"You don’t want to know, but I insist on telling you!"
Wei Guanguan’s furious expression made Mu Qingge couldn’t help but smile.
She didn’t speak, waiting for Wei Guanguan to continue.
Sure enough, seeing Mu Qingge unresponsive, Wei Guanguan couldn’t hold back her words any longer and spilled everything: "Mu Ge, do you know you’re quite popular now? Your fa almost rivals Brother i! The senior sisters in the dicine Tower have even started sothing called the Love Song Association."
"Love Song Association? What’s that?" Mu Qingge asked with a strange expression.
Wei Guanguan eagerly explained: "Oh, it’s a group that supports you, like an organization. Brother i seems to have one too, called the Qing i Association."
Mu Qingge felt her mouth twitch, overwheld by the enthusiasm of the female disciples in the dicine Tower.
How dull must the life in the dicine Tower be for these female disciples to indulge in such frivolous activities!
"What have they done?" Mu Qingge asked, feeling a headache coming on.
Wei Guanguan covered her mouth with a laugh, proudly saying, "You’ll know once you step outside. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I joined the Love Song Association too!"
"Guanguan, you’re here in the dicine Tower to learn," Mu Qingge said, feeling helpless.
She couldn’t care about others, but Wei Guanguan needed a reminder.
"Don’t worry, I won’t delay my alchemy lessons. Besides, by joining the Love Song Association, if I have any questions about alchemy, I can ask the senior sisters in the association, which is much more convenient than before," Wei Guanguan dismissively replied.
Mu Qingge slowly shook her head, "Do as you please."
Finished speaking, she walked towards the treehouse exit.
Wei Guanguan called from behind, "Mu Ge, where are you going?"
Mu Qingge initially wanted to say she was going to the Pill Recipe Hall. But thinking of Wei Guanguan as a mber of the Love Song Association, she kept silent, waved behind, and quickened her steps to leave.
When Mu Qingge left the treehouse, she finally understood Wei Guanguan’s ’You’ll know once you step outside’!
Mu Qingge stood dumbfounded, stunned by a group of waiting female disciples rushing towards her. Shocked, she ran off imdiately, disappearing from their view.
The disappointed female disciples felt quite let down.
Their gifts remained undelivered.
"What should we do? Brother Mu ran upon seeing us," a female disciple said.
Another said, "We must have scared him by appearing like this."
"We haven’t given our gifts yet," another regretfully looked at the gifts in her hands.
Just then, Wei Guanguan walked out of the treehouse.
"Oh? It’s Sister Wei!" soone recognized Wei Guanguan with sharp eyes.
Instantly, the group of female disciples ’heartbroken’ by Mu Qingge surrounded Wei Guanguan.
Wei Guanguan was startled, nervously saying, "Senior sisters... what’s happening?"
The female disciples gently asked Wei Guanguan: "Sister Wei, you live in the sa treehouse as Brother Mu, right?"
Wei Guanguan nodded.
Imdiately, her hands were filled with gifts she couldn’t hold, with many others appearing before her.
Wei Guanguan laughed helplessly and told the female disciples: "Sisters, Mu Ge is not in the treehouse, giving these to is useless!"
A female disciple squeezed out and said, "No worries, we already knew Brother Mu wasn’t here. Since you can’t carry so much, why don’t you lead us to Brother Mu’s door, and we’ll just leave the gifts there?"
"This..." Wei Guanguan hesitated. She knew Mu Ge’s temper sowhat, and without her permission, bringing people in might annoy her.
Thinking of Mu Qingge’s wrath made Wei Guanguan release her hands, dropping all the gifts to the ground. "Seniors, you better find Mu Ge yourselves!"
She quickly turned and ran back to the treehouse.
"Hey! Sister Wei, don’t leave!"
"Sister Wei, why are you running!"
The voices behind echoed as Wei Guanguan covered her ears, mumbling: "Too crazy! It’s too crazy! Aren’t these won concerned about propriety between n and won? Chasing a man so openly!"
"Guanguan, what are you doing?" As Wei Guanguan nearly collided with soone in her flustered run, she was stopped just in ti.
Wei Guanguan abruptly stopped, looking up only to see a face similar to hers by seven or eight degrees, looking curiously at her.
"What’s wrong? Are you being chased?" Wei Qi looked behind Wei Guanguan but saw no one.
Wei Guanguan shook her head and told Wei Qi about the encounter outside the treehouse.
After hearing her out, Wei Qi praised: "You did well. If you know Mu Ge wouldn’t like it and still rely on being friends to act, it might jeopardize the friendship."
Wei Guanguan sighed in relief: "You haven’t seen it, sward by dozens of won chirping around you, it makes one’s head spin."
Wei Qi glanced at her and sneered: "You’re one of them."
"I!" Wei Guanguan was speechless. Shortly, she felt deflated and said: "I joined thinking everyone liked Mu Ge. Who knew they’d be so crazy."
"Alright. Learn a lesson from this and don’t join them again." Wei Qi suddenly patted Wei Guanguan’s head, nodding like a brother.
Wei Guanguan covered her head, blocking Wei Qi’s action, curiously asking: "Why do you seem different today?"
"What’s different?" Wei Qi asked, puzzled after looking at himself.
Wei Guanguan bit her lip, pondered for a while, then said: "You suddenly feel much more mature."
Unexpectedly, Wei Qi bristled at her words: "I’ve always been mature, just you never considered your brother!"
...
Mu Qingge reappeared outside the Pill Recipe Hall.
She brushed off nonexistent dust from her clothes and walked toward the Pill Recipe Hall.
Upon entering, she felt a force from the forbidden technique scanning her. Then, the imposing voice in the Pill Recipe Hall spoke again—
’Ranked eighth in the dicine Tower Popularity Chart, Advanced Alchemist, granted access to all layers, unlimited ti each entrance.’
Mu Qingge felt a twinge. She hadn’t expected the dicine Tower to operate so efficiently. She hadn’t even updated her identity waist tag, yet the Pill Recipe Hall recognized her status change.
To her surprise, once she replaced Song Yu as the eighth rank, she could enjoy those ranking benefits. However, because she refined an Advanced Elixir, becoming an Advanced Alchemist, far surpassing Song Yu in capability, additional perks were unlocked.
For example, she could freely enter any tower layer without restrictions.
Also, she could stay at the Pill Recipe Hall indefinitely without a ti limit.
This ans she could choose to remain inside the Pill Recipe Hall indefinitely.
’This sounds like a good option!’ Rembering the earlier scene at the treehouse, Mu Qingge was inclined to retreat into the Pill Recipe Hall.
Inside the Pill Recipe Hall, Mu Qingge headed directly to the third and fourth layers.
She stayed in the Pill Recipe Hall for a day, arriving at the fourth layer where, besides Shang Zisu, it was empty.
Seeing Shang Zisu quietly reading under the lamp, Mu Qingge paused.
She wasn’t sure when Shang Zisu entered the Pill Recipe Hall, but was certain it was after her. Since Shang Zisu didn’t have the sa unrestricted privileges to stay as she did.
The Pill Recipe Hall has seven layers in total.
Low-level Alchemists can enter the first two layers.
Interdiate Alchemists can enter the third and fourth layers.
Advanced Alchemists can access the fifth and sixth layers.
The seventh layer possesses more rare pill recipes and Advanced Alchemists can enter, but supposedly the seventh-layer entrance has a powerful restriction to automatically select entrants.
Previously, Song Yu said that as long as you beat him and replace his ranking, you can earn a privilege to access the top layer once a month. It’s not just empty words. It’s a privilege deliberately created by the dicine Tower to stimulate healthy competition within the tower.
Every month, the seventh layer will unconditionally open once to those on the popularity list.
Mu Qingge quickly scanned around and discovered that there were fewer people on the fourth layer than on the third layer. It seed that only she and Shang Zisu were present.
And on the layer above...
Mu Qingge looked up at the entrance of the fifth layer. Before her arrival, there were only three advanced alchemists in the dicine Tower Branch, and two of them were teachers.
I suppose the two layers above are covered in dust!
Grumbling in her heart, Mu Qingge didn’t disturb Shang Zisu, but walked to the other side and casually pulled out an ancient text to read.
The third and fourth layers mostly had interdiate pill recipes and introductions to exotic treasures, including the differences among alchemists in countries of different levels in the Linchuan Realm.
Mu Qingge was engrossed, standing there, nearly going through all the books on the shelves around her.
Her astonishing reading speed was terrifying, like a giant whale swallowing the sea.
Only when her neck started to ache did she lift her head, prepared to stretch a bit.
Just as she looked up, she saw Shang Zisu standing silently in front of her, quiet as a statue.
"Sister Shang?" Mu Qingge was sowhat surprised.
Shang Zisu nodded lightly and spoke, "Junior Mu, there’s sothing I’d like your help with."
Shang Zisu’s voice was like the wind from a snowy mountain—cold and clear. Instantly, it dispelled Mu Qingge’s brain fog from excessive reading.
"Why don’t you tell what it is first, Sister Shang," Mu Qingge said.
Shang Zisu pressed her lips, seeming to hesitate internally, but then made up her mind to say, "I want you to help find a pill recipe on the fifth layer."
"A pill recipe?" Mu Qingge’s eyes flickered as she asked, "If I rember correctly, the recipes above the fifth layer are advanced recipes, right?"
"Correct." Shang Zisu nodded, without hiding anything: "Among the fifth layer’s recipes, one is considered an entry into advanced elixirs. Using it to refine elixirs is a shortcut to entering the realm of advanced alchemists. This pill isn’t too difficult to refine but provides a clear sensation of creating advanced elixirs."
I see.
Mu Qingge understood.
Yet, she was still puzzled: "Since there’s such a recipe, why would Sister Shang co to ? Brother i and Master Lou, who are advanced alchemists, should know about such a recipe, right?"
Shang Zisu shook her head and replied, "Master believes in going with the flow and doesn’t support us focusing too much on level improvent. Plus, he’s often traveling and not in the tower, making it hard to consult him. As for Brother i, he spends most of his ti refining pills, sotis closing himself off for over a month, or even half a year. It’s hard to ask him for help as well..."
By the end, Shang Zisu showed a faint bitter smile.
Her brother was raised by the master, and his character is quite obedient to him. Since the master doesn’t approve of seeking shortcuts for advancent, how would the brother help?
"So, Sister Shang can only place her hope in ." Mu Qingge said.
Shang Zisu bit her lip, her expression cold and calm: "I wasn’t supposed to trouble you, but I’ve been stuck as an interdiate alchemist for too long and urgently need a breakthrough. If you help just this once, I’ll accept any cost."
"Isn’t Sister Shang afraid I’ll ask for sothing embarrassing?" Mu Qingge curved her lips in a playful manner.
Shang Zisu smiled warmly and gracefully: "I trust Junior Mu’s character. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked."
Mu Qingge smiled, "Since Sister Shang trusts so much, I’ll lend a hand. No paynt is needed, consider it as compensation for sneaking a glance at the Guiyuan Beauty Pill recipe."
Shang Zisu was startled and said, "But you’ve already given the refined Guiyuan Beauty Pill as compensation. Since I’m asking for help this ti, how can it be counted like that?" ntioning the Guiyuan Beauty Pill, Shang Zisu recalled the pill still in her Qiankun Bag. Although the Guiyuan Beauty Pill is an advanced elixir, its recipe is available within the interdiate alchemist’s range due to its usage.
If only the pill recipe she sought was placed on the third or fourth layers, she wouldn’t need to ask anyone for help.
Thinking of this, she shook her head resolutely and said: "If Junior Mu doesn’t want to propose a reward, I’ll just seek help from soone else."
Mu Qingge chuckled.
She hadn’t expected the normally aloof Shang Zisu to be so principled.
Most people would happily take advantage, but she wants everything accounted for.
"Senior Sister, there is no need to be like this. It’s not a difficult matter," Mu Qingge advised.
However, Shang Zisu earnestly replied, "To you, Junior Brother, it may be just a small favor, but to , it’s a great kindness." After she spoke, she actually turned around to leave.
Mu Qingge had rarely seen soone like this.
She stopped Shang Zisu and asked, "In Senior Sister’s heart, what kind of price would you consider a fair trade between the two of us?"
Shang Zisu turned around, lowered her eyes and thought for a while: "I can refine pills for the Mu Family without charge for three years and promise one request. But this request must not go against my will."
Mu Qingge was silent for a mont, and after a while, she sighed and said, "Senior Sister Shang, your return is too high, which makes feel unworthy. How about changing our stakes?"
Shang Zisu looked up at Mu Qingge, thought for a mont, and said, "Please speak, Junior Brother Mu."
Mu Qingge said, "I can help Senior Sister get the pill recipe you want, and the price doesn’t need to be so troubleso. You just need to answer a few questions for when you get the recipe."
Shang Zisu seriously looked at Mu Qingge for a while before saying, "Are you looking down on , Junior Brother Mu? Fine, I promise you. However, my promise to refine pills for your family for three years won’t change; I just cancel the promise agreent."
Mu Qingge chuckled.
Shang Zisu’s personality was quite endearing.
A principled beauty always earns more respect from people. This respect transcends her appearance.
"Alright. Please tell the na of the pill. I will go to the fifth layer to search," Mu Qingge said.
Shang Zisu slowly said, "This pill is called the Earth Essence Pill. Today’s ti for to enter the Pill Recipe Hall is up, and I can’t wait for you. Tomorrow I will co again and wait here for your good news." After she finished speaking, she nodded towards Mu Qingge and turned to leave the Pill Recipe Hall.
"Earth Essence Pill," Mu Qingge murmured once. She then turned and walked towards the fifth layer.
That night, Mu Qingge spent in the Pill Recipe Hall.
Originally, she also wanted to check on Fu Tianlong. But thinking he was probably still recovering and not in much danger, she decided to stay in the Pill Recipe Hall.
The next day, she was so imrsed in the fifth layer’s books that she almost forgot about her promise to Shang Zisu.
Until she heard Shang Zisu’s calling from downstairs, she rembered the matter.
"Junior Brother Mu, are you still here?" Shang Zisu ca as promised, standing on the fourth layer, softly calling.
Mu Qingge walked downstairs and saw Shang Zisu’s elegant back.
"Senior Sister Shang."
Hearing the voice, Shang Zisu turned around, and upon seeing Mu Qingge, she showed a faint smile.
Mu Qingge approached Shang Zisu and handed her the transcribed Earth Essence Pill recipe. Shang Zisu took it, quickly scanned it, and a captivating smile erged at the corners of her mouth.
It was like the warmth felt when a thousand-year frozen snow mountain lts.
Carefully placing the pill recipe away, Shang Zisu said to Mu Qingge, "Thank you, Junior Brother Mu. Whatever questions you have, please ask."
Mu Qingge, knowing her nature, didn’t engage in pleasantries. She directly said, "Senior Sister Shang, do you know what’s on the top floor of the Spiritual Consciousness Tower?" She hadn’t forgotten Diao Yuan’s trouble-seeking was all for that item.
But that ’Light Ball’ had already been absorbed by her body; how could she bring it out?
"The top floor of the Spiritual Consciousness Tower?" Shang Zisu appeared sowhat puzzled, pondered for a mont before uncertainly saying, "I wasn’t aware of this matter before. However, after Master returned this ti, Senior Brother ntioned your performance in the Spiritual Consciousness Tower to Master, and Master comnted with a sigh, ’That treasure unexpectedly fell into this young man’s hands, a stroke of great fortune indeed!’ Senior Brother asked Master what it was, but Master evasively said it was a treasure coveted by even Director Hua yet unattainable by him, and it is very beneficial to Spiritual Consciousness."
After speaking, she hesitated briefly before cautiously continuing, "Junior Brother Mu, are you saying that you obtained sothing from the Spiritual Consciousness Tower?"
Mu Qingge smiled and shook her head, "I don’t know what I got; Diao Yuan just made curious." Although she still didn’t know what the ’Light Ball’ was from Shang Zisu’s words, knowing it benefited Spiritual Consciousness, she decided to keep quiet about it and avoid drawing trouble.
As for now, it was just Diao Yuan making things difficult for her.
As for Director Hua and Master Lou, they might know what it is, but they should know since it’s absorbed, it can’t be expelled, and killing her would be useless.
"Diao Yuan ca looking for you?" Shang Zisu knew that Diao Yuan had sent Song Yu to trouble Mu Qingge but didn’t know that Diao Yuan had personally sought out Mu Qingge before.
Mu Qingge nodded.
Shang Zisu frowned and said, "Diao Yuan’s temperant is strange, his moods unpredictable, and he harbors no tolerance. Junior Brother Mu must not be careless; I think you should find a sect offering protection quickly." Moreover, this sect should ideally be able to contend with Diao Yuan’s sect. This part, Shang Zisu kept to herself, not wanting Mu Qingge to feel she was acting as a mouthpiece for her sect.
After all, within the dicine Tower, the only ones capable of challenging Dean Hua’s faction are theirs.
"I understand. Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. I have another question I need your help with." Mu Qingge wasn’t concerned about Diao Yuan; rather, she raised another matter that was on her mind. "I’ve heard that every few years, the dicine Tower Branch sends so dicinal materials to the Main Courtyard. The people who escort these materials are selected from the dicine Tower Disciples."
"That’s true. And this year is the ti for sending the materials." Shang Zisu’s answer matched the intelligence provided by Mr. Monster.
"Then what are the criteria for being selected?" Mu Qingge asked again.
"Does Junior Brother Mu want to escort the materials?" Shang Zisu’s expression suddenly beca peculiar.
Mu Qingge nodded.
Shang Zisu suddenly laughed softly, "It seems Junior Brother Mu truly wants to find himself a master."
"What do you an?" Mu Qingge’s gaze sharpened.
Shang Zisu explained, "The quota for escorting the materials is always very limited. To maintain fairness and to avoid unnecessary internal strife, the dicine Tower will hold a martial competition before departure. Those qualified to enter the competition must be disciples of masters within the tower. Those who haven’t apprenticed with a master are not eligible for selection."
"So there are such rules?" Mu Qingge murmured to herself.
Shang Zisu said, "Actually, it’s not hard to understand. Every year, the disciples chosen for the dicine Tower, if talented, are absorbed into various households, leaving only the diocre ones. Talented individuals, with famous ntors guiding them, naturally advance rapidly. The disciples with less talent, without any master’s guidance, can only fend for themselves. The disparities erge from this, and those sent to the Main Courtyard represent the face of the Branch, so naturally, the quota will not be wasted on this kind of disciple. It may sound cruel, but that’s just how the world works. Survival of the fittest, the law of the jungle is the law of survival."
Mu Qingge found herself unable to refute. She couldn’t represent the interests of diocre disciples to challenge the rules of the dicine Tower.
All she wanted was a quota to escort the dicines, to enter the Holy Yuan Empire, from there to Rong Country’s Endless Swamp to find the Mixed Elent Heavenly Extre Fla and subdue it!
Thinking it over, she said, "I will consider Senior Sister’s words carefully, and thank you for clarifying them for ."
"No need to thank , I’m just fulfilling my promise." Shang Zisu said indifferently, "Junior Brother Mu can provide your family’s address so that after I leave the dicine Tower, I can fulfill my other promise."
Mu Qingge laughed, "Senior Sister is truly willing to waste three years of youth in my family?" She wanted a Pill Master to permanently reside in the Mu Family Army, to provide them with a large quantity of elixirs. But she desired permanence, and three years seed too short to her, so she preferred not to be greedy at all.
"Fulfilling my promises frees my heart, keeping it free from the troubles of a Heart Demon." Shang Zisu said earnestly.
"In that case..." Mu Qingge hesitated for a mont before saying, "Senior Sister need not stay at my family for three years; just send all the elixirs you refine in the next three years."
Shang Zisu thought it over and accepted this compromise.
Eventually, concluding the conversation with Mu Qingge, she turned and left.
After Shang Zisu left, Mu Qingge stayed in the Pill Recipe Hall for three more days, before leaving. During these three days, she went through the collections in the Fifth and Sixth Layers; she didn’t go to the Seventh Layer.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to, but she rembered that today was the dicine Tower’s rest day. She could leave the dicine Tower to return to Sangzhi City, visit her two little girls, and see if Mo Yang had sent any news.
...
Returning to her place of residence, Mu Qingge saw from afar those female disciples blocking the doorway.
With a flicker, she drifted through like a breeze, without alerting anyone.
’Looks like once the inspection period is over, I’ll have to find a Feng Shui treasure land to live peacefully.’ Mu Qingge told herself as she walked on the clearing under the treehouse.
She did not return to her treehouse but headed towards Fu Tianlong’s room.
She knocked on the door, and it was Shui Ling who answered.
"Mu Ge, you’re here." Shui Ling’s cheeks were slightly flushed, and she opened the door for Mu Qingge to enter.
Mu Qingge glanced at her and entered the room.
At once, she saw Fu Tianlong sitting on the bed. He appeared fine, but the disorder of the blanket and the lingering ambiguous scent in the room made Mu Qingge cough lightly, feeling she ca at an inappropriate ti.
"Mu Ge, you’re here, sit wherever you like." Fu Tianlong said in a muffled voice. His expression even showed so shyness.
Mu Qingge didn’t sit; she rely asked, "I ca to see how you were doing."
Fu Tianlong imdiately puffed out his chest and thumped his chest twice with his fist, "I’ve been fine for a while now. It’s just that Shui Ling doesn’t feel assured and insists I stay more days in bed."
Mu Qingge laughed lightly, "If Shui Ling isn’t assured, you should rest a few more days."
Shui Ling was just about to serve tea when, hearing their conversation, her cheeks turned even redder, and she swiftly fled.
"What’s wrong with her?" Mu Qingge asked, a bit puzzled.
Fu Tianlong smiled awkwardly, "It’s nothing. By the way, I heard from Wei Qi that Feng Yugui, that little villain, was put in the Water Prison."
Mu Qingge nodded her head.
Fu Tianlong instantly relaxed his tense nerves. "That’s great, that scoundrel deserves punishnt."
Mu Qingge shook her head, "Do you think, the enemy is only Feng Yugui?"
Fu Tianlong suddenly looked at her.
Mu Qingge reminded, "Have you forgotten the other na Feng Yugui shouted at that ti?"
Fu Tianlong recalled the scene carefully, suddenly his eyes narrowed sharply, "He ntioned Diao Yuan!"
Mu Qingge nodded, "In recent days, Diao Yuan’s side has been very quiet. First, because Feng Yugui was captured, forcing him to remain inactive. Second, because you and Shui Ling have been staying in the treehouse here, he can’t make a move."
Fu Tianlong’s brows furrowed, "Then what should we do? I’ll go tell the Dean everything and let him take charge."
"Naive. Hua Cangzhu is Diao Yuan’s ntor; do you think he’s on your side or Diao Yuan’s side?" Mu Qingge harshly shattered his fantasy.
"So, are we to just let him run rampant?" Fu Tianlong said in discontent.
Mu Qingge sneered, "Of course not. You just rest these few days, don’t move around recklessly. I need to leave the Tower for a while, wait until I return to talk."
With that said, Mu Qingge turned to leave.
Before leaving during this rest day, she reminded the Wei siblings not to stir trouble, then boarded the dicine Tower’s flying beast and left.
The flying beast landed in the suburbs of Sangzhi City, as the dicine Tower’s rest period lasts three days, many dicine Tower disciples would choose this ti to leave the tower and relax in Sangzhi City.
Those whose hos are nearby would even take this opportunity to visit ho.
Mu Qingge was experiencing the rest day for the first ti.
However, as soon as she left the flying beast, she sensed sothing was wrong.
Though there were quite a few dicine Tower disciples initially, they all vanished within a short amount of ti, leaving just her at the forest’s edge.
Mu Qingge stood in place, her clear eyes scanning calmly.
The surroundings were so quiet that not even insects chirped; the wind rustled tree leaves, lifting sand and rocks as if stirring up a sharp killing intent.
’Looks like soone has set up an ambush here.’ Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow, her eyes revealing a faintly amused expression.
The person who would ambush her on a rest day—other than Diao Yuan—she couldn’t think of anyone else.
Unexpectedly, Diao Yuan showed no patience, unwilling to let go of any opportunity to seriously harm her.
Now, she was curious to see what kind of people Diao Yuan had found to ambush her.
Since they dared to co, they must have the resolve to lay down their lives.
Mu Qingge stood with hands behind her back in place.
A leaf, sharp as a blade, flew toward her eyes.
Mu Qingge remained motionless, letting the leaf approach.
As it neared her eyes, the speeding leaf suddenly paused, disintegrating to powder within her gaze.
"Co out." Mu Qingge coldly commanded, her tone full of disdain.
Soon, the sound of footsteps interwove around her.
A dozen masked n instantly erged, surrounding her.
Mu Qingge eyed them briefly, judging from the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from them, she could perceive their realms ranged from Green Realm to Blue Realm.
Most were at the Green Realm, with only four or five at the Blue Realm.
But such an ambush lineup in the realm of a Third-class Country is already considered quite a high configuration.
"Hand over the item, and you’ll live!" The leader shouted fiercely at Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge raised her eyebrow slightly, smiling as she asked, "What item?"
"Don’t play dumb, kid! Is Diao Yuan’s stuff sothing you dare to covet?" The leader snorted coldly.
So, it was Diao Yuan after all.
Mu Qingge sneered inwardly.
Originally, she hoped for an unexpected answer. But unexpectedly, the fact left her feeling utterly desolate!
Want to deal with her, can you not use such low-level tricks?
"So it was Diao Yuan who sent you." Mu Qingge showed a look of sudden realization. She was at ease, with no tension, touching her chin, she sighed, "It seems the appeal of an Alchemist is truly impressive. Even a re Interdiate Alchemist like Diao Yuan can mobilize these strong people from the Green Realm and Blue Realm to work for him. Didn’t he tell you what level of Alchemist I am?"
"What level? You’re just a Low-Level Alchemist." As soon as the leader spoke, the rest burst into laughter.
"Uh, he told you I’m a Low-Level Alchemist, and you believe him?" Mu Qingge felt anxious about their intelligence.
But the leader said, "Whether or not, show us your rank badge, it’ll be clear at a glance."
Ahem...
Mu Qingge felt a bit embarrassed in her heart.
It seems, maybe, probably, perhaps... she really forgot to change her badge.
Right now, the badge on her is indeed the Low-Level Alchemist badge.
Mu Qingge felt a sense of being trapped by herself. Probably, Diao Yuan saw that she hadn’t changed her badge these days, he dared to set up this killing ga here, just waiting for her to leave the dicine Tower to make a move against her.
But how did he know she would leave on a rest day?
Either, he sent people to secretly guard the place where she would take the Flying Beast, waiting like a jackal. Or, he sent this group here to try their luck.
Of course, the first possibility is higher.
Knowing that she left the dicine Tower, he imdiately sent people to inform the outside to ambush her.
In short, Diao Yuan will not give up unless he obtains the treasure she got from the Spiritual Consciousness Tower!
"What’s wrong kid, can’t you take it out? Do you really think Grandpa is so easy to fool?" Seeing Mu Qingge silent, the leader laughed arrogantly.
His smug look made Mu Qingge sigh, "I really don’t know how you cultivated up to the Blue Realm."
"Big brother, Master Diao said. This kid is very cunning. He told us not to waste words with him, capture him first, break his limbs and ridians, and then severely torture to find out where the item is." The person next to the leader whispered a reminder.
However, he didn’t know, even though it was whispered, the content still fell into Mu Qingge’s ears word for word.
Break her limbs and ridians first, then severely torture her?
Mu Qingge sneered inwardly, Diao Yuan is really vicious!
The leader agreed, nodding, "Brothers, all together. Capture this kid, and we’ll report to Master Diao for a reward!"
Then, he was the first to launch a combat skill and attacked Mu Qingge.
It’s just a pity, his combat skill was so low-end, simply low-level beyond description.
Five green swords appeared out of thin air, flying towards Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge rely raised her hand and gripped, crushing the five swords and breaking the leader’s combat skill.
"Not good! Tough opponent, everyone attack together!" The leader’s pupils shrank, and he imdiately ordered.
Imdiately, all sorts of strange combat skills were hurled at Mu Qingge.
Soon, this sky rumbled like thunder.
After a round of attacks ended, the smoke cleared, and these dozen or so people were horrified to find Mu Qingge standing intact, not a single hem of her clothes touched.
"Big brother! This..." soone said in panic.
The leader wasn’t a fool; he imdiately saw Mu Qingge’s difference. He hurriedly said, "Run! Evacuate!"
"Finished fighting and just want to leave? There’s no such good deal." Mu Qingge said calmly, with a cold smile on her lips.
Suddenly, her figure disappeared from her original position, and when she reappeared, she was already in front of the leader, blocking his way.
The leader’s body stiffened, as if filled with icy water.
He stiffly turned his neck back to look at his subordinates, only to see each of them seemingly frozen, unmoving. Before he could speak, blood spurted from their necks one by one as they silently fell to the ground.
This scene startled the leader. His eyes filled with terror, he slowly turned his neck back to Mu Qingge, begging, "No... don’t kill ..."
Mu Qingge laughed, a beautiful and stunning laugh, yet it was terrifying.
With a flip of her hand, an Elixir appeared in her palm. The rich Dan Fragrance was tempting.
The leader seed to forget the tragic deaths of his n, forgot Mu Qingge’s terrifying skills, only staring greedily at the Elixir in her hand, swallowing continuously.
"Want to eat it? This is an Advanced Elixir." Mu Qingge’s voice carried a devil’s temptation.
The leader nodded vigorously without thinking.
Mu Qingge’s smile widened, "If you want to eat, go ahead."
With these words, to the leader, it was like opening the door of a cage. He quickly grabbed the Elixir from Mu Qingge’s hand and stuffed it into his mouth in haste.
The Elixir lted upon entry, turning into a warm flow spreading throughout his body, into his limbs and organs.
Imdiately, the leader felt invigorated, capable of killing a bull with a punch even without using Spiritual Power.
At that mont, he suddenly thought, "What kind of Elixir is this?"
Mu Qingge, in a good mood, explained, "This is called the Nine Lives Reversal Pill. It ans, no matter how badly you are injured, it can save your life and heal the wound."
The leader’s eyes brightened.
He was thrilled yet sowhat regretful that he shouldn’t have been in a hurry to eat it, should’ve saved it to use for later.
Suddenly looking at Mu Qingge, greed overca fear in his heart. He stared at her viciously, "Do you have more, hand them over quickly!"
Mu Qingge smiled and said, "Of course I have, I told you I’m an Advanced Alchemist. But, why should I give it to you?"
After saying this, she waved her hand, and a few blue lights, fast beyond trace, passed over the leader’s limbs.
"Ah—!"
The leader let out a terrible scream, instantly collapsing to the ground.
"What did you do to ?" He asked through gritted teeth.
Mu Qingge slowly squatted beside him, with a rusty dull axe appearing in her hand at so point.
"Recently, I’ve been feeling that the hand feeling is too poor, just right for so practice on you. Rest assured, you took the Nine Lives Reversal Pill, every ti I chop you, the wound will be healed by the dicinal power until the power is exhausted. I estimate that with the effectiveness of an Advanced Elixir, you can remain conscious for a few tens of thousands of chops."
The leader looked at Mu Qingge in terror, as if seeing a devil.
He could feel his severed ridians slowly recovering.
But before they could fully recover, the dull axe ca crashing down, tearing his flesh apart and hacking into him with a blow.
"Ah! Ah—!" The dreadful cries pierced the sky.
"Oh dear, it’s okay, it’s okay. You won’t die, just endure it a little. It’s fine, we’ve got ti today, let’s take our ti and have fun chopping." Along with the cries, ca Mu Qingge’s chilling laugh.
"Oh, co on, there’s no such thing as a free lunch!"
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