Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

Li Muqing was not a foolish woman; daughters of noble families usually had some sense.

Hearing Lin Mo ask this question, her heartstrings trembled instantly, and the cause and effect became clear in an instant.

Her face suddenly darkened.

"You mean, that old bastard Danxia wants to extract my [Kui Niu Strength] and integrate it into my dantian?"

Lin Mo's pupils suddenly contracted, and he questioned, "Is it really possible to extract internal energy and channel it into the dantian?"

"That's certainly possible."

Although Li Muqing was unwilling to admit it, the matter had come to an end and could no longer be hidden.

She just couldn't understand it.

"Lin Mo, my Li family has no prior grudges against Danxia. Why would he scheme against me like this?"

Lin Mo scoffed and laughed, "How naive! Don't you understand the principle that a gentleman is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime?"

Li Muqing's face instantly turned gloomy and extremely ugly.

"I've thought of something. Perhaps he's not only after my inner strength, but also the fortune of my Li family."

Lin Mo's expression shifted: "Qi and luck can also be incorporated into pills?"

Li Muqing nodded: "When Qi is channeled into the pill, both the success rate and the grade of the pill will be greatly improved."

"The imperial court is afraid that my Li family will betray us and leave the king. They are using the pretext of alchemy to plot and scheme to control the fate of my Li family, so that they can use it for their own purposes!"

Lin Mo frowned deeply: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

  

Li Muqing asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Lin Mo's face darkened. "That old scoundrel Danxia has been hiding for over ten years, remaining unknown, and suddenly his identity as a retainer has been revealed, right around the time of the royal wedding. It's hard not to wonder which side he's on?"

Li Muqing's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "You mean, he's one of the Prince of Li's men? How is that possible?"

"Nothing is impossible."

Lin Mo slowly analyzed, "Having spent more than ten years living and working with the Li Dynasty, he may have already been bought off by the Li King."

"As for Prince Li, he is a man of deep cunning. He must have realized that Xu Shu was a spy for the Embroidered Uniform Guard long ago, but he chose to keep quiet because an exposed pawn is easier to control."

"He used Xu Shu to meticulously orchestrate a grand alchemy scheme."

"On the surface, we'll form an alliance with the Li family, allowing the heir to marry you in place of him, while secretly using her to break through to the next level."

"Given the cunning of your Li family, you naturally want to control the whole situation and use that to manipulate Prince Li."

"And Xu Shu, as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, will surely try to sabotage the alliance and prevent it from succeeding."

"He could have assassinated you directly and prevented the marriage from happening, but instead he went the extra mile and used Prince Jing to sabotage the marriage. This was because the divine power of Master Danxia, ​​the 'Destiny Plate,' disrupted his normal thinking and complicated a simple matter."

"The reason for complicating things is that the more chaotic the better, so that we can profit from it."

"These overt schemes are all elaborate traps set by Li Wang. His real method is to secretly use Danxia Zhenren to refine pills, thereby obtaining the essence and blood of martial arts practitioners, as well as your cultivation and the fortune of the Li family."

Li Muqing suddenly realized: "In this way, he can reap the benefits without being hindered by my Li family or the imperial court, break through smoothly, and devour my Li family's fortune, thus smoothly launching a rebellion!"

Having figured it all out, she subconsciously swallowed, her heart pounding, and she said in disbelief, "These are all just your guesses. If what you're saying is true, then the depth of the Prince's scheming is... terrifying!"

Lin Mo snorted coldly: "Xu Shu and Danxia, ​​one a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the other a court official, should have worked together to serve the Great Zhou Dynasty. But you've seen Xu Shu's intentions. His goal is to bind you, refine you, and use your body to control Prince Li, thereby undermining Prince Li's rebellion. Meanwhile, Danxia is focused on binding you to refine pills. The two of them are doing their own thing, not communicating with each other, and their intentions are clearly contradictory. It's evident that they've long been at odds."

Li Muqing's face turned completely ashen, utterly pale. Her lips trembled for a long time before her facial features gradually began to crumble.

"That King Li! Our Li family's collusion with him is nothing short of a plot with a tiger!"

What a family of idiots!

Lin Mo rolled his eyes at her, secretly cursing in his heart.

Having clarified the entire plan, he couldn't help but secretly admire the King of Li.

Although I disliked the King of Li's rebellion, his profound planning and brilliant strategies truly deserve praise.

He is truly a ruthless and ambitious man!

Squeak!

The door to the alchemy room was pushed open.

Lin Mo and Li Muqing held their breath nervously.

The sound of tiptoeing footsteps approached, and Lin Mo frowned.

This person doesn't seem to be from a Taoist temple.

"Has Danxia's elixir not been completed yet?"

Hearing the familiar muttering in her ear, Li Muqing's heart nearly jumped out of her throat with nervousness.

She almost screamed in terror, then bit Lin Mo's lips and held her breath.

Lin Mo was surprised to find that it was Xu Shu who entered the alchemy room.

A gust of wind suddenly rose from the futon, and the next moment, the Danxia Master, dressed in a purple and gold Bagua Taoist robe, appeared cross-legged.

"Steward Xu, what brings you to my alchemy room?" Upon meeting, Master Danxia greeted him with a warm, harmless smile on his white-haired, youthful face.

Xu Shu was browsing through the items on the shelf when he saw some miraculous medicines. He was tempted and wondered if he should secretly take some.

Unexpectedly, Danxia arrived at this moment, forcing them to temporarily abandon their plan to steal.

He bowed to Master Danxia and said, "Greetings, Master. You must be tired from refining pills. I came here to catch two petty thieves, but I didn't expect to disturb your pill refining. I hope you will forgive me."

Master Danxia was slightly surprised: "Someone actually managed to escape from the hands of a great Confucian scholar. I wonder who is so capable? Let me do some divination for you and help you capture this fiend."

"No need."

Xu Shu hurriedly stopped him, saying, "They're just two petty thieves. Why should a True Person waste their supernatural powers to track them down?"

"Master, is your Spirit Essence Pill about to be successfully made?"

Master Danxia replied, "One ingredient is still missing."

Xu Shu asked curiously, "I wonder if there's anything else we're missing?"

Master Danxia chuckled and mumbled, "This item is rare, extremely rare in the world. You wouldn't know even if I told you."

"Steward Xu, please move to the side hall for tea. This alchemy room is too hot and dry; it's not suitable to stay here for long."

"Okay, please, Master." Xu Shu gestured for him to go out first.

Master Danxia refused to step out the door first, but instead reached out his hand to invite him to come out first.

The two men passed the buck to each other, each wearing the sly smile of a seasoned old fox.

Finally, the two went out together, and before they left, something fell out of each of their sleeves.

With a creak, the door closed.

Li Muqing and Lin Mo saw it very clearly.

The things that fell out of their sleeves were both extraordinary.

A leather puppet made of human skin, covered with ink characters.

The other one was cut from yellow paper and was a paper figure.

The puppet stood up and began to pounce on the shelves, attempting to steal the pills and herbs.

The paper figure pounced on the puppet from behind, knocking it to the ground.

The two rolled and fought on the ground.

"No way!" Li Muqing blinked her beautiful eyes, looking a little confused as she watched the two little figures fighting.

Lin Mo sneered: "They really are all cunning and treacherous."

The two of them spoke up.

The leather puppets and paper figures wrestling on the ground were startled and twisted together, looking toward the earthenware pot.

A normal adult, with limited vision, would not easily notice the extra turtle shell on the shelf.

But at this moment, the clones were no more than three inches tall. The two figures that peeked out of the tortoise shell came into view instantly, and their tracks were immediately exposed.

Xu Shu, the clone, was overjoyed; it turned out they had been hiding here.

The clone, True Person Danxia, ​​was also overjoyed. It was actually Li Muqing! She had come without any effort. The Spirit Essence Pill could be made today!