"Alright! I'll expose the trick of Xie Wang's deception, right now!"
The cheers disappeared at once. Everybody was staring at Zhu Su with much curiosity. Xie Wang himself, clenched his fists in anger.
"So this was how Xie Wang killed Yunnan people at that time. He poured poison into large crocks, added attractive aroma and taste which soon lured people to drink it. Based on the information I've received from the victims since they were attracted by the aroma of the drink, they drank it without knowing that it was actually poison. They then immediately collapsed on the road, right then and there.
"The most interesting part is actually when we discuss the contents of the drink. What's inside it? Is it Hedinghong? Or the other kind of poison? No, absolutely not. Actually, Xie Wang's formula doesn't contain any murderous poison. Instead, it contains the anesthetic," Zhu Su held the white datura flower, "which originates from this datura flower!"
The crowds yelled "Oooohh!" loudly.
"So... we are... not dead?..." A guard who became Zhu Su's experimental subject asked.
"No. Both of you, like Xie Wang's victims, were only sedated to lose consciousness. But you are not simply fainted. Datura, mixed with several other herbs, will lead you to a condition where you will appear died as your breath has stopped, heart rate vanishes... Therefore, the examination by physicians will declare that you are dead, whilst actually you aren't."
"Then, how do you help us to regain consciousness?" Another guard asked.
"Nothing."
"What?!?"
"Yes. Anesthesia is only a temporary procedure, its effect will disappear by itself. Just wait until the effect wears off. The dosage I gave you was very low, so you could quickly awake."
"B... but... did you give them antidote just now?..." One of the Guards' wives asked.
"Ah, that... that was just ordinary water. No more than additional camouflage. Giving it or not, they will still awake later."
"So?!"
"But even if it's just camouflage, its existence is very important! If you just kill people, the effects of horror caused by it will only be mediocre. But then Rumilie appeared and "revived" the victims, it was precisely the main point that leads Yunnan people to become more afraid of Xie Wang. That water is the most important psychological trick, to reinforce our impression that Xie Wang is able to eliminate human lives and then brings them back to life!"
The atmosphere turned out to be noisy again. Now, the crowds were busy pointing at Xie Wang. Some young men even began to curse, "Such a cheap deceiver! His threats are nothing more than silly tricks!"
"Yes, Xie Wang is indeed a talented con artist. I got a severe headache just because of him. Marquis Xi Ping's (Mu Ying) troops could kill each other, and the new members of Team of Wellbeing could oppose me, it was also because of this datura trick."
"We got provoked to fight against you because of... datura?..." Xiong opened his mouth. "Can it be?!..."
"Now, can you tell me here, Xiong? Maybe someone gave all of you a strange yet very luring and addictive drink?"
"Exactly! Every night, Fa Ha will invite us to sit on his veranda. Fa Ha also gives us wine from the Northwest which is truly delicious, unequaled by any other wines!"
"Oh... so it's Fa Ha then, the betrayer in our team?"
Fa Ha's face color soon vanished. He tried to escape, but the soldiers moved faster. Now he had been tightly tied by the soldiers.
"So... that wine contains datura?..." Xiong asked again.
"Which is mixed with other herbs. Datura has many functions, besides making someone fainted, datura can also make one's mind chaotic. The person will be mad, very violent, to the extent that he will forget ethics and common sense. But in order to make the function suitable for what we expect, its usage must also be directed. Perhaps, when you drink it, Fa Ha also hypnotizes you or gives you some provocation words, right?"
This time, the nine new members nodded. "Fa Ha always vilifies you," Xue Mei chimed in. "He always tells us to hate you, and if there is a chance, to attack you."
"It certainly doesn't occur only in one or two days, right?" asked Zhu Su again.
They nodded.
"I indeed always wonder. Why was it just because of a petty problem then you could be so rude, even having the guts to ignore norms? Then when Rui woke up, his eyes were unfocused, just like a hypnotized person. But once I know the efficacy of datura, everything becomes crystal clear. This is Xie Wang's job. He wants my confidence as leader to fall down because of the betrayal of my own subordinates. Yunnan people don't trust me, my royal army was also completely defeated, and now my subordinates are not loyal to me... So much pressure surging insistently will weaken one's mentality, even leads him to commit suicide. I'll bet, if I don't get the answer for this datura trick, Xie Wang's next strategy is to push me to suicide! Absolutely!" Zhu Su shouted fiercely. "This is all but a psychological trick! So Xie Wang is not a leader who "has a bizarre and frightening power like God of Hell", he is just a very shrewd mind reader strategist, that's all! But now I have revealed all his tricks! So, Yunnan people?!" He made his voice louder. "You still want to follow the leader who can only control people with threats and tricks?! Yet actually, there's one thing you must know; a good leader should not make his people victimized. A good leader is a leader who fights for the welfare of his people. And not the one who scares and threatens his people!"
Xie Wang had been entirely helpless. The whole Yunnan people got furious with him, and, because Zhu Su was frankly revealing his tricks in public, the people were no longer afraid of him. His prestige in their eyes was totally ruined. The people were growling angrily, even prepared to attack him.
What he could do now was only running away.
"You have no way to escape, Turgen!" Mu Ying and his soldiers in large numbers appeared in a sudden. Mu Ying shouted in great satisfaction. "We attract you by design to come here with the provocative words that we make it on purpose to mock you. It's far better than searching for your den in the entire forests of Mount Laojun!"
"Damn it!" Xie Wang just realized that they had planned to drag him to come here. Now all government forces had besieged him.
His chance to escape was almost zero.
It must be.
"Hihihi... no, it's a big wrong!" As fast as lightning, Xie Wang threw something that instantly blew up with dust and smoke. Their sight was wholly covered in dust. The soldiers were now coughing and their attention was diverted.
And, when the smoke started to disappear, they saw something that let their hearts almost stop beating.
"Brother!" Mu Ying was so shocked as he saw Xie Wang was taking Zhu Su as his hostage.
"Hey... don't move!" Xie Wang had his sword clamp onto Zhu Su's neck. He grinned. "I should have been doing this from earlier... This definitely makes my work become easier!"
Xie Wang jumped high onto the roof. "Your prince is in my hands! Don't you dare to make any silly moves! Or your prince will immediately go to hell!"
A second later, with gripping Zhu Su and together with Rumilie, Xie Wang vanished from sight.