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

"Your Majesty, I also say that on that day, a person wearing a straw hat and a turban passed through the checkpoint with the help of a token and swaggered out of the second floor. No one saw the person's face clearly."

His voice lowered even further, "I also said in a more tactful way that the token was a jade pendant engraved with the mark of Prince An's residence. The Imperial Guards recognized it as belonging to the Prince's residence and dared not stop it, so they let it pass."

The Empress glanced at the envoy and asked, "What did the Princess think of that?"

After hearing this, the princess suddenly fell silent.

The envoy recalled, "She lowered her head, her fingers twirling the hem of her dress several times. I didn't dare urge her, so I just waited there. After a long while, the princess finally raised her head, and her expression changed. I couldn't quite put my finger on it; it seemed like anger, or helplessness, and finally, it seemed like a sigh of relief. She remained silent for a long time, so long that I thought she wouldn't answer. Then the princess said that the teleportation ring was indeed in her hands."

Hearing this, the Empress finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The envoy swallowed hard and continued, "I ask the princess, what should I say if Your Majesty inquires about the ring?"

The princess said, 'Just tell them I need it for a while longer, and I'll return it when I'm done.'

Your Majesty asked again, "How long will it take?"

The princess didn't answer; she just stared blankly at the locust tree outside the window for a long time.

As I was leaving, I heard the princess whisper something behind me, but I didn't catch it. It sounded like, "I wonder how he is."

The Empress opened her eyes, glanced at the envoy, and asked, "That's all?"

“There is one more matter.” The envoy bowed, took out a secret report from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands. “I investigated the situation in Red Name Village and Shabak in Mengzhong. Those outlaws in Red Name Village have been relatively well-behaved lately, without any major disturbances. As for Shabak…”

He paused, lowering his voice even further, "Shabak has been making quite a few moves lately, secretly recruiting people with much better pay than before. They've already lured away quite a few freelancers. I've also heard that Shabak's defenses are several times tighter than in previous years, with identity checks required for entry and exit, as if they're on guard against something."

The Empress frowned slightly: "That's all?"

"besides."

"Your Majesty's decree has been carried out by your subject, and the order has been delivered to the Commander of the Golden Guard and Prince An of Mengzhong," the envoy said. "After discussing the matter, the two lords have begun to implement a new policy of cooperating with major guilds to share the loot from high-level bosses."

"I first followed them to talk to several prominent guilds, such as [Iron-Blooded Loyalty] and [Dragon Soaring Across the World], which are among the top guilds in Mengzhong. At first, they didn't believe it and thought the court was playing some trick again. Prince An personally came forward, spent a lot of time explaining, and even signed a written agreement in person before they agreed with some doubt."

"The first collaboration was at the Death Coffin in Death Valley. The Golden Guard and the guild each contributed manpower to take turns clearing monsters, and the loot dropped by the BOSS was distributed according to the amount of damage dealt. After a few tries, the effect was surprisingly good. The guild members stopped complaining and fought hard, and the casualties of the Golden Guard also decreased significantly."

The envoy's tone lightened as he continued, "After the news spread, more and more guilds came to us, asking to cooperate. Even some smaller guilds came to join in, saying that even if it wasn't counted in the equal distribution, they would be happy as long as they could get some experience and broaden their horizons."

"The Commander selected several powerful guilds and expanded the scope of cooperation to include the Stone Tomb and Zuma Temple. The response from the people was very positive. The leader of the [Iron-Blooded Loyal Heart] guild publicly stated that the imperial court had done a great service this time; the leaders of other guilds echoed this sentiment, praising His Majesty's wisdom."

"As a result, their recruitment plan in Shabak was greatly affected. Several individuals who had agreed to join the group backed out, saying that it would be safer and easier to stay in Shabak and cooperate with the government than to risk their lives there."

The Empress leaned back on the soft couch, her fingers tapping lightly on the table, her expression softening slightly: "Anything else?"

"Before I returned, I went to the outskirts of Red Name Village again and looked around from a distance. There were a few unfamiliar faces at the village entrance, acting suspiciously, so I didn't dare to approach. However, according to reports from the local Jinwu Guard spies, those people were most likely secret envoys sent by Shabak to try to recruit the outlaws of Red Name Village to work for them. But there has been no reply from Red Name Village so far, they are probably still observing."

At this point, the envoy kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have finished my report."

The Empress waved her hand, and the envoy withdrew. The palace doors closed, leaving only the Empress and her female official inside.

The Empress leaned back on the soft couch, her eyes closed, her fingers tapping lightly on the table. After a while, she suddenly spoke: "Tell me, what does she want to do with the teleportation ring?"

The female official was taken aback, and lowered her head, not daring to answer.

The Empress didn't wait for her answer and said to herself, "She wants to use the teleportation ring to escape from the palace and find that son-in-law."

She turned over and looked out the window. The leaves of the old locust tree in the yard rustled in the wind. "Don't I know what she's thinking?"

He sighed, said nothing more, but continued to tap his fingers on the table.

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Return to the Demon Soul Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, the Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guard finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Tormented by Lin Mu's green venom, the giant dark green scorpion's tail hook drooped limply, its two giant pincers slammed to the ground with a crack, and its massive body crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Experience gained: 150000

The moment the Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guard fell, a dense blackish-purple demonic aura rose from the corpse, even more concentrated than that of the Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guard who died in the Path of the Crossroads, and surged toward Lin Mu.

Lin Mu's heart tightened, and he was about to retreat when the light in his mind suddenly flashed, and the suffocating feeling immediately disappeared by more than half, and the demonic energy had a negligible effect on him.

At the same time, Lin Mu noticed that the skeleton did not ask for the final blow from the Rainbow Demon Scorpion Guard this time, but simply stood quietly to the side.

It seems that the skeleton can only actively absorb the demonic energy of each boss once.

Lin Mu leaned against the wall, let out a long breath, stepped out of invisibility, patted his numb legs, rubbed his throbbing head, had the skeleton guard him, and squatted down to stuff the spoils scattered on the ground into his Qiankun bag one by one.

Chapter 118 Rainbow Demon Bracelet and Car

The potions and gold coins were piled up all over the floor. He frantically picked them up for a while before he could clean up everything that was visible.

After returning to his seat by the wall, Lin Mu rummaged through the contents of his Qiankun bag, picking out a few items that he could use or that were relatively valuable to examine.

The first item is a necklace.

The necklace is made entirely of a delicate, dark gold metal chain with neat and small links. A square, flat metal pendant hangs from the bottom, with rounded, non-sharp edges.

[Memory Necklace, Attack 2-4, Requires Level 26]

It's a regular memory necklace, but with this piece, the only thing missing from the memory set is a memory bracelet.

The second item is a knife.

The blade is wide and slightly curved like a crescent moon, with mottled rust and small notches, gleaming with a pale blue cold light. The handle is short and thick, wrapped with rope. Overall, it resembles an enlarged Chinese cleaver, simple yet fierce.

【Moon in the Well, Attack 7-25, Requires Level 28】

Lin Mu's eyes lit up. This is a top-tier item; it has 3 more points to increase the attack limit.

The third item was a bracelet.

The bracelet is made of dark purplish-red metal. The body is flat and round with retro carving patterns. There is a small dark red bead at each end. The color tone is dark and has a slightly eerie feel.

[Rainbow Demon Bracelet, Taoist Skill 0-2, Requires Level 33]

Lin Mu took it in his hand and examined it. It was an ordinary Rainbow Demon Bracelet with no additional attributes.

In the game, the Rainbow Demon Set is a unique piece of equipment for the Demon Sealing faction. The Rainbow Demon Necklace, Rainbow Demon Bracelet, and Rainbow Demon Ring are all part of the Rainbow Demon Set, which allows the user to absorb lifesteal when making physical attacks.

This is an amazing tool for warriors to AFK farm monsters. It provides life steal based on the percentage of physical attacks, and you consume almost no potions when fighting small monsters, making it extremely durable.

But it's useless for Taoists. Healing spells are much stronger than bloodsucking, so there's no need to carry this thing.

Furthermore, the bracelet itself has mediocre attributes, with a Taoist skill level of 0-2, which is even worse than a regular Mind Bracelet.

Besides, this thing has low durability and high repair costs; it's the kind of thing that's "tasteless to use but a pity to throw away."

However, it is a piece of the Rainbow Demon set, so keeping it is a keepsake.

Besides, the recovery speed of medicines and healing techniques in this world is rather poor, so it's hard to say who might be willing to wear this.

He casually put it into his Qiankun bag, placing it together with the Demon Blood Ring.

The fourth item is a ring.

The ring features a simple gold band, a plain design, with a small, flat, square raised section on the face. It has no extra patterns and is overall understated and rustic, like a simple old gold ring.

[Demon-Slaying Ring, Attack 1-4, Magic 1-2, Taoist Magic 1-5, Magic Defense 0-6, Requires Level 25]

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment. This ring was an extremely high-quality item, with 2 more points of attack, 3 more points of Taoist magic, and 2 more points of magic defense.

Unfortunately, the top-tier attributes were added too haphazardly, without all attributes being stacked onto the Taoist arts.

He's level 24 now, and he'll equip it once he reaches level 25. He put the ring into his storage bag and continued looking through the rest of his items.

The fifth item is a thick, long cast iron rod that is entirely black. It has several circular grooves on its shaft and a simple, heavy design without any unnecessary decorations.

[Staff of Judgment, Attack 0-33, Requires Level 30]

Lin Mu held it in his hand and weighed it in his hand. It was heavy, more than twice as heavy as the Wuji Staff. It had 3 more attack points, was a minor top-grade item, and was one of the three divine weapons. He shook his head, but unfortunately it wasn't the Dragon Pattern Sword, so he couldn't use it. He would put it away for now.

Next, Lin Mu began the tedious grind of killing monsters. The dot representing the skull was still flashing, but it no longer flickered as rapidly as before. It was like a dimmed lamp, shining slowly and steadily, occasionally flashing, as if it were dozing off.

While clearing monsters, Lin Mu pondered that the book said the Demon Sealing Map was only unsealed up to the Horizontal Path. He had always been puzzled, wondering if he was really that lucky to have stumbled upon the map being unsealed as soon as he entered.

Is it...

He shook his head, suppressing his suspicions, and continued to fight monsters, clearing out the scattered wild boars and wedge moths in the passage.

Before long, he arrived at the entrance to the corridor leading from the Demon Soul Palace to Purgatory.

Well, Lin Mu saw several more white wild boars blocking the doorway. Their round bodies completely blocked the door, and several wedge moths were flying overhead, chirping and casting shadows that were sometimes large and sometimes small in the firelight.

Lin Mu sighed, patted the skeleton's shoulder blade, and signaled the skeleton to get to work.

The wedge moth fluttered its wings on the ceiling and was the first to be attracted. It approached the skeleton and occasionally sprayed a mouthful of venom, but the skeleton's bone armor was thick, and the venom was like water stuck to it, not even making a number.

Soon after, the moth was knocked to the ground and lay motionless.

After clearing out the smaller monsters, start luring them over to fight the white boar.

Lin Mu took out the medicinal powder and applied it to the white boar from a distance. He then hid to the side and waited, wondering if he could use the same method to enter the Purgatory Corridor.

The skeleton worked diligently, swinging its axe after axe, flashes of white light appearing one after another. The white boar howled as it was hacked away. Although the chain hammer was being swung around by the white boar with great force, the skeleton was now much more agile. In a one-on-one fight, the white boar couldn't even hit the skeleton for a while.

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Outside of Bichon City, on the official road built along the river, a carriage was speeding along, much faster than Lin Mu's yellow horse.

The wheels rolled over the gravel, kicking up a cloud of dust that trailed a long plume of smoke along the official road.

The carriage looked strange. There were no horses pulling it; instead, eight black tires supported a metal sedan chair. The sedan chair's exterior was a dark, iron-gray color, with sharp edges and neatly arranged rivets, giving it a cold, industrial feel. It was obviously very expensive.

The car windows are inlaid with transparent crystals, polished smooth and shiny, allowing people inside to see the road outside, but people outside cannot see what's inside.

Upon closer inspection, the eight tires were actually alive, dark and round, clearly eight black maggots.

They are controlled by something, moving in unison, even rolling at the same speed.

The eight maggots were arranged in four rows, with four maggots on two axes in the front row and four maggots on two axes in the back row. They rolled rapidly on the ground, making a low buzzing sound, like a bee's buzz amplified countless times.

Their carapaces gleamed with an oily sheen in the sunlight, clearly indicating that they had been carefully raised, and were a whole size larger than their wild counterparts.

Lin Mu had originally thought that if he could get the black maggots back to his previous life to use as car tires, the cars he made would definitely be invincible. He didn't expect that they would already be used here, and the technology seemed to be quite mature.

The four axles connecting the frame and the maggots looked even more familiar; they were four extended and thickened Wuji rods, pale gold and milky white in color, warm and smooth like jade, with natural patterns visible on their surfaces.

At this moment, it lies horizontally under the car, wrapped around the center of the black maggot's coiled body, bearing the weight of the entire vehicle.

Chapter 119 Driving and Regulation of Vehicles