gave up and neither the student nor the teacher would become his friend, ensuring their safety. Or remain enemies and be exterminated!
He did not want his only disciple to be harmed, but the Pill King Hall was his home. How could he betray her?
Vicious Pill King was plagued with hesitation.
Taking his conundrum, Tan Wen Hong grinned, “ Elder Yan, do you have any friends, lovers, or loved ones in Pill King Hall?”
“Why do you want to know that?” Vicious Pill King frowned.
Lifting shoulders, Tan Wen Hong chuckled, “Not much. Since we're going to be friends, it's best to know who they are so I'll be lenient with them if I meet them. ”
Tan Wen Hong spoke in a sincere and touching tone so Pill King Vicious nodded.
“Huh, no need for such mercy. Our mansion is not only fighting with outsiders but also among ourselves.
Especially when I became the first alchemist and earned my degree, the battle intensified.
I have given my whole life to my home. I'm not close even to the elders, though,
only with my students. I hope Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong will spare him!”
Vicious Pill King's tone was sad, yet sincere. Tan Wen Hong nodded, “Does that mean Elder Yan gave up?”
“I cannot, Pill King Hall is my home ..”
“What house? A place full of cold, a place that doesn't deserve you is worth calling home?”
Tan Wen Hong cut him off before he could finish, “In my opinion, Pill King Hall is nothing more than a bank, he said,
It should be proud of itself to raise a great alchemist like yourself.
But, think. The years you wasted are the ones you will never get back.
You stand on the edge of the knife. Think about your reluctance to leave it. Is the Pill King Hall really worth calling your home?”
Vicious Pill King was extremely shocked. Tan Wen Hong also calmed the Blood Worm and let him think about it.
Tan Wen Hong wanted the Pill King to surrender completely, not be forced to submit. He'd be better off without her if he didn't. Who knew when he would be sold out one day because of her?
“In addition, didn't you betray Pill King Hall?” Tan Wen Hong pushed the Vicious Pill King, seeing him hesitating,
“What happened to Chu Qingtian and his pill recipe? And don't you dare tell me that he's a spy,
who would believe an ordinary disciple could steal a pill recipe? Wouldn't it be more in line with what you gave her? ”
Shocked, Vicious Pill King watched
Tan Wen Hong was surprised, “B-how did you know ..”
Tan Wen Hong sighed, “Because you are too similar to Chu Qingtian. You both like alchemy.
Which alchemy master disliked a disciple who loved alchemy as well as him?
Even though you ridiculed Chu Qingtian every time he was mentioned, you never reproached his talent. In fact, you even find it pitiful! ”
Vicious Pill King sat dazed on the ground, helpless to move, as he blabbed,
“As soon as the boy arrived at the door, I knew his origin. At first, I had to admit, I had no good intentions towards him.
Besides, I am usually haughty and shameless. Do whatever I like.
But, her talent took me by surprise and I can no longer bear to have such intentions on her again.”
“So, I let him steal the pill recipe. Give him a chance to learn it himself.
If he can understand it, then, he will surpass me. Too bad ...” Pill King Vicious sighed sadly, “That was the only time I failed Pill King Hall!”
Huh, just by making you confess your betrayal, will you accept it!
In addition, every ‘loyalis’ that has ever betrayed, will definitely do it again!
Tan Wen Hong explained, “Older Yan loves his students, and there is no harm done even if the pill recipe is leaked, he said,
because no one can reveal it. Furthermore, you are dead and no one will see your betrayal.”
“What, die?”
“True. Everyone saw how I killed you. I killed you back then and saved you now, with no public eye.
In other words, your life is mine, it no longer has anything to do with the Pill King Hall! ”
Those words hit near the house. Vicious Pill King was still holding the Pill King Hall not because he cared, but because of the place he grew up.
But Tan Wen Hong said he died once, severing all ties with the Pill King Hall.
Now is the time to think about the future and leave the past behind.
And sure enough, the Vicious Pill King's eyes changed, the doubts growing stronger within him.
Tan Wen Hong thought it was time to aim the final nail, “You now have a choice.
To return to being the Pill King of the Vicious Pill King Hall, and an enemy for me along with your disciple so that I can kill you again.
Or accept my proposal, and become the Elder of Pill House of the Tan clan from Windgaze City, reborn and shaking the world!”
Vicious Pill King's eyes flashed and laughed, “Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong's words were sweet. So, I've been dead once.
In that case, I am willing to follow the great Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong to shake Tianyu up. ”
Vicious Pill King looked even grander than before as he cupped his hands together.
“Very good!”
Nodding, Tan Wen Hong flicked the blue pill at him. Vicious Pill King cried in shock, “Isn't this one of the perfect grade-8 pills that Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong refined? Why you..”
“To remove your poison!”
Tan Wen Hong spoke in a heavy tone, “I've seen the pill recipe and fixed it.
This perfect grade 8 pill was made based on his instructions. It is said that in order to make the antidote, I must make the poison first.
I used seven toxic ingredients and then, seven more detoxifying ingredients to make this.
Following that pill recipe, it was impossible to refine a true antidote. Also, the early part of mixing those seven toxic ingredients ended up poisoning Tao Danniang and the others.”
Vicious Pill King felt even more amazed, “Grandmaster Tan Wen Hong was undoubtedly the best alchemist.
You even understood the thousand-year-old pill recipe of the Pill King Hall with a single look? ”
“Ha-ha-ha, you don't have to exaggerate. I need five days.”
Tan Wen Hong waved his praise humbly. But Vicious Pill King's cheeks twitched.
It's still too fast. If the Hall Leader knew, he would probably cry…