Chapter 0211 – A Plan in the Middle of No Plan – The Absolute Return

“What corner book?”

The Poison King saw through my intentions at a glance.

“Could it be that you have to make a note promising that for every poisonous technique I teach you, you have to promise me a condition? Something like that?”

“Not really.”

“Is that for me to make a note promising that I will not be held responsible for you stealing poisonous arts and stealing the secret books of poisonous kung fu here?”

“Lord Poison King is joking, your poison techniques and poison skills are too appalling for me to avoid.”

“And what exactly do you want to make a note for?”

I wanted him to make a note that he would never expect.

“I want you to make a note promising to leave your world if I win this bet.”

The Poison King’s body shook violently when he heard this, and a complex expression appeared on his face.

“My world? What kind of world is that?”

“A world of one. A world of researching alone, blending alone, thinking alone, laughing alone, even digging alone.”

He closed in on me violently, his incredibly young face almost to the tip of my nose.

Yet, at that very instant, I was acutely aware that although his body moved closer to me, his heart moved farther away from me. It was as if he stood on the dividing line between his world and the outside world, hesitating to step back and hide himself again.

“All you have to do is take me back and get the go-ahead from the godfather, isn’t that right?”

“Exactly, and that’s why I’m here.”

“So what’s it to you if I’m in my world or not?”

“Of course it’s relevant.”

“What does it matter?”

“Because I will become a Heavenly Demon. I don’t want the future Poison King under the Heavenly Demon to be a lone wretch hiding in a corner, but rather a Poison King who walks the world and shakes the world.”

“!”

“How? Are you going to make this note or not?”

The Poison King was silent, he must have been speculating on my true intentions, wondering what exactly I was playing at.

But he is doomed to guess, for he will never know that all I have done is to prevent that future holocaust from occurring.

“What? Hesitant? You’ll be a dog by then anyway, what do you care about that?” I deliberately added, reminding him of the bet.

Even if he thought he wouldn’t lose, he still hesitated in the face of such conditions. It was evident how difficult it was for him to accept leaving this place.

I no longer pressed him, but picked up the brush and said to myself, “That’s fine, I understand. I’ll make a note here, after all, I’ve learned so much from you, it’s only right to make a note.”

I wrote down a note promising that whatever poison I got in the Forest of Thousand Poisons had nothing to do with the Poison King, and that the responsibility was entirely my own, and I signed and sealed it.

The Poison King was dumbfounded when he saw that I had really made a note. It seems that he was just saying it casually before and didn’t expect me to take it seriously at all.

“Are you out of your mind? Now I don’t have to take any responsibility even if I poison you to death!”

“You wouldn’t do that.”

“Where did you get the confidence?”

“Only a smart person deserves to study poisonous techniques. You are the smartest person in the Devil Cult, so naturally you wouldn’t do such a stupid thing.”

I looked around and said meaningfully, “After I came here, I realized that the person who studies poisonous techniques must be the smartest person in the world. You have to remember these thousands of poisonous plants and poisons, to try hundreds of combinations, but also to develop the corresponding antidote, but also to be proficient in the art of detoxification …… Such a smart and supreme person, and would not do that kind of self-destructive thing? You may dig a hole alone for your own amusement, but you will never do such a stupid thing.”

The Poison King’s eyes widened in that adorable manner. He blinked a few times, seemingly shocked by my words.

“You …… you are really articulate.” At this moment, he really admired me.

Ah, the Poison King. Where is this going?

“I’ll stay with you and make sure you don’t get bored. Well, I’ll get back to work.”

I handed him the note and then continued to organize the poisonous herbs. The Poison King stared at me with unblinking eyes, as if he wanted to see through me.

“I say, between you and me, if you write a note and I don’t, won’t that make me look petty?” In the end, he decided to make a note.

“It’s no big deal, you just need to promise to leave the Thousand Poison Sect once every ten days.”

“That’s enough?”

“Sure.”

“So it counts if I just stand at the door of a thousand poisons and then turn around and come back?”

“It doesn’t matter, as long as you get out of here.”

“What’s the point?”

“The view here is naturally different from the view at the door.”

The Poison King gazed at me in silence, his eyes filled with disbelief. Yes, this is indeed strange, but who let you meet me? You want to be treated like a crazy person, I’ll accompany you to the end! I’d like to see who’s crazier!

The Poison King eventually wrote and signed the note.

“You will lose, I will never be persuaded by you. This note is nothing more than a scrap of paper to me. Is my will not something you can shake?”

In fact, I didn’t have any special plans, I just wanted to follow the example of the Blood Sky Witch and go with the flow with him.

“Do your best.”

“Do you really think I’d learn to bark in a drill hall?”

“In life, you have to try it once.”

“How on earth were those Demon Elders convinced by a guy with so many loopholes like you? I’m really puzzled.”

The Poison King’s eyes shone with confidence, a far cry from the previous guy who was gray and digging more than just a hole.

“You’d better be careful, I won’t be responsible if you die now.”

The next day, I pretended like nothing had happened and continued to work diligently.

The Poison King decided that everything I did was to curry favor with him, so whenever I said something, he would always habitually dislike me back with, “Don’t waste your efforts, I can see through your little mind with a single glance!”

But I didn’t care what he thought.

If I have any plans at all, it’s this:

Focus on the work, not the relationships.

I am genuinely interested in learning the art of poisoning, not to use it for nefarious purposes, but because this job is a new experience for me. Every new endeavor brings new rewards.

“When will I experience carrying bags of poisonous plants and sorting them out? That’s a valuable experience for me.”

I was living my life in a way that I had never done before, both in the way I thought and the way I behaved, which was very different from what I had done in the past.

I hope this change will have a positive impact on my life and martial arts. Often times, the more you deliberately think about it, the less you think about it, instead, inspiration comes out of nowhere in the shower or when you’re walking.

Likewise, I hope that this strange experience in the Forest of Thousand Poisons will breathe new life into my life and my martial arts. Perhaps while organizing poisonous herbs, I will be able to take my “Wind God Steps” to the next level; perhaps while mixing poisons, I will be able to realize a new true meaning of life.

It was with this mindset that I didn’t feel anxious, but rather enjoyed myself.

I believe that as long as I persist, I will one day be able to impress the Poison King. And that chance will come when I am truly addicted to Poison Kung Fu.

“Be careful! You can only pour half this time!”

When will I have the chance to mix the 15 ingredients of “Soul Breaking Acid” myself?

“Great! Perfect!”