The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#499 - Bamboo basket to fetch water

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Lu Jing also saw Han Shan Ke's current state, but he was still uneasy, worried that the latter was acting again, so he cast more than a dozen more [Verdant Lushness] spells.

As a result, Han Shan Ke still didn't react at all, just standing there blankly, motionless, letting his spells fall on him.

Seeing this, Lu Jing finally stopped his movements, tentatively took two steps forward, and then said, "Hey, are you still alive?"

It wasn't until Lu Jing raised his hand again, intending to continue throwing [Verdant Lushness] at Han Shan Ke, that the latter finally said, "How much secret power do you have in your body?!"

Han Shan Ke's voice sounded very old, and even though it was just a simple sentence, he actually gasped after saying it, and his body became shaky.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Lu Jing honestly said, "Fighting you until now has used less than half of my secret power."

"Are you reincarnated from a secret realm?" Han Shan Ke couldn't help but curse, and then, perhaps because he used too much strength, he swayed even more violently, especially his knees.

Seeing that he was about to lose his balance, Lu Jing kindly broke off a branch and threw it to him to use as a cane, but he forgot that Han Shan Ke's current physical condition couldn't catch what he threw.

In the end, the branch hit Han Shan Ke's leg, causing the latter's knee to buckle.

"Sorry." Lu Jing's words were sincere, after all, there was no deep hatred between him and Han Shan Ke. Seeing that the latter had weakened to this extent, he had no intention of teasing him or kicking him when he was down.

So he broke off another branch, this time walking directly over and handing it to Han Shan Ke himself.

However, Lu Jing still maintained his vigilance, only walking to about five steps away from Han Shan Ke before stopping, then holding one end of the branch and carefully sending it to Han Shan Ke.

As a result, Lu Jing saw Han Shan Ke supporting his body with one hand on the leg that hadn't been hit, struggling to keep himself from kneeling on the ground, while the other hand took the branch Lu Jing handed over.

"Why be so concerned about face?" Lu Jing advised, "Anyway, there's no one else here, no one will know if you kneel."

"It's not about face." Han Shan Ke shook his head, "It's just that in my entire life, only others have knelt to me, I have never knelt to others."

When he said this, Han Shan Ke's hunched back seemed to straighten a little, and one could vaguely see a bit of his former imperial demeanor.

It's a pity that Lu Jing's reaction was flat after hearing this sentence. Seeing Han Shan Ke looking over, Lu Jing explained, "In my hometown, no one kneels anymore, so many people there are like you, no one has ever knelt. In my opinion, this is nothing to be proud of."

"Lacking education." Han Shan Ke commented.

Lu Jing was too lazy to argue with him, and asked Han Shan Ke, "How does your body feel now?"

"Not good, I feel like I've never been so old and weak." Han Shan Ke gasped.

"I told you before, plants, like people, have a lifespan, but the lifespan of plants is indeed much longer than that of people. So don't think you're old now, but if you really live, you might even be able to come to my grave."

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned this, but as soon as he did, Han Shan Ke's face changed again, and he looked at Lu Jing with resentment, "I finally got a new life, and I sacrificed a lot of things for this new life.

"Even if that person was deceiving me, and I can't really live forever, as long as heaven and earth, but at least I have thousands of years to live, but you used up almost all of my lifespan in one night, and I have become this ugly appearance."

The more Han Shan Ke spoke, the more sad he became. In the end, he burst into tears, just like a child.

Fortunately, he cried for a while, and after venting the unwillingness in his heart, he gradually stopped crying.

Otherwise, if someone saw it, they would think that Lu Jing was doing something inhuman, bullying a lonely old man here.

Seeing that Han Shan Ke's emotions had recovered a little, Lu Jing also defended himself, "There's no way, who told you that your reborn body was so outrageously strong? If I didn't use this trick, I'm afraid I would have become your fertilizer now."

"You're right, it's just a matter of success or failure between you and me. Now, saying this only makes me seem petty."

"Then let's talk about something else?"

Hearing this, Han Shan Ke looked up at Lu Jing again, but he had already seen through the latter's thoughts, "The reason why you left me alive is not because you had any compassion, right? You just want to get the poison pill you want from me."

"It's not that I have no compassion at all. After all, we can be considered acquaintances. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I would feel a little unbearable in my heart if I had to kill you with my own hands."

Lu Jing paused, "Of course, the main reason is that you promised to make pills for me."

He emphasized the word 'promised', but after he finished speaking, he saw Han Shan Ke grin and suddenly laugh, and the laughter grew louder and louder, even the white beard on his chin trembled along with it.

Lu Jing was a little baffled by his laughter and asked, "Is there something funny?"

"I laugh at you for winning against me, but like me, you will never get what you want."

"You are untrustworthy. It's fine if you don't help me make pills, but why do you have to add 'never' in front to curse me?" Lu Jing said dissatisfied.

"It's not me cursing you." Han Shan Ke finally stopped laughing, "How do you know I haven't tried to help you make the poison pill you want?"

"You said yourself that you were busy with your own affairs, so you delayed the matter of making pills."

"That was just a lie I told to dangle you," Han Shan Ke said, "to get you to let me leave the academy. In fact, my affairs were almost ready, just waiting for the right opportunity.

"During this time, I was idle anyway, so I also helped you refine the poison pill you needed."

"Did you refine it?" Lu Jing's heart stirred.

"No, but I have almost figured out that the path you are expecting is impossible to take." Han Shan Ke said leisurely.

"… … … …"

"Are you saying this to retaliate against me for taking away thousands of years of your lifespan?"

"Yes, but not entirely." Han Shan Ke said with a smile, "I am indeed retaliating against you, but what I said is also the truth. The kind of poison pill you want cannot be refined."

"How is that possible?"

This time, Lu Jing was greatly shocked. The reason why he took such a big risk to stop Han Shan Ke alone tonight, without informing Dean Huang and Professor Zheng, was for the poison pill that the latter had promised to refine for him.

As a result, not only was there no poison pill, but Han Shan Ke also told him that his path was impossible from the beginning.