Chapter 256 - 118: The Scheming Little Mastermind

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"Treat the wounds on you and your demon beast," said Yun Sheng, tossing over two bottles of Meditation Water and a Hemostatic Agent. Zong Ren drank the Meditation Water and applied some Hemostatic Agent to his summoned beast. Wow, as soon as the medicines were used, Zong Ren felt his magic power quickly recovering, and the Hemostatic Agent was very effective too; as soon as it was applied, the bleeding on him and the Eagle Claw Bat stopped. "My lord, your medicines are really effective," Zong Ren, a mage, had also taken quite a few Meditation Water before, but had never encountered such wonderfully effective medicine. "That’s because I made it myself. I am a Magic Pharmacist as well as a Doctor. If you follow me, you will not be mistreated. Tell me, who sent you to kill the Crown Prince of Dazhou?" Yun Sheng vaguely guessed the identity of the person behind the scenes but needed further confirmation to be sure. "It was the Prince of Hou Qin. He found someone to contact me a while ago, indicating that the Seven-leaf Purple Ginseng had appeared in the Luoxia Wetland, and the Crown Prince of Dazhou would come hunting for it. The Dark Prince promised me that if I killed the Crown Prince of Dazhou, he would have the palace pharmacist help me craft the Purple Ginseng Golden Pill," Zong Ren swore loyalty to Yun Sheng and dared not keep anything hidden. Zong Ren might be known for his peculiar temper, but he always kept his word. The reason Zong Ren needed the Purple Ginseng Golden Pill was because he suffered some internal injuries during an advancement in his Holy Summon, and as the years passed, he aged, with declining physical strength every year. Having heard that the Purple Ginseng Golden Pill could extend one’s life by at least fifty years, he had been searching for Purple Ginseng everywhere. Now that he had discovered the whereabouts of the Purple Ginseng, alas, he did not know how to craft elixirs, so when the Dark Prince promised to craft the medicine for him, he readily agreed. After all, as an old man who had been alone for many years without family or friends, he didn’t care about things like the Crown Prince of Dazhou or the Dark Prince, nor the power struggles between nations. "It turns out that the worthless life of the Crown Prince of Dazhou is only worth a Purple Ginseng Golden Pill. Rest assured, since you have followed me, I will not let you down. A mere Purple Ginseng Golden Pill, I can craft it as well," said Yun Sheng, who had taken her alchemy skills to a higher level after creating the High-grade Moon God Ceremony. With the aid of magic, the elixirs she crafted were of much higher quality compared to ordinary ones. Zong Zige was an honest man after all; he didn’t care about the differences between Nine-leaf or Seven-leaf Purple Ginseng, as he saw it, they were just medicinal herbs. As long as he could pick that Purple Ginseng, he was sure he could craft the Purple Ginseng Golden Pill. Seeing Yun Sheng so confident, Zong Ren was overjoyed. "But before that, you need to help me with something," Yun Sheng whispered into Zong Ren’s ear. The latter was at a loss for words after hearing it. This scheme was just too vicious; this young girl might look young, but she was incredibly shrewd. "Alright, I’ll do it right away, and make sure the young master is satisfied," Zong Ren immediately summoned his Eagle Claw Bat and set off in the direction they had come from. After using the Summoning Demon Hand, Yun Sheng consumed a great deal of magic power and rested on the spot for a while, calculating that it should be time for the Nine-leaf Purple Ginseng to mature. She used Transformation Magic before getting up and heading towards the location where the Purple Ginseng was discovered. "Why hasn’t it matured yet?" Ye Beilian and others were anxiously waiting for the Purple Ginseng to mature on the spot. However, Ye Beiming seemed a bit distracted; after Yun Sheng led away the Holy Summoner, everyone let out a sigh of relief. The pressure brought by the Holy Beast Summoner was really too great. "Are you still worried about that girl Yun Sheng? Humph, I’m afraid that by now, she’s been chewed up alive by that Summoner’s Ninth-level demon beast," Chen Lianlian, seeing Ye Beiming still gazing in the direction Yun Sheng left, couldn’t contain her jealousy. She couldn’t understand why Ye Beiming treated Yun Sheng so differently. If he had cared for her as much as he did for that lowly girl in the past, she would not have turned to Prince Ye Beilian’s embrace. "If she dies, you all will pay with your lives," a haze flickered through Ye Beiming’s grey eyes. After failing to find Yun Sheng, Ye Beiming had not returned, and he was starting to worry. He now regretted letting Yun Sheng leave alone with that Holy Beast Summoner. The other party was capricious, and if he found out Yun Sheng was deceiving him, there’s no telling what he might do. "Ye Beiming, the Nine-Leaf Purple Ginseng is about to mature; quickly harvest it for me!" The crown of the Nine-Leaf Purple Ginseng was turning from orange to red. Without the deterrence of the Holy Beast Summoner, the Demon Beasts that resided in the Luoxia Wetland were all restless and moving about. Within the wetland marsh, several Earth Ridge Crocodiles that were over two meters long opened their greedy jaws wide, while a few vultures perched on dried branches nearby, emitting spine-chilling cries. Ye Beiming glanced at the wetland, and suddenly he leaped forward, the fierce fighting spirit emanating from him driving the nearby Demon Beasts to retreat a good distance. Just as Ye Beiming was about to snatch the Nine-Leaf Purple Ginseng. From the side of the wetland, suddenly three figures sprang out, several high-level magic spells shot towards Ye Beiming. "It’s the Mainland Elite Camp," with a swift shift of his grey eyes, Ye Beiming’s figure flickered in mid-air, Ye Beilian’s subordinates also took the opportunity to move. In the midst of the chaos, a mocking laugh came from the sky: "Good lad, Crown Prince of Dazhou, eh? Let’s see where you can run to this time." Suddenly, the returned Holy Summoner Sect Master descended from the sky. With one hand, he gripped the sharp claws of the Eagle Claw Bat and picked up the isolated Prince Ye Beilian. Ye Beilian had been ill for a long time and was already weak and powerless. Facing Sect Master Zongren, he had no strength to fight back, and being grabbed so abruptly, he looked like a lamb to the slaughter, caught red-handed. Two Mages beside him and the hidden Shadow Guard were all stunned and couldn’t even defend in time when they heard Sect Master Zongren’s long howl as he soared into the sky. "If you want your Prince back, go to Luoxia City Lord Mansion and ask the Prince of Hou Qin," he said, and then took away the Crown Prince of Dazhou, who was already scared out of his wits. The sudden turn of events stunned everyone present. But everyone heard clearly what Sect Master Zongren had just said: the Prince of Hou Qin! Instantly, everyone understood that it made sense for a Holy Beast Summoner to appear in such a place. So it turns out, whether it was the original kidnapping or the assassination, it was all the work of the Prince of Hou Qin! What a venomous Dark Crown Prince! Seeing that the Prince was lost, the guards and Mages couldn’t care less about the soon-to-mature Nine-Leaf Purple Ginseng and immediately chased after the figure in the sky, which had already turned into a black dot, heading towards Luoxia City. Chen Lianlian glanced at Ye Beiming, then thought about Prince Ye Beilian’s pathetic state just now, bit her teeth, and decided to stay.

Chapter 256 - 118: The Scheming Little Mastermind

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