Zhang Haifeng felt deeply offended. He refused to speak to Yan Aohan and instead stared at the camp. Suddenly, his face went pale. He pointed a trembling finger at the camp. "Boss… look?"
Yan Aohan saw it. So did everyone else.
A man in the camp had just eaten the food with the group. In the shocked eyes of the onlookers, his flesh and blood vanished rapidly. He couldn’t even make a sound. Only a skeleton remained. Then, in less than five seconds, the skeleton turned into dust.
"Goosebumps," Chen Guodong said, rubbing his arms. The poison was too strange. Their boss had such a poison. He was truly amazing.
Liu Guotao nodded. He had seen many deaths, but this way of dying was too creepy and terrifying.
"Boss, how was that poison made?" Zhang Haifeng didn’t know what to say. If people found out about this poison, Zhu Yanyi would be in great danger.
Yan Aohan’s expression turned serious. She knew Zhu Yanyi’s medicine worked. But the effect was too strong. It shocked her. The only thing she could do now was keep the seven witnesses quiet.
"Nothing you saw today leaves this place. It is a military order."
"Yes," everyone answered. They understood. The boss was protecting someone. He was protecting the person who made the poison.
Yan Aohan made sure no one would speak. Then he said, "Let’s go. We can harvest now. Check the area. If anyone is left, give them food too."
Yan Aohan allowed no mistakes. Especially mistakes involving Zhu Yanyi. She needed to check everything and count the people. She would only order cleanup when she was sure nothing was missed. Zhu Yanyi’s poison surprised her. Her research on poison must stay secret. She looked at Zhang Haifeng for a long time. "Do not tell anyone where this poison came from."
Zhang Haifeng understood. She nodded seriously. The poison was too scary. If people found out, it would be bad for Zhu Yanyi. She looked determined. "Boss, I won’t say a word."
Yan Aohan trusted Zhang Haifeng’s character. "Let’s go. Keep moving. We must reach the Tianshui River before dark."
The Tianshui River was on the way back to the Yan family’s home. It was a plain with no hiding spots. The name "Tianshui" meant sky and water were one. When you arrived, the sky and water seemed fused together. You couldn’t separate them. That was why it was called Tianshui River. After crossing the river and a mountain, they would reach the Yan family’s area. Tianshui was a no-man’s-land. Of course, this "no-man’s-land" status applied only to the three great families.
The Tianshui River area had plenty of water. Wild grass and flowers grew well there. Many rare herbs grew too. Many Chinese doctors would come here to pick herbs if they knew the place. Some people even said they had dug up Tianshui Snow Ginseng there. But the Tianshui River was not easy to find.