Chapter 852

A poison he doesn’t know?

How can that be?

Shade had been learning from Wayde himself, and he was almost familiar with every poison known to mankind.

How obscure can the poison be if he doesn’t recognize it?

Wayde hurriedly went to check on his grandchildren. He lowered down to dab a little of the foam to smell it.

Then, he was shocked to realize that he too, could not recognize the poison.

Zeke sneered, “Don’t waste your time. This is the poison I’ve extracted from an insect. Even if you know poison well, you don’t know much about poisonous insects. I can give you ten years to do research on this, but you still won’t be able to find an antidote for it. However, ten years later, these people would all be nothing but bones.”

What?

The hairs at the back of Wayde’s neck stood up. “A combination of insects and poison? How can you know them both at the same time? Insects’ poison and herb poison has been two ends of a spectrum since ancient times. It’s impossible for you to master both at the same time.”

Zeke uttered, “That’s because you’re short-sighted. Forget it, I won’t waste my time with you. If you keep pursuing this subject, these people will all die.”

Wayde greeted his teeth. “I command you to give them the antidote now! If you don’t, I’ll kill you even if it means the end for my family!”

Zeke had a faint smile on his face as he answered, “Sure.”

He poured two cups of wine, one which he poured onto the ground.

He muttered, “My friend, this is for you. Take a look at how your enemies are going to die.”

Then, he picked his fork to stir the contents of the other cup and handed it to Shade. “Drink this poison.

Once you drink it, I’ll give the antidote to the others. You get to choose whether you want to sacrifice Shade for the rest or let all of them die.”

Now, Wayde finally understood.

He finally understood what was going on.

Zeke’s poison was all on his fork. Every dish that Zeke had touched had been poisoned.

Zeke had not touched the dishes by Wayde and Shade’s side, and that was why they were not poisoned.

The reason he had not poisoned Shade was that he wanted Frederick’s ghost to witness his enemy’s death.

How cruel and malicious is he!

Shade’s face went pale as a foreboding thought emerged in his mind.

He glanced at Wayde carefully.

By now, Wayde was in despair as he stared at his other family members who had collapsed on the floor with a conflicted look.

He knew what Zeke had said was true.

He did not have the skills to come up with an antidote for them.

It did not matter if he managed to kill Zeke today.

His children and grandchildren would still die.

The only choice for him now was to sacrifice Shade for the rest of the family.

Wayde looked at his favorite grandson with reluctance and guilt.

A bitter smile crawled onto Shade’s face.

He had never thought that there would a day when he would be killed by the grandfather who loved him most.

With trembling hands, he took the cup from Zeke.

“I don’t understand. Why didn’t you die after eating our dishes?”

Wolf’s Greed huffed, “You idiot. How can you not realize this? I spent forty-nine days making this antidote with Rhodiola Rosea. It neutralizes all toxins.”

Zeke was tempted to give Wolf’s Greed a hard kick.

This is my creation. Since when has it become yours?

The corner of Wayde’s mouth twitched. “Rhodiola Rosea is one of the rarest plants in the world. How can you possibly use it for wine? It’s such a waste!”

Zeke smiled bitterly. Making it into wine is a waste?

The villagers in the Hill village are using them to feed the pigs. You might die from a heart attack if you learn about that.

Shade looked at the cup then back at Zeke. Abruptly, he clenched his teeth and made a crucial decision.

It did not matter if he managed to kill Zeke today.