73: No choice

Arriving at this Spirit Mine, Zhou Luo was like an ordinary person entering a dark forest, completely unaware of everything.

It was precisely because of this that he wanted to understand the situation here better, which led him to think about entering the Second Level.

But because he was completely unaware of everything, he didn't know that the Main Family would value the poisoning Time so highly, even sending an Elder to investigate, leading to the truth of the poisoning being uncovered.

So he thought about continuing his plan, seeing if he could get in touch with the Great Elder's people to find a way to break the situation.

Yet, because he was completely unaware of everything, he, who had intended to understand the situation and seek protection, instead learned the Spirit Mine's biggest secret.

Now he finally knew why the other party hadn't chosen to kill him, even though they knew he had poisoned.

Because for them, the act of poisoning itself wasn't the main issue.

Whether it was the Lu Family's poison or the poison he administered, it didn't matter at all.

All the reactive measures they took were entirely because they were worried about the matter of the Spirit Veins being exposed.

In order to protect the Spirit Veins.

They could even trap and kill two First-Order Upper Grade Array Formation Masters here.

If Zhou Luo hadn't known the Spirit Mine's secret, perhaps they wouldn't have dared to make a move to kill him.

Because once he died, the Great Elder, who already suspected the Spirit Mine, would definitely use this as an excuse to investigate the situation here thoroughly.

But now, it was all too late.

Knowing the Spirit Mine's secret, it was impossible for him to leave this place.

And a month later, he still had to go to Azure Origin Sect, so the other party would definitely kill him before then.

Zhou Luo fell back, as if he had already seen the scene of his own Death.

No.

Just then, he suddenly woke up, his body sitting upright again.

He couldn't die here.

He possessed a System and had a long lifespan, how could he just die here so aggrievedly?

But at the moment, the System couldn't help him at all.

His mind raced, and he began to think of countermeasures.

"Don't be too shocked, you can leave in a month anyway and tell the Great Elder about this," Lin Xianlong comforted him, seeing his startled reaction.

Zhou Luo said with a bitter expression, "Do you think I can still leave after knowing this secret?"

Lin Xianlong was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Aren't you sent by the Great Elder?"

In his opinion, everything was planned by the Great Elder behind the scenes, so Zhou Luo naturally had a trump card for self-preservation.

"Actually, the Main Family arranged for me to be here," Zhou Luo said helplessly.

Actually, he wasn't sure if the Great Elder was behind it, but the only thing he was certain of was that the Great Elder really couldn't help him.

Lin Xianlong was even more confused.

He looked at Zhou Luo with a complicated expression and asked uncertainly, "How about I continue to pretend to be poisoned? That way they won't know we've talked."

Hearing this, a strange light flashed in Zhou Luo's eyes, and inspiration struck.

That's right.

As long as the Main Family wasn't sure he had learned this secret, they might not dare to act due to suspicion.

As long as they didn't act immediately.

This was his chance.

But thinking of Lin Xuanfeng's sharp eyes that could see through everything, Zhou Luo couldn't be sure that the Main Family really wouldn't make a move.

Because this poison would definitely be dealt with.

What if Lin Xianlong woke up then, and under Lin Xuanfeng's series of methods, confessed everything?

He couldn't put his life in someone else's hands.

Even if this person was on the same side as him.

Because when true Death arrived, no one could be sure what people's hearts would be like.

Thinking of this, Zhou Luo turned his head to look outside the window.

Several blurry figures were standing there, it was precisely Lin Xuanfeng and the others.

A layer of killing intent gradually emerged from the depths of his eyes.

If they were dead, they wouldn't be exposed, right?

At this instant, in order to survive, the thought of killing emerged in Zhou Luo's heart for the first Time.

Of course, he wasn't going to kill Lin Xuanfeng, but Lin Xianlong beside him.

Only by killing the other party could Lin Xuanfeng be unsure whether he knew the Spirit Mine's secret. As long as he was unsure, he wouldn't act before he left the Spirit Mine, and this was the Time he could buy.

Furthermore, killing Lin Xianlong might also show the Main Family that his relationship with the Great Elder's faction wasn't close, and perhaps he could use this to side with the Main Family's faction.

To be honest, Zhou Luo's favorability towards the Main Family's faction was basically zero.

But in order to survive, he could only do this.

This was the only way.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Lin Xianlong again, his expression unchanged, but a layer of guilt emerged in his heart.

"This damn world," he cursed inwardly.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, if you don't eat others, others will eat you.

If your strength is humble, you can only passively move forward, with no room for choice.

A strong sense of powerlessness occupied Zhou Luo's heart, and he took a deep breath.

"What do you think?" Lin Xianlong asked, looking at the dazed Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo looked at the other party and suddenly revealed a big smile: "I think you're right."

"Don't worry, if the Main Family is just suspicious, they wouldn't dare to casually make a move on you," Lin Xianlong said.

"Okay, to make it more convincing, please eat this again, Senior." Zhou Luo took out a dark brown pill.

Lin Xianlong took the pill without suspicion, not forgetting to examine it: "I didn't expect this poison to be so potent, it must have been given to you by the Great Elder."

After taking the poison, Lin Xianlong consciously lay down.

He didn't notice that Zhou Luo was currently looking at him expressionlessly, his gaze like that of someone looking at a dead person.

Lin Xianlong, who had lain down, originally wanted to say a few more words to Zhou Luo, but suddenly, his body trembled, his face changed dramatically, and then a violent pain spread throughout his body.

He stared with wide eyes, looking at Zhou Luo in disbelief, a thick layer of gray already appearing in his black and white pupils.

Pfft—

Lin Xianlong suddenly spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, and after a few twitches, completely lost all signs of life.

Zhou Luo just watched quietly, the blood splattering on his expressionless face, looking somewhat terrifying.

He let out a breath, got up, put away all the spiritual talismans, walked towards the door, and opened it.

Outside the door, Lin Kai and the others all looked over.

When they saw the blood on his face, their expressions changed drastically.

"What happened?" Lin Kai asked sharply.

Zhou Luo said with a pale face, "Sorry, I failed."

Standing to the side, Lin Xuanfeng's gloomy eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this.

Lin Kai even directly pushed him aside and rushed into the room.

Then, he saw Lin Xianlong lying there, dead with his eyes wide open, already devoid of life.

He was so startled that he took several steps back.

Behind him, Lin Xuanfeng and the others also walked in.

Aside from Lin Xuanfeng, the other three Alchemists also turned pale with shock upon seeing such a tragic sight.

"It's all my fault, I didn't expect Senior couldn't hold on," Zhou Luo was the last to enter, his expression pained, his voice hoarse.