"What I said just now caused Miss Dongfang to misunderstand. I was afraid that our reward would not satisfy you," said the head of the Shi family.
Dongfang Mian said disdainfully, "I don't even care about your meager reward. I'm just looking for something to do to relieve my boredom."
"Yes, yes, yes. May I ask if I may ask again, where did Miss Dongfang take her poison master level assessment?" the Shi family head said with a smile.
"What, you want to investigate my background? I don't remember. It's just a small, shabby guild. They can't even produce higher-grade poisons after reaching the Emperor level. Why would I remember it so clearly? Never mind, I see you're still not at ease. No need to say more, I'm leaving now. Don't bother seeing me off," Dongfang Mian said, standing up and leaving.
Meanwhile, the Shi family head was still reeling from the sheer volume of information in Dongfang Mian's words. What did she mean by "once you reach the Emperor level, you can't produce anything higher"? Could it be that she meant...?
"Please wait, sir!" Just as Dongfang Mian's hand touched the doorknob, the head of the Shi family let out a scream from his throat.
"My lord, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so talkative. I won't ask anymore. I'll tell you the purpose and plan of this trip right now," the head of the Shi family said sincerely.
"You insisted that this wasn't something I wanted to ask. I'm just listening; I might not necessarily do anything for you," Dongfang Mian said irritably.
"Yes, I understand. I've finished speaking. If you're interested, you can stay; if not, I'll respectfully see you out of the manor," said the head of the Shi family.
“That’s more like it,” Dongfang Mian said, sitting down with an air of arrogance.
The head of the Shi family didn't care about Dongfang Mian's attitude at all. As the head of a large family, he had no airs at all and acted subserviently in front of Dongfang Mian.
Dongfang Mian wouldn't assume he was a good person just because of that. Don't be fooled by the Shi family head's seemingly honest appearance; the shrewdness in his eyes is impossible to hide.
Dongfang Mian believed that there must be something in the Shi family's plan that required the use of a high-level poison master, which was why the Shi family head treated her this way. Later, the Shi family head's words confirmed this.
Seeing that Dongfang Mian had sat down, the head of the Shi family hurriedly introduced the Shi family's plans for this time, "Miss Dongfang, in a few months it will be our Shi family's once-in-a-century ancestral worship ceremony, but this year is different from the past. This year we have found a clansman with a congenital poison body. You are a poison master, so you must know the importance of a congenital poison body."
Dongfang Mian nodded, signaling the Shi family head to continue.
"It is like this. After a unanimous decision by our family elders and based on the records in our family's ancient books, we have decided to offer the heart's blood of the innate poisonous body to our ancestors during the ancestral worship ceremony in exchange for their protection for a thousand years," the Shi family head said, looking at Dongfang Mian with trepidation. After all, not everyone could accept such behavior, especially since the person in front of him looked like a young girl.
"A person with an innate poison physique has the potential to become a legendary poison master. Are you just going to use that to exchange for a thousand years of protection?" Dongfang Mian said calmly.
The head of the Shi family explained, "The path to becoming a legendary poison master is extremely long, and the resources required are enormous. If one were to perish along the way, wouldn't it be a complete waste of effort? It would be better to exchange it for the protection of our ancestors for a thousand years; that would be a truly tangible gain."
I thought Dongfang Mian would object, but to my surprise, she just nodded without changing her expression and said, "I understand, please continue."
The head of the Shi family was relieved and continued, "It's not that simple to regain the blessings of our ancestors. We need several precious poisons as a catalyst, which is why we are recruiting a large number of high-level poison masters."
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