Chapter 111: Professions Of A Cultivator
Chapter 111: Professions Of A Cultivator
The captain’s reaction was the last straw that broke the camel’s back, as after hearing his words Li Peng was utterly shocked. No longer could he keep his composure as sweat started forming on his back and forehead.
"This… This, what kind of poison is this?" Li Peng questioned.
Seeing that the opportunity had appeared, Hei Wan decide to strike the iron while it was hot.
"My best guess is that it’s a poison called the memory confounding powder. It has a delayed effect and all that are affected by it enter a daze and lose their memory of around an hour." Hei Wan answered.
The shocked expression was still there on Li Peng’s face as he comprehended Hei Wan’s words.
"Such a poison exists? And it can even affect cultivators. Truly fearsome!" Li Peng uttered.
"You need to leave now. We won’t be affected by the poison as our faces are covered, but you will be affected as well soon." Hei Wan spoke.
"What should I do then? Even if I leave now won’t I forget the events of the past one hour." Li Peng spoke.
"I need you to write a document and stamp it with your personal seal. Once you lose your memories, we will be able to prove that what we were saying was true." Hei Wan ordered.
Li Peng realized the importance of her words and immediately nodded.
"Yes, I’ll do as you command, madam." Li Peng replied.
He then picked up a piece of parchment and swiftly wrote a letter of trust and then stamped it with his personal seal. Once the letter was done, he handed it to Hei Wan, who took it and stored it in her sleeve.
"Now we should be fine. I’ll talk to Lin Mu, so you don’t need to worry." Hei Wan spoke.
A sigh of relief escaped Li Peng’s lips as he heard Hei Wan’s words.
"We’re lucky that madam Hei Wan is here. If you were not here, we would have been doomed." Li Peng spoke while walking away from the office along with Hei Wan.
"It’s not entirely your fault Li Peng, it’s the Town Head, and the Guard captains fault. They have been taking things too lightly these days. They did not even inform the officials in the Wu Lim city. I only got to know of this because of a few merchants." Hei Wan replied.
Now knowing that the plan was nearly complete, Hei Wan just waited for Li Peng to fall into a daze as well. Everything after that would be smooth sailing.
A few minutes later, Li Peng stumbled and fell down on a chair. Hei Wan called out to him a couple of times and confirmed that he was indeed under the effects of the memory confounding powder.
"Should we proceed now, leader?" Hei Bao asked.
"Yes, call Lin Mu. We are done here, I’ll handle the rest myself." Hei Wan answered.
Hei Bao nodded and then went to fetch Lin Mu, who was now waiting in a different room. Lu Xiao was placed in this room as well, along with a few guards and physicians. The physicians were done checking Lu Xiao, while the guards were just keeping an eye.
Hei Bao entered the room and looked at Lin Mu. The guards spotted him and saluted him with cupped hands. He nodded to them and went towards Lin Mu.
"Let’s go." Hei Bao spoke.
Lin Mu nodded and started following him. A minute later they met up with Hei Wan.