Chapter 132

Seeing Xing, a demonic Yin form stepped before Dan Shu: "Chief, please step back, I'll handle this guy."

"... Chief? Xing was somewhat surprised; she had thought Dan Shu was a secret transmission of the Medicine King, but she never expected it to be the boss."

"It's fine, she's my friend." Dan Shu ordered the demonic Yin form beside her to step down, she turned toward Xing's direction and sighed: "I didn't expect you to come find me."

"You lied to me." Xing stared coldly at her.

"I'm sorry... I have deceived you in many matters, but I only apologize for deceiving you into taking that medicine. As for the other lies, they were merely to enable equal communication with you." Dan Shu calmly asked, "Did you take the 【Cloud-Borne Dew Pill】 I gave you?"

Xing had no intention of hiding it: "I took it."

"Do you feel the change?" Dan Shu's tone seemed to become faintly excited; she raised her head, using those turbid, colorless eyes to gaze at the sky: "How many seekers of medicine have reached the Immortal Vessel, longing for the elixir of immortality, yet returned empty-handed."

"But their guess wasn't wrong; the Immortal Vessel indeed retains the secret of transforming into an eternal-life kind. I admire you, and I wish to leave such an opportunity for you."

"After taking the 【Cloud-Borne Dew Pill】, you will personally experience the boundless freedom that the Benevolent Medicine King brings to flesh and blood."

"But Dan Shu suddenly seemed to sense something, slightly furrowing her brow: 'Wait... you sound as if you have no abnormality? Your breathing hasn't become more prolonged, and your aura doesn't seem to have undergone any change.'"

Italy, Naples.

"Hahaha, I bet Dan Shu never expected Xing's physique to differ from ordinary people, right? With the star core inside, Xing's body is fully packed." Even outside the villa, the organization's bodyguards could hear Gaiduo·Misda's hearty laughter.

"However, due to her physique causing her to miss out on eternal life, it's not really profitable either."

Te Li Xiu pursed her lips; thinking of Fu Xuan and Qing Que on the Immortal Vessel, who are several hundred years old yet still retain youthful beauty, it's really hard not to envy them. Especially for someone like her, a celebrity, a single Cloud-Borne Dew Pill is simply more effective than all skincare products.

"Moreover, although Xing's conduct is somewhat unconventional, her appearance is indeed impeccable—she's a proper beautiful girl; if one day she were to watch her own looks fade, even she would feel heartbroken."

"No matter whether this pill is good or bad, we need to be more cautious." Fu Ge put down the teaspoon in his hand and spoke slowly.

"If an ordinary outsider takes the medicine, they will most likely become a demonic Yin form. In the eyes of the Medicine King's secret transmission, the demonic Yin form is the most complete form granted by the medicine master."

"Dan Shu regards Xing as a friend—she has such feelings, but not many. Perhaps she wants, through the transformation into eternal life, to drag Xing onto this pirate ship? The Medicine King's secret transmission has hidden on the Immortal Vessel for over a thousand years; now the Immortal Vessel's chaotic situation is precisely their best opportunity to strike, and if they can settle Xing, they might be able to undermine the Divine Strategy Manor's strength."

Fu Ge's calm tone of voice caused Misda to narrow his eyes slightly.

"You're quite eloquent... Fu Ge."

"Isn't this the reason you had me come?"

"Hehe, yes." Qiao Lu Nuo smiled slightly; this is indeed an important reason, but not the only one.

Fu Ge's ability is too dangerous—any organism infected by the 【Murder Virus】 sprayed from the "Purple Smoke" will gradually rot, dissolve, and eventually die. The key is that this virus cannot be defended against, and there is even no means to control infection.

As the organization's leader, Qiao Lu Nuo could not possibly allow such a dangerous stand-in to slip from his sight, so he would seek a way to have Fu Ge return to his side.

"Before the light curtain disappears, Fu Ge, you will 'temporarily' devise plans for us."

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"\"Why? Is your physique different from ordinary people? \" Dan Shu exclaimed in surprise."

"\"My body hosts a star core. \""

"\"Star core? That's impossible. \" Dan Shu frowned tightly, but she soon calmed down, shaking her head: \"Even if this is true, hosting a star core in a short-lived species' vessel is likely more ominous than auspicious. It seems you are destined to have no affinity with eternal life. \""

"\"Xing, I earnestly beg you to leave Luofu... leave this dispute; things are not as you see them. \""

"\"How did the hounds of the Divine Strategy Manor describe this civil war to you? Representing the Orthodoxy Temple's Orthodoxy God, the Divine Bow Commander hunts the evil god of Longevity Plague Calamity Ancestor in the cosmos, while the Medicine King's secret transmission is the evil god's minion? \""

"\"Is it really like that? You don't understand the Benevolent Medicine King, you don't understand the Evil Bow Calamity Ancestor, but you understand me— in your eyes, am I this kind of person? \""

"\"I don't ask you to pick a side... I only hope you can stay away from Luofu, stay away from all of this. This has nothing to do with you, and I also don't wish to be your enemy. \""

Emiya household——

"\"Saber, I also feel that Miss Dan Shu has some hidden difficulty... \" Looking at Dan Shu's sincere expression, Shirou Emiya instantly felt that even the fried shrimp in his bowl were no longer fragrant."

Given this situation, a battle between Xing and Dan Shu is inevitable.

"\"Emiya, don't be deceived by this woman's honeyed words. \""

Ku Qiu Lin, who was savoring delicious grilled fish and beer, rarely managed to squeeze out a hint of solemnity from his expression of enjoyment: "Don't you forget? Every pill of the Medicine King's secret transmission contains the bone marrow of the Everlasting Clan; anyone can utter the grand principle, but the fact of trampling on other clans' lives cannot be concealed by honeyed words."

"\"Moreover, when this woman speaks, she mentions that Xing doesn't understand the Abundance Star God, and she wants to use that to silence her. But the problem is…… has the Medicine King's secret transmission themselves ever understood the Abundance Star God? \""

Saber also gave Ku Qiu Lin a doubtful look: "Lancer, what do you mean by this?"

Ku Qiu Lin smiled slightly, put down his chopsticks: "Understanding the 【True Star God】 and understanding their 【Imagined Star God】 are completely different concepts; after all, the medicine master has never directly responded to the Medicine King's secret transmission, and the pitiful believers have always faithfully believed in their imagined Star God. Kindness or goodness…… these are merely human-added footnotes."

"\"They call the medicine master 【Benevolent Medicine King】, as if the deity possesses infinite sublime virtue. But if the deity were truly as full of benevolence as they claim, why would they turn a blind eye to the suffering endured by the people of the Immortal Vessel for thousands of years? \""

"In contrast, the Hunting Star God is at least a deity who can respond to believers and is willing to share power with those who follow Him—just based on this, one can't imagine how much stronger He is compared to the Abundance's medicine master."

Saber, upon hearing this, also nodded in agreement.

"\"Indeed, although the medicine master has granted the Immortal Vessel eternal life, there are not many records of His true form…… On the contrary, His followers are all using the deity's name to satisfy their own selfish desires. \""