Chapter 698: String Puppet!

"The taste of the mysterious toxin inside you must be unpleasant, right?"

Ye Qingran said leisurely.

Yun Lingsong's expression changed.

Yun Lan indeed planted the mysterious toxin in him; it flares up once a month, causing great pain.

But Yun Lan kept it secret so well for her reputation; how did Ye Qingran find out?

What Yun Lingsong didn't know is that Ye Qingran is not only the Pill Emperor but also once devoted massive effort to researching the mysterious toxin.

Back when she helped Nangong Mo treat his legs, she had already solved the mysterious toxin, a century‑old problem that plagued many Alchemist Masters across the continent.

The mysterious toxin Yun Lan placed in Yun Lingsong differs slightly from that in Fu Hanxiu and Nangong Mo, but the differences are minor.

As for her brief probing earlier, she merely felt Yun Lingsong didn't seem the loyal type, so she guessed Yun Lan must have controlled him by some means.

"It seems you're not as loyal as I imagined."

Had it not been the mysterious toxin, Yun Lingsong might have knelt and begged for mercy today upon discovering Fu Hanxiu hadn't left.

"So what if it is?" Yun Lingsong didn't deny.

"If you have the ability, kill me!" Yun Lingsong concluded that Ye Qingran wouldn't dare, and his aura became very arrogant.

Fu Jiu slapped Yun Lingsong on the head, "You're so arrogant—does your grandfather know?"

Being humiliated by a youngster, Yun Lingsong trembled all over, wishing he could kill Fu Jiu with his gaze.

"Want to kill me? Come on!"

Fu Jiu was even more reckless.

Yun Lingsong's expression turned sour; he was no match for Fu Jiu.

"Who said I was going to kill you?" Ye Qingran said with a smile.

Yun Lingsong's face darkened, a hint of wariness appearing, "What do you intend to do?"

"I have to thank Yun Lan for this."

Ye Qingran's sudden remark left everyone baffled.

"She indeed saved me a lot of trouble."

As she spoke, Ye Qingran sliced Yun Lingsong's thigh in the blink of an eye; a silver flash shot out and landed in her hand.

Yun Lingsong was shocked, "How is this possible?"

Ye Qingran had actually extracted the mysterious toxin from his body!

He wasn't unaware of the mysterious toxin; although transfer cases exist, they demand strict conditions for a new host, and most fail, so he wouldn't risk it.

Thus, when he saw Ye Qingran effortlessly pull the toxin from his body, he was stunned!

For a moment, he didn't know whether to feel relieved or terrified.

Ye Qingran looked at the silver orb in her hand, clicked her tongue lightly, and muttered, "I didn't have it easy back then."

Recalling the past, she couldn't help berating herself for impulsively helping Fu Hanxiu transfer the toxin for the sake of a child.

Had she known Fu Hanxiu would be so tightly bound by her, would she have done it?

Ye Qingran slightly modified the toxin and replanted it back into Yun Lingsong's body.

From freeing himself of the toxin to being controlled by it again, Yun Lingsong took only a few seconds!

"Tsk, sorry, you're now my… string puppet."

Ye Qingran spoke while moving her fingers up and down; oddly, Yun Lingsong moved involuntarily in sync with her gestures!

It truly resembled a string puppet!

"What have you done to me?"

Yun Lingsong was terrified, feeling like a walking corpse without his own thoughts or soul.

"Did nothing much—just tweaked the mysterious toxin Yun Lan gave you," Ye Qingran said casually, but it sounded horrifying to everyone.

Modify the toxin?

It's simply an inconceivable act!

Yet Ye Qingran actually succeeded.

"Come, my puppet, give your son a beating!"

Finishing her words, Ye Qingran's fingers flicked rapidly; Yun Lingsong rushed toward Yun Tinglei, attacking him without hesitation.

Although Yun Tinglei is one of the Yun Tribe Side-branch's Five Heroes, he's no match for his father.

After a few moves, he was battered, bruised, and knelt, begging for mercy.

"Dad, stop! Stop!"

Ye Qingran curled her lips in a smile, "Why call me 'dad'?"

Yun Tinglei only then realized he had been humiliated by Ye Qingran.

His temper flared and he shouted, "You bitch! You deserve a bad death!"

Then his tongue was successfully cut off.

Everyone watching the scene was stunned.

She has countless methods and ruthless means—how can this woman be so terrifying?

"The more string puppets, the better."

Ye Qingran's voice, normally as melodious as a nightingale, now sounded like a demonic tone to Yun Lingsong and the others.

What exactly does she intend to do?

Although Ye Qingran smiled, the smile didn't reach her eyes, and her aura grew somewhat grim.

Disturbing her and the children's pleasant time, and even trying to kill her?

If she truly is that easy to bully?

Ye Qingran flipped through the air, then cut an opening on Yun Lingsong's body; a line of blood shot from him toward Ye Qingran, and under her control it split into more than a hundred droplets.

In each droplet of crimson blood, a flash of silver light flickered.

"Go!" she shouted, waving her hand; all the blood droplets turned into red flowing light and flew precisely at the people Yun Lingsong brought, including Yun Tinglei, sinking into their foreheads!

"So many puppets on strings!" Ye Qingran raised her other hand, and with a flick of her finger those people all moved; the more they resisted on their faces, the more honest their bodies became.

"Come, let's dance!"

In an instant, a horde of demons danced chaotically!

"Can you dance a bit more orderly?"

Fu Jiu suggested.

Ye Qingran glared at him and said, "Fine."

Then all those people surrounded Fu Jiu; just as Fu Jiu thought they were about to attack him, they began a perfectly synchronized…seductive dance!

Belly dance, non‑physical pole dance...

Flirty glances, pouting lips, swaying hips, scratching heads, tossing hair...

Ugh~

Fu Jiu almost vomited!

Too greasy!

Too disgusting!

His eyes are about to go blind!

"Madam, please, beat me up!"

"There really is such a request?" Ye Qingran looked at Fu Jiu with contempt.

Fu Jiu nodded.

Rather than the eye‑burning, he would rather fight them.

"But I'm just not satisfied with you!"

Then Fu Jiu was surrounded by a group of hulking men; pressured by Your Majesty and too afraid to run, he could only be forced to endure everything...

"Ahahaha~" Fu San laughed, leaning forward and backward.

Emma, usually at the Peak of the Hunt, always sees Fu Jiu bully others; this time she finally saw him being bullied!

What was originally a very serious matter, after Ye Qingran's prank, turned into a farce.

When Yun Lingsong and the others finished the seductive dance, recalling what they had just done left them utterly ashamed.

"You may go back."

Ye Qingran waved her hand lightly and said.

So you just let them leave?

Yun Lingsong and the others were momentarily stunned, then bolted.

"Madam, you just let them go like that?"

Fu San asked, clearly unwilling.

"Rest assured, every move they make is under my control!"

Fu San finally relaxed, gave a tug to the vomit‑overwhelmed Fu Jiu, and, in a prankish manner, mimicked those people by throwing a flirty glance; Fu Jiu couldn't hold it any longer and vomited all over Fu San Yi...

Fu San: "......"