Choose Between the Knife and the Medicine

When Su Luo named the price of that spirit liquid, Mu Li, Ling'er, and those below the eighth stage Dou Qi who had once had the chance to test Su Luo's medicine all stiffened.

With Qing Ye as a test subject, they had clearly witnessed the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid's power. They had expected it to be expensive, but never imagined Su Luo would name such an exorbitant price.

"Sir, can the price be lowered? Fifty thousand gold coins is really a bit too much."

Several mercenaries who wanted to buy Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for their children rubbed their hands together and asked awkwardly.

"No. Not to mention the time it takes, my success rate in refining it isn't high either. Fifty thousand is practically the cost price."

Su Luo refused the mercenaries without hesitation. He had never intended to sell the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid in the first place, so how could he possibly lower the price?

"Besides, I don't really recommend that you buy this. One bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid only lasts two or three months. Without a sufficient supply, it isn't very useful."

"Hiss..."

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath. A bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid cost fifty thousand gold coins and only lasted two or three months. How wealthy did someone have to be to afford using it?

No, they did not necessarily have to be wealthy. Someone seemed to have reached the eighth stage Dou Qi with Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid without spending a single gold coin.

The children of the mercenaries all looked toward Qing Ye, their eyes inevitably filled with envy.

One bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was worth fifty thousand gold coins and only lasted two or three months. Rising from the sixth stage Dou Qi to the eighth stage Dou Qi in less than a year meant using at least three bottles. That was a minimum of one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins. She had gotten all that money for free—how could they not envy her?

"Dad, why didn't you give me a push back then?" Ling'er said regretfully. Only after seeing the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid's effects firsthand did she understand what she had missed.

"Sigh, I was at fault too for not being ruthless enough." Ling'er's father shook his head helplessly. At fifty thousand gold coins per bottle, it was simply not something he could afford.

They had not needed to pay when a test subject was needed earlier, but who could have known it would truly be safe and work so well?

Medicine meant for those below the Dou Fighter realm was simply too unbelievable. Ordinary people truly did not dare take risks that exceeded their understanding.

Su Luo walked over to Mu Li and crouched down. At merely the seventh stage Dou Qi, Mu Li posed no threat to Su Luo at all, especially when Qing Ye, at the eighth stage Dou Qi, was currently pinning him down firmly beneath her foot.

"Mu Li, I have a bottle of Blood Coagulating Powder and a knife here. Which one do you want?"

Qing Ye moved her foot from Mu Li's face to his back, allowing him to barely speak. "B-Blood Coagulating Powder."

"As expected. You chose the Blood Coagulating Powder instead of the knife you could use against me. I have to say, you're truly calculating—quite good at putting on an act."

"No, I didn't—I just hurt!"

Mu Li cried out in protest, but Su Luo selectively went deaf. "Still lying. Qing Ye, keep hitting him. Don't stop until I tell you to."

"Yes." Upon receiving Su Luo's order, Qing Ye kicked Mu Li in the chin, sending him rolling several times.

Mu Li immediately became Qing Ye's punching bag and received a vicious beating.

Only after Mu Li had five teeth knocked out did Su Luo call for her to stop.

"I'll give you another chance. The knife or the Blood Coagulating Powder—which do you choose?"

"The knife! I choose the knife!" Mu Li cried out through tears and snot, terrified that choosing the Blood Coagulating Powder would earn him another vicious beating.

But...

"Your killing intent really is no ordinary thing. Qing Ye, keep hitting him."

"I—"

Before Mu Li could finish speaking, Qing Ye's foot had already reached his face, cutting off his nonsense.

Amid another inhuman beating, Mu Li had several more teeth and bones broken. After confirming Mu Li's injuries, Su Luo called for a stop once again.

"I'll give you another chance. The knife or the Blood Coagulating Powder—which do you choose?"

"I won't choose! I won't choose! I absolutely won't choose!" Mu Li said through tears and snot. After two beatings, he no longer dared choose anything.

"You weigh over a hundred jin. Must a hundred of those jin be nothing but rebellious bones? Qing Ye, do it."

"Yes."

After another round of vicious beating, Mu Li was finally on the verge of breathing his last.

"I'll give you one last chance. The knife or the Blood Coagulating Powder—which one do you choose?"

"If I choose both, are you going to say I'm greedy and have her beat me again?" Mu Li said weakly. By now, he was barely breathing.

Su Luo shook his head.

"Beating someone too badly hurts as well. I can't very well have Qing Ye keep beating you. But you're not only calculating and good at disguising yourself, you have an immense killing intent and a body full of rebellious bones. Though you don't seem greedy, you still absolutely cannot be allowed to live."

Mu Li wanted to say something, but Qing Ye's foot was already on his face, preventing him from saying a single word.

"But I am kind by nature and dislike killing. From childhood to adulthood, I have never even killed a chicken, so naturally I won't make an exception for you."

"How about this? You don't need to be afraid. After all, I'm no demon. Uncle Kagan, hang him up later and let the sun bake him for two months. Then we'll call this matter settled."

"Huh?"

Kagan was dumbfounded by Su Luo's words. Hang him up in the sun for two months and call it settled? Would he still be alive after two months?

"Sir, during those two months, should we provide him with water and food?"

"What are you talking about? Wasn't he expelled from the Blood War Mercenary Group already? Since he isn't a member of the Blood War Mercenary Group, why should we give him water or food?"

Kagan fell silent for a long while. "Sir, if we just hang him up like that, I'm afraid he'll curse us with some very unpleasant words."

"Leave that to me." Qing Ye said as she took off her sock, preparing to stuff it into Mu Li's mouth.

"Qing Ye, don't do that. He was once the Young Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, after all, and his father, Muse, worked with us for a while too. We should at least give him a little basic respect."

Hearing Kagan's words, Mu Li could not help but burst into tears. How had he never realized that Kagan was actually quite...

"Better cut out his tongue. Otherwise, if he manages to push out your sock, he can still curse at you."

Utterly wicked.

After cutting out Mu Li's tongue and hanging his whole body up in the sun, the matter of Mu She and his son was finally considered settled.

Once the matter of Mu She and his son was over, Su Luo returned to his room. After confirming that only he and Su Muyue were inside, he injected a trace of Dou Qi into the Storage Ring they had found in the cave and began checking the exact gains from this mountain expedition.

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