The smile on Yamatake Chiyo's face was uglier than crying. She could only obediently return to the small wooden house. When she passed through the front yard, she found that the small yard was already filled with Hollow corpses, and there were even Menos Grande among them.
How strong exactly was this Old Grandpa who looked like he was about to crumble?
A few minutes later, the Old Grandpa came over with a bowl of dark, murky soup and handed it to Yamatake Chiyo.
"Since you're injured, you should obediently drink your medicine. Not drinking it isn't being a good child, you know. This time, I'll watch you drink it! Drink!" The Old Man's smile was sinister and terrifying. Yamatake Chiyo trembled, holding the medicine bowl in her hands. Who could come and save me?
I can't beat him, and I can't escape. What should I do?
In utter helplessness, Yamatake Chiyo could only suppress her urge to vomit and bring the bowl to her lips, taking a small sip. To her surprise, the medicine tasted unexpectedly good once it entered her mouth; it was sweet!
Moreover, Yamatake Chiyo could clearly feel her body's injuries slowly recovering with the help of the medicine's power, and even her spiritual pressure was gradually restoring.
It even had unexpected effects!
It seemed this Old Grandpa at least didn't intend to harm her.
Knowing that this bowl of soup wouldn't take her life, Yamatake Chiyo could only grit her teeth and finish the medicine. The Old Man watched her, grinning, his eyes holding three parts strangeness, three parts benevolence, and the remaining four parts like a scientist observing a white mouse.
"How do you feel?" the Old Man asked with some curiosity.
"My injuries seem to have gotten a bit better…" Yamatake Chiyo clenched her small fists. But just then, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach, as if a thousand knives were cutting inside her belly.
"Quick, quick! Eat this antidote. The treatment method I use is toxitherapy, using potent poisons to treat the human body. So, after drinking the medicine, you must eat the prepared antidote to maximize the medicinal effect!" The Old Man hastily took out a small bottle of antidote and handed it to Yamatake Chiyo.
Yamatake Chiyo's face turned green. How could there be such a deceptive treatment method in this world?
She struggled to pour the antidote into her mouth. Sure enough, the cramping pain in her abdomen slowly subsided, but before she could even sigh in relief, her hands and feet became immobile, and her palms and soles itched unbearably, as if thousands of ants were crawling on her hands.
"This… what's going on now?"
The Old Man unhurriedly took out another bottle of antidote: "The antidote you just ate is also poisonous; it can only neutralize the previous poison. So, after taking the antidote, you still need to take the antidote to the antidote."
Are you doing an infinite nesting doll here?
By the way, what sin did I commit?
Didn't I just hire someone to kill my own brother?
Why does heaven send someone like you to torment me?
Yamatake Chiyo's hands and feet began to itch unbearably, as if thousands of ants were constantly crawling inside and outside her body.
The Old Man poured the antidote to the antidote into Yamatake Chiyo's mouth as well.
Yamatake Chiyo looked utterly resigned: "What poison is it this time?"
"There's no poison this time, you can rest assured," the Old Man said, chuckling as he looked at Yamatake Chiyo. "But your injuries aren't fully healed yet. I have many more ways to play here. We'll try them one by one. I used to be alone here with no one to play with. It's not easy to have a young person come. You can leave after we've had enough fun."
Yamatake Chiyo smiled. If I am guilty, let the law punish me.
Just as the Old Man took out a syringe and approached with a chuckle, the door was suddenly kicked open.
The person who suddenly appeared was none other than Yamabuki.
Yamatake Chiyo swore that this was the first time in her life she had ever been so happy.
Because the previous medicine had restored Yamatake Chiyo's spiritual pressure, Yamabuki followed the spiritual pressure all the way here and happened to witness the scene before him.
"You… are having quite a fun time! I won't disturb you," Yamabuki said, feeling relieved when he saw the dark-bellied loli smiling so happily.
"You bastard, come back here! Can't you see I'm almost being played to death?" Yamatake Chiyo roared.
"Aren't you still alive? And I think you're enjoying it!"
"Only a ghost would be enjoying it! This Old Man is a pervert; he's preparing to use me as a guinea pig for experiments! Look at that huge syringe in his hand! Hurry and show your invincible strength and beat him up!" Yamatake Chiyo yelled.
The Old Man leaned on his cane, smiling as he looked at Yamabuki: "What day is it today? There are so many young people. Perfect, you don't have to leave either; stay here and keep me company."
Instantly, the Old Man appeared in front of Yamabuki, and the cane in his hand directly pierced through Yamabuki's body.
However, the Old Man's expression subtly changed, as there was no sensation of piercing flesh. When the afterimage dissipated, he found that his cane had only pierced a piece of clothing.
"Hmm? The Shihōin family's movement technique? Lad, are you from the Shihōin family?" the Old Man asked without turning his head.
"No, I just happened to learn this movement technique. By the way, Old Grandpa, although this little girl isn't much good, she is my student after all. Can you let me take her away? I'm someone who dislikes fighting the most, especially fighting old people." Yamabuki's body had already appeared beside Yamatake Chiyo at this moment, and he reached out to place Yamatake Chiyo on his back.
The Old Man said with a smile, "These young people nowadays, none of them understand what it means to respect the elderly and cherish the young. What's so good about the outside world? Why not stay and do experiments with me?"
Yamabuki didn't want to waste words with this old geezer either.
He directly used Shunpo to leave, but the Old Man's speed was also not slow, and he appeared directly in front of Yamabuki.
"Although I, an Old Grandpa, am not good at fighting, I am not someone anyone can bully. Leave the person with me," the Old Man said, his cane piercing towards Yamabuki like a sharp sword.
Yamabuki also didn't want to waste time with him. Kidō instantly condensed on his arm, and he unleashed a punch!
Shunkō!
"Boom!!!!"
With a loud bang, the Old Man was sent flying like a doll, rolling several times on the ground before finally crashing into a large tree.
"Cough, cough, cough! Young men nowadays are really violent! But combining Kidō and Hakuda, I haven't seen this kind of fighting style before. But didn't I, an Old Grandpa, say that I'm not good at fighting!" The Old Man's voice became sinister and terrifying. He slammed his cane hard onto the ground, and countless dark purple gases rose from the ground.
"Be careful, this Old Man is a master of poison. I just saw him melt a Menos Grande with poison," Yamatake Chiyo said.
Yamabuki's usually calm face now became solemn.
When reading wuxia novels in the past, he always felt that those who used poison were incompetent juniors, and the great heroes could always force the poison out with their internal energy.
However, in the Shinigami world, the upper limit of poison damage is extremely high.