Wang Lin glared at Sun Dazhu, and straightaway he found out that something was wrong. His eye expression was a bit lifeless.
After pausing for a while, he said, “Master, I do not want to kill you, it’s just that you had malicious intents towards me. Even if you drank this tea, I wouldn’t do that to you.”
Sun Dazhu’s expression was dull, but he suddenly said, “You cannot drink the tea.”
Wang Lin stared blankly, and after looking at Sun Dazhu, he suddenly asked, “Why can’t I drink it?”
“There are Three Corpse String Caterpillars in the tea.” Sun Dazhu’s expression was numb as he said that.
Wang Lin’s gaze flickered, and he asked, “What does this Three Corpse String Caterpillar do?”
“In a short period of time, it can control all the actions of other side. It is one of the necessities for creating a puppet.”
Killing intent flashed in Wang Lin’s eyes, and he asked calmly, “Why did you want me to take it?”
“Ever since I found out that you had the spiritual gourd, I was suspicious in my heart, so I took you as a disciple. I originally wanted to wait until you reached the 1st layer of the Concentrated Qi stage, then use a soul searching method on you, but because of the Spirit Dispersion Herb, I felt that you could not reach the 1st layer of the Concentrated Qi within 10 years, so I left that problem alone. But I never would have thought that the competition yesterday, your strength suddenly increased. My expression was very open, but in reality I was even more suspicious, and thought that you must have secretly hid some gourds with spiritual power in it. You may even have some other secrets, and because I also wanted to increase my cultivation level, I prepared this cup of tea for you.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and asked, “What’s a Spirit Dispersion Herb? Why did you not tell anyone about me? Also this Three Corpse String Caterpillar. Why did you not use it earlier?”
“The Spirit Dispersion Herb is a necessity in the dispersing arts. The use is to disperse the spiritual energy in the body. I did not tell anyone about you because I was afraid that people would forcefully steal the gourd from me. Later on, because it happened too suddenly, if I said it, then it would not do me any good, so I might as well move by myself.”
“About this Three Corpse String Caterpillar. I did not use it earlier because last year, when I went down the mountain, I traded it for some stolen ancient books from the sect with a fellow associate. That person said that the success rate is 100% under the Foundation Building stage. Also, the herb has no colour nor spell, so it wouldn’t be easy to detect it. I was originally planning to use it on the 3rd senior to get some pills from him.”
Wang Lin’s anger started to burn, and coldly smiled, “You weren’t afraid of me finding out?”
“In order to get the secret from you, I didn’t care that much. I’m old now, and if I don’t have any more improvements, then I wouldn’t have any hope for the Foundation Building stage in this life. Actually, I wasn’t even sure that you would come back today, so I already made a wager to myself, and prepared this cup of tea. If you came back today, then I would try it. If you didn’t, then you must have stayed at the Head of Sect. From then on, you may always go down the mountains, and I wouldn’t have any more chances.”
Wang Lin’s gaze turned cold and his voice icy as he asked, “Just now, you said that the Head of Sect was looking from you. Was that true?”
“It was not.”
Just as Sun Dazhu finished saying that, Wang Lin’s gaze flickered, and with a pat he hit the top of his head. Instantly, Sun Dazhu’s body crumpled, and he fell on the ground while bleeding in all 7 apertures of the head.
Wang Lin blankly looked at Sun Dazhu’s corpse, and in his heart there was a feeling that could not be explained. This was the first time that he killed a person, and the person he killed was his own master.
After thinking for a while, Wang Lin picked up Sun Dazhu’s corpse, and walked out of the Heng Yue Sect with a declining expression. He found a mountain stream and threw the corpse at it.