Su Mu's eyes lit up slightly. Surprise, astonishment, and a powerful sense of anticipation shone in them.
Judging by its name, the Minor Formless Visage Art was a disguise technique. If Su Mu wasn't mistaken, this was the very art of disguise Pharmacist Lin had used around Qingshui Town.
That day, even at close range, Su Mu had found it hard to spot anything amiss. The technique was clearly extraordinary.
As the saying went, more skills never hurt. With a disguise technique like this, he might not even need to cover his face when he wanted to do certain things in the future. Acting openly and aboveboard would be the best way to hide his identity.
"This manual has been passed down in my family. It was already incomplete by the time it reached me, but I hope you won't share it lightly."
"Of course. I'll take it, then."
When Pharmacist Lin saw Su Mu accept the manual, curiosity stirred within him. The Minor Formless Visage Art was extraordinarily difficult to learn.
Pharmacist Lin had some talent for martial arts, but his heart wasn't in them; he was far more devoted to medicine. Back then, it had taken him a full year just to scrape his way into the basics. Several more years had passed before he achieved some proficiency. As for mastery, even now he had yet to reach it.
He wanted to see how long the young man before him would need to learn the basics.
"Pharmacist, it's better to practice than talk about it. Let's go to the courtyard and work on our forms."
"All right."
Pharmacist Lin's eyes brightened. He repeated Su Mu's words, "It's better to practice than talk about it," then considered the mysterious Gu Poison in the boy's body, his exceptional martial talent,