Su Mu, who had been discussing with the shopkeeper, suddenly felt a chill on her back, as if she had been targeted by something ominous.
“What’s wrong, esteemed customer? Are you dissatisfied with what I said?”
Seeing that Su Mu’s complexion wasn’t great, the shopkeeper quickly asked attentively.
“Ahem, do you have anything else?”
Su Mu coughed lightly twice. The chronic poisons this shopkeeper had mentioned all sounded pretty good.
But a harsh reality lay before her: she had no money.
You get what you pay for—effective poisons naturally cost more.
The poisons this shopkeeper offered were priced at one hundred taels or fifty taels at the drop of a hat. Even if she sold herself, she couldn’t afford them.
The shopkeeper had no idea that the distinguished customer standing before him was actually broke.
Seeing her reaction, he assumed his goods weren’t potent enough and hurriedly pulled out a few red Small Porcelain Bottles from under the counter in a secretive manner.
“Heh heh, esteemed customer, these are premium items I don’t bring out lightly. Since you weren’t satisfied with the previous ones, why not try these?”
With that, the shopkeeper lined up the Small Porcelain Bottles neatly.
“This one is Ecstasy Powder—colorless and odorless. Slip it into food, accumulate it over half a month, and the victim will bleed from all seven orifices and die!”
“This one is Smiling Half-Step Madness. In just one month, it drives the victim to death amid uncontrollable laughter. As long as you’re careful, it won’t be detected!”
Watching the shopkeeper excitedly introduce them, Su Mu silently broke into a cold sweat.
If this shopkeeper found out she had no money, would he use these poisons on her?
“Ahem, what’s this bag of white powder? It looks pretty good.”
Su Mu pointed at a bag of white powder casually placed on the counter, diverting the shopkeeper’s attention.
“Oh, this? It’s Beast Laxative. I supply it to the veterinarians in the city. No need to mind it, esteemed customer.”
“Veterinarian’s laxative—if used on a person, would the effect be strong?”
Su Mu asked curiously.
“Esteemed customer, just ask away. Everything sold at my Benevolent Hall is effective. If you use this Beast Laxative on a person, I guarantee they’ll be glued to the toilet for three days straight.”
After saying that, the shopkeeper suddenly felt something was off.
Wasn’t this person here to buy poison? Why ask about laxative effects?
Before he could figure it out, Su Mu’s next words made his face instantly fall.
“I don’t want the poisons anymore. Give me some of that Beast Laxative!”
The shopkeeper sized up Su Mu from head to toe, his attitude shifting from enthusiastic to cold in an instant.
“Beast Laxative, ten copper coins per pack. If you don’t have enough money, come back when you do.”
Hearing the mockery in the shopkeeper’s words, Su Mu felt a bit embarrassed.
But this shopkeeper was too quick to look down on people. She was a prime potential customer, yet his face changed faster than the ever-mercurial Villain.
Su Mu pulled an ingot of silver from her bosom and placed it on the counter.
“Give me a pack—no, two packs of Beast Laxative.”
Seeing the silver, the shopkeeper’s expression softened a bit.
He fetched two packs of Beast Laxative, wrapped them up, handed them to her, and began counting out her change.
Chen Qing, who had witnessed the entire transaction between Silly Shizun and the shopkeeper, had a face that was nearly pitch black.
Who Silly Shizun planned to use the laxative on went without saying.
Not only had she chosen Beast Laxative, but she had even specifically asked for two packs.
It seemed this Silly Shizun really wanted her stuck in the toilet forever.
Su Mu, who had just stepped out of the shop, suddenly felt another chill on her back.
“It must be that detestable Villain, bullying me every day and making my constitution so poor. Heh heh, this time I’ve got a big gift for you.”
In high spirits, Su Mu pocketed her copper coins and decided to buy some food to reward her clever self.
“Candied Hawthorns! Freshly picked from the mountains. Care for some, customer? Just two copper coins!”
Seeing Su Mu approach, the vendor hurriedly hawked his wares energetically.
Gazing at the glistening, ruby-red Candied Hawthorns, Su Mu’s appetite was thoroughly piqued.
She generously handed over four copper coins to the vendor.
Holding two skewers of Candied Hawthorns, Su Mu suddenly remembered that she needed to hurry back to the Inn.
Otherwise, being in the toilet for so long would definitely arouse the Villain’s suspicions.
To take a shortcut, Su Mu slipped into a narrow alley, just as she had on the way there.
But after running a short distance in the alley, a tall figure blocked her path.
Looking at the figure before her, Su Mu felt it seemed familiar. She took a closer look and realized it was the person she had accidentally bumped into earlier.
No way, was he this petty? She’d only bumped into him once, and now he was blocking her in the alley.
“Hero, are you taking this route too?”
Facing the man who towered half a meter taller than her, Su Mu decided to yield first—better to endure a moment’s anger for lasting calm.
But to her surprise, the man before her didn’t waste words on her. He charged straight at her.
With every step he took, Su Mu felt the ground tremble slightly.
Su Mu might not excel at much, but when it came to valuing her life, she was top-tier.
Seeing the man barreling toward her like a small truck, Su Mu didn’t hesitate and turned to run.
However, the burly man’s legs were much longer than Su Mu’s.
Under his pursuit, the distance between them shrank rapidly.
As the burly man drew closer, Su Mu even wished someone from a science show would investigate—how could a person grow so massive?
She felt like one slap from this brute could flatten her.
Imagining herself sent flying by a single slap from him, Su Mu pushed her legs to the limit, sprinting toward the alley’s exit.
Seeing Su Mu speed up, the burly man disregarded all honor and drew a massive iron sword from behind.
Staring at the sword larger than she was, Su Mu was dumbfounded.
Not only was he running so fast, but he was also carrying such a huge sword—this was definitely a martial arts expert on par with the Villain.
Why were all these martial experts so petty!
Didn’t martial training also cultivate one’s temperament?
Even her own temper was better than these so-called martial heroes.
Though Su Mu frantically vented in her mind to mask her fear, the sword-wielding brute was closing in fast—just a few steps away from striking her down.
Suddenly, Su Mu heard a whooshing sound from behind.
At the sound, the hairs on Su Mu’s back stood on end.
She desperately rolled forward, tumbling awkwardly to the ground.
But her roll was in vain—the brute’s descending sword was blocked by someone else.
And that someone wasn’t Chen Qing, who had been quietly tailing her, but Wu Ran, who had been about to step in and solicit Chen Qing.
Seeing Silly Shizun out of danger, Chen Qing released the small stone pinched between her fingers.
She had infused Internal Energy into that pebble, which would pack the punch of a small bomb when flung at the massive Corpse Puppet.
She had planned to let the Corpse Puppet scare Silly Shizun a bit before making her move, but unexpectedly, before she could act, Silly Shizun had been rescued by an acquaintance.
