Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

The skeleton stood motionless in the shadows, the light in its mind reaching towards the doorway, as if spreading out all its senses.

Fortunately, after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the skeleton reacted.

The monsters in the vicinity are becoming more active, with sounds of attack and rhythmic footsteps, and their numbers are gradually decreasing.

Lin Mu understood: someone was fighting monsters, clearing them layer by layer.

More than an hour later, the skeleton sent back new signals.

This time, all the monsters were dead, and the sounds of attacks and footsteps ceased. The area around the entrance to the Purgatory Corridor was eerily quiet.

That means the monster hunters have cleared this area, but some of the summoned creatures' presence is still lingering.

Lin Mu frowned slightly, then patiently waited.

Another half hour passed, and the skeleton transmitted a new signal.

Even the aura of those summoned creatures, similar to skeletons and mythical beasts, had vanished without a trace.

Lin Mu waited for another ten minutes or so, making sure there was absolutely no movement of living things outside, before stepping out the door.

This time he did not reunite with his group, nor did he wear a straw hat or face mask.

After the interrogation by the guards of the Poisonous Snake Valley during the incident with the young master Lin Hao, he realized that the straw hat was more eye-catching than anything else, so it was better to make himself look like an ordinary person.

He simply smeared some ash on his face, walked with his head down, ignoring everyone he encountered. He made his way through the mining area, passing several squads of Imperial Guards and scattered adventurers, but no one gave him a second glance.

After leaving the Demon Sealing Mine, it was already dark. He quickened his pace, weaving through the streets and alleys in the night, carefully avoiding the torchlight patrolling the main road.

That night, he took advantage of the darkness to find his way to the entrance of the familiar alley in Fengmo City and circled around to the small courtyard behind the pancake shop.

Lin Mu tiptoed over the courtyard wall without disturbing anyone, landing without even kicking up a few dust particles, and walked a few steps to the window of Chunxing's room.

A dim, warm candlelight shone through the crack in the window.

He reached out and gently knocked twice, and a soft, rustling sound came from inside.

It looked like someone hurriedly stood up from their chair and bumped into the corner of the table.

Then the door was pulled open a crack.

Chunxing peeked out with a puzzled look, and when she saw it was Lin Mu, her eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, and she was about to shout out loud.

Lin Mu reacted quickly, reaching out to cover her mouth, placing his index finger in front of his lips to make a shushing gesture, and then squeezed into the room.

The candlelight flickered a few times in the breeze, its light and shadow swaying before settling back down.

Lin Mu's gaze swept across the room. On the table was a glass of water that had been prepared, with a little brown powder at the bottom, as if it had just dissolved and hadn't been drunk yet.

Chunxing followed his gaze and said in a low voice, "Young master... that was the acorn from before. I peeled it all off with a peeler, ground it into powder, and mixed it with warm water. I haven't had a chance to drink it yet."

Lin Mu's heart skipped a beat; this was just in time. He gestured with his chin toward the cup: "Then try drinking it."

Chunxing hesitated for a moment, looked at the cup and then at Lin Mu, bit her lip, and then picked it up and tilted her head back to gulp it down in one go.

She drank the water too quickly, and the undissolved powder at the bottom of the cup rushed into her throat with the flow of water, scraping roughly across her throat and choking her. She bent over abruptly, covered her mouth, and coughed several times until her face turned red.

Lin Mu frowned, reached out and gently patted her back a few times, tapping her back with his palm, the force was not heavy, and he was quite patient.

Chunxing coughed for a while before she recovered. She straightened up, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, put down her cup, and looked up, about to smile and say, "It's okay."

She had just opened her mouth, but before she could utter a word, she suddenly frowned, as if something inside her stomach had twisted violently. Her hand slid down and clutched her lower abdomen tightly; her face turned deathly pale, even her lips lost their color.

Lin Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly cast a group healing spell on her. The warm white light descended, and the color returned to her face, and her brows relaxed for a moment.

Before Lin Mu could even breathe a sigh of relief, her brows furrowed even more tightly than before.

She began to tremble, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on her forehead, and mumbled something incoherently, her voice broken, as if she were in too much pain to speak a complete sentence.

Chapter 235-Awakening

Lin Mu crouched down closer, placed his hand on her shoulder, and said in a panicked voice, "Chunxing? Chunxing! What's wrong? Don't scare me..."

Lin Mu stared at her face, watching her lips tremble violently, his brows furrowing more and more, and his palms starting to sweat.

He raised his hand again and cast a group healing spell. The white light was even brighter than before, like a layer of warm water enveloping her body.

After the white light subsided, her breathing gradually calmed down, her complexion returned to normal, and her body stopped trembling.

Lin Mu finally felt a little relieved, let out a long breath, and was about to ask her how she was feeling...

Chunxing suddenly hugged him tightly, her arms wrapped around him so tightly he could barely breathe, as if he had grasped at the last straw.

She buried her face in Lin Mu's shoulder, her voice trembling with sobs, "Young Master...am I going to die...I haven't...I haven't served you yet..."

Lin Mu was both amused and exasperated. What kind of time was this to be thinking about this? Just as he was about to offer some words of comfort, a burst of golden light suddenly erupted from Chunxing's body, illuminating the entire room and even dimming the candlelight for a moment.

As the golden light faded, several items appeared out of thin air in her hands: a wooden sword, a neatly folded gray-white cloth robe (for women), a candle, and a small bottle of wound medicine.

Chunxing was stunned. She looked down at what she was holding, then looked up at Lin Mu, her mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time.

Lin Mu was also stunned, and then his mind went blank.

Chunxing has awakened.

He lowered his voice, his tone low and urgent: "Don't make a sound, put your clothes on first."

Chunxing hurriedly put on her cloth clothes, gripped the wooden sword, and looked up at Lin Mu: "Young Master, and then what?"

Lin Mu said, "Quickly check the status bar."

Chunxing was taken aback for a moment: "How do you see it?"

Lin Mu said, "Close your eyes, concentrate, and think about your own state in your mind."

Chunxing closed her eyes, as if groping for something in the dark. After a moment, her brows twitched slightly, the corners of her mouth slowly turned up, and then she read it out word by word:

"[Experience gained: 100000]"

Congratulations on reaching level 15!

and also……

[Character Status]

[Class: Mage]

[Level: 15]

Experience: 3100/40000

HP: 56/56

[MP: 178/178]

Attack: 2-7

[Taoist Arts: 0-0]

[Magic: 1-2] ……

[Skills: None]

【equipment:】

[Cloth-clad (Female), Defense 2-2, Magic Defense 0-1, Requires Level 1]

[Wooden sword, attack 2-5, requires level 1.]

Lin Mu quickly did the math in his mind: from level 1 to level 15, he would gain an extra 3100 experience points. In a game, it would take exactly 100000 experience points to level up from level 1 to level 15.

In other words, Chunxing did not encounter a bottleneck when she leveled up from level 10 to level 11, and her experience did not double.

This is an extremely high level of talent, a top-tier performance, at least one in a hundred.

He suppressed his excitement and didn't say much, but simply took out something he had prepared beforehand from his storage bag.

A set of low-level high-quality equipment, a set of high-quality +3 Woma mage jewelry, all of which he had saved up along the way but hadn't used and couldn't bear to get rid of; there was also an acorn, a Qiankun bag full of potions, 5000 gold coins, a set of mage skill books, and two random teleportation scrolls.

Chunxing stared wide-eyed at the pile of things on the table: "Young Master... is all this for me?"

Lin Mu nodded: "Use that low-level set first to boost your stats. Once your magic cap is high enough, you can wear Woma or even Zuma equipment. Use that acorn directly. Level up and learn your skills, and it'll be easier to fight monsters. Don't upgrade your potions. Just buy more when you run out. Don't use random teleport scrolls unless absolutely necessary."

Chunxing nodded vigorously, then seemed to remember something: "Young Master, can I go fight monsters now?"

Lin Mu said, "Yes, once you use the acorn to level up and master the Lightning spell, you can fight skeletons on the outskirts of the Sealed Demon City. Get used to the feel of it first, and don't be greedy. If it doesn't work... call Yu Mo."

He paused, then said, "This time it was a bit rushed, and I didn't have time to help you level up. Next time, your son-in-law will take you leveling up, and I guarantee it will be much faster than if you did it alone."

Chunxing nodded again, her eyes sparkling: "Don't worry, son-in-law, I will take good care of myself and work hard to level up. I definitely won't hold you back."

Seeing her excited yet restrained expression, Lin Mu's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. He reached out and patted her head, saying, "Alright, I'm leaving now."

He turned around, pushed open the window, climbed out of the yard, and walked quickly along the wall to the alley entrance. He glanced back at the window that was still glowing with candlelight before disappearing into the night.

Then, Lin Mu teleported back to the Demon Sealing Palace in a deserted alley corner.

After that, besides clearing out the monsters that spawned every night at midnight in the Demon Sealing Hall and Purgatory Corridor, he just waited aimlessly in the maps, thinking about what he had heard in Tu City that day, his mind a mess.

Prince An's disappearance, Gu Changfeng's ascension to the throne, Gu Qingyi's wedding date, and the rumors that have spread like wildfire throughout the city.

The more I thought about it, the more confused I became. Several times I almost got distracted and ended up with my face covered in slime from a moth before I had to quickly pull myself back to reality.

In the early hours of the day of the auction, he finished his last run through the Purgatory Corridor, releasing all 15 Spirit Gathering Beads he had collected that night, and his experience bar surged forward once more.

Then place the two summoned creatures in the Demon Sealing Hall and let them wait until the monsters respawn. Continue clearing monsters and give them experience points from a distance.

Lin Mu closed his eyes, and with a thought, teleported: "[1. Stone Tomb Entrance, 045/048]".

Then a flash of white light, and he was already standing at the entrance of the stone tomb.

In the early morning, only a few people came and went from the stone tomb. When Lin Mu came down from the teleportation point, the surroundings were empty and no one noticed him at all.

That's perfect. If someone frequently sees him teleporting here, they'll become suspicious sooner or later.

Lin Mu left the stone tomb and strolled slowly down the street.

Most shops were closed at night, with only a few late-night bars still lit up, their dim candlelight and noisy voices peeking through the cracks in the doors.

He hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the door of the nearest tavern and went inside.

The tavern was much livelier inside than outside. Most of the seven or eight tables were occupied, candlelight flickered in the lampshades, and the smells of smoke, alcohol, and sweat mingled together, which weren't too unpleasant even when blown over by the night breeze.

He found a corner to sit down, ordered a pot of tea, and before he had even taken a few sips, the people at the next table were already chatting enthusiastically.

"Have you heard? The youngest daughter of the Shabak City Lord, who just turned 18 this year, is incredibly beautiful. Unfortunately, she has been weak since childhood and failed to awaken her powers at the age of 6, remaining a mortal for many years. This has been a source of pain for City Lord Huo. But the news from the auction house says that the acorn is listed as worth 10 experience points, but its usage level is 0. Think about it, the lowest level for an awakened being is 1, yet this thing is restricted to level 0. Isn't it clearly meant for mortals? Maybe even a mortal could awaken their powers after eating it."