334: A bowl of stew

Long Yuan used his methods to transmit this scene into Fang Tianxiong's mind, causing his whole body to tremble as an expression of disbelief appeared on his face!

He never expected things to turn out this way!

His family had shown full sincerity in cooperating with them to dig the tunnel, yet Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu, General actually planned to slaughter his entire family on the day the tunnel was completed. Such behavior was even more cult-like than a cult!

Thinking about how his family members were still being held under house arrest in a side hall, where he couldn't even see them, Fang Tianxiong's heart grew cold, further strengthening his resolve to defect to the Prince Fus Mansion.

"Adjust your mindset, and remember not to show any flaws in front of Zhu Yu, General and Zhu Lan! As long as the two of them drink the stewed soup, your mission will be considered complete!" Long Yuan urged. He was actually already inside the Sinkhole Base, but with his powerful Divine Sense, he could cover the entire South Yue City. It could be said that he could observe everything happening in the city clearly as long as he wished. As for the matters of the Fang Manor, he did not want to show his face to resolve them, leaving it to Yu Feiyu, Chief Captain of the Southern Division and Zhu Nan to handle as a test for them.

"Yes! Rest assured, Young Lord, I will definitely succeed!" Fang Tianxiong snapped back to reality and hurriedly responded.

He regained his composure, secretly adjusted his mindset, and walked to the kitchen where the soup was being stewed. Just as he was about to add the medicine, a voice reached his ears: "Wait! At this distance, Zhu Yu, General might be able to monitor you. Wait until I disturb her mind, then add the medicine when you hear my command!"

Fang Tianxiong's heart tightened upon hearing this, and he hurriedly agreed in secret. He pretended to inspect the Materials and the stewed soup. After a while, he heard Long Yuan's voice in his ear: "Now is the time. You have three breaths to add the medicine!"

He acted immediately, putting the medicine from the packet into the soup and throwing the packaging directly into the furnace to burn. Then, he slowly stirred the soup, tasted it, served it, and placed it in the food carrier... The action of tasting seemed ordinary but was actually for Zhu Yu, General to see. Fang Tianxiong had taken the antidote beforehand, so he was incredibly calm. His movements were smooth and natural, making it impossible for anyone to see anything unusual.

Long Yuan's voice came into his ear: "Zhu Lan has emerged from the tunnel. You can deliver it now!"

Fang Tianxiong immediately picked up the food carrier and walked quickly toward the back garden... As he approached the rockery, he indeed saw Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu, General chatting at the tunnel entrance. There were also several minor leaders from the Lu Wang Manor around them. Judging by their expressions, the tunnel seemed to have been blocked, and several people had traces of mud and water on them.

"Generals, you've worked hard! Your stewed soup is here. Should the others' meals be sent over as well?" Fang Tianxiong greeted them, his brow furrowing slightly as he put on a troubled expression.

Upon hearing there was stewed soup, the minor leaders' eyes lit up, and they secretly swallowed their saliva, turning to look at Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu, General.

Zhu Yu, General snorted, "This is the soup I had Brother Fang stew specifically for us; there's none for you! Brother Fang, have the kitchen workers send their meals over!"

Fang Tianxiong was secretly delighted upon hearing this and quickly responded, "Yes! Please enjoy, Generals! I will immediately have the kitchen workers bring the other lords' meals. Rest assured, everyone will have stewed soup to drink!"

"Haha, hurry up!"

"I can already smell the fragrance!"

"I can't wait..."

The minor leaders were all overjoyed to hear they would also have soup, their mouths watering with greed... Fang Tianxiong walked quickly back to the kitchen, and Long Yuan's voice came to his ear: "There's still time before the medicine takes effect, so send another round of stewed soup!"

"Yes, Young Lord!!!"

Fang Tianxiong quickly had the butler, Fang Fu, lead the manor's kitchen workers to deliver the meals, while also sending over the ordinary stewed soup with the medicine added. The process went quite smoothly, especially after hearing Long Yuan tell him that Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu, General had already drunk the soup. His heart finally settled, though he would never return to the rockery... Fang Fu and the others had to deliver the food all the way into the tunnel, so they wouldn't be back for a while. Fang Tianxiong quietly hid in a secret passage within his room, nervously waiting for Long Yuan's message. After a while, Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu, General at the rockery finally noticed something was wrong. Zhu Lan said suspiciously, "Sister Yu, I feel like the Xuan Power in my body surged for a bit and is now dropping quite rapidly?"

Zhu Yu, General secretly circulated her power and nodded. "I feel the same! It must be because of that stewed soup. The Century-Old Ginseng and the Fifth-Grade Flood Dragon General's Dragon Bone indeed have excellent effects. When I drank it, I felt my cultivation even improved a bit! It's just that the speed at which it's dropping is a bit uncomfortable. I really wish I could maintain that state of continuous improvement!"

Zhu Lan nodded. "Of course! The contrast is too strong; I feel a bit empty inside now. Is there any more of that stewed soup?"

"There's still half a pot inside..." Zhu Yu, General smiled.

"There's actually half a pot left! Then you must give your elder brother another bowl no matter what, right?" Zhu Lan asked, licking his lips.

"Hmph, Fang Tianxiong stewed this specifically for me. Giving you one bowl was out of consideration for us being colleagues. If you want more, you'll have to pay a price!" Zhu Yu, General said.

"This... I clearly heard Fang Tianxiong say it was for both of us earlier!" Zhu Lan cried out.

"No! He only said that because he saw you here, but it was indeed stewed for me alone! Tell you what, I won't ask for much—ten superior xuan stones per bowl, consider it a friendship price," Zhu Yu, General said.

"Ten superior xuan stones?! You?!" Zhu Lan's eyes widened.

"What? Can't Brother Lan even produce ten superior xuan stones? The Materials inside are incredibly precious—Century-Old Ginseng and Fifth-Grade Flood Dragon General Dragon Bone—you might not even be able to buy them with money outside! And you just experienced the effects yourself. I watched Fang Tianxiong stew this pot of soup from beginning to end; it's completely authentic. To be honest, even I didn't expect that old guy to be so good to me. It almost makes me a bit reluctant to kill him! Tee-hee..." Zhu Yu, General giggled. Seeing her smiling like a flower, no one would have guessed that her words concealed such terrifying killing intent... Hearing this, Zhu Lan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "You really watched him stew the soup from beginning to end?"

"Of course! Do you think I was just standing here doing nothing? Not a single person from the Fang Family has escaped my surveillance, nor have the passersby around the Fang Manor. Hmph, the task the Third Prince gave us is so important; if we made a mistake in such a small matter, how would we answer to him when we return?"

"Sister Yu is right! Sister Yu is indeed thorough! Here are ten superior xuan stones, please accept them!" Zhu Lan took out ten superior xuan stones and handed them to Zhu Yu, General.

Zhu Yu, General lightly brushed them into her bodice with a chuckle, then served another bowl of stewed soup from the food carrier and handed it to Zhu Lan...