Snake

"It's a new drug developed by Yu Shuying. After taking it, I've been having very strange dreams. The dreams are incredibly realistic, making it hard to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Moreover, in the dreams, I seem to be a top-tier martial artist, proficient in countless assassination techniques, and constantly fighting with people," Liu Qingqing added after thinking for a moment. "By the way, in the dreams, everyone around me calls me 'Lin Qingluo,' not my current name. It feels like I'm living another life."

Chapter 537 Snake

Si Ming was now in a panic and quickly sought out Yu Shuying to ask what had happened.

"Actually, that medicine wasn't developed by me, but by my master. It's called the Inspiration Pill. Its original effect was to stimulate people's inspiration and increase the chances of creative breakthroughs. It's somewhat similar to a stimulant, but it's not addictive. Apart from exacerbating fatigue after the effects wear off, it has no other side effects. Therefore, it's suitable for researchers to use to overcome key technical difficulties. In addition, it can also help martial artists break through martial arts bottlenecks. The situation that happened to Liu Qingqing is the first time I've encountered it," Yu Shuying explained.

"So, Qingqing encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation of Divine Arts?"

"Pretty much. As Saintess Candidate, she has to participate in practical assessments regularly. Originally, she wanted to learn an extremely complex Divine Arts as a trump card to defeat the examiners, but she struggled to find the right approach. I happened to see her and gave her an Inspiration Pill."

"And then she learned this Divine Arts?"

"No, but she suddenly used a superb assassination technique in actual combat, defeating the examiner, so she still passed the assessment in the end. However, she was criticized by her instructor afterwards for going astray... Judging from her performance just now, she has gone further and further down this wrong path."

Recalling what had just happened, Si Ming was speechless. Although Liu Qingqing's techniques weren't particularly impressive, her timing was impeccable, befitting an assassin with years of experience.

There are only three possibilities: either she is a genius assassin, self-taught, or she gained the relevant experience from her dreams, or both.

"Do you still have any Inspiration Pill? Give me one to try. Maybe I can experience a different life like Qingqing. Maybe in my dreams I'm a peerless sage who can strategize and win battles from afar, and when I wake up, I'll have a breakthrough."

"You think this is some kind of miracle drug? Inspiration Pill are very precious. My master can only refine a few in a year. The Mohist Academy of Science can only get thirty a year. There's a fierce internal competition for them, and they've even established a rule that they can't use them unless it's for important technology. Even I, their apprentice, can only get three a year."

Si Ming had previously heard Yu Shuying casually mention giving Liu Qingqing one, and he assumed that this Inspiration Pill was like the Foundation Establishment in cultivation novels—it sounded very precious, but could actually be found at any auction, and was an easy thing for later-stage big shots. Now it seemed that this thing was likely priceless and unavailable, and only Yu Shuying's master could refine it.

"Why not find a factory to mass-produce something so useful?"

"On the one hand, the raw materials are scarce, which limits production. On the other hand, it's a unique skill that can't be easily passed on. If you master a technique that can make a lot of money, would you reveal it to others? Besides, my master said that she doesn't need to think about it while she's alive. Only after she passes away will she reveal all the Pill Formula she made during her lifetime. If she dies in an accident, all the Pill Formula will be destroyed, and no one will be able to get them."

Si Ming pondered, "Is your master saying this as a protective shield to prevent others from harming her?"

"Yes, because she has a terrible temper, is insidious, petty, and vindictive, she has offended many people. Without this statement, enemies would be coming after her at any moment."

To think that someone could be described like that by their apprentice, just how awful must this person's character be?

Si Ming recalled that Yu Shuying's master seemed to be a member of the Heaven's Will Palace, whose zodiac sign was "snake." Thus, the image of a wicked doctor similar to "Wei Chunxi" came to mind. He was insidious, ruthless, profit-driven, and ruthless, which was indeed very fitting for the image of a snake. However, since he was not expelled by the other members of the Heaven's Will Palace, it was likely that his actions were generally beneficial to the country.

Yu Shuying suddenly said, "If you really want an Inspiration Pill, you can go find her yourself. She's currently in Linked Mountains City, as long as you're willing to cooperate with the research."

What research?

Si Ming instinctively felt it was very dangerous, and terms such as "slice", "drug test", and "human experiment" came to mind.

"You're overthinking it. At most, it'll be a blood test and some physical data. What she's interested in is your 'Mercury Alloy Body.' My master wanted to study the former Grandmaster's body back then, but he got beaten up and failed. He's never forgotten about it."

"Forcing Uncle Martial Uncle Xiao to resort to violence, I feel like things are even more dangerous now."

"Do you want to see her or not? She's been brought in to interrogate Wei Chunxi, and she probably won't stay for more than a few days. If you miss her, you'll hardly see her again. In a way, she's similar to your master—they're both elusive and rarely seen."

Si Ming considered for a moment and said, "Then let's meet him. After all, he's an elder of the Heaven's Will Palace, so it's only right to pay him a visit."

Deep within the Mohist Knight Guard base, Yu Shuying used a magnetic card to open the gate and pointed to the innermost room, saying, "My master is inside. By the way, let me give you a heads-up: don't be surprised when you see him."

"Is he some kind of terrifying-looking guy?"

The image of a mad scientist who used himself as a human experiment immediately flashed into Si Ming's mind.

"In a sense, yes."

Yu Shuying pushed open the door. The room was dark, with no lights on. She called out, "Master, I've brought Yan Jinghong's disciple."

"Yan Jinghong's disciple? Isn't that...?"

A man's voice came from inside the room. Si Ming frowned, finding the voice strangely familiar and instinctively feeling a sense of repulsion.

"It really is Si Ming!"

Jiang Zhengtai came out of the house, his eyes lit up when he saw Si Ming, and he opened his arms, saying, "I never expected to meet you here. It seems there is an unbreakable connection between us. Fate is truly wonderful!"

She was about to hug him when Si Ming knocked her to the ground with a kidney shot.

"This guy isn't your master, is he? That's definitely a different kind of horror."

Yu Shuying rolled her eyes and said, "Of course not."

"Where is your master? There's no one left in the house."

Although the room was completely dark, with Si Ming's cultivation level, it was almost like daytime, only the field of vision was slightly reduced.

Suddenly, a childish voice rang out.

"I'm right in front of you, where are you looking?"

Si Ming followed the sound, looked down, and saw a... little girl wearing a white lab coat.

"She's your master?"

A quick glance revealed that the child was around eight years old, with wispy bangs and her hair tied up with a red square scarf. Underneath her white coat was a red jacket and skirt embroidered with countless patterns, including the Four Sacred Beasts and the Five Auspicious Beasts. Each pattern was quite exquisite, but when piled together, they looked rather tacky, like the ostentatious display of a nouveau riche, reminiscent of the taste of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

Clothing aside, the girl was slender with flawless skin, not a dwarf, and if it weren't for her sour face, she would indeed be no different from other children her age.

"What are you saying, 'she'? You disrespectful brat! Call me 'senior'!" the girl in the white coat said irritably.

Yu Shuying glanced at Si Ming and asked, "You don't seem very surprised?"

"Well, this kind of formula has become quite popular in the industry lately, with young girls and old women, so it's not surprising anymore."