Isn't There Medicine That Seals Dou Qi?

After Mu Li finished speaking, Mu Li's whip lashed across Mu She's body once more, tearing his flesh open and drawing blood as his screams rang out without end.

"You even dared to deceive me. It seems I really need to teach you a proper lesson."

As Mu She's son, others might not know exactly what Mu Li was capable of, but how could Mu She not know?

All Mu Li had to rely on was his position as the Young Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. And that position existed only because Mu She was the leader. His authority and status were all dependent on Mu She. Even Mu She himself had no way of dealing with an Alchemist, much less Mu Li, whose backing was Mu She.

"Father, I wasn't lying!"

"I really have a way to solve the Alchemist problem! Please, listen to me!"

Mu Li struggled. Whether Mu She had taken his words in or had simply grown tired of whipping him, the whip did not fall on Mu Li again. Mu She set the whip, still stained with Mu Li's blood, aside and sat down in a nearby chair.

"Speak. You'd better not be lying to me."

"N-No, I wouldn't dare." At the sight of the bloodstained whip, Mu Li's body trembled involuntarily. He wanted to cry badly, but he knew that if he did, he would probably receive another vicious beating.

"Father, we aren't without advantages. Don't forget, you're one of the few Dou Masters in Qingshan Town, a powerhouse ranked among the top five here."

Mu She frowned and reached for the whip he had used to beat Mu Li. "You want me to capture that Alchemist?"

"No, no, no!"

"I know about Kagan, all those Dou Zhes, and the possible trouble behind that Alchemist. How could I possibly ask you to take such a risk, Father?"

Mu Li hurriedly explained, afraid the whip would strike him again.

Mu She withdrew his hand and looked at Mu Li coldly. "Go on."

"Father, I never intended for you to make a move against that Alchemist. In truth, with our current strength, we aren't capable of touching him. But do you remember what that Alchemist said when he first wanted to join the mercenary group?"

Mu She frowned. "Stop beating around the bush. Get to the point."

"Yes, Father. When he first wanted to join the mercenary group, he said it was to save his mother. Since his mother is still around, some things will be easier to handle. After all, she's a woman."

Mu She rubbed his chin. "Something happened to his mother, but his father isn't around. It looks like something happened to his family. So you're saying you should pursue his mother? But could you even win her over? With her son being an Alchemist, she would be good enough to become the lawful wife of a city lord from a major city. Even if an Alchemist's son isn't his biological child, plenty of people would still want to win him over."

"No, Father. The chances of pursuing her are slim, which is why I said you're a Dou Master, one of the top five strongest people in Qingshan Town."

"The Blood War Mercenary Group is very strong now, so strong that they have already surpassed our Wolf Head Mercenary Group in strength. But in the end, they only have one Dou Master, Kagan. Everyone else is merely a Dou Zhe."

"If we truly fought, our Wolf Head Mercenary Group definitely wouldn't be a match for the heavily guarded Blood War Mercenary Group. But the Blood War Mercenary Group will eventually let its guard down, and that will be our opportunity."

"The Blood War Mercenary Group's main forces will certainly be protecting that Alchemist, so the defenses around his mother will weaken. As long as we plan ahead, with your strength as a Dou Master, Father, it won't be difficult to kidnap someone right under the noses of careless Dou Zhes. And we can use some medicine to assist us as well."

Mu She looked at Mu Li coldly. "Do you know what the consequences will be if we kidnap an Alchemist's mother?"

"Father, kidnapping an Alchemist's mother is indeed dangerous, but as long as no one finds out, it will be difficult to trace it back to us. Don't forget, we'll only act once the Blood War Mercenary Group lets its guard down. On the surface, we don't have any conflict with that Alchemist. If we keep our distance from that Alchemist for a while, no one will trace it to us."

"If the Blood War Mercenary Group fails in its duties, they'll be the first to be held accountable. During this time, we can find ways to befriend that Alchemist. We can even shift the blame to Myriad Medicine Zhai. After all, competing for business is a plausible motive, isn't it?"

Mu She nodded. "That makes sense. But what good will kidnapping his mother do? It seems to bring nothing but risks. Even if the Blood War Mercenary Group is held accountable, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, which has already lost so many elite members, still won't become the number one force in Qingshan Town."

"Kidnapping his mother is only the first step. Next, we need to make his mother fall in love with me." Mu Li said with a sinister grin.

Mu She was somewhat confused. "Fall in love with you? Fall in love with the son of the person who kidnapped her? Is that possible?"

"Father, it's precisely because we kidnap her that she'll have a better chance of falling in love with me."

"You don't understand. Once you get hold of a woman, abuse her in every possible way, then occasionally give her a little kindness—or don't even give her anything, just occasionally stop abusing her—and she'll love you to death."

Mu She looked at Mu Li in surprise. "Is that so? How come I didn't know?"

Mu Li smiled. "I heard it from a friend, but I did see him prove it himself."

"We only need to dig a sunless cellar underground. Within half a year, I'll definitely have his mother properly trained."

"Once she's trained, we'll bring her out. No matter how dissatisfied that brat is with me, as long as his mother protects me, I'll be his Uncle Mu. Could he refuse to listen to his own mother?"

"And as long as he listens, he'll become the Alchemist of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group. If his refining isn't good enough, I can naturally beat his mother to vent my anger."

Mu Li spoke viciously. Toward Su Luo, the one who had caused him to be beaten nearly to death by his own father, Mu Li secretly swore that he would repay every blow he had suffered today twofold upon Su Luo's mother.

"Using his mother to force him to refine medicine, while having his mother protect you so he can't ask others to kill you—it sounds good in theory. But are you certain you can make his mother protect you even at the cost of her life?"

Mu Li patted his chest. "Of course. I'm completely certain about that."

"Then there is one final question. What kind of strength would an Alchemist's mother have? A Dou Master, or a Da Dou Shi? Is someone like that really someone I can secretly capture?"

"Father, under normal circumstances, we couldn't capture her. But we can catch her off guard. First, we should see what level of Dou Qi she gives off. If she's a Da Dou Shi, then she will definitely use Dou Qi Projection at some point. And if she isn't a Da Dou Shi, medicine that can temporarily seal a Dou Master's Dou Qi is expensive, but it isn't as if our Wolf Head Mercenary Group can't afford it."

Listening to Mu Li's analysis, Mu She laughed. "Good. In that case, I'll find you a mother."

Mu Li: "???"