Chapter 449: The Gaze Before Death
rumor?
Is Fan Lu’s death really a rumor?
This matter was indeed classified as a rumor within the Zero Point Tavern, and it was not allowed to be spread randomly. No member was allowed to discuss it privately, and everything was kept strictly sealed.
However, in this information age, online information spreads very quickly and there is no wall that is impenetrable.
The more this kind of news is blocked, the more likely it is to arouse people's curiosity.
"Rumors, these two words are really wonderful and can explain many things." Su Xia smiled slightly and said to Kun Kun.
For the rest of the people, whether it is a rumor or not is still unclear.
But Su Xia himself was an eyewitness and he was the one who killed Fan Lu with his own hands, so he was the most qualified to refute the rumor.
"No member is allowed to spread such rumors privately. I'm warning you once. If you dare to say this again, I will immediately take coercive measures against you!" Kun Kun snorted coldly.
"What if it's not a rumor?" Su Xia said with a smile.
"Humph, I've already warned you once. Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me!"
KunKun had a cold look on his face, and his whole body was emitting frightening spiritual energy fluctuations. He was ready to attack without even saying a word!
Behind him, there were more than a dozen members of the tavern headquarters dressed in black.
They moved together, blocking both sides of the corridor to ensure that no one could escape.
Seeing this scene, many members of the Beifeng Story Club changed their expressions and immediately rushed forward, trying to protect Su Xia behind them.
"Protect Master Su!"
In most people's minds, although Su Xia has outstanding potion abilities, his body is weak and not much stronger than an ordinary person.
But, among the crowd, Zhu Lu had a strange expression on his face and did not take action like the other members of the story club.
Yi Yi also folded his arms, a sneer flashed across his face, and he watched Kun Kun's actions as if he was looking at a clown.
"wrong……"
Kun Kun is a smart man. When he realized that something was wrong with the two people, he immediately withdrew his spiritual energy fluctuations.
The three words "Master Su" mentioned by everyone reminded him of something.
He looked at Su Xia carefully with a gloomy look, and then asked sinisterly: "Who are you? You are not from the Zero Point Tavern!"
"Chengnan Pharmacy, Su Xia." Su Xia said calmly.
"Hmph, no wonder you were able to bring that living dead back to life. It turns out you are a traitor! Everyone says you are a genius. Now it seems that you are worthy of the title of genius." Kun Kun said coldly.
"Thank you for the compliment." Su Xia smiled faintly.
"What's happening here has nothing to do with you. Get out of here and go back to your pharmacy!" Kun Kun waved his hand, and the men in black in the corridor moved one after another, making way for Su Xia.
Now, Su Xia is a member of the mechanical camp and a very famous figure in the camp.
Kun Kun had no reason to catch him. Even if his skin was scratched a little, it would easily cause confrontation between the Mechanical Clan and the Zero Point Tavern again.
The situation is tense and no one wants to escalate the situation.
Therefore, Kunkun could only let him go, out of sight, out of mind.
But Su Xia had no intention of leaving.
He remained calm and said, "Mr. Kun, what you said is wrong. My patient is here. How can you say it has nothing to do with me?"
"Haven't you cured her?" Kun Kun asked impatiently.
"You can't just judge by appearances."
Su Xia smiled and said, "My treatment is divided into six courses in total. Each course has nine steps. Each step needs to be observed more than ten times. Now I have only observed it twice."
He said this lightly, but KunKun became furious.
Although Kun Kun is not a pharmacist, he is from the headquarters of the Zero Point Tavern after all. He has come into contact with many high-level pharmacists at the headquarters and has taken countless high-level potions.
How could the treatment process of other pharmacists be as complicated as Su Xia’s?
"Do you really want to go against me?" Kun Kun stared at Su Xia.
"Take care of patients, how can you go against Mr. Kun?" Su Xia was a little surprised, "Doesn't Mr. Kun want someone to treat the patients of your Zero Point Tavern? Maybe I am ignorant, but my friends around me don't know that Zero Point Tavern has such a rule. I will talk to them about it after I go back."
"you……"
Kun Kun had a fierce look on his face, his eyes were so vicious as if he wanted to eat Su Xia, his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles crackled.
If Su Xia publicizes this kind of thing, what will outsiders think of the Zero Point Tavern?
One of our family members needs medical treatment, but the people at the headquarters are blocking the pharmacist from approaching. How do we explain this?
By then, word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Before long, this kind of thing will reach everyone's ears .
Other large organizations will not miss this opportunity and will try their best to throw mud on the Zero Point Tavern.
"You are quite eloquent, no wonder you can win the trust of Yu Tuo and Mo Se!" Kun Kun said coldly.
"Thank you!" Su Xia said with a smile.
"In that case, you should treat her well here!" Kunkun said coldly, "I will come again tomorrow, and then she will still have to come with me and accept normal interrogation!"
"Mr. Kun, I may disappoint you." Su Xia spoke again.
"What do you mean?"
Kun Kun suppressed the anger and murderous intent in his heart and stared at Su Xia coldly.
The interrogation was an internal matter of the Zero Point Tavern and had nothing to do with Su Xia, the pharmacist.
He couldn't interfere with Su Xia's treatment, but Su Xia couldn't interfere with his interrogation either. This was a two-way tacit understanding, and no one should break this rule.
Su Xia smiled and explained, "My patient has just woken up. She is very weak physically and mentally. She cannot continue to live in this dark underground world. I will take her to the pharmacy for recuperation. It may take a few years... During this period, if Mr. Kun wants to interrogate her, please come to my pharmacy."
"A few years...time?"
Kun Kun stared at Su Xia in disbelief, gritted his teeth, and uttered these words from between his teeth.
What kind of recuperation will take several years?
How long is a person’s life?
Kun Kun took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and the anger and murderous intent in his heart could hardly be suppressed.
If a member of the Midnight Tavern had spoken to him like this in front of him, he would have taken action by now. Why would he need to waste time talking?
What he didn't know was that if this wasn't the Midnight Tavern but some remote place, Su Xia wouldn't waste her time talking to him!
If you can do something yourself, it’s best to just do it!
"No, she can't leave! She must stay here!" Kun Kun's face looked grim and he rejected Su Xia's request outright.
"Why is that?" Su Xia asked in surprise.
"You don't need to know the reason, anyway, she can't leave!"
“Does the Zero Point Tavern want to restrict the freedom of its members?”
Su Xia was surprised again and said, "This is different from what the Zero Point Tavern advertises. Maybe there are some hidden rules that I don't know about? I have to ask my friends about this when I get back. I'm sure they know the answer."
"you……"
Kun Kun was furious, and his angry eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
Does Zero Point Bar restrict the freedom of its members?
If Su Xia spread this, it would definitely cause a huge uproar, and the impact on the tavern's reputation can be imagined.
The most important thing is that Su Xia is a pharmacist, not an ordinary person, and what he says carries some authority.
Moreover, every pharmacist has a wide network of contacts, and there will be countless people willing to act as a loudspeaker for Su Xia and help him spread these words.
"The tavern has always respected the freedom of its members, so there's no need to act surprised!" Kun Kun took a few deep breaths and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.
After being suppressed time and time again, he felt unwell and always felt like something was blocking his chest.
"So, I can take my patients away?" Su Xia asked.
"A few years is impossible, it's too long!" Kun Kun gritted his teeth and reluctantly took a step back.
"No problem, as long as their symptoms disappear completely, I will let them come back." Su Xia said with a smile.
"No, you must give an exact time!"
"That's hard to say."
Su Xia spread her hands and said, "The disease comes like a mountain falling, and the disease goes away like a thread being pulled out. Mr. Kun should understand this simple truth, right? I don't know how long this thread will be pulled out."
"One month! One month at most!"
KunKun gave his psychological bottom line, which is the longest time he can give.
"Huh? The freedom of the tavern is only for one month?"
Su Xia seemed unsatisfied. He touched his chin, frowned and shook his head.
He said calmly, "Now it seems that the rumors about the 'freedom' of the tavern are indeed true. After I go back, I have to talk to my friends about it and let them carefully choose which faction to join."
"What rumors?" Kun Kun asked coldly.
He didn't think there were any other rumors, most of which were probably Su Xia's nonsense.
Recently, the only rumor that the tavern has been able to block is Fan Lu's death.
But then, Su Xia said something that made his scalp tingle.
"Mr. Kun, do you know the Death Soldiers?" Su Xia asked with a smile, "I heard that the Zero Point Tavern secretly trained many Death Soldiers. That night in Seahorse City, ten powerful Death Soldiers showed up and fought against the Masked Stranger, causing him a lot of trouble."
"What do you want to say?" Kunkun felt something was wrong and asked immediately.
The battle that night was not a secret. Many organizations stationed in the town witnessed the entire process, and even many photos and videos were circulated.
"I heard that many of those assassins did not become assassins willingly, but just signed a contract to sell their souls." Su Xia smiled slightly and continued.
"Is this the rumor?" Kun Kun asked.
"Of course not only that." Su Xia shook her head.
"what else?"
"I also heard that the reason why those death warriors signed the contract that sold their souls was because they were in a state of near death before signing the contract. If they didn't sign it, they would definitely die."
"Humph, what's the big deal? Can't I trade my freedom for my life?"
Kun Kun's expression became increasingly ugly, and he stared at Su Xia, but his words remained tough, and his tone did not change at all.
Su Xia smiled calmly and said, "There are also rumors that the reason why those people are on the verge of death is because their mission information was betrayed, causing them to be hunted down and seriously injured, and finally had to make that choice."
"What nonsense!"
Kun Kun's face was extremely ugly, and he seemed to already know what Su Xia was going to say next.
"In a place like the Zero Point Tavern where information is highly confidential, why would the mission information of those members be betrayed?" Su Xia asked in surprise, "What kind of person has enough power to explore the mission information of each member?"
"The heads of each branch?" Yi Yi suddenly spoke, frowning.
"Yes, this is a possibility." Su Xia nodded slightly.
"People at headquarters also have the authority to check directly." Another person spoke. He was actually a member of the headquarters dressed in black. There seemed to be confusion in his eyes, and he said this subconsciously.
"Shut up!"
Kun Kun turned to look at the member with an unpleasant expression and shouted coldly.
The member shuddered and immediately lowered his head, realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have said.
Su Xia continued with a smile on her face, "You probably understand what this rumor I'm talking about is. It is said that the Zero Point Tavern will select some potential members and deliberately leak their mission information, causing their identities to be exposed and being hunted down by their enemies until they are on the verge of death. Then... the people in the tavern will show up at the critical moment and ask these potential members to exchange their freedom for their lives."
"Nonsense! Total nonsense! Who told you this rumor?" Kun Kun shouted harshly, his voice was much louder than before, and he seemed to be out of control.
"I forgot!"
Su Xia shrugged, smiling, and said, "As a pharmacist, I come into contact with many people every day. I forgot who told me, why is Mr. Kun so excited? Such an exaggerated rumor, it can't be true, right?"
"you……"
Kun Kun clenched his fists and stared at Su Xia. His expression changed several times, as if he was making a decision.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more depressing, and everyone could clearly feel the murderous intent in this repression.
Yi Yi's expression changed slightly, and he slowly moved forward, ready to attack.
Once Kunkun attacks Su Xia, Yi Yi will send Su Xia out of the tavern at all costs.
"What's wrong, Mr. Kun?"
Su Xia smiled without any fear on her face, and calmly met Kun Kun's fierce eyes.
He had no intention of speaking about this matter because he was just guessing.
But, at that moment, he suddenly changed his mind.
Because he suddenly thought of Qi Yu, the man codenamed "Shadow of Death".
Qi Yu, a child of destiny, became a level five creature at a young age. He is one of the most promising members in the tavern. Everyone believes that he will shine in the future and become a legend.
But one night two years ago, when he was on a mission, his information was somehow exposed and he was surrounded and attacked by the enemy. He was seriously injured and fell into a valley. He should have died at the bottom of the valley, but he was found by people from the tavern headquarters before he died.
In order to survive and investigate the reason why his information was exposed, he signed the contract to sell his soul.
But from then on, he completely lost his freedom and became a walking corpse.
After that, the outside world thought he was dead, and even the tavern held a funeral for him.
It was not until not long ago, that night in Seahorse City, when he tore off the human skin mask , that the name Qi Yu appeared before the world again.
"He can no longer find out the truth by himself. Perhaps he already knew it..."
Su Xia recalled that night in Kaiba Castle.
In the small town of Seahorse City, in the heavy rain that night, Qi Yu, one of the ten death warriors, did not fight with all his strength. It seemed as if he was seeking death and he did not even turn on his shield.
At that time, many people watching on both sides of the town were surprised and didn't understand why he made that choice.
If he had used his true strength, Su Xia would definitely not have won so easily.
At the moment when he was covered in blood and kneeling in the rain, Su Xia saw the unwillingness in his eyes.
"Perhaps he has long wanted to end his half-human and half-ghost days, but he cannot die so casually. He must die at the hands of a strong enough person to make his death valuable enough."
Su Xia recalled Qi Yu's look before his death, and soon after that, he understood what Qi Yu meant.
That's a commission!
He wants to use his death to ask Su Xia to find out the truth!
