Xu Su lowered his head as he pondered. It seemed that there was no way he could avoid Physician Wu's Inspection.
Physician Wu had actually given him the antidote without hesitation, showing his clear sincerity. If Xu Su still tried to beat around the bush, Physician Wu's suspicion would be raised, causing him to think that Xu Su had not yet broken through to the fourth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts and instead was lying to him with false words. If that were the case, things would likely take a turn for the worst, causing many unexpected occurrences beyond his control.
Nevertheless, Xu Su had long anticipated this moment and made his preparations. Even if Physician Wu had malicious intentions toward him after taking his pulse, Xu Su still had several ways to guarantee that he would be able to escape..
As he thought of this, Xu Su raised his head. He glanced at Physician Wu with both eyes before saying, "Old Wu, seeing how willingly you presented me the antidote, I will trust you one last time. I hope you will not cause me to be disappointed."
After that, he extended his right wrist towards Physician Wu while silently observing the other party's reactions. If anything seemed out of place, he would instantly retract his arm.
Regretfully, Physician Wu maintained the false smile on his face. He could not detect any changes in Xu Su. The only expression he made was a slight twitch of his eyebrow after Xu Su agreed. Swiftly, he regained his original expression. It appeared that Physician W had long expected Xu Su to agree to his request.
Physician Wu made no reply as he silently extended his left hand and placed it onto Xu Su's wrist. The smile on his face was slowly reined in, causing Physician Wu to exhibit an extremely serious expression, as if he were carrying out an incomparably holy act.
Xu Su secretly caused his body to manifest the Qi of the fourth layer. When he saw Physician Wu's expression, he raised his caution and alertness to the highest stage while his left hand slowly dipped towards his waist, where he had hidden a recently manufactured short sword.
Slowly, extreme joy broke out on Physician Wu's face. From taking Xu Su's pulse, he had discovered that there were unceasing waves of a mystical energy circulating within Xu Su's body, its intensity far exceeding his expectations.
Despite him being a cunning old fox with vast worldly experiences, he could not help but tremble slightly upon seeing that his only hope for salvation lying before him actually had a chance of succeeding. Excitement shone on his face. His smile was extremely radiant and couldn't be compared to the fake smile he had on his face earlier.
"This is too wonderful! You really broke through to the fourth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts! HAHA! This is too amazing! HAHAHA!….." Physician Wu began to laugh uproariously, not bothering to maintain his previous facade in front of Xu Su. The sound of his laughter reverberated through the whole house but yet… his hands remained tightly clamped onto Xu Su's wrist, as if he had no intentions of letting go.
"Old Wu, what is the meaning of this? Let go of me." Xu Su's expression turned chilly; he had expected something of this nature to occur and had attempted to retract his hand immediately after Physician Wu's inspection, but Physician Wu had given him no such chance.
"Let go of you? Sure!" Physician Wu ceased his laughter. However, the expression on his face changed.
He suddenly unleashed a roar: "Tai!"
Xu Su felt his ears rumble as the world turned dark before his eyes. His body lost its balance, and he collapsed onto the floor. His left hand, which had been grasping onto the short sword's hilt, fell limply to the ground.
"F*ck!" Even though his mind was clear, Xu Su's body refused to listen to his commands. Despite all of his precautions, he still suffered from Physician Wu's sudden sneak attack, causing him to unable to react in time.
"Brat, you are still a greenhorn. No matter what tricks you have up your sleeves, you have no way to execute them now." Everything was going as he had predicted. Physician Wu couldn't help but grin and appear smug after achieving his objective.
"Come over here!" Physician Wu's left hand pulled Xu Su over, dragging Xu Su's body towards his legs. Lowering his own body, Physician Wu extended the index finger of his right hand and jabbed at the paralyzing acupoints located in front of Xu Su's chest region.
Peng!
A sound rang out. Physician Wu's finger met resistance as if it had attempted to pierce into a metal plate. His fingers trembled from the waves of pain that assailed him. For some reason, his acupoints-stimulating technique had failed.
"What is happening?!" He became shocked as his heart shuddered involuntarily.
"Could it be that he wore a layer of metallic armor underneath his shirt?" Physician Wu wondered, surprised by the resistance.
His gaze involuntarily searched Xu Su's body. However, seeing how thin Xu Su's clothes were, he shook his head and immediately discarded the idea.
In the moment during which Physician Wu was distracted, Xu Su regained control over his body. His recovery abilities were far beyond what Physician Wu had imagined.
Xu Su's true cultivation was at the sixth layer of the Eternal Spring Arts. He had truly not wasted his time and efforts in cultivating. His recovery rate was extraordinary, far surpassing even his own expectations.
At this moment, Physician Wu decisively discarded his train of thought, causing all of his confusion and suspicion to dissipate. He began to think of another method to control Xu Su, but in that instance, he discovered that Xu Su's wrist, which was currently locked firmly into his grasp, suddenly became extremely smooth, as if it were soaked with oil. There was no way for him to forcefully exert his strength and lock onto Xu Su's wrist.
Disbelief clouded his features. He tried again, but Xu Su's hand was akin to an earthworm in the soil, easily slipping out of his fingers. Physician Wu grew increasingly frantic.
Xu Su would not believe him again no matter how much Physician Wu pleaded. After Xu Su was free, he began to roll his body on the floor towards the far end of the room. He only dared to stand up once he was at a far distance away from Physician Wu.
The current Xu Su had no expression on his face. Both of his eyes stared coldly at Physician Wu.
There was no need for Physician Wu to say any more nonsense. Although Xu Su did not know the reason behind Physician Wu's actions, he could tell that Physician Wu most assuredly had bad intentions.
It seemed like what Physician Wu had said earlier was all a bunch of nonsense, not worth an ounce of belief.
For the sake of his family as well as his own safety, Xu Su drew the short sword, which had been hidden near his waist. This short sword was only a foot long, yet incomparably sharp. Its blade gleamed with a green light. This was a first-rate short sword indeed!
"Today, either you or me will perish. Only one of us can walk out of this place alive," Xu Su coldly stated, baring his teeth in anger as he glared at Physician Wu.