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

A blinding bolt of lightning descended from the sky… no, from the ceiling of the passage, like a white divine punishment illuminating the passage, finally striking the Flame Worma, sending sparks flying. -97.

not bad.

Lin Mu stopped hiding his intentions and pulled out a yellow powder from his waist, aiming it at the Flame Worm. The blue bar dropped sharply.

[MP: 102/102 → 72/102]

The poison instantly drained 30 points of mana.

Lin Mu had anticipated this change. Now, with the weapon and necklace combined, his luck was increased by 2. Therefore, each use consumed an additional 10 mana points, and the poison's duration should have reached 4 minutes. However, he seemed to have no chance to verify this duration now.

Because the monster can't last long at all.

The Flame Worm, poisoned, shimmered with fleshy wings and hopped towards him.

Cai Ling raised her hand again.

"Peak!"

-192!

The lightning spell struck the Flame Worm again.

Lin Mu's eyelids twitched. He thought he was seeing things, but after another look, it was indeed 192. What kind of damage was that? It was comparable to the output of a warrior's Fiery Sword Technique.

Gu An and Cai Ling were also startled. Cai Ling frowned and added another lightning spell.

"Peak!"

-213!

That's even worse.

Lin Mu gasped, "Hiss!" How could the lightning spell deal so much damage? But his mind worked quickly, and he immediately understood. It was the amplification effect of the red poison. His red poison had directly doubled the damage of Cai Ling's lightning spell. He thought to himself, "It seems my secret can't be kept anymore."

He glanced back at Gu An and Cai Ling, who were staring at him with changed expressions. Their eyes held shock and curiosity; the difference before and after the poisoning was too obvious. However, both of them wisely refrained from asking further questions.

Lin Mu, on the other hand, thought, "If you don't ask, I'll pretend I don't know," while his mind raced, trying to figure out how to answer if asked.

He raised his hand and sent out a Soul Fire Talisman, which stuck to the Flame Worm with a snap.

-47.

He was stunned for a moment. When Luck was +1, his Taoist Magic was 2 points lower, and he could only deal around 35 damage to monsters with red poison. Now, with Luck +2 and Taoist Magic also increased by 2 points, his skill level jumped to 47, a significant increase.

It seems that the increased damage effect of Red Poison is even stronger after Lucky 2.

Not long after, the Flame Worm fell.

Experience gained: 200

Lin Mu silently did the math in his head. There's an experience bonus when you're in a team; a three-person team gets a 40% experience bonus. The Flame Worm originally gives 450 experience points, so with the 40% bonus, it's 630 points. If the experience is split evenly among the three, he should theoretically get 210 points. But he only got 200 points in reality, which means the experience gained after level 18 has decreased somewhat.

Cai Ling put away her wand and glanced at Lin Mu: "Let me get some mana back first."

Lin Mu nodded and casually asked, "How much experience can you get?"

Cai Ling said expressionlessly, "37 points."

Lin Mu was stunned. 37 points? He didn't believe such a powerful mage had poor talent. With such severe experience decay, how much higher must this mage's level be than his?

Looks like a big shot.

He glanced at Gu An again. Gu An stood to the side, arms crossed, chin slightly raised, looking as if waiting to be asked a question.

"And you?" Lin Mu asked, following her lead.

"Hmph." Gu An turned his head to the side, looking quite arrogant.

Lin Mu pressed for another question, and she just hummed in response, but her ears twitched slightly, clearly waiting for him to ask more. Lin Mu found it amusing, but decided not to ask and turned to Cai Ling: "Next one."

Chapter 62 Big Stick

Gu An waited for a while, and when he saw that Lin Muzhen wasn't going to ask anymore, the corners of his mouth twitched down, and his expression visibly fell.

When the second monster was lured over, Lin Mu, as usual, only applied red poison, while Cai Ling followed up with lightning spells, and Lin Mu occasionally cast a soul fire talisman.

During this time, Lin Mu glanced at Gu An, who hadn't made a move, and couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you fighting?"

Gu An crossed her arms, pouted slightly, and said with a hint of sullenness, "I deliberately dragged you down, so what? Did I make you dislike me?"

Her pouting lips, glistening in the torchlight, were pink and tender, looking incredibly tempting.

Lin Mu wanted to kiss him, but the men's clothing was a bit off-putting, which dampened his inappropriate thoughts considerably.

He had actually guessed what the girl was thinking long ago. But he couldn't rush things.

But I might flirt with him when I get the chance...

Fortunately, Cai Ling fought monsters very diligently and didn't hold anyone back. Lin Mu knew that she was Gu An's follower, and if she didn't hold anyone back, it reflected Gu An's true intentions.

Lin Mu was lost in thought, but he didn't neglect his business. After defeating the second one, he defeated a few more. Taking the opportunity, Lin Mu changed out of his necklace and weapon to test them out.

When Luck is 0, Red Poison is only slightly stronger than a regular Poisoning spell, with a damage amplification effect of about 30%. With Luck 1, the amplification is 60%. With Luck 2, the amplification is doubled. Well, once Red Poison is applied, it's practically equivalent to every attack being a double critical hit.

At this moment, Gu An suddenly spoke up.

"How come your poison is so potent? Also, why don't you use Green Poison?"

Lin Mu looked up and saw Gu An staring at him. Cai Ling also looked over, both of them with curiosity in their eyes.

Lin Mu smiled, deliberately moved closer to Gu An, and said with a wicked grin, "Besides poison, I'm even better at other things."

Gu An was taken aback. She subconsciously thought of Lin Mu's literary talent and thought to herself, "He's really impressive."

Just as she was about to nod, her gaze met Lin Mu's eyes. His face was covered by a mask, so her expression was not visible, but the mischievous smile in his eyes was too obvious.

Gu An suddenly thought of something, her face flushed red, she glared at him fiercely, and muttered under her breath, "How annoying."

Cai Ling also realized what was happening, turned her head away, and felt a little embarrassed and ashamed.

Lin Mu knew when to stop. He cleared his throat and put on a serious expression: "Have you ever heard of the Snow Region?"

Seeing him suddenly become serious, Gu An pouted and said reluctantly, "I know. But those are just legends. Could your poison be related to the Snow Region?"

“Of course there’s a connection.” Lin Mu lowered his voice, feigning mystery. “My mother’s lineage has a trace of the blood of the Snow Region’s remnants. By my generation, as I grew older, I gradually awakened my internal strength.” He paused. “Do you understand?”

Cai Ling shook her head, while Gu An seemed to be deep in thought.

“Let me put it this way. With internal energy, you get internal energy skills. I was born with the internal energy skill ‘Wrathful Poisoning Technique.’ So my poisoning technique is more powerful than others, but it consumes a lot of internal energy, so I can’t use it all the time.” Lin Mu said, touching the blue potion on his belt, thinking that this excuse was quite good, covering up the drawback of consuming mana and needing time to recover. “As for green poison, it’s useless if you want to conserve your internal energy.”

The two nodded repeatedly as they listened. Cai Ling said "Oh" thoughtfully, while Gu An's eyes lit up as he recalled the legends about the snowy region he had read before, as if he believed them to some extent.

Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. This was a hastily come-of-mind explanation, but it was better than telling the truth. However, he still lowered his voice and solemnly added, "You have to keep this a secret for me. Why did the Snowfield survivors disappear? They were all captured and dissected for research."

He glanced at their expressions. Gu An clearly had no concept of internal energy cultivation, and Cai Ling looked completely bewildered. It seemed that no one in this era had actually mastered internal energy cultivation, and few had even heard of it. Lin Mu felt reassured and continued to fabricate a story: "They all wanted to learn other people's internal energy cultivation, but in the end, it was all in vain, and they even caused so many deaths. Actually, internal energy cultivation has been lost for a long time. My experience is a bloodline awakening, unique to me."

Gu An rolled her eyes at him, but the corners of her mouth were still turned up, as if she didn't take it too seriously, or as if she had remembered it.

She thought to herself. The remnants of the snowy region, dissected and studied—she'd have to go back and thoroughly investigate the records. If someone was truly so perverted, conducting such disgusting research, they must be severely punished.

As she pondered this, her thoughts drifted off into a different direction. If she and Lin Mu were to get together, would their child also inherit their bloodline? Her face flushed instantly. She secretly glanced at Lin Mu before quickly lowering her head again.

Seeing that they didn't ask any more questions, Lin Mu stopped talking about it, and his poison was thus covered up.

They fought two more waves of monsters. Lin Mu noticed that Gu An was deliberately not taking any action; he stood behind with his arms crossed, just watching without fighting.

Lin Mu walked closer to Gu An, casually putting his arm around her shoulder. Surprisingly, Gu An's height was just right, a perfect match for his, and the arm around her shoulder felt perfectly natural. Gu An stiffened slightly, glanced at him sideways, her face flushing again, but she didn't pull away. The two slowed their pace, falling behind Cai Ling.

Cai Ling walked ahead, holding a torch and intently observing the situation in the darkness, without looking back.

Lin Mu suddenly pulled off a face mask, revealing his mouth, and whispered in Gu An's ear, "Brother Gu, let me tell you a secret."

Gu An looked at him with a puzzled expression but didn't say anything.

Lin Mu felt a bit bored, so he simply said, "I actually like men."

After saying that, he casually patted Gu An's butt.

He was secretly pleased with himself, thinking he'd let you watch the show without lifting a finger, but then he'd get serious.

Gu An's neck, ears, cheeks, and all the exposed skin above her collar instantly turned bright red. Her eyes widened, her lips trembled, she gasped for breath, and stared intently at Lin Mu.

Then she suddenly reached into her waistband and pulled out a large stick.

It was black, thick, long, hard, and had sharp edges.

Lin Mu jumped back in fright and looked closely.

The Staff of Judgment

He patted his chest and let out a long sigh: "Thank goodness it was a verdict. I thought you were a real man."

But then he thought again, wait a minute, the Staff of Judgment? That's a weapon only a level 30 warrior can wield! He looked Gu An up and down, noting his thin frame and flat chest, and thought to himself that he was truly a hidden master.

Gu An glared at him fiercely, clearly still angry.

She was just being a little temperamental. She had hurriedly prepared a lot of things and even took a teleportation array to come over. She was waiting at the dock early in the morning and greeted Lin Mu happily when she saw him.

As for Lin Mu, he disliked her as soon as they met. Am I that annoying to you?

Although there was something wrong with that keepsake.

But isn't that just me caring about you?

And what did Lin Mu just say? He likes men? What do you mean, "likes men"? That's a bottom line. How could you like men? That's...that's such a waste. You'd be better off saying you two are a loving couple. Oh no, it'd be better to say you're a womanizer...

As for being patted on the butt by Lin Mu just now, that seems to be of no importance compared to Lin Mu's hobby. If your hobby can become normal, what's wrong with letting you pat it a couple more times?

Lost in thought about all this, Gu An picked up the Staff of Judgment, turned around and charged towards a Woma Warrior, shouting without turning his head, "Apply Poison!"

Chapter 63 Must Like Women

Lin Mu quickly followed and obediently applied the poison. The Woma Warrior instantly turned red and pounced over, howling.

Gu An stepped forward, gripping the staff with both hands, and flames suddenly erupted from the staff of judgment.

Looking at Gu An's ignited judgment, Lin Mu mentally conjured up a hint:

Your weapon is scorching hot from the spiritual fireball.

The flames on the judgment plate, condensed like magma, were a bright orange-red color, and crashed down on the Woma Warrior.

Fiery Sword Technique.