The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

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Seeing that Lu Jing seemed not to believe her, the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin added, "What I secretly added to your soup was a specially made 'Fleeting Joy' from the Joyful Union Palace… Strictly speaking, this stuff isn't even a poison. We Joyful Union Palace disciples usually use it to aid our cultivation. Reading М"

"Aid cultivation? You use this stuff to aid cultivation?"

Lu Jing was first stunned, then quickly realized something, a strange look on his face.

The girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin smiled faintly, "Since Grandmaster Lu has heard of our Joyful Union Palace, you should also know how we cultivate."

"I have indeed heard something about it, but I always thought you were going for the seduction route. I didn't expect you to go for the hard approach."

"After all, our targets are all martial artists. If they realize their inner strength is being drained, they will definitely resist. If something unexpected happens at that time, it won't be pretty. That's when we need to rely on 'Fleeting Joy'.

"This drug not only stimulates people's… primal instincts, but also amplifies your sensory experience, allowing you to immerse yourself in pleasure, forgetting everything else around you. With 'Fleeting Joy' in hand, we can absorb inner strength with peace of mind."

The girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin paused here, looking at Lu Jing with disbelief in her eyes, "You clearly drank that bowl of lotus seed soup earlier, why didn't anything happen? 'Fleeting Joy' cannot be resisted with inner strength. In fact, the more you resist with your inner strength, the faster it takes effect."

After this period of research, Lu Jing had basically figured out what the row of teeth marks that face gave him before leaving was for.

Simply put, as long as he identifies something as [Food], no matter what that thing is, be it poison, long-expired junk food, or even iron nails, Lu Jing can safely swallow it without worrying about any harm to his body.

This ability seems a bit useless at first glance.

After all, if Lu Jing really saw nails, he wouldn't think of them as food, so this ability wouldn't be activated.

But Lu Jing thought about it later and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If there hadn't been this very restrictive prerequisite, the path he had painstakingly figured out to prolong his life with poison would have been completely blocked.

Imagine the Descent into the Mortal Realm, and even Bone Erosion and Soul Melting all suddenly losing their effect. Lu Jing felt like he had taken a trip to the gates of hell.

It seems that he can't just accept the gifts of these strange objects in the future.

Lu Jing was still lingering in fear for several days, but as a result, he could be considered to have gained something.

At least from now on, he would no longer be drugged by sneak attacks.

However, Lu Jing certainly wouldn't tell the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin the reason.

He just asked again, "What will happen if this poison isn't detoxified?"

"You will die."

Lu Jing's eyes turned cold upon hearing this. He walked up to the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin and drew another flying sword from his sleeve, "Since you don't have the antidote, it seems like there's no use in keeping you around."

The girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin was shocked. She could tell that Lu Jing wasn't joking or trying to scare her, "Wait… I'm doing this for your own good. I can tell that you both like each other, but for some reason, no one has broken through that layer of window paper, so I took the initiative to help, so you don't have any regrets."

"So, I still have to thank you?" Lu Jing was amused by her, raising the flying sword in his hand, the cold light radiating from the sword's body.

A chill ran through the heart of the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin, "Don't, don't, don't, don't be in such a hurry to chop me. Although I don't have the antidote, I still have a way to detoxify her."

"What way?" Lu Jing's expression softened slightly.

"Actually, the way she is now… it's best to find a way to vent it out."

"I don't need you to tell me that." Lu Jing frowned, and then he was about to wave his sword again.

"What I mean is, if you don't want to take advantage of her, you can find someone else to do it."

"? ? ?"

Seeing a hint of murderous intent in Lu Jing's eyes, the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin quickly added, "I… I can do it."

"Aren't you a woman?" Lu Jing was stunned.

"Ordinary women can't, but I am a disciple of the Joyful Union Palace." The girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin said, "I know a lot of secret methods… not only can they be used on men, but also on women. Don't worry, I won't ruin her reputation."

Lu Jing didn't waste any more words upon hearing this. He picked up the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin with one hand, and Xia Huai with the other, and rushed back to his small courtyard.

When he arrived, Lu Jing first unlocked Xia Huai's acupoints.

As a result, Xia Huai immediately pounced on him.

Lu Jing then unlocked the acupoints of the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin and said to her, "Don't play any tricks, I'm just outside the house, you can't escape."

The girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, "I won't run, it's true that I was wrong first, I will help Xia Nvxia detoxify."

Then, she embraced Xia Huai and walked into the inner room together.

Lu Jing closed the door, and after a while, he heard strange noises coming from the room, not only from Xia Huai, but also from the girl with the dragon-patterned hairpin.

Lu Jing almost spat out blood after hearing a few sounds.

He had to take a few steps back, a little further away from that room.

Then, he simply jumped onto the courtyard wall and sat down.

After Lu Jing calmed down, he first wrote a letter and asked Gu Jing to take it to Protector Yin of the Three Tigers Gang, asking him to help collect the remains of the Jinlou prostitute and appease Hongzhu.

Afterwards, he wrote down what he had heard tonight on paper, in duplicate. After Gu Jing returned, one copy was sent to the Department of Celestial Observation, and the other was sent to Supervisor Huang of the academy.

After all, the matter of the dragon in the secret realm was of great importance, and Lu Jing did not dare to neglect it.

The truth of this matter also needs to be further verified. It can't be that everyone believes whatever Mr. Ji says.

However, Lu Jing himself already believed it by seventy percent, not because Mr. Ji's credibility was so reliable, but because the latter and a group of strange objects had been hiding for so many years, never daring to confront the Department of Celestial Observation head-on.

Now that he suddenly came out, it must be because he had received some news.

If the matter of the dragon is true, then it makes sense for Mr. Ji to jump out at this time.

He knows that secret power is about to disappear, and the biggest reliance of the Department of Celestial Observation will soon be gone. The shackles on his head are loosened, and his heart naturally begins to stir.

But what is this guy busy with, trying to dominate the world? Even if he overthrows the Chen Dynasty, how many days can he be emperor? When the dragon in the secret realm comes out, won't everyone be finished together?