Chapter 1717 - 634: Schemes and Strategies (Part 2)

If stung by this scorpion, with the poison entering the body, one would first feel a burning sensation, as if cooked by fire.

Once the heat reaches its peak, one would then feel cold.

Like bone-chilling cold.

Such alternating hot and cold feelings last for three days, leading inevitably to death.

Before dying, one would suffer from extreme hot and cold torture, with skin ulcerating and flesh falling off—a ghastly sight.

Su Mo smiled lightly:

"I once had a brief encounter with Elder Yushu.

"Thus, I know that Elder Yushu spreads the hero invites because Jingxin Hall and the Blood Lotus Sect collude in wickedness.

"They have harmed many people in Jianghu, causing numerous bloody incidents.

"Elder Yushu points his sword directly at Jingxin Hall... Jingxin Hall, of course, will not sit by idly."

"But, old man, why do you think Jingxin Hall, facing such a matter, doesn’t take action personally, but instead comes to find you?"

"Hmm?"

Five Poison Elder was momentarily stunned, and the Crimson Sun Poisonous Scorpion seemed to sense the unusual atmosphere. It immediately twisted its body and ran back into the sleeve, peeking out from the sleeve opening, observing secretly.

At this moment, Five Poison Elder frowned deeply:

"Use a borrowed sword to kill?"

"Oh my!"

Su Mo laughed: "I thought your brain had been consumed by those poisonous creatures."

"Youngster, how dare you speak nonsense!"

Five Poison Elder immediately glared.

Su Mo smirked: "If not, how could you fail to think at all?

"Consider this, Elder Yushu’s clear objective is to deal with Jingxin Hall.

"Jingxin Hall’s goal is also quite clear, which is to stop Elder Yushu’s efforts.

"This matter, now with Elder Yushu’s hero invite, has spread far and wide.

"If Jingxin Hall takes action against Elder Yushu, isn’t that revealing their own cards?

"As the saying goes, those with a clear conscience don’t fear ghosts knocking at the door.

"If Jingxin Hall were upright, why would they need to resort to extra tricks?

"They would simply wait for Elder Yushu to crumble on his own.

"But does he dare? Clearly not.

"This is why someone like you is used to disrupt Elder Yushu’s grand gathering.

"As long as Elder Yushu’s hero conference can’t proceed, Jingxin Hall naturally stands undefeated.

"Then they can think of a way to eliminate Elder Yushu, and all their crises would be thoroughly erased."

"So that’s how it is."

Five Poison Elder suddenly realized:

"They said I could become one of the Three Wonders and Five Elders, indeed not deceiving me.

"Once Yushu dies, there will be a vacancy in the Three Wonders and Five Elders. Looking across Xizhou, who is more qualified than this old man to join?"

Everyone was surprised, this old man wasn’t without thought after all.

He just picked the good prospects to deliberate on...

Besides, although he was unconcerned with the matters of Jianghu, he consistently aimed to become one of the Three Wonders and Five Elders, which was quite contradictory.

Su Mo was also at a loss:

"You have high hopes."

"Is that not the case?"

Five Poison Elder furrowed his brows immediately.

Su Mo gently shook his head:

"Since Jingxin Hall dares not openly challenge Elder Yushu nor the hero conference, resorting only to schemes behind the scenes,

"It indicates that Jingxin Hall dares not acknowledge this matter.

"Keeping secrets means he wants to keep everything clean, naturally leaving no handles.

"Otherwise, why would they need you to act?

"But once the deed is done, you become their new handle.

"As the saying goes, once the birds are gone, the bows are put away; once the rabbits are dead, the hunting dogs are cooked.

"When Yushu dies, you, who have been made his sword in the palm, wouldn’t you all end up melted down?

"Would they wait for you to hold this matter against Jingxin Hall in the future?

"I’m afraid then, you won’t become the living Five Poison Elders, only a dead Poisonless Elder.... No, you will have no poison left, you should be called Poisonless Corpse!"

"Me, you... How ridiculous!!!"

Five Poison Elder burst out in anger: "Are you serious about this?"

Speaking, he swept across Yun Mantang and the others’ faces to see their reactions.

He found that these people’s faces all showed sudden realization.

They clearly thought Su Mo’s words made a lot of sense.

Five Poison Elder, seeing this, was furiously amused:

"Good, good, such a Jingxin Hall, to dare toy with this old man so.

"Today, I’ll emulate Lord Ban Shu, who fought alone against Qianji Sect, and take a trip to this Jingxin Hall!!"

"Hold on."

Seeing this, Su Mo quickly spoke up.

Five Poison Elder, angry turned back, suddenly lost all anger, nodding repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, this old man cannot leave yet.

"The girl’s side cannot be unguarded; wait until she’s escorted to her destination, and then this old man will seek out the trouble with Jingxin Hall."

Su Mo was momentarily speechless, he restrained the old man, not for this.

Immediately pouting, "You old man, indeed reckless. You have given all the poison creatures to my lady. With your skills, this trip will likely be a one-way journey, eventually dying in Jingxin Hall."

"You look down on this old man again?"

Five Poison Elder couldn’t help but find Su Mo’s face annoying, sneering coldly:

"This old man’s skills aren’t just limited to those poisonous creatures."

"Then what?"

Su Mo spoke calmly:

"They are numerous and powerful, can you manage to block several moves while fighting them alone?

"Fighting for life this way, even if you manage to kill a few from Jingxin Hall, what does it matter to them?

"The most they’d lament losing a good blade...

"Or say, losing a good blade earlier.

"After all, this blade sooner or later was meant to be destroyed."