Chapter 17: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

  The fight outside has ended, but it wasn't a fight, just a one-sided slaughter. The middle-aged man and the giant entered the room one after another, and with a loud crash, the giant's head heavily hit the door frame.

  The girl laughed, Xuejiu and Zhoujin were also laughing, shaking their heads, seemingly helpless against the giant. Su Tang originally wanted to laugh too, but he didn't dare.

  Other attendants appeared, starting to clean up the chaotic battlefield. The silver tiger walked in slowly and lay down under the red wooden table in the center, rubbing its head against the girl's feet in a flattering manner.

  "Mr. Su, Ninth Uncle said we owe you a favor." The girl said softly.

  "It's not worth mentioning, it's what should be." Su Tang smiled and said. He now fully understood why Xue Jiu's attitude was so casual, he didn't think much of it at all. Even if he hadn't informed him in advance, nothing would have happened to him. Just the combat power that giant showed earlier was enough to torture the bandits dozens of times.

  "But I don't want to owe anyone." The girl opened her palms, and two small porcelain bottles appeared in them. Inside, something was emitting a purple glow, like a night pearl: "This is the medicinal liquid made from the fresh stamens of the magic rhododendron, which is very beneficial for cultivators who have reached the warrior level. However, the magic rhododendron is too rare, taking at least thirty to fifty years to take root and bloom, and its flowers wither in just a few minutes after blooming. Therefore, this medicinal liquid is priceless on the outside."

  Su Tang heard that Zhang Er Monk was at a loss, is this teaching me a lesson? Alright... I'll listen carefully then.

  "Mojilang is of no use to me, but I have a younger brother, and this was going to be his birthday gift." The girl said: "However, one bottle will do, so I'll give you the other one. When you become a warrior, you can use it someday." With that, the girl tossed over one of the small ceramic bottles.

  Su Tang was taken aback and hastily caught the porcelain bottle. After a moment of silence, he said with difficulty: "Dàzūn, this... is too heavy, I..."

  "Are you dissatisfied?!" The girl's voice turned cold, and Xue Jiuzhong and the others were also looking at Su Tang with displeased eyes.

  Su Tang's face turned extremely ugly, he had an extremely strong self-control ability, and should not have lost his composure like this. The reason was none other than that his heart was filled with shock and indignation!

  No, to be strict, I didn't play any role, but I stood on your side and tried my best to help you with all my might. Even if there's no credit, there's hard work, right? Why do you want to harm me?!

  Su Tang could feel that several servants in the room were staring at the porcelain bottle in his hand, apparently, the girl had not exaggerated, and the magic rattle was absolutely priceless, let alone outside, there were already people eyeing it covetously in this very room!

  After becoming a fighter, will it be useful? Don't joke around! Su Tang dares to guarantee that as soon as these guests leave Xiaolingbao, others will forcibly break in, and it's even possible that one of the attendants is among them.

  Handing over Mo Zhi Lan would be useless, as a second force and a third force would emerge, making his life forever restless, or rather, he wouldn't live for many more days.

  Refuse? He wouldn't give him face, and he might become a puddle of flesh the next moment, just like Fei Lao; Accept? To him, the Devil's Orchid wasn't some precious medicine, but an appointment with death.

  Su Tang was both angry and resentful in his heart, and suddenly a vicious thought emerged from the edge of his gallbladder. Did he think he could harm Laozi with this kind of method? No way!

  "Then thank you, Master." Su Tang smiled and curiously shook the porcelain bottle in his hand, opened the lid, tilted his head back, and poured all the purple liquid into his mouth.

  "Hello..."

  "Don't..."

  Two attendants lost control of themselves and let out a scream, even Xuejiu and Zhoujin widened their eyes. Only by becoming a fighter, coordinating with the operation of the fighting technique, can the effect of Mozhi Lan be released. Drinking like Su Tang has no effect at all, it's just wasting the precious potion.

  "Ah... " Su Tang smacked his lips in great satisfaction, grinning foolishly: "The flavor is absolutely fantastic..."

  The girl quietly looked at Su Tang, Su Tang had a pleased expression on his face, shaking his head and swaying back and forth. The girl suddenly laughed: "Heh..."

  The girl had smiled before, but it was a faint and fleeting smile. This time, however, it seemed to come from the heart, with the corners of her mouth rising up, and her eyes, like autumn water, becoming curved. Then a warm and infectious smile burst forth on her face.

  "Look, Ninth Uncle! He's more than just a little clever..." The girl said with a smile.

  Seeing that smile as brilliant as spring, Su Tang had a dizzy and infatuated feeling, but quickly came to his senses. Was he praising himself? What did it mean?

  Xue Jiuzhou and Zhou Jin exchanged a glance, simultaneously revealing wry smiles. They had become somewhat enlightened, only now reacting to the realization that it was merely a test of their resolve. However, wasn't the cost of wasting an entire bottle of Mozhilan a bit too extravagant?

  "Su Shao Ye, you say, can a golden phoenix fly out of a chicken coop?" The girl was still smiling.

  In fact, after Nirvana Rebirth, Su Tang's thinking ability and speed were far beyond those of ordinary people, but at this moment, he really couldn't keep up with the girl's rhythm. He was just thinking about why she didn't get angry but instead smiled, and in the blink of an eye, it had turned to a completely unrelated topic.

  "This... should be okay." Su Tang was not very sure.

  "I said I couldn't," the girl shook her head and said.

  "Why can't it?"

  "What's in the chicken coop?" The girl said lightly: "Can quarreling over a small bug broaden your horizons? Can being proud of laying an extra egg temper your will? How can you become the king of birds soaring to the ninth heaven if you're dull and mediocre every day? So...the chicken coop is not where the golden phoenix flies."

  Su Tang fell silent, his expression becoming more serious than ever before. The girl's words made sense to him, but he didn't understand what the point was of saying them to himself.

  "On the other hand, if a phoenix falls into a chicken coop and doesn't strive to be strong, it's possible that it will really become a chicken." The girl smiled and said: "Xiaolinbao is just a chicken coop. Have you ever thought of going out for a walk somewhere else?"

  "Where are we going? Are you coming with me?" Su Tang asked.

  "No." The girl shook her head and said, "The place I'm going to... Hehe, without several decades of cultivation, you can't go there. As I said earlier, we owe you a favor, so we want to give you an opportunity."

  Su Tang fell silent once again.

  "Tomorrow morning, we will leave Xiaolinbao, think for yourself." The girl said: "Okay, you can go now."

  Su Tang quietly walked out, he really needed to think carefully. As he reached the door, he suddenly realized something: "No, they... seem to be missing one person."

  "Who is it?" Xuejiu asked.

  "Hei Feng Bao's Liu Ming Sheng." Su Tang said.

  "Zhou Jin, you go and run an errand." The girl instructed, then smiled slyly: "Such a clever trick of borrowing a knife, we wouldn't have seen it coming."

  "Cough..." Su Tang felt a bit awkward: "They really are in cahoots!"

  "I know," the girl replied.