Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Xu Lingguang was surprised, then remembered that Amei had always been unwilling to see Liuzhu, and had even run away unusually when she was about to find Liuzhu. Now, combined with the information revealed in Liuzhu's words, Siyuan was indeed avoiding Liuzhu and did not want Liuzhu to find him.

But why?

Xu Lingguang swallowed and said, half-jokingly, "We've met before, but there are teleportation arrays everywhere in Fengling City, so we got separated."

Liu Zhu narrowed his eyes and scrutinized him, his gaze extremely imposing.

Xu Lingguang braced himself and looked at her with an innocent expression.

Liu Zhu suddenly laughed: "How could you recognize Si Yuan looking like that? Lan Jian has also come to Fengling City?"

She looked thoughtful: "That makes sense... With such a big commotion in Fengling City, even I was awakened, so it's not surprising that Lan Jian would come."

Xu Lingguang: ? ? ?

What's going on with Lanjian again?

Qin Kan and Chong Xue told him all of this.

However, after thinking about it, he realized that Liu Zhu was clearly keeping many things from him, and although she was currently behaving very friendly, everything in Fengling City was obviously related to her. Xu Lingguang couldn't figure out Liu Zhu's stance, so he could only pretend not to know and tacitly accept her guess.

Let Liuzhu think Lanjian has come. If anything unexpected happens, we can bring up Lanjian to scare her.

Liu Zhu was deep in thought, but his hands did not slow down at all. He smoothly and silkily refined all the spiritual herbs into a medicinal liquid, which then gradually condensed into a white pill under the baking of the spiritual fire.

When the elixir was produced, it emitted a fragrant aroma.

Liu Zhu snapped out of her daze and took out nine high-grade pills, handing them to Xu Lingguang: "One pill a day. Although it cannot completely reverse the decline of your body, it can repair the hidden injuries in your internal organs so that they will not affect your cultivation. After that, as long as you cultivate diligently, once you reach the Divine Treasure Realm, your soul will be strong enough and you will no longer be rejected by your body."

Xu Lingguang never imagined that a pie would fall from the sky. While he was still thinking about how to escape, the Pill Emperor actually personally refined pills for him.

He felt that his luck was a bit too good, abnormally good, so he began to suspect that it wasn't just good luck, but that Liuzhu was plotting something.

The initial joy of being hit on the head faded somewhat, and Xu Lingguang cautiously asked, "What kind of pill is this?"

Liu Zhu thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't have a name. I figured it out myself and made it. It should be able to cure your illness."

Xu Lingguang: "..."

No, are you alchemists this casual about refining pills?

He thought of Won-gu, assuming that Ryu-soo and Won-gu must have a lot in common.

He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help but whisper, "Won't it cause problems?"

Ryusoo found his hesitant and furtive manner somewhat endearing, so she rested her chin on her hand and said, "Anyway, it won't kill anyone."

Xu Lingguang: "..."

He gave a dejected "Oh," looking at the pill in his palm with a troubled expression, stammering as he tried to come up with a reason: "Then how about we wait until we get out to eat it... It would be such a hassle for you if it caused you any problems now..."

Liuzhu, however, gave him no chance to refuse and unexpectedly stuffed a pill into his mouth.

Xu Lingguang's eyes widened, and he was about to spit it out, but Liuzhu reacted quickly, pinching his chin and forcing him to swallow it.

Xu Lingguang felt a lump in his throat, and stared at the composed Liu Zhu, daring not to speak out.

Don't get angry, don't get angry.

After all, he couldn't beat them.

Xu Lingguang mentally prepared himself, thinking that since he had already taken the medicine, there was no use in worrying now. The most important thing was to get Liuzhu to take him out, and it would be best to meet up with Chongxue and Dongyangli. Then they could find the Qilin together and break the seal on Fengling City, which would be perfect.

So he gave a fake smile, skipped over the pills, and started the next topic: "When does Senior plan to go out?"

Liu-soo said, "I'll be leaving in a bit."

Upon hearing that there was hope, Xu Lingguang quickly said, "I have a few friends in the city who are also looking for the Qilin. Why don't we go and join them? Many hands make light work."

Liuzhu looked at him in surprise and said, "You're with me."

Xu Lingguang paused for a moment, then looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Liu Zhu said, "You come with me, but don't go to Lan Jian yet. You can leave after it's all done."

Xu Lingguang: ? ? ? ?

No, sir, something doesn't sound quite right.

Xu Lingguang belatedly realized that he seemed to have been detained.

He stubbornly persisted, saying, "My cultivation level is too low. Staying here won't be of much help. In fact, if I get separated from my friend, he'll be very worried about me..."

Who knew that Liu Zhu would give him a strange look and say, "Lan Jian would worry about others?"

Actually, she found it quite unexpected that Xu Lingguang could even talk to Lan Jian.

In her memory, Lan Jian was a strange person with a bad temper. Even among his clansmen, few could stand Lan Jian's nagging nature. Only Si Yuan was thick-skinned and shameless enough to become his friend.

However, upon closer reflection, although Xu Lingguang is not as thick-skinned as Si Yuan, he does share the same carefree attitude.

As Liu Zhu thought this, she felt an even greater sense of warmth towards Xu Lingguang.

Seeing Xu Lingguang's gloomy face, clearly feeling down because his little scheme hadn't worked out, she noticed that the treasure-hunting rat cub that had somehow hidden inside his clothes was peeking out and nuzzling his chest with its fluffy little head, obviously trying to comfort him.

Both the human and the mouse were quite young, still retaining a childlike innocence.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhu smiled, grabbed a storage bag from the shelf and tossed it to him, coaxing him like a little kid: "This is compensation for you. Once I've finished dealing with my business, I'll return you to Lan Jian."

Xu Lingguang had another storage bag in his hand, but he wasn't in the mood to look at it.

He was trying to figure out what Liu-soo wanted by holding him captive.

Are they going to skin and dismember you for research? Or use you as a test subject for drugs?

Xu Lingguang felt that neither seemed quite right, and he had a gut feeling that Liu Zhu didn't have any malicious intent. It was just that the other party's actions were too unpredictable, and his strength was too great, making him too threatening. So he was on guard and had to ponder every word and action of the other party for a long time.

Liu-soo clearly saw through his thoughts.

Thinking of this, Xu Lingguang sighed, resigned himself to his fate, put away the storage bag, and said, "Then it's settled. Once you've finished dealing with your business, you can let me go."

After saying that, he was still worried and emphasized, "My cultivation is low and my strength is mediocre. I don't know anything." He's a professional drag on, and you'll suffer if you bring me along.

Of course, he didn't dare say the second half of the sentence.