The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#278 - The one you want

If Lu Jing were to make a list of the people he most wanted to see, no matter how he arranged it, Dongmen Wuce's youngest daughter would be at the top.

Even above Xia Huai and Gu Caiwei, because she was related to Lu Jing's own life.

If it weren't for the 'Fallen to the Mortal World' poison that could dissolve internal energy, Lu Jing estimated that he would already be invincible, and at the same time, have one foot in the grave.

His daily life would be reduced to constantly accumulating internal energy like a snowball, while the time he could be active would become less and less, until finally he couldn't even keep up with the frantic refreshing speed of his internal energy, and he would only be left with the path of exploding and dying.

Therefore, the terrifying poison 'Fallen to the Mortal World,' which everyone in the martial world feared, was actually a life-saving medicine for Lu Jing.

But now, with the changing weather in the Western Regions and the rampant pirates in the East Sea, Lu Jing couldn't obtain the two most important ingredients for refining 'Fallen to the Mortal World': the Fire Lantern Cage Grass and the White-Eyed Silkworm Cocoon.

Especially the former, pirates were, after all, a human-made disaster, and there was still a possibility of eliminating them with effort, but the Fire Lantern Cage Grass was purely due to natural disasters, and Lu Jing couldn't do anything about it.

If the climate in the Western Regions remained unchanged, or continued for decades, then after all the high-priced Fire Lantern Cage Grass on the market was swept away, Lu Jing would indeed face the danger of running out of medicine, no matter how much silver he had.

Therefore, Lu Jing had always wanted to find the successor of Myriad Poison Valley to inquire if there were any other medicinal materials that could replace these two, or any other poison formulas that could be used to solve his internal energy problem.

However, despite his thoughts, Lu Jing didn't have too much hope for this matter.

Firstly, the name Myriad Poison Valley was a taboo to the righteous path of the martial world, making it difficult to inquire about, and secondly, Lu Jing didn't think he had the ability to find the people that even the famous sects couldn't find.

In fact, Lu Jing never expected that he would actually meet Dongmen Wuce's youngest daughter in the academy, so he was somewhat distracted for a moment.

He actually accidentally crushed the teacup.

On the other side, the green-clad girl seemed to have noticed something as well, her pupils suddenly shrinking, and then, without waiting for Lu Jing to explain, she kicked over the table.

At the same time, she herself pounced backward.

Seeing this, Lu Jing hurriedly said, "I have no malice."

However, what answered him was the girl's hidden weapon, accompanied by the sound of a mechanism, seven silver needles gleaming with cold light shot out from her sleeve, heading straight for Lu Jing's face!

The force-bearing area of the needle tips was too small, and in addition to not knowing whether they were coated with poison, Lu Jing didn't dare to rely on the Fire Scale Armor to withstand them, so he had to temporarily stop his steps, and stretched out a hand to grab the table kicked by the green-clad girl.

Then, he held it in front of him, blocking the flying silver needles.

Taking advantage of this effort, the green-clad girl quickly retreated into the thatched hut.

Lu Jing hesitated for a moment, he had already seen that the green-clad girl's martial arts were very ordinary, not even entering the ranks, so even if he was blocked by the hidden weapon, if Lu Jing really wanted to stop her, he could still catch her before she entered the courtyard.

But this time he was seeking help from her, and didn't want to appear too aggressive, so in the end, he didn't immediately chase after her.

On the contrary, it wasn't until the green-clad girl retreated into the hut that Lu Jing took another step.

Walking towards the thatched hut, but after only taking four or five steps, he smelled a faint sweet fragrance, which smelled a bit like the taste of buttered popcorn from his previous life, but then Lu Jing felt his head sink.

However, the next moment, the internal energy in his dantian had already spontaneously circulated, driving the drowsiness out of his mind, and then Lu Jing stretched out a hand and struck out with a palm.

The strong palm wind directly blew out three zhang away, causing the courtyard door not far away to creak, and the leaves in the forest also made a rustling sound.

At the same time, the sweet fragrance in the air was blown away, part of it was blown to other places, and part of it was simply blown back into the thatched hut.

Lu Jing then added two more palms, until he could no longer smell the fragrance in the air, then he opened his mouth again, "The girl who is decocting medicine... I just accidentally broke the teacup, and I have no malicious intent."

There was silence in the thatched hut.

Just as Lu Jing began to suspect that the green-clad girl had been knocked out by his poison, the latter finally spoke again, coldly saying, "Since you came for me, why bother hiding it now?"

"I didn't come for you," Lu Jing smiled wryly, "Actually, I didn't know your identity until just now."

The green-clad girl sneered, obviously not believing Lu Jing's words.

Lu Jing had to continue to explain, "I actually recognized you because of the Fire Lantern Cage Grass."

"Fire Lantern Cage Grass? Many rouge shops in the capital are using this kind of thing, but not for medicinal purposes, but to make nail polish, the effect is better than balsam, and even if it enters the water, it will not easily fade, but because the price is too high, only the ladies and young ladies of official families will buy it."

"Why would you suspect me because of the Fire Lantern Cage Grass?" The green-clad girl still didn't believe him.

"Uh... because I have a poison from Myriad Poison Valley called 'Fallen to the Mortal World,' the two most important ingredients of which are White-Eyed Silkworm Cocoon and Fire Lantern Cage Grass."

"Fallen to the Mortal World" has always been Lu Jing's secret.

Lu Jing paused, then added, "I got this formula from a guy named Xiao Yi, of course, he may not have been called this name before, and it was also he who mentioned you to me. Because I entered the Jianghu relatively late, I didn't know about Myriad Poison Valley until then."

Hearing his words, the thatched hut fell silent again.

After a moment, the green-clad girl's voice sounded again, "I did give the formula for 'Fallen to the Mortal World' to a guy, and I know that guy is not a good person, and what he wants to do is not a good thing either, hehe, but anyway, he wants to harm those righteous people, which is exactly what I want."