I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

Yao Dashan stood up angrily: "You beasts! I treat you as my friends, but you hurt me like this!"

"Friends?" The fat man sneered. "When it comes to interests, who's friends?"

Yao Dashan was furious and was about to punch someone.

But the three scammers were prepared. The tall and thin one whistled, and five or six strong men rushed in from outside the private room.

"Want to fight?" The tall and thin man grinned, "Don't even think about leaving this door today. Go back and get the ginseng, otherwise..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Qing had already moved.

He appeared in front of the nearest strong man like a ghost and slapped him in the chest.

The strong man flew backwards without even a grunt, hit the wall and fainted.

Before others could react, Zhou Qing had already made consecutive attacks.

In less than a cup of tea, five or six strong men were lying on the ground, no longer able to fight.

The three scammers were stunned. They didn't expect that this seemingly gentle young man had such terrifying skills.

"Now we can have a good talk." Zhou Qing clapped his hands and said lightly.

The tall and thin man forced himself to remain calm: "What...what do you want?"

"It's very simple." Zhou Qing sat down on the chair, "Take out all the money you've defrauded over the years and return it to Yao Dashan."

"Impossible!" The fat man said fiercely, "We've already spent all the money!"

"Really?" Zhou Qing sneered, "Then don't blame me for being rude."

As he spoke, he picked up a teacup on the table and squeezed it gently.

The teacup instantly turned into powder and fell from between his fingers.

The three swindlers were terrified, as this kind of kung fu was beyond their imagination.

"I...we're willing to compensate!" the tall and thin man begged, "but we really don't have that much cash..."

"Then use other things to pay off the debt." Zhou Qing said calmly, "You must have accumulated a lot of good things over the years. Take them all out."

The three scammers looked as pale as death, knowing that they were in trouble today.

Under Zhou Qing's coercion, they had to hand over all their belongings, including some precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

The total value of these things is far more than eight hundred taels of silver.

"Is this enough?" asked the tall and thin man with a sad face.

Zhou Qing estimated and nodded: "It's barely enough. However, I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"Don't cheat in this area anymore. If I find out, I won't let you off easily."

The three liars nodded repeatedly, fearing that Zhou Qing would go back on his word.

After dealing with these matters, Zhou Qing took Yao Dashan back to Yao Laosan's house.

Seeing his son return safely and bring back so much property, Yao Laosan was so moved that he burst into tears.

"My benefactor, your great kindness will be remembered forever by my father and me!" Yao Lao San knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow.

Zhou Qing quickly helped the old man up: "Master Yao, you are embarrassing me."

"No, no, no, if it weren't for my benefactor, my father and I would be finished today." Yao Lao San said, turned and went into the house, and took out the thousand-year-old snow ginseng again, "This ginseng is given to my benefactor."

Zhou Qing's mind moved. This thousand-year-old snow ginseng was exactly the precious medicinal material that Wu Jin needed to treat his illness.

But he did not accept it directly. Instead, he said, "Master Yao, this ginseng is too precious. I can't take it for nothing."

"You saved my father and me, what's this little thing worth?"

"How about this." Zhou Qing thought for a moment, "I'll pay one thousand taels of silver to buy this ginseng. How about that?"

Yao Lao San shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, how can we accept the money from the benefactor?"

In the end, under Zhou Qing's insistence, Yao Lao San accepted five hundred taels of silver and sold the thousand-year-old snow ginseng to him.

[Ding! The host successfully resolved the crisis and gained +20 poison points.]

[Ding! The host has obtained precious medicinal herbs, and gained +10 poison points.]

[Current Poison Master Points: 40]

The system's prompt made Zhou Qing in a good mood. He didn't expect that doing good deeds could also earn him poison points.

The next morning, Zhou Qing brought Liu Hong and Liu Ying back to the palace.

When Wu Jin heard that they had found precious medicinal herbs, he immediately summoned Zhou Qing.

"My dear, have you found the medicinal herbs?" Wu Jin's eyes were full of anticipation.

Zhou Qing took out the thousand-year-old snow ginseng and presented it respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is a thousand-year-old snow ginseng. Combined with other medicinal herbs, it should be able to cure your illness."

Wu Jin took the ginseng and examined it carefully, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Good, it's really good stuff! My dear, you have worked hard."

"It is my duty to share your majesty's worries."

Wu Jin nodded with satisfaction: "My dear minister, you are not only knowledgeable and talented, but also so dedicated. I am very pleased."

At this moment, the eunuch chief Li Defu hurried into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wishes to see you."

Wu Jin frowned: "Let him in."

After a while, a man in his fifties walked in. He was the prime minister Zhang Huaide.

Zhang Huaide was an important official in the court and had great power. Even Wu Jin had to give him some face.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Huaide, pay my respects to you."

"Prime Minister, please excuse me. What's the important matter?"

Zhang Huaide glanced at Zhou Qing and hesitated to speak.

Wu Jin noticed his expression and said, "Prime Minister, just speak frankly."

"Your Majesty, I heard that the attendant Zhou Qing left the palace yesterday on business and got into some trouble?"

Zhou Qing was shocked. He didn't expect Zhang Huaide to be so well-informed.

Wu Jin's face darkened: "What trouble?"

"I heard that Zhou Qijulang got into a fight with someone in the medicinal herbs market and injured quite a few people," Zhang Huaide said with a worried look on his face. "Your Majesty, court officials should be more cautious when conducting business abroad, so as not to affect the court's reputation."

Wu Jin looked at Zhou Qing and said, "My dear, is this true?"

Zhou Qing calmly replied, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. However, I was helping innocent people and exposing the schemes of some scammers."

"Oh?" Wu Jin became interested. "Tell me in detail."

Zhou Qing recounted yesterday's experience in detail, of course omitting some unnecessary details.

After listening to Zhou Qing's narration, Wu Jin showed an expression of approval: "My dear minister, you have done a great job. Eliminating harm for the people is exactly what court officials should do."

Zhang Huaide's face looked a little ugly. He didn't expect that Wu Jin not only did not blame Zhou Qing, but praised him instead.

"Your Majesty, that being said, Zhou Qijilang is, after all, an official appointed by the imperial court. He should be more low-key when he is out in public..."

"Prime Minister," Wu Jin interrupted Zhang Huaide, "I think Lord Zhou is right. As a court official, you should serve the people. How can you stand by and watch them being bullied?"

Zhang Huaide knew that it was pointless to continue talking, so he could only give up: "Your Majesty is right, I was worrying too much."

But Zhou Qing saw a hint of hostility in Zhang Huaide's eyes.

It seems that I have attracted the attention of the prime minister, and it is not a good attention.

[Ding! Hostility detected, gaining +5 Poison Points]

[Current Poison Master Points: 45]

Zhou Qing sneered in his heart. Since Zhang Huaide wanted to go against him, don't blame him for being rude.

Since the Poison Master System is bound to him, it means that he is destined to take a different path.