Mushroom Man

Chapter 214 A Caged Bird, A Mushroom in a Pot

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Morobi."

"However, I am not a master of strength, and it would be a waste for me to soak in the medicinal bath. Miss Morobi, please enjoy the medicinal bath all by yourself."

Wu Liang smiled calmly and declined Morobi's invitation.

Morobi's medicinal bath did indeed help him somewhat.

However, he had the Vitality Mushroom, so the physical fatigue and hidden injuries left by forcibly refining the White Elephant Giant Mushroom were nothing to him.

There's no need to incur favors or reveal any secrets for a vague medicinal bath.

"Tsk... How boring."

Upon hearing this, Morobi withdrew her gaze with little interest, then stood up casually and walked out of the medicine tub.

In an instant, the woman's exceptionally hot and perfect figure caught Wu Liang's eye.

Her long, shapely legs were as powerful as a galloping horse!
A toned abdomen with beautifully defined muscles...

However, before Wu Liang could properly appreciate this dark beauty...

Morobi then grabbed a tiger skin and wrapped herself in it.

With her strong and robust body adorned with tiger skin, she exudes a sense of masculine energy and abundant vitality, despite being a woman.

"Why are you still watching?"

"Could it be that Brother Mushroom is interested in my appearance?"

Although Morobi didn't care about physical appearance, Wu Liang's blatant scrutiny of her private parts made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

She was very direct, and her gaze was equally discerning as she looked Wu Liang up and down.

"If it's Brother Mushroom, that wouldn't be a bad idea either..."

"But if you want to be my husband, you'd better beat me into submission first."

"Brother Mushroom, how about... we have another fight?"

Morobi was eager to try it.

Clearly, her previous loss to Wu Liang had not convinced her.

This is the second time she has wanted to fight Wu Liang to get revenge.

However, upon hearing this, Wu Liang rejected Morobi without even thinking.

"Now is not the time. The plan is about to begin. If something happens between us, it will be troublesome."

Wu Liang shook his head, his tone neither cold nor indifferent.

Are you kidding me?
Without Bone Immortal now, how can he fight Morobi?
Although his current strength has undergone tremendous changes compared to before, it is still far inferior to that of Morobi, a peak third-level mushroom master.

Moreover, Morobi is no ordinary peak-level mushroom master.

It possesses the True Martial Demon-Subduing Body, which provides an unimaginable boost to the power of mushrooms.

Furthermore, this guy's body has probably been tempered and refined countless times, using countless modified mushrooms such as the White Elephant Giant Mushroom.

This guy might have even used a power mushroom stronger than the White Elephant Giant Mushroom.

The only thing Wu Liang can currently boast about is his body, which has been modified by the White Elephant Giant Mushroom.

In this situation, if he were to fight Morobi, he probably wouldn't last three rounds.

Now, as Wu Liang's cultivation level and skills have improved, he has become increasingly aware of Morobi's power.

I really don't know what he was thinking back then.

With only a second-stage cultivation level, he dared to single-handedly infiltrate the Black Horn Tribe at night and confront Morobi directly.

Despite her immense power, Morobi still harbored fear of the White Horned Mushroom Master.

This shows that the power of a fourth-level mushroom master is far beyond Wu Liang's imagination.

Previously, Wu Liang, affected by both memory and bloodline issues, was completely unaware of them and paid no attention to them.

If Wu Liang hadn't noticed in time, something terrible might have happened.

The reason he still harbors designs on the White Horn leader is entirely because the die is cast and cannot be cast.

If the White Horn leader isn't killed and the White Horn isn't obtained to escape the Western Regions, then he will be the one to die.

The reason why Morobi was willing to join him in making a scene was precisely because of this.

Just as Wu Liang's thoughts were wandering and ideas were swirling...

When Morobi heard that Wu Liang had refused to spar again, she was somewhat displeased.

However, she also knew that now was not the time for sparring, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Here, this is your eight thousand silver coins."

"I ransacked the Blackhorn tribe and secretly sold all the mushrooms and fungi that you and I had left to the wealthy caravan."

"Manager Huang of the wealthy caravan guessed that our Black Horn Tribe was selling off its resources and that something might have happened to the chief, so he wanted to leave Bajiao Mountain."

"Therefore, they took advantage of the situation and drove down the prices of many resources."

"They only gave my mother 16,000 taels of silver, which is 8,000 each when split between us."

Moro handed the silver gourd that she had prepared in advance to Wu Liang.

She seemed completely unconcerned when she mentioned how wealthy merchant caravans had driven down resource prices.

After all, it's normal for them to try and lower the price...

With them leaving, it's highly likely they'll never do business with wealthy merchant caravans again, so making a profit beforehand is perfectly reasonable.

Moreover, they only lowered the price a little and didn't publicize the fact that the Black Horn Tribe had suffered a major change and might have to evacuate from Bajiao Mountain.

This was already considered a wealthy merchant caravan; they were mindful of leaving themselves an out.

Otherwise, if this matter were to be exposed prematurely, the Black Horn tribe would likely be the first to be targeted by that group of rogue cultivators before they even had a chance to cause trouble for the White Horn leader.

"good……"

Wu Liang's words were concise and to the point; he seemed equally unconcerned, casually pocketing the eight thousand silver coins. Including his previous gains, his total net worth had now reached ninety-three thousand silver coins.

He didn't care about the fact that there was only a little bit of silver.

Ninety-three thousand silver coins!

This is enough for Wu Liang to build a complete set of three-stage mushrooms, and he can even buy a few four-stage mushrooms.

It can only be said that the Black Horn Tribe truly deserves its reputation for occupying half of Bajiao Mountain.

The resources obtained from simply emptying the Black Horn Tribe were already enough for Wu Liang and Morobi to complete their fourth stage of cultivation.

Of course, this came at the cost of the entire Blackhorn tribe.

Meanwhile, the black horn mushroom growers are still kept in the dark and know nothing about it.

"Brother Mushroom, weren't you going to make mushroom broth?"

"How's the situation?"

"I can suppress those Black Horned Mushroom Masters with my Silver Water for a short time, but if it goes on for too long, I'm afraid..."

Morobi raised an eyebrow and suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang nodded slightly and said, "I came here for this very reason."

He slightly flipped his hand and took out several mushrooms from the basin.

"This mushroom is called 'Bird in a Cage.' Anyone who has a daughter mushroom planted on them will have their life or death controlled by the mother mushroom."

"This was specially made by someone in my sect at my request."

"It's just that time was too short, so we only managed to refine about ten of them."

Wu Liang casually changed the name of the mushrooms in the basin.

The mushrooms in the basin are unique to the Wu family; you can't find them anywhere else.

If the name of the mushrooms in the basin were told directly to Morobi, she would inevitably notice something.

However, if the name of the mushroom in the basin were changed, Morobi, who had never seen what the mushroom in the basin looked like or what its effects were, would probably not make that connection.

Of course, even if Wu Liang hadn't done that, with Morobi's information channels, she might not have been able to figure out the details of the mushroom in the basin.

After all, the mushrooms in the Wu family's basin were a closely guarded secret, known only to members of the Wu family.

Even Buddhist monks and locals in Zhaodi Town were completely unaware of this.

Since almost all of the Wu family members are dead, there's no reason why anyone would still recognize the mushrooms in the basin.

However, it's always better to be safe than sorry, and being cautious is never a bad thing...

If it weren't for the need to forcefully compel those black-horned mushroom masters to work, Wu Liang wouldn't even have intended to expose the mushrooms in the basin.

"Well done! What a fine caged bird!"

"With this mushroom, even if those Blackhorn mushroom masters are unwilling, they will have to be driven by you and me, risking their lives to kill the Whitehorn leader."

Morobi looked at the few mushrooms in the pot and was quite satisfied with them.

However, she quickly changed the subject.

"As expected of Brother Mushroom, he managed to contact the Holy Cult without anyone noticing."

"Could it be that besides Brother Mushroom, there are other members of the Holy Church in this Black Horn Tribe?"

"Why don't you call them out and introduce me to someone?"

"Brother Mushroom, didn't you say that your Holy Sect wanted to support me and gain merit by following the emperor?"

"So, it seems I should be considered half a member of the Holy Church, right?"

Wu Liang smiled but remained silent upon hearing this, offering no response whatsoever.

Having made a fool of herself, Morobi stopped worrying about the member of the Holy Cult behind Wu Liang who was skilled in mushroom refining.

"These caged birds are good, but there are only about ten of them, which is not enough to control the entire Black Horn Mushroom Master of the Black Horn Tribe."

"I wonder how long it will take Brother Mushroom to gather enough caged birds?"

Morobi hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

This time, Wu Liang didn't pretend to be mute and calmly said, "About two or three days."

"During this period of time, Miss Morobi can use these caged birds to secretly control a portion of the Blackhorn Mushroom Masters."

“I can assist Miss Morobi by starting with the High Priest’s confidants.”

Two or three days is not a very long time.

There are iron slaves guarding the White Horn tribe, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The eldest and second young masters were both busy with the Eight-Cornered Holy Battle, and no one would bother to visit the third young master.

A thought flashed through Wu Liang's mind.

Upon hearing this, Morobi also found it acceptable.

However, as if she had remembered something, she changed her mind and said, "Using a caged bird to control the Blackhorn Mushroom Master is indeed a good method."

"But who among us will control the mother mushroom of this caged bird?"

Wu Liang understood the meaning behind her words and threw the mushroom from the second-rotating basin to Morobi without hesitation.

"I have already promised Miss Morobi that I would help you unify the Black Horn Tribe and become the chief."

"Therefore, the mother of this caged bird naturally came into the hands of Miss Morobi."

Morobi raised an eyebrow in surprise upon seeing this.

Clearly, she hadn't expected Wu Liang to be so decisive as to relinquish the opportunity to control all the Blackhorn Mushroom Masters.

You know, if they really manage to get the White Horn, they might be able to take these Black Horn Mushroom Masters with them to the North Sea.

This is a rare and valuable workforce. With so many obedient subordinates, they could probably thrive even in Beihai...

(End of this chapter)