Hua Ling deliberately steered the conversation towards the thousand - year ginseng. He casually remarked, "This is truly a precious item. How could that person be willing to give it to you? It's just a medicine to expel cold. Was it really necessary to go to such great lengths?"
His words made Mu Qing immediately frown. In fact, he had suspected the item Mu Lan had given him earlier, but he hadn't detected anything wrong with the ginseng.
So, he was certain that this ginseng was indeed usable.
"I've already tested this. There's nothing wrong with it. Stop trying to dampen my spirits. What about the pill I asked you to develop? Have you got it?"
Hearing this, Hua Ling shook his head. "Not yet. The efficacy of the medicine hasn't reached its peak yet, so I'm still making improvements. It'll probably take about a month."
Mu Qing frowned slightly upon hearing the time frame but didn't say much. He just told Hua Ling to finish it as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, he had stewed the thousand - year ginseng. Soon, a bowl of ginseng soup was served. He glanced at Mu Chi and then drank the soup in one go.
After finishing the bowl of soup, Mu Qing felt light - headed all over, and his head became extremely heavy. He kept blinking his eyes, trying to stay awake.
At the same time, Tang Youyou walked in from outside. Looking at Mu Qing in front of her, she sneered, "Elder Mu Qing, how have you been lately?"
Behind Tang Youyou followed Elder Mu Lan, who was supposed to have left. Seeing the person he had always detested standing in front of him, Mu Qing was completely frantic.
His eyes were blood - red as he stared fixedly at "Mu Chi". "What are you standing there for? Don't you know what to do now?"
However, in the face of Mu Qing's threat, this "Mu Chi" remained unmoved. Hua Ling glanced at Tang Youyou beside him. Seeing her nod in agreement, Hua Ling took off the human - skin mask on his face. As his body shape changed, he finally regained his original appearance.
Looking at the stunned Mu Qing, Hua Ling laughed. "Elder Mu Qing, you don't really think I'm that ugly Elder Mu Chi, do you? If it weren't for Youyou, I might never have met you in my life."
After saying that, Hua Ling's eyes were filled with killing intent. Looking at Mu Qing's face, the events of the past came to mind. This beast in human form had defiled his mother and made her die with hatred in her heart. He had come here this time just to take his life!
Tang Youyou wasn't a fool. She naturally noticed that Hua Ling's emotions were off. That's why Hua Ze explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Then, looking at the heinous Mu Qing, Tang Youyou motioned for Hua Ze to force open his mouth. After she forcefully stuffed a pill into his mouth, she told Hua Ze to let go.
Mu Qing looked at the four of them in panic, his feet constantly pushing his whole body backwards. He thought that in this way, he could keep these people away from him.
In Tang Youyou's cold eyes, there was only the coldness of looking at a dying man. Her red lips curled slightly. Watching Mu Qing curse incoherently, her smile deepened.
Mu Qing said, "I had the grace of discovering your talent. How could you do something so despicable that the world would look down upon! You're simply... hopeless! You'll die a bad death!"
Tang Youyou pursed her lips, with a hint of interest in her eyes. "The pill I just gave you is the Face - Transforming Pill I made. Those who take it will shed a layer of skin all over their bodies. When the skin peels off, new flesh and blood will grow again, and this will go on and on without end."
Just hearing her explanation made Hua Ze shiver all over. He couldn't believe that there was such a terrifying poison in the world, and it was made by a girl as beautiful as an angel like Tang Youyou.
Soon, the man in front of them began to scratch his own face constantly. As he started scratching, his skin fell off piece by piece.
At this moment, he was covered in blood and flesh, with tears mixed with blood constantly flowing down. He looked extremely terrifying.
Facing Mu Qing at this time, the four of them could clearly see the ribs on his body. He lay on the ground struggling constantly, and his voice became hoarse from shouting loudly.
He kept asking, asking Tang Youyou why she was doing this to him!
"What kind of deep hatred could make you treat me like this! I don't remember having any grudges with you. Why has it come to this!"
Hearing his shrill cries, Tang Youyou laughed again. "Do you think you've been able to thrive here just by your own abilities?"
"What's your connection with my mother's death!"
These words completely stunned Mu Qing.
"There are so many people. How would I know who your mother is!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou calmly replied, "The founder of the Western Region. Who else do you think it could be!"
After saying that, Mu Qing immediately panicked. "Your mother's death has nothing to do with me. If you're talking about the murderer who killed your mother, it's only related to Mu Chi. It has nothing to do with me at all!"
After he said this, he suddenly felt that the skin on his body was rotting faster. At this time, he was almost a bloody corpse. Apart from the rise and fall of his chest proving that he was still alive, he had no characteristics of a living person.
After he said that sentence, the poison on his body flared up even faster. He could hardly say a word.
Seeing this scene, Hua Ze felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. Coupled with the fact that he had seen Mu Chi's tragic death not long ago, he was slowly getting used to this kind of death.
Hua Ling looked at Tang Youyou, his eyes filled with hatred. "Miss Tang, that day you said that if we helped you, you would help me find what I needed. Is that still valid?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Hua Ling held a dagger in his hand and slowly walked towards the dying man on the ground. At this time, the skin on Mu Qing's body had started to grow again.
Mu Qing came to his senses and finally realized that Tang Youyou was serious. He used all his strength to roar, "I know. I know everything. I can tell you!"
As soon as the words were out, Tang Youyou turned around and grabbed Hua Ling's wrist that was tightly holding the dagger. She whispered, "Let him talk."
But at this moment, Hua Ling was already burning with anger. He couldn't hear what Tang Youyou was saying. There was only one thought in his mind: Kill this brute!
Seeing this, Tang Youyou took out a silver needle from her sleeve and accurately inserted it into Hua Ling's neck. Immediately, Hua Ling lost consciousness and fell towards Hua Ze beside him.