Hearing Xu Fan's command, Zhang Shicun immediately walked over.

"General Dragon, open your mouth," he said, handing over the well-kneaded pill.

"This..."

Glancing at the small pill in Zhang Shicun's hand, General Dragon couldn't help but swallow hard.

Clearly, Xu Fan meant for him to ingest the thing.

But what exactly was this thing? To just eat it like that?

What if it was poison, what then?

"General Dragon, do I need to teach you what to do?"

As he hesitated in his mind, he saw Zhang Shicun's face turn steely as he reminded him with a sentence.

Now being like meat on the chopping board, where did he have any choice left?

With a helpless sigh, General Dragon took the pill.

"Don't worry, this thing is very nourishing."

Seeing that General Dragon was preparing himself mentally, Zhang Shicun reassured him without a change in his expression.

Although he was no longer a virgin, the effectiveness of the medicine shouldn't be too different, right?

"Cough cough cough..."

Closing his eyes tight, General Dragon swallowed the pill down, shouting in his heart.

His resolute attitude towards surviving, Zhang Shicun observed and couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up.

This guy, really didn't mind the dirt.

"General Dragon, how does it taste?"

At that moment, Xu Fan came over and inquired.

"A bit salty..."

Watching General Dragon forcefully swallow the remnants down his throat, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown.

He really wasn't planning to waste any of it.

"Believe me, you should know without me saying it, this pill, it's not anything good."

"I won't lie to you, it is indeed poison."

To make General Dragon obedient and prevent him from doing anything bad, this must be the most efficient way.

Watching General Dragon's complexion gradually turn green, Xu Fan said, "There is no cure for this poison, only taking an antidote once a month can alleviate the onset of its toxicity."

"As for how to obtain the antidote, do I need to explain it to you again?"

"This..."

Hearing this news, General Dragon's face turned from green to pale.

The pill had been completely swallowed down his stomach, even if he cut open his belly, it would be too late.

The poison was already in him, as for obtaining the antidote?

General Dragon really didn't need Xu Fan to explain it to him again.

The death of Hu Dewu had accurately informed him how to behave to gain the forgiveness of the young man before him.

"Rest assured... I will obey, I will definitely not break your prohibitions," assured General Dragon to Xu Fan immediately.

No longer offering empty promises, with his life now in someone else's hands, where did he have room to be slippery?

Xu Fan nodded in satisfaction and said, "I trust that General Dragon will be someone who cherishes his own life, so I won't say much more."

"He will send you the antidote regularly, of course, all of this is predicated on the condition that you behave."

"If you do not perform well, the potency of the antidote will be diluted. Though it won't take your life, I believe the suffering you endure will teach you a meaningful lesson."

"..."

After listening to Xu Fan's explanation, General Dragon was at a loss for words.

It seemed that for the rest of his life, in order to be safe, he would have to be obedient.

He felt a bit resentful in his heart, but with his life in someone else's hands, resentment was irrelevant; he had to obey.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may leave now," said Xu Fan.

There wasn't much to talk about with General Dragon. Xu Fan finished giving his instructions and waved his hand, signaling him to scram as soon as possible.

At that, General Dragon hurriedly climbed into his vehicle, started the engine, and immediately zoomed off without a trace.

Zhang Shicun's gaze returned from the disappearing vehicle to Xu Fan, who was walking towards him.

"Brother Xu Fan, what exactly is this antidote?"

From what Xu Fan implied, it seemed like he intended Zhang Shicun to supervise the other man in the future. Thinking it through, Zhang Shicun decided to ask in advance, so he wouldn't be caught unprepared later.

"That thing? There is no antidote,"

At that moment, Xu Fan just shrugged his shoulders and explained.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shicun's eyes almost popped out of their sockets in shock.

"No... no antidote?"

Zhang Shicun blinked and thought to himself, you've got to be kidding me, right?

"Really, there's no antidote..."

Xu Fan sincerely looked at Zhang Shicun and said.

"However, you still need to periodically deliver something for him to consume. As for whether it is mud or feces, that's up to how you feel at that moment."

What Zhang Shicun was tasked to deliver to General Dragon was merely a psychological placebo.

The Heart-Piercing Powder he had mixed earlier indeed had no antidote.

Every month, it would cause heart-piercing pain, which would gradually lessen over time until it completely dissipated.

This cycle would last about thirty or forty years.

And all of this, unbeknownst to General Dragon, meant something entirely different.

Regarding the monthly pain, he would only think that he still had misdeeds that needed correcting.

With each correction, as time passed, the pain would also slowly decrease.

In time, the two would become linked, naturally bringing about a complete transformation in his character.

As to the effectiveness of this method, Xu Fan wasn't entirely sure, but at the very least, General Dragon wouldn't dare to commit any evil deeds within the next five years.

After sharing his plan with Zhang Shicun, Zhang instinctively gave Xu Fan a thumbs up.

"Brother, meeting you is like his worst nightmare."

This move was truly beyond the imagination of an ordinary person. Zhang Shicun had already thought of what to answer if General Dragon ever asked him why the antidote didn't seem very effective.

No need for explanations, just one sentence was necessary.

Reflect on your past actions, and this one sentence would suffice to make him contemplate and amend his behavior.

With that, all their troubles were completely resolved, and everyone breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Looking back at their past experiences, they all began to feel fortunate.

Thank goodness Xu Fan was leading them this time; otherwise, things wouldn't have been so easy.

Perhaps they would have been the ones lying on the ground...

"Brother, it's been a pleasure working with you."

In all his years guarding the frontier, this was the first time Zhang Shicun had fought with such satisfying ease. He looked at Xu Fan and voiced his inner thoughts.

He was genuinely curious about Xu Fan's background and even felt an impulse to invite Xu Fan to join the military.

With his abilities, if he were to enlist, his future would be limitless!

Nonetheless, with such a high level of cultivation, he was probably from one of Huaxia's top elite military units.

And even if not, his status would not be below his own.

Soon, Zhang Shicun discarded this ludicrous idea from his mind.

"Zhang Shicun, give me your bank account number."

While he was still reflecting, Xu Fan spoke up, asking for Zhang Shicun's bank account number.

"Huh?"

Zhang Shicun was a bit bewildered but reported his account number nonetheless.

After memorizing the account number, Xu Fan nodded and said, "Later on, I'll wire half of the payment for this operation to you. Then, you can split it with your brothers."

"This... this isn't right!"

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