Chapter 546: Chapter 546: So It Was Poison

"Mourn not! He’s beyond saving."

Yang Cheng sighed. If they had arrived earlier, they might have saved that brother. But now, with his abdomen almost hollowed out, even the Daluo Immortals could do nothing.

"Wuwu... It’s all my fault!"

The man couldn’t help but cry. Once the ropes on him were untied, he collapsed limply to the ground.

"I’ll kill these bastards!"

Enraged, he picked up a sharpened stick from the ground and fiercely stabbed it toward the people on the ground.

Pfft!

Though the stick was sharp, it was still wood. After piercing through two of the Wildmen, it broke inside their bodies.

At this moment, the car door opened, and an old man stepped down, his voice trembling as he shouted: "Hu Zi! Da Shan, is that you?"

"Uncle Pan, it’s me."

Da Shan choked on his words, kneeling powerlessly on the ground.

The old man turned on a flashlight, illuminating the road ahead, only to see the disfigured corpse in the middle, already chewed beyond recognition.

"Hu Zi!"

In disbelief, he staggered forward. Seeing the flower-patterned clothes, his body wobbled involuntarily.

"What the hell happened? You guys could’ve taken a shortcut, so why come this way?"

The old man questioned loudly, his gaze dark as he looked at Da Shan.

"It’s all my fault. I wanted to pick some Forget-Worry Grass from here, as this is where it grows most abundantly, so I had Hu Zi come with me. Who knew we’d run into these Wildmen."

"Hu Zi was attacked while protecting me. After his stomach was pierced, they pinned him down and cut off his flesh with a knife!"

As Da Shan spoke and cried, seeing some of the Wildmen still alive, he picked up the flesh-cutting dagger and fiercely stabbed at their hearts.

Bloodthirsty and red-eyed, even though the enemy was already dead, he stabbed the body several more times.

"Enough! They’re dead, don’t waste your energy. Hurry back to the village!"

The old man scolded loudly, raising his hand to give Da Shan a hard slap.

At that moment, one of the wounded Wildmen suddenly stood up and started running.

Yang Cheng raised an eyebrow. He didn’t expect one had slipped through the net. He wasn’t going to give chase, but Da Shan, crazed with anger, ran after without a word.

"Da Shan! Come back here!"

The old man shouted, but his legs were unsteady, and he couldn’t keep up.

He turned to Yang Cheng, pleading urgently: "Young man, please, help me bring him back. I’ll definitely lead you to Hidden Cloud Village!"

"There are more than just these Wildmen here. Now that Hu Zi is dead, if Da Shan falls into their hands, I can’t explain when I return!"

Yang Cheng didn’t immediately agree but glanced at the two people in the car.

Although Kong Lingwen knew some martial arts, he didn’t have survival skills, and Ni Qingyao was an utterly weak woman.

"I swear, I won’t harm them. You could lock the car, and I’ll wait outside for you."

The old man knew what he was worried about and hurriedly promised.

"Alright, I’ll trust you this once."

Yang Cheng’s eyes were full of warning as he dashed into the depths of the forest.

The Wildmen lived in the forest year-round, moving quickly, and Da Shan, being a mountain man and extremely angry, catching up wasn’t hard for him.

However, no matter how fast they were, they couldn’t keep up with Yang Cheng.

He soon caught up to Da Shan, exasperatedly saying, "Stop chasing, your brother is already dead. Do you want to die at their hands too?"

"If I can’t avenge Hu Zi, I’d rather die!"

"Damn it! Fool!"

Yang Cheng cursed, feeling helpless, "Fine, you get to kill him, then you’ll come back with me, right? I’ll kill him for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, they saw the Wildman running into a valley.

"This should be their lair. We’ll sneak in and take out their base, avenge your brother."

As Yang Cheng spoke, he was already approaching the valley.

"Alright!"

Da Shan nodded, gripping the dagger tightly, eyes filled with murderous intent.

The two moved stealthily, and upon reaching the entrance, they heard voices inside, making Yang Cheng frown instantly.

These aren’t Wildmen? How can they speak human language?

He perked up his ears, listening intently.

"Why are you the only one back? What do you mean? Are the others all dead?"

"Damn it! Who did it? I’m going to kill him!"

Yang Cheng’s expression grew heavier, quickening his pace into the entrance.

Not far ahead was a light, where a man in a black robe sat on a pile of grass. He was hideous, with small eyes and blackened teeth, making one nauseous even at a glance.

Surrounding the man were several Wildmen, all obeying his every command. The one who had fled for his life knelt before him.

Yang Cheng frowned slightly and noticed these Wildmen had dense blood marks on their necks, a sign of poisoning.

This meant that these people weren’t really Wildmen but were controlled by this ugly man after being poisoned.

For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. These Wildmen were also victims, yet ended up beheaded and disassembled.

Seeing so many Wildmen, Da Shan, wielding his knife, wanted to charge forward but was stopped by Yang Cheng.

"Let me kill them!"

He gritted his teeth, intent on avenging his brother.

The ugly man heard the noise and looked over, revealing a terrifying smile.

"Haha! A tail followed us back."

"You’re the ones who killed my Wildmen, right? In that case, you two can stay here."

The ugly man stood up, his stature extremely short, eyes ferocious.

"Ugly people cause more trouble!"

Yang Cheng cursed.

The man was too ugly; he didn’t even want to dirty his hands, directly kicking him.

"Just in time!"

The ugly man wasn’t afraid, rolled on the ground like a potato, then raised his hand to throw some white powder.

Yang Cheng didn’t dodge and even sniffed lightly.

"Haha! You fool, you’ve already inhaled my poison. Soon you’ll become one of my Wildmen!"

"You’re quite handsome and tall; you’ll surely be the best one!"

The ugly man laughed triumphantly, thinking he had succeeded, unaware that the poison had no effect on Yang Cheng.

"Are you alright?"

Standing by, Da Shan was dumbstruck, realizing these Wildmen were actually controlled, his expression growing complicated.

"This little trick? It can’t trap me." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Yang Cheng chuckled, kicking the ugly man squarely in the chest, sending him flying into a rock.

Pfft!

The ugly man spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes full of disbelief.

"This is impossible! You inhaled my poison powder, why aren’t you poisoned?"

The poison he developed was highly potent; no one could withstand it, so why wasn’t this kid affected?