Chapter 1163 - 1163: Tasting Haozi Weizhi

Pei Dengke looked at Xiao Feng, unable to suppress a frown.

This backup plan by Qi Guanghe was only known to him and "Brother Ba", and since he didn't inform him, it must have been Brother Ba.

Coupled with Xiao Feng whispering into Tang Mingbo's ear earlier, it was hard not to overthink.

Meanwhile, Tang Mingbo's gaze swept across the faces of Xiao Feng, Pei Dengke, and Qi Guanghe.

Because of the recent conversation with Xiao Feng, he suspected these three were in cahoots.

But what were they trying to achieve?

"Serve the tea!" Tang Mingbo suddenly shouted.

No matter what, if he could avoid confrontation, he decided not to, but he also couldn't be too soft; he had to show some toughness indirectly.

Such as... that phrase "Serve the tea."

Qi Guanghe leaned forward, glancing over the table, and immediately remarked oddly, "Why is Tang's tea different from these two gentlemen's?"

"This isn't tea; it's a concoction I mixed myself—rat tail juice."

"Rat tail juice?" Qi Guanghe's eyes lit up, "How novel, it's the first time I've heard of such a thing. Could I also have a cup of rat tail juice?"

Tang Mingbo replied expressionlessly, "My rat tail juice isn't something just anyone can handle; it's not as tasty as you'd imagine."

"Whether it's tasty or not doesn't matter, I just want to try it and broaden my horizons."

"If that's the case, then let's satisfy Qi Shaoye's curiosity." Tang Mingbo nodded, instructing a servant to bring a cup of rat tail juice.

During this time, Tang Mingbo asked, "Qi Shaoye, let's not beat around the bush—what exactly brings you here today?"

"Nothing much," Qi Guanghe performed dramatically, "I was just taking a stroll nearby, felt a bit thirsty, and came here for a sip of tea."

"Really just for the tea?"

"What else?" Qi Guanghe said matter-of-factly, "As you just mentioned, we've never interacted before, and my family doesn't have business dealings with you.

You don't owe me money, and I don't owe you money, so what else could it be?"

Though Tang Mingbo's expression didn't change, inside he sensed that trouble was brewing.

He was a bookworm, constantly learning from various types of modern media... ahem.

In essence, he loved reading.

And from the stories he's read, in scenarios like these, visitors often had ill intentions.

Of course, you wouldn't need books to realize this, as Qi Guanghe's behavior clearly suggested he was here to cause trouble.

The question was, what harm was this young master of the Qi Family plotting?

Was he colluding with the young master from the Pei Family and this Xiao guy?

While pondering, the servant already placed the rat tail juice before Qi Guanghe.

"Tang, I'm not holding back then." Qi Guanghe chuckled, lifted the cup, and drank half of it.

"Stop!" Tang Mingbo hurriedly tried to intervene, but it was too late.

Just after Qi Guanghe drank the rat tail juice, his eyes widened suddenly; his whole body shuddered violently, his head shaking like a rattle at high speed!

The bodyguards behind him rushed over.

"Master, what's happening?"

"Master, don't scare us!"

"Master, if anything happens to you, how will we explain it when we return?"

Xiao Feng and Pei Dengke exchanged looks, both seeing bewilderment in each other's eyes.

Though according to the plan, Qi Guanghe was supposed to feign that "the tea was poisoned," the current situation seemed to be turning that pretend play into reality.

Xiao Feng glanced at the half-cup of rat tail juice left in the glass, wondering if its impact was really that strong.

Tang Mingbo's handsome features twisted a bit, saying, "Rat tail juice isn't meant to be gulped down like that; I've only dared to sip it in small amounts over the years."

"Then what about his current state?" Pei Dengke asked.

"It's nothing serious, the effect of rat tail juice is to refresh the mind, at most causing heightened spirits," Tang Mingbo explained.

Half a minute later, Qi Guanghe stopped shaking, his head no longer wobbled back and forth, his whole body slumped onto the chair, pressing his temples, and kept complaining about dizziness.

Xiao Feng's mouth twitched, thinking that anyone would feel dizzy shaking their head like that.

After a while, Qi Guanghe finally recovered, lifted the half-cup of rat tail juice, and praised, "What a potent drink, I feel much more spirited and full of energy now."

"Better put the cup down first, Qi Shaoye," a frustrated Tang Mingbo advised.

He genuinely feared Qi Guanghe would get carried away and drink the remaining half-cup, and then it would no longer be a mere issue of excitement.

"Is it really that potent?" Pei Dengke's curiosity was piqued, muttering a bit, he took the half-cup of rat tail juice, sniffed it first.

Though it wasn't fragrant, it didn't have a strong odor either.

Driven by curiosity, he raised the cup to his lips.

Tang Mingbo hurriedly stopped him, "Pei Shaoye, please don't..."

"Rest assured, Uncle Tang, I'll just take a small sip, not finish it in one gulp." Pei Dengke smiled and took a small sip of the rat tail juice.

Immediately, Pei Dengke felt a cool sensation rising from his abdomen directly to his head.

This refreshing feeling made his whole body tremble a bit, comparable to those involuntary shakes at the end of urination.

"Truly refreshing!" Pei Dengke exclaimed sincerely.

This praise even made Xiao Feng curious enough to want to experience it for himself.

However, before he could taste it, a sudden "plop" sound came from his side.

Turning his head, he saw Qi Guanghe had fallen off the chair, staring at the ceiling, gasping for air.

This situation sent his bodyguards into a fluster.

"Master! Master, what's wrong?"

"Call an ambulance quickly!"

"There's a hospital nearby, we'll carry him there!"

As they said this, a few moved together to carry Qi Guanghe away.

But just as they exerted force, Qi Guanghe, gasping, pointed at the table with rat tail juice and said: "There... there... there..."

"What? What is there, young master?"

"Poison!" After uttering this word, Qi Guanghe seemed to lose all his strength, his whole body went limp.

A towering bodyguard, standing nearly two meters tall, charged at Tang Mingbo, shouting angrily, "How dare you poison our young master?!"

"Hold on!" Tang Mingbo took a deep breath and said in a muffled voice, "Everyone saw clearly, Qi Shaoye insisted on drinking my rat tail juice.

Besides, Pei Shaoye drank it too, why is Qi Shaoye the only one affected?"

At this moment, Pei Dengke noticed Qi Guanghe lying on the ground was blinking furiously at him.

He understood what Qi was trying to convey, but inside he was very reluctant to comply.

However, on second thought, Qi Guanghe was doing this all for him, and he needed to continue being undercover by his side in the future…

With that in mind, Pei Dengke sighed inwardly, rolled his eyes, and with a "thud," fell to the ground.