northernbook Chapter 295 Poison Flower
Chapter 295 Poison Flower
Kong Yiche did not stay overnight in Hollandpur.
He followed Jiang Yu's arrangements, had a sumptuous dinner at the castle, and then set off on his journey.
After Keslan was calmed down by Jiang Yu, they didn't communicate much during the meal, so no further conflict arose.
His face was grim at this moment. Thinking of how that shameless bandit Keslan had been openly clinging to Jiang Yu, he wished he could kill him by any means necessary.
Unfortunately, he had to pretend to be virtuous and magnanimous during the banquet.
Even Fan Qingyin and that legendary sea monster dined without batting an eye, so he had even less right to...
He scoffed, recalling Keslan's assessment of him—a pretentious show-off.
"You caught up with me so easily!" Even though the voice was pleasant and elegant, it was still extremely annoying. Keslan had actually caught up with them.
That makes sense, though. For a dragon eagle to surpass a griffin in speed is a piece of cake, even though his griffin is already one of the best among king griffins.
Kong Yiche steered the griffin to hover. He calmly looked at Keslan blocking his way and sneered, "How boring. It's pitch black. No wonder it's not very likable."
Jiang Yu isn't here, so there's no need to maintain a glamorous persona; his good side was originally only meant for Jiang Yu.
This hit Keslan right where it hurts. He already felt that Jiang Yu didn't like him much, and that Jiang Yu's choice of him was only due to circumstances.
So he acted without hesitation. He was far more ruthless and violent than he had been in front of Jiang Yu, clearly intending to kill Kong Yiche.
Unfortunately, they were frozen in place before they could even get close.
The fierce, beastly eyes stared unblinkingly at Kong Yiche, who remained calmly shrouded in green smoke, and mocked, "Tsk, what's wrong? Not hiding it anymore? Showing your true colors? Why don't you show your teeth in front of Jiang Yu?"
"You two-faced, treacherous scoundrel," Keslan concluded.
Kong Yiche smiled sincerely: "Compared to you, I am practically powerless. If I didn't have any ability to save my life, I would have been thrown into some unknown sea to feed the fish long ago."
“Besides,” Kong Yiche stroked the feathers on his mount’s head, “my family has always been the target of everyone’s hatred. The Forest Empire is a filthy swamp. I’ve been protecting myself since I was born.”
"I don't care about any of that. The only thing I'm interested in is whether Jiang Yu knows that you are actually the most venomous oddball in the Forest Empire." Keslan stood on Arthur's back, his half-smile sweeping over Kong Yiche's griffin.
"They've really hidden it well; I never expected even their mounts to be immune to all poisons."
Even though they are of similar bloodline, Kong Yiche's griffin is not as human-like as Lin Yi's Shaka; it looks lifeless.
Having been raised on poison since childhood, he is immune to all poisons, but at the same time, much of his emotion and nature have been extinguished. Kong Yiche has more than just this one griffin.
Kong Yiche smiled nonchalantly: "Some sacrifices are inevitable." He then raised his olive-green eyes and looked Keslan up and down.
"At least I'm not completely defenseless right now." He closed his eyes slightly, seemingly enjoying the ultimate fragrance even while bathed in the green poisonous gas, his perfect face filled with holiness.
"This is the unique advantage of the Forest Empire. Rare flowers and exotic plants are not only beautiful, but also useful to me. It is not only my good fortune, but also something I have obtained myself."
He smirked, "Say whatever you want. You think those guys are idiots? I'd like to see who the real idiot is."
The Forest Empire is lush with vegetation, including many highly poisonous plants. Kong Yiche was born amidst the political turmoil and decline of the royal family in the Forest Empire, which dragged him into a life-or-death situation.
To save his life, his father followed a sorcerer's folk remedy and used poison to revive him, which unexpectedly opened the door to a new world for him. In the entire forest empire, when it comes to using poison, probably no one can rival him.
However, he has always kept this trump card well hidden, and even his father is not fully aware of its extent.
No one knew that his poison had ensured success or turned the tide at one crucial moment after another.
My father is too upright; he can't plan things as well as I can. He even has designs on King Matthias... If he dares to harm my father or the Kong family...
"If you ask me, Jiang Yu at least has good taste." Having no one to fight with, and in a bad mood, Keslan could only vent his frustration with words.
"Everyone says you and Fan Qingyin are similar in style, but back then Jiang Yu chose Fan Qingyin, who was ranked far behind you, while you, who was ranked first, were discarded without hesitation. Does she really know who's a true gentleman and who's a..."
Keslan smiled maliciously and clapped his hands in an annoying way.
"If you act too much, no matter how well you hide your true colors, they will eventually reek. Don't you agree, Your Excellency Commander?"
But Keslan knew in her heart that Jiang Yu was truly unaware of the dark side that Kong Yiche had carefully concealed, or rather, she hadn't yet focused her energy on uncovering their secrets.
It's hard to say about Moya and Fan Qingyin. Even if they knew, they wouldn't tell Jiang Yu. They both want to use him as a weapon.
Hmph, a bunch of scheming trash.
Kong Yiche was utterly disgusted by the comparison between himself and Fan Qingyin, and his fake smile crumbled. He stared intently at Keslan, his expression blank, and spoke in a cold tone:
"Get out of my way."
"Oh, do I need to remind you? Who was it that tripped me up first? Now you're here to lay down some rules with me?" Keslan crossed his arms.
Their back-and-forth rivalry in private has happened more than once or twice.
Kong Yiche was deeply embroiled in the political vortex at the time, and upon hearing the news, he immediately and without hesitation took action against him, which shows that beneath his seemingly gentle and upright appearance lies a vengeful, insidious, and ruthless nature.
"Unfortunately, if we continue to fight, we will only end up hurting each other." Kong Yiche reminded him, "Lord Jiang Yu's attitude is very clear: the remaining two positions are for you and me."
"Let's not lose sight of the bigger picture and end up benefiting someone else." A dark glint flashed in Kong Yiche's eyes. He wasn't chosen from the start, and Jiang Yu's answer didn't give him a complete sense of security.
He was not a necessity for her.
But he was determined to have her.
“It’s truly chilling.” Keslan tilted his head. “Your Forest Empire always produces such hypocritical and vicious people; it’s really bad feng shui.”
“So, we’ve reached a consensus for now.” He patted Arthur’s head, turned around, and gave a final reminder: “If you’re going to act, act it convincingly, but don’t disgust her.”