The old man said, "You detoxified one poison but got poisoned by another; do you take me for a fool?"
Ling Zhenfei said, "But my antidote is quite magical. It won't affect any of your cultivation and actions. As long as you take the antidote within a month, you'll be just like any ordinary person."
The old man said, "And what about the second thing?"
Ling Zhenfei replied, "The second thing is the promise you made to me. You must agree to one condition of mine. We mentioned it earlier, but I haven't thought of it yet, so I will let you know when I decide."
The old man said, "You've poisoned me to control me. How do I know you won't propose a second condition or even a third one? I don't quite trust you."
Ling Zhenfei said, "If we don't trust each other, then there's no way for us to cooperate. Let's just pretend we didn't talk about it before, and the cooperation is void."
The old man hesitated a bit and said, "What day of the lunar calendar is it today?"
