Chapter 65: The Marvelous Uses of the Divine Servant Pill

Returning to his room, Fang Xu directly took out that letter.

Nan Wu was certain this letter could help him resolve the current crisis, and he was very curious about what the letter contained.

Taking out a sheet of paper from the envelope, Fang Xu opened it and glanced at it, his expression instantly turning somewhat strange.

The letter in his hand turned out to be written by the Wu family's ancestral elder, Wu Huan, to Nan Wu; the contents revealed that Wu Huan was informing Nan Wu of his and Li Xun's movements and hoped to cooperate with Nan Wu to bury both himself and Li Xun together in Ti Lan Shan.

"This old coot is really crazy!" Fang Xu couldn't help but exclaim after closing the letter in his hand.

He had long heard of Wu Huan's ruthlessness and guessed that after his children died, he would choose to take a desperate gamble.

Yet Fang Xu never imagined Wu Huan would go so mad as to ally with Nan Wu, intending to kill him together with Li Xun.

That was the dynasty's heir, the heavenly pride of the imperial family, a disciple of the slaughterer Zhao Wuji—once the matter was exposed……

Must not rush!

This matter absolutely must not be rushed!

If he were seen being seized by the witch in front of Li Xun, then returning unharmed to Maple Forest Town and bringing this letter to Li Xun, Li Xun would likely kill him together with himself and the Wu family's ancestral elder!

He must think of a way to dispel Li Xun's suspicions before handing over the letter.

Sigh.

Thinking of this, Fang Xu couldn't help but let out a sigh.

If he wanted Li Xun not to suspect him, the only option was to use the self-inflicted injury scheme again, and this time the scheme must not be perfunctory as before.

After all, merely surviving the witch's clutches with one's life intact could be excused, but if he only suffered minor injuries, it would surely arouse suspicion.

How should he act to make Li Xun believe he had escaped at the risk of his life?

Furrowing his brows, Fang Xu was pondering this problem when he suddenly sensed a faint spiritual fluctuation coming from the little creatures that the Divine Servant Pill had transformed into within his viscera.

"Huh?"

Sinking his consciousness into his body, the little creatures wrapped around his viscera became more active.

From the spiritual undulations they emitted, Fang Xu vaguely sensed a query, as if they were seeking his opinion.

Fang Xu felt somewhat doubtful and transmitted a thought via his consciousness: "What do you want to do?"

After the group of little creatures writhed within his viscera for a moment, Fang Xu suddenly felt that a portion of his Blood Qi Power was being drawn away!

One must know that at this moment he had not taken any Blood Qi Pill, nor had he eaten any blood food; the lost Blood Qi Power came entirely from his own body.

After absorbing a small portion of his Blood Qi Power, the group of little creatures again transmitted a spiritual fluctuation carrying a questioning intent.

Fang Xu vaguely understood their meaning and immediately sent a command via his consciousness.

"Boldly absorb, as long as you don't harm my martial foundation or leave any hidden dangers!"

With his affirmation, the little creatures transformed from the Divine Servant Pill instantly sprang into action!

A large amount of Blood Qi Power was sucked away, and Fang Xu instantly felt dizzy and blurred, his palms and the flesh of his whole body withering at a visible speed!

"Stop stop stop!"

Feeling that if the absorption continued he would likely kick the bucket, he hurriedly halted the little creatures.

With no further loss of Blood Qi, he endured waves of weakness, leaning on the desk as he approached the bronze mirror indoors; seeing his shriveled, almost death‑like reflection, Fang Xu laughed.

This will do!

Appearing before Li Xun in this state and presenting Wu Huan's letter to Nan Wu should cause no problems.

Within his body, Fang Xu could sense that the Divine Servant Pill had absorbed his Blood Qi Power without digesting it.

That is, when he has need, they will return those Blood Qi Powers to him at any time.

Lu Zhiyuan had once said that the Divine Servant Pill had many wonderful uses, requiring gradual exploration; now it seemed that this ability to store Blood Qi Power was likely one of its marvelous applications.

Quite satisfied with his current appearance, Fang Xu stumbled to the kitchen, smeared some blood from the blood food onto his body, messed up his hair and clothes into disarray, then hurried toward the government office.

Li Xun and Xu Liang, having escaped the trap set by Nan Wu, would certainly return immediately to Maple Forest Town.

After all, there were still several hundred Golden Scale Guards in the town, making it relatively safer.

Fang Xu staggered forward, seeming as if he might collapse at any moment.

This wasn't him feigning weakness on purpose; it was because a large amount of Blood Qi Power had been drained, leaving him truly weak to the point of barely being able to stand.

"Who goes there!?"

As Fang Xu just approached the government office, the Golden Scale Guards stationed at the gate immediately stared at him tensely.

Li Xun had been ambushed in the mountains, his escorting Golden Scale Guards all slain in battle; the guards stationed at the government office feared the witches would spare no effort to reach Maple Forest Town, so they were extremely wary of any rustle.

"It's… me… Fang Xu…"

"Quickly report to the heir, I… I have important intelligence!"

"Fang Xu!?" The two Golden Scale Guards, seeing Fang Xu's visage like that of an evil spirit, were instantly astonished and hurriedly helped him into the government office courtyard.

Upon receiving the report, Li Xun hurried over, appearing to have suffered no serious injury.

"You came back alive?" Seeing Fang Xu, Li Xun frowned slightly and said.

"Heir…" Fang Xu forced his swaying body to bow slightly toward Li Xun, then gave a bitter smile: "Kid… kid probably won't live much longer."

Li Xun frowned, appraising him, and shook his head slightly: "Your Blood Qi is almost completely drained; being able to keep this life is already rare."

"You just said you had important intelligence?"

Li Xun wasn't too concerned about Fang Xu's life or death; he was curious about what intelligence Fang Xu had managed to bring back after narrowly escaping the witches' clutches.

"Heir, please look…" Fang Xu tremblingly produced the letter from his bosom.

The Golden Scale Guard beside him took the letter, examined it carefully, then handed it to Li Xun.

Upon receiving the letter, Li Xun tore it open and glanced at it, his face instantly flashing with anger!

"Good!"

"Excellent!"

"The petty Wu family, mere village chickens and tile dogs, dare to secretly collude with the witches to plot against this heir!"

"Jin Xiao!"

"Immediately bring men and follow this heir apparent to exterminate them!"

"Since arriving at Maple Forest Town, repeatedly encountering setbacks, and then falling victim to Wu's scheme the day before yesterday, dozens of the Golden Scale Guard accompanying me died horribly, and I myself almost got killed!"

"All the pent-up resentment from various grievances had long turned Li Xun into a man-eating beast; now learning that the tiny Wu family dared to join forces with Wu to scheme against him, how could he still tolerate it?"

"Heir Apparent!"

"Jin Xiao heard this, hurriedly cupped his fists and approached, whispering: 'The Wu family has ties to the Ascendant Immortal Society.'"

"The Ascendant Immortal Society's habit of protecting its own is well known; that Steward Xu, for the sake of a nominal disciple, would personally send people over, which shows how much he values that past kindness."

"Upon mention of the Ascendant Immortal Society, Li Xun's face instantly darkened."

"Emperor Yu Huang had repeatedly warned them not to provoke the Ascendant Immortal Society; otherwise, even if they were killed, the imperial household would not intervene on their behalf."

"From these words it can be seen that even someone as mighty as Emperor Yu Huang fears the Ascendant Immortal Society."

"Go investigate!"

"This heir apparent simply doesn't believe that a lifesaving favor could really be that effective!"

"Li Xun is unwilling to accept this!"

"Being defecated on by a petty local thug in Maple Forest Town, as an heir apparent of the imperial household, this is simply utter humiliation!"

"He must eradicate the Wu family!"

"As long as the Ascendant Immortal Society shows a little flexibility, at worst we can compensate them with some treasures and money."

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"(End of chapter)"