To be honest, unless forced, Xiao Feng is reluctant to target someone's physical shortcomings because it makes him look petty.

But there's no choice, Shao Wenxing is clearly being uncooperative, with an attitude that screams "kill me if you can," which Xiao Feng can't tolerate.

And as facts prove, this tough approach was correct, as it revealed that Sun Shijie is still alive, making the effort not entirely wasted.

Of course, this also brought up two questions: where is Sun Shijie? And why did he fake his death?

But these questions are too distant, the most urgent thing now is to remain wary of Shao Wenxing. Only after overcoming this can we discuss what comes next.

"I should really thank you," Shao Wenxing laughed freely. "To me, death seems more like a release. Living like this is torture every second... ready to start your journey?"

"You're talking too much nonsense," Xiao Feng said coldly.

"Well then, let's cut the nonsense."

With those words, Shao Wenxing threw the Jade Flute towards the beam.

"Bang! Bang!"

The Jade Flute hit the beam and then fell onto the ground, rolling into a corner where the candlelight couldn't reach. Meanwhile, Shao Wenxing closed his eyes, his expression as calm as a still pond, without any fear of the impending death.

Three seconds passed, and nothing happened, but it made Xiao Feng's brows furrowed even deeper.

This wasn't quite what he imagined. Could it be that the trap laid had expired due to time?

This thought was immediately dismissed by Xiao Feng. Any carelessness would bring him closer to death, a lesson learned from countless life-and-death situations. Carelessness is unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng grew vigilant and slowly moved towards the door.

But at that moment, a sound came from the beam.

"Boom boom boom..."

The noise started slowly but quickly accelerated, like something sleeping up there had been disturbed and was angry.

"Crack!"

The wooden board on the beam was instantly pierced, a head the size of a marble poked out, with a fox-like mouth, ears protruding forward, and two small eyes rolling around, giving an eerie feeling.

Xiao Feng stood dazed, unable to resist wondering what kind of creature this was.

"Crack!"

This time the entire board fell off, and Xiao Feng finally recognized them; they were bats!

Instantly, countless bat heads emerged from the beam, dust falling down, and those heads with bared teeth gave you chills just from a glance!

Xiao Feng realized why there was such a delay after the Jade Flute was thrown onto the roof.

Because bats have a hibernation habit, and waking up takes a process, just like people slowly recovering from sleep.

Xiao Feng dared not delay, he tried to run out, but just took a step and felt his legs weakened, like after a long run without any psychological preparation, he almost fell.

Even worse, this weakness affected more than just his legs; soon all his limbs felt exhausted.

It was evident that this was a symptom of poisoning.

"I told you, once you came in, don't think about going out." Shao Wenxing sneered. "You think I poisoned the air?"

"What else?" Xiao Feng glanced at the bats hanging on the beam, a chilling fear creeping up his heart. Despite being cautious, he was still caught. Was it because he was too confident?

Shao Wenxing provided the answer, "The poison is on the door. Didn't you feel it was a bit damp when you pushed it before?"

Xiao Feng suddenly realized, but it was undoubtedly too late now.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

Groups of bats gathered together, fluttering like a black cloud, covering the ceiling of the room, staring fiercely at Shao Wenxing and Xiao Feng below.

Xiao Feng grunted, using what little strength remained to rush out the door.

"Bang!"

After his strength vanished, Xiao Feng fell in the courtyard, his consciousness cleared, but clarity meant he could only helplessly wait for death.

Xiao Feng hated this feeling but temporarily had no better idea, hoping Zhao Guo'an and the others would quickly come while desperately thinking of a way to escape.

Time ticked by second by second, although only half a minute, it felt like half a century to Xiao Feng.

It's not an exaggeration because the more he thought, the more despair he felt.

The reason was simple, even if he had an idea, he needed the strength to put it into action, didn't he?

Everyone knows that bats fear light and fire, but the problem was that it was night, and he didn't even have the strength to make a torch. It was frustrating to the point of death!

Xiao Feng wasn't afraid of fighting hard; even if killed, it's due to a lack of skill, nothing to complain about, but now he couldn't even resist, which was truly disgusting.

"Whew..."

Lying on the cold ground, Xiao Feng let out a long breath, hoping the bats have small appetites and killing Shao Wenxing would suffice, although this possibility seemed slim.

Since the opponent intended to drag him down together, the bats' "appetites" evidently wouldn't be small.

At that moment, an elderly man appeared at the gate of the courtyard wearing a dark cotton-padded coat, looking about eighty, his face extremely grim as he walked in.

The old man's eyes gleamed brightly, his steps steady and powerful, even uncharacteristic of an elderly man.

Seeing him for the first time, one name popped into Xiao Feng's mind...

"Sun Shijie?" Xiao Feng asked uncertainly.

The old man ignored him, walking into the room by himself, seemingly anxious.

But as soon as he stepped into the room, he suddenly halted, raised a hand to touch the door, and then brought it to his nose to sniff, clearly noticing something strange about the door.

The old man remained calm, took out a needle bag, stuck himself on each limb, then withdrew from the doorway, turned back to Xiao Feng, took out a fresh needle, and jabbed it into Xiao Feng's arm.

The effect of the needle was immediate; although it didn't fully revive him, at least he could feel strength slowly returning to his arms.

Just as he was about to speak, the old man spoke first: "Help wake all the villagers up, don't return to the village tonight."

"Because of the bats in the room?" Xiao Feng asked.

The old man nodded, "And, don't mention you've seen me, let's consider it my repayment for helping you this time."

Xiao Feng agreed, confirming in his mind that this old man was definitely Sun Shijie.

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