Moreover, looking at this fellow, arrogance is written all over his face; he likely possesses some real skills.
"Ha... You think a greenhorn like you, wet behind the ears, can perform alchemy in Longevity Hall and not poison people to death? That’d be odd!" After hearing this, the young man’s face was filled with contempt, pointing at Chu Feng’s nose and unleashing a barrage of ridicule and insults.
This guy had a wicked tongue, immediately targeting Chu Feng’s youth as a flaw.
It is well known that alchemy is a slow and accumulative process.
Even with exceptional talent, if one is too young and lacking in experience, not sufficiently knowledgeable, and not skilled enough in alchemy techniques, it’s tough to produce high-quality elixirs.
It’s like when we go to the hospital; we are more inclined to trust older doctors.
"Are you sure you took a Detoxification Pill from my Longevity Hall?" Chu Feng squatted down to examine this deeply poisoned patron.
"Could there be any doubt? This morning my elder brother bought a Detoxification Pill from your Longevity Hall, and he kept the receipt and packaging box!" The young man was obviously well-prepared, promptly throwing out the receipt and other items.
At this moment, many people were watching the commotion.
Upon seeing the proofs tossed out by the young man, they began to speak in his favor.
"This packaging box indeed belongs to Longevity Hall!"
"Good thing I didn’t buy any. Now it nearly killed someone. Terrifying."
The surrounding customers, each adding their remarks, one-sidedly supported the trouble-making young man.
Li Shishi and others were so anxious they were almost smoking.
This commotion might lead to Longevity Hall’s business getting ruined.
On the troublemakers’ side, an elder stood at the entrance of Longevity Hall, took down the gong hanging from his waist, and struck it vigorously to draw more onlookers. He shouted loudly, "Fellow villagers, brothers and friends, distinguished guests, come one and all to see for yourself. The elixirs from Longevity Hall have killed a man!"
In order to attract other passersby, this person exaggerated the situation, straight out claiming that someone had been killed.
This street was already one of the busiest in Vermilion Bird Imperial City.
Humans are naturally curious.
Upon hearing that the newly opened Longevity Hall had an accident, in the blink of an eye, the place was so surrounded by onlookers that not even water could trickle through.
Inside the teahouse across the street, Manager Pang sipped his tea in a relaxed and composed manner, delighting in the unfolding drama at Longevity Hall. The shopkeepers of other elixir medicine shops were also all smiles, happily waiting for Longevity Hall to collapse.
"I’m going to ask again, very seriously, are you certain you took a Detoxification Pill from my Longevity Hall?" Chu Feng’s expression became much more serious, and he raised his voice loud enough for the whole crowd to hear clearly.
He had already diagnosed that the middle-aged man lying on the ground was indeed poisoned.
Moreover, it was a rather rare and strange poison.
This poison had one characteristic: the symptoms were very frightening, but it definitely would not be fatal.
From this, it seemed that these people had really gone to great lengths just to bring down Longevity Hall.
"I’m sure!" The middle-aged man clenched his teeth and roared in pain.
His eyes shifted around, revealing a sly and icy glint.
He thought to himself, I’ll insist that it was after taking the Detoxification Pill from your Longevity Hall that my condition worsened. Can you turn my intestines inside out to check?
"Speak up, how do you want to deal with the fact that my brother turned into this state after taking a Detoxification Pill from your Longevity Hall?" The shouting youth also pressed on fiercely with his questions.
"Good! As long as you dare to say that it was after taking the Detoxification Pill from my Longevity Hall, then we’re fine!" Chu Feng was not at all flustered; instead, a mysteriously confident smile appeared on his face. "Someone, hold him down!"
Chu Feng commanded in a cold voice.
"What do you think you’re doing? My brother is already in this bad shape, he can’t survive the meddling of an inexperienced young Pill Master like you!" The youth shouted back sharply, trying to stop him.
The ’relatives and friends’ he brought were all emotionally charged as well.
"Try touching a single hair on him and see! We’ll smash your shop and fight you to the death!" A burly man roared angrily.
"What’s all the shouting for? Didn’t you say his condition worsened after taking the Detoxification Pill from my Longevity Hall? Well, that’s easy to handle, I’ll cure him. If someone dies, I’ll take responsibility."
Although young, Chu Feng possessed a commanding aura.
Intimidated by his firm shout, and with the Northern Domain Three Evils exerting their presence, the troublemakers didn’t dare to make any sudden moves.
The middle-aged man lying on the door plank, being restrained by two people, felt that something was amiss.
Chu Feng, unhurried, instructed Li Shishi at the counter, "Fetch a Detoxification Pill!" Li Shishi handed him a Detoxification Pill, wondering how he planned to turn the situation around.
The other customers were also watching with wide eyes.
"Watch closely, this Detoxification Pill is identical to what he purchased. According to his claim, his condition worsened following consumption of the Detoxification Pill from my Longevity Hall. Now, I am going to poison him to death!"
As soon as Chu Feng finished speaking, before the crowd could react, he pinched the poisoned man’s mouth and forcefully fed the elixir into it.
The middle-aged man had no way to resist. After Chu Feng pressed on a couple of acupoints on his body, he obediently swallowed the Detoxification Pill.
"Be clear about this—he has just taken a Detoxification Pill from Longevity Hall. If there really is a problem with the pill, he would immediately die right here." The place was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; everyone watched tensely as the poisoned man was forced to swallow a Detoxification Pill.
After about half a quarter of an hour, something unbelievable happened.
The dark qi on the poisoned man’s face dissipated entirely, and his lips returned to a rosy color, regaining their normal hue.
Throughout this ordeal, his pained screams had not ceased.
Of course, even a fool could now see that the poison in the man’s body had been neutralized. The screams and the pained expression on his face were all faked.
"Stop screaming here, your poison has been cured," Chu Feng said with a sneer.
Seeing that the onlooking customers were pointing and showing disgusted expressions, the poisoned man could no longer feign his condition and ceased his screaming.
"Has everyone seen clearly? Is the Detoxification Pill from Longevity Hall effective or not?"
Chu Feng raised his voice and asked the onlookers loudly.
"The effect is excellent, producing immediate results!" An honest customer couldn’t help but praise.
"I believe that the people’s eyes are sharp. These guys came with great momentum, fully prepared, repeating that after taking the Detoxification Pill from Longevity Hall, the illness exacerbated. And what’s the result? In full view of everyone."
"When Longevity Hall’s Detoxification Pill is clearly highly effective, why would he insist that not only is it ineffective, but it could kill a person instead?"
"Everyone present is smart. Many of you might have already guessed. Indeed, this man had never taken a Detoxification Pill from Longevity Hall before, he merely bought it and brought it back. They came to make a scene at Longevity Hall in such a fanfare and put on a monkey show, all for one purpose—to frame and deliberately damage the reputation of Longevity Hall. If I’m not mistaken, these people are most likely sent by a competitor."