Chapter 2101 — Victorious Once More Though both are contestants, being struck by a few iron balls is no great matter; but struck by many, of course it hurts—not everyone belongs to the Golden Bell Sect and fears no pain. Who would keep on enduring?
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Wei Zhao collected the stakes and glanced at those of second and third place, sighing inwardly. Why was it that the things he needed were always in the hands of second and third place?
The treasure wagered by the Hidden Tang Family was a "Poison-Avoiding Pearl." The pearl itself was white and translucent, but when placed in poisoned water or food it would change color—the more potent the poison, the deeper the color. Of course, this Poison-Avoiding Pearl was effective only against ordinary poisons; against something too peculiar, such as the Seven-Herb Death-Command Powder that Zhong Yongliang had slipped into the school cafeteria, it had no effect at all!
Because that Seven-Herb Death-Command Powder was made of seven herbs, none of which was toxic alone, and only together did they produce poison. So no matter how remarkable the Poison-Avoiding Pearl, it could not possibly detect such a poison—but for guarding against ordinary poisons, it was a fine treasure indeed!
Wei Zhao planned to get it and give it to the eldest young lady and Xiaoshu. He had offended many people, and if someone meant them harm, they would at least have a few life-saving treasures in hand.
The treasure the Qianshan Sect put up was also a pearl, but its registered name was the Century Spirit Beast Essence Core! Though Wei Zhao did not know what use the essence core had, he already had one in his possession, so it was likely the essence core did have some use after all. This one was smaller than the one Wei Zhao held, but he still wanted to get his hands on it.
"Old man Tang, is there anything you want to trade for?" Wei Zhao glanced at Old Master Tang. Though his impression of the old man was not the best, Wei Zhao's impression of Tang Yuyi was rather good—he did not know why, it was simply a feeling—and so he had taken the initiative to ask.
There was indeed something among Wei Zhao's pile that Old Master Tang wanted. By their agreement, this contest should have been won by the Hidden Tang Family, and in fact, had Wei Zhao not appeared, no other family would have been a match for Tang Yuyi.
So a blood-red centipede from the Hidden Yu Family was of great importance to Old Master Tang. Blood-red centipedes were exceedingly rare and excellent for compounding poisons—precisely what the Hidden Tang Family needed. But Old Master Tang also feared being cheated as Old Master Zhao had been during the car race, so he hesitated: should he bring it up or not?
In the end, however, Old Master Tang did raise it. Better safe than sorry—if Wei Zhao, after he had given up, refused to trade the blood-red centipede for the treasures in his hands and those of the Qianshan Sect, then he would lose more than he gained!
"I want the blood-red centipede in your hands!" Old Master Tang said. "I can trade this Poison-Avoiding Pearl for it. If you think that is not enough, I can trade other treasures as well. I brought quite a few good things for this transaction—poisons and the like."