"I'll ask you then. Where has the original Mu Chi, the elder, gone?" Mu Lan managed to utter this sentence with difficulty.
But Tang Youyou replied with astonishing calmness, "He's dead."
"Dead! How could he be dead! What did you do?"
At this moment, Mu Lan was so shocked by the few words Tang Youyou had said that he could hardly keep calm. This young boy used to be an outstanding and well - behaved child in his eyes. But now, she was so terrifying.
A renowned alchemist respected by all was killed, yet she could say it so calmly.
Tang Youyou just calmly raised her eyes and looked at Mu Lan. "I poisoned him to death."
Mu Lan looked into Tang Youyou's unperturbed eyes. He found that he was getting more and more unable to figure out the person in front of him. So he took a deep breath and finally spoke again.
"So, what do you want from me? As you can see, my capabilities on Lan Yun Peak are limited. I can protect you, but for other things, I'm afraid..."
Tang Youyou shook her head and blurted out, "I want to destroy the Western Region."
"What... what!"
"Child, are you crazy? How can you just destroy the Western Region! Moreover, the Western Region has always been a dream academy for medical scholars. If it's gone, what will those scholars do?"
But Tang Youyou looked at Mu Lan and calmly said, "I'll bloodbath Qingyun Peak and let you take the position of elder."
Every word of hers sounded like a certainty. But she didn't expect that these words would indirectly arouse the long - accumulated resentment in Mu Lan's heart.
He looked at Tang Youyou uncertainly. "Do you really have the ability to do what you've said?"
Tang Youyou nodded. "As long as I can say it, I must have the ability to do it, but not now."
Speaking of this, Tang Youyou said, "With your help, I should be able to destroy Qingyun Sect more quickly."
Mu Lan was silent for a moment. His eyes looking at Tang Youyou were full of solemnity, but he finally agreed.
Seeing that things were almost settled, Tang Youyou and Mu Lan went to the peak of Qingyun Peak together. On the peak, Mu Qing was seriously looking at the people in front of him when he saw Mu Chi standing beside Mu Lan.
"Mu Chi, you've come too."
Mu Qing subconsciously ignored Mu Lan and focused his attention on Mu Chi. He spoke again, "Did you come today because you need some medicinal materials or something else?"
After he finished speaking, Tang Youyou silently stared at Mu Qing's left hand. He always wore a black glove on his left hand. For some reason, he didn't even want to take it off when taking a bath.
Tang Youyou stared at the black glove on that man's hand and then showed a charming smile.
Mu Qing didn't notice Tang Youyou's actions. The latter silently hid behind Hua Ling and waited to see what would happen.
The several people exchanged some false pleasantries and then walked towards the inner room. They sat facing each other, looking like old acquaintances chatting, as if everything was fine.
Tang Youyou stood behind Hua Ling and silently watched the people in front of her. Their words were full of barbs as they tried to probe each other.
Mu Qing was sitting in the upper seat. When he looked at Mu Chi, his hand that had just picked up the teacup paused slightly. He squinted his eyes and looked at Mu Chi warily.
Then, Mu Qing looked at Mu Lan, who was sitting silently beside him. "I wonder why Elder Four has come all the way to my Qingyun Peak?"
After he finished speaking, Mu Lan said, "I'm just here to check on the situation of Elder Two recently. I heard that Elder Two has been unwell recently, so I've brought some useful things."
"Oh? It's really kind of you, Elder Four. Let me see what you've brought."
After saying that, he watched as Mu Lan took out a small box from his bosom. Inside this ordinary box was actually a millennium ginseng.
Looking at the millennium ginseng, Mu Qing was beaming with joy. This was something he had been looking for for a long time. It was rare that he could get something from Mu Lan today.
"Oh, it's really rare that Elder Four can bring out such a good thing. I've long heard that the millennium ginseng can save people's lives, but it's really rare. It's truly hard to come by. However, are you really willing to give such a good thing away?"
After being questioned by Mu Qing, Mu Lan smiled and said, "Of course not. There's something I'd like to trouble you with. I'd like the medicine in your hand that can neutralize the cold qi in my body."
Hearing this, Mu Qing smiled faintly and tightened his grip on the millennium ginseng. He quietly put the small box into his bosom and then looked into Mu Lan's eyes.
"Then I'd better accept it. As for the medicine you mentioned, I'll have someone send it to you this afternoon."
After saying that, Mu Qing pretended to be unwell and pretended to have a stuffy chest. He looked at the calm - sitting "Mu Chi". "Mu Chi, my old ailment seems to be acting up again. Come and take a look at me."
As Mu Qing was speaking, he walked towards the inner bedroom. Hua Ling looked at Tang Youyou. Seeing her solemn expression, his back was instantly soaked with sweat. He had no choice but to follow Mu Qing, and Tang Youyou and Hua Ze followed closely behind.
The three of them followed Mu Qing to a secret room, but he blocked Tang Youyou and the other at the door, leaving only Hua Ling to enter.
Looking at the gloomy passageway, Hua Ling felt only fear in his heart. This place seemed even more strange than the secret room where Mu Chi was.
But by this time, he had no way back, so he had to lower his head and continue walking.
It was not until the end of the passageway that a faint light came from the secret passage. When he turned his head, he came to a huge space.
There were stoves and bottles of various sizes here. Mu Qing carefully took out the small box from his bosom and placed it on the table.
He said casually, "You've been much quieter recently. It's not like your old self."
Hearing Mu Qing say this, Hua Ling finally panicked. He knew that if they really fought, he would be defeated within three rounds. So he could only outwit and not act rashly.
So Hua Ling forced himself to calm down and slowly said, "No, I've just been dealing with these disciples every day and I've been feeling bored. These disciples are getting worse and worse. They can't even hold up before the fight starts."
Hearing this, Mu Qing's tightly - clenched fist suddenly relaxed. This small action also made Hua Ling heave a sigh of relief.
He continued, "That millennium ginseng is a good thing."