The truth came pouring out like a volcanic eruption. Old Wolf looked as if he’d been holding it in for years and simply couldn’t stop himself.
The moment he finished speaking, however, his face turned green, then black.
Clutching his mouth, he couldn’t understand how those words had escaped him.
They were the truth.
But the truth could get people killed.
“Heh.”
The burly man rose with a savage grin and flipped the table over with one hand. Plates shattered across the floor, wine splashed everywhere.
Wrapped in an aura of icy fury, he strode toward Old Wolf.
“Sounds like you’ve got a lot of complaints about me.”
Rolling his shoulders, the crimson glow in his eyes made Old Wolf’s heart tremble.
“That’s right. I do have complaints. So what?” Old Wolf shot back bluntly. “And it’s not just me. Fatty’s got plenty of grievances too.”
“Yeah, he’s right.”
Fatty, who had been quietly eating in the corner and minding his own business, finally failed to keep his mouth occupied with food.
The words slipped out naturally.
Now the burly man slowly turned his head and stared at the two of them with a sinister expression.
“You ungrateful bastards. Without me, would you be living the good life here? You’d probably be dead in some ditch by now. But that’s fine. I’m feeling generous today—I’ll clean house myself.”
He’d always thought he was an excellent leader.
Who would’ve guessed these two had been resentful for years?
“You’re the bastard.”
“I’m a human, not a pig.”
Fatty hated people mocking his size more than anything.
Now that the truth was already out and there was no turning back, he simply followed his heart and let out a strange laugh.
“You’ve got some nerve talking about us. Can you honestly say you’ve treated us fairly all these years? Think about how much of our rightful share you’ve pocketed.”
“‘Big Brother’? Bah!”
Throwing the chicken drumstick in his hand onto the floor, Fatty rose to his feet. His massive frame radiated intimidation.
“So what if I skimmed some off the top?” the burly man sneered. “In my eyes, you’re just a couple of lackeys. Since when do dogs qualify to be brothers with me?”
“Letting you trail behind me and eat scraps was already an act of generosity.”
The contempt in his words made it obvious he had never regarded them as equals.
Truthfully, the burly man hadn’t wanted things to escalate this far.
But his mouth simply wouldn’t obey him.
Damn it, shut up already!
The two humiliated men were seeing red.
Then they attacked.
“Dogs? Scraps?”
“Today I’ll show you whether I’m a wolf or a dog.”
“Once you’re dead, I’ll be the boss of the Tiandu Sect!”
Old Wolf struck first.
There was no probing attack, no testing of waters.
Every move was aimed at killing.
Seeing Old Wolf come at him for real, the burly man flew into a rage and retaliated with full force.
Meanwhile, Fatty stood nearby, eyeing them like a tiger stalking prey, ready to stab someone in the back at any moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Crash! Smash! Crack!
In the blink of an eye, chaos erupted inside.
Outside the window, several heads were squeezed together as they watched the spectacle unfold.
“Boss Lu, impressive.”
“One move from Boss Lu and the results speak for themselves.”
“Boss Lu, unmatched beneath the heavens!”
A flood of flattery came her way, making Lu Wu feel an invisible weight settling on her shoulders.
She swore she had done absolutely nothing.
The people inside had somehow started fighting among themselves and were now trying to kill each other.
It had nothing to do with her.
Absolutely nothing!
Shoving Qin Zhan’s annoyingly smug face aside, Lu Wu glanced at Jiang Yunhe.
The way the three men inside were answering every question honestly looked very familiar.
One glance told her they had fallen victim to the Delicious Bug’s effect.
“I ground Boss Lu’s insects into powder and mixed them into the dish.”
“Those three are nothing more than a loose collection of suspicious individuals. They never truly trusted one another. Their fragile relationship only needed a tiny crack before it shattered completely.”
“Once that happened, turning on each other was inevitable.”
Clearly, Jiang Yunhe had expected this exact outcome.
And yes.
He was the one who had rigged everything.
So what?
He was a physician.
Expecting a physician to charge enemies head-on with sword and blade was the truly foolish idea.
…
A master killed without spilling blood.
That was style.
“As if.”
Qin Zhan rolled his eyes at him.
So this guy had dragged them here just to show off?
At this point, even if the bugs’ effects wore off, it wouldn’t matter.
They had already started fighting.
Blood had already been shed.
There was no stopping now.
“Today, the three of us settle everything.”
“We’ll decide not only victory and defeat—but life and death!”
“The one who walks out alive deserves it all!”
Amid furious roars, the battle grew increasingly frenzied.
Flames shot into the sky.
The dancers and servants had long since fled in terror.
The roof was blasted apart.
Everyone in the estate wished they had a few extra legs to escape faster.
Meanwhile, Lu Wu and her companions watched the devastation and offered commentary.
“Nice kick. That’s at least ten years of my skill right there.”
“Mount Tai Crushing the Summit—powerful!”
“Ah! Is that the legendary Tang Clan hidden weapon, the Pear Blossom Rainstorm Needles? I’ve broadened my horizons today.”
The three men chattered excitedly.
But in Lu Wu’s eyes, the scene looked like this:
Old Wolf had been kicked into a wall so hard that he was practically embedded in it.
The burly man was pinned beneath Fatty’s mountain-like backside, unable to breathe.
Meanwhile, Fatty had been struck in the rear by a poisoned needle thrown by Old Wolf.
After years together, each knew exactly where the others’ weaknesses lay.
Every attack was a killing move.
Yet because they knew each other too well, nobody could gain a decisive advantage.
In the end, all three suffered catastrophic injuries.
A mutual destruction outcome.
Old Wolf’s organs had shifted out of place, his heart shattered. Blood poured continuously from his mouth.
He wouldn’t last much longer.
The burly man’s limbs had been crippled. Crushed beneath Fatty’s massive body, the last breath in his chest was slowly fading away.
As for Fatty…
He had been poisoned.
There was simply too much flesh on his body.
By the time he found the poisoned needle hidden among the layers of fat and tried to force it out, it was already too late.
His death was inevitable.
Moments later, all three stopped breathing.
None of them died with their eyes closed.
The show was over.
Lu Wu dusted herself off and stood up, then gave Jiang Yunhe a thumbs-up.
One scheme.
Three victims.
Not a drop of blood on Physician Jiang’s hands.
The Scheming Divine Doctor’s Domineering Kill.
Truly terrifying.
Better not provoke him.
“You’re too kind, Boss Lu. It’s all thanks to you.”
Jiang Yunhe smiled and clasped his fists.
Lu Wu glared at him.
Debts had owners and grievances had sources.
She was just a humble street vendor who hadn’t done anything.
If ghosts came seeking revenge, they should find the right person!
With the three leaders dead, the remaining rabble scattered like birds and beasts.
Mission accomplished.
Everyone went home.
A peaceful night passed without dreams.
The next day, Lu Wu set up her stall at the usual spot.
The customers remained as wonderfully bizarre as ever.
She noticed that many of yesterday’s delivery runners had become customers themselves.
Even the regular patrons had returned.
When she asked why, she learned the reason.
Yesterday, those runners had smelled the food Lu Wu was selling.
It had been too fragrant.
In the end, they chose delicious food over money.
With no delivery runners available, the regular customers had no choice but to come personally.
Still, they had devised a countermeasure.
“Hehe, I deliberately saved some bugs from yesterday and ate them today. Once the Truth-Telling Time ends, no matter how much I eat afterward, your trick won’t work anymore, Boss Lu!”
Someone declared proudly.
Lu Wu laughed.
These people were really exploiting loopholes now.
Then again, what did they mean by her trick?
The real culprit was clearly the System.
She was the most conscientious vendor of the new era.
Look at this blame.
Big, round, and somehow perfectly fitted onto her shoulders.
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