The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#280 - cost

"I do."

Seeing that there seemed to be a chance, Lu Jing answered without hesitation.

"Then how much are you willing to pay?" the girl in green asked.

"Name your price," Lu Jing said readily. If the girl in green really had a way to solve the problem in his dantian, then everything was negotiable.

If it was money, he could borrow it from Gu Caiwei. If that wasn't enough, it didn't matter. He was currently in a state of financial luck, and there were many ways to make money. If it was something else, even if it was the Sword Washing Pavilion Master's sword, Lu Jing could get it for her.

Even if he couldn't get it now, he would definitely be able to get it after he had trained the Fire Scale Armor to the fifth level.

That's why Lu Jing asked the girl in green to name her price first.

However, the latter didn't answer immediately, but changed the subject.

"Your martial arts look very powerful. The hidden weapon I just used is called the Yama's Life-Reaping Needle. On the way here, I relied on this hidden weapon to escape many pursuits, and even shot dead a third-rate expert who was said to be somewhat famous."

"But I saw that you blocked it quite easily before. What is your current martial arts realm?"

"First-rate," Lu Jing didn't hide anything.

"First-rate?" Even though she had already thought highly of Lu Jing, the girl in green couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this answer.

Although her martial arts were terrible, she still had the necessary common sense. In addition, her father, Dongmen Wuce, was also a first-rate expert, so she naturally knew how difficult it was to become a first-rate expert.

Moreover, Lu Jing was so young that the girl in green's first reaction to hearing this was disbelief.

Lu Jing didn't explain much, but walked to a big tree and punched the trunk of the tree. As a result, the latter didn't react at all.

Just as the girl in green was wondering if Lu Jing's demonstration was a failure, the crown of the tree suddenly stood up, and then the leaves fell from the branches, shooting into the air, creating a rain of emerald green leaves in the forest.

The girl in green was completely stunned by this scene.

She knew that the leaves were stimulated by the internal force contained in Lu Jing's previous punch. In fact, when she was little, her father often played similar games with her.

However, Dongmen Wuce basically only broke off a branch, using his internal force to shoot a few or a dozen petals from the branch, giving her a rain of petals.

In comparison, what Lu Jing did was obviously more difficult. Although the tree he chose wasn't the tallest in the forest, it was nearly three people tall, with dense branches and leaves. As a result, it was directly sent into winter by this punch.

At this moment, not a single leaf remained on the bare branches.

"I've made a fool of myself," Lu Jing said to the girl in green, retracting his fist.

The latter then regained her senses, but didn't praise him. She just nodded expressionlessly and then said, "I believe you."

The girl in green really wanted to ask more questions, to say to Lu Jing, you are already so powerful, is there anyone you can't deal with? How terrifying would that person's martial arts be, a martial arts supreme?

However, the girl in green finally restrained herself. She didn't want Lu Jing to see the shock in her heart. After a pause, she said, "My request is very simple, it is to have you help me practice my martial arts."

"Help you practice martial arts?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.

Speaking of which, when the girl in green fled into the thatched cottage, Lu Jing could see that her martial arts were very poor, not even at the entry level. She could probably only bully ordinary people. If she didn't use poison or hidden weapons, she probably couldn't even beat Zhang Sanfeng, far worse than her tea-making skills.

And she came from Myriad Poison Valley, and her father, Dongmen Wuce, was a first-rate expert. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be so weak.

Seeming to see the doubts in Lu Jing's heart, the girl in green explained, "I… I have been more interested in poison arts since I was little, and coupled with my ordinary martial arts aptitude, I gradually lost the desire to practice martial arts. It wasn't until Myriad Poison Valley was destroyed and my parents were killed that I truly began to practice martial arts."

Lu Jing could only persuade her, "It's not that I want to be secretive, but my martial arts are very ordinary, probably not as good as what you are currently practicing. Even if I pass it on to you, you won't be able to practice it well."

The girl in green didn't comment, "Don't worry, I'm not coveting your internal energy. In fact, Myriad Poison Valley has a very powerful internal energy masterpiece, the power of which is even far above the Nebula Divine Art of the Yunshui Jingci Pavilion."

Lu Jing felt that the girl in green was bragging. After all, he had personally experienced the Nebula Divine Art and knew how strong this masterpiece was.

And although Myriad Poison Valley was once prominent, and the Valley Master Dongmen Wuce was also a contemporary hero, in terms of foundation, it was impossible to compare with top sects like Yunshui Jingci Pavilion, which had been passed down for hundreds of years.

However, Myriad Poison Valley no longer existed, so Lu Jing naturally wouldn't argue with the girl in green about this kind of thing, just taking it as a beautifying filter when later generations recalled the past glory.

So he nodded and said, "How do you want me to help you?"

"This masterpiece is very dangerous to practice. A slight carelessness will lead to cultivation deviation, resulting in death without a burial place. Therefore, even the past Valley Masters rarely touched this martial art. I couldn't practice it alone before, but if there is an expert protecting me, then I can start trying to cultivate it."

"You want me to protect you?" Lu Jing was a little surprised.

He didn't expect the girl in green's request to be so simple. Lu Jing had been thinking about the famous trolley problem, thinking about how to cleverly bargain if the girl in green wanted him to kill someone.

He didn't expect that in the end, the other party only wanted him to protect her. This was completely effortless for Lu Jing, no, it shouldn't even be considered effortless.

Seeing that Lu Jing seemed relieved, the girl in green reminded him, "Protecting is not easy, especially the consumption for the protector may be very large. You better think carefully before answering me."

"There's nothing to consider, I can protect you," Lu Jing said, "But before that, I want to know how you plan to solve my problem?"

The girl in green seemed to have been waiting for Lu Jing's question for a long time. Hearing this, she didn't hesitate and said, "My masterpiece is called Myriad Poisons Return to the Source. If I can master it, then not only will I become a first-rate expert, but I will also be the most poisonous poison in the world. At the same time, I can use my true energy to transform into the effects of all poisons in the world."

"You can use me to deal with the person you want to deal with!"