The sage was determined to die.

Although he had no idea what kind of medicine Ji Bai was selling.

However, Gongsun Yang showed no sign of it on his face.

He took a deep breath, fully aware of the enormous favor he owed Ji Bai.

Even if the other party is using him as an experiment, it would be an immense favor to him.

only……

Having spent some time with Ji Bai, Gongsun Yang had come to understand him somewhat. He said sincerely, "This favor is truly immense..."

As expected, Ji Bai waved his hand and said, "If you feel bad about it, you can pay for me."

Gongsun Yang: "..."

His face flushed slightly, and he hesitated, stammering, "Ah, Brother Ji, you don't know, but our small country's strength is such that even if we halved our national treasury, we probably couldn't afford such an expensive sum..."

"It's alright," Ji Bai said with a smile, "we can pay in installments or use our labor to pay off the debt."

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ji Bai continued to joke around as always, seemingly not taking things too seriously.

……

Ji Bai naturally didn't care much about this matter.

No one noticed the turmoil in his heart. He appeared calm and collected, but sweat was quietly beading on his back.

He was lying from the very beginning. When he pretended to inspect the place with Yan Ming, he pretended to observe the other people's literary talents, but in his heart, he seemed to have a premonition and could vaguely sense what abilities the newly acquired literary talents were.

As the facts gradually matched his conjectures, he vaguely guessed that he had gained control of the third Wenxin.

only……

He gently covered his chest; his heartbeat was healthy and strong, with no trace of freshness or fusion.

After a few seconds, he subtly lowered his hand, feeling fine.

Oh well, I guess I'll just consider it an illusion...

……

"Hey, how many roundabout ways are you going to lead me around?"

The old tortoise, increasingly exhausted, was panting heavily. This puppet's body had been damaged far too many times, and now not only was its intelligence human-like, but its physical attributes were also becoming more human-like.

Ji Ying seemed to find him annoying, and her gaze towards him became increasingly cold and indifferent, her expression revealing a faint killing intent.

"Do you remember how your body died last time?" Ji Ying asked.

The old tortoise opened its mouth wide and instinctively let out two howls: "You're the one who's dead."

Hearing this, Ji Ying smiled slightly and said coldly, "I really want to record your stupid state right now."

The old tortoise was completely baffled and had no idea what the other party meant.

The stranger in front of him half-squatted down, reached out and touched his head, his tone indifferent: "Your death last time was quite interesting, you just exploded into ashes with a bang, and you looked so stupid..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, then silently uttered a few words.

"Hey," Ji Ying reached out and patted the old tortoise's head with considerable force, "Looks like you've really done all this for someone else."

Karma?

The other person slowly got up, tossed him aside like trash, their eyes unreadable, as if they were brewing something.

at the same time.

Ji Bai suddenly whistled, attracting the attention of the two people in front of him.

"Hey, sometimes being too lucky isn't such a good thing."

He sighed, "I always feel like someone is secretly hating me."

The two: "..."