Chen Yi said, "Oh." He straightened up, looked at him, and pointed at the centipede. "The two poisonous insects look more or less identical. I’ll choose this one."
Yan Fusha was taken aback. "Are you sure?"
When Chen Yi nodded, he broke into a grin and shook his head.
"It seems Mr. Qingzhou has only read a great many books but hasn’t truly grasped the principles of Heaven and Earth Yin Yang."
"And what makes you say that?"
"Both poisonous insects are imbued with Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Mechanism. The black snake is Metal, and the centipede is Wood. Metal overcomes Wood..."
"The black snake is guaranteed to survive this fight."
Chen Yi glanced at him. "I choose the centipede."
Yan Fusha stated confidently, "Then I shall have to enjoy the third act of this play alone."
Chen Yi shook his head. "The outcome isn’t set in stone. Let’s just watch."
Seeing his stubbornness, a flicker of displeasure appeared in Yan Fusha’s eyes.
"You just won’t be convinced until it’s too late. Very well, I’ll make sure you understand exactly why you’ve lost, Mr. Qingzhou."
With that, he placed the two poisonous insects into a clay jar and immediately covered it by inverting a second jar on top.
Having done this, Yan Fusha took a few steps back, folded his arms, and said, "Fifteen minutes."
Chen Yi knew he meant they would wait for fifteen minutes, so he simply waited in silence.
Before long, the jars began to shake gently, and faint hissing sounds could be heard from within.
Clearly, a brutal fight was unfolding inside the jar.
Just a moment later, the jar stopped shaking, and the sounds from within gradually faded to silence.
Seeing this, Yan Fusha waved a hand, sending the top jar flying. He looked at Chen Yi and said:
"Go and see the result for yourself, Mr. Qingzhou."
Chen Yi ignored him, his eyes fixed on the remaining jar.
’Truthfully, I had some confidence, but not a great deal.’
’Earlier, when I used the Qi Observation Skill on the centipede, I saw not only the Wood attribute of Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Mechanism, but also the Fire attribute.’
As wisps of black smoke drifted out from the jar, a dark, glossy sheen emerged from within.
CLICK.
The sound was crisp, like the tapping of segmented legs.
Immediately after, the jet-black centipede crawled out, its body still dotted with viscous venom.
Chen Yi relaxed slightly. "It seems I chose correctly," he said.
Yan Fusha froze at his words, turning his head to look at the centipede. His eyes widened slightly.
"How could this be..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he flicked out a Silver Needle, pinning the centipede to the jar.
Wisps of white smoke instantly enveloped the centipede, making it let out a series of wretched shrieks.
Chen Yi took a step back, frowning slightly as he watched him. "Is there a problem?"
Yan Fusha kept his cold expression and refused to look at him, huffing, "Mr. Qingzhou, your luck is certainly impressive. You just happened to stumble upon an exceptionally unique poisonous insect."
He refused to admit he had made a mistake.
Chen Yi understood this perfectly, but he also knew he couldn’t afford to provoke the man before him right now.
Otherwise, he feared he might never see Pei Guanli, whose whereabouts were still a mystery, ever again.
’If it weren’t for her, why would I have gone to such lengths to hide my abilities?’
With this in mind, Chen Yi lightly pressed a hand to his stomach and said, "Let the third act begin."
At his words, Yan Fusha’s expression darkened, but then he began to laugh.
"Good, good..."
"This act was full of twists and turns. Even I didn’t see that coming. Truly, it was excellent!"
After his laughter subsided, Yan Fusha stared sinisterly at Chen Yi. "Mr. Qingzhou, you must hold that little whelp from the Pei Family in high regard, don’t you?"
Without waiting for a reply, he continued, speaking as if to himself, "You’ve played along with all my games just for a chance to see her. I imagine you must value her a great deal."
"In that case, I will give you an opportunity!"
In truth, his original plan had simply been to toy with this live-in son-in-law of the Xiao Family, a man whom Liu Zhaoxue held in high esteem.
He hadn’t intended to kill Chen Yi, nor had he ever planned to let him see Pei Guanli.
But now, he had changed his mind.
Yan Fusha clapped his hands and gave a cold command, "Send a message."
"Yes, sir."