Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Lu Mingshu blinked her eyes slowly. She then proceeded to clean herself up and asked, “Grandma, have I passed the test now?”
“What test?” The old woman only replied after a while.
Lu Mingshu endured pain and slowly said, “Aren’t you preparing to escape together after such a long time? I believe that you’ve been prepared even before I arrived. Didn’t you say that you would tell me about my martial grandmother after we leave this place? If you want to make use of me, you need to pay the price.”
“Indeed!” Seeing the old woman getting roasted, the uncle seemed to be happy. “Old Witch, nothing in this world is free, not even if you know her elders. Hahaha.”
“You too, Uncle.” Lu Mingshu cut him off rudely. “Since you’ve been here for such a long time, you should already know how hard it is to escape. I can afford to wait, but can you?”
The uncle was speechless, but it was true. Lu Mingshu was still young. No matter what, a young body would be able to take it better than the rest of them. They should be the ones panicking right now.
Not hearing any response, Lu Mingshu decided to stop acting rudely and started examining herself.
She didn’t know why, but apparently, the previous experiment had boosted the Drug Lord’s ego, so he intensified the drugs used to unleash her potential and test her limits.
Of course, the Drug Lord didn’t know why she was doing so well after the experiments, unlike the other drug men, since the Transformation of Bones didn’t exist in this world.
However, this caused her to have some suspicions about the Drug Lord. She used to think that the Drug Lord was talented in medical science, which was why he could make such a powerful drug. However, it seemed out of place now. If he was really good in medical science, he would’ve been very suspicious when he saw her results from the last experiment. The Drug Lord didn’t even suspect it at all. A true genius wasn’t like that.
Of course, she didn’t know much about the Drug Lord, so that was just a guess.
She could hear the old woman’s voice ring out; “Old Man Liao, where do you stand?”
“I approve,” he replied after some time.
“Little Zhang?”
Lu Mingshu could hear a foreign and young voice. Because she was too far, it was a bit soft. “I agree.”
“Good. Old Monster?”
A grunt rang from the cell beside the uncle.
Lu Mingshu quietly counted. There were six people here, including her.
Nice, they already joined forces since the start. This makes things easier.
“Since everyone is okay with it, let’s start planning again,” the old woman said calmly. “Me, Old Man Liao, and Old Monster are already old. This is probably our last chance.”
“Me too.” The uncle sighed. “Not as old as the others, but my body…”
Lu Mingshu furrowed her eyebrows. “This isn’t your first time trying to escape?”
“Obviously.” The old woman sneered. “Who would just wait to die?”
“Did anyone succeed?”
“No,” the old woman replied coldly.
“…” Lu Mingshu sighed. “Sounds difficult.”
“Of course.” The uncle laughed. “To be honest, you may think you’re good, but we have much better ones here, and look at the result.”
Lu Mingshu nodded slowly. Even though she was doing well now, asking them to trust her completely would be impossible. They had watched many come in, planned, and then proceeded. After failing, they would wait for another newcomer and have another try… but how much hope did they still have?
It’s okay, I must not feel dejected!
“So, can you tell me what you’ve done previously?”
“Boy!” The Drug Lord dashed into the room once again and held Xie Lianzhen up. “She withstood it a third time!”
Xie Lianzhen plastered a smile on his face and nodded. “Congratulations, Drug Lord.”
The Drug Lord did a celebratory dance. “Success is no longer far from me. I’ll continue, and as long as it’s fine-”
“Drug Lord,” Xie Lianzhen cut him off.
“Hmm?” Immersed in joy, the Drug Lord hummed.
“One is not enough to set as an example. Should we get one more?” Xie Lianzhen’s eyes twinkled.
“Huh?” The Drug Lord looked at him in confusion. “One more?”
“Yes. Just one example isn’t enough to prove anything. What if she’s just born special?”
“Erm…” The Drug Lord scratched his head. “I suppose that’s true.”
“Reorganize what you did this time and redo the experiment on another person. If it succeeds again, that means it works, right?”
“Good idea!” The Drug Lord clapped and patted Xie Lianzhen’s head. “You’re so talented. Do you really not want to be my disciple?”
“I don’t think there’s any difference between my situation and being your disciple at this point.” Xie Lianzhen laughed.
“True.” The Drug Lord smiled widely but soon frowned. “But it’s troublesome to catch one more!”
“Let me help you.” Xie Lianzhen looked at him. “You’re so nice to me, I have to do something to express my gratitude. I obviously can’t do the tedious jobs, but simple ones like recording the steps for you should be fine.”
The Drug Lord furiously nodded. “Okay! I’ll get one more later.”
Xie Lianzhen smiled thinly.
“Wait a while boy, we will start tomorrow!” The Drug Lord could no longer contain his excitement.
“Sure.”
Before he even finished speaking, the Drug Lord disappeared in the blink of an eye.
When the Drug Lord was nowhere to be seen, Xie Lianzhen smirked. “Get the right one this time around!”
He sat back down and closed his eyes to ponder.
Over the past few days, he took advantage of the materials sent to him, using them to make a secret liquid that allowed him to track the person whom he had poured it on. Now, he could track the Drug Lord.
How did he make the water dragon tornado? And where did he put his treasure?