**Chapter 538: This Is a Poison Blade Coated with Deadly Venom**
They sold him out completely!
Jiangnan really got the short end of the stick!
While he was out there fighting tooth and nail to attract the enemy's attention, they just gave everything away over here?
They even told me what plane he was taking?
That's way too detailed, isn't it?
I haven't even tortured them yet, so this leaves me with nothing to work with!
Wait...
If they confessed so quickly, could they be tricking me?
But it doesn't seem fake...
Qian Benying stared suspiciously at the six people bound in place. Right now, Mountain Cat and the others were on the verge of tears!
How did it come to this?
Nan Shen, we're so sorry!
But... but we just can't help it. We have to say it.
None of them knew that the effect of the Deadly Green Club lasted for six hours!
The 100% truth-telling effect was active!
Even if someone asked for their bank card PINs, they'd spill it. They had absolutely no control!
Qian Benying smirked triumphantly. "You said the data is on you? Hand it over!"
Hei Ya sneered. "No way! Not a chance!"
Qian Benying's eyes widened. "Being tough now? Do you understand who's in charge here? If you don't give it to me, I'll kill you!"
Hei Ya's face was fierce. "Go ahead! You think I'm scared? In eighteen years, I'll be a good man again!"
Qian Benying looked baffled. They had confessed so readily just now. They should be afraid of death, right?
Why now...
Mountain Cat took a deep breath. "Hei Ya! Give her the thing. Don't forget what Xiao Nan told us before!"
"If any one of us dies, Xiao Nan will go crazy. You have no idea how insane Jiangnan gets when he loses control! He'd rather die himself than not take revenge!"
"Stick to the plan!"
Mountain Cat was very calm; she had considered everything.
Even if the data was given to Qian Benying, it was useless. The key was still with Jiangnan!
There was no need to die over the data; dying would be pointless.
Hei Ya gritted his teeth but ultimately pulled the data out of his shadow...
Qian Benying snatched it and was overjoyed!
Haha!
Interception successful! I'm the ultimate winner!
That was awesome!
"Where's the key? Where is it?"
Shou Hou: "The key is with Nan Shen!"
"Right, right! Everything you have is fake. We transformed into you earlier and sold fake keys to everyone, swindling all their money!"
"Nan Shen changed one character of the key. Only Nan Shen in this whole world can open the safety program!"
"You smell so bad!"
Qian Benying ground her teeth, her fur standing on end with anger.
It really was Jiangnan's doing!
That guy was absolutely wicked. He almost screwed her over royally!
The mastermind behind it all! Now the truth came out!
By the way, you guys don't have to be so honest, do you?
Could you stop emphasizing how bad I smell?
Mountain Cat and the others were going insane. Here we go again!
They couldn't keep any secrets in their hearts!
Everything was spilling out; it was utterly bizarre!
Qian Benying's eyes sparkled. She didn't know why, but these people seemed to answer every question!
"Then do you know how to get rid of the stench?"
They all shook their heads.
They genuinely didn't know, because Jiangnan had never told them.
Qian Benying frowned. Then she'd have to wait until Jiangnan returned and use these captives as leverage to force him to spill the key and the deodorizing method.
Since these people answered everything, she might as well seize the chance to learn more about Jiangnan's weaknesses.
She ordered Liuhua to put spirit-binding cuffs on everyone.
Qian Benying carried a stool over and sat in front of Hei Ya.
"Liuhua-chan, make me a cup of coffee! I'm starting the interrogation!"
Liuhua rushed excitedly into the kitchen to brew coffee. Finally, something went smoothly for once!
Qian Benying pulled out a very exquisite dagger.
It was forged from an unknown spirit material, the blade purple, looking extremely sharp.
She pressed the dagger against Hei Ya's neck and said viciously, "Spill it! What are Jiangnan's weaknesses? If you don't, I'll kill you!"
Hei Ya spoke: "Nan Shen has no weaknesses! He's a true immortal! He has no shortcomings at all! He's full of special skills; every talent is a specialty!"
Qian Benying: (｡･᷄◡･᷅｡) Huh?
"I told you to tell me his weaknesses! Not to praise him!"
"Do you really think I wouldn't dare? See this dagger? This is a poison blade coated with deadly venom!"
"With just one light cut, given your level, you'd be dead from the poison in a few minutes! Still not talking?"
Hei Ya said seriously, "I'm not lying! Jiangnan has no weaknesses!"
Qian Benying rolled her eyes, moved her stool over to sit in front of Xuexue Wolfbane, and pressed the dagger against her neck.
"You talk!"
Xuexue Wolfbane: "Nan Shen is the most outstanding man I've ever met! Weakness? Hah! They don't exist, okay?"
Qian Benying was speechless. She then pressed the dagger to Katerina's neck. "Tell me Jiangnan's weaknesses!"
Katerina looked thoughtful. "I simply can't think of any weaknesses for this perfect man. Jiangnan is the person I trust most in this world! No one else!"
Qian Benying was utterly baffled.
What's wrong with you guys? You sold Jiangnan out completely just now, and now you're singing his praises in every possible way!
You're even blowing rainbow farts!
Qian Benying had no idea.
They weren't flattering him. These were 100% sincere words from their hearts. They really believed it.
Mountain Cat was frantic.
They hadn't interacted much with Xiao Nan, so they didn't know his weaknesses.
But she did! After all, she had watched Jiangnan grow up, okay?
No weaknesses? Jiangnan had so many weaknesses it was explosive!
He was crazy about money, loved causing trouble, valued his friends and companions above all, had a thing about hair, was extremely ticklish, and had a habit of grinning wickedly before making a move...
Mountain Cat knew them all. Once Qian Benying asked her, she would absolutely spill everything!
No, no way!
Her mind racing, Mountain Cat suddenly remembered the Lucky Little Cherry Jiangnan had given them.
Before the fight, they had all been told to keep it under their tongues!
Only to use it in dire situations?
This definitely counted as a dire situation, right?
Mountain Cat coughed lightly twice and swallowed the Lucky Little Cherry she had been pressing under her tongue.
Shou Hou, Tieniu, and the others heard Mountain Cat's cough and their eyes lit up. They swallowed their Lucky Little Cherries without a second thought!
This was a pre-arranged signal to handle just such an occasion.
After eating the cherries, they all waited expectantly. Nan Shen's things were always miraculous!
Since he had emphasized it so much, it must be useful!
But after waiting for a long time, nothing changed.
Could this thing just be a normal cherry? That couldn't be it!
Just then, Qian Benying carried her stool and dagger over to Mountain Cat.
"I'm asking you..."
"Sakura-chan! The coffee is ready! Careful, it's hot!"
Liuhua walked over carrying a hot water kettle in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, standing behind her.
Qian Benying reached out and took the coffee, brought it to her nose, sniffed, and looked pleased.
"Hmm~ the aroma..."
"Pop!"
Before she could finish, the bottom of the glass coffee cup snapped with a pop!
The entire cup of scalding coffee spilled all over her belly!
Qian Benying: (๐˃̵口˂̵) Ah!!!
"Hot, hot, hot! Hiss~"
She jumped up, startled by the heat, and the dagger in her hand flew out in shock!
"What kind of crappy cup is this?"
She wasn't a dead pig, but that didn't mean she wasn't afraid of boiling water. It still hurt!
Liuhua was also dumbfounded. The bottom of the cup shattered?
Oh dear...
The dagger spun through the air and flew straight toward Mountain Cat!
Mountain Cat instinctively reached out and caught the dagger in her hand!
The air was filled with absolute awkwardness.
The spirit-binding cuffs that had been restraining Mountain Cat had somehow come loose. She easily broke free with a light tug!
Mountain Cat's pretty face was blank. What just happened?
The cuffs came undone? And the dagger ended up in my hand?
But Qian Benying was quick. She immediately used spatial compression to restrain Mountain Cat again and snatched the dagger from her hand, throwing it to the ground!
"Quite the clever tricks, huh? Trying to run? Dream on!"
She shook the coffee off her clothes and went to sit down on the stool behind her.
Just as she sat down, one of the stool's legs broke without warning!
Qian Benying's legs kicked out, and she fell backward unexpectedly!
Her head accidentally bumped into Liuhua's stomach!
Liuhua instinctively tried to catch her but completely forgot she was still holding a kettle of hot water...
It splashed all over Qian Benying's face!
"Pwah~ Ah!!! Hot!"
Qian Benying jumped up from the ground, frantically wiping her face. Her delicate face was flushed red from the scalding water.
Liuhua panicked and fumbled. "Sorry, Sakura-chan! I didn't mean to! Just now... Hiss! The knife! The knife!"
There was a purple dagger stuck right into Qian Benying's back—the very one she had just thrown to the ground!
Dark purple blood was flowing, and half the blade was embedded!
Qian Benying's face turned white. How the hell did it stab me?!
Could she be this unlucky? Her face was full of panic. She reached back desperately, trying to pull it out.
This dagger was coated with deadly poison, damn it!
No wonder the wound didn't hurt; it had gone numb from the poison!
But the place where the dagger was stuck was incredibly awkward. Qian Benying reached for it but couldn't grab it.
"What are you waiting for? Pull it out for me! Hurry, hurry! This blade is poisonous! Where's the antidote? Where is it?"
Qian Benying forgot everything else and frantically opened her alternate dimension to search for the antidote.
Liuhua rushed over to pull out the dagger.
But she wasn't paying attention and stepped on a piece of broken glass. She stumbled, and instinctively reached out to brace herself...
"Schlick!"
As luck would have it, Liuhua's hand landed directly on the dagger's handle!
The dagger, which had been only halfway in, was shoved all the way down by Liuhua's palm!
Qian Benying: (|||꒪з꒪) Pwah~
The tip came out the front; it had impaled her completely.
Qian Benying's lips turned purple. She stared blankly at the poison blade that had skewered her.
"Aaaaaah! Liuhua, you definitely did that on purpose! I think you're trying to usurp my position!"
The words had barely left her mouth when darkness took her. She collapsed limply to the ground!
Her pretty face was pale as death, her lips purple-black, and she kept foaming at the mouth!
Liuhua was panicked, crying in distress. "Sakura-chan! Wake up, Sakura-chan! I really didn't mean it!"
Then she glared viciously at Mountain Cat and the others. "Tell me! What kind of sorcery did you cast on Sakura-chan? How did she..."
At this moment, Mountain Cat and the rest were stunned.
No, we literally did nothing. We just each ate a cherry!
And then they watched Qian Benying get hit by one stroke of bad luck after another, eventually poisoning herself, and the crisis was inexplicably resolved?
Now they believed it!
That poison-coated dagger was truly venomous!
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**Author's Note:**