Chapter 295: Chapter 264: Corpse Puppet_1
âFriend Xu, when did you poison him?â Qiao Qianqian followed behind Xu Mu, curiously asked through telepathy.
âDidnât you notice that he was standing in the same place I had been in before!â Xu Mu laughed.
Only after thinking it over did Qiao Qianqian realize that Xu Mu had been retreating constantly since the start of the battle, while Wang Yongan kept moving closer to control the puppet corpse.
It seemed that before the actual fight began, Xu Mu had set up poison around him, and then he appeared weak, luring Wang Yongan into the poisoned area through gradual retreats.
âI see, but what kind of poison did you use that he didnât notice it even after such a long time!â Qiao Qianqian pursued.
âJust a trifle, itâs not worth mentioning.â Xu Mu casually replied.
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Just a trifle? He clearly doesnât want to tell me.
Qiao Qianqian complained internally.
She wanted to continue questioning him, but unfortunately, they had arrived at the high platform. She could only let it go and decide to ask again later.
Upon seeing Xu Mu return safely, the two accompanying servants showed a hint of delight. But when they saw Wang Yongan vomiting blood from poisoning, they couldnât help but show a shock.
âFriend Xu, I didnât expect you to be proficient in Parasitic Skill!â Li Youlan said with a smile.
âI just dabbled in it when I had some spare time. Itâs nothing, I am sorry to have made you laugh, princess.â Xu Mu replied with a smile.
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Li Youlan was lost for words.
You are being too modest. A few days of dabbling and you were able to poison a Golden Pill cultivator. But if you were to dabble for a few years, wouldnât that mean you could poison a Nascent Soul?
âTreat Friend Wang of his condition. Letâs all scatter!â Li Youlan commanded.
âYes!â
Xu Mu nodded, took out a pill and gave it to Elder Jin to feed Wang Yongan.
After consuming the pill, Wang Yongan quickly regained his normal breath, and stopped vomiting blood.
âYour Highness, I am not convinced! This manâs method is despicable, and I want to fight him again!â Wang Yongan starting to kick up a fuss as soon as his condition got somewhat better.
âFriend Wang, I forgot to tell you, you need to take the pill for seven days to completely eliminate the toxin.â Before Li Youlan could respond, Xu Mu took out a vial of medicine and spoke first.
âYou, you, youâŠâ
Wang Yongan nearly vomited blood again from anger.
âAlright! It was just a friendly contest. Donât take it to heart!â Li Youlan spoke lightly.
She herself didnât like Wang Yongan anyway, insensitively assuming that someone might be interested in her. Furthermore, if she could afford it, she would have kicked him out long ago.
âDamn it! Iâll let you off just this once for the princessâs sake!â Wang Yongan said hatefully.
Xu Mu merely chuckled, unconcerned.
As far as Xu Mu was concerned, Wang Yongan was only competent in terms of his abilities- in every other way he was inferior even to Lu Kui; at the very least, Lu Kui had been cunning at the beginning.
âGive me back my puppet corpse!â After receiving the thrown pills, Wang Yongan spoke coldly.
âPuppet corpse?â
Xu Mu immediately understood that Wang Yongan was talking about those white butterflies that he had taken.
So these things are called puppet corpses. Could it mean corpse puppets?
The thought flashed across Xu Muâs mind as he broke into a smile.
âFriend Wang, I spent a lot of spirit stones making this antidote, we can consider these puppet corpses as a compensation. If you disagree, you can return the pills to me and I will immediately surrender your puppet corpses!â
âYou, Damn it!â
Wang Yongan had no choice but to swallow his fury. He couldnât possibly return the medicine to Xu Mu.
Itâs a pity though; those puppet corpses had taken him a lot of effort to create.
âFriend Xu, we are all working for the princess. Isnât this a bit inappropriate for you to force a trade? If word gets out, who will dare to help the princess in the future?â Lu Kui said sarcastically from the side.
He was quite determined to pick a fight with Xu Mu.
âFriend Lu, since youâre proficient in fortune-telling, maybe you should predict whether youâll have a bloodbath in the future before you speak!â Xu Mu laughed lightly.
âYouâŠâ
Lu Kui gritted his teeth in anger. This was clearly an outright threat.
âEnough! Do you want people to laugh at you for fighting in public?â Li Youlanâs face darkened as she spoke coldly.
âPardon us.â
Everyone immediately shut their mouths.
âGo back and rest! Xu Mu, come with me!â
âYes!â
Xu Mu led the two servants away with Li Youlan, and the others scattered.
Watching the retreating figures of Xu Mu and Li Youlan, Wang Yonganâs eyes revealed a resentful look. Not only did he lose face today, but he was also afraid that he wouldnât be entrusted with important tasks by Li Youlan in the future.
A look of determination flashed in his eyes and he turned to leave with long strides.
Lu Kui opened his mouth as if to call out to him, but considering the circumstances, he eventually chose to give up.
Iâll find an opportunity to speak privately later!
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When Xu Mu arrived at the Vineyard, where Li Youlan was, he let the two maids stay by the door, and Elder Jin went back to his own residence, leaving only him to follow Li Youlan into the courtyard.
âFriend Xu, do you know why this place is called the Vineyard?â
Li Youlan stood in the courtyard and began to speak.
âItâs probably because of this vine tree, right?â
Xu Mu looked at the vine tree hanging down from the rooftop like a purple waterfall and responded.
âCorrect! This vine tree has a thousand-year-old spirit, and itâs a rare tier six spirit plant. Its roots, leaves, stems, and flowers can all be used in remedies!â Li Youlan nodded and said.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly showed a touch of melancholy.
âI donât like the vine tree itself, but I have to live here to maintain the spiritual energy in the courtyard and for the spiritual objects it produces. Itâs just like living in the royal family, where there are things you have to fight for and things you have to do.â
She turned her head back towards Xu Mu.
âI hope you wonât hold it against me for not standing up for you tonight!â
âYour Highness need not speak like that! If I canât handle just the two of them, then I have no right to participate in the magic duel competition!â Xu Mu laughed.
âFriend Xu, you truly are an intelligent person!â Li Youlan laughed.
âYour Highness didnât bring me here just to talk about this trivial matter, did she?â
âNot at all. I just wanted to ask, what kind of skill was the body virtualization technique you used?â
âTier seven Virtualization Skill!â
âTier seven Virtualization Skill?â
Li Youlan thought for a moment but had no recollection.
She didnât dwell on it. It was normal not to recognize one particular skill among countless ones in the world.
âCan you sell it to me?â
âBut this is my unique skill!â
âWhat do you mean?â
âAt least one hundred top-grade spirit stones!â
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Li Youlanâs mouth twitched.
One hundred top-grade spirit stones were enough to buy a top-tier martial method inheritance.
She wanted to purchase it just because she thought it was interesting and might come in handy in the future.
âIâll pass on the one hundred top-grade spirit stones.â
Li Youlan shook her head.
Although she was not short of spirit stones, she did not want to be the one to lose out either.
âNo, Your Highness! We can negotiate the price!â Xu Mu hurriedly said.
For him, copying a skill was as easy as a snap of the fingers, and it was essentially free spirit stones. There was no reason to refuse.
âOne top-grade spirit stone!â
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Youâre a princess, and you bargain too hard!
âDeal!â
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Li Youlan was speechless.
After reviewing the content of the copied skill by Xu Mu, Li Youlan immediately realized â
I overpaid!
âHow did you practice this skill?â
She doubted if the skill given by Xu Mu was a fake, as according to its introduction, the difficulty of practice was not only terrifying but even life-threatening.
âJust practice step by step according to the jade slip.â
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Itâs as if she hadnât said anything.
Li Youlan stored away the skill jade slip. It was just one top-grade spirit stone anyway; if she lost out, she lost out.
âDoes Your Highness have any other business? If not, Iâll take my leave!â Xu Mu said.
âHow proficient are you in Alchemy?â Li Youlan suddenly asked.
âWhy would Your Highness ask about this?â
âThere is a task here that requires someone proficient in Alchemy to complete. If itâs done well, you could obtain resources good enough for advancing to the late stage of the Golden Pill!â
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