Chapter 4 Black-Hearted Shopkeeper
"Among the books I read before, there was one called 'A Record of Identifying Millions of Poisonous Insects', which detailed the appearance characteristics of poisonous insects and the effects of poisoning.
Among them is a bug with light blue transparent skin and a single light golden eye. It feeds on human hair and likes to live in dark and dry environments.
This insect is named Guling Youruo. It originated from the Wuya tribe of Juzi Country. It is one of the many poisonous insects that are loved by the Wuya tribe.
It is not subjectively aggressive in itself, and if this insect attaches to human skin, it will not cause any harm to the human body. On the contrary, it has a cooling effect on the human body.
The Wuya tribe lives in an extremely hot environment. With this insect, you will feel cool all over even under the scorching sun."
Mo Youli recalled what he had read in the book and tried his best to explain it in a simple and easy-to-understand way so that everyone present could understand it.
"So it sounds like encountering this poisonous insect isn't a good thing? Why do you make it sound like encountering this kind of poisonous insect is a disaster?"
Tang Qiuyue was puzzled.
"It's certainly a good thing to use this insect correctly, but don't forget which book I read about it.
Poisonous insects are still poisonous insects after all. Besides their cooling effect, they still have toxicity. They don't actively harm people, but if they are manipulated by humans and enter the human body, then it will be a disaster.
Once the poisonous insects enter the body, the person's internal organs will begin to twist violently, and the whole body will feel as if being pierced by needles. The person will not be able to faint from the pain, but can only clearly feel the pain.
This is just the beginning. He will not be able to sleep later, and will watch his body decay and age bit by bit, until only a pair of eyeballs and a corpse are left. He will die in seven days."
"'It seems that Grandpa did help the young martial artist enter death early and avoid pain. But I still don't understand..."
Tang Qiuyue was still confused:
"Logically speaking, the person who poisoned someone usually has an antidote on him. That young martial artist only provoked him. If he learns a lesson and apologizes sincerely, he won't have to pay the price with his life.
Grandpa, you acted a little too quickly."
After hearing Tang Qiuyue's question, Mo Youli shook his head helplessly.
“Since that young man chose to use this insect poison as his poison technique, he had no intention of letting the young martial artist survive.
You know, it's not that the Gu Ling Youruo cannot be taken out, but there is a specific condition for taking it out, that is, this person can only go to the Wu Ya tribe of Juzi Country and use the special geographical environment of the Wu Ya tribe to obtain it.
Once Gu Ling Youruo enters the human body, it will immediately become completely obsessed with the internal environment of the human body. Only the special environment of the Wuya tribe can break its obsession and make it leave voluntarily.
If it is forcibly removed, the person infected by the insect will lose their mind and become a madman who kills anyone they see."
Hearing this, Tang Beiju couldn't help but frown and told a cruel truth.
"Juzi Country, even if we gallop at full speed, day and night, it will take at least eight days to leave from here."
Mo Youli nodded, his face looked extremely bad, and his eyes were full of fear.
"That young man is not only vindictive, but also has a very bad temper.
If the old man had not taken action, it would not be difficult to guess how the story would develop. After being taught a lesson, the young martial artist would apologize to the young man, get a solution, and gain hope, and he would be very happy.
When he sets out with great enthusiasm, he finds that there is only one day left. Before he dies, he will burst into extremely strong despair and unwillingness.
Such behavior of giving people hope, yet ruthlessly destroying it and bringing them despair is something most people cannot think of or do.
It can be said that this method of revenge is really twisted."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene became deadlocked and everyone was silent.
After a long while, Tang Beiju finally spoke:
"If you meet him as your opponent in the tournament, you must be extremely careful."
He spoke very seriously, and the others present nodded in unison.
It is really a headache to be an opponent with such a twisted personality but strong ability.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's find an inn first!"
Mo Youli changed the subject and talked about the more urgent matters at the moment.
A group of people hurriedly began to look for a suitable place to rest, and soon they found something wrong.
"Boss, aren't your prices a little too high? Even the most luxurious room normally costs only one tael of silver. We just want the most ordinary room, and you're charging us five taels for one?! Where's your conscience?!"
Tang Qiuyue rubbed her ears, suspecting that there was something wrong with them.
The boss on the other side remained calm in response to Tang Qiuyue's questioning.
She was about thirty-five years old, and her facial features were not delicate, but she had fair skin and some life experience, which gave her a unique temperament.
She slowly brewed the tea, sniffing its fragrance and savoring its flavor before she slowly opened her lips and said:
“Don’t you think about what time period it is now? How many outsiders want to participate in the martial arts competition, and how many laymen want to watch the competition.
There are so many people, but the inn can only accommodate a very small number of them, so we can only keep raising the price.
If you are not satisfied, you can go to another store. I will never stop you. The only thing I can tell you is that ours is definitely the cheapest store in the country."
After hearing what the boss said, several guys looked quite unhappy. Xu Ren'er pulled Mo Youli's clothes, Tang Beiju turned around and left, and Tang Qiuyue followed closely behind.
As the group left, they silently complained in their hearts:
What kind of black-hearted shop is this? They definitely won't come back! This crappy shop will go bankrupt sooner or later!
The boss smiled at everyone's departure. She took out a stick of incense from somewhere and lit it silently.
Holding her chin with her hand, she watched the incense ash fall bit by bit until the incense stick was completely lit.
She drank the last bit of water in the teacup, stood up, and looked towards the door with a smile on her face.
"Sir, how many rooms do you need?"
At the door, Xu Ren'er and her group were standing at the door of her shop with embarrassed expressions.
They never imagined that there is no most outrageous thing, only more outrageous things.
In other inns, a room costs at least ten taels of silver?! That's fine, but when I asked about the food, the cheapest meal was at least fifty wen. Bathing was free, but if the guest practiced martial arts, a bath would cost thirty wen.
Tang Beiju's face turned green and black alternately.
He still remembers what the waiter said when he visited the last inn:
“Most of the martial artists who come here are there to participate in martial arts competitions or to watch them. When they return to the inn, they will definitely be covered in sweat and stink.
If you can all bathe for free, who will pay for the water supply for our inn? The purpose of opening a shop is to make money.
We're a very good shop that treats our customers very well. If you go out now and turn right and go straight, you'll see several pharmacies. Compared to the price increases in those pharmacies, we're quite conscientious."
"You..." Tang Beiju was furious, but Mo Youli stopped him and persuaded him in time.
"Beiju, don't be angry. This is actually our fault. We didn't think these issues through before coming here. Let's leave first and discuss this privately."
Xu Ren'er also grabbed the corner of Tang Beiju's clothes, feeling quite annoyed.
Injuries are inevitable in competitions, and injuries require treatment. When the supply of medicine is far less than the required amount, prices will inevitably start to rise.
She should have thought of this obvious truth before she came, but unfortunately she was only focused on the competition and couldn't think of so many things, which led to this result.
In fact, they had a lot of silver with them, so they could afford to live there, but they would have to spend this silver for a year or two. Given the current prices in Jiucai Country, if they didn't save money, they would probably become paupers when they left Jiucai Country.
After experiencing many setbacks, everyone finally remembered the inn that offered a room for five taels at the beginning.
So, just as the innkeeper had expected, they appeared in front of him in a dejected manner.
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The Imperial Palace of Jiucai Kingdom.
On both sides of the bright and beautiful palace stood rows of eunuchs with their heads bowed and their heads lowered.
In the very center of the palace, a middle-aged man of about forty years old with a dignified appearance was staring at the memorial in front of him with a frown, thinking about a solution.
After a moment, he couldn't help rubbing his temples and put the memorial aside.
I really don't like being an emperor at all! Reviewing memorials every day! Worrying about the ministers' open and secret struggles every day! Worrying about the overall living conditions of the people every day!
It’s all my father’s fault. He’s still in good health and walks like the wind, but he feels he’s old and insists on abdicating.
As the only prince of his father, he was specially trained and could not be refused!
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."
A eunuch hurried in from outside and whispered to the eunuch closest to the emperor. The eunuch closest to the emperor nodded slightly, then came up to the emperor and conveyed the message.
Oh? It seems he and Father are in perfect sync. He's here just as I was thinking about him.
"Xuan."
The eunuchs received the order, bowed and retreated. After a while, the eunuch who was closest to the door shouted loudly.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As the voice arrived, a tall and majestic figure appeared in front of everyone. This person was the old man who was responsible for filling in the registration information.
"Father, how are you these days?" the emperor asked casually.
The two chatted briefly for a while, and the emperor raised his eyebrows slightly. The emperor understood immediately and gave a look to the eunuch next to him.
Soon, only the father and son were left inside the palace.
"Do you know about the Mu Mansion?"
Ai Wanle, also known as the emperor, spoke.
"The memorials submitted this morning are all about this matter. It is difficult for me not to know about it." Ai Xiangshou, the emperor, responded.
"What do you think?"
"We've already sent people to conduct a thorough investigation, and all the evidence points to..."
Ai Xiangshou suddenly paused, hesitating whether to continue.
"Let me be frank. The only one who dares to be so presumptuous is probably my only brother, right?"
Ai Wanle glanced at Ai Xiangshou indifferently and asked.
Ai Xiangshou didn't know how to answer for a moment.
He didn't understand the grudges of the previous generation, but he could vaguely feel that Ai Wanle had always been very tolerant of Ai Fengdou.
When Ai Wanle was still a prince, Jiucai Kingdom was not a strong country, but its neighboring country tried to invade Jiucai Kingdom. In order to resist this crisis, Ai Wanle, who was studying in Juzi Kingdom, temporarily learned a powerful martial art from the Queen of Juzi Kingdom and successfully saved Jiucai Kingdom from the crisis.
However, this kind of amazing martial arts can only be used once in a lifetime, and it requires extremely high talent from the person learning it. Many people cannot meet even one of the requirements for practicing martial arts in their lifetime. Most importantly, this kind of martial arts is only suitable for women's bodies.
If a man with excellent talent who has reached the standard practices it, it will bring the same effect, but it will also bring serious side effects.
Ai Wanle happened to be a world-renowned genius in martial arts. He practiced, but the price he paid was that his martial arts aptitude began to become mediocre, and he would endure heart-wrenching pain every night at noon.
The appearance of Doctor Mu just relieved Ai Wanle's pain.
He was a skilled doctor. Even the best doctors in the palace could not relieve the pain, but he had a way to alleviate it. He provided treatment every half a month. Although the effect was not great and it was still very painful, compared to before, it was enough to make Ai Wanle content.
And now, Ai Fengdou sent someone to kill Doctor Mu.
Without Doctor Mu, Ai Wanle’s future life would probably not be easy.
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