Chapter 235: Gifting a Poison Fang in the E-Beast's Cave

Unexpectedly, despite Xiangliu's massive size, his teeth were only the size of a grown man's arm, and they were actually not even as large as the stalagmites in the Peiyuan Cave of the Taishang Sect...

Looking at the Poison Fang before her that looked quite shabby, Lingxiang hesitated for a long time. For one, it was truly hard to believe this was a tooth of Xiangliu, and for another, she felt that the E-Beast shouldn't be so honest.

But after a second thought, she accepted this matter.

Since Fairy Yaoji had given the order, she figured the E-Beast wouldn't dare to pull any tricks. After all, the world is vast and full of wonders.

The long tooth provided by the E-Beast was indeed swindled from Xiangliu, but it was because Xiangliu was young at the time that the tooth appeared so miniature.

Moreover, Lingxiang learned from Fairy Yaoji that the tooth her mother had obtained back then had also come from the hands of the E-Beast.

No wonder the E-Beast always looked at her with such a fierce gaze; it turned out there was this reason behind it.

The E-Beast naturally was unwilling to give it, but she was under the orders of Fairy Yaoji, and she absolutely dared not defy them.

Although it was true that Yunzhongjun was the master of Yunmeng, all the rare beasts of various sizes in Yunmeng Marsh were under the jurisdiction of Fairy Yaoji; if she still wanted to remain in Yunmeng, she could not afford to offend her.

Sigh... living under someone else's roof!

Furthermore, the E-Beast had a weakness held by Fairy Yaoji, which made her even less daring to act rashly, leaving her no choice but to obey her every command.

Sigh... having one's weakness held by others!

However, the E-Beast did not intend to let Lingxiang take it away so easily.

"Yes, yes~ it is indeed that big fool's Poison Fang. Now that I've given it to you, do you dare to take it?"

Hearing what the E-Beast said, Lingxiang was puzzled.

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

The E-Beast sat down to the side, legs crossed and picking her teeth, looking like she was waiting to watch a good show.

"As everyone knows, that big fool is poisonous from head to toe, and this tooth is naturally no exception; otherwise, it wouldn't be suitable as an alchemical ingredient, would it? Don't you humans often say, 'Every medicine has three parts poison'? Where does the poison come from? Isn't it from the medicinal ingredients themselves?"

These words were indeed true; Lingxiang was well-versed in pharmacology and naturally knew this, but she didn't seem to care and just picked it up on her own.

Lingxiang held it in both hands and weighed it; she hadn't expected the small long tooth to have such heft. This terrified Long Qi, who was at her side, and he hurriedly moved to snatch the Poison Fang away, but with a flick of her fingers, Lingxiang tucked the tooth into the small pouch at her waist.

Long Qi hurriedly stepped forward to examine Lingxiang, asking if she felt any discomfort, and roared fiercely at the E-Beast: "If she is poisoned, I will definitely not let you off."

The E-Beast looked innocent, shrugged her shoulders, and spread her hands: "Blame me? It wasn't me who told her to take it."

However, Lingxiang was very calm, pacified Long Qi, and repeatedly assured him that she would be fine before Long Qi reluctantly let her go.

Seeing the calm look on Lingxiang's face, the E-Beast was very confused: "You... are you not afraid of death?"

"I am! Of course I am, but so what?"

Looking at the smiling Lingxiang, the E-Beast was dazed for a moment; she seemed to see Tuomi.

More than ten years ago, Tuomi had also smiled just like that and said the same thing to her.

"I am! Of course I am, but so what?"

"Since you are afraid of death, why must you insist on getting this tooth?" The E-Beast was greatly puzzled.

Tuomi smiled slightly again, squatted down, touched the E-Beast, and said: "Born as a human, one must eventually die. This is unavoidable; it is only a matter of sooner or later, so what is the use of being afraid?"

"People are born to die. You cannot choose your origin, and you cannot avoid death. This is a natural principle. Even if you are afraid, it is of no help. Death is something that will come sooner or later."

"Since it is not something one can control, it is better to live earnestly while harboring fear, and devoutly wait for that day to arrive..."

"Hmph! Not like her at all!" After coming back to her senses, the E-Beast turned her head to the side and snorted.

Long Qi did not understand what the E-Beast was talking about, but he didn't care either; he hurriedly asked Lingxiang why she insisted on touching the tooth when she knew it was poisonous.

Lingxiang held up three fingers: "There are three reasons."

"The first is that if one wants to refine the Heaven-Returning pill, Xiangliu's tooth is indispensable; even if it is poisonous, I must get my hands on it. The second is that the E-Beast's words must be false. Anything that comes out of her mouth, you can be sure that the opposite is true. Think about it, if this tooth were truly poisonous, how did she manage to get it here after obtaining it?"

"As for the last one..."

Lingxiang left a cliffhanger, which made the E-Beast curiously turn her head as well.

It had to be said that the two points Lingxiang analyzed were indeed correct; she hadn't expected this little girl to be so insightful.

"And the last one?"

Seeing the E-Beast couldn't help but ask, Lingxiang smiled, looking very much like a little fox that had stolen something.

The books say that the E-Beast has a strong desire to pry, and sure enough, it was true.

It was fortunate that she had often gone down the mountain with Maidong since she was young to listen to people telling stories; learning this trick from the masters was truly not a bad thing.

"Do you want to know?"

The E-Beast's brow furrowed, her nostrils flared slightly; she felt that Lingxiang definitely had ill intentions, but she really did want to know...

"Then..." Lingxiang said, picking up an object from behind her, "this thing belongs to me now!"

The E-Beast looked up and saw that what Lingxiang was holding was actually an egg. The egg was as large as a human head and had intricate patterns on it; it was quite beautiful.

"Ah!" The E-Beast let out a strange cry, "You really do have ill intentions!"

That was a phoenix egg! It had been so difficult to "beg" it from Xiwangmu several thousand years ago!

It must be said that the E-Beast was bold to dare to swindle something from Xiwangmu; otherwise, why would she be under the control of Fairy Yaoji?

She didn't want to be caught and taken to Kunlun Hill the moment she left Yunmeng Marsh; that old hag was not someone easy to deal with...

As for why the E-Beast wanted to swindle Xiwangmu, it wasn't on a whim. In fact, the E-Beast loved to interact with others, but she was born a compulsive liar, and over time, no one was willing to associate with her.

One day, she heard from somewhere that a phoenix shell could cure the lying sickness. The E-Beast heard this and went to Kunlun, after all, the phoenix was Xiwangmu's mount.

She got the phoenix egg, but it didn't have the rumored effect, and it caused her quite a bit of suffering.

The E-Beast seemed to have a soft spot for the number "three"; back then, she had also swindled three phoenix eggs, and one of them hatched shortly after she brought it back.

But the E-Beast never expected that the little phoenix would be so troublesome; not only did it nearly burn down her cave dwelling, but it also constantly demanded food and drink.

Although the E-Beast spoke no truth, she was kind-hearted and couldn't bring herself to abandon a young bird, so she had to do her best to raise it to adulthood.

The days of playing both father and mother were not easy! Not only was the phoenix shell useless, but she even ended up acting as a wet nurse.

These were naturally things that happened before Yunzhongjun moved Yunmeng Marsh into the Water Mirror, and that little phoenix had already flown off to Kunlun long ago.

Looking at the phoenix egg in Lingxiang's hand, the E-beast hesitated for a long time: if it gave it away, it was something it had gone through great pains to obtain, but if it didn't, it feared that one day the egg would hatch and it would suffer another ordeal.

Forget it, forget it! Trading one trouble for a reason, it wasn't really a loss!

"Well... if you insist on having it, then take it!" the E-beast said, pretending to be in pain.

Hmph! If that little phoenix hatches one day, let's see how you little girl handle it.

Seeing Lingxiang happily tuck the egg into the small pouch at her waist, the E-beast secretly gloated.

"Since you've gotten what you wanted, speak quickly, don't hide anything!"

"That's simple," Lingxiang said gleefully: "It's like a Snake; the poison is in the cheeks, not the fangs. If the poison were on the fangs, wouldn't Xiangliu be poisoned when swallowing its food?"

Oh! So that's it!

Long Qi suddenly realized, no wonder when the kitchen at home made snake soup when he was a child, the snake's head was buried in the ground; it was to guard against that venom sac in the mouth!

"Hmph! Playing mysterious!" The E-beast glanced at Lingxiang, turned its head to the side, lifted its chin high, and snorted: "You don't even have as much vision as Tumi; at least she took a Supreme Mysterious Art from me, while you only set your eyes on an egg!"

Supreme Mysterious Art?

Lingxiang was greatly puzzled, but she did not show it on her face; her eyes rolled, and she said: "Ha! What kind of techniques does my Yuanqing Sect not have? Do you think I care about one or two of your inferior ones?"

Hearing this, the E-beast immediately jumped up: "Inferior? Bah! You don't know a thing; how can those common mortal methods compare to my technique? That is the Ditian Technique, it can make..."

Halfway through, the E-beast realized what it was doing, crossed its arms, and glanced at Lingxiang: "Tch! Still trying to trick me? Not a chance!"

Ditian Technique? What kind of Witchcraft is that?

Lingxiang had read all the books in the Langhuan Pavilion since she was a child; if such a technique existed, she would certainly know of it, and having lived in the Xianyun Abode since she was young, she had never even seen such a book.

Could it be that those old fogies hid it away?

Forget it, forget it; I will deliberate on it further after returning to Yuanqing!